Kodamo EssenceFM, User Manual

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Page 3: ...user editable Waveforms 2 independent Multi Effect DSPs Powerful Voice Sequencer Safety Precautions Use only the supplied power adapter Ensure your outlet is properly grounded Do not cover the vent h...

Page 4: ...Voice Editor 14 Algorithm design 14 Editing voice operator parameters 15 Voice settings 15 Operator settings 17 Envelope Editor 19 Patch mode 21 Patch editor 21 Layer management 21 Patch settings 22 L...

Page 5: ...Sorting 31 Display 31 Storage 32 Audio 32 System 33 Reset 33 TouchPiano 33 Automation 34 Effect List 35 Troubleshooting 36 Warranty 38 Maintenance and Care 38 License 38 Memo 39 4...

Page 6: ...ent to be controlled by the EssenceFM MIDI Thru DIN Outputs repeats any MIDI data fed into the MIDI In port MIDI In DIN Connects to any MIDI controlling device e g master keyboard synth sequencer comp...

Page 7: ...and hardware controls Hardware controls provide a quick access to the most common features MODE KEYS Performance Patch Voice Global These keys provides direct access to the associated modes See the P...

Page 8: ...tem swapping an item doing a copy paste operation in the voice patch performance tunings waveform list Redo Restores the previously discarded operation Save Saves the current element into the internal...

Page 9: ...faces here is a description of the elements found in the EssenceFM Focus notion Focus is the graphical representation of which element is currently editable it s represented by a pink frame surroundin...

Page 10: ...y entering its index with the virtual numerical keypad by pressing on the keypad button after it s focused like the slider Text field Allows you to enter text data e g patch name Pressing it opens the...

Page 11: ...ts signal into another one under it 1 5 and 6 it is called a Modulator you don t hear its direct sound while operators at the bottommost 2 3 and 4 are Carriers Changing the volume of a carrier will ef...

Page 12: ...a more refined sound When trying to achieve a particular sound try to split it into several sub sounds to make them easier to manage For example for a pan flute you may want to create a short noise a...

Page 13: ...allows you to start with a simple sound that can be improved afterwards with other layers effects and more The same results can be achieved when working in Voice mode but once you created your 6 op vo...

Page 14: ...letting you choose the voice to swap with and has an Update related patches checkbox It s very important to keep it checked if the two voices you are swapping are used by some patches All patches usin...

Page 15: ...several actions you can do on the operators via the touch screen to build your algorithm Pressing an operator and releasing it drag drop onto another one will connect them together If these operators...

Page 16: ...o the voice cf Sorting section in Global Mode Algorithm Library Selects from one of our 32 preset algorithms to help you to start creating a new voice Randomize This button generates a new sound using...

Page 17: ...more about manipulating envelopes MODMATRIX TAB Up to 8 modulation cords can be setup for each voice Set Source Set Dest and x delete buttons apply to the current selected modulation in the list Offs...

Page 18: ...ime EG Pt1 6 Y PitchEG Speed PitchEG Sg1 5 Time PitchEG Pt1 6 Y PAN TAB This envelope controls the voice panning over time See Envelope Edit section to know more about manipulating envelopes On the Es...

Page 19: ...rator s frequency Freq Multiplier only in Fixed mode Sets the base multiplier for the fixed frequency Available values are 0 1 1 10 and 100 Freq Fine 0 255 only in Fixed mode Sets the operator frequen...

Page 20: ...per and lower volumes represents the amount at bottom and top of your MIDI keyboard The center note parameter sets the root of those two curves PITCH EG TAB This envelope allows you to control the sel...

Page 21: ...in case the player release the key quickly you need to add another segment representing this release length It works only with exponential envelopes Envelope controls are described below Add Point Ad...

Page 22: ...the Patch List Like in Voice mode parameters on the Patch List page aren t saved into any patch Pitch Bend Range Volume Pan Edit brings you to the Patch Editor Swap swaps the current patch with the p...

Page 23: ...All Toggles mute for all layers Patch settings PATCH TAB Name Sets the patch name Category Assign a category to current patch cf Sorting section in Global Mode Effects See the Effects section for mor...

Page 24: ...yer shouldn t be allowed to play simultaneously For example it can be used to stop open high hat sounds when the closed high hat sound is played Round Robin Slot 1 32 This feature allows you to play t...

Page 25: ...Sequence won t play at all When a tempo is received its approximated value is shown under the Tempo slider Fixed Tempo Internal Sync mode only 1 500 Sets the internal Voice Sequence tempo Step divisio...

Page 26: ...age page described below FX Routing Goes to Performance Effects and Routing parameters page Knobs Goes to Knob assign page Toggle mute Mute unmuted parts and vice versa Pressing the individual Mute bu...

Page 27: ...to default Name Sets the performance name Make Current Loads the selected performance to use it Only one performance can be active at the same time Part Editor Bank Patch Lists Those lists allows you...

Page 28: ...127 the amount of signal sent to the first effect DSP Fx2 send level 0 127 the amount of signal sent to the second effect DSP Each effect DSP can be routed to any output pair and the effect can be se...

Page 29: ...le here When entering this mode the current active mode Performance Patch or Voice keeps running in background without any sound interruption MIDI and Display settings are automatically saved when lea...

Page 30: ...er PREVIEW TAB Here you can configure the notes played when pressing the button For each note there are 3 parameters Time 0 127 Selects the time offset when the note has to be triggered Note Selects t...

Page 31: ...ontroller Name Renames the waveform Edit Goes to the waveform editing page Show voices Shows which voices are using the selected waveform This is very useful as the waveforms are global to the Essence...

Page 32: ...K TAB To swap clear whole patch banks Changes aren t saved until you go to the Patch Mode and press Save VOICE BANKS TAB To swap clear whole voice banks Changes aren t saved until you go to the Voice...

Page 33: ...nnecting operators and the lines in the Effects page Confirmation Popups Enables confirmation popups on Save Recall Overwrite actions Background Pattern Selects the background pattern Font Selects the...

Page 34: ...firmware via a USB drive The system monitor is mostly useful to us for debug purposes if you encounter technical issues Reset Resets the system to its original state You can do a full reset or partia...

Page 35: ...rmances 0 to 127 or 1 performances 128 to 255 CC 40 Loads the performance from the selected bank Performance number CC39 128 CC40 To change effects on the fly the following CCs are used CC 47 48 FX1 F...

Page 36: ...127 Cutoff 0 127 10 Distortion Fold Back 11 Distortion Halved Negative 12 Distortion Positive 13 Distortion Abs 14 Bitcrush Frequency 0 127 Bit Reduction 0 127 Cutoff 0 127 15 Ring Modulation Speed c...

Page 37: ...o the output jacks you are plugged into For Patch and Voice modes check that you are sending MIDI events on the Global Channel which can be configured in Global MIDI In Performance mode check that the...

Page 38: ...released for the next firmware version so you can upgrade it when available I sent tons of MIDI events triggering complex patches and now the sound is glitchy There is a lot of CPU power to handle ev...

Page 39: ...onic device If you need to return the product under warranty please send us an email contact kodamo org describing what happened and we ll send you the procedure Maintenance and Care To clean up your...

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