Jiggery-Pokery Sound JPS Harmonic Synthesizer, User Manual

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Page 2: ...us a Pulsar brsed Codinator for each of these extra patches in the ner Codinators l 1 Prtchcs s6 foldcr Signature patches have bcaa duped into the rypropriete type folders for easier oby type brorsing ADDENDTJI I 1 1 1 Fix lle velocity vrluc of CY 6atc inputr nory rrsults in corect notc velocity ADDE IDU I ITU FFAT 1 2 0 I EUI FEATURE Pitch Bend Ranges can nse be autmted via seguencer autsmation R...

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Page 4: ...us a Pulsar brsed Codinator for each of these extra patches in the ner Codinators l 1 Prtchcs s6 foldcr Signature patches have bcaa duped into the rypropriete type folders for easier oby type brorsing ADDENDTJI I 1 1 1 Fix lle velocity vrluc of CY 6atc inputr nory rrsults in corect notc velocity ADDE IDU I ITU FFAT 1 2 0 I EUI FEATURE Pitch Bend Ranges can nse be autmted via seguencer autsmation R...

Page 5: ...rising voltage controlled envelopes low frequency modulatjon frequency modulation and a trr ple output filter The ti vo oscillators provide a nearly infinjte varjety of permutations through manipulation of up to sixteen jndividual harmonics and shaping controls per oscillator Each oscillator can also simultaneously produce up to six preset waveforms for a big rich sound ITPSI HAEIMEFIiE FI HE I2EE...

Page 6: ... left or rjght from the front of the instrument itself to a true stereo output Stereo vs I 4ono Il 1PoRTANT NoTE DSP Usage a The Harmonic Synthesizer can scale to use a great deal of resources in terms of sample rate and polyphony For best results we recofimend setting the minimum values during song construction until you need to render your track when you can turn the values up b Polyphony can be...

Page 7: ...uely for each oscillator except for the ring modulation control Ring which is only available for oscillator 2 N0TE Markings on the panel beside the tuning slider are a good approximate indication of A440 tuning Set the I me for the two Digital Harnonic Generators then proceed to tune by ear as indicated above lnteresting beatlng effects can be achieved by tuning the 0scillator 2 Voice slightly sha...

Page 8: ...ssing the Sync preset button and Oscillator 1 can ring modulate Oscillator 2 by pressing the Ring button below the DHG Edit Select switch At least one oscillatoi 1 voice must be engaged for the ring modulation to have any effect although oscillator l can be set to a zero volume if its audio output is not required Ring modul ation and oscilfator sync can be used together Experiment using different ...

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Page 10: ...rc i SEOUFNCEP ovuamc prrred After you have arrived at a setting on the Harmonic Generator shoufd you desire a slight attenuation of highs for a more melIow tone it is easily accomplished with the manual filter without resetting the harmonics Raising the slider attenuates the highs rTPS HAFIMEilIE VilIHE I EE ...

Page 11: ...owN l sanc a 1 t e o OSC 2 ENVELOPE Ho o o t l C t o o o EjLr s11r ri rffi 7 rJ JPS envelope Attack Sustain I Decay I Release R MI envelopc Decay Release The JPS synthesizer features a fulf analogue AISR envelope control To mimic the original RMI Norma1 envelope mode you should only adjust the Attack and Belease stages while teaving the Sustain stage set to its maximum Ieve1 Set Attack and Decay c...

Page 12: ...C A ENVELOPE RMI percus sion Decay Release To mimic Decay ninimum stage to released the original RMI Percussion envelope mode you should just use the stages and leave Attack and Sustain stages set to th err 1evel Set the Release stage to the same position as the Decay a1low the sound to decay at the same rate Lven after the note is early Set Decay curve to a non linear value see page 22 T PS HAEIM...

Page 13: ...ty on oscillator 2 This provides sone arazing possibilities when used together with oscillator 1 Switch the Trig button from On to ReI and Oscillator 2 will be triggered not srhen the note is pressed but when that note is released Note that the functions of the osc 2 envelope controls change Attack is the time from when the note is released to a set 1eve1 determined by the Level control Hold wi11 ...

Page 14: ... node this pulse of light will serve as a downbeat indicator for most rhythnic patterns or bass 1ines In the random mode it will pulse with each note The speed can be switched via Sequencer Rate to Sync to host or be free rulnlng In addition the sequencer can play polyphonically by gating the chords at the set rate To do this change Sequencer Type from Sequential to Gated Random gated sequencer wi...

Page 15: ...mulant O O Osc Osc Trem 2 Mod ooooo ldem l shapes thus vastly expanding the sonic possibilities of the instnrment The itternal LFO can be set to Mono so that it starts from zero hen the instnrment is first turned on and does not reset This is preferable for vibrato effects hen moved to Poly the LFO wavefolm is restarted uniquely for each note played which can be particularly interesting when used ...

Page 16: ...Upon Attack Depth control determines the point the s1ide begins Setting Depth control to flat will cause to start f1at and slide up to the correct pitch Sharp works as you would expect Setting the Depth control at 12 00 in the its travel will cause no deviation Time control determines the will take to travel from the deviated pitch to the correct pitch at which the pitch in reverse center of time ...

Page 17: ...r color can be controlled from pink to white Pink noise can be interesting for creating sample hold type effects Most useful however is the white turned fu1Iv clockwise To maintain a sense of pitch do not adjust the depth beyona ihe 12 00 position Noise modulation is most conrnonly used in creating drums traps and other percussion instruments It is also effective in producing wind thunder and whis...

Page 18: ...ting the sweep control to CV mode The sine tremulance can be over_ ridden using the Filter Trero Mod input for using different modulation shapes or rates fron the internal options Mod Wi position activates modulation wheel control of the filter frequency from the set freque cy value wheel down to fulty closed filter iwheei up For fult range modulation wheel control set the Frequency to maximum Tre...

Page 19: ...atures of the portamento _ independent controls for each oscillator and fol low through effect causing tire final desired pitch to be achieved without having to hold the key down In most u yo i11 find the g o c1ock setting the most musically useful To actlvate tire portamento affect play the first note required then play the note to which you want to s1ide If you set a fairly long Re1ease tir you ...

Page 20: ...ArO E l p OYNAMIC FILTER sdEEP ffi oEift TFENU NT o o r8s 8re8 E B p__ P R P P P RnMEItsER EXACT ANAIOG SETTINGS may vary from instrument to instrument not toGtio r the varying taste of the individual osners Therefore you should set your panel oni o1s to look as closely as possible to the presets then fxpnilfmui with each variable control by adjusting it to either side of the initial setting You w...

Page 21: ...rRolrRs l u i1 i irl R R o rN EXPRESSiON AMPLiL E OVMSAI IPLE E MPYADDER In addition to the key triggered pitch Bend envefope you can also use the integrated Pitch l heel Unlike other synthesizers each oscillator can be both independently set to different ranges up to 24 semitones and in either direction for both the up and the down pitch wheel positions developing some unique opportunities for cr...

Page 22: ...n vaiue or you may find the output 1evel is lower than expected next time you turn the device on You can control the final output leve1 using the Master Output control Three voice modes are available to the Harmonic Synthesizer using a three position switch In the dom position the instnrment is monophonic one voice per oscillator with automatic re triggering In the middle position you will find a ...

Page 23: ...l we recomend no more than the lZ o clock position tvhen requiring Chorus and set fully to the right rf r rring fn umlle FLANGER A flanger pedal effect taste Leave the coror contror T i ri i il ili ril lllri il i r l negative or right for positive coloration feedback fne Offset swltctr applles an oftset t0 the right channel for a stereo flanging effect PHASERT A big 5 stage phaser effect contrors ...

Page 24: ...ers or alternative modulation sources Envelope or LFo connections to Internal Over rides 1 yi1l automatically disconaect the internal source except for the Filter Siyeep which requires setting the Dynamic Filter s Sweep control to the CV setting Voltage scaling into the synthesizer should be carried out at the modulatiot source The DHG1 and DHG2 harmonic Cy inputs do include a oscillator but indiv...

Page 25: ...lower or faster rise or fa11 time is deBired on the e velopes the ofi g ua t nt of the attack and decay can be eas i 1y performed without i i warranty set the Attack to 12 oo for a linear tise or turn i irr r ii io u io t rise Exp or to the right for a faster rise Log F r e a i turn completely to ti re left for a linear fa11 and turn to the iglrii t i p rurr i lote this adjusts both decay and rele...

Page 26: ... _ Now go through the folder Set_Up Sheets pages 24_Eb NoIE i Wh_en referring to the Set Up Sheets ANY CONTROLS NOT APPLIED SHbULO SP irV tHS OF I OR MINIMI IM POSITION You You with all have must the about an idea telI it best part interfac of what through the making DOING YOUR OWN THING The most exciting thing about tried several Set Ups created your own 0f course you can by re combining them I B...

Page 27: ...ter with mod wheel pedal control while osc 2 remains static thus sounds that require filter can go to the osc 1 voice Osc 2 can be tuned differently hen you have set sounds in both 0sc111ators their relationships will fa11 into two categories Doubling or Contrasting Doubling Creating the same sound or instrunent in both oscillators Riclmess of sound is enhanced by subtleties in differences of atta...

Page 28: ...sts I AVEFORI I AIIPLITUDE FREQUENCY ENVELOPE 1 Haveforin mellow vs rich odd harmonics vs even harmonics etc Horizontal rapid changes can be made with the Preset Voices or gradual changes can be made with the Harmonic Generator sliders Vertical create contrastjng instruments on 0scillator l and 0scillator 2 and set to an opposable pan posjtion 2 Anrplitude loud vs soft Horizontal use volume pedal ...

Page 29: ... The pilot light wi l remain on but the function not in effect examPle if noise modulation is not being used the most comon use will be white noise therefore have the Noise Frequency control set fully clockwise in advance exanple if the Dynamic Filter is not being used it should be set up for all the paraneters of its next usage Comlon usage would call for Speed and Depth to be set at 12 00 q at 1...

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Page 32: ...ic 2 DHG 1 Harmonic 3 DHG I Harmonic 4 DHG 1 Harmonic 5 DHG I Harmonic 6 DHG I Barmonic 7 DHG I Barmonic 8 DHG 1 Harmonic 9 DHG I Harmonic 10 DHG I Harmonic 1t DHG 1 Harmonic 12 DHG 1 Harmonic 13 DHG I Harmonic 14 DHG 1 Hdrmonic 15 DHG 1 Hdrmonic 16 DHG 2 Harmonic 1 DHG 2 Narmonic 2 oHG 2 llarmonic 3 oHG 2 Narmonic 4 oHG 2 Narinonic 5 DHG 2 harmonic 6 DHG 2 Narmonic 7 DHG 2 Harnonic 8 DHG 2 Hamoni...

Page 33: ...n osc 2 Reed osc 2 Complex osc t Decay osc l Sustdin osc 2 Trigger l lode osc 2 Decay 0sc 2 Sustain osc 2 Note off Attack osc 2 flote off Hold osc 2 Note off Level osc 2 Note off Decay 0sc l Pitchbend Time 0sc 1 Pitchbend Depth osc 1 Portamento Speed 0sc 2 Pitchbend Time osc 2 Pitchbend Depth osc 2 Portamento Speed osc I Noise Depth osc 2 Noise Depth LFo Sync LFO Rate H2 LFo Raie Sync 0sc 1 Tremul...

Page 34: ...nable Chorus Hode Flanger Enable Flanger Sync Flanger Rate Hz Flanger Color Fldnger Hix oelay Enable Delay Type Delay Sync Delay Left Time H2 Delay Left Time Sync Del ay Ri9ht Time Hz Del ay Right Time Sync Del ay rtri x Reverb Mix l dp Hap Hap ap ap liap liap Hap 14ap 1ap t 1ap ap 14ap Map l lap l 4ap I tap Hap Hdp lrap ap Irtap fldp ap Hap tlap ap ap I dp tlap l iap ap I lap ap Map l lap l 1ap l...

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