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USER MANUAL

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Page 2: ...lied Acoustics Systems DVM Inc All rights reserved Printed in Canada Program Copyright c 2000 2007 Applied Acoustics Systems Inc All right reserved Tassman is a Trademark of Applied Acoustics Systems...

Page 3: ...arted 16 1 4 1 Using Tassman as a Plug in 19 1 5 Getting help 19 1 6 Forum and User Library 20 1 7 About this Manual 20 2 Tutorials 21 2 1 Tutorial 1 A Simple Analog Synth 21 2 2 Tutorial 2 Playing a...

Page 4: ...Import folder 64 5 6 Customizing the browser 65 5 7 Browser Filters 66 5 8 Exporting and Importing Instruments Performances Presets and MIDI maps 66 5 9 Backuping Instruments Performances Presets and...

Page 5: ...Sequencer with Songs 90 6 25 Flanger 91 6 26 Flute 94 6 27 Gain Gain 2 Gain 3 Gain 4 95 6 28 Highpass1 95 6 29 Inlets 1 12 95 6 30 Inverter 96 6 31 Keyboard 97 6 32 Knob 98 6 33 LESS 98 6 34 Level 98...

Page 6: ...ot 115 6 58 Phaser 116 6 59 Pickup 118 6 60 Pitch Wheel 120 6 61 Plate 120 6 62 Player 121 6 63 Plectrum 123 6 64 Polykey 124 6 65 Polymixer 125 6 66 Polyvkey 126 6 67 Portamento 126 6 68 Recorder 128...

Page 7: ...Sync Ping Pong Delay 144 6 87 Toggle 146 6 88 Tone wheel 146 6 89 Tremolo 147 6 90 Tube 148 6 91 Tube4 150 6 92 Tube Reverb 151 6 93 VADAR 152 6 94 VADSR 153 6 95 Vbandpass2 153 6 96 VCA Voltage Contr...

Page 8: ...formance Display 163 7 3 Preset Display 163 7 4 MIDI map 163 7 5 Polyphony 163 7 6 Channel 163 7 7 CPU meter 164 7 8 Value Display 164 7 9 MIDI LED 164 7 10 Builder and Player Button 164 8 Quick refer...

Page 9: ...sounds depending on the driving signals it receives For example different sounds will be produced by a plate of a given geometry and material depending on the strength of the mallet impact and its imp...

Page 10: ...higher screen resolution Direct X or ASIO supported sound card MIDI Keyboard recommended This computer configuration will enable you to play fairly elaborate instruments Keep in mind that the computat...

Page 11: ...erated by the program Note that it is possible to use the program during 15 days before completing the authorization process This period can be convenient if you are installing the program on a comput...

Page 12: ...e Response key and Registering your Product If your computer is connected to the internet click on the link to the A A S web server appearing in the pop up window This will launch your web browser and...

Page 13: ...a valid email address is required to register your product We nevertheless recommend this information be provided to ensure our support team is able to contact you to resolve any future support issue...

Page 14: ...on screen as described above 1 3 3 Step 3 Completing the unlock process The response key corresponding to your serial number and challenge key will be printed in your browser window In order to comple...

Page 15: ...gure 6 Final step of the unlock process Enter your response key in the window Figure 7 Authorization has been successful On Mac OS computers this will only be necessary if You change your computer You...

Page 16: ...Whether you re new to the world of soft synths and computer music production or are a seasoned industry professional the Tassman is sure to be a source of creative inspiration and offer up hours of v...

Page 17: ...u lists all of the available MIDI ports installed on your system Select the port or ports you wish to use and click OK Tassman can receive up to 16 simultaneous channels of MIDI data Audio menu Audio...

Page 18: ...he Edit menu For detailed information on the functionalities of the Builder Browser and Player please refer to the dedicated chapters on each later in manual As was mentioned earlier the Tassman has b...

Page 19: ...g a top of the line system with the fastest processor on the market efficient patch design means your instruments will run more smoothly in plug in mode and take less of your system s resources Does y...

Page 20: ...stics com php forum 1 7 About this Manual This User Manual begins with a tutorial to help you learn quickly how to create and play instru ments with the Tassman Four examples are included in the tutor...

Page 21: ...contains three different parts The main section of the Builder is the construction area on which you will make your patch The Browser at the left contains all the folders needed in Tassman You will fi...

Page 22: ...instrument you need to display the Tassman Player view In the View menu choose the Show Player command which will switch to the Tassman Player view You can now see the playing interface of the two mod...

Page 23: ...d a LFO therefore is not used to produce sound but rather to generate control signals which modulate other signals In our patch we will use this signal to vary the frequency of the VCO i e to produce...

Page 24: ...lters are important elements of synthesizers They are used to color the sound by altering its harmonic content Now instead of sending the output of the VCO directly to the Audio Out we will first filt...

Page 25: ...e frequency knob to hear the differences in harmonic content between all waveforms If when working with a sine wave you adjust the cutoff frequency close to the signal frequency and then increase the...

Page 26: ...l controls adjusted to specific values In this example we will change the default cutoff frequency the name of the Vlowpass2 filter and the location of its control panel on the Player Keep in mind tha...

Page 27: ...folder in the In Out section of the Browser and the Volume module from the Envelopes section and then place them in the construction area Select and delete the wire going from the output of the Vlowpa...

Page 28: ...strument in the Builder hit Ctrl T Apple T 2 2 Tutorial 2 Playing a Synth with a Keyboard The synthesizer we have constructed in the preceding tutorial gives some interesting results but is not very c...

Page 29: ...one first even if you do not have a keyboard Construction We will first open the instrument we constructed in the last tutorial Double click on it in the Browser this will open the instrument in the...

Page 30: ...the Keyboard module to stop the note at the right time Step 2 Add a VCA Description A VCA is a Voltage Controlled Amplifier More simply said it is a module that multiplies two signals In order to obta...

Page 31: ...aximum value The time it takes for the sound to go from this peak value to the sustain level is referred to as the Decay As to the Sustain level it is held as long as the note is held on the keyboard...

Page 32: ...s in this step but we ll explore other possibilities of modulation with the modules we already have First we ll have the Keyboard modulating the Vlowpass2 which will cause the Vlowpass2 to change the...

Page 33: ...k only one knob at a time Tassman however allows you to link all the controllers on the front panel of the Player to any hardware MIDI controller such as a modulation wheel sustain pedal breath contro...

Page 34: ...and to leave the edition window Playing While you are playing move the modulation wheel of the keyboard to control the amount of mod ulation of the LFO on the VCO As you move the wheel observe that t...

Page 35: ...n the VCA and the Volume module Pull a wire between the VCA output and the Polymixer input Pull a wire between the output of the Polymixer module and the Volume input Double click on the Polykey modul...

Page 36: ...same type Playing We now conclude this tutorial by playing some presets that we have made for you To try them load the following presets from the tutorial folder in the Browser patch2 6 1 Our first p...

Page 37: ...utorial we played the synthesizer we constructed with a keyboard It is possible how ever to use a sequencer instead A Sequencer is a module that records note patterns and then plays them automatically...

Page 38: ...he Browser Select and delete the Polykey module Select and delete the Polymixer module Select and delete the Volume module Select and delete the Level module Select and delete the Audio Out module In...

Page 39: ...created in the construction area Select a Multi Sequencer module in the Sequencers folder and drag it in the construction area Pull a wire between the fourth output of the Multi Sequencer module a ga...

Page 40: ...w in the lower left corner of the Sequencer module this will take you the Multi Sequencer module in the Browser You can now select sequences on the keypad of the Multi Sequencer module You can change...

Page 41: ...to turn it on If you want to stop it press on the stop button on the front panel Repeat the same operation clicking on the gate button and selecting an F3 with steps 5 9 13 You will now hear four Fs...

Page 42: ...together the acoustic modules exactly as we have done so far with the electronic modules Furthermore you can combine electronic and acoustic objects without any restrictions Of course you might need t...

Page 43: ...ent settings on the stiffness knob to hear the mallet change For now the two little knobs at the bottom of the module are not connected to anything so they have no effect on the sound Step 2 Add a pla...

Page 44: ...damping and reduces the decay time Damping is characteristic of the material of an object In wood for example damping is high and the decay time is short in steel on the other hand a lower damping res...

Page 45: ...of the Noise Mallet Switch to the Tassman Player Figure 23 Tutorial 4 step 3 Playing You can now trigger the mallet from the keyboard Since the Vkeyboard sends a note signal to the Plate module the pi...

Page 46: ...f this second plate fixed so that it will have a different behavior depending on the note played on the keyboard Construction Select and delete the wire linking the Plate and the Volume module Select...

Page 47: ...et the first Plate has a very short decay time so you only hear it on the initial thump of the sound The second Plate on the contrary has a long decay time so you hear it resonating for a longer time...

Page 48: ...n reuse them in another patch just like any other elementary module Very rapidly your library will expand and contain many different types of instruments and synthesizers When you save an instrument t...

Page 49: ...ring on its front panel please consult the reference section of this manual or its online version which can be opened from the Tassman Help menu 3 2 Creating an instrument Choosing modules The first s...

Page 50: ...ither horizontally or vertically To stop pulling a wire after clicking on an output right click PC or double click Mac anywhere in the construction area Hitting the Escape key on your keyboard has the...

Page 51: ...the Edit menu or its shortcut Ctrl V Apple V keys to paste the last copied modules You can also use the Duplicate command from the Edit menu or its shortcut Ctrl D Apple D To place a module in a prec...

Page 52: ...T shortcut 3 3 Setting MIDI Links Every control of every module that appears on the module front panel of the Tassman Player can be linked to an external MIDI controller To link a control to a specif...

Page 53: ...e Polymixer in an instrument You can choose any number of voices for your instrument but keep in mind that the computa tional load of a patch increases with the number of voices you choose Basically a...

Page 54: ...12 depending on the number of outputs of the new module Use the Save or the Ctrl S Apple S shortcut or Save As command from the File menu Since you have at least one Inlet or Outlet in your patch the...

Page 55: ...mmand from the View menu or using the keyboard shortcut Ctrl T Apple T 4 2 The Tassman Player The Player area is displayed as a rack into which you mount rows of modules The front panels which appear...

Page 56: ...by selecting them and using the arrows The Page Up and Page Down keys give the same result but the knobs then move a little faster To move a knob or switch directly to a given position place the mous...

Page 57: ...from a knob box to that of the modulation wheel from a keyboard or link a switch to a sustain pedal As you use the specified MIDI controllers you will see the controls move on the Player area just as...

Page 58: ...Value or Set MIDI Link Maximum Value command To remove a MIDI link right click Control click again on the control and choose Forget MIDILinks Midi links can also removed by choosing the Edit MIDI Lin...

Page 59: ...so choose the sampling rate and the audio format 16 24 32 bits in the Latency window The panel and settings may look different depending on which sound card you are using It is of course desirable to...

Page 60: ...veral identical modules in an instrument and you want to set them all exactly the same way filters for example Presets for sub patches are saved and loaded just as for modules by clicking on the upwar...

Page 61: ...toff knob controls the cutoff frequency of the low pass filter applied to the signal in each line The pan knob is used to adjust the panning of the echoes between the left and right position Finally t...

Page 62: ...rent effects of the output stage and a MIDI map Performances enable the grouping of presets from different synths in the same folder and therefore to rapidly and efficiently switch between different s...

Page 63: ...on the different synthesis techniques used and instrument types Increasingly specific categories can be found within by expanding each folder Opening an individual instrument folder reveals the instr...

Page 64: ...ing a synth Many basic module configurations have been saved as sub patches 5 5 The Import folder The Import and Export commands found in the File drop down menu allow one to easily exchange synths wi...

Page 65: ...the sub patches directory in separate folders with the sub patch directory or within an instrument file Presets May appear within an instrument sub patch or module file While this all may seem a littl...

Page 66: ...second hard disk for example Files containing Tassman presets and MIDI maps are equivalent in size to short text file making it easy to send presets to other users via email To export a folder a group...

Page 67: ...r as explained in Section 5 9 and creates a new preset database containing only the factory presets and MIDI maps The next time you open Tassman the browser will be in exactly the same state as when y...

Page 68: ...me the signal takes to go from 1 to 0 Volt is the decay time and is adjusted using the decay knob In attack release mode the shape of the output signal is different since a sustain state is added The...

Page 69: ...Decay knob The sustain level set by the Sustain knob is then held until the input signal drops to less than 0 1 Volt The output signal then decreases to 0 Volt during the time set by the Release knob...

Page 70: ...after touch signal It outputs a value ranging between 0 and 1 volt This module has no front panel Typical Use The After Touch module can be used to control modulation inputs on a VCO or a VCF 6 4 And...

Page 71: ...output The input is converted to an analog signal by the sound card and is sent on the left and right channels of the sound card the same signal on both channels Before sending the input signal to th...

Page 72: ...al Tuning the filter The center freq knob tunes the center frequency of the filter to the desired level The resonance button is used to adjust the resonance of the filter around the center frequency a...

Page 73: ...ency Amp dB Figure 31 Frequency response of a Bandpass2 Hz Filter 1 Filter 2 Filter 3 Resulting Filter Frequency Amp dB Figure 32 Response of the parametric equalizer shown in Figure 33 Figure 33 Para...

Page 74: ...d input signal is the force signal exciting the beam the output from a Mallet module for example The third input is a pitch modulation signal Typical Use See Multimode module The default value of the...

Page 75: ...responds to the middle C C3 of a piano keyboard This setting is convenient when controlling a Bowed Beam module with a Keyboard module Decay proportional to the decay time of the sound produced by the...

Page 76: ...und increases but also inevitably the calculation load Excitation point x coordinate in meters of bow from the extremity of the beam Listening point x coordinate in meters of listening point from the...

Page 77: ...m the lower left corner of the membrane To obtain proper functioning the excitation and listening points should be the same Listening point y y coordinate in meters of listening point from the lower l...

Page 78: ...g when the knob is turned right The damping is characteristic of the material of the object For example damping in wood is strong and the decay time is short knob turned to left and in steel damping i...

Page 79: ...teel and glass are found in the left position nylon in the center position and wood in the right position Typical Use A good module to drive a Bowed Multimode module is an ADSR Figure 34 Bowed Multimo...

Page 80: ...nate in meters of bow from the lower left corner of the plate Excitation point y y coordinate in meters of bow from the lower left corner of the plate Listening point x x coordinate in meters of liste...

Page 81: ...amen tal This parameter varies between 0 and 1 where 0 represents a perfect string Number of Modes number of modes used to simulate the object As the number of modes is increased the number of partial...

Page 82: ...switch are used to tune the resonance frequency of the filter The variations in resonance frequency caused by changes in the modulation signals are relative to this level The length of the filter dela...

Page 83: ...n the example of Figure 11 the output of the LFO modulates the resonance frequencies of the Comb filter When the feedback knob is adjusted in the left position and the mod1 knob is opened the frequenc...

Page 84: ...unit The threshold button sets the level above which the gain reduction occurs while the ratio knob is used to adjust the ratio of compression to values ranging between 1 1 and 1 30 The attack and dec...

Page 85: ...first input is a sync signal which controls the tempo from an external source the second is a start stop input which will start the sequencer when it goes form 0 to 1 volt and stop it when it goes fro...

Page 86: ...tempo or an external source ext such as another sequencer or a Sync Lfo The swing knob will introduce a swing feel to the rhythm of the pattern The loop buttons are used to set the length of the Patte...

Page 87: ...ith Songs Dual Gate Sequencer and Dual Gate Sequencer with Songs 6 21 Damper This module is used to receive signal from a MIDI sustain pedal MIDI controller number 64 It has no input and one output th...

Page 88: ...values between 0 and 1 If the on off switch is in the off position the module passes the input on with no effect The following figure shows the effect of the Delay module on a pulse signal with a2 a1...

Page 89: ...st three outputs are the same as the inputs sync start stop reset and are used to control other sequencers The fourth and fifth outputs are gate signals which can be used as control sources to trigger...

Page 90: ...e gate button must be clicked green light on You have two sets of gate buttons one for each pattern The loop buttons are used to set the length of the Patterns from 1 to 16 steps Note that the loop po...

Page 91: ...ule is to introduce rejection in the spectrum of the input signal at frequencies located at odd harmonic intervals of a fundamental frequency as shown in Figure 44 The location of the fundamental freq...

Page 92: ...mp Frequency f0 2xf0 3xf0 4xf0 5xf0 6xf0 Light effect mix 0 1 Medium effect mix 0 25 Strong effect mix 0 5 Figure 45 Effect of the mix between wet and dry signal on the frequency response of a Flanger...

Page 93: ...nd in the right position only wet signal is sent to the output Typical Use The output from a LFO module can be used to control the filtering of a signal the output of a VCO for example with a Flanger...

Page 94: ...e same range C3 to G5 This module has 3 inputs and one output The first input is a gate signal generally that from a Keyboard The second input is the driving pressure signal and is generally connected...

Page 95: ...module is a first order high pass filter 6dB octave Its one input is the signal to be filtered its one output the filtered input signal Tuning the filter The cutoff frq knob tunes the cutoff frequenc...

Page 96: ...Use A sub patch is created with an Inlet or Outlet module or both The inputs of the sub patch are determined by connecting them to an Inlet module In the example of Figure 24 a stereo reverb sub patc...

Page 97: ...calculated with respect to the C3 key middle C which outputs a value of 0 Volt This means that for example the C2 key signal is 1 Volt and that of the C4 key is 1 Volt The stretch knob on the interfac...

Page 98: ...33 LESS The LESS module performs the comparison between its two inputs The one output of this module is either 1 true or 0 false depending on the values sent to the two inputs The output is true 1 if...

Page 99: ...e output frequency The wave shape is set by the wavetype switch Waveforms include triangle square random and sine The amplitude of the output signal is 1 Volt Typical Use The LFO is often used to gene...

Page 100: ...utoff frequency of the filter to the desired level The default value of the following parameter is set at construction Cutoff frequency value of the filter cutoff frequency Note see also Lowpass2 Vlow...

Page 101: ...pact is also shown in the same figure strength 0 2 strength 0 5 strength 1 stiffness 50 stiffness 500 stifness 5000 time time amp amp Figure 55 Effect of stiffness and strength knob on Mallet output T...

Page 102: ...Stiffness default value of mallet stiffness value between 1 and 20 000 Note see also Noise Mallet 6 40 Marimba The Marimba module simulates sound production by marimba bars of different material and...

Page 103: ...e Master Recorder in the output stage of the Player Its one input expects a gate signal such as the start stop signal from a Sequencer When the switch of the Master Recorder is in the gate position re...

Page 104: ...set to ext the clock signal will be that from a host sequencer when the Tassman is used as a plug in or in standalone mode the clock signal received on the MIDI channel selected in the Player toolbar...

Page 105: ...ly connected to a Constant module to obtain undamped motion or to a Damper module or the gate signal from a keyboard in order to vary the damping while playing The second input signal is the force sig...

Page 106: ...under Bandpass2 In Figure 42 under Damper a Mix2 module is used to perform a logical OR function of two gate signals output is on when either input is on in order to reproduce the behavior of a piano...

Page 107: ...time of the sound produced by the object This param eter is adjusted using the decay knob on the front panel When the knob is turned left the damping is high and the decay time short damping is low an...

Page 108: ...osition and wood in the right position Typical Use These modules are often used with a Mallet or Noise Mallet module as shown in Figure 58 The different Multimode modules can be cascaded to simulate c...

Page 109: ...ndom sequence Random 2 RDN2 plays the pattern randomly changing the random pattern when looping The sequencer will loop each time a pattern ends To make the sequencer stop at the end of a pattern the...

Page 110: ...st be selected by the primary loop point parameter This parameter has 3 values none start S and end E Selecting start sets the return point of the loop to a given event and activates the primary loop...

Page 111: ...It can be used to create percussion sounds or special effects 6 50 Noise mallet The Noise Mallet module can be used as an alternative to the Mallet module This module outputs the same signal as the Ma...

Page 112: ...s set at construction Strength value of the impact force value between 0 and 2 Stiffness value of mallet stiffness value between 1 and 20 000 Note See also Mallet 6 51 Nor The Nor module performs the...

Page 113: ...n be used as a mute button or to create modulation matrices Figure 59 On Off switch used to mute the output of a VCO module Note See also Volume Slider Gain Selector 6 54 Or The OR module performs an...

Page 114: ...blows exactly in front of the pipe labium Typical Use This module is generally played with a Polykey module as shown in Figure 60 Figure 60 An Organ module controlled with a Polykey Note This module...

Page 115: ...ween the two outputs in such a way that the power remains constant i e IN1 2 OUT1 2 OUT2 2 When there is 0 Volts on the second input or when the mod knob is set to zero the pan knob alone controls the...

Page 116: ...is sent into a variable fourth order all pass filter This wet signal is then mixed down with the original dry signal A feedback line allows the resulting signal to be re injected into the filter The...

Page 117: ...ect mix 0 25 Strong effect mix 0 5 250 Hz 2435 Hz Figure 64 Frequency response of a Phaser module Effect of the mix between wet and dry signal on the frequency response Tuning The location of the firs...

Page 118: ...by using much feedback This has the effect of increasing the peak in the frequency response located between the two notches in the curve In these conditions the module acts as bandpass filter The def...

Page 119: ...ckup relative to a signal source as shown in Figure 6 59 The pickup can be posi tioned precisely in front of the source by adjusting the symmetry knob in the center position green LED on The position...

Page 120: ...eads the signal from the pitch wheel of a keyboard The output signal lies between 1 and 1 its value depending on the position of the pitch wheel The output signal is equal to 0 when the pitch wheel is...

Page 121: ...tain the required fundamental frequency The default value of this parameter is 261 62 Hz which corresponds to the middle C C3 of a piano keyboard This setting is convenient when controlling a Plate mo...

Page 122: ...on doing this until the stop button is pressed The Player first starts to play an empty sound file One can select a given file by pressing on the select button located above the play button which will...

Page 123: ...ted with the mod1 gain knob The greater the amplitude the greater the stiffness This modulation input is used for example when a variation of the stiffness of the plectrum with the note played is desi...

Page 124: ...complexity of the patch one is playing and on the computer processing power The Polykey module has no input and two outputs which are similar for every voice to that of a Keyboard module The first out...

Page 125: ...by inserting modules between a Polykey or a Polyvkey and a Polymixer Tassman will automatically reproduce the modules appearing between the Polykey and Polymixer module one time for each voice reques...

Page 126: ...knob to the right results in a slower velocity curve The default value of the following parameters is set at construction pitch wheel range determines the range of pitch variations that can be obtaine...

Page 127: ...72 Portamento triggered by gate signal Typical Use The Portamento is often used to create a glissando effect between two notes Figure 45 shows a complete example of a Portamento triggered by a gate s...

Page 128: ...screen The name of the file being written onto is displayed above the select button The file format is determined by the settings in the browse window The recorded signal is not compressed so that it...

Page 129: ...he record button which will make a browse window appear on the screen The name of the file being written onto is displayed above the select button The file format is determined by the settings in the...

Page 130: ...room which can itself be divided in two parts Following the direct sound one can observe a certain amount of echoes which gradually become closer and closer until they can not be distinguished anymore...

Page 131: ...source the quieter is the direct sound relatively to the room response The ratio between the direct sound and the room response is adjusted with the mix knob which in other words is used to adjust th...

Page 132: ...e used to extract the envelope of a signal as in the following example Figure 77 RMS Module Used to Extract Volume In the example of Figure 51 Root Mean Square modules are used to make a vocoder The R...

Page 133: ...high for amplitudes above 0 75 Volts while it is considered to be low for values below 0 25Volts The signal of the first input must drop again below 0 25V before it can trigger another sample This pr...

Page 134: ...static second order band pass filter 6dB octave It is the same as the Bandpass2 module but without the playing interface The center frequency and resonance are static and set at the time of construct...

Page 135: ...tch is used to choose the modulation signal for the cutoff frequency of a Vlowpass2 filter 6 75 Shifter The Shifter module is used to change the pitch of an audio sig nal It functions similarly to ana...

Page 136: ...fine and range knobs and selectors The gain of these modulation signals are controlled with the mod1 and mod2 knobs The total modulation signal is the sum of the two inputs each multiplied by the gai...

Page 137: ...B C D and numbers 1 to 8 on the front panel giving you a total of 32 patterns The sequencer will loop each time a pattern ends To make the sequencer stop at the end of a pattern the once button must...

Page 138: ...Dual Gate Sequencer and Dual Gate Se quencer with Songs 6 77 Single Gate Sequencer with Songs This module is the same as the Single Gate Sequencer but with song mode added To read more about song mode...

Page 139: ...o be delayed and its one output is the delayed signal The delay time is adjusted with the delay knob on the front panel The delay can have a maximum length of 5 seconds To get a longer delay time simp...

Page 140: ...Panpot modules Figure 84 Use of Panpot module and a Stereo Audio Out to obtain a stereo output Note See also Audio Out 6 82 Stereo Chorus The Stereo Chorus module implements a wide range of stereo ef...

Page 141: ...amount of modulation depending on the adjustment of the depth knob In the left position there is no modulation and the delay lines remain fixed while in the right position with a modulation signal va...

Page 142: ...wers or raises dampers on the structure When the input signal is equal to 0 dampers are lowered on the string thus shortening the decay time of the sound produced by the structure When the signal is g...

Page 143: ...string Listening point x coordinate in meters of listening point from the extremity of the string Note For more details on this module and especially the front panel controls see the Multimode module...

Page 144: ...gnal by the number of steps indicated in the display When the ext int switch is set to ext the internal tempo controls have no effect Typical Use Two Sync LFO can be linked to create double synced mod...

Page 145: ...l only be fed into the left delay line and one will hear clearly defined echo first from the left channel and then from the right channel and so on In its rightmost position the behavior will be simil...

Page 146: ...will play the note corresponding to the signal received on the pitch input of the tone wheel usually connected to the pitch output of a Keyboard module con vention is 1 Volt octave When the 16b utton...

Page 147: ...eproducing drawbars on hardware organs Figure 89 A simple polyphonic organ 6 89 Tremolo This module has one input and two outputs It applies a tremolo effect to the input signal and outputs the result...

Page 148: ...mination A tube with open extremities has resonances located at harmonic intervals i e located at 1 2 3 times any fundamental frequency as can be see in Figure 90 When an extremity is closed the tube...

Page 149: ...closed termination is used The decay time in the tube can also be adjusted with the decay knob on the module front panel Typical Use The Tube module can be used to introduce delay in a patch Tubes ca...

Page 150: ...b controls the decay time of sound wave traveling inside the resonator l1 l2 l3 2r3 2r4 2r2 2r1 l4 source position mic position Figure 92 Tube4 module geometry Typical Use Tube4 modules can be used to...

Page 151: ...ected together the output of each tube is also distributed to the other tubes which results in interesting reverb effects This module has one input the source signal and its one output is the signal t...

Page 152: ...Tube module See also Reverber ator 6 93 VADAR The VADAR acts exactly like the ADAR module except that the VADAR has two additional inputs for controlling the attack time and the decay time It also ha...

Page 153: ...modulating the frequency of the filter modules The modulation entries can be con nected to the velocity output of a Vkeyboard or a Sequencer Note See also the ADAR ADSR and VADAR modules 6 95 Vbandpa...

Page 154: ...ollow an equal temperament scale The modulation signal of the second input can be inverted by pressing the inv button This can be useful when generating bass sounds for example where one wants to clos...

Page 155: ...tion is involved the order of the inputs is not important For the same reason if one of the two input signals is null the output will also be null 6 97 VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator The VCO module...

Page 156: ...in the center position green LEDs on the gain equals 1 and the pitch variation is 1 Volt octave This position is used to play an equal temperament scale when connecting the output of a Keyboard modul...

Page 157: ...itch caused by changes in the modulation signals are relative to this level When the two knobs are in their center position green LEDs on for the coarse knob the range knob is in the left position and...

Page 158: ...e as in the following example Figure 100 FM synthesis with VCS modules 6 99 Vhighpass2 The Vhighpass2 module is a voltage controlled second order high pass fil ter 12dB octave This module has three in...

Page 159: ...the following example Figure 101 Use of Vhighpass2 to reduce low frequencies 6 100 Vkeyboard Similar to the monophonic Keyboard module except that there is an additional output proportional to the vel...

Page 160: ...evel The resonance knob is used to emphasize the frequencies near the cutoff frequency as shown in the following figure res 1 res 0 5 res 0 1 res 0 02 cutoff frequency frequency Hz 1 2 d B O c t amp d...

Page 161: ...quency as shown in the following example Figure 104 Use of Vlowpass2 to generate Sound 6 102 Vlowpass4 The Vlowpass4 module is a voltage controlled fourth order low pass filter 24dB octave This module...

Page 162: ...in value between 0 and 2 6 104 Xor The XOR module performs an XOR logic operation The one output of this module is either 1 true or 0 false depending on the values sent to the two inputs To deliver 1...

Page 163: ...ys the name of the currently opened MIDI map 7 5 Polyphony Drop down menu enabling to choose the number of polyphony voices in the case of polyphonic instruments 7 6 Channel Drop down menu enabling to...

Page 164: ...e of the currently selected control on the interface The values range from 0 to 127 for knobs and 0 or 1 for buttons depending on whether they are in their on or off position For some controls the val...

Page 165: ...nt patch Save Instrument As Save the current patch under a new name Save Preset Apple Option S Save the current preset Save Preset As Ctrl Shift S Save the current preset under a new name Save Midi Li...

Page 166: ...Cut selected item Copy Ctrl C Apple C Copy selected item Paste Ctrl V Apple V Paste Delete Del Delete selected item Select All Ctrl A Apple A Select all items Duplicate Ctrl D Apple D Duplicate selec...

Page 167: ...c OS Description MIDI Settings Display the MIDI Settings window Learn MIDILink MIDI link learn mode for the last control touched Add MIDI Link Enables one to add a MIDI link on the last controlled tou...

Page 168: ...dules builder Align Right Edges Alt Right Align the right edges of the selected modules builder Align Top Edges Alt Up Align the top edges of the selected modules builder Center Vertically F9 Align ve...

Page 169: ...rowser Apple B Show Hide the browser panel Show Hide Help Show Hide the help panel builder Locate Ctrl L Apple Select and make visible in the browser the current instrument or the module currently sel...

Page 170: ...lay the user manual Authorize Lounge Tassman Display the Authorization window Active only if the application has not been authorized Visit www applied acoustics com Launch the browser and go to the AA...

Page 171: ...te derivative and or com petitive products based on any portion of the Software iii provide use of the Software in a network timesharing interactive cable television multiple CPU service bureau or mul...

Page 172: ...LICENSE THE EXCLUSION OF IMPLIED WAR RANTIES AND OR THE LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS NOT PERMITTED IN SOME JURISDICTIONS AND SOME OR ALL OF THESE EXCLUSIONS MAY THEREFORE NOT APPLY 6 TERMINATION This L...

Page 173: ...agreement between AAS and the Licensee relating to the Software and i supersedes all prior or contemporaneous oral or written communications proposals and representations with respect to its subject...

Page 174: ...compressor 83 constant 83 101 104 120 141 construction 47 control voltage sequencer 84 control voltage sequencer with songs 86 dac 20 damper 86 101 104 105 120 141 database backup 66 restoring 66 defa...

Page 175: ...1 lowpass1 99 lowpass2 99 mallet 41 100 107 110 marimba 86 101 106 master recorder trig 102 master sync input 103 membrane 100 104 106 MIDI device 56 settings 56 MIDI configuration 16 MIDI controller...

Page 176: ...key 11 13 reverb 59 147 149 reverberator 129 ring 154 rms 131 sample and hold 98 132 saturation 70 sbandpass2 133 selector 134 sequencer 36 142 control voltage 84 control voltage with songs 86 dual ga...

Page 177: ...r 152 vbandpass2 69 152 vca 29 67 69 153 vco 20 154 vcs 156 velocity 125 vhighpass2 157 vibrato 82 92 98 139 vkeyboard 28 158 vlowpass2 23 159 vlowpass4 85 160 vocoder 132 volume 26 71 83 160 wah 117...

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