1010music nanobox lemondrop, User Manual

Page 1: ...Copyright 1010music LLC 2022 nanobox lemondrop User Guide V 1 0 10 ...

Page 2: ...HE STACKS 7 SET THE CONTROLS 8 ACCESS HIGH LEVEL CONFIGURATION OPTIONS 8 EXPLORE THE SOUNDS 9 ADJUST THE VOLUME AND BRIGHTNESS 9 THE DASHBOARD 10 MAKE SOME MUSIC 13 GRID KEYBOARD 13 XY MODULATOR PAD 16 CONFIGURE THE SOUND GENERATION 18 GRANULAR OSCILLATORS 18 WAV FILE SELECTION SCREEN 24 WAVEFORM OSCILLATORS 26 TWEAK THE SOUND 29 SIGNAL PATH 29 FILTERS 30 ENVELOPES 34 LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS 36 ...

Page 3: ...DULATION 48 MIDI CONTROLLERS 50 SET UP MIDI 50 MIDI CLOCK SYNCHRONIZATION 50 PARAMETER MODULATION VIA MIDI 51 CONTROL THE X AND Y MODULATORS VIA MIDI 51 SYNCHRONIZING WITH THE CLOCK IN 51 UPDATING FIRMWARE 52 NANOBOX CONFIGURATION 53 PRESET CONFIGURATION 56 EXPERIMENTING WITH GRANULAR 57 FIND OUT MORE 58 ...

Page 4: ...er control via the 2 touchscreen Integrate lemondrop seamlessly with your existing tabletop gear or create on the go thanks to a compact design that fits in the palm of your hand FIRMWARE VERSION This User Guide is based on Version 1 0 10 of the nanobox lemondrop firmware To see which version is on your product push the Home button to go to the main dashboard then push the Left Arrow button to go ...

Page 5: ...s or headphones Be sure to use a TRS cable to hear both channels 3 Connect an optional MIDI controller to the MIDI IN jack TRS Type A and B are supported Use the included adapter to connect to controllers that use MIDI 5 Pin DIN 4 Connect the USB power cable Lemondrop can be powered by a standard 5V 500 mA USB power adapter or USB battery Lemondrop will start up as soon as it receives power 5 Play...

Page 6: ... state of each control Touch to access the related settings LEFT ARROW BUTTON Go back to the previous screen RIGHT ARROW BUTTON Access more detail about the current selection KNOBS Control X and Y modulators scroll through a list and choose settings X Y GAUGES Values of the X and Y modulators CLOCK Shows the tempo PRESET NAME Touch to load and save presets WAV GRAPHS Touch to configure the Main Os...

Page 7: ...e graphs or buttons on the Dashboard to access feature stacks DASHBOARD Watch the oscillators and controls react to Note Triggers Touch the waves or a button to configure the related parameters Turn the knobs to control the Macro X and Macro Y Modulators X Y MODULATOR Touch the screen and turn the knobs to adjust the sound in real time Performance Stack GRID KEYBOARD Trigger notes by touching the ...

Page 8: ...om the Dashboard to configure settings at the nanobox level and at the preset level Graph Drag the handle to adjust the settings Parameter List Use the top knob to scroll through the list Use the bottom knob to select a value Modulation Slots Push the Right Arrow while row is selected to apply MIDI and Internal modulation Stack Position See where you are in a stack SET THE CONTROLS ACCESS HIGH LEV...

Page 9: ... the Line Thru amount on the nanobox Configuration screen to control how much of the Line Input signal is sent to the FX engine Set the Play Mode for a Grain Oscillator to Fixed and manually adjust the Play Pos parameter to find the sweet spots in your file Use the Grid Keyboard to Hold the notes and hear the changes over time Trigger multiple notes to hear how they interplay To adjust the volume ...

Page 10: ...n from any other screen SEE AND TOUCH Grain Oscillator One Control Panel for Two Filters Two Envelopes Two LFOs One Bar Modulation Sequencer and Two Effects Grain Oscillator Two Y Gauge X GAUGE CLOCK PRESET NAME Preset Name Displays the currently selected preset Touch to choose a different preset or save your settings to the current preset or a new preset Load a preset without saving to go back to...

Page 11: ...rol X and the bottom knob to control Y You can also control X and Y from the XY Modulator Screen and via MIDI Go to the modulation settings for a parameter to configure X or Y to control that parameter Control Panel FILT The top and bottom gauges display the Cutoff for Low Pass and High Pass filters or Center Frequency for Notch and Band Pass filters for FILT1 and FILT2 If the gauges are moving th...

Page 12: ...panel to access the FX Settings stack TWIST Top Knob Control the value of the X Modulator Bottom Knob Control the value of the Y Modulator PUSH Home Cycle between the X Y Modulator Screen and the Dashboard Layer Access the Grid Keyboard and then cycle between the Grid Keyboard and the XY Modulator Screen Left Arrow Open the nanobox Config screen where you can control settings that apply across pre...

Page 13: ...otes via the Grid Keyboard screen or a MIDI controller You can tweak the sound in real time by adjusting parameters and by controlling the X Y Modulators from either the Dashboard or the X Y Modulator screen All sound is sent to the Line Out jack The Grid Keyboard allows you to play notes that are always on key Each row in the grid corresponds to one octave You can choose which scale to use Push t...

Page 14: ...yboard Config Screen Push the Right Arrow button to access the Keyboard Config Screen where you can set the scale Parameter Description Modulation Target Scale The scale imposed by the keyboard grid Chromatic Major Major Pent Minor Minor Pent Minor Blues Raga Bhairav Raga Todi Gypsy Arabian Egyptian Miyakobushi Ryukyu Wholetone Diminish Harmonic Minor Mel Minor Dorian Phrygian Lydian Mixolydian Ae...

Page 15: ... jack The system will automatically recognize if the MIDI controller uses Type A or Type B TRS MIDI connections and use the correct one Use the included adapter to connect to a MIDI 5 Pin DIN device Nanobox does not support USB MIDI MIDI Channel You can control which MIDI channel nanobox will listen to From the Dashboard push the Left Arrow button to access the nanobox Config screen Set the value ...

Page 16: ...controlled on the Dashboard From the Dashboard push the Home button to toggle to the XY Modulator Pad From the Grid Keyboard push the Layer button to toggle to the XY Modulator Pad To hear the XY Modulators in action load the preset 006InfiniteBells In this preset the X modulator is mapped to Grain Size and Grain Play Pos The Y modulator is mapped to Grain Density Filter 2 Cutoff and Reverb Wet Am...

Page 17: ... the X and Y modulators If you turn the knobs to move this it will move with the Fallback Position When you drag the Current Position will be different from the Fallback Position 0 0 Point The gray icon does not move It represents the point where X and Y are both zero Home Go back to the Dashboard Layer Toggle to the Grid Keyboard Left Arrow Go back to the Dashboard Right Arrow Not used Top Knob C...

Page 18: ...n then save these settings as a new preset for later use All of your settings are saved on the microSD card Lemondrop can apply granular synthesis to a live audio stream Connect the audio signal to the Line In and then set the Live Input parameter for one of the Granular Oscillators to On The granular settings will now be applied to the most recent 20 seconds of audio input This section describes ...

Page 19: ... the graph to choose a different WAV file Grain Playback Position The vertical white lines indicate the playback position of currently playing grains The number of lines reflect the number of currently playing grains The lines move as the play position for the grain advances Modulation Slots The three yellow boxes on the right side of a parameter row indicate that the parameter may be modulated Fi...

Page 20: ...rval between selection of new grains 1 64 1 32T 1 32 1 16T 1 16 1 8T 1 8 1 4T 1 4 1 2T 1 2 1 bar 2 bars 4 bars 8 bars T Triplet Yes Density When Beat Sync is OFF the density Controls the number of grains played per second At the lowest end you will get about 1 grain every few seconds At 100 you will get maximum overlap of the grains 0 100 Yes Grain Size The length of the small segments of the WAV ...

Page 21: ...election window 0 to 100 Yes Start Pos When Live Input is Off and Play Mode is Moving this controls the starting position within the WAV file for selecting grains See also Play Mode and Preserv Atk 0 to 100 Yes Live Pos When Live Input is ON this controls the starting position within the audio in history buffer for selecting grains See also Play Mode and Preserv Atk 100 to 0 Yes Speed When Play Mo...

Page 22: ...ill begin at Start Pos or Play Pos ON OFF No Pattern When set to Octaves or Fifths the sound engine will add pitch variations in increments of 12 semitones for Octaves or 7 semitones for Fifths None Octaves Fifths No Detune The range of pitch deviation from the triggered that may be used for each grain from 0 to 1 semitone 0 to 100 No Live Input When ON this grain oscillator will use the signal on...

Page 23: ...the list Bottom Knob Turn the bottom knob to set a value for a parameter in the list PUSH Home Return to the Dashboard Layer Cycle through the oscillators Left Arrow Return to the Dashboard Right Arrow When the parameter has modulation slots opens the modulation parameters screen When the File parameter is selected opens the WAV File selection Screen ...

Page 24: ...on that screen SEE AND TOUCH File System Tree Turn a knob to scroll through the list of files and directories You can only access the files under the Samples directory Button Touch the button to navigate back a directory in the file tree Load Button Touch the Load Button to load a selected directory into the file tree or to load the selected file into the Granular Oscillator TWIST Top Knob Scroll ...

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Page 26: ... grain oscillator graph on the Dashboard and then push the Layer button to cycle through the oscillators to get to this screen Waveform Graph Parameter List Modulation Slots Stack Layer Waveform Stack Layer The identifier of the current stack layer GR1 and GR2 for grain oscillators 1 and 2 and OSC for the waveform oscillator Waveform The waveform selected for the oscillator Waveform Graph The grap...

Page 27: ...and Range Modulation Target Pitch The number of semitones to shift the pitch 24 00 to 24 00 semitones Yes Level The relative audio level of the oscillator waveform 0 to 100 Yes Waveform The shape of the oscillation Saw Triangle Square Sine Noise No Pulse Width Only applies when Square is selected for the Waveform The portion of the wave that will have a high signal A value of 50 will create a wave...

Page 28: ...r Guide v 1 0 10 Copyright 1010music LLC 2022 Page 28 of 58 PUSH Home Return to the Dashboard Layer Not used Left Arrow Return to the Dashboard Right Arrow When the parameter has modulation slots opens the modulation parameters screen ...

Page 29: ...al The resulting signal is then sent to the filters If Filter 2 is set to Serial Mode the signal runs through filter 1 and the result is then run through filter 2 If Filter 2 is in Parallel Mode the output of the envelope is sent to each of the two filters independently and the output of the two filters is then added together The result is then processed first by FX1 followed by FX2 The output of ...

Page 30: ...r stack See and Touch Filter Graph Parameter List Graph Handle Modulation Slots Stack Layer Stack Layer Indicates which filter you are editing Filter Graph A visual representation of the frequency ranges that will be passed through the filter Graph Handle Touch and drag the graph handle to control the filter This controls the first first two parameters in the list after the Type parameter Modulati...

Page 31: ... cutoff point Low Pass Filters out the frequencies above the cutoff point Parameter Description and Range Modulation Target Cutoff For High Pass and Low Pass filters the frequency where the filter begins to attenuate the signal 20 Hz to 20 4 kHz Yes Resonance For High Pass and Low Pass filters controls how much of a boost is given to the signal near the cutoff frequency 0 to 100 Yes Filter Turns t...

Page 32: ...lter 2 is applied to the dry signal and the outputs of the two filters are combined after processing No Parameters for Notch Filters Parameter Description and Range Modulation Target Center Freq For Notch and Band Pass filters the frequency at the middle of the notch or band This is the frequency that will be most attenuated 20 Hz to 20 4 kHz Yes Width For Band Pass filters the width of the freque...

Page 33: ...e top knob to select a parameter in the list Bottom Knob Turn the bottom knob to set a value for a parameter in the list PUSH Home Return to the Dashboard Layer Cycle through the two filters Left Arrow Return to the Dashboard Right Arrow When the parameter has modulation slots opens the modulation parameters screen ...

Page 34: ... access the envelopes Then use the Layer button to cycle through the envelopes SEE AND TOUCH Envelope Graph Parameter List Stack Layer Stack Layer This indicates which envelope you are editing Envelope Graph See how the changes in parameters affect the shaping of the sound Parameter List Use the top knob to select a parameter and the bottom knob to change it s value Parameter Description and Range...

Page 35: ...y and fade out when the note is released 0 to 100 Yes Velocity How much impact MIDI Velocity will have on the level of the overall envelope 100 to 100 No TWIST Top Knob Turn the top knob to select a parameter in the list Bottom Knob Turn the bottom knob to set a value for a parameter in the list PUSH Home Return to the Dashboard Layer Cycle through the two envelopes Left Arrow Return to the Dashbo...

Page 36: ...LFOs push the LFO SEQ button on the Dashboard Use the layer button to cycle through the stack that has the two LFOs and the bar Sequencer SEE AND TOUCH Stack Layer This indicates which layer of the LFO SEQ stack you are editing LFO Graph See how the changes in parameters affect the shape of the modulator Zero Line The light gray line indicates the zero point on the graph Parameter List Use the top...

Page 37: ...quency oscillator Saw Rev Saw Triangle Pos Tri Sine Pos Sine Square Pos Square Random No Rate The frequency of the LFO from about 0 1Hz to 12 Hz 0 0 to 100 0 When Beat Sync is On this specifies the rate in beats and measure 8 4 2 1 T T 1 8 1 8 T 1 16 1 16 T 1 32 1 32 T 1 64 bars Yes Depth The amplitude of the oscillating wave Set this to 0 to disable the LFO 0 to 100 Yes Trig When active the LFO w...

Page 38: ... is a bar sequencer that is used for internal modulation It is another great way to add some life and variety to the sound You can set the number of steps and the step length You can also turn on the Quantize option to snap the values to pitch frequencies To configure the SEQ push the LFO SEQ button on the Dashboard and then use the layer button to cycle through the stack until you get to the bar ...

Page 39: ...o Line You can drag along the zero line to reset the values to zero Playback Position The white rectangle highlights the playback position of the sequence Edit Position The light gray bar indicates the current position of the editor Turn the top knob to move the position Turn the bottom knob to change the value of the bar at the current position Parameter List Push the Right Arrow button from the ...

Page 40: ...rn to the Dashboard Layer Cycle through the LFO SEQ Stack Parameter Description and Range Modulation Target Step Len The length of each step in the sequence 1 64 1 32T 1 32 1 16T 1 16 1 8T 1 8 1 4T 1 2T 1 bar 2 bar T Triplet No Steps The number of steps in the sequence 2 to 32 No Key Trig When On the sequencer is restarted when each note begins When Off it plays constantly in the background and re...

Page 41: ...Page 41 of 58 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021 Left Arrow On the Sequencer screen return to the Dashboard On the Parameter list screen return to the Sequencer screen Right Arrow On the Sequencer screen this will take you to the Sequencer parameters screen ...

Page 42: ... and Phaser for FX1 FX2 can use Delay or Reverb The audio engine sends the output of the filters to FX1 which then feeds into FX2 The master volume and compressor are then applied to the output of FX2 From the Dashboard touch the FX button to access the FX1 screen and then use the Layer button to cycle between FX1 and FX2 SEE AND TOUCH Parameter List Stack Layer FX Menu ...

Page 43: ...t of parameters varies based on which effect is selected Flanger Dist Parameters Parameter Description and Range Modulation Target Flng Depth The depth of the flanger effect 0 0 to 100 0 No Rate The rate used to control the flanger 0 0 to 100 0 Yes Feedback The amount of feedback used in the flanger effect 0 0 to 100 0 No Dist Depth The depth of the distortion effect 0 0 to 100 0 No Parameter Desc...

Page 44: ...LLC 2022 Page 44 of 58 Parameter Description and Range Modulation Target Depth The depth of the Phaser effect 0 0 to 100 0 No Rate The rate used to control the effect 0 0 to 100 0 Yes Feedback The amount of feedback included in the effect 100 to 100 No Phaser Parameters ...

Page 45: ...is On this is the center frequency for the band pass filter 20 Hz to 20 4 kHz Yes Freq Width When Filter is On the width of the range of frequencies included 0 0 to 100 0 No Ping Pong When Ping Pong is on the echoes will alternate or ping pong from side to side When off the echoes are the same in the left and right channels No Beat Sync When On the delay is measured in musical time intervals When ...

Page 46: ...How much the reverberation will ring out 0 to 100 Yes Pre Delay The amount of time between the original dry sound and the audible onset of early reflections 0 to 100 Yes Damping How much dampening is applied to the reverb Higher values will make the reverb end sooner 0 to 100 Yes Reverb Parameters TWIST Top Knob Select a parameter to control Bottom Knob Select a value for the selected parameter PU...

Page 47: ...c LLC 2021 Left Arrow Return to the Sequencer screen Right Arrow Open the Modulation Parameters screen for the selected parameter if the parameter has modulation slots EFFECTS AND LIVE INPUT Nanobox will add the audio signal from the Line In to the signal sent to the effects engine ...

Page 48: ... controlled using internal or external modulation The envelopes LFOs and SEQ can be used to automate the modulation The X and Y modulators standard MIDI modulators and MIDI CCs can be used to control the parameters in real time Use the Learn function to quickly map a MIDI CC to a modulation slot Whenever you see the modulation slots next to a parameter touch the Right Arrow button to access the Mo...

Page 49: ...d the Learn button is black with a yellow border You can now use a MIDI controller to map the corresponding CC to this modulation slot Once the slot is mapped the Learn button will turn gray again Touch the Learn mode or leave the screen to disable Learn mode without mapping a control Modulation Settings Each modulation slot has a Source and Amount row Turn the bottom knob or use the Learn functio...

Page 50: ...to MIDI 5 Pin DIN adapter included Nanobox does not support MIDI over USB 2 From the Dashboard push the Left Arrow button to access the nanobox Config screen 3 Set the MIDI In Parameter to the MIDI channel used by your controller This MIDI channel will be used to play notes map CCs to modulation slots synchronize the clock and control the X and Y Modulators 4 If you want nanobox to pass the MIDI s...

Page 51: ...d Y modulators controlled on the X Y Modulator screen on nanobox can be used to modulate any of the parameters that have modulation slots You can also configure nanobox to allow MIDI control of X and Y 1 From the Dashboard push the Left Arrow button to access the nanobox Config screen 2 Choose a CC number for the X Mod and Y Mod parameters Nanobox will respond to these CC numbers on the channel sp...

Page 52: ... file from the forum You must register for the forum for free to get access to the downloads area 2 Replace the NANOLEM BIN file on the microSD card with the downloaded file Note that the filename must be exactly nanolem bin 3 Replace the microSD card in nanobox and then power the nanobox down and then back up Nanobox will automatically load the firmware from the microSD card The current version i...

Page 53: ...resets The settings on this screen are automatically saved every you make a change and will persist when you change presets SEE AND TOUCH Use the top knob to scroll through the list of values Keep scrolling past the bottom of the list to access the off screen parameters Use the bottom knob to change the value of the current parameter Parameter Range Brightness The brightness of the touchscreen 0 t...

Page 54: ...knob on the Dashboard and by left right touching on the X Y Modulation grid None and CC000 through CC127 Y Mod The MIDI CC that will be used to control Macro Y modulation source This is the same Macro Y that is controlled by the bottom knob on the Dashboard and by up down touching on the X Y Modulation screen None and CC000 through CC127 Line Thru The amount of the signal on the Line Input that is...

Page 55: ...58 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021 TWIST Top Knob Select a parameter to edit Bottom Knob Select a value for the currently selected parameter PUSH Home Go back to the Dashboard Layer Go back to the Dashboard Left Arrow No action Right Arrow Go back to the Dashboard ...

Page 56: ...t preset The settings on this screen are only saved when you save the preset SEE AND TOUCH Use the top knob to scroll through the list of values Keep scrolling past the bottom of the list to access the off screen parameters Use the bottom knob to change the value of the current parameter Parameter Description Modulation Target BPM The clock tempo 40 to 250 No Osc Reset If On with each new note the...

Page 57: ...p User Guide v 1 0 10 Page 57 of 58 Copyright 1010music LLC 2021 PUSH Home Go back to the Dashboard Layer Go back to the Dashboard Left Arrow Go back to the Dashboard Right Arrow No action EXPERIMENTING WITH GRANULAR COMING SOON ...

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