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1   INTRO

2   OVERVIEW

2.1.   Front

2.2.   Back

2.3.   Menu Navigation

3   QUICK START

4   MEMORY MANAGEMENT

4.1.   SD Card

4.2.   Projects

4.3.   Kits

4.4.   Patterns

4.5.   Songs

5   VOICES

5.1.   Drum voices (voice 1-3)

5.2.   Snare voice (voice 4)

5.3.   Cymbal/Clap (voice 5)

5.4.   Hi-hat voice (6)

5.5.   Voice parameter menu sections

 

Oscillator Page (OSC)

 

Amplitude Envelope Page (AEG)

 

Modulation Page (MOD)

 

Frequency Modulation Page (FM)

 

Transient Generator Page (Click) 

 

Filter Page (FIL)

 

LFO Page (LFO)

 

Mixer Page (Mix)

6   SEQUENCER

6.1.   Tracks

 

Select tracks

 

Mute tracks

 

Unmute all tracks

 

Track length

6.2.   Bars

6.3. Steps

6.4.   Step parameters

 

Available Step Parameters

6.5.   Automation

 

Choosing the active automation track

 

How to assign parameter automation

 

Clear automation data

6.6.   Pattern

 

Basic pattern editing

6.7.   Copy sequencer data

6.8.   Clear sequencer data

 

Clear Pattern

 

Clear Track

7   OPERATION MODES

7.1.   Voice edit mode

 

Pattern editing

 

Sound editing

 

Clear kit / Init sound

7.2.   Step (Edit) mode

 

Step Parameter editing

7.3.   Performance Mode

 

Basic performance menu

 

Manual Roll

 Morph
 Shuffle

7.4.   Loading and saving

 

Display description

 

Menu navigation

 Kits
 

Morph Kits

 Songs
 Patterns
 Project

7.5.   Pattern Generator Mode

 

Menu location

 

Pattern generator menu

 

Generating patterns 

7.6.   Global settings menu

 

Menu location

 

Menu options

 Screensaver
 

Loading and saving of global settings

7.7.   Pattern Menu

 

Changing the pattern

7.8.   Song Mode

 

Editing songs

 

Using the sequencer buttons to add patterns

 

Inserting an removing lines

 

Special Patterns

 

Playing a song

7.9.   FX Mode

 

Menu location

 Drive
 Ringmodulator
 Compressor
 Delay

7.10.  Reload Button

8   SYNTH MODULES

8.1.   Oscillator

8.2.   Filter

 Frequency
 Resonance
 Drive
 

Filter types

8.3. Envelopes

 

Attack/Decay times

 Slope
 Repeat

8.4.   Transient generator

 

Snappy mode

 

Offset mode

 

Sample mode

 Parameters

8.5.   Sample Rate Reduction

8.6.   Distortion

8.7.   LFO

 

Setting up modulations

8.8.   Velocity modulation

8.9.   Output Routing

9   MIDI

9.1.   MIDI channel

 

Global MIDI channels 

 

Voice MIDI channel

9.2.   Midi routing (midi soft thru)

9.3.   MIDI filtering

9.4.   MIDI Sync

9.5.   Record incoming MIDI

 

Recording melodies

9.6.   Transmitting sequencer data to the MIDI out

9.7.   MIDI CC list

9.8.   MIDI NRPN list

10  FIRMWARE UPDATE

10.1.  Update procedure

10.2.  Bootloader error messages

11   INTRODUCTION TO DRUM SYNTHESIS

11.1.   Kicks

11.2.  Snare

11.3.  Clap

11.4.  Hi-hat

11.5.  Cymbal ride

11.6.  Bells

 

Realistic bells

 

808 style cowbell

11.7.   More info about drum sound design

12   TECHNICAL INFORMATION

12.1.   Electrical Specification

12.2.  Hardware

12.3.  Physical Specification

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Содержание Erica Synths LXR-02

Страница 1: ...O W N E R S M A N U A L Julian Schmidt...

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Страница 3: ...Mixer Page Mix 6 SEQUENCER 6 1 Tracks Select tracks Mute tracks Unmute all tracks Track length 6 2 Bars 6 3 Steps 6 4 Step parameters Available Step Parameters 6 5 Automation Choosing the active autom...

Страница 4: ...d patterns Inserting an removing lines Special Patterns Playing a song 7 9 FX Mode Menu location Drive Ringmodulator Compressor Delay 7 10 Reload Button 8 SYNTH MODULES 8 1 Oscillator 8 2 Filter Frequ...

Страница 5: ...RPN list 10 FIRMWARE UPDATE 10 1 Update procedure 10 2 Bootloader error messages 11 INTRODUCTION TO DRUM SYNTHESIS 11 1 Kicks 11 2 Snare 11 3 Clap 11 4 Hi hat 11 5 Cymbal ride 11 6 Bells Realistic bel...

Страница 6: ...1 2 3 5 11 9 12 10 8 6 7 4...

Страница 7: ...Activates an alternate function set for some buttons indicated by the white background labels COPY CLEAR BUTTON Copy and clear sequencer and kit data 16 SEQUENCER BUTTONS Function depending on active...

Страница 8: ...or turning the unit on and off DC IN Center positive 5 5 2 5 mm barrel jack 12 V DC 1 A The encoder selects a menu parameter Capital letters highlight the selected parameter In our example picture abo...

Страница 9: ...e 16 SEQUENCER buttons to activate some steps The next voice should now play as well Press the LOAD KIT Step 8 buttons together You are now in the kit load mode Use the encoder to select another prese...

Страница 10: ...tterns contain the note and automation data for each instrument They are saved as PAT files inside the project folder 4 5 SONGS A Project contains 64 Songs Each song is a list with up to 64 Patterns t...

Страница 11: ...ATOR PITCH EG VOL EG OSCILLATOR AMP DISTORTION SAMPLERATE REDUCER TRANSIENT GENERATOR FILTER NOISE 5 2 SNARE VOICE VOICE 4 This voice is good for snare drum and clap sounds A noise source and a pitche...

Страница 12: ...Displayed name Name Description Rise time of the envelope att Amplitude envelope attack Envelope fall time for the hi hats D1 D2 Closed Open hi hat decay time Variable slope from exp to lin to log slp...

Страница 13: ...any voice parameter Here you can select the target from a list dsr Velocity mod destination Controls how strongly the envelope modulates its target The envelope is hardwired to the pitch This paramet...

Страница 14: ...saw down xdn Filter frequency Filter resonance Filter type Filter drive Changes the cutoff frequency of the filter Adjusts the filter resonance Selects the filter characteristic Increases the input g...

Страница 15: ...stereo channels or use the 4 outputs as individual mono channels or the FX bus out Output The length of the sequencer track in 16th steps len Track length MIDI channel the voice responds to ch MIDI c...

Страница 16: ...he new last step Use the BAR buttons to select steps above step 16 You can also set last step with the encoder You can choose the track for which to edit the last step with the voice buttons SHIFT dou...

Страница 17: ...tion Parameter 2 Value 6 5 AUTOMATION Parameter values can be recorded to the sequencer steps Each step can store 2 parameter changes They affect only a single step and are not processed if the step i...

Страница 18: ...tton to abort CLEAR TRACK To clear a single track in the pattern Use the VOICE buttons to select the track you want to clear Press SHIFT CLEAR Use the encoder to select clear track on the display Push...

Страница 19: ...ncy of the filter of voice 3 Press VOICE Button 3 to select the voice Press SELECT button 6 to show the filter page Use the first knob to adjust the frq parameter CLEAR KIT INIT SOUND If you want to s...

Страница 20: ...for each voice and access the morph and global sample rate FX Voice editing is not possible in this mode BASIC PERFORMANCE MENU In performance mode the display shows a set of 5 parameters MANUAL ROLL...

Страница 21: ...nt to save your kit to Push the encoder You will be asked Edit Name y N If you don t want to change the name push the encoder and your kit is saved If you want to change the name use the encoder to na...

Страница 22: ...n pattern mode Loading Press LOAD PATTERN The screen will show Select Pattern Current x Now you can use the SEQUENCER and BAR buttons to select the pattern to load If the sequencer is playing the new...

Страница 23: ...if set to all everything is sent mtx Transmitted MIDI Filtering MENU LOCATION To start the pattern generator press the SHIFT PERF buttons A flashing PERF button LED indicates that the pattern generato...

Страница 24: ...isplay To expand the lifetime of the OLED display and to avoid burn in the firmware provides a screensaver for the display After no control is touched for some minutes the display will show the screen...

Страница 25: ...fferent pattern groups INSERTING AN REMOVING LINES To insert a line into the song table just push the COPY button It will insert a copy of the highlighted pattern in the slot below and shift the follo...

Страница 26: ...n contrast to the drive parameter of the single voice filter and mixer pages this FX processes all signals in a single distortion unit This leads to interesting intermodulation between the input signa...

Страница 27: ...e the output gain to make up for the difference gai Makeup Gain Parameters DELAY Straight forward delay FX Not much to say here It s a classic Try using the range control for very short delay times an...

Страница 28: ...ings the frequencies around the operating point i e the set frequency will be amplified more and more It becomes clear if we look at the filter amplitude response plots in the next section DRIVE Contr...

Страница 29: ...quencies above and below the set cutoff frequency Unit gain bandpass The unit gain bandpass is a scaled version of the normal bandpass filter The gain is always adjusted to have its maximum around 0dB...

Страница 30: ...he speed selected by the attack setting until it reaches the maximum amplitude Then it will fall back down to zero with the speed set by the decay parameter ATTACK DECAY TIMES These 2 parameters contr...

Страница 31: ...tack stage is replaced by the repeat stage in which the envelope is retriggered rapidly The attack parameter controls the duration of the complete repeat phase 8 4 TRANSIENT GENERATOR The transient ge...

Страница 32: ...pop This results in the volume parameter controlling the intensity of the initial pop SAMPLE MODE A short transient sample is mixed to the sound They are short 50ms 8 bit ROM samples that are played a...

Страница 33: ...ou can use a sine lfo to modulate the filter cutoff SETTING UP MODULATIONS The modulation target is selected on the second page of the LFO menu The target selection consists of the two parameters Voic...

Страница 34: ...n of the manual for more info Did you know The synth detects if a cable is inserted into the jack If you have a patch where a voice is routed to an unconnected output it will be played on the nearest...

Страница 35: ...no function The synth will listen for MIDI start stop signals instead While not in MIDI slave mode the LXR will send out its internal clock via MIDI clock messages to both the USB and MIDI outputs Th...

Страница 36: ...Volume envelope attack Closed Hihat decay time Open Hihat decay time Volume envelope slope Volume envelope slope Volume envelope slope Volume EG slope Volume EG slope Volume EG slope Volume EG repeat...

Страница 37: ...FO amount LFO amount LFO amount 4 5 6 all 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 CC Function Voice 9 8 MIDI NRPN LIST Since there are more than 127 parameters in the LXR some parameters have to be controlled using N...

Страница 38: ...7 Transient generator waveform Transient generator waveform Transient generator waveform Transient generator frequency Transient generator frequency Transient generator frequency Transient generator f...

Страница 39: ...nds to discover beyond the well known drum sounds of the analogue classics Nonetheless we will mostly focus on generating these because they provide a good starting point for further exploration 11 1...

Страница 40: ...moderate resonance setting is sufficient to get good results AMPLITUDE ENVELOPE We want a sharp percussion sound so the attack will stay at zero For the decay it depends on what kind of snare you are...

Страница 41: ...It is also recommended to lower the volume of the voice otherwise the cymbal sound may be too loud FILTER A bandpass filter with high resonance settings and a frequency above 110 gives good results L...

Страница 42: ...ldorf Attack synthesizer contains a lot of HowTos on drum synthesis Use your search engine of choice to find both documents 12 1 ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATION Main outs Level 4 dBu peak Output impedance 10...

Страница 43: ...ature for an hour before plugging it in Transport the instrument carefully Never let it drop or fall over The Warranty does not apply to instruments with visual damage LXR 02 must be shipped in the or...

Страница 44: ...3 Riga Latvia LV 1045 You will find the Erica Synths terms of warranty at www ericasynths lv Items for return exchange and or warranty repair should be sent us according to the guidelines on SUPPORT s...

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