4ms Company Mini PEG, Руководство пользователя

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Overview
The Mini PEG is a “pingable” envelope generator with the envelope time set by the duration between
pulses (“pings”). The tempo can be set by tapping the Ping button, or by patching an external clock into
the Ping jack. The ping clock is then multiplied or divided by the amount set by the Div/Mult knob and
CV, from /32 to x16. The envelope will be as long as the period of the divided/multiplied clock. Various
waveshapes can be selected using the Shape knob and CV. The envelope can also be scaled, inverted
and offset using the Scale and Offset knobs.
Sending a trigger into the Trigger jack will produce an envelope. The Mini PEG can also function as an
LFO by producing envelopes constantly when the Cycle button is engaged, or when a gate is held high
on the Cycle jack.
Beginning Patch
Step 1: Prepare the Mini PEG
Unplug all cables, turn Div/Mult , and Shape to center, turn Scale and Offset all the
way up. Make sure Cycle is off (not lit up).
Plug the ENV OUT jack into something you want to modulate — perhaps a filter, or the
pitch of an oscillator.
Step 2: Set the ping clock
Before the Mini PEG can generate an envelope, you need to supply a ping clock. The
ping clock is the basic reference that determines the timing of the envelope.
Tap the Ping button two or three times, about a second between taps. It's easier to see
what's going on with a slow envelope. The Ping button should be flashing white at the
tempo you tapped. If you give a third tap, the time between taps will be averaged.
You could also run an external clock into the Ping jack (when a trigger is received on
the Ping jack, the internal tap tempo clock is stopped).
Step 3: Provide a trigger source
Like any envelope module, the Mini PEG will produce an envelope when it receives a
trigger. Also like many envelope modules, it can be set to self-trigger so that it'll cycle
without any external trigger.
Press the Cycle button (it will light up orange). Notice the red/blue light above the ENV
OUT jack starts flashing. The envelope is now running freely, in time with the ping clock.
Adjust the other module(s) you are running the Mini PEG into so you can hear the
modulation.
You could also turn Cycle off and run a manual trigger into the Trigger jack (e.g. try the
gate output from a sequencer, or a slow LFO, or perhaps a slow clock output from a
QCD, RCD, or other clock module.)
Step 4: Adjust the output level
Adjust the Scale and Offset knobs to get a voltage range that works well with whatever
you're modulating.
Step 5: Set the Division/Multiplication amount
Turn the Div/Mult knob to various settings and watch the Ping button flash faster or
slower. Notice how the tempo doesn't change gradually, but instead jumps from speed
to speed. This is because each speed is an integer multiple or division of the original
tempo (e.g. three times as fast, or half as slow). You also can modulate this parameter
with the Div CV jack at the bottom.
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Ping
Cycle
Cycle
Trigger
Scale
Offset
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x2 /2
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x16 /32
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Div/Mult