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VERSION 1.0.0
DECEMBER 14, 2016
www.aodyo.com

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  • Page 1: User Guide

    User guide VERSION 1.0.0 DECEMBER 14, 2016 www.aodyo.com...
  • Page 2 www.aodyo.com...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    • Quick start with an iOS smartphone or tablet • Se ng (15) (17) up virtual instruments and apps to work with the Sylphyo • Using the (19) Sylphyo with a hardware synthesizer • Default MIDI mappings and (21)

  • Page 5: Safety Informa On

    The ba ery must be disposed of separately from household waste. Cleaning To clean the Sylphyo, turn it off, then use a so and dry cloth. As the Sylphyo contains electronic components, moisture must not get into openings.

  • Page 6: Connectors And The Switch

    If a connector does not fit into a port, first check that they match. The main screen of the Sylphyo turns on approximately five seconds a er power-on. If you suspect that the Sylphyo does not turn on normally, make sure you have been wai ng for at least ten seconds...

  • Page 7: The Sylphyo At A Glance

    A warm thank you from the Aodyo team for believing in us and suppor ng our work! We hope you will love using your Sylphyo as much as we do. It is is the first wireless MIDI controller that reproduces the feeling of an acous c wind instrument.

  • Page 8: Accessories

    IMPORTANT Once the Sylphyo has been turned on, do not blow into it nor press any key before the main screen is shown. During this me, your Sylphyo calibrates its sensors to ensure the best response while playing.

  • Page 9: What Is There To See

    Finally, your Sylphyo is future-proof: it is designed so that you can ben- efit from further so ware and hardware improvements. Updates to the internal so ware are free, and you can download them on our website.

  • Page 10: What Is There To Touch

    MIDI chan- nel, or the currently played note. You can also have a quick glance at important informa on about your Sylphyo, such as ba ery life or wireless status. Quick se ngs...
  • Page 11 ↑ ◆ The Aodyo key ( ) allows you to enter Quick se ngs, which you enter as soon as the key is pressed, and leave as soon as it is re- leased. You can also access the Se ngs menu by holding while sliding your thumb over the slider from bo om to top.

  • Page 12: The Sylphyo At A Glance

    The Sylphyo at a glance In Quick se ngs (when you keep pressing the key), octave keys allow you to select a quick se ng. ↑ ↓ In the Se ngs menu, you can select a menu item using ◆...

  • Page 13: Ge Ng Started

    Ge ng started In this sec on, you will learn how to quickly set up your Sylphyo to work with virtual instruments on your computer, with your iOS smartphone or tablet, or with your hardware synthesizer. Charging and pairing Your Sylphyo must be charged from me to me, and it has to be paired with its receiver device in order to work correctly.
  • Page 14 Ge ng started You can turn on the Sylphyo if you want to keep an eye on the charging process. If you have a spare mini-USB cable, you can connect it to the receiver device and play the Sylphyo while it is charging.

  • Page 15: Puter

    Quick start with a Windows or macOS computer The most common way to use the Sylphyo is to have it control a virtual instrument that generates sound on your computer. To do so, you will need the receiver device and the USB cable.
  • Page 16 Ge ng started the archive before you can open the applica on. Then, follow the num- bered sec ons on the screen. First, select Panda-Audio midiBeam as a MIDI input, assuming the receiver device is already plugged in. Else, plug it to a USB port on your computer, and hit the Refresh bu on before selec ng the MIDI input again.

  • Page 17: Quick Start With An Ios Smartphone Or Tablet

    If your sound card does not provide such drivers, you may want to install ASIO4ALL at www.asio4all.com. Finally, click the blue speaker bu on and start playing the Sylphyo. When playing, you should see a light blinking next to the speaker bu on.
  • Page 18 Sylphyo. Besides Garageband, you can find other iOS apps that work out of the box with the Sylphyo, such as Yamaha Synth Book (free, select AN2015 to access 128 synth sounds such as 07 Odyssolo) and bismark bs-16i (paid).

  • Page 19: Up Virtual Instruments And Apps To Work With The Sylphyo

    (VSTi, Audio Unit, app…) that accepts MIDI. NOTE On a Mac, your Sylphyo will also work out of the box with most wind and synth sounds of Garageband. However, many virtual instruments are not made for wind controllers and may not respond to breath intensity and other expressive controls.
  • Page 20 Live (www.ableton.com, paid, 30-day trial available) Many Live instruments can be controlled using the Sylphyo if you use A er- touch instead of MIDI CC 11 (see the MIDI Mappings sec on of the Se ngs menu). Some instruments, such as Operator, require that you manually map A ertouch to volume and/or filter frequency, for example.

  • Page 21: Sylphyo With A Hardware Synthesizer

    Using the Sylphyo with a hardware synthesizer You can also use any MIDI-compa ble hardware synthesizer with the Sylphyo. In addi on, you will need the receiver device, the USB cable, the 5W charger, as well as a MIDI cable (not included). Please connect...
  • Page 22 Nord Modular G2. See also the great patches at www.patchmanmusic.com. Default MIDI mappings and general recommenda ons The following table summarizes the MIDI messages sent by the Sylphyo for each of the parameters you control, with the default mapping (al- though you may have to enable some of these parameters first).

  • Page 23: Playing The Sylphyo

    Playing the Sylphyo Assuming your computer, iOS device, or hardware synthesizer is setup cor- rectly, you can start to play the Sylphyo. In this sec on, you will learn to control the various aspects of the instrument, as well as several expression techniques you can start prac cing right away.

  • Page 24: Fingerings

    Now that you can shape notes and create rhythm, let’s focus on how you can apply melody. The default fingering of the Sylphyo is similar to a modern recorder (see the Fingerings sec on for more details), so most notes require that you touch an octave key in addi on to one or more note keys at the same me.
  • Page 25 C4 (C note on the fourth octave). NOTE The Sylphyo has many more fingerings, some of which are adapted from wind in- struments, such as the clarinet or the saxophone. If you are used to another wind instrument, you might want to try them out.

  • Page 26: Control

    Breath sec on of the Se ngs menu. We will soon offer plugs with several sizes of exhaust to adapt air flow. Ac vate the iner al mode by gently, but firmly shaking your Sylphyo from top to bo om (shake-to-move), while maintaining contact with the slider using your thumb.

  • Page 27: The Slider

    With this preset, the eleva on angle of your Sylphyo adds an echo effect, and its roll angle applies a slight vibrato. The slider...
  • Page 28 This is also the case (with other CC numbers) when you move the Sylphyo around, if any of the iner al control op ons is ac ve (you can see and change the messages in the MIDI Mapping sec on of the Se ngs menu).
  • Page 29 Se ngs menu). WITH SYLPHYO BENCH On your Sylphyo, configure the Top edge of the slider to func on as a Pitch-bend- wheel (star ng from the top slider edge, roll your thumb to bend downwards), and configure the Bo om edge to func on as an addi onal Control.

  • Page 31: Se Ngs

    Se ngs In this sec on, you will discover how to setup your Sylphyo in the way that best fits your needs. We designed the Sylphyo so that se ngs can be quickly accessed using the Aodyo key ( ), which you can find in the upper part of the front of the instrument.

  • Page 32: Se Ngs Menu

    , or by sliding upwards or downwards on the slider. Octave key Icon Quick se ng and meaning ↑ Base key Change the base pitch of the Sylphyo (C3 by default). ◆ MIDI Program Change Set the MIDI program (or preset) for the current MIDI channel.
  • Page 33 Velocity Set the velocity value sent with every note. You can select any fixed velocity value from 1 to 127, or select Dynamic if you want the Sylphyo to set velocity based on the intensity of your breath. Default: 127 Old mers will appreciate that the se ngs menu can also be accessed by pressing ↓...
  • Page 34 Slider sec on. Default: CC 13 Eleva on ctrl. Set the MIDI CC sent when varying the eleva on angle of the Sylphyo if the Eleva on control op on is set in the Movement sec on. Default: CC 75 Roll ctrl.
  • Page 35 Breath This sec on allows you to setup the breath sensor of the Sylphyo. Frequency Set the frequency of the breath sensor. This affects the response me of the Sylphyo, but also the effec veness of advanced breathing techniques. You usually want the highest frequency possible, but some virtual instruments, apps, or synthesizers may not be able to handle higher frequencies.
  • Page 36 Se ngs Keys This sec on allows you to change the fingerings of the Sylphyo, as well as several parameters and func ons pertaining to the note keys. Fingering If you are used to a par cular wind instrument, you can select the correspond- ing fingering in this list.
  • Page 37 finger on the key, or raise it slightly). Default: Disabled Key noise (BETA) Generate MIDI note-on/note-off messages even without breathing into the Sylphyo. This is used to hear key noise with the Samplemodeling/SWAM virtual instruments. Default: Disabled Slider In this sec on, you will be able to configure the various func ons of the slider.
  • Page 38 Shake to move Allow the ac va on of the iner al mode by shaking the Sylphyo once in a down- wards movement, while touching the slider surface using the thumb. To exit iner al mode, just blow into the mouthpiece.
  • Page 39 En français Select this item to switch the Sylphyo to the French language. Reset Perform a factory reset. This changes all the se ngs of your Sylphyo to the default ones. Diagnos cs Display some informa on (such as firmware version and sensor values) that...

  • Page 41: Online Support

    Online support These pages provide you with the main pointers to help you update your Sylphyo, troubleshoot poten al problems, and contact other users or our technical support. Updates Chances are that while you are reading this, a new version of the in- ternal program of the Sylphyo is available.

  • Page 42: Troubleshoo Ng And Technical Support

    . We’ll try to answer you as soon as pos- sible. User community You might also want to exchange with other Sylphyo users. Feel free to join our forums at community.aodyo.com. Don’t hesitate to include pictures, videos, or audio clips, if you feel they can allow us...

  • Page 43: Fingerings

    Fingerings This page presents the default fingerings of the Sylphyo. A future version of this user guide will detail the other fingerings.
  • Page 44 Fingerings...

  • Page 45: Complementary Informa On

    Complementary informa on Disposal and recycling Your Sylphyo must be disposed of properly according to local laws and regula ons. Because it contains electronic components and a ba ery, it must be disposed of separately from household waste. Trademarks All the trademarks cited in this documenta on are only used here for descrip ve purposes.
  • Page 46 ©2016 Aodyo. All rights reserved. Aodyo SAS 11B avenue de l’Harmonie 59650 Villeneuve d’Ascq France contact@aodyo.com www.aodyo.com...

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