Atlantis M anual Table o f C ontents Table o f C ontents Overview Basic F eatures Sound G enerators Filter Modulators Mixing a nd O utput Installation Before Y our S tart Installing...
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Atlantis M anual Controls Inputs a nd O utputs Controls Inputs a nd O utputs Controls Inputs a nd O utputs Controls Inputs a nd O utputs Controls Inputs a nd O utputs Tips,...
Atlantis M anual Basic F eatures The f ollowing i s a q uick b reakdown o f A tlantis’ v arious s ynthesizer c omponents, p atching and...
Installation Intellijel E urorack m odules a re d esigned t o b e u sed w ith a E urorack-compatible c ase a nd power s upply.
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Atlantis M anual Most m odules w ill c ome w ith t he c able a lready c onnected b ut i t i s g ood t o d ouble c heck t he orientation....
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Atlantis M anual If y ou a re u sing a nother m anufacturer’s p ower s upply, c heck t heir d ocumentation f or instructions.
c omfortable w ith A tlantis’ f ront p anel a nd l ayout. F rom t here y ou’ll l earn a b it a bout Atlantis’ a rchitecture a nd s ome f undamentals o f s ubtractive a nalog s ynthesis b efore d elving into...
Atlantis M anual 2. In t he V CF s ection, s et t he t op s witch t o “ L P , ” t he P OLES s witch t o “ 2 , ” a nd t urn o n L P BOOST...
Atlantis M anual 6. In t he V CF s ection, s lowly i ncrease t he E NV s lider a s y ou c ontinue t o p ress t he l ittle r ed trigger...
Basic A rchitecture Atlantis i s c omprised o f s everal s ynthesis m odules — w ired i n a n ormalled c onfiguration, with...
Atlantis u ses a 4 -stage c ascaded O TA f ilter s imilar t o t he t ype R oland u sed i n ...
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Atlantis M anual The F REQ s lider s ets t he f requency a t w hich t he f ilter a ctivates. F or e xample, i f y ou selected...
Atlantis M anual VCA O verview After e xiting t he f ilter, a udio p asses t hrough t he V CA ( voltage c ontrolled a mplifier) w here i ts volume...
a re a vailable, i ncluding S ample & H old ( S&H) a nd n oise. Atlantis’ n ormalized a rchitecture s upports d irect m odulation o f s everal p arameters, i ncluding: the...
Atlantis M anual Panel R eference This s ection d iscusses, s ection-by-section, e very e lement o n A tlantis’ f ront p anel. VCO Controls 1. OCTAVE S elect K nob This...
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Atlantis M anual 3. PULSE W IDTH S lider Sets t he p ulse w idth o f t he o scillator’s P ULSE o utput. D ifferent p ulse w idths p roduce different...
Atlantis M anual 7. MOD A mount S lider This s ets t he d epth o f t he F M e ffect. W hen t he s lider i s a t t he b ottom, n o f requency modulation...
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Atlantis M anual F. PWM I nput This i nput h as a r ange o f + /- 5 V , a nd i s u sed t o m odulate t he p ulse w idth w hen t he PWM...
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Atlantis M anual MOD Controls 1. RATE S lider This s lider c oarsely a djusts t he M OD O scillator r ate, a nd w hen u sed i n c onjunction with...
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Atlantis M anual VCF f requency. T here a re s ix s hapes a vailable: S ine; T riangle; S awtooth; S quare; S&H ( Sample & H old) a nd N oise. N ote t hat t he t he p osition o f t he P INK/WHITE switch...
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Atlantis M anual C. SAWTOOTH W ave O utput Sawtooth w ave o utput f rom t he M OD o scillator. T his 1 0V p eak-to-peak o utput i s always...
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Atlantis M anual G. 1V/OCT I nput This i nput c ontrols t he p itch o f t he M OD o scillator, a nd i s t ypically f ed f rom t he P itch CV...
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Atlantis M anual MIX Controls 1. PULSE W ave L evel S lider Controls t he m ix l evel o f t he P ulse w ave f rom t he V CO.
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Atlantis M anual octave s quare w aves, r esulting i n a n o scillator 2 o ctaves b elow t he p itch o f t he V CO, but...
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Atlantis M anual VCF Controls 1. FREQ S lider Sets t he c utoff f requency o f t he f ilter. T he s lider p osition i s c ombined w ith t he E NV, 1V/OCT...
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Atlantis M anual 3. LP/BP/HP S witch Selects b etween t hree d ifferent f ilter t ypes: LP: L owpass f ilter m ode. L owpass f ilters a llow l ow f requencies t o p ass t hrough t he filter,...
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The o utput o f t he V CF f eeds t his o utput. A n o utput t aken f rom t his j ack b ypasses Atlantis’ V CA. T his i s p articularly u seful w hen A tlantis’ e nvelope i s m odulating t he filter,...
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Atlantis M anual ENV Controls 1. A[TTACK] T ime S lider Sets t he t ime r equired f or t he e nvelope t o r ise f rom z ero ( 0V) t o i ts m aximum l evel (5V)....
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Atlantis M anual the h igher t he s ustain l evel. A t t he b ottom, t here i s n o s ustain ( 0V), a nd a t t he t op t he sustain...
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Atlantis M anual VCA Controls 1. GATE B utton Press t o m anually t rigger a n ote. T he g ate b utton i s n ormalled t o t he E nvelope’s GATE...
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Atlantis M anual high ( or t he G ATE b utton i s p ressed), t he V CA i nstantly r ises t o f ull v olume, w here i t remains...
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Tips, T erms & T echniques Atlantis f eatures s ome c lassic b ut p owerful t echniques t hat g o b eyond i ntroductory subtractive...
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Atlantis c an f unction a s a s ampler, i t p robably w on’t s urprise y ou t o l earn t hat ...
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u p, t hen a ny c hange t o t he m odulating f requency ( normalled t o t he R ATE s lider i n Atlantis’ M OD s ection) a lters a n ote’s t imbre w ithout a ffecting i ts p erceived p itch.
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Atlantis M anual Technical S pecifications Width 40 h p Maximum D epth 38 m m Current D raw 214 m A @ + 12V 196 m A @ - 12V...