General
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Thank you for buying the MFB SYNTH LITE II. It is an analogue synthesizer module that
can be controlled by MIDI data. The SYNTH LITE II is monophonic and, therefore, can
play one note at a time. The unit's sound engine is equipped with 83 memory locations
allowing you, the user, to access lots of different sounds, just by calling them up.
Setup
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Plug the included power supply to the POWER jack at the rear of the LITE II. AUDIO OUT
connects to a mixing console or directly to your sound system's amplifier.
To play the SYNTH LITE II connect the MIDI OUT of your keyboard or computer sequencer
to the MIDI IN jack of the module. External audio can be processed by connecting any
appropriate line level signal to the AUDIO IN jack. It is then passed to the SYNTH LITE
II's VCF and VCA. Finally switch on the LITE II by pressing ON/OFF.
Function
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The SYNTH LITE II includes all classic elements of analogue subtractive synthesis:
oscillators, voltage controlled filter and amp, envelopes and a low frequency oscillator
for modulations. Find detailed information below...
Oscillators
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The LITE II has two main oscillators OSC 1 and OSC 2 that each offer selectable saw
tooth and square waveforms. In addition OSC 1 offers ring modulation (OSC 1*2) or even
triple ring modulation (OSC 1*2*3) if all LEDs are lit. OSC 2 also offers an impulse
waveform shape.
The octave of each oscillator can be set to 16`, 8` or 4`. Furthermore OSC 2 can be
detuned by INTERVAL at a plus-minus one octave range. With this control you access 32'
and 2' octaves, coarse intervals and light detuning. INTERVAL only refers to OSC 2. The
overall tuning of the synthesizer is set by TUNE.
An additional 32' square sub oscillator is available, too. Press RECORD and then control
the pitch interval with OCTAVE OSC2 (pitch down) and WAVEFORM OSC2 (pitch up). The
level is controlled in the same way with OCTAVE OSC1 (level down) and WAVEFORM OSC1
(level up).
Important: Make sure to press RECORD again after editing to avoid overwriting user
memories or sequences accidentally.
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