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HOW TO USE and ENJOY YOUR NEW...

Made by

Rare Waves

Austin, Texas, USA

DRONE

COMMANDER

LLC

ANALOG DRONE SYNTH

With a total of 9 knobs, the Drone Commander offers two manually-

tuned oscillators and two LFOs, plus an unusually colorful and nasty

ﬁlter.

Six of the Drone Commander's nine knobs double as push-pull

switches to control signal routing and waveform selection.

LFO1 is an analog variable-shape oscillator, and LFO2 is a pulse

waveform that auto-synchronizes to LFO1 at a ratio of 2x, 4x, 8x, or

16x.

Both LFOs can be routed to the ﬁlter for rhythmic patterns. A line-level

output jack is provided for connection to ampliﬁers or effects.

GENERAL SUGGESTIONS

Let the DRONE COMMANDER provide a backing chord for your musical

improvisations.

Blast the atmosphere with penetrating BASS FREQUENCIES.

Connect EFFECT PEDALS such as Phaser, Delay, and Chorus to deepen the

drone effect.

Relax with HARMONIOUS DRONES and BUBBLING SOUNDSCAPES.

Page 1 Connect EFFECT PEDALS such as Phaser, Delay, and Chorus to deepen the HOW TO USE and ENJOY YOUR NEW... drone effect. DRONE Relax with HARMONIOUS DRONES and BUBBLING SOUNDSCAPES. COMMANDER Made by Rare Waves Austin, Texas, USA GDC Operator Instructions v2 © 2012...
Page 2: Applying Power
TO CONNECT REMOVING THE LID Use a 1/4” audio cable such as a guitar lead to connect Unclasp the lid and swing it out to fully open position. the main output of the Drone Commander to an Grab the lid with your left hand, and the body of the ampliﬁer.
Page 3 SOUND PARAMETERS OSC 1 and OSC 2 The Drone Commander’s oscillators are tuneable up to ~370 Hz, corresponding to F# above middle C. Turn OSC 1 (or OSC 2) clockwise to increase the pitch. Each oscillator offers the choice of square or triangle waveform.
Page 4 FILTER CV INPUT What can I connect to the Filter CV input? Note: If you have a modular synthesizer, try connecting an LFO or envelope generator to the Filter CV input. This will affect the center frequency of the These features are ﬁlter.