u-he CVilization, User Manual

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INTRODUCTION

Four Modes 

Pressing the button in the 

UFO

 at the top steps through 

modes

I

, 

II

, 

III

 and 

IV

… 

Mode I: 4 x 4 Matrix Mixer 

The Matrix Mixer can distribute the four input signals (audio or CV) to the four outputs. Pushing an encoder 
on one side then turning the four encoders on the other side gives you instant control of the mixture of all 
inputs into all outputs. Pushing the active (‘breathing’) encoder gets you back to the Performance Page, 
where you can mute each input and output. 

Mode II: 4 x 4 Sequential Switch 

In this mode each output is an 8-step sequencer. Individual steps can be either one of the inputs (audio or 
CV), a skip or a static voltage. Gain can also be defined per step. You can use Mode II as a sequential 
switch or as e.g. four simple CV sequencers – or a CV sequencer plus ‘other stuff’ in parallel. 

Mode III: Quad Mucorder 

A 4-channel, 16-step (quantizing) CV recorder. Recording can be activated manually or via external gate. 
During playback, sequences can be transposed via CV and 

mutated

. While nothing is recorded, channels 

‘sample & hold’. With no input connected they act as random CV sources (as if the input was white noise). 

Mode IV: Quadraphonic Panner 

Primarily for audio, this mode can also be used for modulation signals: Up to four input signals are smoothly 
panned across the four outputs, automatically as well as via CV. There are similarities with ‘input scanning 
mixers’, which dynamically blend multiple inputs into a single output, but the principle is reversed here. 

Extra processors 

Wherever it makes sense for the mode, 

quantizers

 with user-definable scales, 

sample & hold

 and 

glide

can be individually applied to 

each output

: CVilization is predestined for tonal algorithmic composition! 

Power-on defaults 

If you leave CVilization untouched for about 

1 minute

, the current mode and its settings will be automatically 

saved. The saved settings will be loaded the next time CVilization boots up, so instead of saving the current 
state as a preset you can simply wait a minute before switching off.

MIX  SEQ  MUC  PAN  EXP

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The Ultimate CVilization Cheat Sheet! 

Unlike the ‘Quick Start’ guides that often accompany complicated devices, CVilization’s Ultimate 
Cheat Sheet is aimed at the more experienced user. Rather than clarifying usage it is designed 
to  confuse  the  novice  by  giving  the  false  impression  that  all  four  modes  could  be  easily 
explained on a single sheet of paper – yet, strangely, not for them. 

Experts will chuckle knowingly, aware that the Cheat Sheet contains secret information that 
sometimes plops out of their minds while taking a break from their modular system… What? 

Only noobs misplace it – Experts keep it close to their Eurorack at all times! 

In case of loss, we carelessly left a PDF version somewhere on our website - look around, noobs!