Rare Waves Grendel Grenadier RA-99, User Manual

Page 1: ...CV Gate Analog Music Synthesizer Rare Waves LLC RAREWAVES NET GRENADIER RA 99...

Page 2: ...E and by CV input to the NOISE CV jack The noise source also adds a subtle amount of jitter to the VCO waveform Modulation The RA 99 modulation section contains a pair of multifunction waveform genera...

Page 3: ...ing fuse It is OK to use a daisy chain cable to share power with other 12V gear from a single AC adapter provided the total current demand mA does not exceed the AC adapter s rating Tip positive OK Ti...

Page 4: ...stage to connect to a PA system For best sound quality always connect the Grenadier to a grounded earthed audio system Normally the mixing board ampli er and or powered monitor speakers have 3 prong...

Page 5: ...y controller has Velocity Out you can experiment patching it to RATE CV ALPHA BETA TIMBRE FILTER or NOISE CV You can also use any MIDI keyboard to play the Grenadier but this requires a MIDI to CV con...

Page 6: ...nsitive CV input A change of 15 volts would tune the oscillator by 1 octave A change of 1 25 volts equals 1 semitone Therefore if you connect a pitch bender with 2 5 volts output you ll have the stand...

Page 7: ...nected to MOD2 GATE IN It is OK to patch other types of signals to GATE IN There is no harm in connecting it to an LFO envelope oscillator etc Any waveform that crosses the 2 5 volt threshold will gen...

Page 8: ...trated in the diagram to the left TIMB CV jack Patching a CV input to this jack has the same effect as turning the TIMBRE knob Both the knob and the jack can be used simultaneously TIMB CV responds we...

Page 9: ...subharmonic square wave with the VCO waveform The un ltered subharmonic waveform is available from this jack It is a square wave with 5 volts amplitude You can self patch this output to the RA 99 s ot...

Page 10: ...olume of the pink noise source VCA It has the same effect as the P NOISE knob Both the knob and the jack can be used together If the noise source does not seem to be working make sure you are using a...

Page 11: ...o VCF IN mutes the internal VCO replacing it with external audio Patching to MIX IN blends external audio with the internal tone generator Both can be used simultaneously VOLUME knob Sets the audio le...

Page 12: ...ns about half as fast as when SHAPE is centered For slowest possible LFO set SHAPE to either limit and turn RATE to minimum The LFO rate will be about one cycle per 50 seconds The LED indicators to th...

Page 13: ...ontinous The WAVE switches do not affect Volume Envelope LFO SHAPE WAVE GATE IN off off Gate In off TRIG off Trigger In MOD function Attack Release envelope exponential slope Decay envelope exponentia...

Page 14: ...he GATE IN is inactive and the envelope is settled the output is high 5V When you trigger the GATE IN GATE OUT goes low 0V until the envelope expires then goes high again Therefore you can use GATE OU...

Page 15: ...hese parameters do not have voltage control CV inputs VARI OUT jacks These are the outputs from MOD1 and MOD2 after attenuation by the DEPTH knobs The output voltage range is 0 to 5 volts When DEPTH i...

Page 16: ...ault MOD 1 VARI OUT is internally connected to ALPHA CV Plugging a patch cable in to ALPHA CV breaks this connection By default MOD 2 VARI OUT is internally connected to BETA CV Plugging a patch cable...

Page 17: ...Please note the RA 99 lter bank is not designed for full cutoff as in a conventional low pass lter FILTER CV jack This has the same effect as the FILTERS knob providing the option of voltage control B...

Page 18: ...acter If it is not set correctly notes may continue to sound after the envelope decays fully If it is not set correctly the tails of decaying notes may be clipped off prematurely Note that there are t...

Page 19: ...onnected to 1V OCT and MOD1 GATE IN Octave Trills MOD2 LFO ON 2 Stage Envelope MOD1 LFO off MOD2 LFO off Pure Square Wave Drone Mode Volume Envelope MOD1 MOD1 LFO off Bass Drop MOD2 LFO off MOD2 SHAPE...

Page 20: ...and MOD1 GATE IN Dead Patch Alpha MOD1 is disconnected from lter bank X Dead Patch Beta MOD2 is disconnected from lter bank Die Twice MOD1 and MOD2 are both disconnected from lters X Auto Drum MOD1 L...

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