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Screen Map

Patch Preset

Load Patch
Save Patch
Init Patch
Randomise Patch
Linked Sequence

Keyboard / Voice

Voice Mode
Glide
Octave
Transpose
Chord Latch
Voice Width
Sustain
Velo Assign
Velo Depth
AftT Assign
AftT Depth
Note Assign
Note Depth
Expr Assign
Expr Depth
Chord Invert

Osc1

Algorithm
Param A
Param B
Tune
Fine

Osc2

Algorithm
Param A
Param B
Tune
Fine

Osc (General)

Mix
Drift

Screen Map

FX Preset

Load FX
Save FX

FX (General)

Level

FX-1

Type
A
B
C
D
E
F
Delay Mode
Delay Sync
Swap

FX-2

Type
A
B
C
D
E
F
Delay Mode
Delay Sync
Swap

FX-3

Type
A
B
C
D
E
F
Delay Mode
Delay Sync
Swap

 

Arpeggiator

Status
Division
Direction
Octave
Swing
Gate

Sequence Preset 

Load Sequence
Save Sequence
Init Sequence

Sequencer

Play
Record
Mode
Length
Step Length
Num Steps
Step Mode
Step Overdub
Note Mute
Note Clear
Anim1 Status
Anim1 Param
Anim1 Clear
Anim2 Status
Anim2 Param
Anim2 Clear
Anim3 Status
Anim3 Param
Anim3 Clear
Anim4 Status
Anim4 Param
Anim4 Clear
Loop
Hold

Clock

Tempo

 

Audio

Main Volume
Patch Gain
Headphone Level
Gain Boost
Audio In Volume
Audio In -> FX

Settings - MIDI

Channel
Omni
Pitchbend Range
MPE Mode
MPE Master Channel
MPE Num Channels
MPE Pitchbend Range
DIN In Filters
DIN Out Filters
DIN Thru
USB Thru
Arp / Seq Out
MIDI-in Oct Offset
MIDI-in Monitor

Settings - UI

Screen Brightness
Screen Switch Mode
Screensaver Idle Time
LEDs Brightness
Keyboard Local
Velocity Curve
Aftertouch Curve
Modwheel Out
Pitchbend Out
X+ Calibration
X- Calibration
Y+ Calibration
Y- Calibration
Centre Calibration
Expr Pedal - Type

 

Settings - Sequencer

Metronome
Pre-Roll
Quantise
Transport

Settings - General

Clock Source
Global Tune
Polychain Master
Preset Auto-Load
Reset Settings
Firmware Version

 

Filter

Cutoff
Reso
Morph
Type

Filter EG

Amount / Depth
Attack
Decay
Sustain
Release
Type

Amp EG

Amount / Depth
Attack
Decay
Sustain
Release
Type

Mod EG

Amount / Depth
Attack
Decay
Sustain
Release
Type
Assign

LFO1

Shape
Rate
Depth
Mode
Sync
Assign

 

LFO2

Shape
Rate
Depth
Mode
Sync
Assign

LFO3

Shape
Rate
Depth
Mode
Sync
Assign

Mod Slot 1

Status
Source
Destination
Depth
Clear

Mod Slot 2

Status
Source
Destination
Depth
Clear

Mod Slot 3

Status
Source
Destination
Depth
Clear

Mod Slot 4

Status
Source
Destination
Depth
Clear

 

Mod Slot 5

Status
Source
Destination
Depth
Clear 

Mod Slot 6

Status
Source
Destination
Depth
Clear

Mod Slot 7

Status
Source
Destination
Depth
Clear

Mod Slot 8

Status
Source
Destination
Depth
Clear

Mod (General)

Note -> Cutoff
Y+ -> LFO1 Depth
AftT -> Cutoff
Velo -> AEG Amount

Joystick

XYLock
Pitch Bend Status
X+ Assign
X+ Depth
X- Assign
X- Depth
Y+ Assign
Y+ Depth
Y- Assign
Y- Depth

Содержание COBALT8X

Страница 1: ...1 Modal COBALT8X 8 voice polyphonic extended virtual analogue synthesiser User Manual OS Version 1 0...

Страница 2: ...spilt onto or come into contact with the apparatus In the event this should happen remove power from the unit immediately and seek expert assistance This apparatus produces sound that could cause per...

Страница 3: ...Arpeggiator Sequencer FX Modulation Keyboard Voice Joystick Audio Input Audio Output Gain Settings 04 MIDI MIDI Implementation Chart MPE Polychain 05 Update 06 MODALapp Getting Started Main Editor Pre...

Страница 4: ...ly on board COBALT8X also boasts a hugely powerful Mod Matrix with eight assignable slots and four additional fixed routes 12 mod sources and 55 destinations The 4 axis joystick can be assigned to a h...

Страница 5: ...Sequencer and Arpeggiator Polyphonic Real time and Step sequencer with 512 notes and four recordable editable parameter animations Delay FX LFO s sequencer and arpeggiator can be either clocked intern...

Страница 6: ...edal input Enclosure and Display Road ready steel and aluminium enclosure with economical stained bamboo end cheeks 1 54 inch large OLED display for instant visual feedback at all times of playing edi...

Страница 7: ...g the two detented encoders These two switched encoders are located either side of the screen are used for screen navigation and control and can be clicked to either switch mode or trigger modify the...

Страница 8: ...Preset To navigate through and load patches first press the Patch Seq button to return to the Patch page and use the Preset Edit encoder to scroll through presets Click this encoder if Preset Auto Lo...

Страница 9: ...press the Rest button to add a rest to the pattern Hold the Patch button and turn the Division encoder to control Arp Gate Keyboard Voice Press Unison repeatedly to cycle through the different unison...

Страница 10: ...w the confirm instructions to reset all global settings to the factory default settings Please note that this will also reset the Main Volume and Tempo parameter values but your presets will be unaffe...

Страница 11: ...DIN Out Filters DIN Thru USB Thru Arp Seq Out MIDI in Oct Offset MIDI in Monitor Settings UI Screen Brightness Screen Switch Mode Screensaver Idle Time LEDs Brightness Keyboard Local Velocity Curve A...

Страница 12: ...T8X to work adequately with your expression pedal you may need to use a TRS Polarity Adapter Please note that expression pedals with the TS polarity will not work with COBALT8X Audio In Audio Input on...

Страница 13: ...24 25 03 Synthesis engine...

Страница 14: ...orithms on COBALT8X include a variety of complex analogue synthesis techniques built in cross modulation SYNC RM and many more PWM smooth Morphing between VA waves bit crushing and filtered noise Each...

Страница 15: ...the first Fractal Square Complex sync with un quantised control over ratio A and and an asymmetry control B that allows every second cycle of the wave to have a different sync ratio to the first Frac...

Страница 16: ...n and turning the Cutoff encoder selects the current type of the filter The filter types available are Resonant Low Pass Morphs 4 pole lowpass through bandpass to 1 pole lowpass Balanced Low Pass Morp...

Страница 17: ...rol of the amount of modulation the envelope has over its destination s Type There are 8 envelope types These types are stored per patch and each envelope type is independent so you can have a differe...

Страница 18: ...each new keypress restarts the LFO and it the continues to run particularly useful for Unison Stack sounds Free In this mode the LFO is never reset so it could be at any phase when a note is pressed S...

Страница 19: ...en the button is released the sequencer carries on from the location it should have been before the step was repeated so it will still be in time In real time mode a step is a 16th of the total sequen...

Страница 20: ...the cursor is over an animator value parameter changes panel or MIDI will assign an animation lane and or set the highlighted value Sequencer Overdub While the sequencer is playing press Record to all...

Страница 21: ...tedly will play back the sequence as programmed playing note 61 will play the sequence back 1 semitone higher than programmed Great when used in conjunction with the Arp Arp octave controls playing ba...

Страница 22: ...FX slot for control with encoders A F with a single click With multiple clicks it will cycle through the effect type used in that slot Note You can hold FX1 2 or 3 when cycling through FX types to cle...

Страница 23: ...lows you to activate or deactivate that slot Modulation Velo Pressing this button enters and exits the assign mode for velocity AftT Pressing this button enters and exits the assign mode for after tou...

Страница 24: ...ttack X FEG Sustain X FEG Release X FEG Amount X AEG Attack X AEG Decay X AEG Sustain X AEG Release X AEG Amount X MEG Attack X MEG Decay X MEG Sustain X MEG Release X Parameter LFO1 LFO2 LFO3 EG NOTE...

Страница 25: ...voice mode Cycle through to choose between Unison 2 Unison 4 or Unison 8 These are monophonic voice modes where multiple voices are stacked and detuned the number reflects the number of voices per no...

Страница 26: ...while decreasing noise floor so adding gain from external sources won t introduce unwanted noise Because COBALT8X employs a limiter as the final stage before output in its audio signal path headroom...

Страница 27: ...rnal non MPE MIDI controllers or software when MPE Mode is enabled please set their output MIDI channel to match this MPE Master Channel value to ensure correct behaviour Settings MPE Number of Channe...

Страница 28: ...etting and therefore cannot be used to adjust previously recorded notes Transport Enables disables the sequencer transport to be controlled by MIDI Clock Start Continue Stop messages from USB MIDI You...

Страница 29: ...modes here TRS and RTS where each mode has three sub modes 1 3 Select a TRS polarity mode if you are using a TRS expression pedal or an expression pedal with a polarity switch set to the TRS polarity...

Страница 30: ...thesiser to a USB port and it will show up as a MIDI input and output device in any software that supports external MIDI devices On macOS COBALT8X will show up in Midi Studio found in Applications Uti...

Страница 31: ...ock is detected the COBALT8X will continue to use whatever tempo it is internally configured to MIDI Soft Thru COBALT8X has two soft thru settings configurable from the app DIN Thru Forwards Midi rece...

Страница 32: ...Osc1 Algorithm 63 Osc2 Algorithm MIDI CC Implemention Chart CC Function 64 Sustain Pedal 65 66 67 Seq Length 68 Seq Mute 69 Seq Clear 70 Seq Hold 71 Seq Loop 72 Seq Record 73 FX Amount 74 75 Transpos...

Страница 33: ...e MPE instruments may not specify a Number of Channels in this case the most likely value to use here is 15 Please refer to the MPE instruments settings or documentation for more information 5 Set MPE...

Страница 34: ...ttings General Polychain Master and turn this on The slave device should now be showing all voice mode LEDs lit and Polychain Slave on screen When In Polychain mode the slave COBALT panel is disabled...

Страница 35: ...to the latest version each time an update is released You can update COBALT8X using the MODALapp MODALapp is available for macOS iOS Windows and Android To find the app on your platform visit www moda...

Страница 36: ...t Modulation page to quickly view and edit the current patch modulation settings FX page for selecting and editing the 3 stereo FX engines on COBALT8X Sequence page for live sequence controls and edit...

Страница 37: ...in Editor This is the main section for patch design editing You will find keyboard voice oscillator filter and envelopes here The currently selected preset is shown at the top There are also options f...

Страница 38: ...the exporting or importing options Exporting will copy and send all of the selected presets to the selected folder Importing will overwrite all of the selected presets in the preset manager with the...

Страница 39: ...zontal can be changed by clicking the controls on the top bar or scrolling left right Draw Mode To create some notes ensure the draw button on the top bar is highlighted this will be by default and cl...

Страница 40: ...e controls In the Keyboard Tab there is a MIDI controller that can be used to play notes on COBALT8X from your device There are pitchbend and modwheels as well as 3 buttons to determine how many octav...

Страница 41: ...e necessary to provide a copy of the original invoice or Dealer purchase receipt to the Distributor In the event that you are unable to provide proof of purchase directly then you should contact the D...

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