Studiologic Numa Compact X SE User Manual

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Index

Introduction

Power and connections

Power connection

Expression / Universal pedals

Audio output

Headphones

Volume

USB

Panel - display and navigation

Sound / MIDI

Demo

Split

Store / User Programs

Sound banks and sound section

Sound mode

Organ Engine

Drawbars

Typical Drawbars setting

Original Drawbars settings

Chorus and Vibrato

Percussion

Synth Engine

Waveforms

Cutoff

Resonance

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Page 1 User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... User manual - Numa Compact X SE Index Introduction Power and connections Power connection Expression / Universal pedals Audio output Headphones Volume Panel - display and navigation Sound / MIDI Demo Split...
Page 2 User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... Filter and Amplitude Envelope Portamento Mono/Poly Legato/Staccato Effects FX1 - FX2 Mastering Global edit Program edit Part edit MIDI Zone edit Important safety instructions Declarations Introduction The Numa Compact is an incredibly powerful musical instrument, packed in a stylish and slim cabinet, based on a totally new technology and updated user interface.
Page 3: Power And Connections
User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... Power and connections Power connection Use the power adapter supplied with the device to connect the Numa Compact to the power socket (or use the USB connection). Switch the unit on by using the power button next to the power plug...
Page 4: Expression / Universal Pedals
Connect the (optional) pedal or pedals to the related sockets, labelled Ped1 and Ped2; at the socket labelled PED1 you can plug in the Studiologic FP/50 or VP/27 pedal, typically for volume- expression controls. To the PED2 socket you can plug either a single swicth pedal, a volume- expression pedal or the custom triple pedal SLP3-D, as explained in the related chapter.
Page 5 User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... Panel - display and navigation The main HOME display of the Numa Compact is the one shown at power on and it’s divided in 3 main areas: the top area shows the current Program number and name, the left and right lower areas are related to the Lower and Upper Sound sections, in SOUND mode, and to the Zone A and Zone B sections, in MIDI Mode.
Page 6 User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... The nine parameters are grouped into four display types: FILTER Cutoff and Resonance ADR Attack-Decay-Release of the Filter LFO Speed and Modulation Depth of the Filter Cutoff AR – Attack and Release of the AMP section...
Page 7: Sound Mode
User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... This button is a real time control of the SPLIT function, that is edited and controlled in all details by the GLOBAL EDIT function (Split Point) and PART EDIT function (Split Assign). This is a fast way to immediately enable and disable the SPLIT and play the UPPER and LOWER parts all over the keyboard, in layer mode without split.
Page 8 User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... shown and selected in sequence, from the first to the last page of the Bank. The selection can be done during a temporary window (approx 5 seconds) and the last selected sound will be automatically memorized for each Bank.
Page 9 With your Numa Compact X SE you can play two different timbres at the same time, on the Upper and Lower sections, in Layer or Split mode as all other Sounds and the related Drawbars setting is...
Page 10 User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... and moving the Drawbars when the focus is on the selected part. Typical Drawbars setting There are thousands of possible examples of Drawbars settings, made famous by organists during decades of live and recorded Organ music, and you can find below some of the most popular jazz, pop, gospel and rock settings.
Page 11 User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... Original Drawbars settings In the Vintage Tonewheel Organs , mainly in the Consolle versions (2x61 notes keyboard) the last octave on the left was made with reverse colors, since those keys were dedicated to the selection of factory presets, in addition to them selection of the 2 live Drawbars groups available for each keyboard (named Swell and Great as in the Pipe Organs.
Page 12 User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... Trumpet 00 6876 540 Full Swell 32 7645 222 Chorus and Vibrato The original vintage Tone Wheel instruments (not all the models) had a special and very complex circuit called Scanner Vibrato to add to the sound a very nice simulated frequency and phase modulation, that became another typical effect of these instruments.
Page 13 User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... The Synth Sound Bank is bases on a simplified Synthesis engine, with the following features: Waveforms The selection if various Waveform is made by selecting one of the Sounds of the Synth Bank; the...
Page 14 User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... (not only Synth Sounds) making possible to edit the starting sound, as an example make a Strings sound mellower or an Electric Piano sound emphasized at the Cutoff Frequency with the addition or a certain level of Resonance.
Page 15 User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... change the FILTER parameters, that have separate A/D/R controls; they are able to create Slow attacks and Long release effects, without any change on the FILTER settings. Please note that the A/R Amplifier control are the final block of the SOUND Synthesis chain; as an example, if you want a long Release on the FILTER you also have to set a long Release on the Amplifier, to make possible to hear the Filter Release when the keys are rereleased, and so on.
Page 16: Global Edit
User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... FX1 - FX2 The 2 double effects processors allow to assign 2 separate effects to the Lower and Upper sections, for a total of 4 different effects at once. As an example, the FX1 can be set to Drive for the Upper section and, at the same time, to Chorus for the Lower section.
Page 17: Fixed Velocity
User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... NAVIGATION Panel - display and navigation TRANSPOSE You can transpose the instrument to any other key; click on the encoder to move the cursor on the value and rotate it to input the desired transposition range.
Page 18: Damper Noise
User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... HAMMER NOISE It Reproduces the subtle noise of the hammers when they return to the rest position and it changes according to the speed at which the keys are released. DAMPER NOISE It simulates the typical noise of the Damper Pedal on Acoustic pianos and it is velocity sensitive if controlled by the optional pedal SLP3-D.
Page 19: Local Control
User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... This real-time function will also control the association between the Stick2 and the Sound or FX controls (modulation or effect speed etc) in a logic and automatic way. When a particular FX is selected on a section, the Stick 2 will control a particular parameter, like the Slow/Fast speed of the Rotary or the Speed and Feedback of the Phaser.
Page 20 User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... TO MIDI = Merged MIDI data are sent to the MIDI OUT TO USB = Merged MIDI data are sent to USB TO MIDI+USB = Merged MIDI data are sent to both USB and MIDI Out...
Page 21: Factory Reset
User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... LEAKAGE New implementation relating to the ORGAN model with continuous control from 00 to 127 which reproduces in each Drawbar, the harmonics due to the electromagnetic interference (crosstalk) between the adjacent tone wheels as well as the signal passage between the numerous wiring harnesses of the original instruments.
Page 22: Firmware Version And Update
User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... FIRMWARE VERSION AND UPDATE Check the firmware version. Firmware update instructions Program edit If the focus (cursor) is on the upper part of the display on Programs selection, pressing the EDIT button will enable the Program Edit, with the following parameter and settings.
Page 23: Rotary Slow/Fast
User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... It allows you to select two options: TONEWHEEL which corresponds to the typical sound of vintage B3-type models. ELEKTRO less sinusoidal sound, similar to the Principals or Diapasons of classical organs as they...
Page 24 User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... always press the LOWER or UPPER buttons to select the part to be edited, or click on the encoder. The PART EDIT includes the following parameters: VOLUME Rotating the encoder, after having moved the focus on the parameter by clicking on it, you can control the selected part Volume, in a range from 0 to 127.
Page 25 User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... UPPER part one or two octaves down, as you could prefer if you select a TENOR sax in combination with a splitted BASS sound on the left, since the Sax lower and nicer notes could probably be on the left of the splitted keyboard portion.
Page 26 User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... TINE This parameter controls the attack transient harmonics of the most Electric Pianos, with the typical bell type sound or mechanical noise associated with the original vintage instrument. PORTAMENTO TIME (SOLO X SE) This parameter allows to set any value of Portamento between 0 and the maximum available time.
Page 27: Program Change
User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... TREBLE) as they should not be sent or received via MIDI. Anything you control and play on the Numa Compact can be transmitted, recorded and received via MIDI, allowing a full control of all functions.
Page 28: Midi Channel
User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... MIDI CHANNEL You can select the MIDI channel (value 1-16) for each Zone, to control 2 different external devices or sound generators. VOLUME Rotating the encoder, after having moved the focus on the parameter by clicking on it, you can control the selected part Volume, in a range from 0 to 127;...
Page 29 User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... where the cursor-focus is set (on ZONE A or ZONE B). STICK 1 / STICK 2 As for the pedals, also the Sticks can be enabled separately for the Zones; please note that the Stick 2 will be set automatically to AUTO if the related FX-AUTOSET function is set to ON in the GLOBAL EDIT area.
Page 30: Important Safety Instructions
User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... can be requested to control Drawbars settings of some Organ VST on your computer. These settings allow to create for the MIDI Sliders similar functions of an ORGAN or SYNTH sound, where the Drawbars and Sliders are automatically associated to the selected Sound, with the related MIN/MAX different positions;...
Page 31: Warranty
State of the art To ensure maximum quality all Studiologic by Fatar devices are always engineered to be state-of- the-art products, therefore updates, modifications and improvements are made without prior notice. Technical specification and product appearance may vary from this manual.
Page 32 User manual - Numa Compact X SE https://www.studiologic-music.com/support/articles/ncxse_manual/?l... All trademarks used in this manual belong to their respective owners. Copyright No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means without prior consent of the copyright owner: FATAR Srl Zona Ind.le Squartabue...

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