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USER GUIDE

Summary of Contents for ES101

Page 1: ...USER GUIDE ...

Page 2: ... synthesizer technology and features developed for the Reason rack environment with the added convenience and versatility of CV controll of parameters via input jacks on the back panel We urge you to read this user guide thoroughly in order to make the most of your ES101 Analog Synthesizer INTRODUCTION ...

Page 3: ...ce VEL SENS Back panel Modulate output volume by the velocity of played notes GLIDE Back panel Creates a glissando between notes played Can be set to OFF ON or AUTO In AUTO mode the glide only happens when two notes overlap i e when played Legato Time trimmer is used to set desired glide time Important Each triggered note will remember it s modulation source until release When using MOD SRC select...

Page 4: ...ow frequency oscillator SPEED Set the speed from S slow to F fast Speed can be modulated via CV input on the back panel RETRIG Back panel Retrig the LFO for each new note SYNC Back panel Sync the LFO speed to BPM LFO 1 2 Triangle Saw Down Saw Up Pulse Random Saw Exponential Triangle Saw Down Saw Up Pulse Drift Saw Exponential WAVEFORMS LFO 1 WAVEFORMS LFO 2 ...

Page 5: ...ositions the width is controlled by the shape Envelope Generators or Low Frequency Oscillators This function varies the width of the pulse in each cycle determined by the speed set by the PWM SPEED control This function can be used to create a variety of cho rus like effects and add organic feel to your tones VCO MIXER Mix the waveforms produced by the VCO the sub oscillator signal and the noise g...

Page 6: ...trol the cut off by following the velocity of of notes played TRIMMERS Small panel holes Fine tune the cut off frequency This is convenient for fine tuning when using the VCF as an sine wave oscillator by self oscillation VCA LEVEL This knob determines to what degree EG1 EG2 or LFO2 affects the level of the sound dB Chose which source to use with the 3 way selector below The Voltage Controlled Fil...

Page 7: ...l has been reached If the sustain control is set to maximum no decay effect will be noticeable SUSTAIN LEVEL Determines the continuous level to be maintain after attack and decay have finished as long as a note is played RELEASE TIME The time it take for the sound to completely fade out after the note has been released EG 1 2 The EG1 EG2 blocks contains the ES101 envelope generator controls ...

Page 8: ...ncy of OP2 On the back panel you will find an offset trimmer for OP2 ratio OP2 LEVEL The amount of modulation OP2 LEVEL SRC Scale the level manually MAN or by envelope generators or LFOs OP2 WAVE Back panel Switch OP2 wave form from Sine to Tringular FM OSCILLATOR 2 Operator frequency modulation oscillator OP1 SIGNAL OP2 SIGNAL FM MODULATED SIGNAL TRIMMER Panel small hole Used to fine tune OP2 Rat...

Page 9: ...rs or LFOs MODES Sine will generate a pure sine wave soft will multiply the signal with the sine wave and hard will multiply by the polarity of the sine wave RM SINE OSCILLATOR Dual mode sine and ring modulation oscillator RING MODULATION BY MULTIPLICATION X TRIMMER Panel small hole For extreme fine tuning on high frequencies When TUNE is set low this trimmer will have an almost unnoticable effect...

Page 10: ...acks allows for multiple modulations of one parameter As an example you can use LFO1 to modulate VCF Cut off with the faders on the panel and send EG signal via CV to the same parameter CV OUTPUTS Notice that the EG CV Signal output is slighlty smoother then the internal direct connections For extra snappy and quick envelope modultion internal routing is adviced ...

Page 11: ... is the time relation between echos FB controlls the feedback amount i e how many repeats of the echo Mix will fade from 0 to 100 echo On the back panel you will find a switch for echo SYNC mode and a dampening trimmer REVERB The Decay fader will control the length of the reverb from short to long Use the Mix fader to blend in the reverb from 0 to 50 reverb On the back panel you will find controls...

Page 12: ...Concept and GUI by EKSSPERIMENTAL SOUNDS STUDIO Created with IDT GE Technology Thanks to buddard IDTdev jengstrom MrFigg 2020 EKSSPERIMENTAL SOUNDS STUDIO www ekss se ...

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