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UDO AUDIO SUPER 6 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 2 UDO SUPER 6 — OWNER’S MANUAL ©2020 UDO AUDIO VERSION 2.0 · AUGUST 2020 SUPPORT & DOWNLOADS: UDO-AUDIO.COM...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Connections Sound Design & Programming Oscillators DDS 1 Parameters Selecting Alternative Waveforms for DDS 1 DDS 2 Parameters Using DDS 2 as an LFO Enabling the Sub Oscillator Processing an External Audio Signal Mixer UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 4 Chorus Performance Control Section The Bender Control   Controlling Pitch and Filter Cutoff Frequency    Triggering LFO 2 to Modulate Pitch and Filter Cutoff Frequency  Portamento   Octave Selector & Transpose Function    Master Fine Tune  Master Volume Manual Using the Modulation Matrix Matrix Destination Mappings Direct Parameter Control Mappings Clearing Modulation Mappings Voice Assign Arpeggiator & Sequencer   Arpeggiator Mode  Sequencer Mode UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 5 Backing up Patches to Your Computer Backing up Waveforms to Your Computer Backing up Sequences to Your Computer MIDI Specifications System Real-Time Messages Channel Messages Channel Messages – Control Change   Non-Registered Parameter Numbers  System Exclusive Messages Glossary Support Information UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 6 THE FIRMWARE CONNECTIONS SOUND DESIGN & PROGRAMMING EFFECTS PERFORMANCE CONTROL SECTION USING THE MODULATION MATRIX VOICE ASSIGN ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT PATCH, WAVEFORM & SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 7: Important Safety Instructions

    Caution This product is not user serviceable. All servicing should be carried out by qualified personnel only. Please note that any changes or  modifications made to this product not expressly approved by UDO  Audio Ltd. could void the user’s authority granted by the FCC to operate the equipment. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 8: Acknowledgements

    THE FIRMWARE CONNECTIONS SOUND DESIGN & PROGRAMMING EFFECTS PERFORMANCE CONTROL SECTION USING THE MODULATION MATRIX VOICE ASSIGN ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT PATCH, WAVEFORM & SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual viii...

  • Page 9: Introduction

    QUICK START UPDATING The Super 6 is a result of years of hard work and many iterations of THE FIRMWARE development. My mission with the Super 6 has been to harmonise what CONNECTIONS I love about archetypal electronic instrument design with modern, novel synthesis technologies that excel at generating spatially dynamic results.

  • Page 10: Overview

    CONNECTIONS Direct Digital Synthesis is the signal generation method employed by both oscillator cores of the Super 6. At its centre is a clock signal – three SOUND DESIGN orders of magnitude higher than typical audio sample rates. The clock &...

  • Page 11: Quick Start

    The best way to PATCH, WAVEFORM & learn about how the Super 6 works is to get involved! You can always SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT come back later and read more about each of the Super 6’s sound MIDI SPECIFICATIONS shaping tools in the subsequent sections of this manual.

  • Page 12: Patches

    Patches NAVIGATION 128 patches are accessible from the front panel of the Super 6. You can IMPORTANT SAFETY edit these patches or use the memory slots to create, store and recall INSTRUCTIONS your own sounds. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW QUICK START...

  • Page 13: Selecting A Patch

    Selecting a Patch NAVIGATION Firstly, make sure you are in patch mode. The Super 6 defaults to this IMPORTANT SAFETY mode when you first turn it on but otherwise patch mode is accessed INSTRUCTIONS by pressing the button marked PATCH and ensuring its LED is lit. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW QUICK START UPDATING...

  • Page 14: Selecting A Different Patch

    Editing a Patch ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER The Super 6 has been designed to allow for quick and enjoyable patch GLOBAL SETTINGS editing. The instrument’s control panel is split into two horizontal halves. The bottom half provides plenty of performance controls, whereas the top MPE SUPPORT raised panel mainly consists of sound shaping controls.

  • Page 15: Saving A Sound As A Patch

    Pressing the PATCH button next to the SHIFT button will also toggle SUPPORT between the saved patch and the sound you were editing. Editing INFORMATION any saved patch will cause its corresponding patch select button LED to flash. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 16: Manual Mode: What You See Is What You Get

    Manual Mode: What you see is what you get! NAVIGATION In addition to patch storage the Super 6 also provides a manual mode. IMPORTANT SAFETY Manual mode is accessed by pressing the white MANUAL button located INSTRUCTIONS to the left-hand side of the keyboard. Entering manual mode ignores the...

  • Page 17: Starting From A Default Patch

    NAVIGATION Although stored patches make fantastic jumping-off points, sometimes  IMPORTANT SAFETY it may be useful to start from scratch. The Super 6 provides the ability to INSTRUCTIONS set the controls to a simple one oscillator sawtooth wave, giving you a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS basic starting point from which to create fresh sounds.

  • Page 18: Level Up

    Level Up! NAVIGATION The Super 6 has been designed to be played and tweaked in real-time IMPORTANT SAFETY and we encourage you to do precisely this on your journey of finding INSTRUCTIONS and creating new sounds. After all, this is by far the best way to learn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and fully understand the capabilities of your new instrument.

  • Page 19: Updating The Firmware

    THE FIRMWARE CONNECTIONS SOUND DESIGN & PROGRAMMING EFFECTS PERFORMANCE CONTROL SECTION USING THE MODULATION MATRIX VOICE ASSIGN ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT PATCH, WAVEFORM & SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 20: Connections

    THE FIRMWARE CONNECTIONS SOUND DESIGN & PROGRAMMING 1. Power Switch: Use this switch to power cycle the Super 6. EFFECTS 2. Power Connector: The AC power connector accepts a standard, PERFORMANCE grounded IEC power cord and operates over a range of 90 to 250 volts CONTROL SECTION and 50 to 60 Hz.
  • Page 21 3. USB Port: Connect the Super 6 to your computer using the included USB cable for bidirectional MIDI communication, patch and EFFECTS sequence management, firmware updates and to import new waveforms.   PERFORMANCE The Super 6 is a class-compliant device that does not require any drivers CONTROL SECTION to interface with a computer. USING THE MODULATION MATRIX 4. MIDI In, Out and Thru Ports: Standard 5-pin MIDI DIN connectors.

  • Page 22: Sound Design & Programming

    SOUND DESIGN & PROGRAMMING NAVIGATION IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS In this section we are going to explore the sound design capabilities of the Super 6 by explaining the function of every front panel control related ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS to the manipulation of sound. INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW Oscillators...

  • Page 23: Dds 1 Parameters

    DDS Modulator section (see pages 51 – 56). ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This essentially means that DDS1 is made up of seven free running INTRODUCTION oscillators, which gives the Super 6 its characteristic rich and wide sound. OVERVIEW QUICK START UPDATING...
  • Page 24 10. The detune spread of the oscillators can be adjusted in the DDS Modulator section and modulated by LFO 1 and/or envelope 1 (see pages 51 – 56 for more details). UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 25 See the following section on how GLOBAL SETTINGS to select additional waveforms for more information. MPE SUPPORT RANGE: This rotary control allows you to adjust the coarse frequency PATCH, WAVEFORM & of DDS 1 over a range from 64 to 2 feet. SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 26: Selecting Alternative Waveforms For Dds 1

    ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER currently selected waveform will light up as soon as you enter the waveform selection mode. GLOBAL SETTINGS 2. Press any of the other 15 buttons to select a different waveform. MPE SUPPORT PATCH, WAVEFORM & SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 27: Dds 2 Parameters

    DDS 2 from DDS 1 in order to create thicker sounds or to create intervals like thirds, fourths or fifths that can be played at the press of one key. The toggle switch in this oscillator subsection allows you to select three different modes that provide additional controls for DDS 2: · NORM: This is the default mode for DDS 2. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 28 DDS 2 being synced to DDS 1 GLOSSARY The cycles of DDS 1 SUPPORT INFORMATION DDS 2 being synced to DDS 1. In this example both oscillators are set to a sawtooth waveform. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 29: Using Dds 2 As An Lfo

    SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT You can route DDS 2 in LFO or default mode to all available modulation destinations via the modulation matrix. See page 67 – 70 for more details. MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 30: Enabling The Sub Oscillator

    You can adjust the level of the sub oscillator via the mixer section. MIDI SPECIFICATIONS The MIX control blends between the audio signals of DDS 1 and the sub oscillator. See pages 32 & 33 for more details on the mixer section. GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 31: Processing An External Audio Signal

    3. Return to editing your sound by pressing the SHIFT button again. If you don’t adjust the input gain manually, the gain defaults to a line input level that makes the external audio signal as loud as the Super 6’s oscillator signals. The audio input also features a gate-trigger detector so...

  • Page 32: Mixer

    1 will be audible. Likewise, only the audio signal of DDS 2 or that of an GLOSSARY external audio source will be audible if you turn the rotary control to its rightmost position. SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 33 Crossfading the signals of DDS 1 and DDS 2 across the keyboard. USING THE MODULATION MATRIX VOICE ASSIGN ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT PATCH, WAVEFORM & SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 34: Vcf (Voltage Controlled Filter)

    The high-pass filter (HPF) subtracts low frequencies. This can be  disabled (OFF) for bass sounds or set to a fixed value of around 500 Hz  (FIX) to remove ‘muddy’ low end from polyphonic sounds such as organs and low strings. It can also track the low-pass filter cutoff frequency (TRK)  to provide a pseudo band-pass filter where only a narrow band of frequencies is passed. The Super 6 provides various options for modulating the filter’s cutoff  frequency, making the filter section extremely flexible and capable of a wide range of sonic possibilities. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 35 If you increase the amount of resonance, the frequencies around the cutoff frequency as determined by the FREQ control will be SUPPORT INFORMATION emphasised and become more pronounced. The Super 6’s low-pass filter can be driven into self-oscillation if you set resonance to the highest  value. In this case, the filter will generate a pitch that is determined by the  frequency setting and a timbre that sounds like a sine wave. You may also control or rather play the filter’s pitch via the keyboard if you engage...
  • Page 36 This control is used in conjunction with the modulation source toggle switch (see below). You will learn more about how the envelopes can affect the filter in the paragraphs that cover the functionality of both  envelopes (see pages 41 – 45). The upper toggle switch allows you to select the source for the envelope modulation: UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 37 · ON: At this setting the filter cutoff frequency will also respond in relation  GLOSSARY to the pitch of the notes being played on the keyboard. This option SUPPORT allows for full key-tracking, meaning that the filter frequency will follow  INFORMATION the keyboard pitch in semitones. This is useful if you use the filter in self- oscillating mode, as the pitch generated by the filter will then precisely  follow the intervals you play on the keyboard, essentially allowing you to play the filter’s output signal like an oscillator. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 38: Vca (Voltage Controlled Amplifier)

    VCA’s amplitude. · Middle position: At this setting the first of the fixed envelopes will be selected. The attack, decay and release stages of this envelope have minimum duration, meaning that it will act as a straightforward on/off type envelope. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 39 Use this setting if you prefer MPE SUPPORT the velocity’s impact on the VCA level to be significant, for example PATCH, WAVEFORM & if you wish to emulate the behaviour of acoustic stringed instruments. SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 40: Envelopes

    The envelope section. MPE SUPPORT PATCH, WAVEFORM & SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT The Super 6’s envelopes can be routed to multiple destinations including the DDS Modulator (see pages 51 – 56), the VCF (see pages 34 – 37) and MIDI SPECIFICATIONS the VCA (see pages 38 & 39).

  • Page 41: Env 1 (Envelope 1)

    (attack, decay, sustain, and release). A(TTACK): This fader determines the duration of the envelope’s attack stage. The higher the setting, the slower the attack time and the longer it will take for the envelope to affect its destination, for example the filter  cutoff frequency. The attack stage can be as short as 0.5 milliseconds or as long as 10 seconds. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 42 · Middle position: At this setting envelope 1’s shape will be inverted or horizontally mirrored. An envelope that ramps up during its attack phase, for example, will now ramp down. The effect this will have on  its modulation destination will be the opposite to envelope 1 acting in default mode. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 43 If you opt for incredibly short settings this can generate sonic outcomes that resemble the results of frequency modulation. GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION Possible waveforms produced by envelope 1 in loop mode: Sawtooth, triangle and reverse sawtooth. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 44: Env 2 (Envelope 2)

    The decay stage can be as short as 0.5 milliseconds or as long as 10 seconds. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 45 THE FIRMWARE CONNECTIONS SOUND DESIGN & PROGRAMMING EFFECTS PERFORMANCE CONTROL SECTION USING THE MODULATION MATRIX VOICE ASSIGN ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT PATCH, WAVEFORM & SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 46: Lfo 1 (Low Frequency Oscillator 1)

    LFOs: one for each of the six voices. In 12-voice mode one of these six GLOSSARY LFOs is shared between two voices. The Super 6 also provides you with SUPPORT a second LFO whose functionality will be covered in the section on the INFORMATION performance control section of the instrument (see pages 59 –...

  • Page 47: Modulation Parameters

    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS DELAY: This fader determines the time it takes before the LFO INTRODUCTION modulation starts to affect the sound after you’ve pressed a key. OVERVIEW LR PHASE: This fader controls the Super 6’s binaural sound engine’s QUICK START left-right channel phase relationship, in other words: LFO 1’s effect on  the stereo field. This parameter allows you to do fairly complex stereo  UPDATING modulations with just a single control. THE FIRMWARE...
  • Page 48 VOICE ASSIGN ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER GLOBAL SETTINGS π/2 π 3π/2 2π MPE SUPPORT The left right phase when LR Phase is set to 75% (3π/2). PATCH, WAVEFORM & SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT MIDI SPECIFICATIONS 0° 90° 180° 270° 360° GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION π/2 π 3π/2 2π The left right phase when LR Phase is set to 100% (2π). UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 49 With the help of the rate fader you can adjust the tuning of LFO 1 to that of the Super 6’s main oscillators. The waveform of LFO 1 will be a sine at this setting by default.
  • Page 50 LFO 1 and DDS 2 will be summed, so you will be able to fade between the audio signals of DDS 2 and LFO 1 on one side and DDS 1 on the other side in the mixer section. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 51: Dds Modulator

    DDS Modulator NAVIGATION The DDS (Direct Digital Synthesis) Modulator section provides IMPORTANT SAFETY dedicated controls for modulating the Super 6’s oscillators in various INSTRUCTIONS ways. While building blocks like the oscillators and the filter can be seen  ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS as the core ingredients that define the instrument’s character, the DDS  Modulator can be used to add more depth, complex textures and INTRODUCTION sonic width to your sound.

  • Page 52: Modulation Parameters

    MIDI SPECIFICATIONS · BOTH: At this setting the modulation will be routed to both oscillators. GLOSSARY · DDS 2: At this setting the modulation will be routed to the second SUPPORT oscillator (DDS 2). INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 53 USING THE The SUPER (DDS 1) toggle switch allows you to activate Super mode. MODULATION MATRIX Super mode is a unique feature of Super 6 that utilises its stereo VOICE ASSIGN signal path. If this mode is engaged, the first oscillator (DDS 1) can be  dynamically de-phased, resulting in widening the sound in a unique way ARPEGGIATOR and positioning it in the stereo field. The toggle switch provides you...
  • Page 54 MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION Amplitude Frequency/Hertz The centroid oscillator and the six sister oscillators spread to each side when Super mode is switched to 1/2 and the detune parameter is set to 5. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 55 (PWM) applied to DDS 2’ pulse wave. When Super mode is engaged, this fader also controls the amount of super wave modulation (SWM). Super wave modulation determines how much intensity is applied to the detune spread modulation of DDS 1. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 56 CROSS MOD: This fader controls the amount of cross modulation PATCH, WAVEFORM & applied between the first and second oscillators. This parameter is useful  SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT for creating deep FM (frequency modulation) sounds. When applying cross modulation, DDS 2 is modulating DDS 1 with exponential FM MIDI SPECIFICATIONS (frequency modulation). GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 57: Effects

    Low levels will result in few repetitions which will be useful for creating a slapback effect if used  in conjunction with short delay times. When this control is turned fully clockwise the delay signal will be repeated endlessly without decay or degradation. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 58: Chorus

    A subtle chorus is useful for adding a little bit more movement to an already rich sounding patch. GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT PATCH, WAVEFORM & SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 59: Performance Control Section

    PERFORMANCE CONTROL SECTION NAVIGATION IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The Super 6 has been designed as a true performance instrument and features a comprehensive performance control section in addition to a ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS responsive 49-key Fatar keyboard that is velocity sensitive and responds  INTRODUCTION to aftertouch. Simply put, velocity sensitivity means that the harder you hit a note, the louder the sound will be.

  • Page 60: The Bender Control

    SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT bender is pushed to its extreme positions. MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION The right half of the Performance Control Section. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 61: Triggering Lfo 2 To Modulate Pitch And Filter Cutoff Frequency

    LFO 2 RATE: This rotary control allows you to adjust the rate or frequency of LFO 2. The flashing LED to the top right of this control provides a visual  indication of the rate. LFO 2 DELAY: This rotary control determines the time it takes before the LFO modulation starts to affect the sound after you moved the  bender, allowing you to introduce modulation gradually over the duration of a held note. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 62 MIDI SPECIFICATIONS · DDS 2: With DDS 2 selected only the pitch of the second oscillator will be affected by LFO 2. GLOSSARY VCF: This fader allows you to adjust the modulation depth at which LFO SUPPORT INFORMATION 2 will affect the filter cutoff frequency. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 63: Portamento

    The higher the portamento time, the longer it takes for the sound to slide in pitch after a new note is triggered via ARPEGGIATOR the keyboard. The Super 6 is capable of polyphonic portamento. When & SEQUENCER you change chords, each of the notes slide over different lengths of time ...

  • Page 64: Octave Selector & Transpose Function

    Octave Selector & Transpose Function NAVIGATION The Super 6’s octave selector toggle switch allows you to switch octaves IMPORTANT SAFETY over a range of four octaves. The control is spring-loaded, allowing it to INSTRUCTIONS be used expressively as part of a performance. The currently selected...
  • Page 65 In the third example the lit LEDs of the patch and bank select ARPEGGIATOR buttons (coloured black here) indicate a master fine tune setting of & SEQUENCER -1 semitone or -100 cents: GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT PATCH, WAVEFORM & SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 66: Master Volume

    The Super 6’s main volume is controlled by the MASTER VOLUME rotary control. Turning the control fully clockwise will increase the volume to PERFORMANCE CONTROL SECTION a maximum of +4 decibels. This control will also determine the headphone  volume if you connect headphones to the rear side of the Super 6. USING THE MODULATION MATRIX VOICE ASSIGN Manual ARPEGGIATOR &...

  • Page 67: Using The Modulation Matrix

    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS number of different modulation destinations. You can further extend these  INTRODUCTION capabilities by using the Super 6’s modulation matrix. The modulation matrix is accessed via the patch button section, and there are two different  OVERVIEW methods to map modulation routings, which will be described below. QUICK START...
  • Page 68 +100%: SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION In the second example, the lit LEDs (coloured black here) on the patch and bank select buttons indicate a negative modulation amount value of -50%: UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 69: Matrix Destination Mappings

    2. above, press the MOD ASSIGN button. Otherwise, as described in points 3. and 4. press any patch or bank select button to initiate a new mapping or to initiate editing a current mapping. Press the MOD ASSIGN button once more to exit mod assign mode. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 70: Direct Parameter Control Mappings

    ASSIGN button once more to exit mod assign mode. This method of mapping modulation routings is useful for assigning individual modulation sources to modulation destinations that are not listed among the modulation destinations selectable via bank select buttons A-H. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 71: Clearing Modulation Mappings

    Then, press the SHIFT button and then the MOD VOICE ASSIGN ASSIGN button. All modulation mapped to the selected destination only will be instantly erased. ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT PATCH, WAVEFORM & SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 72: Voice Assign

    This mode allows note releases to overlap when new notes MIDI SPECIFICATIONS are played and is the instrument’s default mode. GLOSSARY UNISON: In unison mode, the Super 6’s voices will be stacked for a huge SUPPORT monophonic sound. It is possible to choose how the voices are stacked INFORMATION whilst in unison mode by accessing the U.
  • Page 73 BINAURAL: This option can only be deactivated for the modes UPDATING POLY 1 and POLY 2. By default, the Super 6 operates in binaural mode – THE FIRMWARE where its twelve voices are twinned to form six true stereo ‘Super’ voices.

  • Page 74: Arpeggiator & Sequencer

    TIME rotary control in the delay section will then allow you to adjust the corresponding rate and duration in clock divisions that are relative to the internal tempo. If this option is deactivated, LFO 1 and the delay time of the stereo delay effect will run independently of the arpeggiator’s  tempo setting. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 75 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION Once you press SHIFT and SYNC you will be able to define how the  Super 6 is going to respond to MIDI clock messages. You can activate OVERVIEW and combine any of the following options: QUICK START · PATCH SELECT BUTTON 1: With this option selected, MIDI clock UPDATING signals will be sent. If this option is deactivated (LED flashing), no MIDI ...
  • Page 76 HOLD: If you activate this option, the notes you play will be held in the arpeggio pattern. New notes that are played are added onto the VOICE ASSIGN arpeggio pattern. ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT PATCH, WAVEFORM & SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 77: Sequencer Mode

    The page of the currently selected step sequence you are on SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT will be indicated by the four LEDs next to the RANGE button. MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION The Range select button. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 78 Once you press SHIFT and SYNC you will be able to define how the  Super 6 is going to respond to MIDI clock messages. You can activate and combine any of the following options: · PATCH SELECT BUTTON 1: With this option selected, MIDI clock signals will be sent. If this option is deactivated (LED flashing), no MIDI ...
  • Page 79 · PATCH SELECT BUTTON 3: With this option selected, the Super 6 NAVIGATION will respond to MIDI Start and MIDI Stop commands. If this option is deactivated (LED flashing), the Super 6 will not respond to MIDI Start IMPORTANT SAFETY or MIDI Stop commands. INSTRUCTIONS Note: If you set up these options so that MIDI clock is received, but not...
  • Page 80 If, for example, you would like your sequence to be eight steps long, make sure that you are on page 1 and activate patch select button 8. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 81 THE FIRMWARE CONNECTIONS SOUND DESIGN & PROGRAMMING EFFECTS PERFORMANCE CONTROL SECTION USING THE MODULATION MATRIX VOICE ASSIGN ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT PATCH, WAVEFORM & SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 82: Loading And Storing Sequences

    1. Press the SHIFT button and then the SEQ REC button. PATCH, WAVEFORM & SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT 2. Press and hold one of the patch and bank select buttons for 3 seconds. All of the patch and bank select button LEDs will flash  MIDI SPECIFICATIONS once to signal that your sequence is now saved. GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 83: Global Settings

    Note: Try to avoid using the MIDI ports and the USB port simultaneously. SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT While the Super 6 can transmit data from both types of ports at the same time, incoming MIDI messages from different sources connected via the MIDI...
  • Page 84 MIDI loops while recording to a DAW. If the LED of the LOCAL SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT button is lit after you pressed SHIFT, the Super 6’s keyboard is connected MIDI SPECIFICATIONS to the internal sound engine. If the LED of the LOCAL button is not lit, the Super 6’s keyboard is disconnected from the internal sound engine.
  • Page 85 SHIFT to exit the global settings. OVERVIEW QUICK START GLOBAL RESET: In case your Super 6 is not behaving as expected and you are not sure what might be causing this behaviour, you are able to UPDATING reset all parameters to the default settings the Super 6 is shipped with:...

  • Page 86: Mpe Support

    The Super 6’s response to the five gestural dimensions MPE controllers  UPDATING send out can be adjusted in the following ways: THE FIRMWARE · Note On Velocity: The Super 6’s response to this MIDI message CONNECTIONS can be controlled by the DYNAMICS toggle switch in the VCA section SOUND DESIGN (see pages 39 – 40).

  • Page 87: Patch, Waveform & Sequence Management

    SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS If you connect your Super 6 to a computer, you can easily access and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS organise patches, alternative waveforms and sequences which are stored INTRODUCTION on the instrument. This is useful for swapping, backing up and freeing up the Super 6’s internal memory of those patches, waveforms and...

  • Page 88: File Name Convention

    PATCH, WAVEFORM & SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT 5. Open the desired bank folder (a1 – h2). MIDI SPECIFICATIONS 6. Copy and paste the patch files you would like to transfer to the  Super 6 to the bank folder you have selected in the previous step. GLOSSARY SUPPORT 7. If necessary, edit the name prefix of the patch files you copied  INFORMATION and pasted, so that it matches the desired patch location. Make...

  • Page 89: Loading Waveforms Stored To Your Computer

    OVERVIEW 4.  Navigate to the folder ‘waveforms’. QUICK START UPDATING 5. Copy and paste the waveform files you would like to transfer THE FIRMWARE to the Super 6 to the ‘waveforms’ folder you have selected in CONNECTIONS the previous step. SOUND DESIGN 6. If necessary, edit the name prefix of the waveform files you & PROGRAMMING copied and pasted, so that it matches the desired waveform EFFECTS location.

  • Page 90: Loading Sequences Stored To Your Computer

    OVERVIEW 4.  Navigate to the folder ‘sequences’. QUICK START UPDATING 5. Copy and paste the sequence files you would like to transfer THE FIRMWARE to the Super 6 to the ‘sequences’ folder you have selected in CONNECTIONS the previous step. SOUND DESIGN 6. If necessary, edit the name prefix of the sequence files you & PROGRAMMING copied and pasted, so that it matches the desired sequence EFFECTS location.

  • Page 91: Backing Up Patches To Your Computer

    Backing up Patches to Your Computer NAVIGATION 1. Connect the Super 6 to your computer using the included IMPORTANT SAFETY USB cable. INSTRUCTIONS 2. The instrument will appear on your computer’s desktop as ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS an external drive named SUPER6 and can be accessed just like INTRODUCTION any flash drive.

  • Page 92: Midi Specifications

    PATCH, WAVEFORM & Channel Messages — Control Change SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT MIDI SPECIFICATIONS The table below lists the continuous controller messages (CCs) that are mapped to the controls of the Super 6. These messages are GLOSSARY transmitted and/or received dependent on TX/RX E configuration in SUPPORT the global settings (see pages 83 – 84).
  • Page 93 Env 1 Decay Env 1 Sustain Env 1 Release Env 2 Decay Data Increment Env 2 Sustain Data Decrement Non-Registered Parameter Manual Number (NRPN) - LSB Non-Registered Parameter LFO 2 Trigger Src Number (NRPN) - MSB UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 94: Non-Registered Parameter Numbers

    & SEQUENCER The table below lists the non-registered parameter numbers (NRPNs) that GLOBAL SETTINGS are mapped to the global and patch-related parameters of the Super 6. These messages are transmitted and/or received dependent on TX/RX E MPE SUPPORT configuration in the global settings (see pages 83 – 85).
  • Page 95 VCF Resonance 0-255 DDS Pitch Bend Amt VCF Keytrack 0-255 VCF Pitch Bend Amt VCF Env Src Voice Assign Mode 0-255 VCF Env Amt Unison Size 0-255 VCF LFO 1 Amt Binaural Mode On UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 96: System Exclusive Messages

    USING THE System Exclusive Messages MODULATION MATRIX VOICE ASSIGN Please see the appropriate section of the UDO website. ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT PATCH, WAVEFORM & SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 97: Glossary

    IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The following list provides you with brief explanations of key terms printed on the Super 6’s front panel as well as basic synthesis and music ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS technology terminology used in this manual. INTRODUCTION Aftertouch (AT): Aftertouch is a keyboard expression feature which OVERVIEW allows you to modulate a sound as you play notes on the keyboard.
  • Page 98 CONNECTIONS the signal generation method employed by both oscillator cores of the Super 6. At its centre is a clock signal – three orders of magnitude higher SOUND DESIGN than typical audio sample rates. The clock signal increments a counter &...
  • Page 99 Keyboard Tracking (Keytrack, TRK): The Super 6 features a keyboard NAVIGATION tracking option for three modules: LFO 1, the filter, and the first envelope.  Whatever is tied to keyboard tracking will respond in relation to the pitch IMPORTANT SAFETY of the notes being played on the keyboard. The higher the note you play INSTRUCTIONS on the keyboard, the more the LFO rate will increase, the brighter the filter ...
  • Page 100 Patch: A patch is a stored set of parameters which determine a sound’s & PROGRAMMING characteristics. The Super 6 allows for 128 patches to be stored in its EFFECTS internal memory. These patches are organized in 16 banks that each feature eight memory locations.
  • Page 101 SOUND DESIGN & PROGRAMMING it is tied to. In the case of the Super 6, the activated sub oscillator will replace the audio signal of DDS 2. Its waveform is a fixed square and its  EFFECTS pitch is locked one octave below the frequency of DDS 1, which is the oscillator it is tied to.
  • Page 102 Voltage Controlled Amplifier (VCA): A voltage controlled NAVIGATION amplifier controls the amplitude or loudness of a sound. On the Super 6, envelope 2 is routed to the VCA by default. You can use this IMPORTANT SAFETY envelope controlling the VCA to shape how the amplitude or loudness INSTRUCTIONS of a sound is modulated over time.

  • Page 103: Support Information

    THE FIRMWARE CONNECTIONS SOUND DESIGN & PROGRAMMING EFFECTS PERFORMANCE CONTROL SECTION USING THE MODULATION MATRIX VOICE ASSIGN ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT PATCH, WAVEFORM & SEQUENCE MANAGEMENT MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
  • Page 104 UDO SUPER 6 — OWNER’S MANUAL ©2020 UDO AUDIO VERSION 2.0 · AUGUST 2020 SUPPORT & DOWNLOADS: UDO-AUDIO.COM...

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