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- Page 1 Atlantis Manual Atlantis Dual Oscillator Subtractive Synth Voice Manual Revision: 2018.09.13 ...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Atlantis Manual Table of Contents Table of Contents Compliance Installation Installing Your Module Overview Basic Features Sound Generators Filter Modulators Mixing and Output Getting Started Quick Start Make a sound Audition the waveforms and filter types ... - Page 3 Atlantis Manual Inputs and Outputs MOD Controls Inputs and Outputs MIX Controls Inputs and Outputs VCF Controls Inputs and Outputs ENV Controls Inputs and Outputs VCA Controls Inputs and Outputs Tips, Terms & Techniques ...
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Page 4: Compliance
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Intellijel Designs, Inc. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Any digital equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a ... -
Page 5: Installation
Installation Intellijel Eurorack modules are designed to be used with a Eurorack-compatible case and power supply. We recommend you use Intellijel cases and power supplies. Before installing a new module in your case, you must ensure your power supply has a free ... - Page 6 Eurorack case. Ensure the red stripe on the cable lines up with the -12V pins on the bus board. On Intellijel power supplies the pins are labelled with the label “-12V” and a thick white stripe: ...
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Page 7: Overview
In this regard, Atlantis becomes not just a single synth voice, but a collection of independent modules. Need to filter the sound coming from that Intellijel Shapeshifter? Patch it into ... -
Page 8: Basic Features
Basic Features The following is a quick breakdown of Atlantis’ various synthesizer components, patching and routing options: Sound Generators ● VCO (primary): triangle core with Hard Sync, Octave switch, Linear/Exp FM and PWM. ● MOD (second VCO): triangle core with a Hard Sync option, and a Link switch to couple ... -
Page 9: Getting Started
If your previous experiences with learning to use synthesizers involved stepping through presets, then you’re in for a shock — and a treat! Atlantis has no presets. Like modules and synths of yore, the parameters on Atlantis are meant to be tweaked, twiddled and performed ... -
Page 10: Audition The Waveforms And Filter Types
Atlantis Manual Audition the waveforms and filter types 1. In the MIX section, raise and lower all the sliders and make note of how the sound changes as different waveforms are mixed together in varying amounts. ... -
Page 11: Try A Little Fm
3. Run the sequencer (or play the keyboard), and you should hear Atlantis playing the melody. 4. In the VCA section, tune Atlantis by rotating the OCTAVE knob to set the desired pitch range, and rotate the FINE knob to fine tune the pitch. ... -
Page 12: Basic Architecture
Basic Architecture Atlantis is comprised of several synthesis modules — wired in a normalled configuration, with patch points for overriding the default connections (or for integrating with other modular gear). The basic architecture looks as follows: ... -
Page 13: Vco Overview
All waveforms are simultaneously accessible, and you can mix them together in varying amounts using Atlantis’ MIX section (described below). The pitch of the VCO is set using its OCTAVE and FINE knobs. The VCO will track an input source (such as a keyboard or ... - Page 14 LP filter and set the slider at maximum frequency, you would hear no effect. That’s because you’ve told Atlantis that you want to pass all frequencies below this value — and since you set the value is at the top of the audio range, you hear everything. By ...
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Page 15: Vca Overview
A bowed string takes longer to reach its maximum volume (and brightness) as the bow digs deeper into the string. To synthesize these time-based changes, Atlantis contains an ENVELOPE, which lets you set the sound’s Attack time, Decay time, Sustain level and Release time. Using the ADSR ... -
Page 16: Mod Overview
VCF (timbral contour of a note). Additionally, Atlantis gives you the option of inverting the envelope when sending it to the VCF. You can, of course, use Atlantis’ patch points to route the envelope to any number of other internal (or external) destinations. ... -
Page 17: Panel Reference
Panel Reference This section discusses, section-by-section, every element on Atlantis’ front panel. VCO Controls 1. OCTAVE Select Knob This 6-position knob sets the coarse tuning of the oscillator. Each position shifts the tuning by one octave. Fine adjustment can be made using the FINE knob. ... - Page 18 5. PWM SOURCE Switch Selects a Pulse Width Modulation source. There are three options: MOD: When switched to the top position, the output of Atlantis’ MOD oscillator varies the pulse width over time. The input from the MOD oscillator is summed with the ...
- Page 19 D. SUB Osc Output SUB Osc output from the VCO. Although Atlantis routes the Sub Osc to the MIX by default, this jack lets you tap into that output directly — sending it to alternate destinations either within Atlantis or within a larger eurorack system. ...
- Page 20 Atlantis Manual F. PWM Input This input has a range of +/- 5 V, and is used to modulate the pulse width when the PWM SOURCE switch is set to EXT. The input is summed with the PULSE WIDTH ...
- Page 21 VCO, this knob fine tunes the oscillator’s pitch to a range approximately +/- 6 semitones from the centre position. 3. Waveform TYPE Knob Selects the shape of the MOD oscillator’s waveform, which Atlantis sends (in its default normal mode) to the MOD inputs for VCO frequency, VCO pulse width and ...
- Page 22 MOD Oscillator’s Waveform TYPE knob. If you patch this output into Atlantis’ EXT IN jack and turn up the EXT IN slider in the MIX section, you will hear a sine wave from the MOD oscillator. This enables the ...
- Page 23 MOD Oscillator’s Waveform TYPE knob. If you patch this output into Atlantis’ EXT IN jack and turn up the EXT IN slider in the MIX section, you will hear a sawtooth wave from the MOD oscillator. This ...
- Page 24 Atlantis Manual G. 1V/OCT Input This input controls the pitch of the MOD oscillator, and is typically fed from the Pitch CV output of a standard 1V/Oct keyboard or sequencer. When this input isn’t used, ...
- Page 25 Atlantis Manual MIX Controls 1. PULSE Wave Level Slider Controls the mix level of the Pulse wave from the VCO. 2. SAWTOOTH Wave Level Slider Controls the mix level of the Sawtooth wave from the VCO. ...
- Page 26 Controls, by default, the mix level of the Sine wave from the VCO. If a signal is inserted into Atlantis’ EXT IN jack, the Sine wave input is disabled and this slider controls the mix level of the external signal. ...
- Page 27 Atlantis Manual VCF Controls 1. FREQ Slider Sets the cutoff frequency of the filter. The slider position is combined with the ENV, 1V/OCT and MOD controls. 2. RES Slider Sets the resonance of the filter. At its maximum, the filter self resonates — ...
- Page 28 FREQ slider. 7. ENV Amount Slider Sets how much Atlantis’ ENVELOPE affects the filter frequency. At the bottom position, the envelope has no effect on the filter frequency. At the top position, the ...
- Page 29 B. MOD Input A signal patched into this input modulates the VCF FREQ by an amount set by the VCF’s MOD Amount Slider. When this jack is used, Atlantis’ MOD oscillator is no longer routed to the filter. C. VCF OUT ...
- Page 30 Atlantis Manual ENV Controls 1. A[TTACK] Time Slider Sets the time required for the envelope to rise from zero (0V) to its maximum level (5V). The higher the slider, the slower the attack time. The slider’s overall time range ...
- Page 31 Atlantis Manual the higher the sustain level. At the bottom, there is no sustain (0V), and at the top the sustain level is at maximum (5V). 4. R[ELEASE] Time Slider Sets how quickly a sound fades out to zero (0V) when the gate voltage goes low (or ...
- Page 32 Atlantis Manual VCA Controls 1. GATE Button Press to manually trigger a note. The gate button is normalled to the Envelope’s GATE input. Pressing and holding the button will activate the envelope in the same ...
- Page 33 4. Amplifier CLIP LED This LED lights when the output signal clips. Atlantis’ clipping circuit is designed to be pleasingly aggressive, and is more easily triggered when the DRIVE level is set to either the middle or right position. ...
- Page 34 This give white noise more brightness and sizzle than pink noise. The noise color also affects the output of Atlantis’ S&H circuit. White noise produces a wider range of random values than Pink noise, and is the type traditionally used to create sample ...
- Page 35 VCO frequency (which produces random notes at clocked intervals). In Atlantis’ default configuration, the input signal is either pink or white noise (as set by the PINK/WHITE switch in the MIX section), and the clock rate is set by the MOD oscillator’s ...
- Page 36 ● LINEAR FM is the type more commonly associated with digital synths in the 1980’s, although the linear FM circuitry in Atlantis is purely analog. If the VCO’s MOD slider is turned up, then any change to the modulating frequency (normalled to the RATE slider in ...
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- Page 38 Atlantis Manual Technical Specifications Width 40 hp Maximum Depth 38 mm Current Draw 214 mA @ +12V 196 mA @ -12V Page 37 ...