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Summary of Contents for FORS Superberry
- Page 1 Superberry user’s handbook digital & delicious synthesizer...
- Page 2 Thank you. This year we found a way to nurture a sense of togetherness, while being far apart, by working on new tools for making music. We spent hours, days, exploring and talking about different ideas. We are both endlessly inspired by music, and this synthesizer is no ex- ception.
- Page 3 Index Introduction Synth Engine 2 ... The Supersaw 3 ... The Sub Oscillator 4 ... The Amp Envelope 5 ... Voice Settings Bokeh Delay(s) 6 ... Delay A 7 ... Delay B The LFO Roulette Sequencer 11 ... Pitch, Transposition & Trig 12 ...
- Page 6 Superberry 2020 Fors...
- Page 7 A delicious synthesizer for macOS & Max for Live featuring: 1 × Super sharp Supersaw Oscillator 1 × Stackable Sub Oscillator 1 × Ordinary AHR Envelope 2 × Diffusing Bokeh Delay 1 × Poly/Asymmetric Roulette Sequencer 1 × Flexible LFO Modulator...
- Page 8 The Supersaw This oscillator is a cluster of seven voices that can be spread apart in pitch, creating a buzzy and animated sound simulating a chorus. Detune controls the amount of pitch spread of the cluster oscillators. At 0% there is no detuning, and at 80% it is maximum supersaw.
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Page 9: The Sub Oscillator
The Sub Oscillator This oscillator follows the Supersaw, and can be transposed in octaves above or below it, useful for adding some sparkle or low end. Sub Mix controls the balance between the Supersaw and the Sub Oscillator. Sub Oct sets the octave of the Sub Oscillator relative to the Supersaw. - Page 10 The Amp Envelope This AHD envelope controls the dynamics of the synthesizer voice, attenuating the volume over time. Attack sets the duration of the initial stage of the envelope, which fades in the sound. At 0 the envelope will be very clicky, and a small fade in around 0.5 is recommended for softer onsets if desired.
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Page 11: Voice Control
Voice Control These parameters control the entire synth voice, including both of the oscillators. The triangle next to Voice opens a menu where you can set the number of voices that are at disposal. Pitch sets the transposition of the received note into the synthesizer. - Page 12 The Bokeh Delay(s) - A This effects pair creates a rhythmic echoing delay that can be diffused and filtered to turn into a reverb-like sound. sets the delay time in milliseconds and can be set to a note value by opening the triangle menu.
- Page 13 The Bokeh Delay(s) - B Delay B differs from A in that it’s in stereo and has a more dramatic Blur effect. It can also use Delay A as input for maximum ambience. The controls of Delay B are the same as A with the exception of two extra features: Send controls the amount of signal received...
- Page 14 The LFO The Low Frequency Oscillator is a modulation source that can be routed to some synth pa- rameters and animate the sound. destination, To change the LFO click on the Arrow icon then click on any of the knobs with a Dot next to it to select it.
- Page 15 Here's a trick! If you use the LFO with pitch track- Pitch ing enabled and assign it to will modulate the phase of the os- cillators, making the Superberry a 2-OP FM synth* *The Superberry is already an FM synth...
- Page 16 The Roulette Sequencer The sequencer sends note and rhythm data to the synth engine for generating melodies. It is entirely polymetric and asymmetric. Selected Start/Stop Pitch Pattern Length Clock Divider Pitch Offset Pitch Data Pattern Length Note Triggers Musical Tonic Velocity pattern Scale...
- Page 17 Pitch, Transposition & Trig The sequencer starts with 'Pitch' for its base note. It then goes through two transposition stages and is finally sent as a note by Trig. Pitch is a list of pitches that can have a length of up to 16 values set by In the Pitch...
- Page 18 Polymeters & Asymmetry As mentioned previously, the sequencer is always polymetric and also asymmetric. This means that the pitch information is detached from the trig events. This means you can create complex sequences that evolve over time depending on the numerical relationships of the dif- ferent sequence lengths and how they create a continually rotating pattern.
- Page 19 Don't worry! Set the Scale to something nice like 'Phrygian' and type in some random numbers. You don't need to know how this works, really.
- Page 20 Settings The standalone version of the Superberry has a settings page where you can select your sound output and MIDI input, etc. Settings menu is opened by clicking on cog-wheel icon. In this menu you can configure your audio in- terface, sample rate and change the perfor- mance of the audio engine.
- Page 21 Recording The standalone version of the Superberry can record directly to a file on your computer. To record the output of the Superberry app, Record press the round button, it will then start blinking while indicating the elapsed time of the recording.
- Page 22 The standalone version of the Superberry can use different themes and colors that can be custom or selected from a few presets. To change the colors of Superberry, click on brush icon to open the Paint menu. Here you can set the color of each interface element in values.
- Page 23 Max for Live The Max for Live version of Superberry has the exact same controls and engine, but with the sequencer as a separate module. The Max for Live device requires Ableton Live Suite 10.1 or above.
- Page 24 Ess Mattisson & Felisha Ledesma Concept by & Design development by Ess Mattisson hi@fors.fm Questions? Contact us at Manual typeset in Blaze Type Inferi & Colophon Relative Cycling74 & Ableton Max 8, Max for Live by Jost* Indestructible Type* typeface by...
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