MEMOTRON m2k, User Manual

Page 1: ...MEMOTRON m2k OS v1 3 User Manual...

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Page 3: ...Hardware Housing Design User Manual Markus Horn Software Design User Manual Klaus Hoffmann Hoock Sound library Beta testing User Manual Axel Jungkunst Beta testing Version March 2016 Note Manikin Ele...

Page 4: ...5 Power On 5 Power Off 5 Realtime Sound manipulation Functions 5 Menu driven Functions 6 Track Menu 8 Selecting Tracks 8 Initializing Tracks 8 Frame Menu 9 Loading Frames 9 Saving Frames 10 Creating...

Page 5: ...Effect Block 2 Modulation Delay 19 Effect Block 3 Reverb Echo 20 MIDI Setup 21 Update 22 Appendix 23 Product Support 23 Technical data 24 Disposal 24 MIDI Implementation Table 26 Glossary 27...

Page 6: ...Tron plug in and can play its sounds recognizable at the ending cpt The Memotron m2k is not compatible with the newer M Tron Pro plug in About this manual This manual is intended to make the first ste...

Page 7: ...r touch the mains connector with wet hands When disconnecting always pull the connector and never the cable Operation Never place any vessels containing liquids on top of the device Ensure that the de...

Page 8: ...nd by means of a 12 dB lowpass filter VOLUME Master volume Rear Panel OUTPUT Phones Headphones output jack OUTPUT Left Right Audio output jacks line level unbalanced PEDAL Volume Socket for a volume p...

Page 9: ...dapts to your local power system 110V 240V AC 50Hz 60Hz How to hook up the Memotron m2k Make sure that both the Memotron m2k and your audio system are powered OFF Connect the included power cable to t...

Page 10: ...Sound manipulation Functions Up to three sounds here called tracks can simultaneously be selected and played in the Memotron m2k By means of several controls on the top that can not be stored and onl...

Page 11: ...Midi Setup Import and delete sound data in the Internal Mem Menu Update the operating system with Update Basic access to menu driven functions 1 Move the DATA knob to place the CURSOR in the desired...

Page 12: ...The menu overview shows all menu driven functions of the Memotron m2k 7 Memotron m2k OS v1 3 User Manual...

Page 13: ...ESC button you can leave the data system without selecting any track Press the DATA knob to select the corresponding track To make things easier a selected track will then be replaced and without warn...

Page 14: ...ed memory card is in the Memotron m2k If this is not the case please insert the appropriate SD card into the card slot on the rear panel Use the DATA knob to navigate through the menu levels to the So...

Page 15: ...ame can be saved with SAVE If a frame with the specified name already exists on the external memory card a confirmation dialog will be displayed asking if the existing frame should be overwritten Afte...

Page 16: ...ey you can exit the file system at any time without deleting a frame Pressing the DATA knob the frame will be deleted from the external memory card after a security check Then the Sound Settings will...

Page 17: ...import individual tracks from an external memory card to the internal memory If you want to import a complete Sound Collection or more tracks then please see the Importing Directories section To impor...

Page 18: ...import Depending on the amount of tracks the import of multiple tracks from a directory can take a few minutes to complete The current import can be cancelled at any time by pressing the ESC key Dele...

Page 19: ...again tracks have to be imported with the Import Track or Import Dir Memory Information This function provides an overview of the way the internal memory is used First change to the Internal Mem menu...

Page 20: ...ning Velocity 63 0 63 Touch response max inverted off max active Mix Off A B C Blending of tracks Place Place First Last Positioning of tracks All Sound Setting parameters can be accessed by turning t...

Page 21: ...oving it towards the position B middle position constantly fades out the track B The track can be heard at full volume in the position B of the ABC Controller or respectively in the middle position of...

Page 22: ...nfiguration the parameters of track A are unchanged and correspond to the basic setting Here all 37 sounds of track A are playable from F 3 to F 6 This track is cut off in the illustration on the righ...

Page 23: ...hanges its shape to an arrow Turning the DATA knob the parameter value can now be changed By pressing the DATA knob again another parameter can be selected for editing By pressing the ESC button you c...

Page 24: ...ge Description Rate 0 127 Modulation rate 0 0 023Hz to 127 5 8Hz Depth 0 127 Modulation depth 0 0 to 127 100 Feedback 0 127 Feedback rate 0 0 to 127 100 Phaser Parameter Value Range Description Rate 0...

Page 25: ...o 8 Large Hall 26 Stereo Triple Echo 9 Spring 10 Short Plate 11 Vocal Plate 12 Church A 13 Church B 14 Cathedral 15 Gated Reverb A 16 Gated Reverb B 17 Gated Plate A 18 Gated Plate B The following par...

Page 26: ...data is sent Local Control Off On Separates the controllers from the Memotron m2k s sound generator Enter the MIDI Setup via the main menu A selected MIDI parameter can be edited by pressing the DATA...

Page 27: ...here To update you select the menu item Update and enter the file system of the external memory card The following procedure is basically the same as loading a Frame Select the directory which holds...

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Page 29: ...s width height depth 870 mm x 80 mm x 335 mm Overall weight 10 kg Disposal The device is RoHS compliantly manufactured in accordance with the directive of the European Parliament and Council and is th...

Page 30: ...s If this product is found to be the source of interference which can be determinated by turning the unit OFF and ON please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures Relocate...

Page 31: ...Pitch Bender o o 3 semi Control 1 Change 7 10 12 64 74 o o Pedal x o x o o o o o o o Modulation Wheel Mix Volume Panorama Effect Ctrl Half Speed Sustain Sound Ctrl 5 Tone Prog Change True x x x System...

Page 32: ...to link electronic musical instruments of different types and from different manufacturers Up to that time there was no standard for linking several sound generators and so MIDI was a considerable imp...

Page 33: ...sensitive to pitch changes Sample data A digitally recorded representation of a sound Sampling The process of encoding an analogue signal into digital form by reading sampling its level at short and...