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- Page 1 Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions ...
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Page 2: Why Do I Need This Synth? What's So Special
Analogue Solutions Introduction Congratulations on buying the Vostok synthesiser. Vostok is part of the Analogue Solutions range of analogue music equipment. Vostok is a highly versatile electronic musical instrument. It combines all the often needed music electronic circuitry to make a powerful music synthesiser in one compact module. -
Page 3: Safety Instructions
Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions Safety Instructions PLEASE READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USING: • Only use the correct power adaptor; 24V DC 0.75A. • Never handle the adaptor with wet hands. • Never excessively bend the adaptor cable or get it trapped or place heavy objects on it. If the adaptor cable becomes damaged, replace the adaptor. - Page 4 LFO, ADSR, etc work or can be used. EXPERIMENT! Please don’t just jump right in with emails on day one to Analogue Solutions on what to turn or to flick. This synth is a journey of discovery. You will take the occasional wrong turn, but you will take many exhilarating turns also, and each destination will be nirvana.
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Page 5: Panel Overview
Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions Panel Overview... - Page 6 Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions Features MIDI to CV Converter with Velocity CV. Transposable MIDI note sequencer. 3 Oscillators with Saw, Square, Pulse Width. Sub Oscillators. Ring Modulation. 2 VC LFOs with Saw, reverse Saw, Square, Triangle. CV / Gate step sequencer.
- Page 7 Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions MIDI to CV Converter / MIDI Note Sequencer This block serves two purposes. THE MIDI CONVERTER 1/ A MIDI to CV converter. This converts MIDI notes to the voltages needed to change the pitch of the VCOs and trigger the envelopes (in a typical patch).
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Page 8: Entering Notes
Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions ENTERING NOTES Simply play a string of 16 MIDI notes to set up your sequencer. PLAYBACK AND SYNC / NOTE0 OUT / CLOCK IN To play back the sequencer you simply apply a clock or gate signal to the Note Seq Clock input. - Page 9 Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions Voltage Controlled Oscillators The three analogue VCOs are basically identical. Most of the controls are straight forward: Tune, Pulse Width, Level. Glide is like portamento - to allow note to slowly bend up or down to the next new note.
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Page 10: Ring Modulation
Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions Ring Modulation Ring Mods are great for metallic and general crazy sounds. To use patch a VCO into each of the two inputs. Play around with VCO pitch. - Page 11 Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions Voltage Controlled Low Frequency Oscillators Two VC LFOs - each with Sawtooth, Inverse Sawtooth, Square and Triangle waves. Frequency and Level controls do what you expect, whilst the two toggle switches select the waveform for the control to their left.
- Page 12 Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions CV / Gate Sequencer This is an eight step analogue CV sequencer. It loops around eight steps. RESET A gate or voltage into here will reset the sequencer back to step CLOCK Clock Input! Use LFO Square, or NOTE0 from the MIDI Converter to sync the sequencer.
- Page 13 Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions A440Hz Tuner There is a ‘hidden’ bonus feature that utilises the CV Sequencer Flipped Gate output. If you hold the Gate/Prog button whilst powering up - the sequencer enters tune mode. The Flipped Gate out will output a 440Hz tone instead of gate. The sequencer is will be disabled.
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Page 14: Signal Meter
Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions Signal Meter The meter is more for CV than audio. The moving coil signal meter isn’t something you really need. I would doubt a musician would ever feel the need to actually measure a voltage with a meter. It’s really there because it looks so cool. - Page 15 Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions Joystick The joystick controller is for real time control! Patch the X and Y outputs where ever you wish! TWO SUGGESTIONS Ring Mod: patch the X and Y to two VCO pitches - and have these VCOs patched to the Ring Mod.
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Page 16: Spring Reverb
Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions Spring Reverb The reverb is a real analogue mechanical spring reverb. The unit actually has three springs in there! The controls in this block are self-explanatory. Usually the spring would go on the end of your signal chain as a standard effect. But also be creative - for example - patch between the VCO output and the VCF input. - Page 17 Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions External These sockets allow you to patch signal into or out of the matrix panel, or to send a signal to the rear panel jack.
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Page 18: Envelope Generators
Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions Envelope Generators ADSR controls, and level do what you expect! LEVEL The level control gives zero output in the centre position. If you start to turn to the left you actually get an inverted EG signal. USING REPEAT The EG can act as a LFO with programmable wave shape. -
Page 19: Sample And Hold
Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions Sample And Hold Look this one up! But a typical use is to get random voltages. Patch Noise out to S+H CV in. Patch LFO Square to S+H Clock in. And you get your random voltage at the S+H CV out socket. - Page 20 Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions Mixer Six input audio (or CV, but not both at once!) mono mixer. There are two outputs. Normal (positive) and inverted (negative). Inverted output flips the waveform. The positive output is hard wired to the Signal Meter.
- Page 21 Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions MultiMode Voltage Controlled Filter / VCA This is a multimode 12db diode ladder filter similar to that found in the 1970s Korg MS20. The top filter is High Pass, the lower one is Low Pass. As they are in series they can be set up to act also as a Band Pass filter.
- Page 22 Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions The VCA is placed in the same block on the panel, but is separate and would need to be patch in. VCF CONTROLS The VCF controls are all standard. The two VCFs have their own Cut-off, Resonance (Q) and CV Level controls.
- Page 23 Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions Matrix Panel PATCHING Patching using matrix pins is essentially no different than using patch cables. So if you know how to patch up a synth using cables, you can do it with pins also. Just be careful - the pins can bend if you are careless. We have been handling these pins for over...
- Page 24 Resistor pins (long ones). Advantages: usually mix signals better! Disadvantages: they are very expensive since they are custom made for Analogue Solutions. It is best to generally use the short ‘zero ohm’ shorting pins, for no other reason that these are the lower cost of the two types, so you’re likely to have more of them.
- Page 25 Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions Pin Patch LED system Each circuit destination you patch up using the pins will light up. There will be a LED inside the jack socket of the signal destination. This can help you see where the signal you patched in has gone.
- Page 26 Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions Patch Details: __________________________________________________________________________...
- Page 27 Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions No Signal? There are many settings that can kill the sound! Vostok is immensely flexible making an insanely wide range of sounds, many of which can give you no output due to extreme filtering. GENERAL THINGS- Do you have audio going into the synth’s mixer?
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Page 28: Specification
Vostok2020 Analogue Solutions Specification Weight: 4.5Kg Boxed weight 5Kg Size: 450mm wide 145mm deep 305mm high With optional rack ears, it is 7U high. Power: 24V DC regulated 750mA 2.1mm plug... -
Page 29: Warranty
(such as extremes of temperature and/or moisture) or to wear resulting from normal use. At the sole discretion of Analogue Solutions, the warranty is deemed to be void should the unit be or considered to have been opened or any other modifications or tampering be carried out by unauthorised parties.
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