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NATURAL GATE  

USER’S MANUAL 

 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for NATURAL GATE

Page 1: ...NATURAL GATE USER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...fit and when combined with HIT natural dynamics are realised Natural Gate was painstakingly designed and tuned by many pairs of seasoned ears Natural Gate defines a new paradigm of how the LPG can be...

Page 3: ...harmony The future looks bright Thank you Yoni My wife A sweet gentle creature and responsible in large for me to stop the passive life and do this instead Thank you Dre Foreword All of our instrumen...

Page 4: ...onvention is not consistent with commonly accepted colour codes for voltage polarity You may also notice our power cable is a bit different than other Eurorack power cables In short it is a big improv...

Page 5: ...Interfacing with Natural Gate This is Natural Gate Natural Gate s two channels are mirrored about the centre...

Page 6: ...t attack more muffling and lower volume Down is a balance between these two materials 5 Openness Indicator This indicator displays how open the Gate is 6 DECAY Input Jack This input allows for externa...

Page 7: ...PEN are similar in that they are both offsets to the filter but they can be exploited differently due the pre post placement The CTRL jack is normalled to 10VDC internally allowing for pre EG stage of...

Page 8: ...see how this holds open the gate Turn it back down Adjust the DECAY slider to experience the range of decay available Pick a decay you like and listen to the changes in the gate as you try different M...

Page 9: ...ghost notes Patch a channel of Pressure Points or Knobs or anything with two or more voltage settings you can choose switch between to the DECAY CV jack Set one setting to 0V or a very low value and...

Page 10: ...the volume of the LPF output and the other mult the HIT inputs together for the FM pitch envelope of the filter Adjust Oh my Spectral Carver Ducking Compressor Process the inverted envelope control si...

Page 11: ...dedicated envelope module so stay tuned for that as well Two Independent Channels Keep in mind that Natural Gate s channels are entirely independent from one another They don t have to be experiment s...

Page 12: ...ster while lower notes will sound longer Nature Since Natural Gate features voltage controllable decay this effect can be removed or even emphasised if desired see the Patch Examples section OPEN CTRL...

Page 13: ...these interweaved spaces Trimmers The 4 attenuverter trimmers on Natural Gate are just that We find these are incredibly useful to have onboard and will save from needing external attenuation modules...

Page 14: ...equency information that will pass and increasing the volume at the same time A coarse analogy is like having a LPF feeding a VCA with the same control signals A majority of Natural Gate s loudness ho...

Page 15: ...f the resulting signal Natural Gate s envelopes are very interesting They have lots of energy up front with a sharp initial decay much sharper than the simple exponential RC discharge profiles found i...

Page 16: ...epth measured from back of front panel to back or rear panel D depth measured from back of front panel to back with minimum power cable bend radius clearance Shorting any output is not recommended of...

Page 17: ...y executed adjustments if covered in the User s Manual are allowed and will not void this warranty We do not and cannot guarantee full compatibility with all other non Rabid Elephant products due to t...

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