Dreadbox NYX Owner's Manual page 4

2. Operation
2.1 Paraphony
A paraphonic synth
there are 2 oscillators that can work as paraphonic, sharing the same signal path:
- 1 key pressed : both oscillators will play the pressed note
- 2 keys pressed : Oscillator 1 will play the low note, Oscillator 2 will play the high note
- 3 or more keys pressed: Oscillator 1 will play the low note, Oscillator 2 will play the last played note,
as long as its higher than Oscillator 1.
2.2 MIDI Interface
The Nyx Midi interface will allow the following actions:
- Note(s) ON/OFF. Gate out patch converts Midi ON/OFF note
to analog Gate.
- Pitch tracking up to 7 octaves (C -1 up to C 8). The pitch is
converted to 1V/Oct, which can be accessed via the CV1&CV2
OUTPUT patches.
- MONO mode (Monophonic) or Duo mode (Paraphony).
- LEGATO mode. Keyboard retrigger on the VCA Modulator.
- Pitch wheel for 3 semitones up/down. This is also transmitted
by the CV1 & CV2 outputs.
- Modulation wheel (accessible only via patch, MOD output) 0-5v
MIDI Channel Selection
When the switch is set to OMNI, all channels are active. When it is set to CHAN, it will play the last
channel received when the switch was in the OMNI mode.
For example, in order to set Nyx to channel 2:
- Set the switch to OMNI mode
- Set your MIDI keyboard to Channel 2
- Play any note
- Then switch to CHAN
2.3 Oscillators
NYX oscillators need about 2 to 3 minutes to warm up. You can just turn on the synth and play, but
the tuning will change during that time. They work with the classic 1V/Oct CV or Midi controllers.
Keep in mind that the Osc2 triangle wave will have the feeling of a lower volume due to less
harmonics.
OSCILLATOR 1
1. Oscillator 1 Wave selection switch (Sawtooth/Square).
2. LVL: Oscillator 1 Volume control.
3. Pulse Width: Sets the width of the pulse wave, creating a Square wave (50% duty) in zero position.
4. Glide: Sets the Glide Rate (portamento) of
5. Octave Selection switch over 3 octaves.
can play multiple notes at a time, but only has one voice architecture. In NYX
Oscillator 1 .
SETTINGS
OFF mONO omNi
LEG DUO CHAN