Make Some Noise - Rossum LINNAEUS Operation Manual

5. Make Some Noise!

While we highly encourage you to read
this complete manual (you don't want to
inadvertently miss out on any capabilities),
spending a few minutes here will give you a
quick introduction to the function and effects
of the basic controls.
Given Linnaeus's complement of knobs and
mod inputs, experimentation is the order of
the day. To get you started:
Basic Filter Settings
Patch some harmonically rich audio into
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the input(s). If you're using a mono signal,
connecting it to the left input will cause
it to be normalled to the right input as
well — allowing you to experiment with
selecting different response characteristics
for the two channels.
Press the Response CV Enable buttons
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above the Response CV knob until both
LEDs are green. This turns on positive
polarity CV Response control for both
channels.
Press the Response Enable buttons above
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the Response knob until both LEDs are
red. This allows the Response knob to
select the response characteristic of both
channels.
Set the Mod Oscillator Wave parameter to
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Off.
Turn the Response knob fully
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counterclockwise to select 12dB/oct
lowpass.
Adjust the Filter Frequency knob and listen
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to the result.
Adjust the Filter Q knob while adjusting
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the Frequency knob and listen to the
result.
Use the Response knob to select different
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response characteristics and repeat the
two previous steps.
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With a stereo or normalled mono input,
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select a Response characteristic. Then
press the Right Response Enable button
to turn off its associated LED. Select a
different Response characteristic. This
new response will be applied to the left
input while the right input will remain
assigned to the initially selected response.
Adjust Frequency and Q and listed to the
effect.
Basic Modulation
Patch CVs into some or all of the
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Response CV, 1V/Oct, Freq CV, Q CV, and/
or 6dB/V inputs. Adjust attenuverters.
Listen to the results.
While modulating Response, press the
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channel Response CV Enable buttons to
cycle between positive modulation (green
LED), negative modulation (red LED), and
no modulation (LED off). Listen to the
effect of various combinations.
Thru-Zero Linear Frequency
Modulation
There are innumerable possibilities for linear
FM patches, but here's one that gives a good
introduction to a basic approach.
Patch a low frequency (~1Hz) sawtooth
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into the input.
Turn up Q quite high so that you hear
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ping, ping, ping.
Select 12 dB lowpass response and set the
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Filter Freq to a mellow timbre.
Turn up the Mod Index and carefully tune
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the Mod Oscillators Freq for a pleasing
sound (typically a fifth or octave above the
filter's resonant frequency).
Adjust the Mod Index and listen to the
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range of timbral variation.