MFB SYNTH Pro, Operating Manual

Page 1: ...SYNTH PRO Operating Manual 1...

Page 2: ...IMPRINT MFB Ingenieurb ro Manfred Fricke Neue Stra e 13 14163 Berlin Germany www mfberlin de 2...

Page 3: ...structions These include general rules of handling electric products Carefully read all notes before operating the unit Suitable place of installation Only use this device in confined spaces avoid hum...

Page 4: ...solvents or comparable chemicals will damage the device s surface Intended use This device has exclusively been designed to generate and process audio signals as well as control signals corresponding...

Page 5: ...Filter Output 14 ENVELOPES 15 LFOs 15 VCA 16 EFFECTS 17 MASTER 17 SEQUENCER 18 Sequence Selection and Storing 18 Sequence Input and Playback 18 ARPEGGIATOR 19 Shuffle and Tempo 19 Transpose 20 MIDI SE...

Page 6: ...on the unit s rear panel Find the POWER ON OFF located alongside Prior to switching on the device connect the AUDIO OUT jack to a mixing console an audio interface or an amplifier Switch SYNTH PRO on...

Page 7: ...ted by pressing the VALUE encoder consecutively The selected parameter changes in color from red to green and can be adjusted using the VALUE encoder The display shows parameters in six rows 1 the fun...

Page 8: ...presets easier To save a preset press STORE first In doing so the two LEDs above the button will be lit red green Next press the PRESET button LED lit red select a bank using the VALUE control and a p...

Page 9: ...honic by the same MIDI channel Rotate the eight voices are addressed by a single MIDI channel but called up one after another Changes of the voice assignment using Type need to be confirmed by pressin...

Page 10: ...o all oscillators With DCO mode being active the corresponding LED is lit red In this operating mode the oscillators tuning is controlled digitally The pitches are defined exactly which is advantageou...

Page 11: ...O1 VCO2 Pulse Noise for VCO3 Modulation The modulation sources being selected for pitch and waveform in the VCO menus are adjusted in their intensity using the MOD PITCH and MOD WAVE controls The over...

Page 12: ...se VCO3 to modulate VCO2 and or VCO1 in frequency To do so press the FM buttons in the sections VCO1 and VCO2 The corresponding LEDs will be lit red By using the FM SELECT button in the VCO3 section i...

Page 13: ...ifferent sound character Use the PAR SER button to switch the filter routing between serial LED lit red and parallel LED off Each filter has its own set of controls to adjust the CUTOFF filter frequen...

Page 14: ...25 Green 50 Red Green 100 The assignment of the respective modulation sources and a possible offset for the key follow function is set in MENU VCF1 Setting resp VCF2 Setting Contour Env1 Inv1 Env2 In...

Page 15: ...speed of the cycle Hint When using a sustain pedal the release times of ENV 1 and ENV 2 will temporarily be set to their maximum values For ENV 3 decay and release are adjusted commonly using the DEC...

Page 16: ...r an external clock as well as a modulation of LFO 1 by LFO 2 can be set in the MENU LFO Setting LFO1 Sync Gate 1 16 1 8 3 16 1 4 3 8 2 4 3 4 4 4 LFO2 Sync Gate 1 16 1 8 3 16 1 4 3 8 2 4 3 4 4 4 LFO2...

Page 17: ...ntrol to blend between the pure synthesizer signal and the processed signal The controls VALUE 1 VALUE 2 and VALUE 3 adjust one dedicated parameter of the selected effect each TYPE VALUE 1 VALUE 2 VAL...

Page 18: ...equently press the SEQUENCE button LED being lit red select a bank using the VALUE control and press a MISC button 1 to 8 The sequence is now stored and the LED above SEQUENCE turns off Hint To avoid...

Page 19: ...sequence has been completed ARPEGGIATOR The arpeggiator can be used as an alternative to the sequencer By pressing the MISC button ARP 6 SYNTH PRO changes to arpeggiator mode the corresponding LED wi...

Page 20: ...D will turn off The display setting remains visible until a different MISC function is called up Hint It is recommended to stop the sequencer when changing the shuffle settings because synchronization...

Page 21: ...ype A use this jack to connect a MIDI keyboard or a MIDI controller with an USB output MIDI IN this jack serves as input for a MIDI keyboard resp MIDI controller with standard MIDI connectors MIDI OUT...

Page 22: ...O2 Mod Wave 0 127 CC 29 VCO2 Sync 0 64 CC 30 VCO2 Level 0 127 CC 31 VCO2 Wave 0 127 CC 32 VCO3 Mod Pitch 0 127 CC 33 VCO3 Octave 0 32 64 CC 34 VCO3 Interval 0 127 CC 36 VCO3 Mod Wave 0 127 CC 37 VCO3...

Page 23: ...127 CC 71 VCA Mod 0 127 CC 72 ADSR2 Attack 0 127 CC 73 ADSR2 Loop 0 64 CC 74 ADSR2 Decay 0 127 CC 75 ADSR2 Sustain 0 127 CC 76 ADSR2 Release 0 127 CC 77 Effect Mix 0 127 CC 80 ADSR3 Attack 0 127 CC 8...

Page 24: ...oduct complies with the following harmonized European standards EN 55013 2003 CENELEC EN 55020 2003 EN61000 3 2 2000 and EN 61000 3 3 1995 correction 1998 This device complies with the EH directive 89...