in each channel, the
trig
input
1
expects a
trigger or gate impulse to initiate the envelope.
The
asgn
socket
2
is an assignable CV input
for external control (-10 to 10V) over a desired
parameter. To learn how to assign a parame-
ter, please read further down this manual. In
each channel, the corresponding envelope is
available at the
out
jack
3
as unipolar volt-
age (0 to 10V).
The set of four rotary “endless” encoders
A
,
B
,
C
,
D
is shared between the channels and
dedicated to key parameters as described on the
front panel.
The blue–illuminated
channel
button
4
(lit
when active) allows cycling through the chan-
nels. The OLED display
5
provides all the nec-
essary visual feedback in real time, for the se-
lected channel, with its name clearly displayed
in the bottom-right corner (fig. 3).
note:
whenever the module remains idle for 10 min-
utes, the screen turns off; simply push or turn
anything to re-enable. Editing the envelope in
the current channel is very easy:
Rotate the
shape/rev
knob
A
to select a
shape. Push the encoder to reverse the shape in
time. The result can be observed on the display.
Notice that shape and bank number are visible
while selecting it.
Rotate the
rtg/time
knob
B
to set the du-
ration (0,85ms to 30min). The exact value in
milliseconds is visible while turning the en-
coder, and the approximate percentage value
is shown in smaller text. Push the encoder to
switch between „digital”, „analog” and „no re-
trigger” behavior, indicated by appropriate
dg
,
an
, or
nr
label on the screen. The
dg
option
causes the envelope to restart from the begin-
ning whenever a new trigger arrives which
makes it instantly jump to 0V. The
an
behavior
is more complex—the restarting is from the
first occurrence of the same voltage the enve
-
lope had when the trigger arrived, thus there
is no glitch due to retriggering. The
nr
setting
ignores triggers incoming while the envelope
or a chain of envelopes is playing, thus Zadar
will only retrigger after the envelope or a chain
of envelopes ends (fig. 2).
Press the
warp/rsp
knob
C
to toggle be-
tween two deformation parameters:
warp
(temporal skew along the horizontal axis) and
response
(amplitude bend along the vertical
axis). Rotate the knob to change the value of a
selected parameter, observing the deformation
result and bipolar percentage value on the
screen. Both deformations have a wide range,
therefore each of these may serve as an essen-
tial tool for radical shape mangling or simple
adjustment (e.g. adapting to the response of a
VCA). Please be aware that at maximum set-
ting, the deformation can be rather extreme,
dramatically altering the shape from its start-
ing point. Reversing the envelope retains the
warp
value.
Press the
sus/level
encoder
D
to toggle be-
tween
sustain
and
level
parameters. The
4
fig. 2:
retriggering behavior
DG
trigger
trigger
NR
trigger
trigger
AN
trigger
trigger
