Soundmachines NS1nanosynth, Руководство пользователя

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when experimenting, keep always the output volume lower than you would, respect your
ear and your monitoring equipment! ;-­‐). Filters are not only good with audio signals (like
the output of the VCO) but also inputting a gate or trigger to the filter (in modular lingo this
is called 'pinging') will generate, with high level of resonances, a very distintive and usable
percussive tone. For your infomation, many analog drum machines have the main sound
generators made with (sometimes more than one concurrently used) resonant band pass
filters that are in fact, pinged by the instrument trigger.
Manual Controls: NS1nanosynth's VCF has the
classic FREQ and RESONANCE control knobs to
control the filter parameters. The resonance of
the filter does not have a CV control.
Input/Output: The filter have two summed CV
control of the cutoff frequency and two summed
audio inputs. You can input directly the VCO to
the audio inputs (-­‐-­‐>) without overloading the
filter. Tech Specs: The VCF has a linear response with regards to the CV input. No
exponential converter has been used in this module.
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VCA voltage controlled amplifier + AMP output stage:
The NS1nanosynth VCA is an exponential response audio voltage controlled amplifier with
a very interesting distortion at the end of the CV range. When the control voltage reach
4.5V (the INITIAL knob a little before three o'clock position) the VCA starts to distort with a
very pleasant analog overdrive tone, really usable in some bassline environments. In this
module we include the output stage called AMP that connects with the output jack and is
both compatile with a line input and standard stereo headphones. The signal out is MONO
but it should be always used a STEREO JACK to not stress the output amp and hear
distorted tones. This VCA is not suited to attenutate control voltages as is AC coupled.
Manual Controls: the VCA module has just one
knob, labelled INITIAL, that sets the CV for the
VCA when no CV inputs are applied. The output
amplifier has a knob labelled VOLUME OUT that
regulates the output signal strength.
Input/Output: The module has two summing
audio inputs, two summing CV input for the VCA
gain (attenuation) and a single VCA output (-­‐-­‐>).
The AMP module has only the AMP input that is
normally connected to the VCA output to bring the synth signal out. Tech Specs: The VCA is
a standard exponential VCA with a high gain distortion characteristic when the CV input is
near the 5V saturation. The headphone output is a DUAL MONO connector that always
should be used with stereo cables to avoid shorting the right channel with the ground. This
will not damage the output but could result in audio unwanted distortions!