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  • Page 2: Getting Started

    BEND HARD FREEZE A battery or wall power supply may be SYNC SYNC used to power the bitRanger. Plugging the supply into the power jack will disconnect the battery. Battery: Install LFO CV VCO CV HFO CV a 9volt battery into the open battery + –...

  • Page 3: Mode Switches

    4 HFO (high frequency (and more...discussed later). The LFO oscillator) knob. range is set with the LFO RATE switch. 8 BEND sockets Master sync oscillator. Turn the knob [input/output]. to set master pitch. The VCO will sync to this pitch creating harmonic steps and Plug light sensors (included) into any wave shaping effects when adjusted.
  • Page 4 Patch outlined sockets into non-outlined sockets to create sequences and other CASPER ELECTRONICS audio hijinks. INSTRMNTS outline = output OVERRIDE no outline = input dashed line = input or output LEFT RIGHT VOLUME BEND BEND RATE BEND HARD FREEZE SYNC SYNC LFO CV VCO CV...

  • Page 5: Reset Button

    2 RESET button TIPS • Wear headphones (!) for a stereo Resets all of the divider output clocks. experience. 3 MUX1&2 (multiplexer) • Play with the oscillator pitch and range [inputs] settings. • Plug multiple divisions into the same Wave shape and pitch modulation. input socket.
  • Page 6 Use the bits as voltage sources to control the frequency of the three voltage controlled CASPER ELECTRONICS oscillators. INSTRMNTS 1 CV OVERRIDE (control voltage) [inputs] LEFT RIGHT VOLUME The inputs in each of these sockets are “weighted” from left to right, meaning that the left most input (per socket) has the weakest effect while the rightmost has the strongest.
  • Page 7 HFO: Change the pitch of the HFO. bits connected. Patch a cable into any available spot in the BYTE section Higher voltage = lower pitch. The depth and connect to the different oscillator of pitch modulation depends partly CV input sockets or the BEND sockets. on the initial setting of the HFO pitch •...
  • Page 8 + – LFO to freeze it is very likely that patching RESET CONN 1 CONN 2 CLK OUT O a signal from within the bitRanger will MUX1 MUX2 cause the whole circuit to freeze and make no sound. 2 DATA...

  • Page 9: Drum Machine

    CASPER ELECTRONICS INSTRMNTS OVERRIDE LEFT RIGHT VOLUME CONN2 BYTE CV BEND BEND RATE CLK OUT BEND HARD FREEZE SYNC SYNC 1 CLK OUT (clock out) jack and switch LFO CV VCO CV HFO CV + – Connect the CLK OUT jack to the clock RESET CONN 1 CONN 2...

  • Page 10: Block Diagram

    HIGH reset button RATE LFO CV CLK IN SYNC BEND HARD FREEZE BYTE CV OUT /CONN2 CONN2 PITCH VCO CV IN /CONN1 SYNC BEND CONN1 VCO CV VCO SYNC PITCH HFO CV SYNC BEND HFO SYNC BLOCK DIAGRAM...
  • Page 11 RESET HIGH reset CLK OUT button OVERRIDE CLOCK DIVIDER clk in BEND /4096 /1024 /256 /2048 /512 /128 DIVIDER BITS MUX 1 MUX 2 MODE DATA clk in BEND MAGIC DATA PROCESSOR ancient data cave data in ADVENTURE BITS DATA out MUX1 MUX2 BIT 3 BIT 5...
  • Page 12 CASPER ELECTRONICS CASPER ELECTRONICS INSTRMNTS INSTRMNTS OVERRIDE OVERRIDE LEFT RIGHT VOLUME LEFT RIGHT VOLUME BEND BEND BEND BEND RATE RATE BEND BEND HARD FREEZE HARD FREEZE SYNC SYNC SYNC SYNC LFO CV VCO CV HFO CV LFO CV VCO CV HFO CV + –...
  • Page 13 CASPER ELECTRONICS CASPER ELECTRONICS INSTRMNTS INSTRMNTS OVERRIDE OVERRIDE LEFT RIGHT VOLUME LEFT RIGHT VOLUME BEND BEND BEND BEND RATE RATE BEND BEND HARD FREEZE HARD FREEZE SYNC SYNC SYNC SYNC LFO CV VCO CV HFO CV LFO CV VCO CV HFO CV + –...
  • Page 14 10’S SOUND ALCHEMY SYNAPSIS BASTL INSTRUMENTS CASPER ELECTRONICS...

  • Page 15: External Connectivity

    FEATURES • DATA modulation section switch adds more flavor • LFO clock oscillator for rhythmical • Utility Belt section adds advanced modulation features • VCO oscillator is synced to the HFO • Left and Right audio override section oscillator • 4 modes of operation selectable EXTERNAL CONNECTIVITY by 2 switches...
  • Page 16 The bitRanger is a patchable analog logic computer which sculpts sonic worlds ranging from data noise to melodic arpeggios. Extensive connectivity makes it so flexible that it can connect to almost anything: CV control its unique sound, sync it with drum machines and...

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