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         (PL2) Synthesizer - English Manual

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         (PL2) Synthesizer - English Manual

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Contents

Please only connect analogue audio connections when switched off, in order to protect the speaker membranes 
and your hearing against sudden sound level peaks. Connecting the device to the USB port of your computer may 
also cause a noise—please turn down the volume of your playback system accordingly.

Safety Instructions

Introduction   

 

 

4

Important Notes about Power Supply  4

At a Glance - 

New Features with Firmware V2.0 

Overview of Technology 

 

6

Connectivity   

 

 

7

Signal Routing 

 

 

8

Play Modes 

 

 

 

9

Envelope 

 

 

 

10

Oscillators 

 

 

 

11

Filter   

 

 

 

14

LFO 

 

 

 

 

15

Modulation 

 

 

 

15

Modulation Wheel Bitpattern   

16

Output  

 

 

 

18

Program Memory 

 

 

18

Fac tor y Sounds 

 

 

18

Appendix 

 

 

 

19

Declaration of Conformity 

 

19

Technical Data   

 

 

19

Editor    

 

 

 

20

MIDI Implementation Chart 

 

22

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Содержание PL2

Страница 1: ...ser Manual From Firmware Update V2 0 Ploytec GmbH PL2 Synthesizer English Manual Version 2 0 last revised August 2014 PI L SQUARED MIDI powered duophonic Synth square wave synthesis digital analog filter ...

Страница 2: ...pose without the expressed written permission of the copyright holders Prod uct and brand names contained in this document are used for identification purposes only All registered trademarks product designations or brand names used in this document are the registered property of their respective owners Ploytec GmbH 2014 All rights reserved 01 08 2014 Contents Please only connect analogue audio con...

Страница 3: ...ce New Features with Firmware V2 0 Now you can choose the MIDI channel and even the Omni mode receive on all 16 channels is available The range of notes can be limited by min or max values The startup program can be pre selected within the editor software If the parameter Digital Filter Cutoff is set to zero the key velocity will automatically control the filter cutoff The LFO modulation effects t...

Страница 4: ...dditional analog low pass filter follows which particularly ensures the necessary warmth especially for destructive and digital like sounds Wait there s more a dedicated analog saturation stage at the output provides dynamic compression and therefore a respect able bass punch is created Of course the PL2 includes several additional options in terms of sound and playing manipulation like LFO modula...

Страница 5: ...reath Control and Aftertouch will overwrite each other Sustain Hold 64 On 64 127 Off 0 63 Hold function If On is selected note off commands are no longer processed A played note holds a fixed level which is set by controller 21 Sustain of ADSR envelope until new notes occurs This depends on the particular mono dual mode Play Modes All values use decimal notation 8 Modulation Wheel 1 31 BP Refer to...

Страница 6: ... 0 127 Rise time of the ADSR envelope generator ADSR Decay 19 or 91 0 127 Decay time of the ADSR envelope generator ADSR Sustain 21 or 93 0 127 Hold level of the ADSR envelope generator ADSR Release 16 or 72 0 127 Release time of the ADSR envelope generator All values use decimal notation The envelope speed will synchronise automatically to an externally applied MIDI clock Oscillators Instruction ...

Страница 7: ...an interesting pitch sound effect The lower part of the keyboard to MIDI note F3 plays the bassdrum sound Notes above from F 3 generate a noise sound The played pitch effects the bassdrum sound but doesn t effect the noise Bassdrum Mode controller allocation PWM1 Bassdrum Timbre PWM2 Bassdrum Kick Attack PWM1 2 Bassdrum Timbre Kick Attack DC Offset Wave Bassdrum Release Sound Portamento Time Bassd...

Страница 8: ...al notation All values use decimal notation Filter Instruction Status Byte Daten Byte Meaning Filter Cutoff 18 or 74 0 127 Adjusts the digital filter cutoff frequency Filter Resonance 15 or 71 0 127 Amplifies the digital filter resonance area DC Offset Post Filter 22 or 94 0 127 Bitshifter The waveform after the digital filter can be shifted upwards by a level set here As soon the upper limit is r...

Страница 9: ...ion Wheel Bitpattern PL2 Synthesizer English Manual Daten Byte ADSR Release OSC Volume Filter Reson Digital Filter Cutoff Analog Filter Cutoff Digital PWM 2 PWM 1 64 P 65 P P 66 P P 67 P P P 68 P P 69 P P P 70 P P P 71 P P P P 72 P P 73 P P P 74 P P P 75 P P P P 76 P P P 77 P P P P 78 P P P P 79 P P P P P 80 P P 81 P P P 82 P P P 83 P P P P 84 P P P 85 P P P P 86 P P P P 87 P P P P P 88 P P P 89 P...

Страница 10: ...5 Geiger 26 Metropolis 27 Vettel 28 Analog Pad 29 Lukas 30 Transformator 31 Smacker 32 Electric Moskito Factory Sounds Instruction Status Byte Data Byte Meaning Out Volume 7 0 127 The output includes an analog volume control which is linked com monly with the following saturation stage The output signal therefore gets rising compression by rising output level Output All values use decimal notation...

Страница 11: ...implemented to the PL2 by using the editors firmware update facility Because the communication runs through your own MIDI interface it is possible to set the transfer speed in three steps fast mode approx 3s normal mode approx 7s and save mode approx 32s Reduce the speed if transfer problems occur Note unlike a standard MIDI control change message each program will not be saved automatically when ...

Страница 12: ...0 x o PWM 1 2 5 Change 14 70 x o Filter Cutoff Analog Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks 15 71 x o Filter Resonance Digital 16 72 x o ADSR Release 17 73 x o ADSR Attack 18 74 x o Digital Filter Cutoff 19 91 x o ADSR Decay 20 92 x o OSC Volume Pre Filter Volume 21 93 x o ADSR Sustain 22 94 x o DC Offset Post Filter 23 95 x o PWM 2 6 24 75 x o Waveform 1 Control 25 76 x o PWM 1 Change 26 77 x o...

Страница 13: ...ertouch information and vice versa 5 Overwrites PWM 1 controller 25 76 and PWM 2 controller 23 95 6 Effective only for waveform 2 4 controller 24 75 7 Defines modulation wheel routings according to bitpattern table 8 Controller 89 sets both Aftertouch bit 5 and Note Priority bit6 9 0 31 program 1 32 is fixed factory set 32 63 program 33 64 is user set 10 Used for future system exclusive firmware u...

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