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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
Nina Voice Block Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . -
Page 3: Introduction
System Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 It will explain all the newer features of Nina that build on this foundation . -
Page 4: Voice Architecture
. 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 V 1.3.0... -
Page 5: Main Control Panel
Refer also to the Getting Started Guide included with NINA. BOOGIE BASS* - - - - - - SYSTEM SOFT KEYS MELBOURNE INSTRUMENTS – NINA V 1 . 3 . 0 MELBOURNE INSTRUMENTS – NINA V 1 . 3 . 0... -
Page 6: Nina Knobs
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 V 1.3.0 MELBOURNE INSTRUMENTS – NINA V 1.3.0... -
Page 7: Rear Panel & Connections
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 . -
Page 8: Display Layout
LCD Display Context Switching As another example, adjusting any of the controls for A key design goal of Nina’s Display was ‘no menu diving’ OSC 1 will show all the settings for OSC 1 on the display: as much as possible . One key solution to this is that the... -
Page 9: Loading Presets
Banks of Presets can be imported and exported from that there are some global Preset parameters which are Saving Presets Nina to .zip files stored on a USB flash drive. See section 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
NOISE Type Steps between the A sound and B Load a Preset into B The control of Nina’s sawtooth to triangle wave shape sound setting at the 50% Morph has a unique feature — A great way to explore new sounds is to load two... -
Page 11: Digital Oscillator
. octave transpose 5 position switch with a range of +/- 2 timbre . Stereo Out 1-2 This routes Nina’s Channel 1 & 2 octaves . White outputs back to the voices in a stereo pair to create a feedback loop . -
Page 12: Drive & Overdrive
This will give the best dynamic range and SNR. EG1-Cut Drive & Overdrive Nina’s VCF is a classic 4 pole transistor ladder filter as designed by Robert Moog in the 1960s . The RESONANCE Knob sets the amount of resonance, and the filter can self-oscillate. -
Page 13: Glide/Portamento
Preset and are accessed via note is released), then glide is done between the notes. Each voice in Nina has two final VCAs which are a stereo slow release. the LAYER key . -
Page 14: Mod Matrix Pan
VCOs into the mix . For example, if you set the Mix Level Each voice’s final pan position at the audio outputs is The last part of Nina’s Stereo Infinite Panning capabilities of OSC 1 at 0, it will be silent. If you add a modulation determined by the modulation matrix PAN destination . -
Page 15: Mod Mode
0 to 100 . Note that amplitude is set before the LFO is of incoming MIDI clock pulses the Arpeggiator and Nina has a quick and simple way to access the The Title Bar shows which source has been selected and sent into the Mod matrix, so it combines (multiplies) with Sequencer (or MIDI Clock if enabled). -
Page 16: Modulation Sources
Spin rate . See the section on Spin on page 24 . The Pan Position of the voice. The Pan response to the value is defined in the section Stereo Infinite Panning on page 23. MELBOURNE INSTRUMENTS – NINA V 1.3.0 MELBOURNE INSTRUMENTS – NINA V 1.3.0... -
Page 17: Effects With Multi-Timbral
. Another example NOTE: When you power on, Nina will reload the last is to make a double-stack, where every note plays 2 used Layer Setup. Additionally, if you had loaded different sounds together from 2 layers. -
Page 18: Output Routing
Unison Detune adds MPE, and the other channels will operate as standard This sets which of Nina’s four analog outputs to send the Chooses which of the 4 analog inputs are used for the to this difference in character by detuning the voices as normal MIDI . - Page 19 Layer Setups & Multi-timbral Operation: Block Diagram MELBOURNE INSTRUMENTS – NINA V1 . 3 . 0...
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Page 20: Loading And Saving Layer Setups
Note Value The Arpeggiator settings are described below: Up to 127 LAYER Setups can be stored on Nina . When Nina has a simple Arpeggiator . If you play multiple notes, Multiplies the TEMPO BPM to play the Arpeggiator . The... -
Page 21: Recording A Sequence
Sequencer Playing a Sequence Effects Nina has a 16 step sequencer . The sequencer notes Press the RUN Key to run the sequencer . If the Hold In the fig. 1, the analog sound is fed into chorus, delay and Nina has three digital effects processors. -
Page 22: System Functions
Controller (CC) messages when they receive them. If this number of the NINA unit . You should normally never need Reverb Predelay Sets the initial delay before the happens, the knobs will send MIDI CC messages as you to use this file, and is there for customer support and sound starts to reverb . - Page 23 If you choose MERGE then Nina will read all the Presets After the export, the display will show ‘Bank export operation will read all patches and layer setups from the from the zip file, and add all new Presets into the complete’...
- Page 24 10 minutes . control and automation . Import Wavetables Power off Nina, insert the flash drive into either one of The USB-C connector on the rear port exposes a Choose Import Wavetables from the list. Nina will look the USB-A ports, and power on Nina.
- Page 25 The waveform’s 2048 samples is usually just one cycle 127 Multi-timbral layer setups . Independent voice routing to main (1 & 2) of the waveform. Nina assumes this, and the waveform is User import and export to USB media . and/or Aux (3 & 4) outputs automatically resampled to the pitch of the notes played .
- Page 26 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 27 Notes: Notes: MELBOURNE INSTRUMENTS – NINA V 1.3.0 MELBOURNE INSTRUMENTS – NINA V 1 . 2 . 1...
- Page 28 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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