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Bass Guitar Synthesizer and 

Analog Modeling MIDI Synthesizer 

Expander 

from Panda-Audio Ltd. 

User Guide Version 1.0 

Dec. 22, 2015 

 

Panda-Audio Ltd. 

www.panda-audio.com 

Product web site: www.pandamidi.com 

Summary of Contents for Future Impact I

Page 1: ...Bass Guitar Synthesizer and Analog Modeling MIDI Synthesizer Expander from Panda Audio Ltd User Guide Version 1 0 Dec 22 2015 Panda Audio Ltd www panda audio com Product web site www pandamidi com...

Page 2: ...t cause harmful interference and 2 This device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Panda Audio Ltd Sz chenyi u 8 2040 Buda rs HUNGARY Tel 36...

Page 3: ...rom the MIDI OUT of the interface to the MIDI IN of FI and one from the MIDI OUT of FI into MIDI IN on the computer If you just want to edit sounds and experiment with them without writing them into F...

Page 4: ...2 48 Determines the pitch of the oscillator in semitones 0 will generate the same pitch as the input bass signal PITCH FINE 63 63 You can detune the oscillator with a small musical inter val E g you c...

Page 5: ...he signal or it will fold over While clipping is often used to generate a moderate amount of overtones foldover is practically never used since it generates such a high overtone content that will make...

Page 6: ...127 FI has three envelope generators that control the Voltage Controlled Amplifier VCA the Voltage Controlled Filter VCF and the Noise Generator All three of them are triggered with every picking of t...

Page 7: ...the basic frequency of the VCF While the Deep Impact had an inaccurate approximation of the necessary exponential filter control characteristic The Future Impact has a perfect implementation However...

Page 8: ...LFO VCF DEPTH VCO DEPTH 0 127 The LFO amplitude can be set for both destinations Portamento MIDI Keyboard Block The parameters in this block are relevant only if FI is used through MIDI IN Actually F...

Page 9: ...Whichever note was pressed last it will be played Output Mixer Block This is a simple two channel mixer before the final output to the effect section BASS VCF 0 127 Setting these will determine the l...

Page 10: ...mains within the range that makes sense MOD1A MOD1B MOD2A MOD2B 0 127 The modulation amplitudes of the LFOs A and B to the delay lines 1 and 2 FBCK LEVEL 0 127 Feedback level It is the sound designer...

Page 11: ...value will make the sound sharper while decreasing to 1 will damp the sound MIDI Implementation details The MIDI input of the FI will receive the following information NOTE ON with velocity NOTE OFF P...

Page 12: ...Supply not included True bypass relay switching Super high performance DSP All algorithms calculated with 32 bit accuracy 24 bit AD DA converters Oscillators generated at 512 kHz oversampling Distort...

Page 13: ...as separate decay envelope for saw amplitude Every VCO can generate complex dynamically changing waveforms by foldover distortion Harmonizer with 3 voices variable transposition High quality guitar di...

Page 14: ...STORTION MIXER HARMONIZER DISTORTION VCF CV AUD BASS DIST SYNTH BASS VCF AD ENV FOLLOWER FRQ Q VCA AR DIST CV AUD VOLTAGE CONTROLLED FILTER AUDIO MODULATION FILTER PITCH FOLLOW SLOPE TYPE ATTACK DECAY...

Page 15: ...TRIG SQR PWM IN CV IN SAW SQR TRIANGLE COARSE BEAT FINE LFO FRQ DEPTH OFFSET DECAY TIME SAW DECAY DECAY ENVELOPE VCA CV FOLDOVER DISTORTION TRIG SQR PWM IN CV IN SAW SQR TRIANGLE COARSE BEAT FINE LFO...

Page 16: ...Page 16 A SZALAY 2015 Future Impact Effect Routing FROM BASS FROM VCF BLEND BLEND OUTPUT LEVEL ANALOG EFFECTS AUDIOOUT...

Page 17: ...manufacturer It is up to the customer what shipping service will be used for the return but it is the customer s responsibility to ensure that the manufacturer receives the device The cost of repairi...

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