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Dreadbox Nymphes Owner's Manual

G-voice analog synthesizer
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1.3 Signal flow diagram
2.1 Power considerations
5.2 CHORD
5.5 MOD W (modulation wheel)
5.6 VELO (keyboard velocity)
5.7 AFTER (keyboard aftertouch)
5.8 MIDI C (midi channel)
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    1. Introduction 1.1 Key features 1.2 Included in the box 1.3 Signal flow diagram 1.4 Connections 2. Getting started with the Nymphes 2.1 Power considerations 2.2 Quick Start Guide 3. Programming the Nymphes 3.1 The Basics of How a Synth Works 3.2 Shift Button...
  • Page 2 Nymphes is not multitimbral, it does not have a keyboard or a sequencer and the modulation matrix is far more complex than the Six-track. Yet, it keeps the exact same idea, affordable to the masses with no sound compromises.

  • Page 3: Introduction

    - DIN5 to 3,5mm cable Please note that a USB mains adapter or power supply is not included. Almost any USB adapter will work with the Nymphes, but there are some power considerations, so please check the “Connections” section of the manual before plugging in your Nymphes.

  • Page 4: Getting Started With The Nymphes

    You can easily avoid those situations by following these simple rules: - When you turn the Nymphes on, there is a burst of noise occurring. This is normal but in order for this to happen, make sure you have the level of your monitor/amp turned off.

  • Page 5: Quick Start Guide

    2.2 Quick Start Guide THE SHIFT BUTTON Double click the SHIFT button and its LED will be lit. You can now control all the parameters labeled above the sliders. Another access these parameters is by holding down the SHIFT button while changing the values of the parameters in the pink areas (similar to how you use the SHIFT button on a computer’s...
  • Page 6 HOW TO SAVE A USER PRESET 3. With the SHIFT 4. Press SAVE to 1. While holding 2. With the SHIFT button OFF, select store the selected down SHIFT, button ON, select a preset with the user preset. press SAVE. Its a bank with the rotary switch.
  • Page 7 HOW TO CONTROL THE MENU 1. Press MENU and select LFO 2. 4. Press MENU to exit. 2. These sliders set the LFO 2 3. These sliders set the LFO 2 modulation destinations and controls, corresponding to either amounts, corresponding to either SHIFT ON or SHIFT OFF SHIFT ON or SHIFT OFF parameter.
  • Page 8 ADDING REVERB 2. These sliders are now corresponding to the 2 indicated top row. The rest of the synthesizer’s controls are inactive. 1. Press MENU and select REVERB. HOW TO USE MOD WHEEL, VELOCITY AND AFTERTOUCH 1. Press MENU and select either MOD W, VELO or AFTER.

  • Page 9: Programming The Nymphes

    Classic-style analog synthesizers usually offer a similar list of waveforms, and the Nymphes as well offers all the usual suspects: saw, square, pulse, and triangle. After a synthesizer’s waveform produces a tone, it is usually sent to the filter.

  • Page 10: Shift Button

    3.2 The SHIFT Button Though there are only 14 sliders on the Nymphes, by using just the SHIFT button with those 14 sliders, you can easily access 28 parameters for controlling and programming the synth. When the SHIFT button is lit, the 14 labels on top of the sliders describe the parameter that each slider controls.

  • Page 11: Filter

    Important to note, envelopes are unipolar. 3.4 Filter The Nymphes has a 24db lowpass (LP), resonant filter which feeds into a 6db High Pass (HP), non-resonant filter. The 6 available settings in the filter section are controlled with the 3 sliders and the shift button.

  • Page 12: Envelope

    3.6 LFO The Nymphes has 2 Low Frequency Oscillators or LFO’s referred to as LFO1 and LFO2. Both are bipolar and can be used to modulate various parameters on the synth. LFO 1 is polyphonic and can only modulate 1) the frequency or pitch of the oscillator and 2) the filter cutoff.

  • Page 13: Notes About Modulation

    LFO will only cycle one time, and can also be used like a secondary envelope shaped by the LFO waveform. 3.7 Notes about modulation The Nymphes offers a respectable selection of modulation options, letting you manipulate and modulate the sound in various ways. Some of the modulation sources are not assignable, meaning they are already assigned to certain modulation destinations.

  • Page 14: Saving And Loading

    4. Saving and Loading 4.1 Loading a patch The Nymphes has 49 factory preset patches and 49 user patches. Each of the 49 storage locations, A1 through G7 can contain both a factory preset patch or a user patch. How to load either a preset or user patch is described below.

  • Page 15: Menu Accessible Parameters

    The menu section lets you access parameters and settings that help you further: 1) program your patches and 2) configure how the Nymphes operates. To access any of the menu items, just press the MENU button, which will light up, and using the rotary selector, choose numbers 1 through 7.

  • Page 16: Lfo

    100%. If the slider is half way up, the modulation amount will be 50%. If the slider is all the way down, the modulation is 0% or basically turned off. 4) Press the MENU button to exit, the MENU light will go off, and the Nymphes is now back in normal operation.
  • Page 17 LFO 2 is mixed in there. If LFO2 amount is at max, the slider value will have no effect. We strongly suggest you to experiment with modulations and the way they are added, especially with LFO2, as we consider it on of the strongest morphing points that Nymphes has to offer.

  • Page 18: Global Settings

    6. Global Settings The global settings offer six more parameters that affect the Nymphes’ operation. These are the only parameters that are saved outside of the normal patch settings. See the MENU MAP for a graphic description of the steps outlined below.

  • Page 19: Preset List

    7. Preset List NAME MODE REVERB MOD WHEEL VELOCITY AFTERTOUCH LFO1 MODE LFO2 MODE LONG PAD 1 POLY LONG PITCH LFO MOVING PAD POLY SMALL WAVE LFO1 RATE HIGH SOFT PAD 1 POLY MEDIUM PITCH LFO LEAD PITCH LFO ETHEREAL 1 POLY LONG BASS 1...

  • Page 20: Cc List

    8. CC List Controls Value Notes Modwheel 0-127 Filter Control 0-127 HPF Cutoff 0-127 LPF Cutoff 0-127 Glide 0-127 LPF Tracking 0-127 AMP Level 0-127 Resonance 0-127 LPF EG Depth 0-127 LPF Cutoff LFO Depth Oscillator Control 0-127 PulseWidth OSC Wave 0-127 0-127 OSC Level...
  • Page 21 Reverb Control Reverb Size 0-127 Reverb Decay 0-127 Reverb Filter 0-127 Reverb Mix 0-127 Mod Source Control Mod Source Selector LFO 2, ModWheel, Velocity, Aftertouch Mod Source OSC Wave Depth 0-127 Mod Source OSC Level Depth 0-127 Mod Source Sub Level Depth 0-127 Mod Source Noise Level Depth 0-127...

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