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fACTORY PReseTs
There are 128 non-volatile memory slots into which you can store sets of parameter values.
These can be recalled at any time by pressing the LOAD button, turning the rotary encoder to
select the desired memory slot and then pressing the rotary encoder to execute the loading
operation. Although these memory slots can be overwritten by the user, they come pre-filled
from the factory with interesting preset configurations. These factory presets are listed and
briefly described below. Presets 82 to 128 were created by Richard Devine.
1 -
1-Tap :
Basic single tap (tap #4) delay with no filtering or pitch shifting, 120bpm
2 -
Ping-Pong :
Basic two-tap ping-pong delay (taps #2 and #4)
3 -
bouncyPng :
Bouncy ping-pong delay
4 -
4noteswing :
4-note swing delay
5 -
slap-back :
A very short slapback delay, good for vocals or drums
6 -
Panner :
Produces a set of echoes that pan across the stereo field
7 -
2 swells :
Echoes that rise then fall in amplitude, then rise and fall again
8 -
16tap beat :
16 echoes with a beat that falls in amplitude as well as in filter cutoff
9 -
16tap swell :
16 echoes that rise in amplitude
10 -
16tapDecay :
16 echoes that fall in amplitude as well as in filter cutoff
11 -
up Chirp :
Delayed 160 msec up chirp, (MODA adjusts CUT, MODB adjusts Q).
12 -
spectrm up :
80 msec spectral delay up chirp, (MODA adjusts CUT, MODB adjusts Q).
13 -
spectr Dwn :
80 msec spectral delay down chirp (MOD adjusts mod level and rate).
14 -
Descender :
Slow 2.8 sec spectral decay (MODA adjusts CUT, MODB adjusts Q).
15 -
rand reflx :
Echoes with random delay times (MODA adjusts CUT, MODB adjusts Q).
16 -
VocalThick :
Vocal thickener with two short slightly panned delays.
17 -
krellverb :
Irregular echoes for alien reverbish effects
18 -
rev swell :
Reverse double swell delay
19 -
Triller :
Trill
20 -
Takeoff :
UFO takeoff rising pitch
21 -
Fanfare :
5 note fanfare delay
22 -
Devo octav :
Devo ring modulated octave repeats
23 -
ii-V-i :
II-V-I chord progression using 4 piles of pitch-shifted taps to form chords
24 -
2Tap res :
Two-tap resonant lowpasses (MODA and MODB adjust filter cutoff frequencies).
25 -
Technoloop :
Techno beat looper
26 -
Waltz loop :
Waltz beat looper
27 -
FrmntChoir :
Formant choir, using 4 piles with 3 high-Q bandpass filters each
28 -
Chorus :
Thick chorus
29 -
Filterbank :
Four-filter filterbank rhythm
30 -
up gliss :
Upsweeper (change the feedback pitchshift amount to get different effects)
31 -
Down gliss :
Downward sweeping pitch shifts
32 -
sub octave :
Adds a delayed suboctave to the input
33 -
Flanger :
Flanger (MODA adjusts the depth, and MODB adjusts the rate)
iNsTALLATiON
The Rainmaker module must be installed in a Eurorack standard (3U height) enclosure and fastened to the
enclosure using appropriately sized screws through the front panel mounting holes. Please consult the
specifications of your enclosure to determine the type of screws that are needed. These vary depending on the
manufacturer of the enclosure, but are typically either M3x6 or 4-40 screws.
Before fastening the module into the enclosure, attach the power cable to the module and to the enclosure’s
power supply connector. The enclosure must have a power supply with Doepfer standard power connectors,
and must p12V and -12V (a +5V supply is not needed by the Rainmaker module). The Rainmaker module
draws nearly 300 mA of current from the +12V supply, so you must ensure that your enclosure’s power supply has
sufficient excess current capacity to handle this load. Connect the ribbon power cable to the Rainmaker module’s
power connector on the back of the module, with the red stripe on the ribbon cable at the bottom, as shown
in the figure below. Also, ensure that the power cable to the FPGA board is connected properly (this should be
installed at the factory, but may have come loose during shipping). The connector should be oriented so that the
red wire is at the bottom, as shown in the figure below.
wARNiNG! ACHTUNG! CAUTiON!
Do not connect the power connector to the eurorack’s power supply backwards or
offset in the socket. Damage to the module or to the power supply may result. Do not
spill caustic fluids onto the module. Take care to not overly antagonize your band’s
drummer with the rock-solid beats generated by the Rainmaker.
Figure 10. The rear view of the Rainmaker. module, showing the FPGA board (lower left) and the power supply connector (at
the middle right edge), with the red stripe of the power cable at the bottom.