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Foundation 2.0 Synthesizer
Manual and Patch Guide

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Summary of Contents for Pittsburgh Modular foundation 2.0

  • Page 1 Pittsburgh Modular Foundation 2.0 Synthesizer Manual and Patch Guide...
  • Page 3 Important   I nstructions   –   P LEASE   R EAD Read   I nstructions: Please   r ead   t he   F oundation   S ynthesizer   m anual   c ompletely   b efore   u se   a nd   r etain   f or   f uture   r eference. IMPORTANT  ...
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Table   o f   C ontents Important   I nstructions   … …………...…….......……   3 Table   o f   C ontents   … ………………………….......…...   4 Case   a nd   P ower   S peciOications   … …….......…..…   5 Foundation  ...
  • Page 5: Foundation   P Ackage   C Ontents

    SpeciOications   a nd   F oundation   P ackage   C ontents Foundation   P ackage   C ontents:   1   -­‐   F oundation   M odular   S ynthesizer   1   –   P ittsburgh   M odular   P atch   C able   K it  ...
  • Page 6: An   I Ntroduction   T O   M Odular   S Ynthesis

    An   I ntroduction   t o   M odular   S ynthesis The   F oundation   w as   d esigned   t o   b e   a   c omplete,   f ully   m odular   a nalog   s ynthesizer.     A   m odern   v ersion   o f   t he   g reat   1 970's   m onosynths   conveniently  ...
  • Page 7: Audio   S Ignal   P Ath

    Audio   S ignal   P ath   a nd   C ontrol   V oltage   S ignal   P ath The   F oundation   s ignal   p ath   i s   d ivided   i nto   t wo   t ypes   o f   s ignals.     A udio   s ignals   a nd   c ontrol   v oltages. The  ...
  • Page 8: Individual   M Odules

    Individual   M odules The   F oundation   i s   a   c ollection   o f   1 3   m odules   c hosen   t o   a llow   t he   c reation   o f   c omplex   a nalog   s ounds.     T he   m odular   n ature   o f   t he   F oundation   allows  ...
  • Page 9 Midi2   M odule Description: The   M idi2   c onverts   s tandard   m idi   n ote   m essages   i nto   t he   a nalog   c ontrol   v oltages   u sed   b y   m odular   s ynthesizers.     T his   allows  ...
  • Page 10 Oscillator   M odule(x2)   Description: A   w ide   r ange,   m ultiple   w aveform   g enerator.     T he   O scillator   h as   a   f requency   r ange   s tarting   a s   l ow   a s   7   s econds   p er   cycle,  ...
  • Page 11 M3   M odule Description: The   M 3   i s   a   u nique   s ignal   r outing   m odule   w ith   3   d istinct   s ections   a ble   t o   p erform   s everal   d ifferent   f unctions   a t   o nce.   S ignal   splitting,  ...
  • Page 12 LFO2   M odule Description: A   d ual   l ow   f requency   o scillator   m odule.     I t   u ses   t wo   d ifferent   t ypes   o f   l ow   f requency   o scillator   c ircuits   t o   p rovide   a   v ariety   of  ...
  • Page 13 Modulator   M odule Description: The   M odulator   o ffers   3   t ypes   o f   e ffects   b ased   o n   t he   s tandard   R ing   M odulator   c ircuit.     T ypical   u ses   c an   c reate   b ell-­‐like   o r   metallic  ...
  • Page 14 Mixer   M odule Description: A   O lexible,   l ow-­‐noise   f our   c hannel   m ixer   a nd/or   a ttenuator   f or   a udio   a nd   C V   t hat   c an   b e   u sed   i n   s everal   w ays.   Three  ...
  • Page 15 Filter   M odule Description: The   F ilter   i s   a   v oltage   c ontrolled,   a nalog,   s tate   v ariable   O ilter.     T he   s tate   v ariable   t opology   w as   c hosen   because  ...
  • Page 16   F ilter   M odule   ( continued) Mode   s witches   b etween   F ilter   a nd   O scillator   m odes.     S et   t o   " Filter",   t he   P ittsburgh   M odular   F ilter   w ill   n ot   self  ...
  • Page 17 ADSR   M odule   ( x2) Description: The   A DSR   i s   a   f our   s tage   e nvelope   g enerator   w ith   i ndependently   a djustable   A ttack,   D ecay,   S ustain,   a nd   R elease   s tages.     A n   envelope  ...
  • Page 18 Dual   V CA   M odule Description: The Dual Index is a dual linear voltage controlled amplifier (VCA) and a two channel voltage controlled mixer. It has two standalone VCAs and a fully buffered mix output. Each channel offers offset gain and CV attenuation. The CV and IN of channel 2 are normaled to channel 1.
  • Page 19 Outs   M odule Description: A   s imple   w ay   t o   g et   s ound   o ut   o f   t he   F oundation.   O uts   i s   a   d ual   i ndependent   o utput   m odule   f eaturing   a   s tereo   1 /4"   headphone  ...
  • Page 20: Patching   A   M Odular   S Ynthesizer

    Patching   a   M odular   S ynthesizer The   f ollowing   p ages   c ontain   m any   e xamples   o f   h ow   t o   p atch   t he   F oundation.     T he   e xamples   h ave   b een   c hosen   t o   s howcase   t he   O lexibility   o f   the  ...
  • Page 41: Y Ear   L Imited   W Arranty

    Warranty 1   Y ear   L imited   W arranty: For   a   p eriod   o f   o ne   y ear   a fter   t he   d ate   o f   o riginal   p urchase,   t he   i nstrument   a nd   a ll   f actory   i nstalled   p arts   a nd   m odules   m anufactured   b y   Pittsburgh  ...
  • Page 42 Service   a nd   I nformation Please   c ontact   u s   f or   s ervice   o r   o ther   i nformation. info@pittsburghmodular.com www.pittsburghmodular.com/contact/...
  • Page 44 Copyright   2 012   P ittsburgh   M odular   S ynthesizers   L LC.