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- Page 1 SFC-8 User Manual Document version 1.1 11 Jan 2022...
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Page 2: Installation And Start-Up
1. Intro Thank you for purchasing the SFC-8 MIDI controller. It means a lot to me that you put your trust in my product. For the last months I certainly put a considerable amount of energy and time in this product to bring to fruition. I hope you will have a great experience using this device and that it will inject some fun in your music. - Page 3 3. USB-MIDI Troubleshooting on MAC: If the device turns on (red LEDs are on and you can change the switches positions) but it is not recognized by the computer, please go through this guide completely. Please also try another USB cable, USB port and if possible another computer or OS. Before getting in touch for support, please confirm that the device is sending out MIDI correctly (or not) using a MIDI monitor (in google Chrome you can use the control panel...
- Page 4 SFC-8 default set of CC numbers. In the Arturia Jup-8 V4, click on the cogwheel, then MIDI, then in the Menu MIDI config select import config and browse for the unzipped mapping config from the support page.
- Page 5 Just change from 127 to your desired CC and save it again. Most of the mapping is very logical and the interface behavior has been custom made to fit the plugin with the SFC-8 front panel as the basis. Still a few assignments might be less obvious for example:...
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Page 6: Preset System
The full front panel LEDs will do an animated cycle. 6. Preset system The SFC-8 has 5 banks of 4 presets to save and load your sounds. It is built using the Arpeggiator mode and range switches. It doesn’t offer the most practical interface but it is done on purpose to avoid the need of dedicated switches and screen to keep the controller more compact. - Page 7 MIDI data just loaded from the preset and sent to either a plugin or a hardware synth. The SFC-8 has 3 modes to define the behavior of the controller when a slider or pot is moved after loading a preset. There are 3 options: •...
- Page 8 7. Default start-up state of the controller interface To change the default start-up state of the controller, you can change the Preset in the Bank. After it is saved for the first time, it will be loaded by default at start-up. It’s loaded but not sent out at start-up, if you’d like to send it out as a packet use the recall function by double pressing the shift switch.
- Page 9 JP-08 parameters list and MIDI map as well as possible. In the control panel, you can see some SFC-8 controls CC’d are set to 127. Those are leftovers inactive controls that are not used by the JP-08. If you move an inactive control LEDs will flash to let you know.
- Page 10 Rhythm doesn’t have parameters controllable using sysex. Only certain controls are active. If you move an inactive control LEDs will flash to let you know. Here is the list of active controls for the MKS-7 and its equivalent SFC-8 control when necessary: •...
- Page 11 • The following sliders are used as ON/OFF switches, move them fully up or down: HPF CUT -> HP FILTER ON/OFF VCF VELO SENS -> VCF Dynamics affection VCA VELO SENS -> VCA Dynamics affection VCA LFO MOD -> VCA Gate/ENV •...
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Page 12: Control Panel
4 hardware configurations slots in the controller memory. Once it is saved, you can load them without a computer as explained in section 8. As firmware v1.3, the SFC-8 has 5 modes: • Arturia jup-8 V4 • TAL J-8 •... - Page 13 Google Chrome latest version • The device should be recognized and the message “Connected to SFC-8” will be displayed on the left middle container. The firmware version will also be displayed. • Choose your desired mode in the “plugin or hardware type” dropdown menu •...
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