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- Page 1 Anyware Instruments MOODULATOR User´s Manual Version 1.0, September 2015...
- Page 2 Introduction Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the MOODULATOR compact classic synthesizer! The concept behind this new synthesizer is to have the classic Moog ® sound in a compact and affordable unit. Don't be fooled by its size though, it´s fully packed with features, like 2 Moog ® VCOs, 2 suboscillators, ring modulator, noise generator, hardsync, a Moog ®...
- Page 3 MOODULATOR FRONT PANEL TUNE OSC. 1+2 SW 1 OFF / ON RANGE OSC. 2 SW 2 OCTAVE OSC. 1+2 SUB1 VOLUME → SW 3 SYNC- OSC.1 OSC.2 OSC. 1 VOLUME SW 4 LFO WAVEFORM CUTOFF SW 5 LFO SPEED SELECT MASTER VOLUME SW 6 OSC.
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Page 4: Signal Flow
SIGNAL FLOW SYNTHESIS STRUCTURE The MOODULATOR is small in size, but it´s not as simple as it seems. That's why we're going to take a look at it´s synthesis structure. Let´s begin with the audio chain. There are various sound sources which goes to the mixer, 2 Oscillators (also called VCOs), each of these have their own SubOscillators, which generate a Square wave one octave below the main oscillator and respond to pitch modulation in the same way to the main oscillator. - Page 5 CONNECTIONS Power input connector : 15v AC 500mA • • MIDI in • MIDI Thru MIDI learn button: (see MIDI section) • • Headphones out Audio OUT: Balanced audio out. • VCF Audio IN: Audio input for processing through the VCF/VCA. •...
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Page 6: Oscillator Section
Oscillators are the primary sound source of a synthesizer; they provide the basic pitch and tone colour to the final sound. In the case of the MOODULATOR, they generate two different basic waveforms, Sawtooth and Pulse (each has a different tone colour). - Page 7 For classic hard sync sounds, the slave oscillator has to be modulated by an envelope or an lfo. On the MOODULATOR, the best way is by modulating OSC2 with the Mod Env, either as an envelope or in lfo mode.
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Page 8: Source (Switch)
In the case of the MOODULATOR, the output of each OSC´s pulse waves are ring modulated. The only real difference between a Ring Modulator and a normal VCA is that the former allows bipolar signals on Its modulation input. -
Page 9: Filter Section
This voltage controlled filter is a flexible lowpass, great sounding filter based on the classic Moog design. MOODULATOR´s filter has a slope of 24dB/octave. This means that any signal at the double of the cutoff frequency will be lowered by 24 dB. -
Page 10: Amplifier Section
AMPLIFIER SECTION A voltage controlled Amplifier (VCA) is a circuit that has two inputs and one output, and basically multiplies one input with the other. Consider it a voltage controlled attenuator, in which one input signal level is controlled by the other, and the result of such modulation goes to the output. An amplifier module is an essential part of a synthesizer. -
Page 11: Envelope Generators
There’s a blue LED indicating when the envelopes are being triggered. There are 3 envelope generators within MOODULATOR. They have a special feature which is looping, which means once they end, they begin again. You can use them as LFOs with strange shapes. - Page 12 MODE ADSR: Normal mode, no looping. LOOP: A gated loop mode, which means it´ll loop as long as a gate is ON. LFO: It´s always looping, no matter the gate state. The Amp Envelope DECAY modulation source selector (switch) This switch allows you to choose a mod source for the decay OFF: No modulation WHEEL:...
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Page 13: Trigger (Switch)
The MOD Envelope Mod env (Modulation Envelope) is a multi function envelope, and it´s the main element of the Modulation Control section (see below). It´s an AD envelope, with looping capabilities, and it´s level can also be modulated. ATTACK : Defines the Attack time, from 1ms to 10 secs. -
Page 14: Low Frequency Oscillator (Lfo)
LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR (LFO) An LFO is basically an oscillator whose frequency range is usually below the audible spectrum. It`s used as a modulation source because it produces cyclic voltage fluctuations. By applying an LFO to an audio oscillator’s FM input you get something like a sweep, siren type of sound if the LFO’s speed is very slow and the FM amount is relatively strong;... -
Page 15: Modulation Control
MODULATION CONTROL Modulation Control is a very useful feature of the MOODULATOR that allows you to make sounds way more complex than what most monophonic synths can. The idea is this: the filter might be modulated by one of 3 sources (White noise, LFO or OSC2), but at the same time, the depth can be modulated by the Filter FM knob and either the Mod env or the Mod wheel. - Page 16 Any controller will be routed to Amp env decay, by pressing the Learn button and sending the chosen controller to the MOODULATOR. In addition to MIDI, the MOODULATOR can be controlled with analog CV and Gate signals. Gate In signals trigger the envelopes.
- Page 17 Credits: Thomas Welsch, Synth Design and Engineering Estela Welsch, PCB Production Javier Zubizareta, Synthesizer Specialist, User Manual Enrique Martinez, Graphic Design Carsten Moll, Midi Interface Tom Wiltshire, Envelope Design + Programming ANYWAREINSTRUMENTS Inh. Thomas Welsch Hauptstrasse 122 55743 Fischbach Deutschland Contact: info@anyware-instruments.de www.anywareinstruments.de...
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Page 18: Safety Instructions
Never use the instrument in the immediate proximity of electronic devices (e.g. monitors, power supplies, computers) as these interferences could cause malfunctions within MOODULATOR and corrupt memory data.
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