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INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing Ekssperimental Sounds ES101 Analog Synthesizer. The ES101 incorporates advanced synthesizer technology and features developed for the Reason rack environment with the added convenience and versatility of CV controll of parameters via input jacks on the back panel.
BASIC SETTINGS VOLUME This control serves the dual function of volume control and note indicator. Rotate clockwise to increase Volume. The LED will flash when ES101 receives notes via CV Gate or MIDI. VOICES (Back panel) The ES01 can either be played in Polyphonic mode (16 voices) or in...
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LFO 1 & 2 LFO stands for Low Frequency WAVEFORMS LFO 2 WAVEFORMS LFO 1 Oscillator and can be used for tremolo, vibrato, sweeps, repetetive or randomizing effects. Triangle Triangle WAVE Saw Down Saw Down Select one of 6 waveforms for each low frequency oscillator.
The Voltage Controlled Oscillator is the basic sound generator of the ES101. The pitch of its signal is determined by the input of CV and MIDI message from your keyboard or sequencer. LFO1 MOD is controlled by the shape Envelope...
VCF 1 & 2 The Voltage Controlled Filters alters the sound by cutting off frequencies. Voltage Controlled Amplifier VCA LEVEL MOD & SRC 24dB/oct This knob determines to what Determines to what degree the degree EG1, EG2 or LFO2 affects signal of the EG or LFO affects the level of the sound (dB).
EG 1 & 2 The EG1 & EG2 blocks contains the ES101 envelope generator controls. ATTACK TIME This controls the time for the sound to reach maximum level when a note is played. DECAY TIME Controls how long it take for the...
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FM OSCILLATOR 2 Operator frequency modulation oscillator LEVEL This fader controls the level of operator 1 and thus the overall level of the FM oscillator. WAVE OP1 SIGNAL This fader will shape the wave form of OP1 from Sine to Triangular. OP2 RATIO Controlls the frequency of OP2.
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RM / SINE OSCILLATOR Dual mode sine and ring modulation oscillator LEVEL This controls the level of sine wave or amount of ring modulation LEVEL SRC Scale the level manually (MAN) or by the envelope generators or LFOs. TUNE Controll the pitch of the sine wave On the back panel you will find an RING MODULATION offset trimmer for tuning.
FLOW SCHEMATIC Graphic representtion of the signal flow scheme CV INPUTS The CV input jacks are directly connected to the parameter marked on the panel. Using CV jacks allows for multiple modulations of one parameter. As an example you can use LFO1 to modulate VCF Cut off with the faders on the panel, and send EG signal via CV to the same...
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EFFECTS The ES101 has build in effects for easy sound design REVERB The Decay fader will control the High pass filter to cut unwanted length of the reverb from short to bass frequencies. long. Use the Mix fader to blend in the DRIVE reverb, from 0% to 50% reverb.
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