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  • Page 1 TRUE ANALOG SYNTHESIZER USER MANUAL...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    UNO Synth Table of Contents English Table of Contents Introduction Inthebox RegisteryourUNOSynth Precautions 1 – Installation and setup 2 – Turning the unit ON/OFF - Calibration process 3 – Overview 4 – Front panel interface 4.1–SoundEditor 4.1.1–OscillatorRow 4.1.2–FilterRow 4.1.3–EnvelopeRow 4.1.4–LFORow 4.2–MasterSection...
  • Page 3 UNO Synth 7.3–StepEditRecording 7.4–Deletingasequence 7.5–SequencerLengthandDirection 7.6–KeyboardPriority 8 – MIDI Implementation 8.1–General 8.2–ControlExternalDeviceswithUNOSynth 8.3–ControlUNOSynthfromExternalDevices 8.4–ConnectingUNOSynthtoacomputerviaMIDI 8.5–ConnectingUNOSynthtoacomputerviaUSB 8.6–SettingtheMIDIChannel 8.7–MIDISoftThru 8.8–SettingtheSyncMode 8.9–MIDIImplementationChart 9 – Specifications 10 – Troubleshooting 11 – Support 11.1–UserArea Contents...

  • Page 4: Introduction

    UNO Synth Introduction ThankyouforpurchasingUNOSynth. Inthebox Yourpackagecontains: • UNOSynth • USBcable • 4AABatteries • MIDIcables • QuickStartGuide • RegistrationCard Introduction...

  • Page 5: RegisterYourUnoSynth

    UNO Synth RegisteryourUNOSynth Byregistering,youcanaccesstechnicalsupport,activateyourwarrantyandreceivefreeJamPoints™whichwill beaddedtoyouraccount.JamPoints™allowyoutoobtaindiscountsonfutureIKpurchases!Registeringalso keepsyouinformedofallthelatestsoftwareupdatesandIKproducts. Registerat:www.ikmultimedia.com/registration Precautions Locations Usingtheunitinthefollowinglocationscanresultinamalfunction. • Indirectsunlight • Locationofextremetemperatureorhumidity • Excessivelydustyordirtylocations • Locationsofexcessivevibration • Closetomagneticfields Power Supply PleaseuseonlytheUSBcableprovidedwiththeunit,andconnectthesamecabletoacorrectUSBportinthe deviceorpoweradapter. UNOsynthworkswithbothNi-MHandAlkaline.Ni-MHbatteriesaretestedtolastabout4hoursofcontinuous use,whileAlkalinebatterieslastabout3hoursofcontinuoususe. Interference with other electrical devices Radiosandtelevisionsplacednearbymayexperiencereceptioninterference.Operatetheunitatasuitable distancefromradiosandtelevisions. Handling Toavoidbreakage,donotapplyexcessiveforcetotheknobsandcapacitivecontrols. Care Iftheexteriorbecomesdirty,wipeitwithacleananddrycloth.Donotuseliquidcleanerssuchasbenzeneor thinner,orcleaningcompoundsofflammablepolishes. Keep this manual Afterread,pleasekeepthismanualforlaterreference.
  • Page 6 UNO Synth Becarefulnottoletmetalobjectsgetintotheequipment.Ifsomethingdoesslipintotheunit,unplugtheUSB cable,thencontactyournearestIKMultimediadealerorthestorewheretheequipmentwaspurchased. Specification subject to change Theinformationcontainedinthismanualisbelievedtobecorrectatthetimeofprinting.However,IKMultimedia reservestherighttochangeormodifyanyofthespecificationswithoutnoticeorobligationtoupdateexisting units. Introduction...

  • Page 7: Installation And Setup

    UNO Synth 1 – Installation and setup Pleasenote:Topreventmalfunctionandequipmentfailure,alwaysturndownthevolumeandturnoffallthe unitsbeforemakinganyconnections. UNOSynthcanbepoweredbytheUSBbusorbyinternalAAbatteries. USB:WhenconnectedtoanUSBhost(MAC,Windows),alltherequiredpoweristypicallyprovidedbythehost. Iftheconnectedhostisnotcapabletoprovidetherequiredpower,batteriesmaybeneeded(forexample,using aniOSdevicewithacameraconnectionkit). IMPORTANT:IfthepowerswitchissettoUSBandbatteriesarepresent,thesynthwillbepoweredbythe batteriesevenwhenconnectedtoaUSBhostthatcanprovideenoughpower. 1 - Power switch Thisswitchturnsthepoweronandoff.Theunitcanbepoweredby4AAbatteriesorbyUSB. Ni-MHbatteriesaretestedtolastforabout4hoursofcontinuoususe,whileAlkalinebatterieslastabout3hours ofcontinuoususe. 2 - Micro USB port ConnecttheUNOSynthtoaHostsuchasaMac/PCoraniOSdevicewithaLightningtoUSBCameraAdapter orpowersupply(forexampleaUSBpoweradapterorUSBpowerbank). 3 - MIDI IN/OUT ports TheMIDIportsworkswiththeincluded2.5mmmicroplugstoMIDIDINadapters. 4 - Audio IN ConnectanotherUNOunitoranyexternalmonoaudiosource.
  • Page 8 UNO Synth 5 - Audio OUT ConnecttheUNOSynthoutputtoanexternalamp,mixeroraudiointerfaceortoyourheadphoneswithstereo mini-plughere. 6 - Knobs Behavior UNOSynthknobbehavioruses“AbsoluteMode”bydefault.Thismeansthattheknobvalueisrecalledusing theabsolutevalueofthepositionoftheknobwhenedited(i.e.:turnapotandthevaluejumpsimmediatelyfrom thestoredvaluetotheeditedvalue). Theother2modesarePass-ThroughandRelative.InPass-ThroughMode,turningtheknobhasnoeffect untilaftertheeditedvalueequalsthepresetvalue(or“passesthrough”thestoredvalue).InRelativeMode,the changesarerelativetothestoredsettingandthefullvaluerangeoftheknobisnotavailableuntileitherthe minimumormaximumvalueandtherespectivelowerorupperlimitoftheknob’stravelisreached. 1- Installation and setup...

  • Page 9: Turning The Unit On/Off - Calibration Process

    UNO Synth 2 – Turning the unit ON/OFF - Calibration process WhentheunitispoweredON,itautomaticallystartsthefirsttuningandcapacitancesensingcalibration.During thecalibrationthedisplaywillfirstshowastatic“UNO,”thenblink“CAL.”Attheendofthecalibration,itwill displaythefirmwareversion.Theunitwillthenbereadyforuseandthelastusedpresetwillbeloadedand indicatedonthedisplay. Donotpressbuttonsorputobjectsontheunitduringthecalibrationasthiswillincorrectlycalibratethe capacitnancesensingsystem.Incaseofincorrectcalibrationofthecapacitancesensingsystem,pleasepower offtheunit,andthenturnitonagaintorepeattheprocess. Variousnoisesandcalibrationsoundsmightbeaudibleduringthestartupoftheunit,sowerecommendturning thevolumedownwhilestartingup. 2- Turning the unit ON/OFF - Calibration process...

  • Page 10: Overview

    UNO Synth 3 – Overview UNOsynthisapowerfulandportablemonophonicsynthesizerwithfeaturesthatchangethemeaningof “completeinstrument”forthepricerange.Itisaninstrumentthatwillbecomeknownforitssoundandflexibility, readyforcreativeartiststhatneedinspiration. Raw,warm,tightandeverythingin-between,thismonophonicbeastisthefirstofitskindthankstotheeasy andpowerfulanalogarchitectureandthecomplexdigitalcontrols.ThesyntharchitectureprovidedbySound MachinesbasedontheIKMultimediadesignpresentsananalogaudiopathwithadigitally-controlledengine withthesefeatures: • 2analogoscillatorspervoicewithcontinuouslyvariablewaveshapesincludingtriangle,sawandsquare withpulsewidthmodulation • Noisegenerator • 2-poleanalogmultimodefilterthatcanbesettoLP ,HPandBPwithoverdrive • 2digitalenvelopes,oneforthefilterandonefortheamplitude • 1digitalLFOwithsine,triangle,sawup,sawdown,square,randomandsample-and-holdshapes • 5performancebuttonsforinstantmusicalarticulations • A10-modearpeggiator • Apowerful3-modesequencerwithparametersequencingandparametersteprecording • Adigitaldelay • Capacitancesensingkeyboardwithsmartscalecapabilities • AudioinputtoconnectanotherUNOunitoranyaudiosource • 20factorypresetsand80userpresets • FullyMIDIcontrollable...

  • Page 11: Front Panel Interface

    UNO Synth 4 – Front panel interface Thesynthhas3mainsections:theSoundEditor,theMasterSectionandthePerformanceControls. 4 – Front panel interface...

  • Page 12: SoundEditor

    UNO Synth 4.1–SoundEditor Thesoundeditorsectionusesamatrixof4buttonsand4knobstomodifythesynthesisparametersinreal- time.However,thesoundeditingcapabilitiesofthesyntharenotlimitedtothematrix,andwiththehelpofMIDI ContinuousControllers,itispossibletoadditionalsynthparameters(seeMIDIimplementationchartformore). Hereisthedescriptionofeachrowofthesoundprogrammingmatrix. 4.1.1–OscillatorRow Theoscillatorsgeneratethebasicsoundofasynthesizer. TheUNOsynthhastwoanalogoscillatorsandanoisegenerator.Bothoscillatorshavecontinuouslyvariable waveformsthatgofromtriangletosawtosquareandthenvariablepulsewidthsquarefrom50to98%. TheOSCrowcontainsthesecontrols: TheWAVE1andWAVE2controlscontinuouslychangethewaveformoftheoscillatorstartingfromtriangleat theminimumsettingtosquarewithitspulsewidthat98%atthemaximumsetting. 4 – Front panel interface...

  • Page 13: FilterRow

    UNO Synth Tochangethetuningoftheoscillators,asemitoneanddetunecontrolforeachoscillatorisavailable.The controlsarelabeledTUNE1andTUNE2.Fromthecenterpositionoftheknob,detunetheoscillator+/-100 cents.Thenattheouterextremes,thetuneadjustmentswitchestoquantizedsemitonestotransposethe oscillator. ToadjustthelevelsofOSC1,OSC2andthenoisegenerator,holdtheOSCbuttonfor1secondunitltheOSC LEDstartsblinking.NowtheknobsadjustthevolumesforOSC1,OSC2andNoise. Theoscillatortuningisdigitallycontrolled.Thetuningisupdatedatstartupandthenautomaticallyduring momentsofinactivity.YoucanalsotunetheoscillatorsmanuallybypressingtheALT+TUNEbuttons. 4.1.2–FilterRow Thefiltercolorsthesoundoftheoscillatorsinasynthesizer. TheUNOfilterisa2-polemultimodefilter.Itfiltersfromthecutofffrequencyat12dBperoctave. TheUNOSynthhasadedicatedfiltercutoffknob.TurningCUTOFFisthemostimmediateandeffectivewaysto changethesound. ThentheFILTERrowcontainsthesecontrols: MODE:selectsbetweenLowPass(LP)wherehighsabovethecutofffrequencyarereduced,HighPass(HP) wherelowsbelowthecutofffrequencyarereducedandBandPass(BP)wherebothhighsandlowsaroundthe cutofffrequency(theselected“band”)arereduced. RES:adjusttheresonanceofthefilterwhichistheleveloftheresonantpeakatthecutofffrequency. DRIVE:adjuststheamountofsaturationappliedtothesoundgoingfromsubtleoverdrivetodistortion. ENV AMOUNT:setstheamountthatthefilterenvelopewillmodulatethefiltercutofffrequencywithboth positiveornegativevaluesavailable.TheFilterEnvelopeisapowerfultoolandanessentialpartofthesoundof asynthesizer.Itssettingsandamountletsyoucreatealltypesofsounds. 4 – Front panel interface...

  • Page 14: EnvelopeRow

    UNO Synth 4.1.3–EnvelopeRow Envelopesaremodulationsourcesinasynthesizerthatcreateshapesthatchangethefiltercutofffrequency,the amplitude(volume)oreventheoscillatorshape. TheUNOSynthhastwoseparateenvelopes,oneforthefilterandonefortheamplitude(volume).Thepanel providesAttackandDecaycontrolsfortheFilterEnvelopeandAttackandReleasecontrolsfortheAmplitude Envelope. FullADSRcontrolsareeditableviaMIDIcontinuouscontrollers(MIDICC).SeetheUNOSynthMIDI ImplementationChartforthespecificCCnumbers. 4.1.4–LFORow LFOstandsforLowFrequencyOscillator.TheLFOisacyclicalmodulationsourcethatcanmoduletheoscillator pitchorshape,thefiltercutofffrequencyandtheamplitudeofthesynth. TheUNOSynthLFOisnotonlyawaytocreatemovingsoundtextures,it’salsothesourceforauser-friendly performancetoolwithinstantarticulationeffects. Thereare7LFOwaveforms:Sine,Triangle,FallingSawtooth,RisingSawtooth,Square,RandomandSample- and-Hold. TherateoftheLFOgoesupto30Hzandcanbesettofreerunortosyncwiththemastertempousingjustone knob:Thefirst75%oftheknob’stravelsettheindependentfreerunspeedoftheLFO,andthelast25%ofthe knob’stravelsyncstheLFOtothemastertempousingnotevaluesstartingwith1/1(wholenote)andcontinuing with½(halfnote),¼(quarternote),1/4d(dottedquarternote),1/4t(quarternotetriplet),1/8,1/8d,1/8t,1/16, 1/16dand1/16t. 4 – Front panel interface...

  • Page 15: MasterSection

    UNO Synth ThePitchandFiltercontrolssettheamountthattheLFOmodulatesthemasterpitchandthefiltercutoff. TheLFOmodulationisalsoroutedtothePulseWithModulationandWaveshaperofbothoftheVCOs,andto theperformancebuttonscalledTremolo,WahandVibrato. TherelativeamountsofmodulationareeditableviaMIDIcontinuouscontrollers(MIDICC). SeetheUNOSynthMIDIImplementationChartforthespecificCCnumbers. 4.2–MasterSection TheMastersectioniswhereyouaccessmoregloabalparametersthatareidentifiedbybuttonswiththered outline,thedisplaywhichshowstheparametervalues,andtheTEMPOandVOLUMEknobs. 4.2.1–Display Thisdisplaysthevaluesforparametersselectedbyusingtheknobsandbuttons. 4 – Front panel interface...

  • Page 16: TempoKnob

    UNO Synth 4.2.2–TempoKnob Thisknobsetsthetempoforthesequencerandthearpeggiator.NotethatifthesyncissettoUSBorexternal, thetempoknobwillworkasnotevalueselectorinunitsfrom1/4to2x. 4.2.3–VolumeKnob Thisknobadjuststheoutputvolume. 4.2.4–DataButtons TheUPandDOWNbuttonsadjustthevalueforthefunctionsselectedusingthebuttonswiththeredoutline. Thesebuttonsalsomovebetweenstepsduringthestep-by-steprecordingofasequence. 4.2.5–PresetButton ThePRESETbuttonisthe“homeposition”oftheinstrument’sinterface.Itcannotbedeselected.Whenthe PRESETbuttonisactive,youcanmovebetweenthe100presetsstoredinthesynthusingthedatabuttons. ThePRESETbuttonalsoletsyoustorepresetsbypressingandholdingit.SeeChapter5forfurtherinfo. 4.2.6–Octave Thisbuttonselectstheoctaveofthekeyboardusingthedatabuttons. 4.2.7–Glide Thisbuttonselectstheamountofportamentoor“slew”betweenheldnotesusingthedatabuttons. 4.2.8–Scale This button quantizes the tone generator to different musical scales using the natural note keys (white keys). The default setting is Chromatic where incoming note data will not be converted.

  • Page 17: DelayTimeAndMix

    UNO Synth TheavailableScalesare: • CHR:Chromatic • MAJ:Major • MIN:Minor • 1:MajorPentatonic • 2:MajorBlues • 3:MinorPentatonic • 4:MinorBlues • 5:MinorHarmonic • 6:Mixolydian • 7:Dorian • 8:Klezmer • 9:HungarianGypsy • 10:SpanishGypsy • 11:Japanese • 12:South-EastAsian 4.2.9–DelayTimeandMix TheDELAYandMIXbuttonsadjustthedelaytimeandthedelaymixamountusingthedatabuttons.Notethat thefeedbackamountofthedelayisfixed. NotethattheFeedbackamountisfixed. 4.2.10–AlternateFunctions TheALTbuttonletsyouselectalternateandglobalfunctions.Thevaluescanbechangedwiththeup/down buttons.Onceyouarefinishedadjustingthealternatesettings,pressALTagaintoexit.

  • Page 18: ArpeggiatorAndSequencer

    UNO Synth 4.2.11–ArpeggiatorandSequencer ThesearethecontrolsfortheArpeggiatorandSequencer. ARP:activatesthearpeggiator SEQ:activatesthesequencer DIR:WhentheARPbuttonisactive,theDIRectionbuttonletsthedatabuttonssettheorderinwhichtheheld notesarearpeggiated.Thereare10differentarpeggiatormodes.WhentheSEQbuttonisactive,theDIRection buttonletsthedatabuttonsmovebetween3sequenceplaybackmodes:Forward,BackwardandForward- Backward. RANGE:whentheARPbuttonisactive,theRangebuttonletsthedatabuttonssettherangeofthearpeggiator inoctaveswitharangeof1to4.WhentheSEQbuttonisactive,theRangebuttonletsthedatabuttonssetthe Rangeofthesequencebetween1and16steps 4.2.12–TransportFunctions Thetransportfunctionsarepartofthesequencer.Theyworkonlywhenthesequencerisactive. PLAY:startsandstopsthesequencer. REC:pressedaloneenablessteprecordingofthesequencer,pressedwithPLAYactivatethereal-time recordingofthesequence,andpressedwithALTactivatetheStep-Editrecording. 4.3–Performancecontrols Performancecontrolsareusedtoplayandarticulatethepresets.Theyincludethekeyboardandthe performancebuttons. 4 – Front panel interface...

  • Page 19: PerformanceButtons

    UNO Synth 4.3.1–PerformanceButtons Theperformancebuttonsprovideinstantmusicalarticulationsthatcanbeusedwithliveplayingorwhilethe arpeggiatororsequencerarerunning.NotethattheLFOdrivestheVibrato,WahandTremoloeffects.Sothe selectedLFOwaveformandrateintheLFOrowaffectsthebehavioroftheseperformancebuttons. TheamountofmodulationfortheperformancebuttonsiseditableviaMIDIcontinuouscontrollers(MIDICC). Thebuttonsare: VIB:bipolaroscillatorpitchmodulationformusicalvibrato.ThevibratorateandwaveshapearesetintheLFO section. WAH:filtermodulationforwahwah-styletimbralchanges.ThewahwahrateandwaveshapearesetintheLFO section. TREM:negativeamplitudemodulationoftheVCAfortremolo.Thetremolorateandwaveshapearesetinthe LFOsection. DIVE:appliesthefilterenvelopedecaytooscillatorpitchwitharangeof2semitonestocreateabenddownto theplayedpitch. SCOOP:appliesthenegativefilterenvelopedecaytooscillatorpitchwitharangeof2semitonestocreatea benduptotheplayedpitch. 4.3.2–Keyboard/16StepButtons Thekeyboardisa27-notecapacitancesensingdevicethatcanbeplayedbyjustswipingafingeroverit.This makestheUNOsynthveryeasytouseandalsoextremelyportable.Bysettingaparticularscale,itgetseven easierasonlythebottomkeysareused.Thecreatesthepossibilityforeveryonetoplayinkeyandexperiment withsolos,strangeriffsorjustforfun. The16“white”keysinthebottomrowalsorepresentthe16stepsofthesequencerwhichhasitsownseparate chapter. Keyboard 4 – Front panel interface...

  • Page 20: HoldButton

    UNO Synth Scale keyboard or Sequencer’s steps 4.3.3–HOLDButton TheHOLDbuttonsustainstheplayednoteorthechordofanarpeggiowhentheARPfunctionisenabled.When insteprecording,pressingHOLDletsyouchangethedurationofthenoteinthestepfrom0.5to16steps. 4 – Front panel interface...

  • Page 21: Presets

    UNO Synth 5 – Presets UNOSynthcontains100presets,eachwithitsownsequenceandsettings. Thefirst20presetsarefactory,meaningthatitisnotpossibletooverwritethem.Also,thefirst20presetsare usedfortheDEMO. ThedemoitistheperfectwaytodiscoverthepowerfulfeatureoftheUNOsynthsimplybylistening.Toactivate thedemo,pressARPandSEQsimultaneously. 5.1–LoadingaPreset EverytimetheUNOsynthispoweredup,thelastpresetselectedisloaded. Toselectotherpresets,simplypressthePRESETbuttonandusethenthedatabuttonstoloadthedesired preset. 5.2–StoreaPreset Afterthepresethasbeenmodifiedandthedesiredsoundisreached,itispossibletosavethepresetsinthe slotsbetween21and100. Tosaveapreset,holdthePRESETbuttonfor1.5secondsuntilthepresetnumberblinksonthedisplay. Tooverwritethecurrentpreset,simplypressPRESETagain,andthedisplaywillshow“SAV”andthepreset 5 – Presets...

  • Page 22: FactoryPresets

    UNO Synth numberwillstopblinking.Tostorethepresetinanotherslot,selectthenewslotwiththedatabuttons,then pressthePRESETagain. Pleasenotethatpresetscannotbestoredonthefirst20location,andcannotbedeleted. 5.3–FactoryPresets UNOSynthcomeswithacollectionof100ready-to-usepresetstoinspireyourcreativity.Thepresetscover manygenresandstyles,andtheyareorganizedforeasybrowsingandmanagement.Thepresetsareorganized usingthelastnumberofthepresetasshownhere: 1-SawBasses 2-SquareBasses 3-MixedBasses 4-Leads1 5-Leads2 6-Pads 7-Sweeps 8-Drones 9-Plucks 0-SoundEffects Example:Preset51isaSawBass,andPreset90isasoundeffect. 5 – Presets...

  • Page 23: The Arpeggiator

    UNO Synth 6 – The Arpeggiator Whatisanarpeggiator?Musicistypicallybasedaroundchordprogressions.Thesemaynotbepresentedinan obviously“chordal”waywhenthenotesofthechordarenotplayedtogethersimultaneously.Forexample,think ofaguitaristplayingwithfingerpickingandusingintricatepluckstocreateamorecomplexpattern.Oftenthe patternisstillbasedonsimplechordshapes.Anarpeggiatortakesadvantageofthisfact,anditprovidessynth playerswithaneasywayofplayingcomplexsynthpartsviasimplechords. Switchingonanarpeggiatortellsthesynthto“listen”tothenotesbeingplayed,thenitcreatesapatternusing thesenoteswhichisplayedatthemastertemposoallthatisrequiredoftheplayeristoholdthenotes.Orifthe arpeggiatorhasa“latch”function,justplaythechordonce,andthepatternwillcontinuetoplayuntilanother noteorchordisplayed.Simple. TheUNOSynth’sarpeggiatorsectionisoneofthemostcompleteinitscategoryandincludes10modes: UP:Heldnotesplayfromthelowesttothehighest. DOWN:Heldnotesplayfromthehighesttothelowest. U/D:(up/down)Heldnotesplayfromthelowesttothehighestthendowntothelowestagain. UD+:AvariationofU/D(up/down)wheretheuppernoteandthelowernoteplaytwiceatthetopandbottomof thepatterninsteadofjustplayingonce. D/U:Heldnotesplayfromthehighesttothelowestthenuptothehighestagain. DU+:AvariationofD/U(down/up)wherethelowernoteandtheuppernoteplaytwiceatthebottomandtopof thepatterninsteadofjustplayingonce. RND:Heldnotesplayinarandomorder. PLY:(asplayed)Theheldnotesplayedintheorderinwhichtheyaretriggered. X2U:Eachnoteinthearpeggioplaystwicefromthelowesttothehighest. X2D:Eachnoteinthearpeggioplaystwicefromthehighesttothelowest. 6 – The Arpeggiator...
  • Page 24 UNO Synth Toselectamode,activatethearpeggiatorbypressingARP ,thenpressDIR(direction).Usethethedatabuttons toselectthedesiredmode. YoucanalsospecifythethearpeggioRANGEandselectarangefrom1to4octaves.PresstheRANGEbutton whenthearpeggiatorisactive,andselectthedesiredrangefrom1to4usingthedatabuttons. 6 – The Arpeggiator...

  • Page 25: The Sequencer

    UNO Synth 7 – The Sequencer TheUNOSynth’ssequencerisaparticularlydeepsectionbecauseitintegratessomegreatfeatureswhichare rarelyavailableatthispricepoint.Forexample,theparameterrecordingisparticularlypowerful.Eachpreseton theUNOSynthhasitsownsequence. TheUNOSynth’ssequencerhasupto16stepswhihcarerepresentedbythe16“white”keysofthekeyboard. Thereare16LEDs,oneforeachstep,belowthekeys. Therearethreerecordingmodesforsequencer: • StepRecording • Real-TimeRecording • StepEditRecording 7.1–StepRecording StepRecordingletsyoutomanuallyinsertnotesorparameterswithouthavingtheUNOSynthplaying. Themethodletsyourecordalltheparametersandnotesforeachstepwithprecisionanddetail. Tostartthesteprecordingofasequence,activatethesequencer,thenpresstheRECbutton.TheStepwill blink,andthedisplaywillshowa“doubleminus”figure. 7 – The Sequencer...
  • Page 26 UNO Synth Torecordanote,pressthedesirednoteonthekeyboard.Thedisplaywillshowthenameofthenote,andthe stepwillstopblinkingandwilllightsolid.Tochangethenoteforthestep,simplyplayanothernote Tochangetheoctave,pressOCTandselectthedesiredoctavewiththedatabuttons(thesynthwillplaythe noteeachtimetheoctaveischanged).Whentheselectionisdone,pressOCTagaintogobacktotheeditingof thestep. Tochangethedurationofthenote,pressHOLD.Thedefaultlengthis0.5,halfastep. Usethedatabuttonstoselectalengthupto16steps. TheLEDsabovethestepsequencershowthedurationofthenotechanging.Changingthelengthofastep givesyouthepossibilitytocreatemusicallegatonoteswhenoverlappingoneastepwithanother. 7 – The Sequencer...

  • Page 27: Real-TimeRecording

    UNO Synth Torecordaparameterchange,simplyturntheknobandinsertthedesiredparameterwiththedesiredvalue. Usethedatabuttonstomovebetweensteps.Thecurrentstepwilllightbelowthekeyboard. Todeleteastep,pressALT+DOWNtoemptythecurrentstep.Thestepwillblinkandthedisplaywillshowa “doubleminus.” ToexitStepRecording,simplypressRECagain. 7.2–Real-TimeRecording Real-timeRecordingisthemostcommonandeasytousemethod.PressPlayandRectorecordthenotesand parametersinreal-time.Thistypeofsequencingisthemostsimilarto“live”situationswhereyoujusthitrecord andrecordon-the-fly.Plus,whileinthismode,alltheparametersmotionswillberecordedintoasmoothtypeof recordingwhichmeansthatitwillincludeallthesinglevaluesofthemotions.Basicallyeveryparametermotion youmakeonyourUNOSynthwillberecordedinthismode. Whilethesequencerisinplaying,italwaysloops.Similarly,therecordingandtheoverdubbingofthenoteswill alsocontinueuntilRECispressedagain.Exceptwhenrecordingparametersinstead,thesequencerecordsonly 7 – The Sequencer...

  • Page 28: StepEditRecording

    UNO Synth oneiterationoftheloop,andthenitautomaticallystopsrecordingtoavoidoverlappingyourmotionevents. Ametronomeisalsoavailableforreal-timerecordingintheALTsection.WhenisON,itwillplayonlywheninthe sequencerisrecording,anditwillautomaticallystopwhenrecordingisstopped. ToexitReal-TimeRecording,pressRECagain. 7.3–StepEditRecording StepRecordingisavailablewhenALT+RECispressed.Itisavailableregardlessofwhetherthesequenceris playing.Thegoalofthismodeistogiveyoutheabilitytobypassthekeyboardandpreciselyselectandcraft sequencesofonlyparameters,creatingreallyexperimentalsoundswithprecision. Let’sstartfromthebeginning.PressALT+REC,andthe2buttonswillstartblink.Thekeyboardisnowbypassed soitispossibletoeditonlythesoundparameters. Nowholdastep,bypressingandholdingoneofthe16“white”keys.Thisshowsthenumberofthestepinthe displaytoindicatethatthestepisselectedandreadytobeedited. Torecordadesiredparameter,simplyholdthestepandadjusttheparameter.Oncereleased,theparametersis saved. Todeleteastepinthismode,simplypressthedownbutton. ToexitStepEditRecording,pressRECagain. 7 – The Sequencer...

  • Page 29: DeletingASequence

    UNO Synth 7.4–Deletingasequence Todeleteasequence,pressALT+DOWNwhenthesequencerisactive.Pleasenotethatafterdeletinga sequence,itisnotpossibletorestoreitunlessitwaspreviouslysavedwiththepreset. Pleasenotethatafterdeletingasequenceisnotpossibletorestoreit,unlessitwaspreviouslysavedonthe preset. 7.5–SequencerLengthandDirection TheUNO’ssequencercanhaveadefaultlengthof16steps,butitcanbeshortenedbypressingRANGEwhen thesequencerisactiveandthenselectingthedesiredlengthwiththedatabuttons.Thisfeatureisavailablealso whilethesequencerisplaying. ItisalsopossibletochangethedirectionbetweenForward,BackwardandBackandForthbypressingtheDIR buttonwhenthesequencerisactive.Selectthedesireddirectionwiththedatabuttons.Thisfeatureisavailable alsowhilethesequencerisplaying. 7.6–KeyboardPriority Thekeyboardhasalwaysthepriorityontherecordednotesonthesequence,meaningthatwhenasequencer isplayingasequencewithbothnotesandparametersrecorded,pressingakeywillplaythedesirednote overridingthenotesrecordedinthesequence.Howevertheparametersrecordedwillcontinuetochange accordingtothesequence. 7 – The Sequencer...

  • Page 30: Midi Implementation

    UNO Synth 8 – MIDI Implementation 8.1–General MIDIstandsforMusicalInstrumentDigitalInterface,andistheworldwidestandardforexchangingmusicaldata betweenelectronicmusicalinstrumentsandcomputers. WhenMIDIcablesareusedtoconnecttwoormoreMIDIdevices,performancedatacanbeexchanged betweenthedevices,eveniftheyweremadebydifferentmanufacturers. TheUNOSynthtransmitsthefrontpanelknobsorbuttonsmovementviacontinuouscontroller(CC)messages toletyoucontrolotherexternalMIDIdevices. AseachparameterandcontrolonthesynthhasitsownuniqueControlChangenumber,itispossibleto completelycontroltheunitviaexternalcontrollersorcomputers. MIDIdatacanalsobeexchangedbetweentheUNOSynthandyourcomputerusingtheprovidedUSBcablein additiontotheMIDIDINports. ItispossibletosynchronizetheUNOSynth’stempototheMIDIclockofanexternalMIDIsequencerorother device. 8.2–ControlExternalDeviceswithUNOSynth IfyouwanttousetheUNOkeyboard,controls,arpandsequencertoplaysoundsonortocontrolanexternal instrument,connecttheUNOSynthMIDIOUTconnectortotheexternalinstrumentMIDIINconnectorusinga MIDIcable. 8.3–ControlUNOSynthfromExternalDevices IfyouwanttoplayorcontroltheUNOSynthfromanotherMIDIkeyboard,sequencerorotherexternaldevice, connecttheMIDIOUTconnectoroftheexternalMIDIdevicetotheUNOSynth’sMIDIINjackwithaMIDIcable. 8.4–ConnectingUNOSynthtoacomputerviaMIDI YoumightwanttoplaytheUNOSynthandrecordyourperformanceonacomputer(connectedusingaMIDI interface)and/orplaytheUNOSynthwhilemonitoringwhatyourecorded.YoualsomightwanttousetheUNO Synthasbothaninputdeviceforplayingnotesandasatonegenerator.Inallofthesecases,connecttheMIDI OUTconnectortotheMIDIINconnectoronboththeUNOSynthandthecomputer. 8 – MIDI Implementation...

  • Page 31: ConnectingUnoSynthToAComputerViaUsb

    UNO Synth 8.5–ConnectingUNOSynthtoacomputerviaUSB TheUNOSynthisrecognisedasastandardUSBdevice,sotheinstallationofproprietarydriversisnotneeded. TheUSBMIDIhasINcapabilityonly. 8.6–SettingtheMIDIChannel ToselecttheMIDIchannels,presstheALTbutton,andthentheMIDIbutton.MIDIchannelscanbeselected between1and16usingthedatabuttons. ThedefaultMIDIINandOUTchannelisthe1. Whenthebutton’sLEDisgreen,thisindicatestheMIDIINchannel. PresstheMIDIbuttonagaintochangetheLEDtoorangeselecttheMIDIOUTchannel. 8.7–MIDISoftThru TheMIDISoftThrufunctionalityallowsmessagesfromtheMIDIINDINoftheunit,tobepassedthroughto theMIDIOUTDIN.Whendisabled,MIDIINdataisnotpassedtotheMIDIOUT.MIDISoftThruisenabledby defaultandcanbedisabledviaMIDISysEx. 8.8–SettingtheSyncMode ToadjusttheMIDIsyncmode,PressALTandthentheSYNCbuttons.ThedefaultSyncisInternal(INT), meaningtheinternaltempooftheUNOSynthisused.ThedatabuttonsallowtheselectionofexternalMIDI (EXT),meaningtheMIDIclockreceivedfromtheMIDIINDINconnectordecidetheTempooftheUNOSynth, orexternalUSB(USB),meaningtheMIDIclockreceivedfromtheUSBconnectorsetsthetempooftheUNO Synth. 8 – MIDI Implementation...

  • Page 32: MidiImplementationChart

    UNO Synth 8.9–MIDIImplementationChart [Monophonic Analog Synthesizer] [Monophonic Analog Synthesizer] Date: July 12, 2018 MIDI Implementation Chart MIDI Implementation Chart Model: UNO Synth Version: 1.0 Transmit/Export Recognize/Import Remarks 1. Basic Information 1-16 1-16 Memorized MIDI channels 0-127 0-127 Note numbers 0-99 0-99 Displayed as "1-100", Memorized...
  • Page 33 UNO Synth [Monophonic Analog Synthesizer] [Monophonic Analog Synthesizer] Date: July 12, 2018 MIDI Implementation Chart MIDI Implementation Chart Model: UNO Synth Version: 1.0 (Uno Synth parameter) Control # Function Transmitted (Y/N) Recognized (Y/N) Remarks Bank Select (MSB) Modulation Wheel (MSB)
  • Page 34 UNO Synth [Monophonic Analog Synthesizer] [Monophonic Analog Synthesizer] Date: July 12, 2018 MIDI Implementation Chart MIDI Implementation Chart Model: UNO Synth Version: 1.0 (Uno Synth parameter) Control # Function Transmitted (Y/N) Recognized (Y/N) Remarks Hold Sustain Pedal Glide On/Off Portamento On/Off...
  • Page 35 UNO Synth [Monophonic Analog Synthesizer] [Monophonic Analog Synthesizer] Date: July 12, 2018 MIDI Implementation Chart MIDI Implementation Chart Model: UNO Synth Version: 1.0 Function SysEx Enter Setup Mode F0 00 21 1A 02 01 11 01 7F F7 F0 00 21 1A 02 01 21 00 01 00 F7...

  • Page 36: Specifications

    UNO Synth 9 – Specifications Synthesis • Type:Analog • Polyphony:1voice • Synthesisstructure:2VCO,Noisegenerator,1VCF,1VCA,2EG,1LFO • VCOvariableshapewaveforms:Triangle,Sawtooth,Pulsewithvariablepulsewidth • VCF:2-poleresonantmultimodefilterwithCutoff,Resonance,EnvAmount,Drive • LFO:7shapes(Sine,Triangle,Square,SawUp,SawDown,Random,Sample&Hold),Rate • ModulationDestinations:Amp,Pitch,Filter,PWM,Waveshape(PWMandWaveshapeviaMIDICC) • EG:2forFilterandAmplitude(fullADSRisavailableviaMIDI) Preset • 100Presets(20factorynon-writable,80user) Keyboard and controls • 7Knobs(4matrix,3fixed) • 13Selectablescales(Chromatic,Major,Minor,MajorPentatonic,MinorPentatonic,MajorBlues,Minor Blues,HarmonicMinor,Mixolydian,Dorian,Klezmer,HungarianGypsy,SpanishGypsy,Japanese,South- EastAsian) Sequencer • 16-stepsequencer • Real-timeandsteprecordingwithparameterrecording • Real-timeparameterrecordingper-step • 3directions:Forward,Backward,ForwardandBackward...
  • Page 37 • 1MicroUSB* Power • 4xAABatteries • MicroUSBconnector Dimensions • Size:25.6cm/10.1”x15cm/8.9”x4.9cm/1.93” • Weight:400g/14.1oz(batteriesexcluded) *USBpowerhasinherentgroundnoise,sowhenconnectingtheUNOSynthdirectlytoyourcomputerviaUSB, youmayhearmorenoiseandinterferencethanwhenthesynthisconnectedtoaUSBwallchargerorrunning viabatteries.Withthedirectcomputerconnection,youcanreducetheUSBgroundnoiseandotherinterference byeitherusingaUSBisolatororacustomTRScableintoabalancedinputonyourpreamporaudiointerface wherethegroundisnotconnectedbalancedattheinputside. UNO Synth Output to TRS 1/4” 1/8” TRS Balanced Input Ring Ring Sleeve Sleeve Tip Ring Sleeve Sleeve Ring UNO Synth Output to XLR 1/8”...

  • Page 38: Troubleshooting

    UNO Synth 10 – Troubleshooting There is excessive noise or interference in the audio. IfyourUNOSynthisconnectedtoyourcomputerviatheUNOSynth’sUSBport,thegroundnoiseand interferencefromtheUSBmaybeincreased.TheeasiestwaytoavoidthisistoinsteadpowertheUNO Synthusingastandardwallchargerorwithbatteriesandthenusethe2.5mmtoMIDIDINcablesfortheMIDI connectiontoyourcomputer.Alternatively,ifyouwanttomaintaintheUSBconnectiontotheUNOSynthitself, youcanreducetheUSBnoiseandinterferencebyeitherusingaUSBisolatororacustomTRScableintoa balancedinputonyourpreamporaudiointerfacewherethegroundisnotconnectedbalancedattheinputside. SeethecablewiringimageontheSpecspage. Where can I find my IK product Serial Number? TheSerialNumberiswrittenontheRegistrationCard(includedwithyourIKproduct). IMPORTANT:thenumberzerocaneasilybeidentifiedinyourSerialNumberbecauseitiscrossedbyaline. Why is the Authorization Manager rejecting my Serial Number? Probablybecauseofatypo,herearesomecommonerrors: • Typinga0(“zero”number)insteadofanO(“o”letter).

  • Page 39: Support

    UNO Synth 11 – Support Foranyquestionsyoumayhave,pleaserefertotheFAQwebpageat:www.ikmultimedia.com/faq Hereyouwillfindanswerstothemostcommonlyaskedquestions. TosubmitaTechnicalSupportForm,goto:www.ikmultimedia.com/support Forwarrantyinformation,pleasevisit:www.ikmultimedia.com/warranty ForotherrequestssuchasProduct,Sales,orWebinfo,pleasegoto:www.ikmultimedia.com/contact-us 11.1–UserArea TheUserAreaisaspecialsectionofourwebsitespecificallydesignedforourusers. Hereyoucaneasilyedityourpersonaldata,manageyourproductauthorizationsandlicenses,anddownload thelatestIKproductsupdates. AccessyourUserAreatobeableto: • EdityourPersonaldata. • Viewanddownloadthelatestproductupdates,freecontent,andSoundLibraries. • AccessanycurrentPromotions. • Viewexclusiveoffersandpricing. • ManageyourearnedJamPoints. • ViewyourOrders. • ShareyourAmpliTubepresets. • Downloadfirmwareandhardwaredrivers. • AccesstheIKForumandmore. ToaccesstheUserAreagoto: www.ikmultimedia.com/userarea ToaccessyourUserArea,pleaseloginwithyourUserNameandPasswordcreateduponregistrationand emailedtoyourregisteredemailaddress.IfyouneedtoupdateyourPassword,youmaydosoattheUserArea login. 11 - Support...
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