NONLINEAR LABS C15 Quick Start Manual

ENVELOPE A
Loading a Preset
BP Level Open the Preset screen by pressing Deacay 2 Sustain Release
ENVELOPE A
Preset . Select a preset by the encoder
ENVELOPE A
or Dec/Inc .
When "Direct Load" is on, the preset will
BP Level Deacay 2 Sustain Release
be loaded instantly, otherwise Enter
Decay 2 Level Vel Level KT Gain
will load the preset. Toggle "Direct Load"
ENVELOPE A
mode by pressing so button .
Other preset banks can be selected by the
ENVELOPE B
Decay 2 Level Vel Level KT Gain
two so buttons .
Level KT Level Vel Level KT Gain
ENVELOPE B
ENVELOPE B
Level KT Level Vel Level KT Gain
Storing a Preset
BP Level Deacay 2 Sustain Release
ENVELOPE B
Pressing Store opens the Preset
screen in Store mode.
FEEDBACK MIXER
With the so button you can choose
BP Level Deacay 2 Sustain Release
"Append", "Overwrite" or "Insert", creating
S.V.F. E ects Reverb Drive Level
a new preset at the end of the list
COMB FILTER
(append), behind the selected preset
(insert), or overwriting the data of the
Pitch Decay AP Tune Hi Cut PM
selected preset (overwrite).
The store location can be changed by the
STATE VARIABLE FILTER
encoder or Dec/Inc .
ENVELOPE A
To finish the store process press Enter
omb Mix Cut O Reson Spread FM
Store
Pressing Attack Decay 1 will cancel the BP Level Deacay 2
OUTPUT MIXER
process. When storing a new preset the FEEDBACK MIXER
ENVELOPE C
text-input screen will open, so you can
S.V.F. B edit the label. E ects Comb Attack Deacy 1 Reverb S.V.F. Decay 2 Drive Drive Level Vel Level Level
COMB FILTER
ENVELOPE C
Pitch Decay AP Tune Hi Cut PM
Release Level Vel Level KT Level Vel
ENVELOPE B
STATE VARIABLE FILTER
Edit
Attack Deacy 1 BP Level Deacay 2
omb Mix Cut O Reson Spread FM
Certain elements include additional
functions which will be provided when OUTPUT MIXER
pressing Edit .
B Examples of additional functions are Comb S.V.F. Drive Level
"Rename", "Edit Info" (for presets, banks
and Macro Controls) as well as "Copy",
"Paste", "Delete" (for presets and banks).
Adjusting a Parameter
The parameters of the synth engine can Pitch Fluct
be accessed by the 96 selection buttons.
The LED of the actuated button will light
up. Dots below the LED indicate if
Pitch Fluct
additional parameters can be selected by
Drive Fold
pressing the button multiple times.
The stack of selectable parameters is also
shown at the right side of the display
Drive Fold
You can step through it by using the
so button .
The selected parameter can be adjusted
Drive Fold
by the encoder and Dec/Inc
Pressing Default recalls the default
value. The resolution can be toggled
Drive Fold
between coarse and fine by pressing
Pitch Fluct
Fine .
FLANGER
Pitch Fluct
Rate Env Time Mod AP Mod
Attack Decay 1
CABINET
ENVELOPE C
Drive Tilt Mix Center
Attack Deacy 1
ECHO
ENVELOPE C
Macro Controls
.
Time Feedback Mix Size
Sustain Up to four Macro Controls (MC) can be Release Pitch Fluct
Release Level Vel
MACRO CONTROLS
FLANGER
ENVELOPE A assigned to modify the sound of a preset.
You access them by their selection
Level KT Gain Rate Env Drive Time Mod Fold AP Mod
buttons .
Attack Deacy 1
Their labels and info can be defined per
CABINET
preset.
ENVELOPE B
For the selected MC the LEDs of the target
Drive Tilt Mix Center
parameters will blink.
Level KT Gain Drive Fold
The eight small bar graphs at the right
ECHO
end of the display show the influence of
ribbons, pedals, etc.
Sustain Release Pitch Fluct
Time Feedback Mix Size
MACRO CONTROLS
Quick Introduction to C15
OSCILLATOR A
Assigning a Macro Control
Phase The most significant parameters can PM Self PM B PM FB
OSCILLATOR A
follow movements of a Macro Control.
SHAPER A
In order to assign a Macro Control to a
selected parameter, use so button
Phase PM Self PM B PM FB
and select the desired Macro Control by
Asym Mix FB Mix Ring Mod
using the encoder or Dec/Inc
SHAPER A
When a Macro Control was assigned, use
. so button to focus on the
SHAPER B
Asym Mix FB Mix Ring Mod
modulation amount and adjust the
amount like a parameter. The modulation
amount of a parameter specifies intensity
Asym Mix FB Mix Ring Mod
. and direction of its movement, tailing the
SHAPER B
OSCILLATOR B
assigned Macro Control.
Asym Mix FB Mix Ring Mod
Phase PM Self PM A PM FB
OSCILLATOR B
ENVELOPE A
Phase PM Self PM A PM FB
Assigning Hardware Sources
Feedbk Mix
BP Level Macro Controls can follow movements of Deacay 2 Sustain Release Pitch
GAP FILTER
multiple Hardware Sources. There are
ENVELOPE A
eight Hardware Sources provided by the
Gap Mix
Decay 2 C15: four connectors for external pedals, Level Vel Level KT Gain Drive
two ribbons, the bender and
REVERB
monophonic a ertouch. In order to
OSCILLATOR A
ENVELOPE B
assign a Hardware Source to a selected
Color Mix
Phase Macro Control, use so button PM Self PM B PM FB Setup and
Level KT Level Vel Level KT Gain Drive
UNISON MASTER
select the desired Hardware Source by
SHAPER A
ENVELOPE B
Dec/Inc
using the encoder or
Asym Feedbk Voices When a Hardware Source was assigned, Mix Volume Mix FB Mix Ring Mod Sound
BP Level Deacay 2 Sustain Release Pitch
use so button to focus on the
GAP FILTER
modulation amount and adjust the
SHAPER B
amount like a parameter. The modulation
Gap Mix
amount specifies intensity and direction
Asym Mix FB Mix Ring Mod Info
of the movement, tailing the assigned
OSCILLATOR B
REVERB
Hardware Source.
Phase PM Self PM A PM FB Shi
Color Mix
UNISON MASTER
Voices Volume
Info
–
Press Info to get information about a
parameter or a preset. The infos of Macro
Controls and presets are user-definable.
Edit Panel
Setup
Setup
Sound
.
Sound
Info Fine
Info Fine
Shi Default Dec (–)
OSCILLATOR A
Shi Default Dec (–)
Fluct Phase PM Self PM B PM FB
SHAPER A
Fold Asym Mix FB Mix Ring Mod
– +
SHAPER B
Preset
Fold Asym Mix FB Mix Ring Mod
– +
Ribbon Functions
OSCILLATOR B
.
The display shows the labels of the
Store
Fluct Macro Controls to which the ribbons are Phase PM Self PM A PM FB
assigned (or "Not assigned").
The letter "a" or "r" indicates if the touch
strip works as absolute or relative input
Fine device. The last touched ribbon is Enter Edit
indicated by "<". For this ribbon Funct
toggles between absolute and relative
ENVELOPE A
Default Dec (–) Inc (+) Undo Redo
input.
Attack Decay 1 BP Level Deacay 2 Sustain Release Pitch Fluct
ENVELOPE C ENVELOPE A
With Mode the upper ribbon can be
Attack Deacy 1 Decay 2 Level Vel Level KT Gain Drive Fold
assigned to the currently selected
ENVELOPE C ENVELOPE B
parameter.
Release Level Vel Level KT Level Vel Level KT Gain Drive Fold
ENVELOPE B
Attack Deacy 1 BP Level Deacay 2 Sustain Release Pitch Fluct
+
Funct Mode
Preset
Preset
Store
Store
Enter Edit
Enter Edit
Inc (+) Undo Redo
Inc (+) Undo Redo
Setup
Sound
Funct Mode
FEEDBACK MIXER
Comb S.V.F. E ects Reverb
Info Fine
Note Shi
Funct Mode
COMB FILTER
–/+
With you can shi the
A – B Pitch Decay AP Tune
keyboard range up and down by octaves. Shi Default Dec (–) Inc (+)
Holding one of the buttons while pressing
the second will shi the pitch by
STATE VARIABLE FILTER
semitones.
A – B Comb Mix Cut O Reson
OUTPUT MIXER
– +
OSCILLATOR A
A B Comb S.V.F.
Phase PM Self PM B PM FB Setup Preset Comb
SHAPER A
Asym Mix FB Mix Ring Mod Sound Store A – B
Undo / Redo
SHAPER B
Asym Mix FB Mix Ring Mod Info Fine Enter Edit A – B
For un-doing and re-doing editing steps
OSCILLATOR B
use Undo/Redo . Pressing both of
Phase PM Self PM A PM FB Shi Default Dec (–) Inc (+) Undo Redo A
them at the same time will open the
undo list in the display .
– +
Funct Mode
Drive
Enter
Hi Cut
Undo
Spread
Func FEEDBAC
Drive
S.V.F. E ects
COMB F
Pitch Decay
STATE VARIA
Comb Mix Cut O
OUTPUT
B Comb