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SNAZZY FX product!! THE TIDAL WAVE IS A VERY POWERFUL MODULE WHICH CAN PROCESS AUDIO, WORK AS A SYNTH VOICE, CREATE HIGH FEEDBACK WAVE DESTRUCTION, PRETTY SYNTH PARTS, DEEP BASSLINES, OR ANYTHING IN BETWEEN. IF YOU ARE STILL NEW TO EURO-RACK MAKE SURE TO READ THE...
Installation: The Snazzy FX TIDALWAVE requires +/-12V to operate. It is designed for use with the euro format modular synthesizer system (please see) http://www.doepfer.de/a100_man/ a100t_e.htm. To install in your system, find space in your euro-rack synthesizer system, plug the 16pin power cable into the...
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Tidal Wave Quick Start Block Diagrams Auto Connection Block Diagram Trig Random Trigger WAVESHAPER VC Mixer BLOCK Switch Normalized Feedback Routing Switch VCF/OSC Normalized VC Mixer Switch MIXER Routing Switch Up Audio Processing Mode TO V.C. MIXER WAVESHAPER OUT FILTER BLOCK TO V.C.F.
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DONT FORGET TO TURN THE CV BUS TO OFF when you are trying to set up the TIDAL WAVE as a more traditional SYNTH VOICE. Why? So the Envelope or LFO are not varying the Pitch (cutoff) and...
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BUS SWITCH (20), the middle will be effected by the LFO triangle wave or Sine wave OR the MIX CV jack.! This is the knob which can bring the TIDAL WAVE Into many interesting areas of sound processing and filtering, taking advantage of comb filtering effects, and cancellation of signals.!
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VCA)! THE TIDAL WAVE VCA will be opened and closed ( your signal will be gated) based on the envelope CV which comes out of the Tidal Wave’s envelope. This is also an...
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So in order to hear whatever the rest of the TIDAL WAVE is doing BUT with amplitude control, simply take your OUTPUT from jack 37 (vca out)! NOW...start by setting ENV TRIG SOURCE (16) to SQUARE.! Set your LFO SPEED (4) to about 9 o clock. Set attack (13) to zero and release (14) to about 9 o clock.
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THIS BOTTOM MODE IS WHAT YOU WOULD ALSO USE FOR SETTING UP THE TIDAL WAVE AS A VOICE MODULE, AS THE VCF WOULD BE SET TO THE HIGH Q MODE, a 1/v oct signal would be patched into the vcf, and then the wave folder would manipulate the sine wave, and the whole thing would go into the VCA.!
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28. VCA CV JACK (allows VCA to be externally OPENED AND CLOSED from an external envelope) (internal envelope can still be used for modulation)! 29. ENV OUT JACK (allows TIDAL WAVE A/R ENV TO BE USED EXTERNALLY)! 30. INPUT/DRY (MAIN SIGNAL INPUT) connects to DRY of ROUTING SWITCH. and DRY of MIX SOURCE.!
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34. VCF OUT (can be used as a separate out if VCF is used separately) ! 35. LFO OUT (connects to LFO: SIDE of LFO BUS switch)! 36. VCA IN (allows for external Input to VCA) normals to VC MIX OUT! 37.
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MIX SOURCE SWITCH 1 VCF Left, WS Right 2 Dry Signel Left, WS Right 3 VCF Left, Dry Signel Right VC MIXER CV Input or CV from LFO Bus Switch VC MIXER POT VC MIXER OUT Normalized to VCA In...
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HELP@SNAZZYFX.COM WE LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU!! SNAZZY FX has a one year parts and six months labor warranty. This warranty covers defects and does not cover mis-use. If there is a problem with your SNAZZY please contact the dealer...
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