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814 SE 14TH AVENUE

PORTLAND OR 97214

USA

Version 1.0

MANTHER

MANUAL

Summary of Contents for MANTHER

Page 1: ...814 SE 14TH AVENUE PORTLAND OR 97214 USA Version 1 0 MANTHER MANUAL ...

Page 2: ... by simply selecting presets to play in any order Program notes quickly using the keyboard Utilize the Repeat and Probability functions per step for a unique and inspiring approach to gate pattern formation Even route the LFO to modulate the Delay time The intuitive menu offers additional control and setup of the more complex features Sub Semitones ADSR envelope Sequence direction FWD REVERSE PEND...

Page 3: ... MENU Pg 4 LFO MODULATION Pg 5 VCO SOURCE MIXER Pg 6 VCF VCA ADSR ENVELOPE Pg 7 SEQUENCER KEYBOARD RECORDING Pg 8 9 PRESETS DELAY Pg 10 SHIFT FUNCTIONS Probability Repeat Delay Gate Accent Copy Pg 11 SONG MODE Pg 12 13 UPDATING YOUR MANTHER Pg 14 TEAM Pg 15 WARRANTY Pg 16 ...

Page 4: ... control settings for the LFO the VCO the SOURCE MIXER the VCF VCA and ENVELOPE Save your preset HOLD SAVE then select one of the sequencer buttons 1 16 to save to a slot To expand your sequence to 32 steps on the fly hold the 2 4 button and then select the 16th step button which will copy the steps from 1 4 to 2 4 Now the sequencer is 32 steps Do the same for 3 4 for 48 steps and 4 4 to expand to ...

Page 5: ...esigned with 3 5mm jacks on the top of the enclosure for use with Eurorack modules and can also be linked with other external gear over MIDI using the two rear MIDI jacks 1 LFO Low Frequency Oscillator OUTPUT Sends the LFO out 2 VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator CV INPUT Recieves 1v Oct input from a Eurorack source or keyboard that supports this connection 3 SEQUENCER CV OUTPUT Sends all notes out...

Page 6: ...SOURCE MIXER SUB SQUARE SAW TRI DELAY EXT INPUT FOLD ALL ENVELOPE LFO NOISE VCF SHAPER SOURCE MIXER SUB SQUARE SAW TRI OUTPUT VCA wavefold all DELAY EXT INPUT Manther wavefolding can be set to FOLD ALL This means the TRI SHAPE output control wavefolds the VCF To access this routing feature you can find it under the MENU MIXER WAVEFOLDER VCF Wavefolder vcf sub shape 97 semitones 12 cents o 3 ...

Page 7: ...late delay time MIXER WAVEFOLDER TRI is default and can be changed to VCF where wavefolder folds signal after VCF fold all SUB SHAPE changes sine to square 0 sine to 100 square SEMITONE changes semitones of SUB OSC CENTS changes semitones of SUB OSC in cents fine tuning LFO PHASE adjust phase of the LFO KEY SYNC change key sync of LFO to ON OFF is default SEQUENCE SEQUENCE LENGTH Change from 1 64 s...

Page 8: ...e is a switch to invert the ramp wave into a sawtooth wave 4 INVERT LFO RAMP SWITCH SAWTOOTH Set 3 switch to the top setting then adjust this RAMP switch 4 5 LFO SYNC ON OFF Press to turn on LFO sync LFO syncs to BPM LFO The LFO can modulate the VCO SQUAREWAVE PULSEWIDTH VCF and DELAY see MENU to assign LFO to modulate DELAY You can access additional LFO parameters in the MENU LFO PHASE adjust the...

Page 9: ... Switch between LFO MANUAL or ENVELOPE to control pulsewidth of the SQUARE WAVE See 8 above for additional info VCO SOURCE MIXER SOURCE MIXER SQUARE SAW and TRIANGLE waveforms are summed together along with NOISE and SUB OSCILLATOR Here you can control the volume of each waveform in this mix TRI SHAPE controls the character and amplitude of the TRIANGLE waveform 10 SQUARE WAVE LEVEL 11 SAW WAVE LE...

Page 10: ...VCF MODULATION CONTROL Controls the amount the LFO modulates the VCF 21 VCF KEYTRACKING CONTROL Controls the amount of sequencer pitch CV applied to the VCF VCA 22 VCA ENVELOPE GATE MODE SWITCH Switches VCA control between ENV and GATE mode In ENV mode the ENV section s ADSR controls the amplitude of the VCA In GATE mode a gate signal is generated whenever a key is pressed or a sequencer note is p...

Page 11: ...ENCE ACCESS button and selecting any step button For instance if you want to create a shorter length sequence say 8 steps hold 1 4 and step 8 These buttons are also used to access BANKS of presets See pg 10 for more information on banks of presets During playback the audible section button indicator will be lit solid blue The section currently selected for editing will flash blue 28 KEYBOARD Play n...

Page 12: ...utomate Each step will then retain those automated control movements Once you record automation to a control release the RECORD button and those controls with red LEDs will now be lit red knobs have no LED indicators but automation can be recorded for these controls with the exception of MORPH VOLUME and MENU controls Now your control changes will play back automatically as the sequencer plays If ...

Page 13: ... You will need to release the RECALL button and press it again in between switching banks recalling There is a setting under MENU SEQUENCE RECALL where you can change recall from NOW instant to BAR recalled preset will play after the current preset sequence ends CLEAR PRESET To clear a preset hold SHIFT CLEAR while in a particular preset You can also overwrite an existing preset by saving current ...

Page 14: ... step Turn the MENU encoder to change the amount a step will DELAY 1 100 Push down the MENU encloder while moving it for even finer adjustments Then press one of the STEP buttons to assign that repeat count to that step To EXIT press SHIFT again DELAY 80 STEPS 1 16 36 GATE MODE SHIFT GATE button will access menu for programming gates and gate time per step By default gates are ON for each step Turn...

Page 15: ... so forth REPRESENTS THE SONG PART 01 A01 X01 add remove untitled 500 ADD OR REMOVE THAT PART REPRESENTS THE BANK A D AND THE PRESET THAT WILL PLAY WITHIN THAT BANK 1 16 REPRESENTS THE AMOUNT OF TIMES REPITITIONS YOU WANT THIS PRESET TO PLAY WITHIN THE SONG 1 32 01 A01 X01 02 A01 X01 add untitled 500 If you want to REMOVE a part that you ve added to the song scroll to the part you want to remove p...

Page 16: ... to play Press the song button so it s lit Now press play To CLEAR a song HOLD CLEAR SONG NOTE Patterns that are set to RANDOM sequencing will never forward to the next programmed preset within a song Because of the random behavior they have no pattern end RECALL SONG 01 MYSONG 02 MYSONG2 In song mode this indicates the preset that is playing This indicates the preset that will load next 13 ...

Page 17: ... out from a 3 5mm output jack on your computer might not be loud enough and you will receive errors 4 Now hold down the 16th step button while powering up 5 You will now see the following screen info and once you do release the 16th step button 6 MAKE SURE YOU DON T HAVE YOUR SPEAKERS TURNED UP as the file is very loud You can now play the wav file If you interrupt the audio in any way and see error...

Page 18: ... on the team Ben Davis Austin Lightfoot Julia aka The Synth Witch Scott Goodwin Rico Loverde Jay Schwab Andrew Dobbels Anna Sitko Brian Kirby Devin Walsh Sarah Holley McKenzie Gaby Steve Hamari Corey Bauer Chris Forns Baseck 15 ...

Page 19: ... cover any damage or malfunction caused by incorrect use such as but not limited to the use of incorrect power supplies excessive voltage levels or exposure to extreme temperature or moisture levels The warranty covers replacement or repair as decided by Malekko Heavy Industry Please visit our website malekkoheavyindustry com to obtain full warranty information and to register your product for cov...

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