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- Page 1 USER MANUAL _FARFISA V...
- Page 2 Information contained in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Arturia. The software described in this manual is provided under the terms of a license agreement or non-disclosure agreement. The software license agreement specifies the terms and conditions for its lawful use.
- Page 3 Product version: 1.9.1 Revision date: 18 March 2022...
- Page 4 This manual covers the features and operation of the Farfisa V. Be sure to register your software as soon as possible! When you purchased Farfisa V you were sent a serial number and an unlock code by e-mail and/or the Arturia Software Center app.
- Page 5 Introduction Congratulations on Your Purchase of Arturia Farfisa V We’d like to thank you for purchasing Farfisa V, a virtual instrument that faithfully recreates the sound of the Farfisa Combo Compact Deluxe, a solid-state combo organ that was created by the Italian company Farfisa and used by many keyboardists in the 1960s and beyond.
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Page 6: Table Of Contents
What is Farfisa V? ................................. 3 1.2. History of the original instrument ..........................4 1.3. Appearances in popular music ............................ 5 1.4. What does Farfisa V add to the original?......................6 1.5. TAE-powered sounds ................................7 1.5.1. Arturia’s Secret Ingredient: TAE® ..................................7 1.5.2. - Page 7 5.1.5. Reverb and Vibrato controls ..................................... 50 5.1.6. The Bass Manual section ...................................... 51 5.2. The Amp and Pedals............................... 53 5.2.1. How this section works ......................................53 5.2.2. The Effect Pedals........................................53 5.2.3. The Amp ............................................54 5.2.4. Flanger pedal..........................................55 5.2.5.
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Page 8: Welcome To Farfisa V
Farfisa to your studio, we have added some 21st century features that were never available in the original! The Farfisa V is a software version of the classic Farfisa Combo Compact Deluxe organ. The instrument upon which this virtual model is based was a staple of popular music from its creation in the mid-1960s. -
Page 9: History Of The Original Instrument
The Farfisa Compact series had four models that appeared between 1964 and 1969. The Mini Compact was the smallest, and the Combo Compact came in two different versions. The Compact Deluxe – the model recreated by the Farfisa V – added significant features and the Compact Duo had dual keyboards. -
Page 10: Appearances In Popular Music
Elton John “Crocodile Rock” • Steve Reich "Four Organs" 1980s • Blondie • B-52’s • Squeeze • Talking Heads • Simple Minds • • Fleshtones 1990s • Green Day • Inspiral Carpets Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - Welcome to Farfisa V... -
Page 11: What Does Farfisa V Add To The Original
Attack/release envelopes for upper and lower keyboards to expand the sound palette. • Bass section waveform selector with eight choices. • Bass section tone control. • Tremolo sync to the computer sequencer's clock. • Repeat sync. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - Welcome to Farfisa V... -
Page 12: Tae-Powered Sounds
TAE® (True Analog Emulation) is Arturia's technology for emulating the analog circuits used in vintage instruments. TAE®’s software algorithms result in spot-on emulation of analog hardware. This is why Farfisa V offers an unparalleled quality of sound, as do all of Arturia’s virtual synthesizers and keyboards. -
Page 13: A Better Reproduction Of Analog Oscillator Waveforms
TAE® reproduces the result of this capacitor discharge in software. Directly below is a plot of a waveform from one of the hardware instruments that Arturia has emulated, followed by one generated by Arturia’s TAE®. As you can see, the waveforms are quite similar and both are equally deformed by the low-pass and high-pass filtering. -
Page 14: Additional Factors
Our implementation of the Farfisa V in software gives you access to these "tweakers" so you can have the twelve notes of the scale be in equal temperament (in tune) or slightly out of tune for an authentic sound. -
Page 15: Activation And First Start
Note: If you don’t have an Arturia account yet, you will need to create one. The process is quick, but it does require that you can access your email address during the registration process. Once you have acquired an Arturia account you will be able to register the product. -
Page 16: Initial Setup
2.2.1. Audio and MIDI settings : Windows At the top left of the Farfisa V application is a pull-down menu. It contains various setup options. Initially you will need to go to the menu and choose the Audio Settings option to get sound and MIDI flowing in and out. - Page 17 MIDI from the device you want to use to trigger the instrument. In standalone mode, Farfisa V listens for all MIDI channels so there’s no need to specify a channel. You can specify more than one MIDI device at once.
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Page 18: Audio And Midi Settings: Macos
Apart from that, the options work the same way as described above in the Windows section. Audio and MIDI settings (macOS) Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - Activation and First Start... -
Page 19: Using Farfisa V In Plug-In Mode
Farfisa V as a plug-in Farfisa V comes in VST, AU and AAX plug-in formats for use in all major DAW software like Cubase, Logic, Pro Tools and so on. You can load it as a plug-in instrument and its interface and settings work in the same way as in standalone mode, with a couple of differences: •... -
Page 20: User Interface
3. USER INTERFACE Farfisa V has many great features, and in this chapter we’ll make sure you know what each one does. We think you’ll be amazed at how quickly Farfisa V provides you with sounds that are inspiring and perfect for all sorts of projects. -
Page 21: Playing Notes From An Alphanumeric Keyboard
3.1.1. Playing notes from an alphanumeric keyboard When the Farfisa V is in standalone mode, you can also play notes by clicking on the Farfisa V window and typing on your computer's alphanumeric keyboard. The letters on the center "home"... -
Page 22: The Upper Toolbar
Advanced mode, and various MIDI mapping features. 3.2.1. The Farfisa V Menu Clicking on the Farfisa V box at the very top left hand corner of the instrument window opens a pull-down menu with nine important features. - Page 23 You can also enter freeform text comments in the Comments field which is handy for providing a more detailed description. This can help you remember a sound or to provide context to other Farfisa V users you are collaborating with.
- Page 24 A computer desktop with a single exported Farfisa preset Export • You can export any individual preset or an entire bank as a file using this command. Exporting a User Bank Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - User Interface...
- Page 25 Resize window options • Farfisa V’s window can be resized from 60% to 200% of its original size without any visual artifacts. On a smaller screen such as a laptop you might want to reduce the interface size so it doesn’t dominate the display. On a larger screen or a second monitor you can increase its size to get a better view of the controls.
- Page 26 ! The Audio Settings menu is only available in when using Farfisa V in Standalone mode. When using Farfisa V as a plugin, the host software handles all of the parameters in this menu including audio and MIDI routing, buffer size settings, and more.
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Page 27: Browsing Presets
On the left-center of the Farfisa V upper toolbar is an icon that looks like books on a shelf (|||\). This is the icon for the Preset library and browser. Clicking on this brings up a SEARCH screen that occupies the whole window (except the upper and lower toolbars). -
Page 28: Advanced Features
MIDI Controller to easily step through the available presets without having to use the mouse at all. 3.2.3. Advanced Features While the Farfisa V is a very accurate emulation of the classic Combo organ hardware, we have given you the option to use additional modern and powerful features that today's musicians will find useful. -
Page 29: The Lower Toolbar
3.3. The Lower Toolbar The Lower Toolbar runs along the bottom of the Farfisa V user interface and provides quick access to several important parameters and useful bits of information. • At the far left corner of the lower toolbar (not shown above) you will see a readout that displays the name of the parameter as you adjust or hover over a control. -
Page 30: The Side Panel
Let’s take them from left to right. 3.4.1. Settings This tab covers Global settings, which in Farfisa V selects the MIDI channel(s) on which it will receive MIDI input. You can select ALL (omni) or channels 1-16. -
Page 31: Midi Tab
The list of current MIDI CCs and what they control Click the Learn button in the MIDI tab to put Farfisa V into Learn mode. On the display, controls available for assignment to a MIDI controller turn purple, and controls that have already been assigned turn red. - Page 32 The Min and Max value columns for each parameter in the list let you scale the amount by which a parameter in Farfisa V changes in response to a physical control movement. For example, you might want the amp’s master volume to be controllable via hardware from 30% to 90%.
- Page 33 • AfterTouch All other MIDI CC numbers may be used to control any assignable parameter in Farfisa V. The Knee Lever is a special case: a switch in the Advanced panel lets it be controlled by a MIDI CC, PitchBend, or AfterTouch.
- Page 34 At the top right of the MIDI tab is a drop-down menu where you can select templates for many Arturia MIDI controllers. These map physical controls to many “most wanted” parameters in Farfisa V for a plug-and-play experience. A Generic template is also provided for third-party MIDI controllers.
- Page 35 Another drop-down menu lets you manage different sets of MIDI maps for controlling Farfisa V from MIDI hardware. You can save or save as the current MIDI assignment setup, delete it, import a configuration file, or export the currently active one.
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Page 36: Macro Tab
1.00; this means that MTB 8 will always be on at any setting of the macro. But you can't know exactly what this macro does without looking at the curve of each parameter, see below. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - User Interface... -
Page 37: Tutorials
Farfisa Main Menu [p.17]), you can click on titles for the individual chapters, which in turn will take you through different areas of Farfisa V in steps. The parts of the panel to focus on are highlighted as you go. -
Page 38: The Preset Browser
4. THE PRESET BROWSER The Preset Browser is how you search, load and manage sounds in Farfisa V. It has a couple of different views but they all access the same banks of Presets. To access the search view, click the browser button (the icon that looks like books on a library shelf: |||\). - Page 39 Searching for Jazz ♪ To search all presets, make sure that Explore is selected in the left sidebar. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - The Preset Browser...
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Page 40: Using Tags As A Filter
Types using Cmd-click (macOS) or Ctrl-click (Windows). For example, if you aren't sure whether the preset you're looking for was tagged with Keys or Pad, select both to broaden the search. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - The Preset Browser... -
Page 41: Styles
Click on a bank to select it. To select more than one bank, hold Cmd & click (macOS) or Ctrl & click (Windows) on the additional bank(s) you want to search. Click again to deselect a bank. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - The Preset Browser... -
Page 42: Search Results Window
Click the TYPE header in the second column to do the same thing by Type. Click the Arturia logo to the left of TYPE to bring factory-featured Presets to the top of the list. These will appear just under any Presets you have liked [p.38]. -
Page 43: Liking Presets
A browser window with your favorites at the top of the list Use as many of the sorting and filtering features as you need and you will find the exact sound you want every time. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - The Preset Browser... -
Page 44: Left Sidebar
The leftmost section of the Preset Browser determines what is displayed in the central Search and Results [p.33] section. The topmost option is: The Explore section is the default. It lets you search all the Presets loaded into Farfisa V as we did in the previous section. 4.4.1. My Library This chooses from among every Preset and bank you currently have access to in Farfisa V, with some convenient options. -
Page 45: Playlists Area
The bottom part of the sidebar displays any Playlists you have created or imported. Playlists are a very powerful management tool for set lists for gigs. Learn more about them in the Playlists [p.44] section below. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - The Preset Browser... -
Page 46: Preset Info (Right Sidebar)
Edit Styles window in the center section. Click any additional styles/genres/ characteristics for the Preset; they will be highlighted. To remove a style from the Preset, click on it to remove the highlight. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - The Preset Browser... -
Page 47: Preset Info Mini-Menu
Save, Save As, Delete Preset, or Add Preset To Playlist. (The last choice will add this preset to the bottom of the last playlist you have selected.) Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - The Preset Browser... -
Page 48: Preset Selection: Other Methods
These are simply larger duplicates of the Macro knobs in the bottom toolbar. Move one and its partner moves with it. Assigning parameters to Macros is covered in the Macro Tab [p.31] section of Chapter 3. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - The Preset Browser... -
Page 49: Playlists
Click and drag from the Search Results list onto one of the playlists To view the contents of a playlist, click on the playlist name. Click the Save button at the top to save the additions to your playlist. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - The Preset Browser... -
Page 50: Re-Order The Presets
To delete a Preset from a playlist, right-click on its name to bring up a pop-up menu. This menu also includes Copy, Paste, Duplicate, and Save As options. More management options are described below. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - The Preset Browser... -
Page 51: Playlist Management
Revert changes when switching Preset: If this is checked when you save a • Playlist, Farfisa V will save only the edits you have made to the current preset. If unchecked, all edits you’ve made to Presets in that Playlist are saved. -
Page 52: Main Panel And Features
5. MAIN PANEL AND FEATURES 5.1. Front panel The front panel of Farfisa V is where you control how the keyboard generates sound and how its effects operate. The virtual instrument is modeled on a mix of the original Combo Compact Deluxe and Compact Duo models in terms of its front panel, and has some additional features that we've added "under the hood"... -
Page 53: Multi-Tone Booster (Mtb) Voices
FLUTE stops in the treble section; but only in MTB mode can you use the Knee Lever to turn up the high frequencies, or turn ALL BOOST ON to maximize the high- frequency content (i.e. as if the Knee Lever is at 100%). Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - Main Panel and Features... -
Page 54: Repeat - Percuss Controls
In PERC mode the percussion is triggered at the beginning of each key you play, and doesn't repeat. PERCUSS knob: sets the decay time of the percussion section to FAST, MEDIUM, • or SLOW. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - Main Panel and Features... -
Page 55: Tremolo Control
• REV ON/OFF: enables or disables the reverb effect. The reverb type and level • are set in the Advanced section, something that wasn't possible on the original instruments. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - Main Panel and Features... -
Page 56: The Bass Manual Section
The bass manual can be used instead of having a bass guitar player since the tone can be made to sound big and heavy. Additionally, the Farfisa V's Advanced features let you use the left side of the keyboard as a secondary organ part (a "lower manual") with completely different waveforms to add weight to the overall organ part. - Page 57 PERC ON/OFF turns the percussive attack of the bass section on (adding a little • punch to the start of each note) or off. When PERC is ON, the LONG/SHORT switch sets the decay speed of the • percussive attack. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - Main Panel and Features...
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Page 58: The Amp And Pedals
The "floor" at the bottom of the Farfisa V window features five faithful re-creations of vintage effect processors, followed by an emulation of an open-back tube amp. -
Page 59: The Amp
OFF AXIS which uses a mic pointed at an angle, which gives a slightly less direct character. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - Main Panel and Features... -
Page 60: Flanger Pedal
RATE Controls the sweep speed of the flange effect . Resonance: the output is increasingly fed back to the input, making the phase cancellations more pronounced, and repeating delays. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - Main Panel and Features... -
Page 61: Phaser Pedal
Sets the width of the stereo field from mono to full stereo. The stereo effect is summed to mono STEREO if the Amp is on. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - Main Panel and Features... -
Page 62: Chorus Pedal
Sets the number of chorus voices and how they interact. Type 1 is a stereo voice that varies in TYPE pitch, Type 2 adds another, and Type 3 is the most complex set of voices. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - Main Panel and Features... -
Page 63: Analog Delay Pedal
At higher settings of DEPTH the echoes will have pitch modulation (at slow LFO rates) or will have their own unique vibrato (at high LFO rates). Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - Main Panel and Features... -
Page 64: Overdrive Pedal
Output gain, from 0 dB to 10 dB. Use this to compensate for increased output gain caused by the OUTPUT other settings. Controls how much high end is in the tone. At full counter-clockwise, the treble frequencies are TONE muted; turn clockwise for more high end distortion. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - Main Panel and Features... -
Page 65: The Swell Pedal
As such it’s a perfect candidate for MIDI assigning to a real hardware expression or volume pedal so you can get a much more authentic playing experience when triggering Farfisa V from your MIDI keyboard. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - Main Panel and Features... -
Page 66: Advanced Panel
Noise level control if you want to add authentic analog transistor grunge...or not. • Master volume, bass and treble controls. • Additional knee lever controls that can change it to wah-wah mode and select which MIDI controllers affect it. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - Advanced Panel... -
Page 67: The Voice Tune Section
1 extra divider for the low “C” note, so there is a total of (1+5)*12+1=73 frequencies being generated all the time (even more in Farfisa V, because of its extended key range). This system of oscillators and dividers also accounts for the fact that the same notes in different octaves (e.g. -
Page 68: The Bass Wave Section
63 Hz, guess what happens when TONE is set to cut off everything above 20 Hz? Nothing gets through, and the BASS section is effectively silenced. The RESO knob lets you change the resonance of the tone filter. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - Advanced Panel... -
Page 69: Noise Level Control
(treble) keys have been released. If you play legato, no new attacks will be generated. This is more or less like some string synths (e.g. the ARP Solina / Arturia Solina V), and the percussion tab of the Hammond B3 organ. -
Page 70: The Envelope Section
Turned to the right, the release is slower and the note will sustain and fade out over time. Again this is better for pad or string style sounds. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - Advanced Panel... -
Page 71: The User Wave Section
WAVE is set to either Additive or Shape. When the Offset knob is at 100% you hear all harmonics, at 50% you only hear about half of them, and at 0% you only hear the first harmonic (the fundamental tone). Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - Advanced Panel... -
Page 72: Master Volume And Eq
Note that the beige REV switch on the front panel between the Advanced Panel and the keyboard must be ON or you won't hear any reverb at all. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - Advanced Panel... -
Page 73: Reverb Type
RV-2 - Two Furman RV-1 spring reverbs in a stereo configuration with 4 different EQ settings. • DEP-5 - Roland DEP-5 digital effects processor with 3 different reverb lengths. • RSP-550 - Roland RSP-550 stereo signal processor with 3 different types. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - Advanced Panel... -
Page 74: The Knee Lever Section
Knee Lever has no effect. In Wah mode the Knee Lever affects all treble voices (green or white tabs), but again not the bass. Arturia - User Manual Farfisa V - Advanced Panel... -
Page 75: Software License Agreement
The License is not a sale of the original SOFTWARE. 2. Grant of License Arturia grants you a non-exclusive license for the use of the software according to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. You may not lease, loan or sub- license the software. - Page 76 (a) return of the purchase price or (b) replacement of the disk that does not meet the Limited Warranty and which is returned to Arturia with a copy of your receipt. This limited Warranty is void if failure of the software has resulted from accident, abuse, modification, or misapplication.