CreamWare PRO-12 ASB, User Manual

Page 1: ...PRO 12 ASB Authentic Sound Box Rev 1 2 ...

Page 2: ...he use of this product or the documentation In particular CreamWare will not be responsible for any direct or indirect damages including lost profits lost savings delays or interruptions in the flow of business activities including but not limited to special incidental consequential or other similar damages arising out of the use of or inability to use this product or the associated documentation ...

Page 3: ...ware 6 Presets 7 The Control Panel Oscillator A B 8 Filter Section 11 Amplifier 13 LFO Modulation 15 Glide Unison 18 Configuration Strip 19 Prodyssey Remote Software General information 23 Panel layout 23 Main page 24 Add page 24 Effects Page 30 Prefs Page 33 MIDI Monitor 35 MIDI Keyboard 36 Preset administration 37 Specifications MIDI implementation table 39 Specifications 40 Warranty regulations...

Page 4: ...routed through the 24dB lowpass reso nating filter and amplifier section The filter and amplifier each have their own dedicated envelope curve with attack decay sustain and release controls The filter envelope oscillator B and the LFO low frequency oscillator can also be routed to different modulation destinations One of the ma jor highlights of the PRO 12 is that many interesting combinations of ...

Page 5: ...1 5 mm centre positive MIDI connections There are two ways to play your PRO 12 using MIDI 1 Connect your PRO 12 directly to a master keyboard 2 Connect your PRO 12 to your computer s MIDI port in order to use it with a sequencer or with the PRO 12 Remote Software Connect the MIDI in and out of your PRO 12 ASB to the MIDI in and out of your keyboard or computer The MIDI input of your PRO 12 ASB sho...

Page 6: ...required you can start playing right away After starting your sequencer program shown here Cubase SX you can use the USB audio instrument driver as a MIDI port Once in a while under older versions of Windows XP before Service Pack 2 the USB port will not re appear on screen after disconnecting the PRO 12 ASB In this case please reboot Windows XP After rebooting your USB port should appear again In...

Page 7: ... Installation requires 6 7 MB of empty hard disk space The Choose Start Menu Folder lets you choose your own directory If you don t make a choice a PRO 12 directory will be created Presets Preset administration is handled in the sound section of the configuration strip There are 128 user and 128 factory presets To load a preset press the preset button then use the down up button or the data wheel ...

Page 8: ...ich allows you to use it as a typical LFO low frequency oscillator If oscillator B is used as a modulation source you can disable its keyboard tracking to make it produce a fixed pitch The pitch of oscillator A can be synchronized with oscillator B which creates some interesting tim bres Frequency both oscillators Each oscillator has a basic frequency tuning pitch control which operates in semiton...

Page 9: ...eyboard On Off You can use this switch to disconnect Oscillator 1 from the key board in order to use it as an LFO The oscillator is now running at a much slower rate Instead of frequencies spanning several octa ves in the higher ranges the coarse setting now ranges from just 0 2 Hz to 20 Hz Sync On Off This setting activates the hard sync from Oscillator 2 to Oscillator 1 Hard sync makes the Oscil...

Page 10: ...d to the filter section Each oscillator has its own volume control A third knob controls the amount of unpitched white noise useful for creating percussion sounds and other effects in the mix The Add page of the Remote Software contains an additional volume control for external sound sources ...

Page 11: ...oscillates i e produces a musical pitch To modulate the filter cutoff you can use the filter s envelope curve keyboard tracking the LFO and the two sources in the Poly Mod modulation matrix see below Cutoff FiIlter cutoff frequency is the frequency above which the PRO 12 ASB s tonal spectrum is filtered and its overtones are reduced in volume You can adjust the cutoff frequency manually Resonance ...

Page 12: ...nvelope curve Keyboard Amount This determines the strength of the filter cutoff s keyboard tracking When the knob is turned up the cutoff frequency increases in value in response to higher notes producing a brighter and more open tone in the upper keyboard range This determines the strength of the filter cutoff s keyboard tracking When the knob is turned up the cutoff frequency increases in value ...

Page 13: ...ain Sustain sets the volume at which the envelope curve comes to rest once the decay phase is over Release The release controls the duration of the dieaway of the sound after a key is released N B this dieaway is only introduced when the release switch is turned on During the release phase of theADSR envelope the envelope curve falls back to minimum Velocity Velocity control is a new feature not i...

Page 14: ... available on the original 1978 synth Release This button determines whether release is on or off When release is switched on notes die away after releasing the key at a rate set by the amplifier release control Volume This controls the master volume of the syn thesizer It also sets the volume of the signal routed to the effects section so you can use it to keep effects at a workable level avoid d...

Page 15: ...ons of the LFO modulation are set in the wheel mod section The Add page of the Remote Software provides new LFO fea tures not found on the original syn thesizer On the Add page you can sync the LFO to external MIDI clock and also set the LFO so that it restarts every time a key is played LFO Frequency This controls the frequency speed of the LFO higher frequencies produce faster modulation LFO Saw...

Page 16: ...ly for each source When Poly Mod is in use pushing up the modulation wheel adds to the overall modulation depth The filter envelope and oscillator B are polyphonic modulation sources which means that they act upon individual synthesizer voices the LFO is a monophonic source which modulates all voices globally Wheel Mod The modulation wheel controls the intensity of the wheel buss LFO modulation In...

Page 17: ...ed desti nations Osc B This knob sets the modulati on strength of oscillator B for all selected destinations Destination Poly Mod LFO Freq A Selects oscillator A s frequency pitch as a modulation destination Freq B Selects oscillator B s frequency pitch as a modulation destination PW A Selects oscillator A s pulse width as a modulation destination PW B Selects oscillator B s pulse width as a modul...

Page 18: ...unction doesn t have a separate on off switch but is activated simply by turning up this control If the glide control is set to zero position no glides will be heard Unison Pressing this button makes the PRO 12 operate in unison mode in which a sin gle note triggers multiple voices sound ing in unison this creates a very big powerful sound More unison parameters can be accessed on the Add page of ...

Page 19: ...ler than the one stored in the preset a left of centre LED will light up if the value is greater an LED on the right lights up When the current front panel setting matches the stored value the central LED blinks Using this visual aid you can easily work out and duplicate a preset s stored para meter settings Value With the data wheel on the left and down up buttons you can set configuration strip ...

Page 20: ... using the down up buttons or the data wheel The display toggles between ON indicating that the PRO 12 ASB is set to local on mode and OF indicating that local off is selected In local on mode inco ming MIDI messages are transmitted via the ProdysseyASB s MIDI out socket in local off mode only front panel control changes are sent to MIDI out Sound To adjust the PRO 12 s overall volu me press the v...

Page 21: ... or by using the down up buttons and press store again At this point the LED will start flickering press the store button until the LED light goes off The preset is now stored under the chosen preset number Effects Pressing the bypass button turns all effects off Depending on your effects settings this might make some presets sound a little louder Once selected the bypass LED will light and all ef...

Page 22: ...2 R E T E M A R A P 3 R E T E M A R A P s u r o h C h t p e D s u r o h C e t a R s u r o h C k c a b d e e F s u r o h C e m i T y a l e D g n i p m a D y a l e D t f e L e m i T y a l e D t h g i R e m i T y a l e D M P B y a l e D M P B y a l e D t f e L e t o N y a l e D t h g i R e t o N y a l e D e m i T y a l e D s u r o h C h t p e D s u r o h C t f e L e m i T y a l e D t h g i R e m i T ...

Page 23: ...additional parameters which are not accessible from the PRO 12ASB hardware these include aftertouch and modulation wheel settings Control settings for the chorus flanger and delay effects are found on the Effects page An additional Prefs page contains the Remote Software s system settings and also a facility to update your PRO 12 ASB s operating system when updates become available On the Remote S...

Page 24: ...s between the two trigger modes of the envelope curve In normal mode the envelope curve is retriggered only when a detached fingering style is used this means that when using a legato playing technique only the initial note will have an attack In retrigger mode the envelope curve restarts on every note regardless of playing style so sounds keep their attack even when played legato This is useful w...

Page 25: ...e priority is selected the last note played always sounds no matter what other notes are being sustained Along with the enve lope trigger modes on the Add page this opens up some intere sting musical possibilities The difference between the two settings is most noticeable in single and unison modes Single If you select single the instrument uses only one voice It s advi sable to use single mode wh...

Page 26: ...ll the other notes currently being played Pitch The degree to which aftertouch affects both oscilllators pitch can be adjusted here This facility allows you to use aftertouch to create pitch bends Freq A Selects oscillator A s frequency pitch as an aftertouch modulation destination Freq B Selects oscillator B s frequency pitch as an aftertouch modulation destination PW Controls the amount of after...

Page 27: ...equency speed Time Velocity These settings allow the envelope curve times to be modulated via velocity Filter Envelope Attack Controls the amount of velocity modulation applied to the filter en velope attack time Dec Rel Controls the amount of velocity modulation applied to the filter en velope decay and release times Amplifier Envelope Attack Controls the amount of velocity modulation applied to ...

Page 28: ... the LFO is restarted retriggered whe never a note is played Phase This control sets the phase of the LFO from 0 to 180 degrees MIDI Use this switch to select whether the frequency speed of the LFO is set manually via its front panel frequency control or via MIDI clock If MIDI is selected the LFO uses the note length set in BPM L on the Effects page see below The combination of MIDI clock tempo an...

Page 29: ...ch saves having to push up the modulation wheel every time If a patch uses the MW offset you can still use the mod wheel to add more modulation Bend Range This knob sets the instrument s pitch bend range in semitone steps from 0 to 24 semitones two octaves Unison Voices Determines how many voices sound simultaneously when one note is played in unison mode Detune Controls the amount of de tuning be...

Page 30: ...orus and flanger effects Rate Controls the speed of the chorus flanger modulation Depth Sets the intensity of the modulation Phase Sets the phase of the modulation from 0 to 180 degrees Feedback Controls the amount of feedback regeneration Dry Wet This controls the mix balance between the dry and effected signals a maximum setting gives 100 chorused flanged sound with no dry signal ...

Page 31: ...pears with values ranging from whole notes 1 1 down to 64th note triplets 1 64T N B when the LFO is set to MIDI on the Add page the note length selected here will affect the LFO speed BPM R Click here to set the right channel delay to a musical note length Cross Controls the amount of left channel delay feedback signal sent to the right channel Time left right Adjusts the time of the delay from 1 ...

Page 32: ...treble damping applied to the delay This simulates the effect of old tape echo devices whose repeats used to grow successively duller on each reiteration Level left right Controls the delay volume level Dry Wet As with the chorus flanger effects this controls the mix between the dry and effected signals a maximum setting gives a delay only sound with no dry signal mixed in ...

Page 33: ...nnel in out Set the PRO 12 ASB s MIDI in and out channels Please make sure that you have set both MIDI in and MIDI out channels correctly Hardware Info In this section you will find details of your PRO 12 ASB s hardware version which you may need when downloading firmware updates Device Displays the name of your unit Version Shows the version number of your PRO 12 ASB s firmware Serial Number Disp...

Page 34: ... software updates for your PRO 12 ASB s operating system when they become available Activation Key Enter the activation key code of your PRO 12 ASB here Firmware Source File Displays the name of the update file to be downloaded Browse Click on the Browse button to select the directory where the update file will be saved Write Click on the write button to install the update on your PRO 12 ASB ...

Page 35: ... The MIDI monitor button is on the lower panel of the Remote Software s display Click on it to view a list of incoming and outgoing MIDI messages Controls Clear Removes all entries from the MIDI monitor s display list ...

Page 36: ...ithout using an external keyboard or sequencer software you can play the synthesizer with the computer mouse Turn on the MIDI keyboard by clicking on its switch of the Remote Software s display Channel Sets the MIDI keyboards s MIDI channel Octave Sets the range of the MIDI keyboard in octave steps ...

Page 37: ...the top left corner of the preset window a drop down file menu appears Select open file to open an existing preset file which can contain multiple banks of presets from your computer s hard drive You can save preset files to create back up copies or to exchange with other PRO 12 ASB users The extension for preset files is pdy The Preset Bank To save a preset to your computer hard drive you first h...

Page 38: ...k on a preset name to select further options restore overwrite and delete use restore to load an existing preset Upload of Preset files To transfer presets between the PRO 12 ASB hardware and the Remote Software click on the Box button You will see four options in a drop down menu 1 Upload user bank to box Ports user bank data from the Remote Software to the PRO 12 ASB unit 2 Upload factory bank t...

Page 39: ... i g h t 3 1 A ft e r t o u c h D e s t F r e q B 9 5 L e v e l R i g h t 3 2 B a n k S e l e c t 9 6 B P M R i g h t 3 3 N o i s e V o l u m e 9 7 L F O F r e q u e n c y 3 4 A ft e r t o u c h P W 9 8 B y p a s s 3 5 A ft e r t o u c h M W A m t 9 9 P r o g r a m 3 6 E x t e r n a l V o l u m e 1 0 0 C h o r u s F l a n g e r 3 7 A ft e r t o u c h D e s t P W A 1 0 1 3 8 A ft e r t o u c h D e ...

Page 40: ...Hz internal oversampling Resolution 32 bit Audio Analog Output 2 x 1 4 inch 6 3mm unbalanced Analog Input 2 x 1 4 inch 6 3mm unbalanced Control Inputs Pedal Switch MIDI In Out Thru USB Full Speed USB rev 1 1 Power Supply AC or DC 12V 1 5 A 20 W Dimensions mm 480 wide 448 without wood panels 209 deep 203 without wood panels 40 76 high front rear Weight 3 4 kg ...

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