Analogue Solutions 4Voice, User Manual

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Page 2: ...3 MIXER 13 VCF 14 Filtering External Sound Sources 16 ENVELOPE GENERATORS 17 EG1 ASR 17 EG2 ASR VCA LFO MIDI to CV CONVERTER EG2 ASR 18 VCA 18 LFO Sample and Hold 19 REAR PANEL 21 REAR PANEL DETAILS 2...

Page 3: ...in a rack with a few extras it is not necc esary to duplicate the information Instead we have just added an addendum to outline the additional features of the 4voice The main voice architechture of bo...

Page 4: ...ou want a true SEM sound buy a SEM The 4Voice version has a Poly mode to allow four the voices to be used as one big 4 voice poly synth Semblance Single voice Specification VCO1 Fine Tune Tune PW Mod...

Page 5: ...ny modulation possibilities Rotary controls 24 Rotary switches 6 Push button 2 LEDs 4 Jack sockets 6 35mm mono 3 MIDI Sockets 2 Rugged steel contruction 4Voice Additional Features MIDI Poly mode to al...

Page 6: ...2 3Kg Power Uses external 15VAC 500mA mains adaptor 2 1mm DC type barrel plug Accessories Manual Mains adaptor 230v UK or Euro type 4Voice Physical Specs Dimensions Height xmm Width xmm Depth xmm Wei...

Page 7: ...s High grade double sided circuit board All power and signal input outputs have EM filters to remove external noise and im prove immunity High Quality DAC 16bit others use 12 or even 8 bit Very stable...

Page 8: ...ambient temperature Keep the unit away from heat sources such as radiators ovens heaters etc Never allow the unit to get wet Do not operate it near water like pools sinks bath rooms etc Do not place...

Page 9: ...eference adjust the course or fine tuning of VCO1 until it plays in tune with your reference Finally turn up VCO2 so both VCOs can be heard Using the tune controls of VCO2 tune it to VCO1 CIRCUITS IN...

Page 10: ...ctaves Use this to tune VCO1 to your other instruments or to shift the VCO pitch up or down an octave compared to the VCO2 MODULATION This controls the amount of modulation to either pulse width or pi...

Page 11: ...H This control allows manual shaping of the pulse wave output It alters the pulse width duty cycle of the pulse wave In a central position a square wave is produced 50 duty cycle Try this control and...

Page 12: ...modulation source for either PWM or FM and is routed to the control above The source options are EG2 for pitch sweeps Good for percussion sounds EXT2 for sound effects and additional modulation LFO f...

Page 13: ...produces white noise This is like the hiss you hear between radio stations The signal is available for filtering via the Noise EXT1 mixer control Noise would be used for sound effects such as breath...

Page 14: ...nel EXT1 socket to the mixer Turning the control anti clock wise in increasing amounts sends white Noise to the mixer In a central position no signal is sent from the Noise generator or EXT1 to the mi...

Page 15: ...ct cut off modulation Filter Tracking of pitch keyboard note This can be achieved using CV1 pitch modulation of the filter cut off as described above MODULATION amount Turning the control clockwise wi...

Page 16: ...e cut off frequency are attenuated 12dB octave Filtering External Sound Sources External sound sources such as vocals guitars mixer sends samplers etc can be sent through the filter for extra treatmen...

Page 17: ...n each time the EGs are triggered EG1 ASR EG1 is an ASR attack sustain release envelope generator Use it to modulate various parameters of the synthesiser EG1 is generally assigned for use with modula...

Page 18: ...evel the envelope will hold at when a key is pressed and the attack cycle has completed VCA The Voltage Controlled Amplifier VCA is the circuit that is used to change the output volume Normally an env...

Page 19: ...the 4Voice the main output is fed directly at 1 1 level into the Master mixer Level adjustment of each four voices must be made using this volume control The master mixer has a main output level separ...

Page 20: ...modulation selec tion The options are SQUARE wave TRIANGLE wave MIDI control CV2 SAMPLE AND HOLD Sample and Hold S H is a flash term that in this instance basically means a modu lation is created tha...

Page 21: ...analogue solutions Semblance 4Voice V2 e oe c 21 10 2004 21 REAR PANEL Semblance...

Page 22: ...ocket This is the input socket to feed audio or control voltage signals into Semblance The signal is routed to all the EXT1 modulation points selected via the top panel switches EXT1 is also available...

Page 23: ...o feed external signals into Semblance use the rear panel EXT1 socket Maybe hardwire if from your desk s effect send It is recommended to keep your MIDI and CV audio cables as short as possible to kee...

Page 24: ...modulation level controls are zeroed when in the centre position It is quite easy to zero these controls to have no modulation But another quick and sure method to obtain this is the put the modulati...

Page 25: ...st bottom trimmer tune until the pitch of VCO matches your reference of a C note reference using guitar tuner digital keyboard etc 5 Play C3 6 Adjust the top trimmer Scale until it matches your refere...

Page 26: ...the MIDI In of Sem blance Additional MIDI devices can be daisy chained from Semblance s MIDI Thru socket Ensure Semblance is set to the appropriate MIDI receive channel LED Description The blue LED wi...

Page 27: ...received in the note data CV2 will set itself to Velocity Release the Program button Or Move a Continuous Controller This will set and store the receive channel to the chan nel received in the CC data...

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Page 30: ...n this case set the MIDI channel as explained earlier in the manual Or two voices can be stacked together buy setting their MIDI channels the same So you could have two two synth voices or one two syn...

Page 31: ...est first This mode should suffice for most players though with only four voices to use the playing style must be adapted somewhat anyway Many would probably choose to se quence anyway and the sequenc...

Page 32: ...es of temperature and or moistur or to wear resulting from normal use We will normally carry out most the labour or repairs free of charge for an extended period of an additional 4 years from purchase...

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