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Interfacing 

Basic patching begins at the indicated points 
 
‘CV’ and ‘GATE’ inputs will come from your sequencer, 
quantizer, note generator, MIDI module – the device 
that you are using to send note information to the 
Domino 
 
The switch below the large cuto

 knob chooses 

between controlling the VCA by gate or envelope – this 
should be explored as di

erent approaches to using 

your Domino, with satisfying and varied results 
 
The ‘OUT’ jack is the end of the signal chain of the 
synthesizer, after the 

lter and VCA. When the VCA is 

not being triggered there will be no output . Use the 
OUT jack as your main output if you are using the 
Domino as a standard synth voice 

 analogue monophonic synthesizer

CV

MIX 1 IN

MIX 2 IN 

VCA

PWM

F MOD

P MOD

GATE

OUT

f env

decay

mix

p mod

f mod

pitch

reson

cutoff

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CV

Summary of Contents for DOMINO

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Page 2: ...low pass resonant filter Transistor based architecture gives the Domino a unique sound simultaneously raw and rich Features include Saw Square wave VCO Low pass filter Decay envelope VCA Switchable gate envelope to VCA 2 external audio inputs analogue monophonic synthesizer CV MIX 1 IN MIX 2 IN VCA PWM F MOD P MOD GATE OUT f env decay mix p mod f mod pitch reson cutoff DOMINO CV ...

Page 3: ...te or envelope this should be explored as different approaches to using your Domino with satisfying and varied results The OUT jack is the end of the signal chain of the synthesizer after the filter and VCA When the VCA is not being triggered there will be no output Use the OUT jack as your main output if you are using the Domino as a standard synth voice analogue monophonic synthesizer CV MIX 1 IN ...

Page 4: ...using the VCO_TUNE trimmer on the back of the PCB mix blends between the saw and square waves or between the MIX 1 IN and or MIX 2 IN inputs if you are patching in another sound source p mod is the attenuator for the p mod input it stands for pitch modulation but could also be called exponential fm modulation This knob attenuates how much of the modulation source you are sending to the oscillator ...

Page 5: ...of the oscillator with another oscillator LFO or noise source The symbol to the left of the input is the envelope symbol of the Domino showing that this input is pre patched to the envelope Experiment with the p mod function patched and un patched Hint unpatched the p mod can give great sweeps for kick and tom sounds Saw and square outputs are found at the bottom of the module these are the raw wa...

Page 6: ...ob emphasizes the frequency set by the cutoff knob The more you increase the resonance the more electronic the sound At high levels the filter will self oscillate f env or filter envelope attenuates the modulation from envelope to filter Essentially each time the envelope is triggered the filter is opened up This is pre patched from the envelope Experiment with decay level and f env amount with the cut...

Page 7: ...quency The CV graphic to the left shows that this is pre patched to the CV input This means that without a modulation source patched in the CV level controls the cutoff frequency higher notes open the filter lower notes keep the filter closed An LFO patched to the f mod input is a popular approach to try out analogue monophonic synthesizer CV MIX 1 IN MIX 2 IN VCA PWM F MOD P MOD GATE OUT f env decay...

Page 8: ...that the VCA is pre patched from the envelope but you can patch in an external envelope to this input if you want more control of the shape of the envelope on the Domino At the bottom you will see the envelope output To make the Domino as usable as possible in as many ways possible you can patch the internal envelope generated by the Domino elsewhere in your system from this output analogue monoph...

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