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Rossum Electro-Music MOB OF EMUS Operation Manual

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MOB OF EMUS
Polyfunctional
Harmonic Sextet
Operation Manual
_111520_v02
Copyright 2020 Rossum Electro-Music LLC
www.rossum-electro.com

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  • Page 1 MOB OF EMUS Polyfunctional Harmonic Sextet Operation Manual _111520_v02 Copyright 2020 Rossum Electro-Music LLC www.rossum-electro.com...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Contents 1. Introduction 2. Module Installation 3. Overview 4. Basic Functionality 5. Make Some Noise! 6. Tap/Trig Button & Jack 7. Real-time Controls 8. Hex Mode 9. Channel Selectors and LEDs 10. CV Inputs 11. Outputs 12. Presets 13. Updating Software 14.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    Harmonic Sextet. This manual will give you with your Panharmonium, tell us about it the information you need to get the most here: out of Mob of Emus. The manual assumes you already have a basic understanding http://www.rossum-electro.com/support/ of synthesis and synthesizers. If you’re just...

  • Page 4: Module Installation

    2. Module Installation As you will have no doubt noticed, the rear of Mob of Emus is a circuit board with exposed parts and connections. When handling Panharmonium, it’s best that you hold it by the edges of the front panel or circuit board.

  • Page 5: Overview

    3. Overview...
  • Page 6 What is Mob of Emus? Mob of Emus is a flexible music and sound design tool that gives you an extensive collection of multi-channel synthesis functions in a mere 16HP. Mob of Emus provides up to six channels of oscillators, noise sources, cyclical and 1-...

  • Page 7: Basic Functionality

    4. Basic Functionality CV Inputs Before we jump into individual functions in detail, let’s take a quick look at Mob of Emus’ The six CV inputs accept signals in the range structural organization. of +/-5V and operate in one of 6 modes.
  • Page 8 Real-Time Controls H.GAIN/MIX Sets channel level in dB, from -infinity to 0. The real- Option 1: Include or remove a channel from time controls the MIX output. function in a primary mode VARIATION/WARP Sets the probability that a (labeled in channel will ratchet or drop a step.
  • Page 9 Hex layer. However, Mob of Emus will higher frequencies towards the top. continue to apply the Hex layer offsets and Of course, you can set channel...

  • Page 10: Make Some Noise

    5. Make Some Noise! The quickest way to hear some of what Mob of Emus can do is to check out the Presets that come pre-loaded from the factory. Refer to Chapter 16 for details about the intended effect of each preset. Select a preset by clicking or double-clicking the desired button in the Preset section.

  • Page 11: Tap/Trig Button & Jack

    Hex Mode Frequency an external clock and ensuring that all parameter. Mob of Emus will average the of Mob of Emus’ channels remain phase period between your clicks to derive the synchronized.
  • Page 12 Trigger Mode: Channel 4, 5, and 6 LEDs Trigger vs Phase Reset As far as Mob of Emus is concerned, triggering a channel and resetting the phase of a channel are essentially the same thing. In each case, a channel’s wave instantly resets to its beginning and plays from there.

  • Page 13: Real-Time Controls

    7. Real-Time Controls The real-time controls give you immediate When Option 1 is latched, the Channel access to all of a channel’s key parameters Output Viewer is active and clicking a (or the key parameters of all of the channels Channel Selection button triggers or resets in Hex Mode).
  • Page 14 Allows fine tuning of the channel’s Exploration frequency. Option 2: Sets the channel’s tuning to In selecting Mob of Emus’ real-time semitones. controls, it was our goal to encourage experimentation and exploration. Particularly In Hex Mode: when it comes to additive harmonic synthesis...
  • Page 15 In Hex Mode: In Individual Mode: Primary: Primary: Offsets all channels’ octaves over a Selects a channel’s waveshape range of +/- 5 octaves from Bank 1 Option 1: Option 1: Doubles the offset range to +/- 10 Selects a channel’s waveshape octaves.
  • Page 16 Bank 2 Envelopes and smoothed random output voltage. The durations of the envelope segments (attack, decay, sustain, release) are quantized to multiples of 1/16th of the channel frequency, making them particularly applicable to rhythmically synced patterns. The envelopes have a voltage NOTE: range of 0-5V.
  • Page 17 Bank 3 PHASE/SYNC/1S Rhythm Patterns and Filtered Noise This control allows you set a channel’s phase offset, from The rhythm patterns are 16 step micro- 0-360 degrees, to enable hard sequences that can be useful in setting up a sync with Channel 1 as the basic drum/rhythm pattern.
  • Page 18 HARM#/SERIES 16th note 21tuplet (21 over 16) 16th note 11tuplet (11 over 8) This is the primary control for 16th note 23tuplet (23 over 16) quickly setting up the various harmonic relationships of the 16th note triplet (3 over 2) channels.
  • Page 19 Hex Mode Harmonic Series H.GAIN/MIX Unison {1,1,1,1,1,1} In Individual Mode, this control lets you set levels for the All {1,2,3,4,5,6} individual channels and also Rhythms controls whether a particular Powers of 2 4/4 Rhythm {1,2,4,8,16,32} channel appears in the Mix output.
  • Page 20 VARIATION/WARP The range from 12 o’clock NOTE: clockwise to 1:30 is specifically designed The Variation function lets to provide a chorus effect. you set the percentage probability that, for each As the knob is turned counterclockwise from frequency period, a channel’s 12 o’clock, the channels are shifted closer frequency will either ratchet together, until, at full counterclockwise,...
  • Page 21 When Hex mode is enabled and one or more channels are selected, all parameter edits will affect the selected channels, not the Hex layer. However, Mob of Emus will continue to apply the Hex layer offsets and modifications, allowing you to make edits to the individual channels while hearing the Hex Mode offsets.

  • Page 22: Hex Mode

    When Hex mode is enabled and one or more channels are selected, all parameter edits will affect the selected channels, not the Hex layer. However, Mob of Emus will continue to apply the Hex layer offsets and modifications, allowing you to make edits to the individual channels while hearing the effects of the Hex Mode offsets.

  • Page 23: Channel Selectors And Leds

    9. Channel Selectors and LEDs The Channel Selector buttons are In Individual Mode, if no channels NOTE: used to select channels for editing, to are selected, adjusting any of the real-time manually trigger individual channels, controls will have no effect. To alert you to and to solo or mute individual that state (and hopefully avoid the impression channels.
  • Page 24 Channel Output Viewer Pot Value Meter Clicking and holding the Option button will Most of Mob of Emus’ parameters can be set cause the Channel Selector LEDs to display by ear. However, for ease in setting functions the output voltages of the six channels as that involve selecting discrete values or long as the Option button is held or latched.

  • Page 25: Cv Inputs

    +/-5V values for purposes of the wave shape of the individual channels. modulation. QUANT Converts Mob of Emus to a six channel pass-through quantizer! Allows you The CV inputs can function in one to quantize up to six external signals patched of six input modes.

  • Page 26: Outputs

    11. Outputs Mob of Emus provides 6 individual channel outputs and a summed Mix output. Nominal output levels are +/-5V, although the Mix output may be somewhat lower, depending on how the waves sum and phase against one another. All of the outputs will provide a maximum of +/-10V before clipping occurs.

  • Page 27: Presets

    Pot values When you deselect ANOTHER NOTE: Hex Mode a preset, Mob of Emus reverts to the parameter values of the physical controls. CV Input Mode Tap/Trig Jack Mode Saving Presets Channel Selection, Solo, and Mute states...

  • Page 28: Updating Software

    13. Updating Software Mob of Emus provides the ability to update its operating software via a WAV file. The latest version of software will always be available at the Downloads tab of the Mob of Emus web page: http://www.rossum-electro.com/products/ mob_of_emus...
  • Page 29 How to Update Software Patch your audio file player into the 6/ FREQ CV input. Hold the HEX button and the Channel 5 button as you power up your system. The Channel 1 and Preset 1 LEDs will be lit, and the HEX LED will be off. .
  • Page 30 Hints for Playing Back WAV Files In fact, if you are having any problem > streaming the file, downloading the file The basic requirements for successful WAV locally and playing it from there is a good file playback for software updates is that the alternative.

  • Page 31: Utilities

    14. Utilities Mob of Emus offers a variety of utility functions, including the ability to archive and restore saved Presets as WAV files. To access the utility functions, press and hold Tap + Hex + Option. All of the LEDs will “chase”...
  • Page 32 Preset 1 LED and the Channel Selector 3 LED Here’s how: would be lit. Patch Mob of Emus’ Mix Output to the Preset 2: Set Default Parameter Values. input of your WAV recorder. We’ve found Press and hold the Preset 2 button for at...
  • Page 33 “chase” and the Hex button will flash. You will light and the Preset 5 LED will double- will then have the following options: flash to indicate Mob of Emus is waiting for audio. Click a Preset button to transmit one of Preset 1–6.
  • Page 34 To transmit a preset: If the transfer wasn’t successful, an error code will be displayed in the Channel Patch Mob of Emus’ Mix Output to the Selector LEDs. Press Hex to return to input of your WAV recorder. normal operation. If you continue to Start recording on your WAV recorder.

  • Page 35: Button Function Reference

    15. Button Function Reference For quick reference, here are guides to Mob of Emus’ various button functions. They are also available on the Quick Start Guide that accompanied your module. You might want to keep them near your system until they become second nature to you.
  • Page 36 PRESET BUTTONS Load or deselect (if selected) preset 1–6 CLICK: Load or deselect (if selected) preset 7–12 DOUBLE-CLICK: Save to preset 1–6 CLICK AND HOLD FOR AT LEAST 3 SECONDS: DOUBLE-CLICK AND HOLD FOR AT LEAST 3 SECONDS: Save to preset 7-12 DOUBLE-CLICK AND HOLD OPTION FOR 1 SECOND (LEDS WILL Select CV input mode CHASE) AND CLICK A BUTTON:...

  • Page 37: Factory Presets

    16. Factory Presets Rhythm: 4/4 Drums with Variation To help you get started, we’ve created some presets for you to play around with. Check Rhythmic trigger patterns using the them out, mess with the various parameters, patterns in Wave Bank 3 and the Variation and see (and hear) what happens.
  • Page 38 Rhythm: 4/4 Drums Template The next six presets can also serve as This is a templates for quickly setting up your own template for setting up a basic 4/4 drum patches using various functions. or rhythm pattern (with just a slight bit of positive Variation).
  • Page 39 Template: External Quantizer CV input mode is set to Quant. Each channel (and the Mix output) is set to a different scale: 1: Pentatonic 2: Major Triad 3: Maj7 4: Major 5: Sus4add9 6: Sus4add9 open voicing Mix: Pentatonic Patch external modulation signals into the >...

  • Page 40: From Dave's Lab

    +5V and +12V supplies, potentially damaging the power supply and any modules that use +5V. To prevent this, Rossum Electro-Music modules deviate from the standard Eurorack power connector by leaving power connector pins 9 and 10 open, rather than connecting them to ground.

  • Page 41: Acknowledgements

    18. Acknowledgements A number of wonderful people generously provided help, advice, encouragement, and inspiration during the development of Panharmonium. Many thanks from the Rossum Electro-Music team to: Patrick Aurelio Jonathan Bliss Nancy Enge Reek Havok Mihai Ionescu Kurt Kurasaki William Mathewson Chris Meyer Bill Putnam, Jr.

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