Analogue Solutions FUSEBOX X, User Manual

Page 1: ...FUSEBOX X user manual...

Page 2: ...scillators 15 LFO Low Frequency Oscillator 20 Envelope Generators 22 External triggering of the Envelopes 24 MIXER 25 NOISE SUB 25 Filter 26 Filtering External Sound Sources 27 VCA 28 PaZernator 29 Di...

Page 3: ...has been made with the construction of FUSEBOX X Cheaper options in parts have not been used Full rugged steel aluminium case no plastic mouldings Good quality smooth metal potentiometers fully sealed...

Page 4: ...products sound How wonderful warm and full of character they are The synth has been designed by Tom Carpenter a musician and a big fan of electronic music He knows how to program a synth and what shou...

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Page 6: ...Generator and Patternator pots replaced with precision type 440Hz tuner tone Interval Generator clock input allows automatic transposition in a variety of ways Bar1 Note0 trigger outputs versatile al...

Page 7: ...nd all the other crazy sounds associated with analogue synthesis Use in place of your boring digital synths and DSP soft synths EFFECTS PROCESSOR FUSEBOX X has an audio input socket so you can feed ex...

Page 8: ...ue Filter Types FUSEBOX X uses a two pole 12bB per octave mul mode lter The lter is actually four types in one Low pass Band pass High pass and Notch lters And it sounds amazing Analogue Mixer Audio c...

Page 9: ...Similar to that found on the Roland SH101 Ideal for crea ng simple melodic loops that you can then transpose Patternator FUSEBOX X has a very interes ng and unique sequencer that is the love child of...

Page 10: ...to reconfigure it so that it is a flat table top unit like its cousin Leipzig 3 is This requires some minor screwdriver work Essentially remove the 5 front panel black screws rotate the front panel 1...

Page 11: ...ent temperature Keep away from heat sources such as radiators ovens heaters etc Never allow it to get wet Do not operate it near water like pools sinks bathrooms etc Oh we covered that already Do not...

Page 12: ...cket MIDI Out outputs a copy of what comes into the MIDI In socket PATCHING The VCOs are not hard wired to the mixer filter inputs So at the minimum you will need to patch one or more of the VCO outpu...

Page 13: ...VCOs might also affect pitch Set VCO1 Octave to off Set Sync to off Set Xmod to off Set While Tune to off Set MIDI Pitch VCO3 to off Turn VCO2 and VCO3 to zero volume so you can only hear VCO1 Play sa...

Page 14: ...al analogue synth s of the 70s and 80s There are no multi layered menus to work through Anyone who has used synthesisers before should be familiar with the terms used and therefore be able to predict...

Page 15: ...lled Oscillators FUSEBOX X has three analogue VCOs These produce the raw audio sound source for later processing VCO3 can be detached from MIDI note and be used independently as a voltage controlled L...

Page 16: ...other oscillators PW Pulse Width This control allows you to manually change the pulse width of the Square waveform PWM Pulse Width Modulation Use this control to alter the amount external modulation t...

Page 17: ...l modular system eg Eurorack An audio signal can also be used such as the audio outputs from the other oscillators PW Pulse Width This control allows you to manually change the pulse width of the Squa...

Page 18: ...sed to attenuate any modulation signal that you patch into the socket below Examples of modulation signals are outputs from the LFO or EG or from an external modular system eg Eurorack Audio signal ca...

Page 19: ...from MIDI A typical use for this is for VCO3 to be free running and independent from MIDI pitch enabling it to be used as a modulator LFO or otherwise GENERAL VCO CONTROLS APPLY TO ALL 3 MASTER TUNE...

Page 20: ...there is a dedicated analogue LFO It has two 2 Sine wave jack socket outputs and two Square wave jack socket outputs SPEED This control alters the LFO speed frequency CUT OFF This sets the amount of S...

Page 21: ...ning at full level As soon as you hit a MIDI Note the Sine level goes to zero then slowly climbs to full level at a rate set by the FADE IN control Use for delayed vibrato affects when patching Sine o...

Page 22: ...ne is shown below Fusebox EG is the familiar ADSR type but with Decay and Release sharing the same settings using one control There are two CV output jacks on the right Trigger input Jack The rocker s...

Page 23: ...X Manual EG RE TRIGGERING When this switch is On switch is down the EGs will re trigger play again and again for as long as a MIDI key is held down The rate of re trigger is taken from the LFO speed F...

Page 24: ...ing around 6V But you ll find it also depends on power and impedances So there is never any guarantee everything will trigger everything else Some modern digital keyboards and digital sequencers have...

Page 25: ...ce to the mixer Try feeding in drums vocals or other non synth sounds NOISE SUB NOISE There is an analogue white noise generator Use this for percussion effects wind noise breathe sounds To use patch...

Page 26: ...ter from Band Pass to LP HP Notch When left Band Pass is selected When right the filter type set by the adjacent control is selected When the control is fully left the filter is Low Pass When the cont...

Page 27: ...al Sound Sources External sound sources such as vocals guitars mixer sends samplers etc can be sent through the filter for extra treatment Note mic s and guitars may need pre amping if the signal is t...

Page 28: ...eadphone output socket A stereo socket though this is a mono synth MODE This switch sets how the VCA level will be modulated UP The VCA is Bypassed held open Down EG2 Envelope 2 signal will modulate t...

Page 29: ...quencer section and a step sequencer section They share a clock in but after that they are essentially independent CV SEQUENCER This is a four step melodic sequencer There are four analogue CV control...

Page 30: ...hen a step is on a gate signal is sent out the GATE jack or to the envelopes if selected on the EG TRIG rocker switches To change the gate pattern use the two BEAT controls The left BEAT control affec...

Page 31: ...al Some example BEAT control settings to give you an idea of how these affect the gate pattern Don t worry about it just use them and they will make intuitive sense Note the knob positions are approxi...

Page 32: ...rocker switch selects the sync source for the Patternator Switch Up MIDI Note 000 is used as a clock source Each time MIDI note 0 is played the sequencer will advance one step Write a Note pattern in...

Page 33: ...g the number of CV steps that are playing in conjunction with varying the step sequencer pattern interesting poly rhythms can be created Add use of the Interval Generator and you can get a complete pe...

Page 34: ...notes ever so slightly like a very quick arpeggio So nudge each note right just a tiny bit Tuner This gives an audio tone out of the BAR1 jack at 440Hz which can be used as a tuner tone to aid tuning...

Page 35: ...f 16 This total includes rests So it memorises 16 events So it is best to have no sync to the sequencer whilst programming in a series of notes otherwise they will play back as you try to enter more S...

Page 36: ...or the Sequencer Switch Up MIDI Note 0 is used as a clock source Each time MIDI note 0 is played the Sequencer will advance one step Write a Note pattern in your DAW to create your own custom clock rh...

Page 37: ...ay mid sequence Using MIDI Note 000 you simple write a bar or more of MIDI notes and loop it You have the versatility of muting this clock track at will you can change the tempo relative to the main s...

Page 38: ...e using MIDI keys The transpose feature isn t designed to generally change the key of the machine If is for continuous realtime changing of root note of your Sequence It is designed to be used in conj...

Page 39: ...Analogue Solutions FUSEBOX X Manual MIDI OUT THRU Both these sockets acts as MIDI Thru Fusebox X does not transmit its own MIDI date FUSEBOX X 8 Feb 2022 Page 39...

Page 40: ...h an interval amount control To activate the IG use the rocker switch When UP Off no transposition When Down All three VCOs are transposed To use Switch the IG on by pushing the rocker to the up posit...

Page 41: ...njunction Use the MIDI out from the drum machine transmitting MIDI clock as a master Connect the MIDI Out to the MIDI In of FUSEBOX X Or of course using some kind of analogue clock or trigger from typ...

Page 42: ...enerator will step one place That way you can have your Sequencer transposed four times once per loop of the sequencer Patch other clocks and triggers to CLOCK IN as desired for example you could also...

Page 43: ...ent out of this socket Use to clock the Sequencer or Patternator GATE When using MIDI when you play notes this socket will output a Gate voltage VELOCITY When using MIDI this socket will output MIDI V...

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Page 48: ...ebox from MIDI The other is using the Patternator Note control positions are very approximate If a control or switch isn t labelled it s either not used or you can just try your own settings You will...

Page 49: ...80 degrees Remove the 7 front panel black screws Rotate then replace 6 of the screws The centre screw doesn t have a mounting hole in the flat position So either leave it out or fit it along with a M3...

Page 50: ...re FUSEBOX X mixer level controls are turned up and that audio is patched into the mixer Certain extreme filter settings may filter out all of the signal or produce low level signals Try adjusting the...

Page 51: ...pecification Weight 4 5Kg Size 45 x 14 x 30cm Rack Size 7U This is a desktop unit Rack ears are optional and not included Power External mains adaptor 18V DC output 2 1mm plug centre positive 800mA or...

Page 52: ...subject to alteration misuse accident neglect such as extremes of temperature and or moisture or to wear resulting from normal use At the sole discretion of Analogue Solutions the warranty is deemed t...