Page 1 12 VOICE BINAURAL ANALOG-HYBRID SYNTHESIZER UDO SUPER 6 — OWNER’S MANUAL ©2024 UDO AUDIO VERSION 1.4 · FEBRUARY 2024 UDO-AUDIO.COM...
Page 3: Table Of Contents
What You See Is What You Get: Manual Mode Level Up! Updating the Firmware Connections Keyboard Model Desktop Model Sound Design & Programming Oscillators DDS 1 Parameters Loading Alternative Waveforms for DDS 1 DDS 2 Parameters Using DDS 2 as an LFO UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 4 LFO 2 (Low Frequency Oscillator 2) Portamento Octave Selector & Transpose Function Global Fine Tune Master Volume Manual Mode Additional Controls & Parameters (Desktop Model) Pitch Bend Control LFO 2 (Low Frequency Oscillator 2) Modulation Parameters UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 5 Loading Patches Stored to Your Computer Loading Waveforms Stored to Your Computer Loading Sequences Stored to Your Computer Backing up Patches to Your Computer Backing up Waveforms to Your Computer Backing up Sequences to Your Computer UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 6: Setting Up Your Super
Changing the Init Patch Storing New Waveform Packs to the Super 6 Creating Your Own Alternative Waveforms Using the Sequencer for Chord Memory Setting up the Super 6 as a MIDI Device in a DAW Cheat Sheet Shortcuts Secondary Parameter Functions...
Page 7 PERFORMANCE CONTROL SECTION (KEYBOARD MODEL) ADDITIONAL CONTROLS & PARAMETERS (DESKTOP MODEL) USING THE MODULATION MATRIX VOICE ASSIGN ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT FILE MANAGEMENT HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 8: Important Safety Instructions
12. Do not allow foreign objects or liquids to enter the musical instrument, as this can cause permanent damage and may result in serious personal injury and possible ignition of the liquid if flammable. If damage from foreign objects or liquids entering the musical instrument is suspected, do not use the musical instrument, disconnect from the electrical outlet and contact your dealer. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual viii...
Page 9 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 10: Acknowledgements
PERFORMANCE CONTROL SECTION (KEYBOARD MODEL) ADDITIONAL CONTROLS & PARAMETERS (DESKTOP MODEL) USING THE MODULATION MATRIX VOICE ASSIGN ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT FILE MANAGEMENT HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 11: Introduction
It has always INTRODUCTION been a dream of mine to produce an instrument like the Super 6 and it OVERVIEW has been realised by an international collaboration of talented musicians,...
Page 12: Overview
SOUND DESIGN & Direct Digital Synthesis is the signal generation method employed by PROGRAMMING both oscillator cores of the Super 6. At its centre is a clock signal running three orders of magnitude higher than typical audio sample rates. This EFFECTS...
Page 13: What Is Binaural Synthesis
What is Binaural Synthesis? NAVIGATION In binaural mode, the Super 6 features a true stereo signal path in which its IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS twelve voices are twinned to form six stereo ‘Super’ voices. Consequently, the left and right channels (and your ears) are each assigned a complete ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS synthesizer voice.
Page 14: Quick Start
The best way to learn about how the Super 6 works is to get involved! You can always come back later and read more about each of the Super 6’s sound shaping tools in the subsequent paragraphs of this manual.
Page 15 5. Play some notes or chords and adjust the levels on your mixer or audio interface. EFFECTS PERFORMANCE CONTROL SECTION (KEYBOARD MODEL) See pages 24-27 for a full overview of the Super 6’s connections. ADDITIONAL CONTROLS & PARAMETERS (DESKTOP MODEL) USING THE MODULATION MATRIX VOICE ASSIGN ARPEGGIATOR &...
Page 16: Patches
Finally, pressing a numbered button (1-8) loads one of eight patches within MIDI SPECIFICATIONS a selected bank. GLOSSARY The LEDs of buttons 1-8, and A-H indicate which patch is loaded. In the first example, patch 5 from bank C2 s loaded: SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 17 After loading a patch from one of the second banks (A2-H2), you remain in select mode for those banks until you load a patch from one of the first banks (A1-H1) and vice versa. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 18: Starting From The Init Patch
To load the init patch: SUPPORT INFORMATION • Hold SHIFT and press the MANUAL button to load the init patch. The init patch is loaded by default when the Super 6 is powered on. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 19: Editing A Patch
Editing a Patch NAVIGATION The Super 6 was designed to allow for quick and enjoyable patch editing. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The instrument’s control panel is split into two horizontal halves. The lower half contains numerous performance controls, while the top raised panel ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS primarily consists of sound shaping controls.
Page 20: Comparing An Edited With A Stored Patch
In this case, shift mode is exited when the GLOBAL SETTINGS SHIFT button is released. MPE SUPPORT FILE MANAGEMENT HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION The shift mode button. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 21: What You See Is What You Get: Manual Mode
NAVIGATION Entering manual mode ignores the current patch settings and prompts IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS the Super 6 to respond to the actual front panel control settings. This is a great way to better understand how each control affects the sound. In ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS addition, it can also be a source of unexpected results!
Page 22: Level Up
Level Up! NAVIGATION The Super 6 was designed to be played and tweaked in real-time, and we IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS encourage you to do just that on your journey of finding and creating new sounds. After all, this is by far the best way to learn and fully understand ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS the potential of your new instrument.
Page 23: Updating The Firmware
INTRODUCTION • Turn off the Super 6 and wait a few seconds. OVERVIEW QUICK START • Whilst holding down the SHIFT button, turn on the Super 6 and continue to hold the SHIFT button. UPDATING THE FIRMWARE • Progress LEDs will cycle through buttons 1-8 and A-H while the CONNECTIONS LED of the SHIFT button is flashing. (Make sure this is the case,...
Page 24: Connections
SOUND DESIGN & PROGRAMMING EFFECTS PERFORMANCE CONTROL SECTION (KEYBOARD 1. Power Switch: Use this switch to power cycle the Super 6. MODEL) 2. Power Connector: The AC power connector accepts a standard, ADDITIONAL CONTROLS & PARAMETERS (DESKTOP grounded IEC power cord.
Page 25 CONNECTIONS SOUND DESIGN & PROGRAMMING EFFECTS PERFORMANCE CONTROL SECTION (KEYBOARD 3. USB Port: Connect the Super 6 to your computer using the included MODEL) USB cable for bidirectional MIDI communication, patch, waveform and ADDITIONAL CONTROLS & sequence file management, and firmware updates. The Super 6 does not PARAMETERS (DESKTOP require any drivers to interface with a computer.
Page 26: Desktop Model
2. Power Connector: The AC power connector accepts a standard, PERFORMANCE CONTROL grounded IEC power cord. SECTION (KEYBOARD MODEL) 3. USB Port: Connect the Super 6 to your computer using the included ADDITIONAL CONTROLS & USB cable for bidirectional MIDI communication, patch, waveform and PARAMETERS (DESKTOP sequence file management, and firmware updates. The Super 6 does not MODEL) require any drivers to interface with a computer.
Page 27 CONNECTIONS SOUND DESIGN & PROGRAMMING 8. Main Audio Outputs (Left and Right): The Super 6 is capable of gorgeous stereo sounds. Connect both outputs to your mixer or audio EFFECTS interface using unbalanced 1/4 inch cables. If you only connect the left...
Page 28: Sound Design & Programming
SOUND DESIGN & PROGRAMMING NAVIGATION IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS In this chapter we will explore the Super 6’s sound design capabilities by ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS explaining the functionality of all patch-specific front panel controls related to the manipulation of sound. INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW QUICK START Oscillators UPDATING THE FIRMWARE Oscillators belong to the most basic and essential building blocks of a CONNECTIONS synthesizer.
Page 29: Dds 1 Parameters
SOUND DESIGN & the DDS Modulator section. Essentially, this means that DDS1 contains PROGRAMMING seven free-running oscillators, which give the Super 6 its characteristically rich and wide sound. See pages 61-63 for more details. EFFECTS PERFORMANCE CONTROL SECTION (KEYBOARD MODEL) ADDITIONAL CONTROLS &...
Page 30: Loading Alternative Waveforms For Dds 1
LED lights up. If you load a waveform from the second group of 16 waveforms (17-32), the LED will start flashing. After loading an alternative waveform from the second group, you remain in selection mode for that group until you load an alternative waveform from the first group again, and vice versa. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 31 GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT FILE MANAGEMENT Each patch remembers the alternative waveforms it was saved with. Even if you replaced all alternative waveforms the Super 6 is HOW-TO GUIDE shipped with, the factory patches wouldn’t change. CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS...
Page 32: Dds 2 Parameters
DDS 2 will act as an additional LFO. In this mode, you can also enable a sub-oscillator. For more details see page 35. TUNE: This control allows you to fine-tune the frequency of DDS 2 over a range of +/-10 semitones. You can use this control to either slightly detune DDS 2 relative to DDS 1 or to create intervals such as fourths or fifths. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 33 When you are programming a non-binaural patch, make sure to manually disable binaural mode again after you toggled to SYNC via X-FADE. Since there are six pairs of VCAs for the mixer, binaural mode is always be enabled when you select X-FADE mode. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 34: Using Dds 2 As An Lfo
You can route DDS 2 in LFO or default mode to all available modulation HOW-TO GUIDE destinations via the modulation matrix. See pages 85-91 for more information on how to use the modulation matrix. CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 35: Enabling The Sub-Oscillator
MIX control blends between the audio FILE MANAGEMENT signals from DDS 1 and the sub-oscillator. HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET With the sub-oscillator enabled, DDS 2 can still be used as an MIDI SPECIFICATIONS additional LFO. GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 36: Processing An External Audio Signal
Super 6 receives via the DDS 2 channel. MODEL) USING THE MODULATION MATRIX When you feed an audio signal into the signal path of the Super 6, VOICE ASSIGN it will trigger a gate signal as soon as it passes a certain threshold ARPEGGIATOR &...
Page 37 3. Press SHIFT again to return to editing your sound. INTRODUCTION If you don’t manually adjust the input gain, the gain will default to a line OVERVIEW input level that will make an external audio signal as loud as the Super 6’s QUICK START oscillator signals. UPDATING THE FIRMWARE...
Page 38: Mixer
Likewise, only the audio signal from DDS 2 or that of the sub-oscillator is audible if you turn the control to the rightmost position. FILE MANAGEMENT HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 39 Since there are six pairs of VCAs for the mixer, binaural mode is GLOBAL SETTINGS always be enabled when you select X-FADE mode. MPE SUPPORT FILE MANAGEMENT HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 40: Vcf (Voltage Controlled Filter)
The low-pass filter (LPF) subtracts frequency content above its cutoff frequency. The frequency content below the cutoff frequency remains CHEAT SHEET unaffected, meaning the lows will pass through. MIDI SPECIFICATIONS The high-pass filter (HPF) subtracts frequency content below its cutoff GLOSSARY frequency. The frequency content above the cutoff frequency remains SUPPORT INFORMATION unaffected, meaning the highs will pass through. Using the high-pass filter can be useful for removing ‘muddy’ low ends from pad sounds, particularly in recording or mixing situations. The Super 6 offers numerous options for modulating the low-pass filter’s cutoff frequency, making the filter section extremely versatile and suitable for a wide variety of sounds. Overall, the filter section of the Super 6 is divided into two: In the left half you can adjust basic filter settings. The right half of the filter section contains controls that affect how the low-pass filter is modulated by different modulation sources and how it responds to key tracking. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 41 HPF: In shift mode, you can use the FREQ fader to independently control the high-pass filter’s cutoff frequency if you set the HPF toggle switch to FIX. RES: This fader controls the amount of resonance the low-pass filter responds with. As you increase the amount of resonance, the frequencies around the cutoff frequency set by the FREQ fader will be emphasised and more pronounced. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 42 NAVIGATION The Super 6’s low-pass filter is designed to respond to key tracking in a musical manner. This in turn determines how much you can IMPORTANT SAFETY open the filter with the LPF fader. You can use the remaining INSTRUCTIONS headroom if you modulate the low-pass filter’s cutoff frequency with...
Page 43 PARAMETERS (DESKTOP MODEL) USING THE MODULATION MATRIX VOICE ASSIGN ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT FILE MANAGEMENT HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 44: Vca (Voltage Controlled Amplifier)
This is the default setting, which means that the second envelope is usually responsible for modulating the VCA level. • Middle position: With this setting, the first of the fixed envelopes acts as the modulation source. Its attack, decay and release stages have no duration, meaning it acts as a simple on/off envelope or gate. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 45 Simply reduce the ENV LEVEL settings to avoid unwanted clipping GLOBAL SETTINGS artifacts and to ensure a clean signal at the end of the signal chain. MPE SUPPORT FILE MANAGEMENT HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 46: Envelopes
ADDITIONAL CONTROLS & PARAMETERS (DESKTOP MODEL) The envelope section. USING THE MODULATION MATRIX VOICE ASSIGN The Super 6’s envelopes can be mapped to multiple destinations including the low-pass filter’s cutoff frequency (see page 42), the VCA level (see ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER pages 44-45) and oscillator-specific modulation destinations (see pages 60-63). GLOBAL SETTINGS...
Page 47: Env 1 (Envelope 1)
The higher the setting, the slower the attack time and the longer it takes for the envelope to reach its maximum level. The attack stage can be as short as 1 millisecond or as long as 10 seconds. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 48 1 set to default mode. The upper toggle switch (on the desktop model the lower one) allows you to choose between three types of envelope behaviours: • Lower position: With this setting, envelope 1 is in default mode. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 49 ATTACK HOLD ATTACK DECAY HOLD DECAY RELEASE MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY sustain level SUPPORT INFORMATION Duration however long you as soon as you press down a key release all keys Envelope 1 in loop mode. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 50: Creating Periodic Modulation Shapes With Envelope 1 In Loop Mode
DECAY HOLD DECAY ATTACK DECAY HOLD DECAY ATTACK DECAY HOLD DECAY FILE MANAGEMENT HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY sustain level Duration however long you press down a key SUPPORT INFORMATION Example 1. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 51 HOW-TO GUIDE ATTACK HOLD DECAY DECAY DECAY RELEASE CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY sustain level SUPPORT INFORMATION Duration however long you as soon as you press down a key release all keys Example 3. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 52: Env 2 (Envelope 2)
The higher the setting, the longer it takes for the envelope to travel from its maximum level to the level determined by the sustain fader. The decay stage can be as short as 1 millisecond or as long as 10 seconds. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 53 PERFORMANCE CONTROL SECTION (KEYBOARD MODEL) ADDITIONAL CONTROLS & PARAMETERS (DESKTOP MODEL) USING THE MODULATION MATRIX VOICE ASSIGN ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT FILE MANAGEMENT HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 54: Lfo 1 (Low Frequency Oscillator 1)
94-95). When synchronised, you can use the RATE fader to adjust the duty cycle duration of LFO 1’s waveform in clock divisions relative to the internal or external tempo. The following table lists the clock divider settings for the synchronised LFO 1 rate: UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 55 FILE MANAGEMENT HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET 1/4 note 1 beat MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION Dotted 1/8 note 3/4 of 1 beat 1/4 note triplet 1/3 of 2 beats 1/8 note 1/2 of 1 beat UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 56 With this single control, you can induce complex stereo modulations of the low-pass filter’s cutoff frequency, the VCA level, and DDS 2’s pitch and HOW-TO GUIDE pulse width. CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION The left-right phase when LR PHASE is set to 0% (0). UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 57 VOICE ASSIGN ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT FILE MANAGEMENT The left-right phase when LR PHASE is set to 50% (π). HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION The left-right phase when LR PHASE is set to 75% (3π/2). UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 58 20 Hz and 20 kHz. In this mode, LFO 1 can be used either as a drone or as a constant modulation source for audio rate modulation. By default, LFO 1 is set to a sine wave in this mode. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 59 To extend LFO 1’s capabilities, you can employ a cunning trick and QUICK START make use of the Super 6’s ‘Battwave’ modification. This allows you to use the waveform that DDS 1 is currently set to (including the UPDATING THE FIRMWARE alternative DDS 1 waveforms) as LFO 1’s waveform.
Page 60: Dds Modulator
SECTION (KEYBOARD MODEL) The DDS Modulator section. ADDITIONAL CONTROLS & PARAMETERS (DESKTOP MODEL) This section provides dedicated controls for modulating the Super 6’s USING THE MODULATION oscillators in numerous ways to add tonal variety to your sounds. MATRIX The first subsection contains controls for modulating the pitch of one or VOICE ASSIGN both oscillators.
Page 61 SUPPORT INFORMATION The SUPER (DDS 1) toggle switch enables you to activate super mode. Super mode is a unique feature that takes advantage of the Super 6’s stereo signal path and the fact that DDS 1 contains seven free-running oscillators: a centroid oscillator and six ‘sister’ oscillators. In both available super modes, DDS 1’s six ‘sister’...
Page 62 Frequency MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY DDS 1’s centroid oscillator and its six sister oscillators spread to both sides when super mode is set to 1/2 and the detune parameter is set to 50%. SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 63 • LFO 1: With this setting, LFO 1 acts as the modulation source. MIDI SPECIFICATIONS • BOTH: With this setting, LFO 1 and ENV 1 act as the modulation GLOSSARY sources. SUPPORT INFORMATION • ENV 1: With this setting, envelope 1 acts as the modulation source. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 64 MPE SUPPORT depth of which is controlled with the CROSS MOD fader. This FILE MANAGEMENT allows for results similar to wave folding or phase modulation. HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 65: Effects
Intense chorus effects can be useful when you only use one oscillator for a patch and therefore need a tool to thicken the overall sound. A subtle chorus is useful for adding some movement to an already rich sounding patch. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 66: Delay
Delay Time MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY 1/32 note triplet 1/12 of 1 beat SUPPORT INFORMATION Dotted 1/64 note 3/32 of 1 beat 1/32 note 1/8 of 1 beat 1/16 note triplet 1/6 of 1 beat UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 67 FILE MANAGEMENT HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET 1/2 note triplet 1/3 of 4 beats MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION Dotted 1/4 note 1 1/2 beats 1/2 note 2 beats Whole note triplet 1/3 of 8 beats UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 68: Delay Freeze
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW Delay Freeze QUICK START The Super 6 also features a delay freeze function that enables you to UPDATING THE FIRMWARE create sound-on-sound loops while you are performing. Follow the steps below to access this feature: CONNECTIONS SOUND DESIGN &...
Page 69: Performance Control Section (Keyboard Model)
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Conceived as a true performance instrument that will greatly enhance INTRODUCTION your expressiveness, the Super 6 features a comprehensive performance control section in addition to its a responsive 49-note Fatar keyboard that OVERVIEW is velocity sensitive and responds to aftertouch.
Page 70: The Bender
• DDS 1: With this setting, only the pitch of the first oscillator will be affected by the bender. • 1 + 2: With this setting, the pitch of both oscillators will be affected by the bender. • DDS 2: With this setting, only the pitch of the second oscillator will be affected by the bender. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 71: Lfo 2 (Low Frequency Oscillator 2)
LFO 2 RATE: This control determines the rate of LFO 2. The LED at the top right of this control provides a visual indication of the rate. SUPPORT INFORMATION LFO 2 DELAY: This control determines the time it takes for the LFO modulation to start affecting the sound as soon as you play a note. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 72 GLOSSARY • DDS 1: With this setting, only the pitch of the first oscillator will be SUPPORT INFORMATION affected by LFO 2. • 1 + 2: With this setting, the pitch of both oscillators will be affected by LFO 2. • DDS 2: With this setting, only the pitch of the second oscillator will be affected by LFO 2. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 73: Portamento
When set to the leftmost position, portamento SEQUENCER will have no effect. When set to the rightmost position, the portamento GLOBAL SETTINGS time for an octave interval is 10 seconds. MPE SUPPORT FILE MANAGEMENT HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 74: Octave Selector & Transpose Function
Octave Selector & Transpose Function NAVIGATION The Super 6’s octave selector toggle switch allows you to switch octaves IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS over a range of five octaves. The switch is spring-loaded, allowing for expressive use when playing notes. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS INTRODUCTION The currently selected octave is indicated by the lit LEDs above the toggle switch, with +2 being the highest octave and -2 being the lowest.
Page 75: Global Fine Tune
If you set the global fine-tune to anything other than 440 Hz, the middle octave LED will continue to flash even after exiting shift mode to indicate that the default global tuning has been changed. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 76: Master Volume
SUPPORT INFORMATION MANUAL: Press this button to enter manual mode, which ignores the current patch settings and prompts the Super 6 to respond to the actual front panel control settings. To return to patch mode, simply press the MANUAL button again or press the PATCH button.
Page 77: Additional Controls & Parameters (Desktop Model)
GLOBAL SETTINGS Centre Pitch +12 Semitones MPE SUPPORT Pitch Bend Range FILE MANAGEMENT HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION Using a 49-note keyboard as a reference for defining the pitch bend range. The maximum pitch bend range is one octave or 12 semitones. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 78: Lfo 2 (Low Frequency Oscillator 2)
RATE: This control determines the rate of LFO 2. The LED at the top right of this control provides a visual indication of the rate. DELAY: This control determines the time it takes for the LFO modulation to start affecting the sound as soon as you play a note. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 79: Assigning Modulation Destinations To Lfo 2
The printed top row above buttons 1-8 and A-H serves as a legend for the modulation amount, indicated by the lit LEDs. 3. Release the modulation destination button. Its LED will stop flashing. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 80 You may also toggle the single modulation destination buttons on and MPE SUPPORT off during your playing to modify the impact of LFO 2 in real-time. FILE MANAGEMENT HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 81: Direct Modulation Wheel Assignment
I DDS II, VCF VOICE ASSIGN and VCA buttons. ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT FILE MANAGEMENT HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 82: Portamento
PORTAMENTO: This fader controls the amount of time it takes to slide from one pitch to the next. When set to the leftmost position, portamento HOW-TO GUIDE will have no effect. When set to the rightmost position, the portamento CHEAT SHEET time for an octave interval is 10 seconds. MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 83: Master Volume
SUPPORT INFORMATION MANUAL: Press this button to enter manual mode, which ignores the current patch settings and prompts the Super 6 to respond to the actual front panel control settings. To return to patch mode, simply press the MANUAL button again or press the PATCH button.
Page 84: Global Fine Tune
If you set the global fine-tune to anything other than 440 Hz, the middle octave LED will continue to flash even after exiting shift mode to indicate that the default global tuning has been changed. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 85: Using The Modulation Matrix
Cross Modulation Envelope 1 Envelope 1 Decay Velocity Envelope 2 Release Aftertouch Filter Resonance Expression Pedal/CV Delay Time Bender pushed to the left (-) Delay Feedback Bender pushed to the right (+) LR Phase UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 86 (positive modulation amount). The LEDs of buttons 1-8 and A-H indicate the respective setting. The printed top row above buttons 1-8 and A-H serves as a legend for the modulation amount, indicated by the lit LEDs. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 87 PERFORMANCE CONTROL SECTION (KEYBOARD MODEL) ADDITIONAL CONTROLS & PARAMETERS (DESKTOP MODEL) USING THE MODULATION MATRIX VOICE ASSIGN ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT FILE MANAGEMENT HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 88: Matrix Destination Mappings
SUPPORT INFORMATION button to exit the modulation matrix and return to patch mode. The modulation sources represented by buttons 1-8 can also modulate destinations other than those represented by buttons A-H (see “Direct Parameter Mappings”). UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 89: Direct Parameter Mappings
SUPPORT INFORMATION If a parameter cannot be assigned as a modulation destination, there will be no LED scroll. In general, only parameters represented by continuous controls are assignable. This excludes toggle and rotary switches. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 90 ADDITIONAL CONTROLS & Envelope 1 Sustain Delay Level PARAMETERS (DESKTOP MODEL) USING THE MODULATION MATRIX VOICE ASSIGN ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT FILE MANAGEMENT HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 91: Clearing Modulation Mappings
• Push the MOD AMOUNT encoder when a modulation source is selected to clear all modulations controlled by the selected modulation source. • Push the MOD AMOUNT encoder when a modulation destination is selected to clear all modulations assigned to the selected modulation destination. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 92: Voice Assign
NAVIGATION IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS In the voice assign section you can specify how the Super 6’s voices are ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS distributed when a note is played. Here you have the choice between two polyphonic and two monophonic modes, as well as various unison modes INTRODUCTION and the option to turn binaural mode on or off.
Page 93 2. Disable binaural mode in either voice assign mode POLY 1 or POLY HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET 3. Once the Super 6 is set to non-binaural mode, set LR PHASE (or MIDI SPECIFICATIONS PAN in this mode) to 100%. If you set PAN below 100% in non-...
Page 94: Arpeggiator & Sequencer
• BUTTON 1: MIDI Clock Transmit. When enabled (LED lit), MIDI clock signals are transmitted. • BUTTON 2: MIDI Clock Receive. When enabled (LED lit), MIDI clock signals are received. In addition, the Super 6 will respond to MIDI Start/ Stop messages. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 95 MPE SUPPORT FILE MANAGEMENT HOW-TO GUIDE The Super 6 automatically switches to MIDI Clock Receive when CHEAT SHEET it detects an external MIDI clock signal. You can manually disable this setting after a MIDI clock signal was detected, or choose not to...
Page 96 BPM x 3 GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT FILE MANAGEMENT 1/16 note BPM x 4 HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS 1/16 note triplet BPM x 6 GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION 1/32 note BPM x 8 UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 97: Arpeggiator Mode
HOLD: If you activate this function while the arpeggiator is switched on, the arpeggio will continue to play without you having to hold down a key. As soon as you release all keys and play a new chord, a new arpeggio is generated. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 98: Sequencer Mode
Sequencer Mode NAVIGATION In sequencer mode, the Super 6 allows up to 64 steps to be recorded with IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS programmable step, slide, accent, rest and sequence length settings. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Up to 16 sequences can be stored and recalled. Although a sequence can...
Page 99 Steps are recorded as soon as you start playing notes. A note or chord is recorded after you released all keys. The sequencer then advances to the next step. Recorded steps are represented by lit LEDs. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 100 HOLD: If you activate this function, the sequence can be transposed according to the notes you play. Transposition is relative to middle C (C4). For example, if you play a note above middle C, the sequence is transposed above middle C by this interval. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 101: Clearing A Sequence
1. Hold SHIFT and press the SEQ REC button. HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET 2. Press and hold button 4 for 3 seconds. The LEDs of buttons 1-8 and A-H will flash once to indicate that your sequence is now MIDI SPECIFICATIONS saved. GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 102: Global Settings
USING THE MODULATION MATRIX VOICE ASSIGN MIDI CH: Press this button to specify which MIDI channel the Super 6 should respond to. The LEDs of buttons 1-8 and A-H indicate which of the ARPEGGIATOR & 16 available MIDI channels is currently selected. Press any of the other 15 SEQUENCER buttons to select a different MIDI channel.
Page 103 Control can be useful if you want to control external MIDI devices or avoid MIDI data loops while recording in a DAW. MIDI SPECIFICATIONS • ON: When Local Control is on (LED lit), the Super 6’s front panel GLOSSARY controls and keyboard are connected to the internal sound engine.
Page 104 (MPE) settings. See pages 105-106 for more details. You can combine the INTRODUCTION following options: OVERVIEW • BUTTON 1: When enabled (LED lit), the Super 6 will respond to QUICK START incoming MIDI messages sent from an MPE controller. UPDATING THE FIRMWARE • BUTTON 2: When enabled (LED lit), a dead zone for polyphonic...
Page 105: Mpe Support
NAVIGATION IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS When you enable MPE mode, the Super 6 will respond to incoming MIDI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS messages sent from an MPE controller via an individual MIDI channel per note. MPE mappings are an extension of standard MIDI mappings like INTRODUCTION pitch bend and channel aftertouch, but polyphonic.
Page 106: Recommended Mpe Settings
GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT • send MIDI messages via CC4 (Foot Controller) with a minimum FILE MANAGEMENT value of 0. Use the modulation matrix on the Super 6 to assign HOW-TO GUIDE PED/CV to the desired control(s). CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS...
Page 107: File Management
3. The LEDs of buttons 1-8 and A-H light up one by one to indicate EFFECTS the loading progress. PERFORMANCE CONTROL 4. Once the LEDs indicate that the Super 6 is in patch mode, release SECTION (KEYBOARD MODEL) the PATCH button.
Page 108: File Name Convention
Use numbers HOW-TO GUIDE 1-8 for patches. Use numbers 1-16 for alternative waveforms and sequences. CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS Patch files: p1_patch_name.s6 GLOSSARY Waveform files: w1_waveform_name.ws6 SUPPORT INFORMATION Sequence files: s1_sequence_name.qs6 After the prefix, the number and an underscore, patch, waveform and sequence names can be freely defined to make it easier for you to identify the files. However, you should avoid spaces and use underscores instead. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 109: Loading Patches Stored To Your Computer
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 2. Connect the Super 6 to your computer using a USB cable. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3. The Super 6’s patch drive appears as a disk drive named SUPER6 INTRODUCTION on your computer. OVERVIEW 4. Click on the icon of the SUPER6 drive.
Page 110: Loading Sequences Stored To Your Computer
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 2. Connect the Super 6 to your computer using a USB cable. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 3. The Super 6’s patch drive appears as a disk drive named SUPER6 INTRODUCTION on your computer. OVERVIEW 4. Click on the icon of the SUPER6 drive.
Page 111: Backing Up Patches To Your Computer
NAVIGATION 1. Connect the Super 6 to your computer using a USB cable. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 2. The Super 6’s drive appears as a disk drive named SUPER6 on ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS your computer. INTRODUCTION 3. Click on the icon of the SUPER6 drive.
Page 112: How-To Guide
SUPPORT INFORMATION 7. Turn off the Super 6, wait a few seconds and turn it on again. If no init patch file is stored on the boot drive, the Super 6 will load the last active patch upon power cycle. If no patch file is stored on the patch drive, the Super 6 will start in manual mode.
Page 113: Storing New Waveform Packs To The Super 6
3. Follow steps 1-4 on page 107 to unlock the patch drive. CONNECTIONS SOUND DESIGN & 4. Connect the Super 6 to your computer using a USB cable. PROGRAMMING 5. The Super 6’s patch drive appears as a disk drive named SUPER6 EFFECTS on your computer. PERFORMANCE CONTROL SECTION (KEYBOARD 6.
Page 114: Using The Sequencer For Chord Memory
CHEAT SHEET 11. Turn the TEMPO control all the way clockwise to ensure that the MIDI SPECIFICATIONS sequence/chord will be triggered as expected, even when you play GLOSSARY very fast. SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 115: Setting Up The Super 6 As A Midi Device In A Daw
PERFORMANCE CONTROL SECTION (KEYBOARD MODEL) 5. Create a MIDI track for the Super 6. Ensure that MIDI data is sent to the MIDI device SUPER 6 (if connected via USB) or to the MIDI ADDITIONAL CONTROLS & interface to which the Super 6 is connected.
Page 116: Cheat Sheet
(buttons A-H) destination GLOBAL SETTINGS SEQ REC + MOD ASSIGN Clear sequence MPE SUPPORT FILE MANAGEMENT Press and hold MANUAL for 5 seconds Reset global settings HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 117: Secondary Parameter Functions
3 LEDs = Swing setting 3 CHEAT SHEET 4 LEDs = Swing setting 4 MIDI SPECIFICATIONS Load sequence 1-16 (buttons 1-8, A-H) Hold Shift GLOSSARY Store sequence 1-16 (buttons 1-8, A-H) Seq Rec Shift SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 118: Multifunctional Select Buttons
Store sequence Store sequence 1-16 ADDITIONAL CONTROLS & PARAMETERS (DESKTOP MODEL) USING THE MODULATION MATRIX VOICE ASSIGN ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT FILE MANAGEMENT HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 119: Global Settings (Shift Mode)
Octave selector toggle switch (keyboard model) Global Transpose +/- 12 semitones GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT MOD AMOUNT Global Fine Tuning +/- 100 cents FILE MANAGEMENT HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 120: Midi Specifications
ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER Program Change See “Global Settings” See “Global Settings” GLOBAL SETTINGS (page 103) (page 103) MPE SUPPORT Channel Pressure FILE MANAGEMENT Pitch Bend HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 121: Continuous Controller Messages
Continuous Controller Messages NAVIGATION The table below lists the continuous controller messages (CCs) that are IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS mapped to the controls of the Super 6. These messages are transmitted and/or received dependent on TX/RX E configuration in the global settings ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS (see page 103). INTRODUCTION...
Page 122 107 = Pulse 0-127 Envelope 1 Decay Hold 0-127 Envelope 2 Decay Hold 0 = LFO 21 = 32’ 43 = 16’ DDS 2 Range 64 = 8’ 85 = 4’ 107 = 2’ UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 123 85 = Fixed Env 2 0 = Normal 43 = Inverted Envelope 1 Mode 85 = Loop 0 = Off 43 = 1/2 Envelope 1 Keytrack 85 = On 0-127 Envelope 1 Attack Hold 0-127 Envelope 1 Attack UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 124 MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY 0 = Off Delay Freeze SUPPORT INFORMATION 64 = On 0-127 DDS LFO 2 Amount 0-127 VCF Resonance 0-127 Envelope 2 Release 0-127 Envelope 2 Attack 0-127 VCF Cutoff Frequency 0-127 VCF LFO 2 Amount UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 125 Arpeggiator/Sequencer Mode CHEAT SHEET 77 = Random 102 = Sequencer MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY 0 = Off Arpeggiator/Sequencer On/Off 64 = On SUPPORT INFORMATION 0 = Off Arpeggiator/Sequencer Hold 64 = On 0-127 Delay Level 0-127 VCA LFO 1 Amount UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 126 Registered Parameter Number (RPN) - MSB ADDITIONAL CONTROLS & PARAMETERS (DESKTOP MODEL) USING THE MODULATION MATRIX VOICE ASSIGN ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER GLOBAL SETTINGS MPE SUPPORT FILE MANAGEMENT HOW-TO GUIDE CHEAT SHEET MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY SUPPORT INFORMATION UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 127: Registered Parameter Numbers
VOICE ASSIGN The table below lists the registered parameter numbers (RPNs) that ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER are mapped to the parameters of the Super 6. These messages are transmitted and/or received dependent on TX/RX E configuration in the GLOBAL SETTINGS global settings (see page 103).
Page 128: Non-Registered Parameter Numbers
NAVIGATION The table below lists the non-registered parameter numbers (NRPNs) that IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 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 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS configuration in the global settings (see page 103). INTRODUCTION...
Page 129: Patch-Related Parameters
GLOSSARY 1040 SUPPORT INFORMATION 1041 0-16383 LFO 1 Rate 1042 0-16383 LFO 1 Delay 1043 0-16383 LFO 1 LR Phase 1044 1045 0-16383 DDS LFO 1 Amount 1046 0-16383 DDS Env 1 Amount 1047 UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 130 1063 HOW-TO GUIDE 1064 CHEAT SHEET 1065 MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY 1066 SUPPORT INFORMATION 1067 1068 1069 0-16383 VCF Envelope Amount 1070 0-16383 VCF LFO 1 Amount 1071 0-16383 VCF DDS 2 Amount 1072 1073 UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 131 GLOSSARY 1092 SUPPORT INFORMATION 1093 1094 0-16383 DDS LFO 2 Amount 1095 0-16383 VCF Resonance 1096 0-16383 Envelope 2 Release 1097 0-16383 Envelope 2 Attack 1098 0-16383 VCF Cutoff Frequency 1099 0-16383 VCF LFO 2 Amount UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 132 MPE SUPPORT FILE MANAGEMENT 1115 0-16383 Delay Level HOW-TO GUIDE 1116 0-16383 VCA LFO 1 Amount CHEAT SHEET 1117 MIDI SPECIFICATIONS GLOSSARY 1118 0-16383 Drift SUPPORT INFORMATION 1119 0-16383 HPF Cutoff Frequency Please see UDO’s support site for the most up to date MIDI specification. UDO Super 6 — Owner’s Manual...
Page 133: Glossary
USING THE MODULATION MATRIX Binaural: The Latin term ‘binaural’ literally means ‘with both ears’. In VOICE ASSIGN binaural mode, the 12 voices of the Super 6 are twinned to form six stereo ‘super voices’. The effect on the sound ranges from subtle to extreme ARPEGGIATOR & SEQUENCER stereo movement and an enhanced sense of spatial positioning compared to conventional monaural signal chains.
Page 134 NOTE button. Left-Right Phase (LR PHASE): This parameter controls the left-right channel phase relationship of the Super 6’s binaural sound engine, in other words the effect of LFO 1 on the stereo field. Loop: A loop is essentially a repetition of a recording or shape, meaning once the end is reached, whatever is looped will start all over again.
Page 135 Patch: A patch is a stored set of parameters which determine a sound’s characteristics. A total of 128 patches can be stored in the Super 6’s internal memory. They are organised in 16 banks featuring 8 patches each.
Page 136 MATRIX editing note events. VOICE ASSIGN Split Point: The split point is a note on the Super 6’s keyboard relative to ARPEGGIATOR & which the audio signals of DDS 1 and DDS 2 or DDS 1 and an external SEQUENCER audio signal are be crossfaded if you enable X-Fade mode.
Page 137 QUICK START UPDATING THE FIRMWARE Voltage Controlled Amplifier (VCA): A voltage-controlled amplifier controls volume of a sound. On the Super 6, envelope 2 is mapped to CONNECTIONS the VCA level by default. You can use this envelope to determine how a SOUND DESIGN &...
Page 138: Support Information
SUPPORT INFORMATION NAVIGATION IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS If you are experiencing any issues with your Super 6, contact our technical ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS support at support@udo-audio.com. INTRODUCTION OVERVIEW Please provide the following information when you get in touch with us: QUICK START • Instrument name...

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