Arturia JUPITER-8V 2, User Manual

Page 1: ...ARTURIA JUPITER 8V USER S MANUAL 1 USER S MANUAL 2 0 ...

Page 2: ...URIA SA 1999 2010 All rights reserved 4 Chemin de Malacher 38240 Meylan FRANCE http www arturia com Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Arturia The software described in this manual is provided under the terms of a license agreement or non disclosure agreement The software license agreement specifies the terms ...

Page 3: ...XP Vista 7 The registration Card Carefully store your card In order to be able to use the software you have to register your product By registering you identify yourself as the legitimate owner and will be sure to receive the latest news and updates for your product After registration you will receive a user ID and password in order to access a protected area on our site It also puts you on our us...

Page 4: ...ludes the following changes Sound Map graphical preset browser added RPN pitch bend range message is now recognized NRPN midi controls can be used for automation Increase of overall volume Switched to eLicenser Protection Fixed issue related to modulation wheel in Pro Tools MAC OSX Fixed issue related to triangle signal amplitude Miscellaneous fixed issues ...

Page 5: ...30 4 5 The Advanced Modulations section 32 4 5 1 Creating a melodic sequence with the SEQUENCER 33 4 5 2 Create progressive modulations with the GALAXY unit 35 4 5 3 Control parameters with the Keyboard unit 37 4 6 The Effects 38 4 7 The Patch section of the effects 40 4 7 1 The chorus 40 4 7 2 The delay 41 4 8 Realtime controllers and MIDI assign 42 5 A UNIQUE SYNTHESIZER WHY 44 5 1 The Roland Ju...

Page 6: ...ction 73 7 1 11 The arpeggiator ARPEGGIO 74 7 1 12 The keyboard assign section ASSIGN MODE 74 7 1 13 The play modes selection KEY MODE 75 7 2 Step Sequencer 76 7 2 1 The transport 76 7 2 2 Edit the sequence 77 7 2 3 Outputs 78 7 3 Galaxy 79 7 4 Voice Effects 80 7 4 1 Chorus Flanger 80 7 4 2 Distortion 81 7 4 3 Parametric EQ 82 7 4 4 Phaser 83 7 4 5 Ring Mod 84 7 5 Patch Effects 85 7 5 1 Chorus Fla...

Page 7: ...in 113 10 3 2 Connection to a MIDI channel 114 10 3 3 Saving the presets 115 10 3 4 Automation under Pro Tools 115 10 4 Cubase VST 116 10 4 1 Instrument use in VST mode 116 10 4 2 Rescan the plug ins directory in Cubase 116 10 4 3 Connection to a MIDI track 117 10 4 4 Saving of presets 117 10 5 Logic Audio Unit Max OSX only 117 10 5 1 Use in Logic Audio 117 10 6 Sonar VST Windows only 119 10 6 1 O...

Page 8: ...ear apprenticeship Consequently he left after a few months bought a book on how to repair watches and set up the Kakehashi Watch Shop This first venture happened to be so successful that he quickly decided to expand and turn his enthusiasm for music into business It became legal at that time to have a short wave radio and to listen to foreign broadcasts While he scanned the airwaves for new music ...

Page 9: ...the Korg 700 did It was a remarkable instrument offering 10 preset tones selectable from colored tabs You could add vibrato growl and portamento to modify the sound The System 100 launched in 1975 is another Roland monosynth that would become sought after long after production stopped The System 100 consisted of five semi modular products These were the 101 Synthesizer the 102 Expander the 103 Mix...

Page 10: ... polyphonic portamento the sound design opportunities were endless You could easily save and load patches via its cassette interface Even a superb arpeggiator was included And last but not least the Jupiter 8 was more reliable than its competition and the sound was more consistent from model to model Therefore it was very attractive for stage and studio use In 1982 Roland released an upgraded Jupi...

Page 11: ...ncluding the MIDI protocol on board This new synthesizer was introduced as an enhancement of the Jupiter 8 In 1982 Roland also released the TB303 Bass line Initially marketed as a computerised bass machine the little silver box and its companion the TR606 Drumatix were intended for use as replacements for a bass guitarist and a drummer The TB303 had a very characteristic filter and a built in sequ...

Page 12: ...in previous products When implemented in software code TAE s algorithms guarantee authentic emulation of hardware specifications This is why the Jupiter 8V and all of Arturia s virtual synthesizers offer an unparalleled quality of sound TAE combines four major advances in the domain of synthesis 1 2 1 Aliasing free oscillators Standard digital synthesizers produce aliasing in high frequencies and ...

Page 13: ... 8 waveform and that of the Jupiter 8V They are both equally deformed by the low pass and high pass filtering Temporal representation of a saw tooth waveform of the Jupiter 8 Temporal representation of a saw tooth waveform reproduced by the Jupiter 8V ...

Page 14: ...are synthesizer s filter By modeling the operation of the individual hardware components of the filter circuit the warm nuances synonymous with analog sounds are recreated This graph is a frequency domain plot as just a single example of direct circuit modeling in action it shows the generation of harmonics at multiples of the resonant frequency for both the Arturia Jupiter 8V and the Roland Jupit...

Page 15: ...lease refer to authorization section for further details about protection schemes 2 2WINDOWS INSTALLATION If you purchased the Boxed version of the Jupiter 8V2 insert the CD ROM into the drive Explore the contents of the CD ROM and double click on the icon called Jupiter 8V2 Setup exe If you purchased the Download version of the Jupiter 8V2 double click on the file called Jupiter 8V2 Setup exe tha...

Page 16: ...rmation on those protocols please see to chapter 10 of this manual The available options are Choose the components to be installed For the installation of the VST protocols you should select the installation folder of these plug ins to allow the host application to use them If you don t know how to do this refer to the appropriate chapter Ch 10 ...

Page 17: ...bled by default Before performing the installation the installed components are summarized Click on Install Finally the installation of the eLicenser Control Center and the creation of a virtual dongle are proposed Click on Finish eLicenser Control Center Installation Dialog box The installation program now has enough information to finish In a few seconds you will be able to authorize the Jupiter...

Page 18: ...rogram first displays a welcome page Next installed components will be displayed in a Read Me page After the software license has been validated the installation program will select the system disk as target by default It is not possible to install Jupiter 8V on another disk Click on continue to proceed with the installation Choice of installation disk Jupiter 8V will automatically install as a st...

Page 19: ...ne USB eLicenser hardware dongle sold separately also used by many other software editors _ in the eLicenser Control Center to drag and drop your license from Soft eLicenser to USB eLicenser This transfer requiring a valid Internet connection can be done both ways _ from Soft eLicenser to USB eLicenser _ from USB eLicenser to Soft eLicenser Please check the eLicenser documentation installed on you...

Page 20: ...0 If you already have an account simply log in Once you are logged into your account you can register your Jupiter 8V2 and request your activation code Go to the My Registered Products section of your account and click on the Add button ...

Page 21: ...sent to you by email as a backup Now that you have retrieved the activation code launch the eLicenser Control Center This application has been automatically installed on your computer along with the Jupiter 8V2 it is accessible here Windows Start Programs eLicenser eLicenser Control Center Mac OS X Finder Applications eLicenser Control Center The screenshots below have been taken using a computer ...

Page 22: ...Licenser Control Center main window you should see a SeL virtual dongle installed onto your computer The eLicenser Control Center main window showing an empty Soft eLicenser In the eLicenser Control Center menu click on the Enter Activation Code button and enter the code when prompted Simply paste in the 32 digit code you ve just copied from your account on the ARTURIA website ...

Page 23: ...will allow you to use Jupiter 8V2 Click on Start the progress bar should anime until download completion A popup window will confirm completion just click Close Now the main eLicenser Control Center window should show your Jupiter 8V2 license installed and activated License is installed and activated Jupiter 8V2 Jupiter 8V 2 0 Jupiter 8V 2 0 ...

Page 24: ...ARTURIA JUPITER 8V USER S MANUAL 24 It s now time to launch Jupiter 8V2 ...

Page 25: ... JUPITER 8V The structure of the Jupiter 8V allows you to play two tones at once called Lower and Upper Programs in the terminology of the Jupiter 8 You can play the keyboard in three different ways DUAL allows you to play the two Programs Lower and Upper simultaneously on the entire keyboard Split allows you to play the two Programs Lower and Upper divided separately over the two zones of the key...

Page 26: ...thods Whole Dual et Split The division zones of the keyboard Split The types of playing SOLO UNISON POLY1 and 2 The midi configuration of the synthesizer The settings of the arpeggiator The settings of the Modulation zone BEND MOD PORTAMENTO The setting of the master effect delay chorus 4 2 1 2 The Programs The PROGRAM presets are the composed sounds of the Jupiter 8V They contain All the synthesi...

Page 27: ...the search options that will help you find your preset If you click on the first one you will see an unfolding menu appear indicating the list of the available banks In the first filter choose Project then select JMB In the second filter choose Mode then select Whole Finally select the preset named JMB_Full_Pad preset in the result list Select the preset JMB_Full Pad It is also possible to directl...

Page 28: ...n of the bank and then click on Bass 4 2 2 Editing the presets To begin we will start with a very simple manipulation Modify the brightness of the sound Full_Pad with the CUT slider VCF for Voltage Controlled Filter To do this push or pull the slider The timbre of the sound will become more or less brilliant Tune this slider to your liking Change the brightness of the sound In the same way you can...

Page 29: ...d in the framework of the currently selected preset without changing the name If the modified preset is a factory preset factory it will not be overwritten and the window save as appears to create a user preset It is important to change the name of a preset in order to create a new one Then the name of the preset that has been edited will be modified 4 3 THE 4 MAIN PARTS OF THE JUPITER 8V The Jupi...

Page 30: ...he 2 VCO s A non resonant high pass 6 dB oct filter A resonant low pass 12 24 dB oct filter An LFO 1 amplifier VCA allowing amplification of the signal between the filter to the stereo output Two envelopes ADSR to modulate the low pass filter and the VCA The synthesis parameters See how to quickly create a polyphonic sound with the Jupiter 8V To be able to understand the principle of how to progra...

Page 31: ...y of the filter is also modulated by an ADSR envelope Attack Decay Sustain and Release Lower the cut frequency of the VCF To hear the effect of the ADSR envelope on the cut frequency of the filter more clearly increase the value of the resonance This will amplify the filtering effect and the sound will begin to ring Increase the value of the resonance Change the length of the attack of this envelo...

Page 32: ...crease the Attack time of this envelope so that the volume of the sound increases progressively Increase the Attack time of the amplitude envelope Don t forget to save your work by clicking on the SAVE AS button situated on the Jupiter 8V toolbar 4 5 THE ADVANCED MODULATIONS SECTION In the MODULATIONS section there are sources of additional modulations allowing an extension of the playing possibil...

Page 33: ...ll as creation of dynamic modulations of other parameters such as the cut off frequency of the VCF or on the width of the square waveform of the VCO s It enables you to affect up to 3 simultaneous parameters The step sequencer In this chapter we will see how to create a simple melodic sequence Click on the MODULATIONS tab and then click on the SEQUENCER tab to bring up the interface Click on the S...

Page 34: ...ncer Output 2 Enabling Retrig button triggers envelopes at each steps of the sequence Set Retrig To start the sequencer set the start stop mode to Free running and click on Play Play Sequence Set the value of each step by clicking and dragging the 16 bars up or down to create your melody Set the value of each step Set the speed of the sequencer with the Rate knob ...

Page 35: ...lation with the Level knob Set the attack time A and decay time D of the envelope to your convenience The accent settings There is also the option to add alternative quantization SWING to the sequence This quantization can be useful for the composition of a piece of house music for example 4 5 2 Create progressive modulations with the GALAXY unit Galaxy allows creating very complex modulations tha...

Page 36: ...or example the LP VCF Cutoff then adjust the speed parameter of the LFO to your liking Adjust the speed of the LFO of the Y axis See how to apply a modulation to automate the movements of the axis This will shift the position in a cyclical way You will obtain unusual and very progressive modulations thanks to this unit You also can modify this angle manually thanks to the ANGLE knob Choose the tri...

Page 37: ...the tab called KEYBOARD to show the interface Click on the KEYBOARD tab Select the parameter to be controlled by the velocity and then set the amount knob to your liking Choice of the modulation destination setting its amount Customize how velocity modifies the selected parameters thanks to a curve The X axis represents the amount of velocity while the Y axis represents the amount sent to the para...

Page 38: ... the synthesis chain between the VCO and the VCF and between the VCF and the VCA These combinations allow you to create a wide variety of new sounds Additionally you will be able to connect two effects Patches that are situated at the audio output of the synthesizer The interface of the effects To familiarize yourself with this function click on the EFFECTS button situated with the other tabs Usin...

Page 39: ...Change modulation source and amount Adjust the mix of Dry Wet signals The Distortion effect Place a second effect between the VCF and the VCA Take the Param EQ Certain parameters of this effect will be modulated by the LFO in order to create an effect similar to phasing The Param EQ is composed of 4 filters Band 1 is a low shelving filter Band 2 and 3 are middle peaking filters and Band 4 is a hig...

Page 40: ...eter 4 7 THE PATCH SECTION OF THE EFFECTS The section of the patch effects allows you to add 2 master effects to your sound They are accessible while clicking on one of the 2 displays situated down below to the left of the interface Effects Choose the St Chorus for the first effect and St Delay for the second one The editor will appear to the right as for the effects Voices Click on the display pa...

Page 41: ...r speed and the number of repetitions on the right and left side Therefore it is possible to create a big number of rhythmic combinations between the repetitions The speed of the Delay can also be synchronized to the MIDI tempo of your sequencer Let s use the JMB_Bass1 example again and see how to use the effect on this sound Activate the Delay button on the tool bar The effect is activated Set th...

Page 42: ... controller For example Click on the knob Cutoff while holding the Ctrl key Command on Mac The MIDI assign option appears Click on Learn then move the controller of your choice the knob of modulation for example The knob of the Jupiter 8V will begin moving at the same time Then you will be able to record the movements of your MIDI controller in your MIDI sequencer or simply manipulate the sound in...

Page 43: ...di channel labels and Use NRPN checkbox To save the setting that we have just carried out during this chapter click on the button Save situated on tool bar The MIDI settings will only be saved when you quit the application of the Jupiter 8V This is the same with the stand alone version and the plug in version as well ...

Page 44: ...upgraded Jupiter 8 the JP8A It upgraded the Jupiter 8 with a number of enhancements The most noticeable changes where an improved DAC with a higher resolution of the auto tuning system from 12 to 14 bit and a brighter LED screen The Jupiter 8 has become one of the most revered of all synthesizers The electro pop community became quickly convinced by the qualities of the Jupiter 8 Relax by Frankie ...

Page 45: ... or the width of the square waveform of the VCO s There is a user friendly preset and patch structure for easy yet expandable management of the sounds It is possible to add characteristics to sounds to be saved This provides an easy and effective way to browse patches and find the most relevant one quickly As a matter of fact every single setting can be saved and recalled in a heartbeat This allow...

Page 46: ...it o Project o Type MIDI activity light Choice of MIDI channels o All o 1 to 16 The number of polyphonic voices Playing Modes o Poly Mono Low when legato between two notes the lowest note gets priority o Mono High when legato between two notes the highest note gets the priority o Mono Last when legato between two notes the last note played gets the priority Unison number of voices CPU meter Open S...

Page 47: ...ator The modulation module settings BEND MOD PORTAMENTO The master effect settings delay chorus 6 2 1 2 The Programs The PROGRAM presets are composed of sounds from the Jupiter 8V They contain All the synthesis parameters All the Galaxy Sequencer and Keyboard parameters The voice effects parameters Voices Effects Patch preset window The Jupiter 8V is delivered with several factory sound banks Of c...

Page 48: ...d solution is to use the PRESETS screen to select a preset PATCH or PROGRAM To do that open the extension panel click on the button situated on the left right of the tool bar Then click on the PRESETS tab to open the presets page This page offers you two possibilities Click on the preset tab This page shows two distinct sections The left portion allows selection of presets by category PATCH PROGRA...

Page 49: ... and finally choose a preset in the list Selection of a preset from the same bank To select a preset PROGRAM click on the UPPER or LOWER button The name and the filter criteria of the preset are shown in the field above the button A list of selection filters appears After selection of the filter categories of interest simply select the preset by clicking on the preset name Click on the button uppe...

Page 50: ...e name The new preset will always be a patch of the type WHOLE by default To change the preset mode click on one of the two other types you would like to choose 6 2 4 Save a user preset To save your current settings of the preset click on the Save button on the toolbar 6 2 5 Save a user preset using the Save as option To save your current settings of the preset under another name click on the save...

Page 51: ...the Jupiter 8 Preset Import button When this button is selected a window appears allowing the choice of a preset bank for the Jupiter 8V Choose a file to import it will be shown as a xxx j8e file and click on Open The new bank of presets will appear automatically among the available Project banks The Jupiter 8V offers the possibility to export user created sounds in order to use them on other mach...

Page 52: ...her precision by right clicking or Alt click on the knob concerned The linear mode can sometimes be simpler to use than the circular mode although we can lose in precision the precision is limited by the number of vertical pixels on the screen on which the mouse movements are being evaluated Movement to linear mode is available in the options of your DAW In Cubasetm for example this choice can be ...

Page 53: ...the arpeggiator for example A red led on the button indicates that the parameter is active A selection button 6 3 3 Switches There are several types of switches on the Jupiter 8V Certain ones activate deactivate a parameter For example one is used to turn ON or OFF modulation towards oscillator synchronization To change its state simply click the switch A switch 6 3 4 Pitch Bend wheel The Pitch be...

Page 54: ...o or towards the filter VCF to obtain a wah wah effect The modulation button 6 3 6 Virtual keyboard The keyboard lets you listen to the synthesizer sounds without the need for an external master MIDI keyboard and without programming a melody in the sequencer Just click on a virtual key to hear the corresponding sound There is no MIDI output for the keyboard 6 3 7 LCD Screen The LCD screen on the e...

Page 55: ...ation The Jupiter 8V can receive up to 120 different MIDI controls It is possible to choose a control for each knob For this click on the knob while holding down the Control key A configuration window appears and will allow you to choose a MIDI control number You can also click on the Learn button and move one of your physical MIDI controllers In this case the control number will be detected and c...

Page 56: ...m their own audio characteristics The LIST presets list this page offers a more classical interface to classify the presets using lists and filters to find the desired sound The COMPASS morphing interface this page allows creating new sounds in real time thanks to a morphing result with up to 4 presets Let s have a deeper look in the Sound Map different views o To open the main Sound Map interface...

Page 57: ...represented by different geometrical symbols and colors for an easy way to locate them Bass sounds Brass sounds EFX sounds FM sounds Guitar sounds Keyboard sounds Lead sounds Pad sounds Percussive sounds Sequence sounds Strings sounds Others sounds To select and to listen a preset directly click on one of the icons anywhere you want on the map area The icon is now highlighted in red If you hold a ...

Page 58: ...reset does Morphing between a group of presets o You can now drag your mouse between those presets The green arrow shows you the starting point of your motion o When you release the left mouse button you can play the resulted sound and if you wish you can save it on a Jupiter 8V2 user bank In this way it is very easy to quickly get some new and exciting sounds without programming anything on the s...

Page 59: ...der and drag it towards the left to decrease the size of the map The zoom slider You can also use the ZOOM or ZOOM buttons under the slider to increase or decrease the map size step by step by a factor of 1 o Clicking on the FIT ZOOM button allows resizing the map to its global size 6 4 2 1 The instrument type filter window On the right of the map main interface an instrument type filter window al...

Page 60: ...d save them on up to four snapshot memories You will be able to use those four presets on the COMPASS view to create new sounds by morphing feature see below for more details on this feature Of course you can save any kind of preset on these four snapshot memories Select a snapshot memory To save a preset on a snapshot memory o Select a preset on the sound map main interface o Hold the Shift key a...

Page 61: ...p Click on the LIST button The list preset interface is very simple you can see four columns showing from left to right The preset names The instrument type The name of the sound designers A reminder of the presets added to a snapshot memory Preset list interface All this data is classified by alphabetical order o To select a preset simply browse the list and click on the name of a desired preset ...

Page 62: ...es The four presets are placed on the four cardinal points of the compass The Morphing interface o To open the Morphing page click on the COMPASS button located on the toolbar of the Sound map To create a new morphed sound from these presets o Click anywhere on the centre of the compass area four red arrows appear converging to the location o Hold the left button of your mouse and drag the converg...

Page 63: ...ARTURIA JUPITER 8V USER S MANUAL 63 Create a new sound o If you wish you can save it on a User bank of the Jupiter 8V2 memory ...

Page 64: ...e four parts are accessible by clicking on the tabs situated above the synthesis part of the interface 7 1 THE ORIGINAL JUPITER 8 The Jupiter 8V interface takes on all the original parameters and characteristics of the synthesizer it is based on Likewise the 40 factory presets of the original machine are included these can not be deleted The Jupiter 8V The Jupiter 8V consists of 2 oscillators VCO ...

Page 65: ...scillators have some different waveforms E g OSC1 triangle square OSC2 white noise Sine These waveforms can be used simultaneously Whether tuned separately or when using several mixed waveforms the two oscillators allow you to quickly obtain a rich variety of sounds Two Oscillators 7 1 1 1 VCO 1 RANGE Switch the frequency range for VCO 1 RANGE between one of four octaves 16 8 4 2 The unities are i...

Page 66: ...le or special effects like the sound of wind for example SYNC The synchronization between oscillators allows you to create very complex waveforms and overtones When oscillator 2 is synchronized with oscillator 1 oscillator 2 will restart a new period every time the first oscillator completes its period even if oscillator2 has not fully completed its current cycle this signifies that it is not tune...

Page 67: ...illators 1 and 2 VCO 1 Knob to set the volume for Oscillator1 LEFT VCO 2 Knob to set the volume for oscillator 2 RIGHT VCO 1 2 Knob to set the volume for both oscillators CENTERED The mixer 7 1 3 The filter VCF The Jupiter 8V has a filter that is an emulation of the original Jupiter 8 filter It is made up of two independent filter units ...

Page 68: ...es situated above the frequency setting the cut off frequency The resonance amplifies the frequencies near the cutoff frequency Turn this knob toward the right and the filter will become more selective At extreme settings the sound will eventually begin to whistle as the filter begins to self oscillate Note that the filtering will be less strong with the filter type set on 12 dB instead of 24 dB F...

Page 69: ...rce for the cutoff is envelope 1 or envelope 2 LFO MOD Knob to set the level of modulation by the LFO use this parameter to make a wah wah effect KEY FOLLOW Knob to manually set the keyboard follow For a conventional setting of the keyboard follow place the knob in the middle value 1 00 The cutoff frequency of the filter can be modulated by one of the two ADSR envelopes see the following chapter I...

Page 70: ...ng the keyboard the envelopes will trigger and modify the way to sound will be heard The ADSR envelope of the filter The ADSR envelope consists of 4 different parameters ATTACK The Attack is the time that the sound will take to reach its maximum volume once we have pressed a key on the keyboard DECAY The Decay is the time that the sound will take to diminish after the attack portion is complete SU...

Page 71: ...FO modulates the frequency of an oscillator or a wah wah effect when it modulates the cutoff frequency of the filter RATE Knob to set the speed of the LFO DELAY TIME Knob to set the delay time before the LFO becomes active WAVEFORM Switch the LFO s waveform Sine Saw tooth Square Random The LFO 7 1 7 The VCO modulator The VCO modulator section allows adding modulations to both of the oscillators fr...

Page 72: ...evel Slider to set the level of modulation from the LFO to the VCO VCF level Slider to set the level of modulation from LFO to the VCF BEND Selectors of the destinations that can be modulated by the PITCH BEND ON OFF switch VCO 1 ON OFF switch VCO 2 ON OFF switch VCF VCO level Slider to set the intensity of the BEND modulation affecting the VCO From 0 To 24 semi tones 24 semi tones VCF level Slide...

Page 73: ... section Among these parameters you will find the general tuning of the Jupiter 8V the detune option for the voices and a 440 Hz tone to tune the Jupiter 8V TUNE Knob to set the general tuning of the synthesizer one semitone DETUNE Set the amount of detune of the polyphonic voices The detune knob of the polyphonic voices is very useful to make out of tune sounds in the unison mode It will sound a ...

Page 74: ...hoose the range of the arpeggiator 1 4 in octaves One octave button ON OFF 1 Two octaves button ON OFF 2 Three octaves button ON OFF 3 Four octaves button ON OFF 4 MODE Choose the playing mode UP button ON OFF Down button ON OFF Up and Down button ON OFF Random button ON OFF The rate of the arpeggiator can be set on the left side of the LFO section next to the general volume and LOWER UPPER balanc...

Page 75: ...n pedal action HOLD UP This mode allows holding the played notes on the UPPER part In SPLIT mode the HOLD function can be assigned to both the LOWER and UPPER parts independently In DUAL and WHOLE modes the HOLD function simultaneously affects both parts Only the volume envelope will be used by the hold function That allows you to bring life to the sound while keeping the envelope free for the fil...

Page 76: ...de of the sequencer It consists of the necessary parameters to play and stop the sequence MIDI synchronization quantification and trigger trigg parameters START STOP Selection screen to control the sequencer s playing mode Note On Note OFF Start Stop with a note ON OFF message MIDI Start Stop Start Stop the sequencer with a MIDI sequencer or a drum machine for instance Free running Start Stop the ...

Page 77: ...located on the very famous TB303 The possibility to edit the attack time was added to the original unit to allow more flexibility A Attack time of the accent envelope D Decay time of the accent envelope LEVEL Knob that controls the modulation amount of the accent to the low pass VCF Filter The transport section 7 2 2 Edit the sequence The editable part of the sequencer is located in the center of ...

Page 78: ...rs of these effects see paragraph Voice Effects for more details Three connection locations are available for the sequencer For each of them the following destinations are available DESTINATION Choice of available modulation destinations None Nothing is connected VCO1 Pitch VCO1 FREQUENCY VCO2 Pitch VCO2 FREQUENCY VCO1 PW Pulse width of the square wave form of VCO1 VCO2 PW Pulse width of the squar...

Page 79: ...nd Saw for the third LFO RATE Knob to set the modulation frequency of the LFO ANGLE Knob to set the rotation angle of the X Y axis manually Three modulation outputs can be connected For each the following modulation destinations are available None Nothing is connected VCO1 Pitch VCO1 FREQUENCY VCO2 Pitch VCO2 FREQUENCY VCO1 PW Pulse width of the square wave form of VCO1 VCO2 PW Pulse width of the ...

Page 80: ...he LCD screen on the right part of the Jupiter 8V They will be activated or deactivated when you click on the EFFECT button situated on the toolbar 7 4 1 Chorus Flanger This monophonic Chorus Flanger module adds a comb filtering aspect to the sound RATE Knob to set the frequency of the chorus DEPTH Knob to set the depth of the modulation FEEDBACK Knob to set the feedback of the modulation to achie...

Page 81: ...to setting an analog amplifier to the maximum volume Hard Extreme distortion ideal for destructive lead sounds DRY WET Knob to set the balance between the original signal and the output of the effect DRIVE Sets the distortion amount SYMMETRY Set the symmetry of the out going signal OUTPUT Knob to set the output volume of the distortion The LCD screen allows to graphically show the distortion curve...

Page 82: ...fects that sweep frequencies resulting in a complex phasing or filtering effect BAND 1 bass frequencies FREQUENCY F Knob to set the band of the bass frequencies GAIN G Knob to set the gain of the bass frequency band BAND 2 Mid low frequencies FREQUENCY F Knob to set the band of the mid low frequencies GAIN G Knob to set the gain for the band of the mid low frequencies BAND WIDTH Q The setting of t...

Page 83: ... the parameters of the PARAM EQ as well as the choice of the sources of modulation KEY FOLLOW VELOCITY AFTERTOUCH ENVELOPE 1 ENVELOPE 2 GALAXY Y GALAXY X LFO SEQUENCER The BYPASS button allows deactivating the parametric equalizer effect Parametric EQ 7 4 4 Phaser The PHASER effect provides a classic phasing sound similar to analog effects used in the 70 s SWEEP START Knob to set the reference fre...

Page 84: ...aser 7 4 5 Ring Mod The RING MODULATOR allows adding metallic effects to the sound with modulation of the output of the VCO or filter VCF MOD FREQ Knob to set the speed of the modulation MOD AMOUT Knob to set the amplitude of the modulation DRY WET Knob to set the balance between the original signal and the output of the effect OUTPUT Knob for the volume of the output of the ring modulator The MOD...

Page 85: ... 1 Chorus Flanger The stereo Chorus Flanger module adds thickness and width to the sound This effect is often used to create string pads for example the Ensemble effect of old analog synthesizers RATE Knob to set the frequency of the chorus DEPTH Knob to set the depth of the modulation FEEDBACK Knob to set the feedback of the modulation to achieve more of a flanged effect AMOUNT Knob to set the de...

Page 86: ...channel FEEDBACK RIGHT Knob to set the feedback for the right channel FEEDBACK LEFT Knob to set the feedback for the left channel CROSS FEEDK R Knob to set the feedback of the right channel towards the left channel CROSS FEEDK L Knob to set the feedback of the left channel towards the right channel DAMPING Knob to set the amount of high frequencies that are rolled off with each repetition DRY WET ...

Page 87: ...ctivating the REVERB effect The Reverb effect 7 5 4 Dual Phaser The Phaser unit provides a classic phasing sound similar to analog effects used in the 70 s SWEEP GENERATOR 1 2 Selection of the waveforms for the modulations of phasers 1 and 2 Sin Square Saw Triangle RATE 1 2 Knob to set the rate for Phaser 1 2 DEPTH 1 2 Knob to set the depth of the modulation for Phaser 1 2 FEEDBACK 1 2 Knob to set...

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Page 89: ... saw wave and through filtering we remove the sine waves or harmonics that we do not want This as you can imagine is much more complex than turning a filter control knob The Jupiter 8V you own shows some very good examples of the subtractive synthesis possibilities 8 1 THE MAIN ELEMENTS 8 1 1 The Oscillator or VCO The oscillator or VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator is the starting module with the ...

Page 90: ... 8V four waveforms are available The saw tooth wave presents the richest audio signal of the available waveforms it contains all of the harmonics at decreasing volume levels in high frequencies Its sound is ideal for brass sounds percussive bass sounds or rich pad sounds The Sawtooth waveform and its harmonic spectrum The square wave possesses a more hollow sound than the saw tooth it only contain...

Page 91: ...tion that cannot be duplicated with subtractive filtering The triangle wave can be considered as a very filtered and soft square signal It is very low in harmonics odd only and can be very useful for creating sub basses flute sounds etc The Triangle waveform and its harmonic spectrum The sine wave is the purest waveform of all It produces only a single harmonic referred to as the fundamental It ca...

Page 92: ...ore you tune oscillator2 upwards the more you will encounter composite waveforms In the image above osc2 is synchronized with osc1 and tuned to with double the tonality Frequency modulation FM or CROSS MOD in case of the Jupiter 8 can be created between 2 oscillators by connecting the audio output from a first oscillator to the modulation input of a second oscillator On the Jupiter 8V if you turn ...

Page 93: ... With the mixer of the Jupiter 8V you are able to set the volume between OSC1 and 2 with the Source Mix knob The mixer has no modulation input Therefore this setting is to be done manually The Mixer of Jupiter 8V 8 1 3 The filter or VCF The audio signal generated by an oscillator the waveform is next generally directed to a filter module or VCF Voltage Controlled Filter It is this module that we u...

Page 94: ...to that of the low pass filter It eliminates frequencies below the cut off frequency The High pass filter on the Jupiter 8 is non resonant Non resonant high pass filter 8 1 3 2 The low pass filter LPF The low pass filter LPF progressively removes high frequencies above the assigned frequency limit the cut off frequency and allows the sound below the cut off to pass through unchanged Depending on t...

Page 95: ...e reduced which is one factor in the resonance sounding more pronounced On the Jupiter 8 you can increase the resonance through the RES Slider When you increase the resonance the filter becomes more selective the cut off frequency is amplified and the sound will begin to ring at higher settings The resonance amplifies frequencies close to the cut off frequency With a high resonance level the filte...

Page 96: ... is sent to the speakers Jupiter 8V VCA In conclusion here is a diagram that should help you to understand the composition of a basic sound 8 2 OTHER MODULES 8 2 1 The keyboard To start and stop the sound at a specific pitch we most often use a keyboard that is connected to the ADSR through a gate and separately to the frequency control of the oscillators This will play the sound as soon as a key ...

Page 97: ...rol this sound is to lower the filter cut off frequency so that it becomes more and more damp until it finally disappears or simpler yet lower the volume of the amplifier The envelope generator connected to the VCA is used to sculpt the volume of the sound when we press a key on the keyboard and ends after the note is released The most common modules developed use 4 settings that we can vary The A...

Page 98: ...cyclic modulation on the setting to which it is connected For example If the sine waveform of an LFO modulates the volume of an amplifier the sound will increase in volume then disappear in a varying manner following the speed the frequency of this LFO This will produce a tremolo effect A sine waveform on an LFO modulating the frequency of an oscillator would produce a vibrato effect With an LFO s...

Page 99: ...O2 placed at a low frequency position LOFREQ to modulate the frequency of VCO1 8 3 MODULES OF THE JUPITER 8V The essential elements of the Jupiter 8V consist of 2 oscillators 1 noise generator 1 mixer 2 filters one high pass without resonance and one low pass 1 output amplifier VCA 2 ADSR envelopes 1 LFO ...

Page 100: ...ities of modulations that have already been presented 9 1 A POLYPHONIC VIOLIN PRESET MADE WITH THE JUPITER 8 V To begin we will learn how to program a basic polyphonic sound It will be simply composed of four elements Two oscillators VCO1 and 2 A high pass filter HPF A low pass filter VCF An ADSR envelope connected to the filter An ADSR envelope connected to the amplifier An LFO connected to the w...

Page 101: ...e alive Set VCO 2 slightly out of tune Lower the cut off frequency of the filter FREQUENCY by positioning the knob in the center around 400 Hz That will allow you to return to a softer sound You will hear the effect that the envelope will produce on the filter Lower the cut off frequency of the filter On the ADSR envelope situated to the right of the filter increase the attack time to a value clos...

Page 102: ...he width of the square with the LFO Increase the position of the PWM selector Increase the position of the LFO Rate slider to a position around 3 Hz The achieved effect will be comparable to a chorus effect Increase the position of the LFO rate slider At this stage you can add a little Stereo Delay effect to your tone in order to make it sound wider Open the Effects page situated in the top panel ...

Page 103: ... Also give a new name to the project for example your name a new name for the new preset Program for example Strings together and give characteristics to this preset for example Strings then Bright and Simple Save the sound 9 2 ARPEGGIATED SOUNDS Load the preset JMB_Bass1 in the JMB project We are going to use the galaxy module and the arpeggiator to modulate the sound This preset will contain Two...

Page 104: ...f the high pass filter to the range of 800 Hz Lower the resonance rate of the VCF almost to the minimum Activate the arpeggiator by clicking on the buttons Range 2 and Mode UDN Then play a chord on your MIDI keyboard An arpeggio will be heard Setting of the arpeggiator If you work with a MIDI Sequencer and you wish to synchronize the arpegiator to the tempo of the sequencer click on the switch INT...

Page 105: ...knobs situated next to these destinations Take values around 0 900 for the HPF Cutoff and 0 500 for the VCF Cutoff Settings of the galaxy unit If you wish to give space to your sound add chorus reverb or delay effects To do that click on Effects situated in the upper panel of the Jupiter 8V In the first Voice effect slot at the top of the connection diagram for the effects choose Chorus Flanger Th...

Page 106: ...he original and the effected sound Setting of the St FX Reverb In the second Patch effect slot choose St FX Delay Set the times of the different delay lines Time for each of the two sides of the stereo delay so that they will be in sync with the arpeggiator If you work with a MIDI Sequencer and you wish to synchronize the arpeggiator to the tempo of the sequencer click on the Sync button You also ...

Page 107: ...et JMB_Sequenced Chords in the project JMB This sound uses VCO2 tuned to a dominant 7th and is very brilliant This will be a starting point for our third preset Open the interface of the Sequencer situated in the upper panel of the Jupiter 8V Click on the Sequencer button Open the interface of the Sequencer Click on the first list Output situated to right of the sequencer and choose VCF Cutoff Cho...

Page 108: ...e number of steps that you wish to have in your sequence Click on the left side of the bar situated on the top of the programming window For example set it to 8 steps Set it to 8 steps Set the values of the different steps to your convenience while clicking on each of the vertical bars and pulling them up for positive values or down for negative values Set the values of the different steps Click o...

Page 109: ... modulation to the range of 0 600 Sync the Galaxy module to MIDI Sync Select the speed of the LFO while clicking on Q For Quantized select a value 1 8 Galaxy completes the sequence played by the step sequencer to finish your sound Setting of the Galaxy module Finally the preset consists of 2 VCOs VCO2 as a 7th tuning A high pass filter HPF A low pass filter VCF An ADSR envelope connected to the fi...

Page 110: ...amples present different levels of difficulty We hope that they have allowed you to discover a part of the possibilities that the Jupiter 8V offers But do not hesitate to do your own experimentations This is the fastest way to master the Jupiter 8V and create original sounds ...

Page 111: ...C go into the Start menu Programs Arturia Jupiter 8V2 and choose Jupiter 8V2 On a Macintosh open the folder Applications Arturia Jupiter 8V2 and double click on the application icon Jupiter 8V2 You can also double click on a previously saved document in order to open the corresponding configuration of the Jupiter 8V2 application 10 1 2Preference Configuration In order to access the preferences win...

Page 112: ...ol here you can configure the optimal audio latency as it relates to performance of your sound card Be careful with this setting as a latency setting that is lower than your system can support can cause unwanted artefacts in the sound Configuration panel on Windows only with ASIO protocol this button opens your audio card s configuration panel if it is available Fader control here choose the fader...

Page 113: ...u can perform a rescan of the plug in directory in Preferences File Folder tab button Scan or button Scan and hold Alt for a full rescan 10 3 RTAS PRO TOOLS 10 3 1Utilization of the plug in Opening of the plug in Access to the Jupiter 8V plug in is like all other plug ins via an audio track insert ...

Page 114: ...We can now make Jupiter 8V sounds by playing with the mouse on the virtual keyboard 10 3 2Connection to a MIDI channel To enable the Jupiter 8V to play the information coming from a MIDI track you have to associate it to a MIDI channel via the appropriate menu See the Pro Tools menu for more information on plug in connection ...

Page 115: ...arge the P1 preset plus the modifications The Librarian Menu of Pro Tools can be used with Jupiter 8V like with all other plug ins Nevertheless it is highly recommended to use the internal Jupiter 8V menu with the presets saved like this they are usable no matter which mode is chosen standalone or other sequencer and they can be exported exchanged more easily and will stay compatible with future v...

Page 116: ...ruction manual of your host sequencer for more specific information Under Cubase open the menu VST Instruments and choose Jupiter 8V2 in the rack Using Jupiter 8V as VST instrument in Cubase 10 4 2Rescan the plug ins directory in Cubase If the Jupiter 8V2 does not appear in the list of VST plug ins you can perform a rescan of the plug ins directory Re scan of the Plug ins directory in Cubase ...

Page 117: ...ns intact For instance if you were working on a P1 preset in which you have modified parameters without saving them as a separate voice in the plug in itself at the next opening of the piece Jupiter 8V will load the P1 preset and the modifications The drop down menu in which the VST sequencer allows you to save a new preset is of course usable with Jupiter 8V However it is highly advised to use th...

Page 118: ... Logic AU Manager Launching of the Audio Unit manager of Logic This Manager allows us to see the list of the available plug ins to test their compatibility with Logic and to activate or de activate them If it happens that one of the Arturia plug ins poses a problem in Logic start by checking that this plug in has passed the compatibility test and that it is actually selected for use ...

Page 119: ...piter 8V2 Opening the Jupiter 8V in Sonar The Synth Rack window will then appear In order to make the graphic interface of Jupiter 8V appear double click on its name in the Synth Rack window 10 6 2Connection to a MIDI track In order for the Jupiter 8V to play the information coming from a MIDI track choose a MIDI track and select Jupiter 8V as shown below Connecting to a MIDI track in Jupiter 8V M...

Page 120: ...ad the preset P1 plus the modifications 10 6 4Automation Automation with Sonar functions simply by the reception and saving of MIDI Control Change messages See your Sonar documentation for more details on the plug in automation 10 7 USE IN DIGITAL PERFORMER To add an instrument choose the menu Project Add Track Instrument Track Jupiter 8V2 Inserting Jupiter 8V into an instrument track Once you hav...

Page 121: ...ARTURIA JUPITER 8V USER S MANUAL 121 Connection from a MIDI track to Jupiter 8V ...

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