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BL

OCK DIA

GR

AM S

o

ftP

op

EXT

OUTPUT

VOLUME

OUT

L /R

L /R

L /R

SIG IN

CUTOFF CV

SIG IN

Track&Hold

GATE

O

UT

SIG IN

Envelope Follower

O

UT

PITCH/FREQ CV

S

YNC IN

PITCH/FREQ CV

S

YNC IN

MODE

RED

GREEN

BLUE

X50

HP

BP

LP

VCO0

VCO1

VCF BP

VCO0

VCO1

QUANTIZE

ON/OFF

P1

P2

BANK SELECT

REC

OUT

SYNC

CV

FINE

TUNE

PITCH

MODULATION

MODULATION

CV

PITCH

IN

OUT

GATE

LIGHT

HP

BP

LP

CV

MODULATION

CUTOFF

+EXT

-(0+1)

CYCLE

SYNC

EF

OFF/ON

OFF/ON

OFF/ON

OFF/ON

OFF/ON

OFF/ON

MIX

FEEDBACK

AUX

INPUT VOLUME

EXT

(external input)

ENV

A

B

C

QUANTIZER

PATTERN

GENERATOR

EF

VCO

1

VCO

T&H

MIX

MIX

VCF

RGB

LED

driver

= input

= secret chamber 
switch

= routing  switch

= push button

= LED

= 3.5mm jack

= thumbwheel 
potentiometer

= output

SoftPop

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Содержание SoftPop

Страница 1: ...SoftPop SoftPop SoftP Bastl Instruments x Casper Electronics...

Страница 2: ...make it a truly portable experimental sound lab Take it to the beach or a picnic let your friends kids or cats play with it Connect it to the outside world via the built in patchbay Share clocks with...

Страница 3: ...13 ROUTING section for more info OUT VOLUME Adjusts the volume of the speaker and OUT jack EXT External audio input jack Processes external audio signals through VCF The external signal is also analyz...

Страница 4: ...of VCO1 from a repeating oscillation to a one shot envelope The envelope can be triggered with the mode button as well as the VCO1 SYNC input socket See the Patchbay section for more info on connecti...

Страница 5: ...Record and playback are clocked by VCO1 Press and hold the RECORD button to activate recording Move the pitch fader up and down The pattern generator is recording the behavior of VCO0 so make sure it...

Страница 6: ...f Tech notes The quantizer uses a pitch correction method to keep VCO0 in tune It does this by listening to the pitch of VCO0 and bumping it with small CV signals to the closest preset note This metho...

Страница 7: ...tions that rely on a ground connection such as connecting capacitors from voltage outputs to ground which will introduce slew to the signal Keep in mind that any sockets connected to any of the right...

Страница 8: ...signal to override normalization OUT Modulating voltage output See diagram below Tech notes By default the T H is gated by VCO1 Adjusting the VCO1 modulation slider will change the shape pulse width o...

Страница 9: ...OFF P1 P2 BANK SELECT REC OUT SYNC CV FINE TUNE PITCH MODULATION MODULATION CV PITCH IN OUT GATE LIGHT HP BP LP CV MODULATION CUTOFF EXT 0 1 CYCLE SYNC EF OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON MIX...

Страница 10: ...variable VCF bandpass lowpass highpass external input with gain and envelope follower for intuitive sync of VCO 1 track hold circuit for stepped modulations looping pattern generator with two patterns...

Страница 11: ...PRESE FIRS ENCOUNTER PRESETS FIRST ENCOUNTER...

Страница 12: ...PRESETS SoftPop PRESETS SOFT POPS Carefully adujst the feedback knob to the point just before the filter starts to oscillate DRONE SHOWERS Turn VCO0 fine tune to dive into the drone Adjust to make th...

Страница 13: ...Adjust 1 to decide if baby walks forward or backward Press button to make baby stand still and adjust to talk Conquer your fears Use VCO1 and VCO1 to navigate the maze FEAR OF THE MAZE PRESETS SoftPop...

Страница 14: ...PRESETS SoftPop PRESETS MEMORY GUN PRESETS SoftPop PRESE DOOM Set and leave until the batteries die Don t touch Nothing matters...

Страница 15: ...PRESE PATCHB EXPLOR PRESETS TCHBAY XPLORATION...

Страница 16: ...PRESETS SoftPop PRESETS HELLO COMPUTER Adjust to increase data funkiness PRESETS SoftPop PRESE BURGER TIME It s burger time...

Страница 17: ...CRITTER PULL Let the critters do their work Turn off the PATTERN switch in the SECRET CHAMBER Press and hold REC Slide VCO0 up and down then release REC Record a pattern in both pattern locations Acti...

Страница 18: ...PRESETS SoftPop PRESE PRESETS SoftPop PRESETS DRUNK DATA KRISS KROSS Play with VCO0 and VCO1 faders to make it jump...

Страница 19: ...PRESETS SoftPop PRESE PRESETS SoftPop PRESETS TAP OUT Tap it FORMULA ONE...

Страница 20: ...oftPop PRESE PRESETS SoftPop PRESETS Switch VCO1 mode to ENVELOPE Tap VCO1 mode button to send a message SPACE EXCHANGE SINK Slide VCO1 up and down to create different syncing sounds Adjust VCO1 for m...

Страница 21: ...PRESE PLAYING WITH O PRESETS PLAYING WITH OTHERS...

Страница 22: ...Adjust EXT volume until the signal is loud but not distorting Tweak like crazy Get into it No one is watching audio signal from drum machine EXTERNAL PROCESSOR Turn ROUTING switches OFF Adjust EXT vol...

Страница 23: ...the socket to jack adapter Try moving VCO1 fader The rate will increase and become more unstable as you move it up TIME SLAVE master clock signal from drum machine sequencer Connect clock signal from...

Страница 24: ...t adapter Increase VCO0 to introduce randomize the pitch Set VCO1 all the way up for stepped random notes while VCO0 is up then try with and without the quantizer Connect to CV output from keyboard se...

Страница 25: ...ug the main OUT of the softPop to the input of a voltage controlled amplifier VCA Control the VCA with an envelope trigger by the GATE output of the keyboard ACID Press and hold REC Slide VCO0 up and...

Страница 26: ...op PRESE MIDNIGHT FM Turn ROUTING switches OFF Adjust EXT volume Amplitude will impact the depth of the envelope from the EF socket as well as the rate of VCO1 Play with controls Talk radio O SoftPop...

Страница 27: ...maybe even a little bit wise The heart of softPop is a wild tangle of feedback chaos and an oddly familiar organic personality There is a great amount of complexity in its simplicity and the open arch...

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