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- Page 1 BOOGIE BASS* - - - - - - SYSTEM 12 Voice Analog Polyphonic Synthesizer User Manual...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
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Page 3: Introduction
Backup ......... . 39 It will explain all the newer features of Nina that build on Restore . -
Page 4: Overview
The main output volume is the only standard potentiometer in the unit. Nina’s red keys each have an LED to indicate status. These are summarized in the table on page 8. MELBOURNE INSTRUMENTS – NINA V1.1... -
Page 5: Main Control Panel
Main Control Panel See Pages 8-13 for detailed descriptions and basic operations. Refer also to the Getting Started Guide included with NINA. BOOGIE BASS* - - - SYSTEM - - - SOFT KEYS MELBOURNE INSTRUMENTS – NINA V1.1... -
Page 6: Nina Keys
Speed control of Stereo Infinite Panning Spin. MORPH / MOD EG2 LVL MORPH all patch parameters between A and B sounds. MOD Mode - EG2 LVL as Destination. COMPUTER DATA LCD Navigation / General control access MELBOURNE INSTRUMENTS – NINA V1.1 MELBOURNE INSTRUMENTS – NINA V1.1... -
Page 7: Rear Panel & Connections
POWER INPUT: Inputs 1/2/3: Line level Audio or CV. USB-C connection for Mac/PC. Use supplied power accessories only. 1/4” Headphone jack. NINA appears as a MIDI device. 12V 8A. INPUT 4: OUTPUTS: Line or Mic Level Audio or CV. USB DEVICES: 10. -
Page 8: Display Layout
As another example, adjusting any of the controls for OSC 1 will bring up all the settings for OSC 1 on the A key design goal of Nina’s Display was “no menu diving” display: as much as possible. One key solution to this is that the... -
Page 9: Presets
Banks of Presets can be imported and exported from Saving Presets Note that there are some global Preset parameters which Nina to .zip files stored on a USB flash drive. See section are accessed via the LAYER menu, see page 31. Bank/Patch Management on page 40, under System Saving Presets is very similar to loading. -
Page 10: Dance Mode
B Patch by pressing the STORE TO A or STORE TO B every parameter between the settings in the 2 patches, Nina has 2 Analog VCOs, OSC1 and OSC2. These sound as you go. soft-key (determined by A/B key). -
Page 11: Digital Oscillator
5 position switch with a range of +/- 2 respectively. timbre. octaves. Stereo Out 1-2 This routes Nina’s Channel 1 & 2 White outputs back to the voices in a stereo pair to create a feedback loop. This source is digitally generated white noise. This is full Digital Oscillator audio bandwidth bright noise. -
Page 12: Voice Mix
The range is curved, so small values, say under 10, move the filter less than a semitone, Nina’s VCF is a classic 4 pole transistor ladder filter whereas 100 moves the filter 127 semitones with the as designed by Robert Moog in the 1960s. -
Page 13: Vca Eg2
Envelope Generator 2 (EG2) is also a standard ADSR envelope generator, and is always (note: always) Each voice in Nina has two final VCAs which are a stereo assigned to control the final VCA in each voice. You pair. The VCAs are a custom four-quadrant (aka through-... -
Page 14: Unison
Analog VCOs as the destination. the amount set in the mod matrix. The LFO is bipolar, The last part of Nina’s Stereo Infinite Panning capabilities so for an amplitude of 100, it will range from (100 to Modulation is generally bipolar, so the range has is spin. -
Page 15: Eg1-Cut
MOD Mode The EG1-CUT knob is a shortcut way to access the Nina has a quick and simple way to access the Tip: A quick step through the Keys 1 to 16 in MOD Mode modulation matrix. It sets the amount of modulation of... -
Page 16: Modulation Sources
50, and add a SET of 50 to the same destination as the LFO. This will make the total The Pan Position of the voice. The Pan response to the value is defined in the section Stereo value in the destination Infinite Panning on page 23. MELBOURNE INSTRUMENTS – NINA V1.1 MELBOURNE INSTRUMENTS – NINA V1.1... -
Page 17: Effects With Multi-Timbral
Pressing the LAYER key will bring up the LAYER Menu. synthesizer sound, for live performance. Another example Note: When you power on, Nina will reload the last The first set of items in the list configure the multi-timbral is to make a double-stack, where every note plays 2 used Layer Setup. -
Page 18: Output Routing
This setting sets the overall volume of the layer between Unison Voices sets how many voices are played for each Up to 127 LAYER Setups can be stored on Nina. When a layer, then you may need to go to another layer and 0 (silence) and 100 (full volume). - Page 19 Layer Setups &Multi-timbral Operation: Block Diagram MELBOURNE INSTRUMENTS – NINA V1.1...
- Page 20 To insert a tie (hold a note for a number of steps), press You can lock the arpeggiator and sequencer to an Nina has a simple Arpeggiator. If you play multiple notes, external MIDI clock source, such as a DAW, to keep it in...
- Page 21 MIDI CCs that are detected as an echo when Sync is On. The multiple settings When you start the restore operation, Nina will first do a are removed. Other received CCs will are the same choices as for the LFO backup and write it to the flash drive.
- Page 22 Presets on Nina. Note: For a MERGE import, Nina will first check if there is enough free space in the destination Bank for the new patches. If there is not, it will tell you the import cannot be done.
- Page 23 Import Wavetables Appendix A: Power off Nina, insert the flash drive into either one of Choose Import Wavetables from the list. Nina will look for a file called nina_wavetables.zip and read all the the USB-A ports, and power on Nina. Nina will boot up MIDI Control to the Knob calibration stage, and then read the “.swu”...
- Page 24 The waveform’s 2048 samples is usually just one cycle 127 Multi-timbral layer setups. User import and export to USB Independent voice routing to main (1 & 2) of the waveform. Nina assumes this, and the waveform is media. and/or Aux (3 & 4) outputs automatically resampled to the pitch of the notes played.
- Page 25 Notice of any such changes to these policies or schemes made within 30 days of delivery of the Goods (and we have will be provided by Melbourne Instruments by posting approved the return of the goods back to us). You must pay...
- Page 26 User & Technical Support: support@melbourneinstruments.com © 2023 Melbourne Instruments. NINA is a registered trademark of Melbourne Instruments Pty. Ltd. All rights reserved.
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