Jomox moonwind mk II Quick Start Manual

Single Presets
After turning on, the moonwind mk II is in
Single mode and in the main menu i.e.
quick edit mode.
The filter and the effects processor now
work like a filter bank and can be edited
directly by the rotary knobs. Each change
is immediatly audible and can be stored
right away.

SINGLE/SEQ

This button switches between the single
mode and sequence mode. In single
mode, the moonwind mk II works as a
standalone filter bank.

CUTOFF

This knob controls the cutoff (corner)
frequency of the filter. According to the
shape setting of the filter you change the
fundamental properties of the filter and its
sound influencing. The range goes from
16Hz-ca. 35kHz and accordingly covers the
whole audio range.
Amplitude
Cutoff
Frequency
The moonwind mk II owns two identical
filters. Therefore only one side is
described more detailed here because the
three, in a triangle arranged knobs Cutoff,
Q and Res have the same function on each
filter.
Encoder 1-4
To the left of the OLED display there are
four endless encoders which can adjust
different values corresponding to the
selected mode.
Four parameters are to be changed in
every menu page. These incremental
rotary knobs always work relative to a
chosen parameter and increase with
clockwise movement and decrease with
counterclockwise rotation.
In quick edit mode, the encoders edit the
4 FX parameters directly.
Noise
Press the NOISE button, and a menu
opens:
You can decide here if white or metallic
noise is fed into the moonwind mk II filter
or not. For some experimental sound
applications this can be very useful. The
moonwind mk II emerges to be a
complete sound producer. Noise = 001
produces white noise. Above that the
metallic noise pattern is a binary scheme
derived from the noise value.
None is the same, and you have a huge
variety of metallic noise patterns to
explore. Some are a bit tonal, some are
hissy and noisy. The higher the number is,
the more complex the repetitive noise
signal can be.
Noise Volume
The noise mixed to the main signal flow
can be volume controlled here.
moonwind mk II
ANALOG FILTER TRACKER
Quickstart Guide

Midi In

This jack serves to control the moonwind mk II by another Midi capable device, e.g. a soft- or hardware
sequencer, a controller box, a Jomox Alpha Base or similar.
The moonwind mk II is processing midi note commands. Both FIL and VCA envelopes are triggered. The
notes control the cutoff of both filters. The note number is scaled in such a way that with self-resonating
filters roughly musical semitones are met – however the filter modes are never as precise as the VCO of a
synth. The pitch varies with Q and resonance amount and the logarithmic scaling is not perfect too. Who
expects here a synthesizer with perfect tuning will be disappointed - this is an analogue filter bank and not
a synth.

Midi Out

Serves to transmit Midi data from the moonwind mk II to another Midi capable device, e.g. a soft- or
hardware sequencer, in order to exchange data.

Midi Thru

Serves to bypass Midi data from the moonwind mk II to another Midi capable device. The incoming Midi
messages get passed through by hardware to the Midi Thru port without any change.
Editing the Sequencer
Press the button SINGLE/SEQ. If the moonwind mk II was in the quick edit screen of single mode before,
the display switches to sequencer mode now. The single preset quick screen remains in the display:
The bars of various height represent the values for the cutoff (or another parameter) which are played back
at the steps of the sequence.
Besides cutoff, the sequencer can record and play back Q and resonance as well.
START
Starts the sequencer. Regardless of the Single/Seq mode the sequencer runs and shows the played steps by
the flashing of the Start LED. You can still move the cutoff knobs and add the steady cutoff value to the
sequence.
STOP
Stops the sequencer.
RECORD
Activates the realtime recording of Cutoff/Q/Res knobs movements while the sequencer is running. You can
see the recorded changes as a bar graph only if you are in sequencer mode. With UNDO/EXIT you can undo
up to 1000 edit steps.
Record can only being activated if the sequencer is playing. The red LED next to the button lights up.
Pressing the button again leaves the record mode.

Editing Sequences via Touchpad

Go to Sequence Step Edit Mode by pressing STEP, and you can move the cursor with the touchpad and
change the sequencer bars by moving up/down with your fingertip.
Double touching flips between the left and right sequences.

GAIN

Controls the gain of the input. The
moonwind mk II can process almost any
input levels, from weak guitar signals to very
high studio line levels of +20dBu.
Please adjust the gain so that the neighbored
Peak LED just does not light up yet.

DRY/WET

Controls the mix between the direct signal
and the effects amount. Turned whole to the
left the output signal equals the input signal
without effects (bypass), turned fully
clockwise you get the pure effects signal.

VOLUME

Controls the output level. The output is
unbalanced and adjustable from -∞ to about
max. +20 dBu.

Q

The Q (Q = quality) adjusts the
narrowness of the filter. A high value leads
to a nosy filter adjustment, a small one to
broadbanded sounding filter. At Resonance
= 0 the filter will not self-oscillate but
instead becomes extremely narrowbanded
if Q is at maximum.
Amplitude
Q

RES

Adjusts the resonance of the filter. Opposing
to most other synth filters the moonwind mk
II has different settings for Q and
Resonance. With resonance the filter
becomes able to self-oscillate and can
produce a stable sine oscillation at cutoff
frequency. To make this happen, Q must be
set higher than zero as well.
Touch Mode
Whilst you are in Single Mode, double touch
on the touchpad, and shortly „Touch Mode
On" will be prompted in the display.
The screen empties and a dot follows your
fingertip on the display. In the right halve of
the screen you control the right hand cutoff
by right-left movement and the Q/Resonance
by up/down movements. The left halve
applies for the left filter in opposite direction
regarding to the cutoff.
That makes the filters tweet and whistle at
your fingertip, and you can expressively play
the filter.

Recording Sequences via Touchpad

If you want to record, just start the
sequencer, and as soon as you touch the
touchpad, recording starts automatically. All
movements get recorded into the sequencer.
Fun!
Frequency