Power jack
OFF ON
Headphone
Line level Audio outputs
Power switch
Here are some simple instructions on how to quickly
plug in and try out your MÄANDER synthesizer.
First Step
Unpack your MÄANDER, place it on a table while
you become familiar with its features. Plug the 12v
power adaptor’s cord into the power jack. Then plug
the power adaptor itself into a power outlet.
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FLAME
MÄANDER SYNTHESIZER Getting Started
Connections
Connect two mono instrument cables from the LEFT/M
and RIGHT out jacks to line-level inputs on your mixer.
Turn the volume control on your mixer down but not off.
Use the MAINOUT knob for the volume.
Alternatively you can also connect your headphones
directly to the MÄANDER.
In this case use the PHONES knob for the volume.
Functions step by step
To learn step by step how to use the MÄANDER, first turn all controls to the positions shown in
the figure below right:
Power on and load the first PATCH
Turn on the MÄANDER. The PATCH that was last cal-
led is loaded automatically. If you turn on the
MÄANDER for the first time, this is PATCH 1. You can
also load patches yourself as follows: Press the
PATCH button once (the button will blink), turn the
VALUE knob to select a PATCH (1..100), then press
the PATCH button again. The patch also loads with all
stored potentiometer positions.
Note:
The next time the MÄANDER is turned on, the
last loaded or saved PATCH will be loaded.
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AMP EG AMOUNT, CUTOFF, FILTERTYPE
If you turn the pot BANDLEVEL in position
SYNTH (right position), you only hear the
filter modulation of the currently played
notes.
Use the pot "CUTOFF" to manually adjust
the center frequency of the selected filter
type.
Use the pot “AMP EG AMOUNT” to con-
trol the portion of the “AMP EG”
(Amplitude envelope of the played notes)
you want to act on the filter.
Try the 8 filter types and listen to their dif-
ferent characteristics.
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BAR BUTTONS
The pattern can be up to 4
bars long. You can play seve-
ral or even one bar. Hold
down the key of the first bar
to be played and press the
bars in the desired order one
after the other.
Example:
While holding
down the BAR-2 key, press
Bar-4 once and then Bar-3
once. Now the pattern plays
in the order Bar 2-4-3.
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Play the first PATCH
A PATCH contains up to 4 bars
(consisting of up to 15 sequen-
cer tracks) such as tempo,
potentiometer positions and the
selected wavetable.
PATCH 1 demonstrates the
playback of a simple pro-
grammed note sequence with
filter modulations by LFO,
ADSR envelope and a 12 chan-
nel filter sequence.
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START/STOP
Press the START button once (the but-
ton will blink). Now the pattern is played.
The pattern is stopped again, if you brie-
fly press the START button again (the
button stops flashing).
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WAVETABLE
With the pot COLOUR they move smoothly through the
64 waves of the loaded WAVETABLE.
You can load another WAVETABLE as follows: Press
the WAVE button once (the button lights up), then turn
the VALUE knob to load another wavetable (00-39) or
another digitalsound (39=pwm square, 40=saw).
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BANDLEVEL MIX
With the pot BANDLEVEL you fade between the filter
modulation of the 12 band filter sequence (maximum
left) and the filter modulation of the played notes or
note sequence (maximum right). If you turn the pot in
position SEQU (left position), you only hear the filter
modulation through the currently playing filter sequen-
ce of the 12 filter channels.
TEMPO
You can change the TEMPO as follows: Press the
TEMPO button once (now the display shows the
tempo in bpm), then turn the VALUE knob to change
the tempo (30..200 bpm) or use the TAP button (push
briefly several times evenly at the desired speed).
Please download the quick guide in other languages
and the complete current manual from our website:
www.flame-instruments.com
