9e
MIXER
!
M
ixing & Driving
Always a good idea with the V30. Set and adjust the Oscillators (x3), ampli
fi
er
DRIVE
—
tasty
to toasty—direct OSC1’s triangle wave around the
fi
ler, and try to convince yourself that
passing an external source through the
fi
lter will bring great wealth, and the admiration of
peers and strangers alike; it just might. The combined output of the
MIXER
is summed to
the Low Pass Filter (which modi
fi
es the waveforms signi
fi
cantly), cruises to the
AMP
DRIVE
control,
fi
nally parking in the
VCA
(Voltage Controlled Ampli
fi
er). The above-mentioned 1
(OSC’s triangle wave) direct connection to the ampli
fi
er, a superb bass frequency reviving
trick, is the antidote for the speaker and hearing-saving Automatic Gain Compensation
(AGM): resonance up=output down, which is happily, absolutely characteristic, and a
mostly
revered design tick of the Mini’s 4 pole,
LP
transistor ladder
fi
lter.
AMP
DRIVE
and its cozy
relationship with the ampli
fi
er
can work compensation wonders here as well.
OSC1
Oscillator 1 attenuator and on/o
ff
switch.
OSC2
Oscillator 2 attenuator and on/o
ff
switch.
OSC3
Oscillator 3 attenuator and on/o
ff
switch.
AMP DRIVE
Our Eurorack AMP module’s gorgeous saturation and overdrive imported into V30 world,
the di
ff
erence being, what was once switchable is now adjustable too—and these go to 11.
A Finder of Lost (frequency) Loves it is… one of those pot/switches combos likely to be stuck
in the
ON
position. And yes, that was a reference to Tony Franciosa’s ’85 single season, TV
drama series.
1 NO VCF
Wraps Oscillator 1’s triangle waveform around
fi
lter, for a direct connection with the
ampli
fi
er, perhaps supplying a remedy for the dropping, emptying bass e
ff
ect when
fi
lter
resonance is added for tonal and rhythmic necessities (see above if you haven’t already).
FBK GAIN/EXT IN
External audio sources can be introduced to the V30. Pushing the
EXT IN
to 10, will likely
overload the
MIXER
; that’s where saturation, overdrive, and distortion will settle their
di
ff
erences—or try—as the
PEAK
indicator lamp
fl
ashes and glows.
FBK GAIN
(shares a pot
with EXT IN),
AMP DRIVE
,
FEEDBACK
(in
OUT
section) are interrelated, and dependent.
Instrument level signals will need pre-amping; all sources require a gate signal generated by
MIDI or CV to open the ampli
fi
er. Input levels are not a
ff
ected by the
OUT
VOLUME
level.
(
EXT IN AMOUNT)
Attenuator for
External input.
Midimini V30 User Manual
Rev. 1.29.20
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© Analogia Inc. 2020
💡
This is a discreet transistor preamp which feeds the audio mix bus along with the OSCILLATORS,
NOISE and Ring Mod. Best to set input level to maximum and adjust source to suit.
