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FEATURES

Powerful additive 
synthesis engine  
with up to 2560 
sinusoidal  
partials

0.5Hz to 21kHz 
frequency range  
with resolution  
of 0.006Hz

Harmonic  
or inharmonic  
spectra shaped  
by tilt and  
warped comb 
response

Volt/octave  
pitch control

Through-zero  
linear FM input

Up to 5 unison  
and detuneable 
voices

Three signal  
outputs

TECHNICAL

DETAILS

Eurorack synth 
compatible

24hp, 63mm depth

Current draw: 
+110mA/ -80mA

Reverse power 
protection

EASTERN BLOC TECHNOLOGIES

MADE IN THE EUROPEAN UNION

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Summary of Contents for ODESSA

Page 1: ...ODESSA variable spectrum har monic cluster oscillator Model of 1975 operator s manual rev 1975 1 0...

Page 2: ...cause serious damage to other components of your system because it will short circuit the 12V and 5V power lines Always pay particularly close attention to the proper orientation of your ribbon cable...

Page 3: ...hes of the comb are from zero no notches at all through moderate just a few notches to a maximum density of 256 where each second partial is fil tered out assuming minimum warp setting This parameter...

Page 4: ...is set to 0 both outputs offer the same full signal If set to 1 each output of fers the same fundamental 1st partial plus its even 2nd 4th 6th etc and odd 3rd 5th 7th etc overtones respectively With...

Page 5: ...5 fig 1 the interface 13 10 14 15 12 16 9 26 23 24 32 8 27 20 11 22 7 21 17...

Page 6: ...4kHz 6 94kHz to 12 5kHz above 12 5kHz Certainly with only 12 bands it offers only a crude overview of what is going on note the color temperature is mapped from dB scale Although the LEDs turn off bel...

Page 7: ...r when comparing the loudness of different waves from a traditional VCO The tilt parameter determines how quickly the spectrum decays how quickly the ampli 7 The spectrum of a saw wave contains all ov...

Page 8: ...ers to the relative frequencies of partials so it scales with pitch Depending on the den sity parameter there may be zero to 256 notches hence at minimum the spectrum is smooth and at maximum each sec...

Page 9: ...ler the frequencies increase slower than the partial numbers which yields a dense rough inharmonic cluster that resembles noise Large negative values of tension may even result in the spectrum folding...

Page 10: ...nd is always present on both out puts with its original frequency unaffected For example with length set to 3 the odd partials output contains the fundamental mixed with 5th 6th 7th 11th 12th 13th etc...

Page 11: ...o engage this control press and hold the voices button for 1 second until it starts to blink At this point a high state of each binary line for example a button acti vated on Lipsk turns one group on...

Page 12: ...ITH A XAOC PRODUCT AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD IS OVER NO NEED TO WORRY AS WE RE STILL HAPPY TO HELP THIS APPLIES TO ANY DEVICE WHEREVER AND WHENEVER ORIGINALLY ACQUIRED HOWEVER IN SPECIFIC CASES WE RES...

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