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CV INPUTS

The CV input jacks are directly 
connected to the parameter 
marked on the panel. 

VCA LEVEL

This knob determines to what 
degree the selected EG affects 
the level of the sound (dB). Chose 
which source to use with the 4 way 
selector below.

Voltage

 

Controlled

 

Amp CV input jacks

VCA + CV

Envelope Generator affecting VCA

Summary of Contents for ES400

Page 1: ...USER GUIDE ES400 ...

Page 2: ... synthesizer technology and features developed for the Reason rack environment with the added convenience and versatility of CV controll of parameters via input jacks on the back panel We urge you to read this user guide thoroughly in order to make the most of your ES400 FM Synthesizer INTRODUCTION ...

Page 3: ...e with sustain pedal TRANSPOSE Set the tuning with Octave Semi notes or Fine cents DISPLAY KEYS Vel Sens Velocity scaling of each OP level Levl Scl This parameter makes it possible to gradually lower the OP depth as higher notes on the keyboard are played Rate Scl This parameter makes it possible to gradually shorten the overall envelope length increase EG rates as higher notes on the keyboard are...

Page 4: ...one octave lower and a ratio of 2 00 produces a pitch one octave highe and so on The fractional ratios 1 73 for example produces complex waveforms when combined with operators set to other ratios permitting the creation of an unlimited variety of sound effects including extremely realistic bells explosions etc DISPLAY OP1 4 Operator settings MUTE OPERATORS By clicking the Operator headlines you ca...

Page 5: ... restart for each new note P Mod A Mod Pitch modulation and amplitude modulation of each OP Since the ratio of operator 2 3 and 4 is always in relation to OP1 their pitch will change even if only OP1 is modulated with the LFO MW Depth Scale the modulation by the mod wheel DISPLAY LFO Triangle Saw Down Saw Up Pulse Random Saw Exponential WAVEFORMS LFO Low Frequency Oscillators can be used for tremo...

Page 6: ... the VCA and then routes to either the Reverb or the Echo depending on the FX ORDER BYPASS Clicking on the effect headline will toggle bypass on off FILTER 6dB oct high pass and 12dB oct low pass filter makes it easy to cut unwanted frequencies DIST Distortion with amount and tonality control CHORUS Widening your sounds with this 3 voice stereo chorus effect ECHO Change the rate of the Echo by eit...

Page 7: ...the hold time SUSTAIN LEVEL Determines the continuous level to maintain after decay have finished as long as a note is played RELEASE TIME The time it take for the sound to completely fade out after the note has been released THE ENVELOPE GENERATORS 4 sets of envelope generator controls TIME EG CURVE Backside Set the curve of Attack Decay and Release from linear to exponential Use exponential for ...

Page 8: ...ther operators input or to the audio output this routing is controlled by the Algorithm Algorithm 8 different routings of the 4 Operators Wave This will fold the OP waveforms from smooth Sine to a sharper wave for a fuzzier sound Feedback This controls the amount of feedback of OP4 FM SYNTHESIS Operators Algorithms Feedback and Wave settings OP2 SIGNAL FM MODULATED SIGNAL OP1 SIGNAL 1 5 2 6 3 7 4 ...

Page 9: ...rameter marked on the panel VCA LEVEL This knob determines to what degree the selected EG affects the level of the sound dB Chose which source to use with the 4 way selector below Voltage Controlled Amplifier CV input jacks VCA CV Envelope Generator affecting VCA ...

Page 10: ... and GUI by EKSSPERIMENTAL SOUNDS STUDIO Created with IDT GE Technology Thanks to buddard IDTdev jengstrom all the beta testers and the ReasonTalk community 2020 EKSSPERIMENTAL SOUNDS STUDIO www ekss se ES400 ...

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