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Contents Description / Features Installation / Specifications Overview Signal I/O Function Generator Patch Examples West Coast Synth Voice East Coast Synth Voice CV Slew Limiter Quadrature Moulation...
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Description The Instruō cnōc is a fully analogue voltage-controlled two stage function generator. This style of function generator was pioneered by the West-coast mindset of sound synthesis and goes far beyond the functionality of a traditional envelope generator. With AR, ASR, and Looping modes, as well as its unipolar positive and bipolar outputs, cnōc finds its home in any patch.
Installation • Confirm that the Eurorack synthesizer system is powered off. • Locate 4 HP of space in your Eurorack synthesizer case. • Connect the 10 pin side of the IDC power cable to the 2x5 pin header on the back of the module, confirming that the red stripe on the power cable is connected to -12V.
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cnōc | kn·Uk | noun (landscape) a natural elevation or raised landscape; an accumulated heap or mound ± GATE cnōc 1. Signal Input 8. Attack Fader 2. Bipolar Output 9. Attack CV Input 3. Unipolar Positive Output 10. Release Fader 4.
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Signal I/O Signal: Signal input is a bipolar input used for function generation. • A trigger or gate signal present at the Signal input will ping an envelope at the Bipolar Unipolar Positive outputs. • If the Mode toggle is set to Mode, a control voltage signal present at the Signal...
Function Generator Response Curve: Response Curve switch controls the contour of the function. • Setting the switch to its left position will set the function to a linear response curve. • Setting the switch to its right position will set the function to a logarithmic/exponential response curve.
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Mode: Mode toggle sets the function mode. • If the toggle is in the left position, the function is set to (Attack/ Sustain/Release) Mode. • If the toggle is in the centre position, the function is set to (Attack/ Release) Mode. •...
Patch Examples West Coast Synth Voice: Summary: A sequencer sends voltage to the oscillator while simultaneously triggering cnōc. The Unipolar Positive output of cnōc opens the wavefolder, allowing the oscillator signal to pass through. 1V/Oct Signal Output Gate Signal Audio Path: •...
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Control Path: • Connect the 1V/Oct output of a sequencer to the 1V/Oct input of the oscillator. • Connect the gate output of the sequencer to the Signal input. • Set the Mode toggle to Mode. • Set the Response Curve switch to a desired position.
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East Coast Synth Voice: Summary: A keyboard sends voltage to the oscillator while simultaneously triggering cnōc. The Unipolar Positive output of cnōc opens the filter and VCA, allowing the oscillator signal to pass through. More traditional East Coast patches would incorporate separate cnōc modules for the filter and VCA.
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Control Path: • Connect the 1V/Oct output of a keyboard to the 1V/Oct input of the oscillator. • Connect the gate output of the keyboard to the Signal input. • Set the Mode toggle to Mode. • Set the Response Curve switch to its right position.
CV Slew Limiter: Summary: West Coast Synth Voice Adapting the – A sequencer’s voltage is slewed through cnōc, creating a portamento (glide) effect between successive notes. Output Gate Signal 1V/Oct Signal Audio Path: • Connect the sine waveform of an oscillator to the audio input of a wavefolder.
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• Set the Mode toggle to its left position to select Mode. • Set the Response Curve switch to a desired position. Setting the switch to its left position to select a linear response curve will yield more obvious results. •...
Quadrature Modulation: Summary: cnōc cnōc This patch uses two modules. The first is set to generate a one-shot triangle waveform function. A gate signal cnōc generated during the release stage triggers a second that is also set to generate a one-shot triangle waveform. A gate signal generated cnōc during the release stage of the second retriggers the first cnōc.
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Audio Path: • Connect the sine waveform of an oscillator to the audio input of a wavefolder. • Connect the audio output of the wavefolder to the audio input of a filter. • Monitor the audio output of the filter. •...
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Manual Author: Collin Russell Manual Design: Dominic D’Sylva This device meets the requirements of the following standards: EN55032, EN55103-2, EN61000-3-2, EN61000-3-3, EN6231 1.
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