Mutable Instruments ambika User Manual page 2

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Connections
The following connectors are available on the rear panel:
1: SD-card slot. Insert here a SD-card (SDHC supported), FAT16 or FAT32 formatted. At the
exception of system settings, everything Ambika needs to store goes on the SD-card. A capacity of at
least 256 MB is recommended.
2: MIDI in connector. This input should be connected to the MIDI output of a computer MIDI interface,
master keyboard, sequencer...
3: MIDI out connector. This output is by default used as a MIDI-thru, but you can also use it to
transmit the notes generated by the Ambika sequencer, arpeggiator ; or to do SysEx dumps of
patches.
4: Mix line output. This audio output contains a mix of all voices.
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10: Individual outputs.
11: AC power jack. Use a 9V AC, 1A power source. Higher voltage will cause more heating of the
voltage regulators and shorten the lifespan of the module.
Some terminology...
A voice is a physical monophonic sound production device, consisting of digital oscillators, CV
sources, an analog VCF and a VCA. A voice is only capable of producing a single-note sound.
Ambika contains 6 voices, each of them being a physically different circuit board.
A part is one or many voices sharing the same synthesis settings. Ambika can manage up to 6 parts.
Each part stores its own synthesis, arpeggiator and sequencer settings. Each part listens to a MIDI
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