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Avalon - Quick Start Manual
2.2 REAR PANEL
[1]
DC POWER
connector for connecting the
external 6VDC PSU.
[2]
PWR
switch
for turning the machine on and
off.
[3]
MAIN OUT
is a 1/4" unbalanced jack for
connecting the main output to the sound
system.
[4]
PHONES
is a stereo 1/4" output jack for
connecting headphones.
[5]
CV & GATE
IN
are 1/8" mono jacks used for
controlling the Avalon keyboard CV and
filter/amp envelope gating from
external analog gear.
[6]
CV & GATE OUT
are 1/8" mono jacks that
output sequencer pitch CV and gate. The
CV output is 1V/Oct and the range is 0V to
5V. The gate output is a 0-12V V-trigger.
[7]
SWP OUT
is a normalized copy of the
[8]
FILT CV
accepts a CV input for controlling
filter cutoff frequency. The response is
1V/Oct. The useful range is 0-5V.
[9]
VCA OUT
is the output signal from the VCA.
[10]
EXT IN
is an audio input to the filter. It
accepts a wide range of signal levels as it has
an internal preamp stage. When the external
input is used the sub oscillator is bypassed.
[11]
CARTRIDGE SLOT
is used for optional filter
cartridges.
[12]
SAW
and
SQR
are +/-5V buffered outputs
from the oscillator.
[13]
USB
class compliant port for connection to
a PC or Mac.
[14]
MIDI
jacks for MIDI input & output.
[15]
DINSYNC
jacks for DINSync input & output.
[16]
FR
selects the low frequency response of
the audio between normal and extended
range. Normal range is -6dB @ 70Hz.
Extended range is -6dB @ 30Hz.
[17]
FILT B
selects between the internal filter
and a filter cartridge. When the switch is
pushed in (enabled) the filter cart is
selected. If FILT B is selected and there is no
filter cartridge inserted there
will be no audio output from the synth.
[18]
SUB (-2)
selects the octave of the sub
oscillator between (-1) and (-2) octave.
When the switch is pushed in (-2) octaves is
selected.
2.3 CONNECTIONS
AUDIO OUTPUTS
. To hear the audio output from the synth you will need to use headphones or connect
the main output to your sound system.
POWER.
Turn on the unit. The step indicators will splash a startup pattern.
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