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  • Page 1 Gotharman’s PolySpaze Polyphonic Synthesizer and Sampler User Manual V 2.08...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    In The Box Getting Started User Interface Preset Select Screen Selecting a preset The Synth List of Synth Modulation Sources PolySpaze Structure Accessing the Synth Pages Editing the parameters of the Synth Blocks The Synth Blocks Mode Zones Oscillator 1 (Oscillator/Sampler) Oscillator 2 and Ring Modulator HPF and LPF –The analog filters...
  • Page 3 Output Effects Parameters Delays Granulator Variator Reverb LFO1-4 Random Generator 1 to 4 The Sequencer Sequencer playback start/stop Enter the Sequencer Sequencer Main Realtime Record Clear Seq Note Track Sequencer Note Steps Edit Gate Time Steps Edit Velocity Steps Edit Note Track Mod Page Clear Note Track Mute/Unmute Tracks...
  • Page 4 Song Mode Accessing Song Mode Song Edit Page Song Select Page Song Realtime Recording Save Song Initialize Song Sample Record And Edit Recording a Sample Edit A Sampling Adjusting start and end points Sample Chops Generating Sample Chop Points Deleting a Sample Open a Directory Importing Files Importing Multiple Files...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    The FilterBank mode melts all 8 analog filters together, to form a filterbank, with all the parameters of each filter adjustable. Mono mode turns PolySpaze into one big mono synth, with the parameters of all 8 oscillators, 4 ring modulators, 8 analog filters, 4 VCA's, 8 ADSR envelopes, 4 LFO's and 4 effects processors separately adjustable.
  • Page 6 1024 preset slots and 1024 song slots are available, all user programmable.

  • Page 7: Very Special Thanks To

    Very special thanks to: Christopher Rayce Jody Schaible Simon Allins For supporting this project from the beginning. I really appreciate your trust. Without you, PolySpaze might not have been… Gotharman October 2017...
  • Page 8 In the box In the PolySpaze box should be: -PolySpaze itself -A power supply -A stereo to mono jack split cable If any of these items are missing, please get in touch with Gotharman’s.

  • Page 9: Getting Started

    PolySpaze. If you connect a standard mono jack cable, the input will just act as a mono audio input. To the USB connector, a USB drive can be connected.
  • Page 10 -Update PolySpaze To import a .wav file from another device, it must be: -Mono or stereo -44.1 KHz sample rate – PolySpaze will import other sample rates, but they will play back in a wrong speed -16 bit native PCM -It is not compatible with broadcast wav files.
  • Page 11 On the left end panel of your PolySpaze, you will find the MIDI in and out connectors. The optional CV inputs and outputs are also found here, if installed. Please notice, that the upper row of CV connectors are the outputs, and the lower row are the inputs. The upper MIDI connector are the input, and the lower are the output.
  • Page 12 The actual one might look different. Some PolySpaze’s might have been shipped out with a power adaptor, that has multiple tips. If you have received one of these, you should use the tip with the blue ring, and make sure that the 2 parts are alligned to the text “Tip”:...
  • Page 14 Turn it on Push the “I” on the power switch. Your PolySpaze should now turn on.

  • Page 15: User Interface

    Pushing the Triggers 1-4 buttons will trigger the respective PolySpaze voice, except when in monophonic mode. In this mode any of the 4 trigger buttons will trigger all of the 4 PolySpaze voices at the same time. Each trigger button will send a settable note number (Settable in the Synth “Mode”...
  • Page 16 The Quick Edit Knobs controls: -Edit Knob 1: Analog highpass filter resonance. -Edit Knob 2: Analog lowpass filter resonance. -Edit Knob 3: Analog filters FM (FFM). -Edit Knob 4: VCA envelope release time. The 2 additional Quick Edit Knobs always controls the Cut Off parameters of the analog highpass ans lowpass filter,s and transmits MIDI CC’s.
  • Page 17 The Touch Screen Keyboard The PolySpaze display is touch sensitive. The touch interface is used for navigating through the edit and settings pages, and in the bottom of most pages, a fully playable touch keyboard is present. On the Preset and Song Select pages, it is, besides from playing notes on the touch keyboard, also possible to apply modulation to the sound, by placing your finger on different positions between the top and the bottom of the keyboard.
  • Page 18 The number of octaves for the touch keyboard is settable for each preset, to any number between 1 and 8. It is also possible to set, which note the first key should play.

  • Page 19: Preset Select Screen

    This is the first screen you will see, right after PolySpaze’s start-up screen, unless you left your PolySpaze in Song mode, the last time it was turned off. Here you can change preset and jump to PolySpaze’s edit and settings pages.

  • Page 20: Selecting A Preset

    Touch “PREV” or “NEXT” to view the previous or next 5 presets, and finally touch the preset name of the preset you would like to select. 1024 presets can be selected, from A01 to P64. PolySpaze will now jump back to the main Preset Select screen, and show the name of the newly selected preset.
  • Page 21 The LPF Cut knob will transmit/receive CC 3. Edit knob 1 / HPF Reso will transmit/receive CC4. Edit knob 2 / LPF Reso will transmit/receive CC5. Edit knob 3 / FFM will transmit/receive CC7. Edit knob 4 / VCA R will transmit/receive CC8.

  • Page 22: The Synth

    The Synth In the Synth (synthesizer) section of PolySpaze, all the sound generation and shaping is happening. PolySpaze has 4 voices, that each are a complete synthesizer. Each voice has: -2 oscillators. Oscillator 1 can play back samplings and has morphable analog emulation waveforms.
  • Page 23 List of Modulation Sources: Slo: Slow Oscillator 1. The low frequency output of Oscillator 1 Slo-: Inverted Slow Oscillator 1. The Inverted low frequency output of Oscillator 1 Aenv: The output of the VCA Envelope Aenv-: The output of the VCA Envelope Inverted Env: The output of ADSR Envelope 1 Env-: The output of ADSR Envelope 1 Inverted LFO1: The output of LFO1...
  • Page 24 Kybd: The last note number value received for the part Kybd-: The last note number value received for the part Inverted Velo: The last note velocity value received for the part Velo-: The last note velocity value received for the part Inverted Aft: The last mono aftertouch value received for the part Aft-: The last mono aftertouch value received for the part Inverted Bnd: The last pitch bend value received for the part...
  • Page 25 CC27: The last MIDI CC 27 value received for the part CC27-: The last MIDI CC 27 value received for the part Inverted CC28: The last MIDI CC 28 value received for the part CC28-: The last MIDI CC 28 value received for the part Inverted CC29: The last MIDI CC 29 value received for the part CC29-: The last MIDI CC 29 value received for the part Inverted CC30: The last MIDI CC 30 value received for the part...

  • Page 26: Polyspaze Structure

    PolySpaze Structure PolySpaze can operate in different voice modes, as selected in the Mode block. Its voice structure changes according to which mode it is in. This is selectable per preset. On the following pages, the different structures are shown.

  • Page 30: Accessing The Synth

    Accessing The Synth Pages From the Preset/Song Select screen, Touch the “EDIT” field.
  • Page 31 Now PolySpaze will show the main Synth page: In the top of the main Synth page, you will find the 6 main edit groups and the ESC (escape) touch button. Touch any of these group buttons to access them, and touch ESC, to exit to the Preset Select page.

  • Page 32: Editing The Parameters Of The Synth Blocks

    Editing The Parameters Of The Synth Blocks Each edit page has up to 8 parameters, that can be edited. The parameters are shown on the display as 8 parameter names, each with an alphanumeric value below them, that shows the current value of the parameter.

  • Page 33: The Synth Blocks

    The Synth Blocks MODE In this block, you can select the play mode of the synth parts, select which part the Quick Edit knobs should affect, set the pitch bend range, and set note number an MIDI output options for the 4 triggers.
  • Page 34 PolyBank1: The oscillators, the ring modulator, the VCA, the envelopes and the insert effects of the 4 parts plays back the sound of part 1, as 4 polyphonic parts, sequentially selected. For these blocks, it is only possible to adjust the parameters of part 1. Each time a note is pressed, the next voice in the row will play back.
  • Page 35 Other parameters on this page: Qedit Part: Selects which one of the 4 Synth parts should be edited, when turning the Quick Edit knobs. Bend Range: Sets the pitch bend range for the entire synth in semitone steps. 1 to 12 semitones.
  • Page 36 When touching the “P_2” button, you will come to the Notes page: Note1, Note2, Note3, Note4: Sets the note number that each trigger button should send each of the 4 parts, when pushed. This setting only affects when the trigger buttons theselves are pushed, not when a trigger is controlled via MIDI, touch keyboard or sequencer.
  • Page 37 Touch the “P_3” button, to get to the MIDI OUT page: On this page it is possible to select a MIDI note number and a MIDI channel, that will be transmitted via MIDI out, when a trigger button is pushed. When a trigger button is set up to transmit a MIDI note, the sequencer track attached to that trigger, will also transmit MIDI notes on the same MIDI channel.

  • Page 38: Zones

    In this block you can set up the key zones and MIDI channels for each of the 4 Synth parts. These zones are effective only when PolySpaze are in Multi-Timbral and MultiBank play modes, and are controlled from an external MIDI device or from the touch screen keyboard. It is also possible to transpose the incoming notes individually for each zone.
  • Page 39 The Zones P_2 page:...
  • Page 40 In sampler mode it plays back any of the 255 storable samplings, that can either be recorded on PolySpaze itself in the Sample Rec section, or be imported in the USB section. Each sampler has 4 sample slots, that each can contain one sampling, and a set of parameters for Pitch, start, length and chop point.
  • Page 41 PW: Adjusts the pulse width of the waveform. Unlike many other oscillator designs, the pulse ’s waveforms, not just the pulse wave. width can be adjusted on all of PolySpaze FM: FM amount. The more this is turned up, the more Osc2 will modulate the pitch of Osc1. Range: 0 to 511.
  • Page 42 Oscillator 1 modulation Touch the arrow button, to enter the modulation page: The small VU-meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.
  • Page 43 Oscillator/Sampler mode select and samples select Touch the arrow button, to enter this page: In oscillator mode, only one parameter has any effect, and that is: Mode: Select whether the oscillator should be in oscillator or sampler mode. After switching to sampler mode, the other parameters on this page becomes effective: Slot: Manual select of sample slot 1 to 4.
  • Page 44 Some notes regarding the Sample Select Key Split mode: By playing a connected MIDI keyboard, you will be able to make PolySpaze play back the different samplings selected in the slots, by hitting different keys.
  • Page 45 Sampler 1 parameters The oscillator 1 pages, when an oscillator are in sampler mode. In the bottom of the sampler page, the selected samplings waveform is shown in rough graphics. When the sample, or part of it, is played back, the small black line below the waveform will show the current playback point.
  • Page 46 Chop: If chop points has been generated for the selected sampling, a chop can be selected by setting this parameter. Range: Off, 0 to 63. FM: FM amount. The more this is turned up, the more Osc2 will modulate the pitch of Osc1. Range: 0 to 511.
  • Page 47 Sampler 1 modulation The small VU-meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount. For a complete list of modulation sources, see the list in the start of this section.
  • Page 48 It is also possible to select any of the 2 audio inputs as the audio source, instead of Osc2, if you wish to route the audio inputs through PolySpaze’s filters and effects. Pulse width are adjustable for sine, triangle, saw and square. Pitch and PW can be modulated. The pitch range of the oscillators are chromatically over the entire 10 octave MIDI keyboard range.
  • Page 49 Oscillator 2 parameters In the middle of the oscillator page, the current waveform is shown. By touching the buttons numbered 1 to 4, the Osc 2 of part 1 to 4 is selected. In some play modes, it is not possible to edit all parts separately, and only the parts that can be selected, will be shown. Touch the arrow button, to enter other oscillator 2 pages, like Modulation.
  • Page 50 Oscillator 2 modulation Touch the arrow button, to enter the modulation page: The small VU-meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.

  • Page 51: Hpf And Lpf –The Analog Filters

    HPF and LPF –The analog filters PolySpaze has 2 analog filters per Synth part. A resonant highpass filter and a resonant lowpass filter. In poly, mono and multi-timbral play modes, the signal from Oscillator 1, Oscillator 2 and the Ring Modulator are mixed into the highpass filter.
  • Page 52 The parameters of the Analog Filters By touching the buttons numbered 1 to 4, the filters of part 1 to 4 is selected. In some play modes, it is not possible to edit all parts separately, and only the parts that can be selected, will be shown. Touch the arrow button, to enter other filter pages, like Modulation and G-Ray.
  • Page 53 Touch the arrow button, to enter the next filter page: G-Ray: Adjusts the amount of g-RAY intermodulation. 0: no g-RAY, 3: max g-RAY. Range: 0 to Mode: G-Ray mode. -Norm: Normal 1:1 feedback. -Neg: 1:1 feedback with the signal inverted (a 180 degree phase shift) -Ultr: Boosted feedback.
  • Page 54 Analog Filters Modulation 1 Touch the arrow button once again, to enter this first modulation page: The small VU-meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.
  • Page 55 Analog Filters Modulation 2 Touch the arrow button yet another time, to enter this second filter modulation page: The small VU-meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.
  • Page 56 The last stage of each Synth part is the VCA. In poly, mono and multi-timbral play modes, the audio output from the analog filters goes into the VCA. An insert effect can be inserted between the filters and the VCA. The audio output of the VCA can be level modulated and panned.
  • Page 57 VCA parameters By touching the buttons numbered 1 to 4, the VCA’s of part 1 to 4 is selected. In some play modes, it is not possible to edit all parts separately, and only the parts that can be selected, will be shown. Touch the arrow button, to enter other VCA pages, like Modulation.
  • Page 58 instead of zero. Use this to keep the output of the synth open for drone sounds, or for external input sounds. Range: 0 to 511. Level: The VCA output level.
  • Page 59 VCA Modulation Touch the arrow button to enter this page The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the VCA input and output. The small VU-meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.
  • Page 60 Env1 and 2 Each Synth part of PolySpaze has 2 modulation envelopes. One ADSR type, and one decay only envelope. Envelope 1, the ADSR envelope can have linear or logarithmic charateristics and it also has an offset control. Envelope 2, the decay envelope, is always linear.

  • Page 61: Envelope 1 And 2

    Envelope 1 and 2 parameters By touching the buttons numbered 1 to 4, the Envelopes’s of part 1 to 4 is selected. In some play modes, it is not possible to edit all parts separately, and only the parts that can be selected, will be shown.
  • Page 62 Mode: Selects if the envelope curve should be linear (Lin), or logarithmic (Log). The logarithmic curve gives the envelope a softer and less “clicky” attack. D2: Envelope 2 decay time. The time it will take the decay envelope to decay, after it has been trigged.
  • Page 63 Envelope Modulation Touch the arrow button to enter this page The VU-meter at the right of the screen, shows the Envelope output. The small VU-meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.
  • Page 64 EFX 1 to 4 PolySpaze has 4 effects processors. Each of these can either be in insert effect mode, or in output effect mode. In insert effect mode, the effect is inserted on a specific Synth part. EFX1 is inserted on Synth part 1, EFX2 is inserted on Synth part 2 and so on….

  • Page 65: Effects Select

    The Effects select page By touching the buttons numbered 1 to 4, the Effects’s of part 1 to 4 is selected. In some play modes, it is not possible to edit all parts separately, and only the parts that can be selected, will be shown.

  • Page 66: List Of Effects

    Glitch Shifter 2 – Imperfect pitch shifter with a slightly different sound than the first one. Pitch Shaper – 1 input version of Gotharman's special Pitch Shaper, that forces an audio signal to play back at a specific pitch, determined by an adjustable frequency.
  • Page 67 The more it is turned up, the more time the valleys takes up. Roto Delay – New Gotharman delay! This is a 2 tap delay, that is constantly crossfading between the 2 taps. When the Xfade control is turned down, the crossfading is rough, the more it is turned up, the more smooth the crossfading gets.

  • Page 68: Insert Effects Parameters

    Insert Effects Parameters Filter By touching the buttons numbered 1 to 4, the Effects’s of part 1 to 4 is selected. In some play modes, it is not possible to edit all parts separately, and only the parts that can be selected, will be shown.
  • Page 69 Type: Filter type. Possibilities are: -LPF: Low pass filter -BPF: Band pass filter -BP8: Steep band pass filter -HPF: High pass filter -ADD: Reverse filter. Adds harmonics to the sound. -BEF: Band eliminate filter -BASS: A filter with most power in the bass area -LOFI: Agressive low pass filter -LPF2: Low pass filter 2, with a slightly different response than the first variant -BPF2: Band pass filter 2, with a slightly different response than the first variant...
  • Page 70 Filter Modulation The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. The small VU- meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.

  • Page 71: Chorus

    Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output. Feed: Chorus feedback amount. Time: Chorus Time. This should be modulated by an LFO, to get the traditional chorus effect. Deep: Adjusts how deep the chorus box should be. A Gotharman special.
  • Page 72 Chorus Modulation The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. The small VU- meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.

  • Page 73: Distortion

    Distortion The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. Efx: Off, on. When the effect is off, it is bypassed. Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output.
  • Page 74 Distortion Modulation The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. The small VU- meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.

  • Page 75: Bit Crush

    Bit Crush The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. Efx: Off, on. When the effect is off, it is bypassed. Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output.
  • Page 76 Bit Crush Modulation The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. The small VU- meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.

  • Page 77: Pitch Shifter

    Pitch Shifter The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. Efx: Off, on. When the effect is off, it is bypassed. Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output.
  • Page 78 Pitch Shifter Modulation The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. The small VU- meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.

  • Page 79: Resonator

    Resonator The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. Efx: Off, on. When the effect is off, it is bypassed. Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output.
  • Page 80 Resonator Modulation The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. The small VU- meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.

  • Page 81: Stretcher

    Stretcher The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. Efx: Off, on. When the effect is off, it is bypassed. Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output.
  • Page 82 Stretcher Modulation The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. The small VU- meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.
  • Page 83 The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. Efx: Off, on. When the effect is off, it is bypassed. Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output.
  • Page 84 FM Modulation The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. The small VU- meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.

  • Page 85: Glitch Shifters

    Glitch Shifter, Glitch Shifter 2 The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. Efx: Off, on. When the effect is off, it is bypassed. Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output.
  • Page 86 Glitch Shifter, Glitch Shifter 2 Modulation The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. The small VU- meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.

  • Page 87: Pitch Shaper

    Pitch Shaper The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. Efx: Off, on. When the effect is off, it is bypassed. Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output.
  • Page 88 Pitch Shaper Modulation The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. The small VU- meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.

  • Page 89: Wave Shaper

    Wave Shaper The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. Efx: Off, on. When the effect is off, it is bypassed. Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output.
  • Page 90 Wave Shaper Modulation The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. The small VU- meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.
  • Page 91 The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. Efx: Off, on. When the effect is off, it is bypassed. Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output.
  • Page 92 FAT Modulation The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. The small VU- meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.

  • Page 93: Filters 2

    Filters 2 The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. Efx: Off, on. When the effect is off, it is bypassed. Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output.
  • Page 94 Filters 2 Modulation The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. The small VU- meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.

  • Page 95: Output Effects Parameters

    Output Effects parameters Delay1, Roto delay, Bright Delay and Bright Roto Delay The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. Efx: Off, on. When the effect is off, it is bypassed. Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output.
  • Page 96 Delay1, Roto delay, Bright Delay and Bright Roto Delay Modulation The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. The small VU- meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.

  • Page 97: Granulator

    Seq: Selects which of the 16 sequencer controller tracks, the granulator should get it step values from. Each value selects a different portion of the granulator input, to be played back. X: “X” intermodulation of the sound. Another Gotharman special ...
  • Page 98 Granulator Modulation The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. The small VU- meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.

  • Page 99: Variator

    Variator The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. Efx: Off, on, Freeze. When the effect is off, it is bypassed, and its input mixer can function as a mixer. When the effect are in Freeze mode, the input signal is no longer sampled. The sound that the effect holds, will just keep playing back on and on again.
  • Page 100 Variator Modulation The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. The small VU- meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.

  • Page 101: Reverb

    As this is turned up, it goes over in a metallic reverb type, and at higher settings it gives a more full reverb. X: “X” intermodulation of the sound. Another Gotharman special  Time: Reverb time. The total reverb time is a combination of time, timeX, feed and feedX.
  • Page 102 Reverb Modulation The 2 VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the Effect input and output. The small VU- meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.

  • Page 103: Lfo1-4

    LFO1 to 4 PolySpaze has 4 LFO’s, that are global, so each LFO can modulate any of the 4 Synth parts. The LFO's has continuosly variable waveform and rate parameters. Both of these parameters can be modulated. They can also trigger the Synth parts.
  • Page 104 LFO 1 and 2 parameters Touch P_1 to enter this page. To the right on the LFO page, the current waveforms are shown. The VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the LFO outputs. Rate1, Rate2: LFO rate. Adjusts the speed of the LFO. Wave1, Wave2: LFO output waveform.
  • Page 105 LFO 3 and 4 parameters Touch P_2 to enter this page. To the right on the LFO page, the current waveforms are shown. The VU-meters at the right of the screen, shows the LFO outputs. Rate3, Rate4: LFO rate. Adjusts the speed of the LFO. Wave3, Wave4: LFO output waveform.
  • Page 106 LFO 1 and 2 Modulation Touch Mod1 to enter this page The 2 VU-meter at the right of the screen, shows the LFO outputs. The small VU-meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.
  • Page 107 LFO 3 and 4 Modulation Touch Mod2 to enter this page The 2 VU-meter at the right of the screen, shows the LFO outputs. The small VU-meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For each parameter, that can be modulated, it is possible to select a modulation source, and to adjust the modulation amount.
  • Page 108 LFO 1-4 Amount Modulation Touch AM to enter this page. The 2 VU-meter at the right of the screen, shows the LFO outputs. The small VU-meters next to the parameters, shows the activity of the selected modulation sources. For a complete list of modulation sources, see the list in the start of this section. AM1, AM2, AM3, AM4: Selects the modulation source, that will control the LFO output level.
  • Page 109 Rndm1 to 4 The 4 Random Generators are global, and can modulate any of the 4 Synth parts. They changes to a new random value every time they are trigged. Trigger sources can be trigger 1-4 and LFO 1-4.

  • Page 110: Random Generator 1 To 4

    Random Generator 1 to 4 parameters The 4 VU-meters at the bottom of the screen, shows the random generators outputs. TrIn1, TrIn2, TrIn3, TrIn4: Selects what should trigger the random generator, to shift to a new random value. Choices are: Trigger 1 to 4, LFO 1 to 4. Tout1, Tout2, Tout3, Tout4: Sets up the Random Generator to trigger part 1 to 4, unless you set it to “Off”.

  • Page 111: The Sequencer

    The Sequencer The PolySpaze sequencer has 2 different types of tracks: Note tracks and controller tracks. It has 4 note tracks and 8 controller tracks. Each note track controls 1 part – Note track 1 controls trigger/part 1, note track 2 controls trigger/part 2 and so on, and each track has a note number subtrack, a gate time subtrack, a velocity subtrack and a step on/off subtrack.

  • Page 112: Sequencer Playback Start/Stop

    Sequencer playback start/stop To start and stop sequencer play back, you must push the “Start/Stop” button. When the green LED above the Start/Stop button lights up, it is indicating, that the sequencer is playing back. When the green LED above the Start/Stop button does not light up, the sequencer playback is stopped. If you hit the play button to start the sequencer, and it doesn’t start, please check in the “COMMON”...

  • Page 113: Enter The Sequencer

    Enter the sequencer From the Preset Select Screen, touch the EDIT field.
  • Page 114 Touch SEQ on the navigation bar in the top of the screen.
  • Page 115 This will bring you to the Sequencer modules page: SEQ on the navigation bar has now changed it coulours to brown/yellow, indicating that you have entered the Sequencer pages. To enter any of the Sequencer modules, simply touch the text showing the name of the module you would like to enter.

  • Page 116: Sequencer Main

    Sequencer Main The parameters of this page: Tempo: Sets the sequencer tempo between 1 and 256 BPM. To make the sequencer sync to external MIDI gear, this must be set up in the “COMMON” section, described later in this manual. Metro: Metronome Off, On, Rec.

  • Page 117: Realtime Record

    The buttons of this page: Rec: This will toggle realtime recording on and off. Realtime recording can be switched on and off at any time, regardless of if the sequencer is playing or not. The sequencer must though play, to make it possible to input notes in realtime.

  • Page 118: Clear Seq

    Clear Seq: Touching this button, will make PolySpaze jump to this page: If you touch the “Yes” button here, you will clear all tracks of the current preset, on the Morph Layer selected by the “Morph Settings” button. If you do not wish to do that, touch “No”.
  • Page 119 If the tracks lengths and start steps has been set up individually on each track, the global Length and Start steps will no longer be shown as a value, but just as 3 lines.

  • Page 120: Note Track Sequencer

    The Note Track Sequencer Note Steps Edit From the Sequencer modules page, touch NOTE1, NOTE2, NOTE3 or NOTE4, to enter a Note Track page: This will be the first page, you will enter, if the Notes parameter on the Seq Main page is set to Grid.
  • Page 121 If the Notes parameter on the Seq Main page is set to Value, the note steps edit page will look like this: Each bar in the value grid covers the entire note range. Here: Edit Knob 1: Has no function. Edit Knob 2: Selects the bar to be viewed.
  • Page 122 Inputting notes and turning steps on and off To input a note, simply touch the note grid. To switch a step on or off, simply touch any of the 16 “step buttons” in the bottom of this page. The black rectangle just above the step buttons, shows what step is currently being played back. The small VU-meter right to the step buttons will show a peak every time this track plays back a note.

  • Page 123: Gate Time Steps Edit

    Gate Time Steps Edit From the Note Steps edit screen, touch the “Note” field in the upper left corner. This will get you to the Gate page: Here: Edit Knob 1: Has no function. Edit Knob 2: Selects the bar to be viewed. 4 bars can be viewed, showing each 16 steps, for a total of 64 steps.
  • Page 124 Inputting values and turning steps on and off To input a value, simply touch the field showing the values. To switch a step on or off, simply touch any of the 16 “step buttons” in the bottom of this page. The black rectangle just above the step buttons, shows what step is currently being played back.

  • Page 125: Velocity Steps Edit

    Velocity Steps Edit From the Gate Steps edit screen, touch the “Gate” field in the upper left corner. This will get you to the Velo page: Here: Edit Knob 1: Has no function. Edit Knob 2: Selects the bar to be viewed. 4 bars can be viewed, showing each 16 steps, for a total of 64 steps.
  • Page 126 Inputting values and turning steps on and off To input a value, simply touch the field showing the values. To switch a step on or off, simply touch any of the 16 “step buttons” in the bottom of this page. The black rectangle just above the step buttons, shows what step is currently being played back.

  • Page 127: Note Track Mod

    Mod page: The parameters of this page: Mod: Track modulation source. Any PolySpaze modulation source can be selected to modulate the track. For a complete list of modulation sources, see the list in the start of the synth section in this manual.
  • Page 128 Prob: Track Note Randomizer Probability. When this is turned fully up, all programmed note steps of the track will play back. The more it is turned down, the less notes will play back. The notes the will not play back are selected randomly. Rtim: Track Note Randomizer Time.

  • Page 129: Clear Note Track

    Clear Note Track From the Mod page, touch the “Clear Track” button, to enter this page: Touching “Yes” from here, will clear all step on’s of the currently selected note track. If you would not wish to do this, touch “No”, to exit to the track Mod page.

  • Page 130: Mute/Unmute Tracks

    Mute/Unmute Tracks From the Sequencer Modules page, touch “MUTE” , to enter this page: When touching the squares, so they turn white, the tracks represented by the square will be muted. Touch the square again, so it turns gray, to unmute.
  • Page 131 It is also possible to mute/unmute the note tracks directly from the Preset/Song select page, and on any sequencer page, by pushing and holding the “Morph Settings” button, and push any of the 4 corresponding trigger buttons, to mute or unmute a note track. The pushbutton LED’s will show the state and activity for each track.

  • Page 132: Controller Tracks

    The Controller Tracks Controller Steps Edit From the Sequencer modules page, touch CTRL1, CTRL2, CTRL3, CTRL4, CTRL5, CTRL6, CTRL7 or CTRL8, to enter a Controller Track page: This will be the first page, you will enter, showing the controller value, that will be outputted for each sequencer step, when the sequencer is playing back.
  • Page 133 Inputting values and turning steps on and off To input a value, simply touch the field showing the values. To switch a step on or off, simply touch any of the 16 “step buttons” in the bottom of this page. The black rectangle just above the step buttons, shows what step is currently being played back.

  • Page 134: Slide Steps Edit

    Slide Steps Edit From the Ctrl Steps edit screen, touch the “Ctrl” field in the upper left corner. This will get you to the Slide page: Here: Edit Knob 1: Has no function. Edit Knob 2: Selects the bar to be viewed. 4 bars can be viewed, showing each 16 steps, for a total of 64 steps.
  • Page 135 The tempo of slide is not controlled by the sequencer tempo. Slide is more a kind of advanced envelope. The resolution of slide is very high, when used internally in PolySpaze. The CC’s that are transmitted via MIDI out, does not have an equally high resolution, because of the limited speed of...
  • Page 136 Inputting values and turning steps on and off To input a value, simply touch the field showing the values. To switch a step on or off, simply touch any of the 16 “step buttons” in the bottom of this page. The black rectangle just above the step buttons, shows what step is currently being played back.

  • Page 137: Controller Track Cc

    Controller track CC page From the Slide Steps edit screen, touch the “Slide” field in the upper left corner. This will get you to the CC page: The parameters of this page: CC: Setting this to any other value than “Off”, will make the selected controller track output MIDI CC’s to MIDI out.

  • Page 138: Clear Controller Track

    Clear Controller Track From the track CC page, touch the “Clear Track” button, to enter this page: Touching “Yes” from here, will clear all step on’s of the currently selected controller track. If you would not wish to do this, touch “No”, to exit to the track main page.

  • Page 139: Synth And Sequencer Morphing

    Synth and Sequencer Morphing On PolySpaze it is possible to morph between 2 layers of parameters, layer A and B, by turning the “Morph” knob. In the MORE… section (described in the next section), it is possible to set up the Morph knob to morph either the synth parameters, the sequencer parameters or both.

  • Page 140: More... Preset Parameters

    More… preset parameters From the Preset Select page, touch the Edit field.
  • Page 141 On the navigation bar at the top of the screen, touch MOR.
  • Page 142 This will get you to the More… page. Here you can set up all the basic PolySpaze things, like MIDI channel, morphing, touch keyboard and CV in’s/out’s, make the analog filter tune, check and erase the PolySpaze memory, initialize the preset and change to song mode.

  • Page 143: Common Settings

    Sequencer play and stop can also be controlled externally. ClkOut: Settings: Off, On. Selects whether or not PolySpaze will re-transmit MIDI clock and start/stop events to MIDI out. Even if PolySpaze is syncing to an external MIDI clock source, it will...
  • Page 144 This setting is automatically saved, and will be remembered after a power off. Prgr: On/Off. When switched on, PolySpaze will receive MIDI program and bank changes. Bank change is MIDI CC 32. #Smp: Shows how many samples that are held in sample bank A at top, and bank B at bottom.

  • Page 145: Morph Setup

    Sw’s: 0 to 511. PolySpaze does not morph switches (like modulation selects and audio input selects). Instead it toggles all the switches at a certain point on the Morph knob. This value sets this point.
  • Page 146 -Velo: The last note velocity value received via MIDI in, on the PolySpaze MIDI channel -Aft: The last mono aftertouch value received via MIDI in, on the PolySpaze MIDI channel -Knb1: Edit knob 1 value and the last MIDI CC 1 value received via MIDI in, on the PolySpaze MIDI channel...

  • Page 147: Touch Keyboard Settings

    Touch Keyboard Settings Here you can adjust the note range and transposition of the Touch Screen Keyboard. From More… page, touch KYBD to enter this page: The parameters on this page: Note: C-1 to C6. Sets the first note of the touch screen keyboard, which is always a C. Oct: 1 to 8.
  • Page 148 Examples of different octave settings:...

  • Page 150: Cv Inputs

    It is also possible to set up each CV input as a trigger for any of the 4 triggers of PolySpaze. Remember to save all edits you do to the CV Inputs. Else they will be lost when you change...
  • Page 151 From More… page, touch CVin to enter this page: Here you can, by turning Edit Knob 1 to 4, set up each CV input. The possibilities for each input are: +-12: The CV input will work in the range of +/- 12 volts –standard eurorack voltages. +12: The CV input will work in the range of 0 to 12 volts.

  • Page 152: Cv Outputs

    From each of these it is possible to control external analog gear with both a static voltage and a modulation source at the same time. The setup of these is stored within each PolySpaze preset, so it is possible to give the external analog gear memory! Remember to save all edits you do to the CV Inputs.
  • Page 153 From More… page, touch CVout. Touch the P_1 button to enter this page: On this page, you can, with the upper row of parameters selected, by turning Edit Knob 1 to 4, set a static voltage to each CV output. This is useful, if you for instance, are controlling cutoff or resonance of an external filter, or tune of an external oscillator.
  • Page 154 Touch the P_2 button, to enter the CV outputs modulation page: Here you can, with the upper row of parameters selected, by Edit Knob 1 to 4, select the modulation source for each CV output. For a complete list of modulation sources, see the list in the start of the synth section in this manual.

  • Page 155: Initialize Preset

    From More… page, touch INIT to enter this page: PolySpaze will now ask you to confirm. Press ”Yes” to initialize the currently selected preset and return to the previous page, or press ”No”...

  • Page 156: Morph Layer Copy

    Morph Layer Copy If you would like to morph between 2 specific sounds, it is possible to copy these from any other preset, to the current presets morph layer A and B. There are though some limitations: -Because of the limited morphing of switches, you should copy the most complex sound to layer A. -The triggers setup is not morphed at all, so the sound that uses most triggers, should be placed on layer A.
  • Page 157 From More… page, touch COPY to enter this page: Touch the preset you would like to copy a layer from. Touch PREV and NEXT to select the previous or the next 5 presets.
  • Page 158 Then you will be lead to this page: Touch the layer that you would like to copy from. The destination for the copy, will always be the currently selected preset, and the layer that is currently selected by the “Morph Settings” button. The copy is only performed to the preset edit buffer.

  • Page 159: Vcf Tune

    VCF Tune If you feel that the analog filters of your PolySpaze has started to sound very different from each other, it might be time to get them tuned. This process is fully automatic, but it does though take around 1 hour, so you should not just do it for fun.
  • Page 160 More… page again. If the filters of your PolySpaze, after you have tuned them, still not sounds the same, please go to the “TJEK” page, described a little bit later in this section of the manual, and take a picture of the...
  • Page 161 From More… page, touch FLASH to enter this page: This page should look exactly like on the picture (except for the touch screen keybaord). If it doesn’t, the FLASH memory on your PolySpaze might be defective, and should be replaced. Please get in touch with Gotharman’s regarding this.

  • Page 162: Delete Sample Bank A

    If you are really sure, that you absolutely have to do this, touch ”Yes” to start the erase. The sample bank will now be completely wiped out. While it is being erased, PolySpaze’s 5 button LED’s will run a sequence. When the LED’s shuts off, the erase has been done, and PolySpaze will return to the More… screen.

  • Page 163: Delete Sample Bank B

    If you are really sure, that you absolutely have to do this, touch ”Yes” to start the erase. The sample bank will now be completely wiped out. While it is being erased, PolySpaze’s 5 button LED’s will run a sequence. When the LED’s shuts off, the erase has been done, and PolySpaze will return to the More… screen.

  • Page 164: Delete All Presets And Songs

    If you are really sure, that you absolutely have to do this, touch ”Yes” to start the erase. All presets and songs will now be completely wiped out. While these are being erased, PolySpaze’s 5 button LED’s will run a sequence. When the LED’s shuts off, the erase has been done, and PolySpaze will return to the More… screen.
  • Page 165 C.P. From More… page, touch C.P. to enter this page: By turning Edit Knob 1 to 4, you can here make the 2 rectangles produce different colours.
  • Page 166 Touch this to toggle between preset mode and song mode. Song mode is described later in this manual.

  • Page 167: Tjek

    TJEK Entering this page, will make it show a lot of numbers, that PolySpaze found in the analo filter tuning process. From the More.. page touch TJEK, to enter this page: If you think that the analog filter of your PolySpaze is malfunctioning, please tune them, as described a little bit earlier in this section, and shoot a picture of these numbers, and send this together with your service request.

  • Page 168: Save Preset

    When you have created a new preset, it should be saved for later recall. If you do not save your presets, they will be lost forever, as soon as you select another preset, or turn off your PolySpaze. A preset that is saved on PolySpaze contains all the data previously described in this manual:...
  • Page 169 You should now enter this page: Touch the preset location that you would like to save your new preset in. If it is not shown, touch PREV and NEXT to reach it. Preset number and name is shown for presets that are already saved. If you save your new preset on such a location, the old preset will be overwritten.
  • Page 170 When you touch the preset location, that you would like to save your preset to, you will enter this page: Turn edit knob 1 to 4 to select the first 4 letters of the name for your new preset. Touch NEXT when you are done.
  • Page 171 Turn edit knob 1 to 4 to select letters 5 to 8 of the name for your new preset. Touch NEXT when you are done.
  • Page 172 Turn edit knob 1 to 4 to select letters 9 to 12 of the name for your new preset. Touch NEXT when you are done.
  • Page 173 Turn edit knob 1 to 4 to select letters 13 to 16 of the name for your new preset. Touch SAVE when you are done. Your preset will now be saved, and PolySpaze will exit from the save pages.

  • Page 174: Song Mode

    Song Mode It is possible to arrange chained playback of Presets in 1024 Song locations. Each Song can have up to 128 steps. For each Song step a Preset can be selected, and it can be set how many times track one of the preset should play back, until it advances to the next song step. If the last step of the Song is set to ”End”, playback will stop, when the Song has played back the last preset.

  • Page 175: Accessing Song Mode

    Accessing Song Mode If you would like to make a new song from scratch, it can be a good idea to select the preset you would like to have on the first song step, from the preset select page, before you enters song mode. This is not something you have to do, I have just experienced, when testing this, that it makes things a bit easier.
  • Page 176 On the navigation bar at the top of the screen, touch MOR...
  • Page 177 In the far right row, you will find the text PRS. Please hit this, after making sure, that the sequencer is stopped.
  • Page 178 Now PRS turns into SONG, and PolySpaze are in song mode. If you would like to go back to preset mode, just touch SONG.

  • Page 179: Song Edit

    The Song Edit Page To enter the Song Edit page, just touch SEQ on the navigation bar at the top of the More… page: On the Song Edit page, you have an overview of the programmed song steps, and the possibility of editing these.

  • Page 180: Song Select

    The Song Select Page When you, in song mode, exit from the Edit Groups pages, you will exit to the Song Select page, instead of the Preset Select page. This reads out ”Song” just above the song number and name, instead of the ”Preset”, to make sure that you know where you are.
  • Page 181 Touch “PREV” or “NEXT” to view the previous or next 5 songs, and finally touch the song name of the song you would like to select. 1024 songs can be selected, from A01 to P64. PolySpaze will now jump back to the main Song Select screen, and show the name of the newly selected song.

  • Page 182: Song Realtime Recording

    Song Realtime Recording On the Song Select page, select the song you would like to record. 1024 songs are available, from A00 to P64. Now go to the song edit page.
  • Page 183 Make sure that the sequencer is stopped, and push the “REC” button, so it turns red. Now exit to the Preset/Song select screen.
  • Page 184 PolySpaze will now show the Preset select page. If you selected an empty song, the last preset you selected, before you jumped to song mode, will be shown. If you selected a song that was already recorded, the preset on the selected step of this song will be shown.
  • Page 185 To listen to the song you have just created, just hit the Start/Stop button. If there are anything you would like to edit, go to the Song Edit page, as described earlier. If you would like to keep your work, you should save your new song.

  • Page 186: Save Song

    Save Song PolySpaze songs are not saved within the presets, so they must be saved separately. To do so, when in song mode, from the song select page, touch the EDIT field to enter the Synth blocks page: Touch SAV.
  • Page 187 You should now enter this page: Touch the song location that you would like to save your new song to. If it is not shown, touch PREV and NEXT to reach it. Song number and name is shown for songs that are already saved. If you save your new song on such a location, the old song will be overwritten.
  • Page 188 Turn edit knob 1 to 4 to select the first 4 letters of the name for your new song. Touch NEXT when you are done.
  • Page 189 Turn edit knob 1 to 4 to select letters 5 to 8 of the name for your new song. Touch NEXT when you are done.
  • Page 190 Turn edit knob 1 to 4 to select letters 9 to 12 of the name for your new song. Touch NEXT when you are done.
  • Page 191 Turn edit knob 1 to 4 to select letters 13 to 16 of the name for your new song. Touch SAVE when you are done. Your song will now be saved, and PolySpaze will exit from the save pages.
  • Page 192 Initializing a Song If you would just like to start all over with an empty song, it is possible to initialize it. To do so, in song mode, access the More.. page: From here, hit INIT.
  • Page 193 Please notice, that when initializing a song, this is only done in PolySpaze’s temporary song RAM, NOT on the FLASH memory, so if you did this by mistake, or you regretted doing it, you can always recall the song, by selecting another song, and select this again.

  • Page 194: Sample Record And Edit

    This section will describe the latter. For how to import .wav files, please see the USB section of this manual. PolySpaze has 2 banks of FLASH memory for storing samples, Bank A and Bank B. Bank A holds up to 10 minutes of samples, maximum 127, and Bank B holds up to 12 minutes of samples, maximum 128 –...
  • Page 195 From the Preset Select screen, touch the EDIT field, to enter the Synth blocks page: Touch SMP at the navigation bar.
  • Page 196 You will now enter the sample rec/edit menu. From here you can go on to SAMPLE REC, for recording a sampling, SAMPLE EDIT, for editing start/end points and chop point, or SAMPLE DELETE, to delete the last recorded/imported sample.
  • Page 197 (if possible), so the VU-meter is not standing too much in the upper red region. You will get the best results, by having PolySpaze’s Level control set to +0, and adjust the level of the sample source, on the source itself. You should only adjust PolySpaze’s Level parameter, if it is...
  • Page 198 If you have the Auto parameter set to anything else than Off, it will now write: “Waiting for trigger”, until a signal that is loud enough to trigger the auto offset are applied. Otherwise PolySpaze will now start to record the new sampling: When you are finished recording your sample, touch the ”STOP” button.
  • Page 199 PolySpaze will now jump to this screen: To audition the sample you have just recorded, touch the ”Audition” button. To name and save the sample, touch the ”Save” button. If you decide not to keep this sample, touch EXIT, and the new sample will be erased.
  • Page 200 If you touch the ”Save” button, PolySpaze will jump to this page: Here you can turn edit knob 1 to 4, to select the first 4 characters of the new sample’s name. Touch NEXT to go on.
  • Page 201 Turn Edit Knob 1 to 4, to select character 5 to 8 of the sample name. Touch NEXT to go on.
  • Page 202 Turn Edit Knob 1 to 4, to select character 9 to 12 of the sample name. Touch NEXT to go on.
  • Page 203 Turn Edit Knob 1 to 4, to select character 13 to 16 of the sample name. Touch SAVE, to save the new sample, and return to the Sample Rec page.

  • Page 204: Edit A Sampling

    To audition the samples that your PolySpaze holds, touch the Sample name, and turn Edit Knob 1 to select the sample bank and Edit Knob 2 to select the sample number. To audition the selected sample, touch the PLAY button.
  • Page 205 Audition by touching the PLAY button. When you are satisfied with the result, touch the SAVE button. PolySpaze will now show: Instead of searching manually for the sample start point, it is possible to use the Chop function for this. This is described in the “Sample Chops” section, that starts on the next page.

  • Page 206: Sample Chops

    Sample Chops On PolySpaze it is possible to add chop points to a sampling, in order to make it play back a certain portion of the sampling at a time. Sample chops are generated in the Sample Edit section, to be used by the samplers in the Synth section.
  • Page 207 Pre: If there are loud clicks in the start of many of the chop points, especially on low frequency sounds, turning up this parameter will make PolySpaze set the chop points a little bit earlier, than it usually would. This will remove these clicks.

  • Page 208: Generating Sample Chop Points

    Generating Sample Chop Points On the Sample Chops page, adjust the Sens, Dec, Pre and xChp parameters as desired, and switch wave mode on if desired. Touch the Chop button. PolySpaze will now look for chop points, in the selected sampling:...
  • Page 209 When it is done, it will jump back to the Sample Chops screen: Adjusting the Chop parameter, it is now possible to select and audition the chop points that PolySpaze has found. Audition the chop points by hitting the “Play” button. If some chop points are not exactly where you would like them to be, adjust them with the Adjust parameter.

  • Page 210: Deleting A Sample

    Deleting a sample On the Sample Delete page, it is possible to delete the last recorded sampling in sample Bank A or B. Select the sample bank, from which you would like to delete a sampling, on the Sample Edit page.
  • Page 211 The USB pages lets you access the files and directories of a USB drive, attached to PolySpaze’s USB connector. You can import and export samples as .wav files, import and export presets and songs, update the PolySpaze firmware, and make new directories.
  • Page 212 The currently selected file has a blue box around it. To select a file, simply touch it. PolySpaze will only show 7 files/directories at a time. By pushing the arrows, you can select the previous/next 7 files.

  • Page 213: Open A Directory

    ”Open” button. PolySpaze will now open the directory, and show the first 7 files in it. The ”D:” in the top of the screen, will now be replaced by the opened directory’s name.

  • Page 214: Importing Files

    -Update files with the ending .HEX -Tune files with the ending .ZTU Files with any other ending will not be shown on PolySpaze’s screen, regardless of if they are present on the drive. To import a single sampling or preset/song, select the .WAV/.LDS/.PZP/.PZO file you would like to import, by touching it.
  • Page 215 Touch the ”Import” button. PolySpaze will now import the selected file, and show the progress on a progress bar:...

  • Page 216: Importing Multiple Files

    PolySpaze will now ask: Touch ”Import” to continue, or ”No” to exit. If you touched Import, PolySpaze will now import all samples, presets and songs, that the selected directory holds. It will though not import files from any sub-directories. Samples are imported to the sample bank selected on the Sample Edit page. Presets are imported to the selected preset and forwards, so make sure that you have not selected a preset that you planned to keep, before using this function.

  • Page 217: Reload Multiple Files

    A reload function is also available. This will only import presets, songs and samples that has been exported from PolySpaze, or that has been renamed to to fit the PolySpaze export standard – samples must be named: A0001.WAV, A0002.WAV…..A0220.WAV, B0001.WAV, B0002.WAV…..B0256.WAV,...
  • Page 218 Reload does also have other functions: -On PolySpaze itself, it is only possible to erase the last recorded sampling of bank A and B. By exporting all your samplings to a USB drive, and then delete sample bank A and B on PolySpaze, delete the sample wav files you want to erase on the USB drive, from PolySpaze itself or on a computer, and reload all the samples.
  • Page 219 Import Multiple Samplings From Directory As one sampling with Chop points This new function will make it easier than ever, to make your PolySpaze hold more than 255 samplings, in an easy way! Without splicing samples on a computer! On your computer: Make a directory (or folder) on a PolySpaze compatible USB drive.
  • Page 220 This screen will now show: Touch “Import Samples As Chops”. PolySpaze will now create one sampling from all of the samplings in the selected directory, and insert a chop point at the start point of each sampling. After the import is done, go to the sample edit page, select the sampling you just imported (named from the directory name), and enter the Chop edit page.

  • Page 221: Make A New Directory

    Make a new directory A new directory can be created in the root directory, or inside another directory. To do this, touch the ”MD/Del” button. Turn the 4 edit knobs to select the first 4 characters of the name for the new directory. Touch “n5- 8”, so it turns black, to select the characters 5 to 8 of the name.

  • Page 222: Delete File From Usb Drive

    Delete file from USB drive It is possible to delete a file from the attached USB drive, directly from PolySpaze. To do this, select the file you would like to delete, and touch the ”MD/Del” button. Now touch the “Del” button.

  • Page 223: Export Samples, Presets And Songs

    Export samples, presets and songs to a USB drive The samples, presets and songs held in PolySpaze’s FLASH memory can be exported to a USB drive, for back-up, or for use with other gear or computers. PolySpaze exports samples as standard 16 bit, 44.1 KHz, native PCM .wav files, so they can be used with any other gear, that supports this...
  • Page 224 7. Turn PolySpaze on, if it isn’t already turned on. 8. From the preset select screen, touch the EDIT field. 9. Touch USB. 10. Wait for PolySpaze to register the USB drive, so all files and folders are presented on the screen.
  • Page 225 11. Touch the "UPD" button.

  • Page 226: Update Firmware

    12. PolySpaze will now search for the "UPDATE" folder and a valid update file. If it finds both, it will ask: "Update Firmware?" 13. Touch "Yes" to proceed with updating, or "No" if you regret.
  • Page 227 14. If you pushed Yes in step 13, PolySpaze will now start to get the update file, and program its processor. When it starts to program the processor, it will look like it halts for a couple of minutes. This is because it does halt, when erasing the program memory of a processor.
  • Page 228 Programming processor (counter in the bottom counts up):...
  • Page 229 15. When programming is done, PolySpaze will ask you to restart it. Please turn PolySpaze off and then on again.
  • Page 230 16. When you turn on PolySpaze after an update, it will need to finalize this. It will show this by turning 3 LED’s on and off sequentially, one by one. After it has done this for a little while, it will start normally and are ready to use.

  • Page 231: Midi Specs

    -MIDI CC 4, 5, 7, 8 on the PolySpaze global MIDI channel and on the individual Synth part MIDI channels in Multi-timbral, Multi-Bank and Stereo Bank modes. All parameters that are set up to be controlled by Edit Knob 1 to 4, are also controlled by these MIDI CC’s.
  • Page 232 Transmits: -MIDI CC 4, 5, 7, 8 on the PolySpaze global MIDI channel, from Edit Knob 1 to 4 on the Preset/Song Select screen, and on any other pages, that has no other Edit Knob functions. -MIDI CC 1, 2 and 3 on the PolySpaze global MIDI channel, from the Morph, HpCut and LpCut knobs.
  • Page 233 Written by Flemming Christensen ”Gotharman” 2017 www.gotharman.dk...

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