Zeppelin Design Labs MACCHIATO, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...MINI DIGITAL SYNTHESIZER Owner s Manual MACCHIATo...

Page 2: ...T MAY COME TO ANYONE OR ANYTHING THROUGH THEIR PRODUCTS THE MACCHIATO SOFTWARE IS UNDER THE CREATIVE COMMONS SHARE ALIKE LICENSE WHICH MEANS YOU ARE FREE TO ADD OR BUILD UPON THIS SOFTWARE IN ANY WAY...

Page 3: ...ss the red power button on the back of the synth If you built a cardboard case be careful how you squeeze your synth you don t want to crush the cabinet 5 TURN IT UP Tap some keys while you slowly tur...

Page 4: ...the rate at which the LFO oscillates At full left the speed is zero and the LFO effect freezes Turn DEPTH right to increase the effect of the LFO and left to decrease it down to no effect at all LFO...

Page 5: ...u are familiar with Arduino programming you can re write the source code and customize the performance of your synth Arduino does not deal well with audio and neither does the ATmega micro To harness...

Page 6: ...ase 25 ms 3000 ms 5 LFO Shape Select Sine Saw Ramp Square 6 LFO Rate 0 Hz 20 Hz 7 LPF Cutoff Frequency Approximately 220 Hz 1440 Hz 8 LFO Depth Ranges from 0 no effect to 100 LFO modulates Cutoff freq...

Page 7: ...7 REAR PANEL 1 Audio Out accepts 3 5mm TRS or TRRS male jack 2 9V DC Power Input 3 Power On Off 4 MIDI IN ON THE PCB 1 Battery Holder upper left 2 ISP Header directly right of serial number sticker...

Page 8: ...tput signal may be louder than you expect and could hurt your ears or damage your audio gear NOTE The capacitive touch keyboard will behave more reliably when there is something plugged in to the Audi...

Page 9: ...You can now play any note from any register on the controller and your Macchiato will happily respond You can play the capacitive touch keyboard simultaneously with the MIDI though the synth is still...

Page 10: ...re and more harmonics overtones for a fuller richer more complex sound The higher order waveforms are more responsive to the filtering controls knobs 5 8 because they have more harmonics available to...

Page 11: ...is audible At full right the maximum release is 3 0 seconds for a luscious airy fade away feel Between Attack and Release is the Sustain phase This is what is happening when you simply hold a key down...

Page 12: ...ate the knob clockwise to select Sine wave Sawtooth wave Ramp wave which is backwards sawtooth or Square wave Slow down the Rate increase the Depth and move between the four shapes Look at the little...

Page 13: ...most dramatic effect on square wave tones The Sine wave theoretically has no overtones at all and the LPF has very little effect except at the most extreme settings 220 Hz 1440 Hz ALL THESE FREQUENCI...

Page 14: ...EPTH LEVEL SET TO ABOUT 50 At the 12 o clock position Depth 50 pictured above the LFO modulates the Cutoff frequency to halfway between its current setting and its minimum producing a moderate effect...

Page 15: ...chords When you play accidentals black keys your finger is in a neighborhood where three keys meet If your finger lands at that junction the results will be unpredictable therefore to play well with...

Page 16: ...bs of your cardstock cabinet c Insert the battery into the battery holder until the contacts engage and snap together d Carefully push the battery bottom down into the battery holder until it snaps in...

Page 17: ...zeppelindesignlabs Please go to the Macchiato Mini Synth repository page now and read the README md file for detailed current instructions on obtaining and modifying the Macchiato source code Look for...

Page 18: ...8 MACCHIATO PRESETS WAVE SHAPE OCTAVE ATTACK RELEASE LFO SHAPE RATE CUTOFF DEPTH BASS SYNTH BASS ONE OF THESE DAYS FLUTE POGO STIX SAW SWEEP DEATH KNELL TUBA SQUARE LEAD SQUARE SWEEP PITTER PAT PRESET...

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