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Summary of Contents for Qu-Bit Electronix Stardust
- Page 1 Manual v1.0.2 Looping in Retrograde.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents This manual covers Stardust firmware v1.0. Get the latest firmware here! Foreword ................. -
Page 3: Foreword
I could not recall the original source material for the audio that I was listening to. So here we are, with Stardust. I could list off a number of technical achievements, features, and bells and whistles that this module has, but that’s not what makes it special. -
Page 4: Description
However, getting the perfect loop is only half of the equation - Stardust also focuses on the texture and vibe of your recordings. Dial in nostalgic warmth with wow & flutter / tape hiss controls, or take Star- dust to new horizons with out-of-this-world DSP effects. -
Page 5: Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications General • Width: 18HP • Depth: 22mm • Power Consumption: +12V=175mA, -12V=8mA, +5V=0mA Audio • Sample Rate: 48kHz • Bit-depth: 32 bit (internal processing), 24-bit (hardware conversion) • True Stereo Audio IO • High fidelity Burr-Brown converters • Based on Daisy audio platform Controls •... -
Page 6: Recommended Listening
Recommended Listening Robert Fripp (1979). Frippertronics. Robert Fripp is a British musician and member of the progressive rock group King Crimson. A guitar virtu- oso, Fripp developed a new performance method using tape delay machines to loop and layer musical phrases to create ever evolving asymmetrical patterns. -
Page 7: Front Panel Diagram
Front Panel Stardust freeze clock flutter erase undo hiss varispeed skip slice inertia start size in level shift left record play reset reverse v/oct left right skip start size slice nova right Tactile Controls CV Inputs Gate Inputs Audio IO... -
Page 8: In Level
Functions: Primary Controls LED UI Stardust’s LED UI is more than just pretty lights. It also provides visual feedback for all sorts of functions, controls, and indications. This includes but is not limited to loop position, VU metering, loop saving and import/exporting, and more. -
Page 9: Record
The record state will change on button release, or on the rising edge of the gate input. When Stardust does not have an active buffer, the first recording sets the max buffer length to create your loop. Subsequent recordings are made within the active loop, and can be no longer than the maximum buffer length. -
Page 10: Reset
Reset Gate Input threshold: +0.4V Did You Know? Reset, along with a host of other controls on Stardust, can be clock synced! Read about Clock Mode, where reset will activate on the next clock pulse at the Clock input jack. -
Page 11: Undo
Functions: Primary Controls 9. Undo The Undo button removes the last recording to the buffer. This allows Stardust to re-record the previous loop layer without removing the whole loop up to that point! Undo is activated when the button is released. And LED animation will happen under the Varispeed encoder while the looper state saves. -
Page 12: Start
When the knob is fully to the left, the loop start is at the beginning of the recorded buffer. When the knob is fully to the right, the start position is at the end of the recorded buffer. The Start position is indicated by a blue LED animation in the galaxy LED cluster. Stardust Stardust freeze clock freeze clock flutter... -
Page 13: Slice
When the right glaxy LEDs change to a solid color, Slice will not randomly repeat splices, but Stardust will still reference the splice amount across the rest of the module. You can read the Skip and Nova sections to learn more! Slice CV Input range: -5V to +5V 15. -
Page 14: Hiss
Did You Know? If you are a bit lost keeping track of 8 effects controls and want a fresh start, holding the Shift button and pressing the Reset button will reset Stardust’s controls to default values. This will set all effects to off! Learn more about Stardust’s shift combos in the secondary section of the manual. -
Page 15: Loop Mode
Sound on Sound The default loop mode on Stardust is Sound on Sound, in which newly recorded audio is added to the existing loop in its current position. New Recording... -
Page 16: Secondary Functions
Shift+Play: File Import Holding Shift and pressing the Play button will load a .wav file from the Stardust USB drive into the buffer. Load your own loops and samples into Stardust with this awesome feature! File Format Name/Extension: loop.wav... - Page 17 Functions: Secondary Functions Shift+Reset: Reset To Default Settings Holding Shift and pressing the Reset button will reset all of Stardust’s modes and effect settings to their default states. Shift+Reverse: Clock Mode Toggle Holding Shift and pressing the Reverse button will toggle Clock Mode on and off. While holding...
- Page 18 Shift+Loop Mode: Firmware Update Holding Shift and pressing the Loop Mode button causes Stardust to perform a firmware update. When activated, Stardust looks for a new .bin file that does not match its current firmware version, and uses it to update the module.
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Page 19: Usb/Configurator
Functions: Secondary Functions 22. USB Drive Stardust’s USB drive is used to update firmware, apply configurable settings via Narwhal, import and export loop.wav files, and carries a digital version of the manual! The USB Drive is 1GB and formatted for FAT32. -
Page 20: Nova
Nova is a multifaceted signal output; a collection of interstellar discoveries found in Stardust. Use Nova to self patch Stardust, or to control other patch points in your rack! A staff favorite is using Splice and Nova to clock sync a modular patch to the Stardust loop! Did You Know? You can change Nova’s output using the Narwhal and the USB drive onboard! -
Page 21: Lifetime Warranty
5 years. And, with every Stardust ordered, we will be donating a portion of the proceeds to The Planetary Soci- ety. Co-founded by Carl Sagan, the organization is “empowering the world’s citizens to advance space science and exploration.”... -
Page 22: Changelog
Changelog Version Date Description v1.0.0 Nov. 13, 2024 • Release firmware. v1.0.1 Nov. 14, 2024 • fixed typos, and updated Nar- whal section v1.0.2 Dec. 3, 2024 • updated Clock Mode section text...
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