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 THE BASICS

        

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set up and connections

Check the contents in the shipping pack

The VERTICE is shipped with the following items:

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the VERTICE itself. If it’s a bag full of potatoes please return it to customer service.  :-)

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some big-sized warning note and internal connections conceptual scheme

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a not finished “authenticity sample” of the wood we use for side panels (optional), for touch, smell and 

chemical-analysis fans

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this User’s Manual

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a small M6 allen key (if ordering the optional side wood panels)

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Schuko (aka German) thermosealed power cord for European units. The “Serie Americana” units have a 

standard American power chord instead. You can understand to which series belongs your unit simply 

reading the rear metal label, but probably you don't need because it's supposed you know in which part 

of the world you live. If you don't you can always contact the nearest embassy, generally they know that.

What you will need

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a standard 19"/4U rack place or a stand or a table sufficient to support the VERTICE Filterbank. When racked, 

to dedicate 5 or more patchbay ports to the Rear Vertice's Outs is highly recommended: whitout them you 

can miss some of the best routing possibilites Vertice can offer

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some ¼” TS instrument cables

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a standard digital audio interface or amplifier connected to some kind of reproduction system, like studio 

monitors or stereo speakers. A guitar amplifier is good enough (until your neighbour knok on the door)

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some waveforms

POWER ON THE UNIT

Now, if you dare, turn on that switch. Is the only plastic switch you can find in the machine. Plastic was choosen 

for this particular to increase safety perfomance since this is one of the few dangerous places in the whole 

machine (which, by-the-way, for the rest of the circuitry works at +/-15VDC, so a not dangerous voltage level).

In less than one second you should see the dedicated LED blink up saying "Yeah, bitch!"

When you switch it ON you can eventually turn down STACCATO/CONTINUO knob, fully 

counterclockwise in STACCATO position. This is the most silent way to switch-on the filterbank if 

you are already connected with a playback system.

Now you can plug an ¼” TS cable (a standard jack) to one of the two available outputs positioned in the right 

side of the panel, but maybe that’s obvious. It’s less obvious instead which of the two ports to choose. Try the 

MONO/PARALLEL

 one for the first time, it's the one that "sound always".

For additional information about the available outputs please read the 

PANEL GRAPHIC OVERVIEW (page 

13) and the CONNECTIONS PANEL description (page 17).

With the unit power ON and the output patched you can feed every kind of audio signal into the VERTICE jaws 

simply by plugging another ¼” TS cord in the A-filter 

AUDIO IN

. Follow the indications at 

page 15 to let the 

signal flow through the whole machine and start to play with your new killer audio tool.

If instead nothing happen check all connections and the vitality of VERTICE looking at the power LED status or by 

pushing the momentary switch. If the problem persists please contact our customer support at euterpesynth@

gmail.com.

We will reply with the maximum rapidity.

MORE GAIN = MORE SUFFERING = MORE SATURATION = NASTY SOUND DESIGN.

Do you need soft tones? Keep the pot down. Easily your Emphasis will be more present than with an 

high level input signal, and that will lead you to limit your Emphasis level (if not you'll obtain the 

classis too-resonancenant whistle).

Do you need power, madness and to massacre some synth line / drum loop? Raise up both volume and 

Emphasis control, or extra gain the VCAs (via EG), or switch-on the Overload function, or multiply the 

signal via external Mult module and sum them into the Vertice's three filterboard and so on... There are 

many way to obtain raw power from Vertice, the only limit is your fantasy your Studio power supply 

max limit (in Italy is 3.3kW for housing situations).    :)

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Страница 1: ...USER S MANUAL...

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Страница 3: ...al Rev 1 4 Copyright 2014 2018 Euterpe Synthesizer Laboratories All rights reserved Published by INDUSTRIE CREATIVE Turin Italy Written by Stefano Bersanetti Proofreading by Tom Charles Edwards ISBN 9...

Страница 4: ...ctions 11 panel graphic overview 13 signal flow 15 THE COMPONENTS 17 the Connections Panel 17 the Filters section 21 the Masters section 37 the Envelope Generator section 41 the power module 48 USING...

Страница 5: ...Dedicato a Walt Bruno e Lorenzina con immenso amore Stefano...

Страница 6: ...o synth available today and at the same time another mono signal splitting it and take care of them all in a totally independent or completely related way Or three mono signals together summed distort...

Страница 7: ...is at the beginning of the safety zone the orange zone on the panel and A input level is to max OR when Staccato Continuo is to max and A input level is to flat position Obvioulsly the external signal...

Страница 8: ...e momentary switch on the panel act like a gate signal exactly like using the EG Gate input with a common Gate emitting keyboard Rear outputs are great to feedback them into front inputs For example y...

Страница 9: ...g up quick overview Your first patch signal into A raise the A audio level let the signal flow into the B and the C filter in serial mode Use the Serial out or the Parallel in this case is the same to...

Страница 10: ...VERTICE Filterbank section provides in depth description of some inside dynamics and various usage tips and tricks Please read this chapter to fully understand your VERTICE Analog Filterbank Some fun...

Страница 11: ...the dedicated LED blink up saying Yeah bitch When you switch it ON you can eventually turn down STACCATO CONTINUO knob fully counterclockwise in STACCATO position This is the most silent way to switch...

Страница 12: ...reasonable to think that a small change in tone with the same settings can be detected and if you like the analog philosophy this is the genuine product proof like as in orange juice that if it depos...

Страница 13: ...ter A with distortion circuitry Filter B Filter C MASTER LEVEL with Staccato Continuo function Two Resonancepaths for each filter MASTER CUTOFF with dedicated CV level AUDIO and CV input LEVEL A to A...

Страница 14: ...IO IN Allows you to feed audio into VERTICE A B and C filterboards INPUTS CV IN You can control the corresponding Cf with an external CV signal Master Cutoff INPUTS AM input let you control the dynami...

Страница 15: ...mpacting and tough sounding possibilities PARALLEL Using the module it is possible to sum the A B or C outputs It is a noble possibility if you notice there are three independent audio inputs it means...

Страница 16: ...Square input signal however can obviously produce smooth outputs CV thanks to the ADSR controls Contrabass tone routing tips the first simple patch to do This is a very basic configuration hosted in t...

Страница 17: ...nuances of the two three four modalities are fully investigated For now treat them as your intuition suggests like i e Parallel sum of signals Serial sequence of signals Reference Labelling In additi...

Страница 18: ...roximately the point of standard Moog 1V oct but your unit can be slightly setted differently because of the component tolerances in this passive old style regulation system Adjusting this setting is...

Страница 19: ...these ports into your patch bay to obtain more comfort during patching E g you may want to create something like this Audio into B B into C C to output Then you can take the B signal and route it int...

Страница 20: ...CF or the VCA via front panel switch So you can have your loop or your triggered ADSR response driving both MCf aka VCF and e g A filterboard A Cf CV input or both MCf and VCA via AM input or VCA AM i...

Страница 21: ...ectly into the diode network You can see the original 1974 Steiner VCF circuit in the inside back cover of this manual Values are effective with these component values you can build a working 1974 Sal...

Страница 22: ...r its oscillating nature an alternatedsignal AC frequencyofanACsignal notzeroHz andthisisenoughforthecapacitor thesignalpass through But likesomuchinphysics itisallatransientmatter Thismeansthatcapaci...

Страница 23: ...allychangeasaconstructioncharacteristic This is not the right place to dwell around this argument just be content of the sequent little reasoning Using Pythagoras and vectors we can transform the prev...

Страница 24: ...filter slopes making it more or less aggressive on the harmonic contents Generally speaking in Vertice MORE EMPHASIS MORE AGGRESSIVE SLOPES Alternative Emphasis way in order to tame the too much dyna...

Страница 25: ...very inaccurate both in level and intonation and you can often notice a sensitive pitch unstability during the flowing of the minutes Mixing the three autooscillating VCF togheter can produce very int...

Страница 26: ...ur filterbank is not a precision tool a bistoury It s more like a Viking battle axe We designed the alternative resonance way transistor specifically to cover the lack of stability that high resonance...

Страница 27: ...nuances Low Emphasis levels are useful to create slow bassline and to correct too dark track without impacting too much on their harmonic structure Remember that low slope values are equal to less ph...

Страница 28: ...and too much Emphasis As a general info valid for both Diode or Transistor position you can split the Emphasis pot race into two half to the left the safe zone to the right the ok let them understand...

Страница 29: ...ll gradually notice that the behavior become very unstable with changes in both fast and slow rates with cyclic sometimes random ballet Arrows in the graph are indicating this behavior instability how...

Страница 30: ...mances Instability of maximum level Emphasis Because of Steiner s classic resonance way diode strongly analogue nature these high Emphasis levels makes the Cutoff so unstable to generate a big slip fr...

Страница 31: ...lters we think that a response too sharp often results too unnatural and unmusical compared to a softer although effective slope 18dB oct is not 24 but is also not zero And you can achieve a more aggr...

Страница 32: ...o emphasize the high content of snares hi hat atmo pads and whatever need a full chlorine clarification In simple re amp modality HP can be useful if presence is the target sacrificing bass response H...

Страница 33: ...mode circa 8 5Vrms In all the circumstances except for the well know very low Davoli s output level the behavior of the VERTICE s input stage is optimal and the range until full distortion is larger...

Страница 34: ...ns that it discharge part of the injected energy to the main ground plane of Vertice This is a non professional non clean approach and I m here to underline it Why Well First because there is nothing...

Страница 35: ...related two output ports The stereophonic signal is obviously processed by the two A and B filters linked via MASTER Cutoff control In this configuration PARALLEL becomes MONO and presumably the LEFT...

Страница 36: ...y a simple active buffered circuit that make a true electric distortion caused by a current overload of two transistors We make them suffer Obviously the A preamplifier represents the input level for...

Страница 37: ...gular 0 10V And just like the slaves it s attenuated by the related CV level potentiometer graphically connected on the panel But remember that the Master just controls the slaves so as a moment ago m...

Страница 38: ...s noise floor is 77dB 2 in a 24bit digital scale It is not exceptional at all but it is quiet enough to meet the most case of applications Obviously turning down the input material or cut it totally o...

Страница 39: ...t the same but with a little of I don t know USAGE NOTEs for the Vertice AM INPUT a delicate point in the circuitry AM input accepts standard 0 5V 0 5V 5V and standard audio voltage levels With this v...

Страница 40: ...nt less final amplification coming from your VERTICE possibly in the case of live situations with some guitar pedals such digital delay or reverb and without a mixer between the audio chain In order t...

Страница 41: ...from very slow to audio range modulations max circa 170Hz the VCF VCA selector to route the CV between the two main modules the anti vandal high end super professional Trigger button to have the pleas...

Страница 42: ...meters slowly moving esoteric pads Release is a time control and thus is affected by the Percussive Smooth Slow switch position EG Level This pot can attenuate to zero the CV produced by the EG module...

Страница 43: ...an activate the Loop function We say can because the effective loopingsituationishighlydependentontheADSRandRatesettings Allthefourparameters contribute to modify the looping rate and status so there...

Страница 44: ...ly turn it right to smooth a bit the initial shape of the loop But Attack is another tricky part of this circuit and it often turns off your loop when in flat or more clockwise position due to the min...

Страница 45: ...etting we suggest to start with turned into the looping modality It simply doesn t work There is not enough Release level to maintain looping and the max Sustain setting produces a straight note when...

Страница 46: ...mely dynamic and sensitive to CV So for example avoid to doubling the EG signal to the VCA module via rear port panel switch It probably will be musically pointless and eventually dangerous for circui...

Страница 47: ...play anymore and this is why you shout down the signal source VERTICE is not tired enough VERTICE want to play drops right now and you can t do anything about that bitch Well togivingtoourbelovedVERT...

Страница 48: ...0mA 15V Voltage set accuracy 2 max Minimum load 10 of rated max current Ripple and noise 20MHz BW 1 of Vout mVpp Overload protection by current limit 105 min of Inom fold back automatic recovery Overv...

Страница 49: ...w crazy We want it can be astonishing for a long time since you bought it not just a one night love There is plenty of more perfect more usable more inexpressive and money saving analog and digital fi...

Страница 50: ...ntotheSumming Circuitry instead labeled by the Greek and mathematical symbol In this case this routing method can exclude the B filter and obviously also the C from this audio line But remember that a...

Страница 51: ...eristic is required In other words VERTICE can be a reliable source of well mixed very boosted pure electric audio material So you can use it not only for filtering general mix needs are satisfied too...

Страница 52: ...om the Parallel Output 3 obviously there are more complex combinations sons of the two previous especially using the rear ports and the CV inputs together Experiment with some different audio input ma...

Страница 53: ...n see in the ROUTING chapter at page 15 the C filter virtually can t be available for any use But in the real life C is still functional and available for crazy Emphasis auto oscillations and to recei...

Страница 54: ...is preeminently generated around the Cf frequency position and changing that position often generate a very musical half tone difference from the foundamental note besides changing the waveform So you...

Страница 55: ...at tempo and you re just become a real pro FEEL THE DARKNESS Rear A into Front B Rear Ser into Front A A to Par B to Stereo Just raise up the A Emphasis level to obtain something like be inside Alien...

Страница 56: ...ircuits It is not so dangerous but maybe also not so useful musically speaking We leave it there only as a side effect of a strongly wanted huge dynamic range with all the expressive and tonal possibi...

Страница 57: ...TICE as a compressor you must 1 Procure yourself a stereo BD signal or obviously any other signal that may trigger the Eg 2 Use one cable to feed audio signal into audio path of VERTICE It can be A B...

Страница 58: ...her force it to be so level grow It s a bit tricky but this is the only way you can use to obtain compression from VERTICE It can be a very silent compression and still remains strongly effective on a...

Страница 59: ...n a pumping version of the Unnatural Position described earlier I mnotheretoexplaintoyoutheCompressiontheory givingitasacommonknowledge butabriefconsideration about Attack and Release matter can be do...

Страница 60: ...rotected by level reduction simply bypassing Vertice Or simply move your triple saw square with rhythmical modulation and remain synchronized with the other machines of your set up And with all these...

Страница 61: ...ponent failure we need to take direct care of the unit So we will give you all the necessary informations to return it to our laboratory Programmed Obsolescence Ifyounoticeaproblemandhavetheskillsandm...

Страница 62: ...the job done than expiring instantly your warranty for nothing If you communicate your idea to us we take care to note down it and your warranty will remain active1 If not and something goes wrong we...

Страница 63: ...As always taking a look inside your new machine can be a rich source of knowledge about it and about the rest of the world Please note the dimensions of our pcbs of our power supply and related anti E...

Страница 64: ...er electronic device the VERTICE circuitry is very sensitive to water rain or other kind of liquid especially if they containdilutedsugarsorsalts IfsomesortofliquidisintouchwiththecircuitsTURNOFFTHEUN...

Страница 65: ...nces with restrictions of use referred to in Article 4 paragraph 1 and values of maximum tolerated concentrations by weight in homogeneous materials VERTICE is CE compliant following the sequent EEC S...

Страница 66: ...NOTES PATCH ID DATE AUDIO SOURCE CV SOURCE A FILTER B FILTER C FILTER MASTER CUTOFF EG GATE AM INPUT INPUT SETTINGS...

Страница 67: ...Giovinetto Emanuele Prochietto Marco Trivellato Sergio Taglioni and all APM team Luigi Cominetti Paolo Groppioni GRP Synthesizers Danilo Bianchi Samuele Castucci Mauro Manzio Gerbaudo Elia Pellegrino...

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