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Gotharman Touch TuuL User Manual

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  • Page 1 Gotharman’s Touch TuuL 32 hp multi-function Eurorack module User Manual 4.34...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Intro ..............................5 Installing Touch TuuL ........................... 7 Inputs and Outputs ..........................9 Touch Screen ............................10 Push Buttons ............................11 Push Buttons Functions ......................... 12 Starting and stopping the Sequencer ..................12 Selecting Parameters ......................... 12 Selecting the Channel to edit .....................
  • Page 3 EFX: Saw Animator ......................... 58 EFX: Reso EQ ..........................60 EFX: Comb Filter ..........................62 EFX: Compressor with Sidechain ....................64 EFX: OverShifter ..........................66 EFX: SamplePitch (Only channel 3 and 4) ..................68 EFX: PitchShaper (Only channel 3 and 4) ..................70 EFX: PitchShaper2 (Only channel 3 and 4) ..................
  • Page 4 Settings ............................108 MIDI Receive ..........................109 MIDI Transmit ..........................109 Inputs/Outputs Setup ........................110 Adjusting the 1V/oct outputs ....................... 111 Parameters Snap Mode ........................112 Display Brightness ..........................113 Updating Touch TuuL ........................114 Getting ready ..........................114 Updating ............................115...

  • Page 5: Intro

    Touch TuuL is a 32 hp eurorack module, intended to be placed in a eurorack case. The goal with Touch TuuL was to make a module with a lot of functionality, while at the same time being simple to use.
  • Page 6 The Preset Select/Save page, where you can select and write to any of the 1024 preset locations. Touch TuuL also has some sub pages for updating, for transferring presets and samplings, and for setting up the inputs and outputs, but these pages you will only have to care about when required,...

  • Page 7: Installing Touch Tuul

    Installing Touch TuuL Touch TuuL comes with a power cable included.
  • Page 8 The power cable is usually attached to Touch TuuL, but if it should become detached, it should be placed with the brown line pointing towards the “-12V” print. The other end of the power cable should be attached to your eurorack case power rail.

  • Page 9: Inputs And Outputs

    Inputs and Outputs Touch Tuul has 17 minijack connectors, for connecting to other eurorack modules and MIDI gear. Inputs: Au1 to 4: AC coupled inputs, best used for audio and triggers. Each input can be set to +-5V or +-10V range.

  • Page 10: Touch Screen

    Touch Screen Touch TuuL has a fast responding 4.3” touch screen. By touching the screen, it is possible to enter other pages, select parameters, play the touch screen keyboard and to edit sequencer and draw wave values.

  • Page 11: Push Buttons

    Push Buttons Touch TuuL has two push buttons with various functions, the “Play” button with a green LED and the “Select” button with a yellow LED.

  • Page 12: Push Buttons Functions

    Push Buttons Functions Starting and stopping the Sequencer If the utility function on any of the 4 channels is set to be a Sequencer, pushing the Play button will start and stop the sequencer play back. When the green LED in the Play button is lit, the Sequencer is playing back. Selecting Parameters On any page containing more than 4 parameters, it is possible to select these in groups of 4, by pushing and releasing the Select button, or by touching the parameters on the screen.

  • Page 13: Edit Knobs

    Edit Knobs Touch TuuL has four edit knobs, for editing its parameters. The edit knobs will, when turned, edit the four selected parameters, on the currently selected page. The selected parameters are indicated by a yellow frame around them.
  • Page 14 By touching the parameters or by pushing the Select button, it is possible to select the parameters to be edited.

  • Page 15: The Four Channels

    The Four Channels Touch TuuL has four channels, which are always active, and which share all the inputs and outputs. To select a channel for editing, on the main page, touch the CHx button or press and hold the Select button, while pushing the Play button. The selected channel number is shown in the CHx button (x referring to the selected channel number).

  • Page 16: Audio And Modulation Sources

    Audio and Modulation Sources For each of the output jacks, for each of the parameters that can be modulated, and for any filter, effect and mixer inputs, any audio/modulation source can be selected. Here are a list of all the sources. -OFF: No signal.
  • Page 17 -Vel1: Channel 1 MIDI input velocity output. -Vel2: Channel 2 MIDI input velocity output. -Vel3: Channel 3 MIDI input velocity output. -Vel4: Channel 4 MIDI input velocity output. -CC1: Channel 1 MIDI CC1 output. -CC2: Channel 1 MIDI CC2 output. -CC4: Channel 1 MIDI CC4 output.
  • Page 18 -Rs1-: Channel 1 sequencer and draw wave modulator reset pulse output inverted. -Rs2-: Channel 2 sequencer and draw wave modulator reset pulse output inverted. -Rs3-: Channel 3 sequencer and draw wave modulator reset pulse output inverted. -Rs4-: Channel 4 sequencer and draw wave modulator reset pulse output inverted. -Vl1-: Channel 1 MIDI input velocity output inverted.

  • Page 19: Main Function

    Main Function To select the channel main function, enter the Menu page, either by touching the Menu touch button, or by pressing and holding the Select button for a couple of seconds. The Select button will light yellow, when the Menu page has been entered. With the first two parameters, you can select the main function and the type of the selected channel.
  • Page 20 -SmPi: Sample Pitch (Only channel 3 and 4) . A pitchshifter that is degrading the sound. A Peak parameter are available, that alters the formants. -Pshp: PitchShaper (Only channel 3 and 4). 1 input version of Gotharman's special Pitch Shaper, that forces an audio signal to play back at a specific pitch, determined by an adjustable frequency.
  • Page 21 -Psh2: Two-input PitchShaper (Only channel 3 and 4). The pitch of the signal applied to input 1, is pitch matched to the signal applied to input 2. When changing the pitch of the pitch matched signal, the waveform on the effect output will change, still matched to the pitch of input 2. It is also possible for the signal applied to input 1, to affect the output pitch, by turning the Vari parameter up.

  • Page 22: Oscillator: Wave

    PW: Adjusts the pulse width of the waveform. Unlike many other oscillator designs, the pulse width can be adjusted on all of Touch TuuL’s waveforms, not just the pulse wave. Fold: This parameter adds harmonics to the saw tooth wave and folding to the other wave forms.
  • Page 23 Fine: Fine tuning of the pitch. Range: -128 to +127. Glid: Glide. The more this is turned up, the slower the oscillator pitch will slide from one note to another. Range: 0 to 511. Mode: Sets if the oscillator pitch range should be in oscillator mode (OSC), fast LFO mode (LFOf) or slow LFO mode (LFOs).

  • Page 24: Oscillator: Fof

    Oscillator: FOF Generates a resonant spectrum by adding peaks of one waveform on top of a basic waveform. This can generate some really interesting resonant sounds. Parameters: Tune: Adjust the basic pitch in semitones. Range: -64 to + 63. Shap: Sets the frequency of the peak wave. PW: Shifts the peak rate.
  • Page 25 Glid: Glide. The more this is turned up, the slower the oscillator pitch will slide from one note to another. Range: 0 to 511. Mode: Sets if the oscillator pitch range should be in oscillator mode (OSC), fast LFO mode (LFOf) or slow LFO mode (LFOs).

  • Page 26: Oscillator: Cymbal

    Oscillator: Cymbal Special oscillator for creating hihat, cymbal and other metallic noise sounds. Parameters: Tune: Adjust the basic pitch in semitones. Range: -64 to + 63. Shap: Sets self FM amount of the first square wave oscillator (A modulator). PW: Sets the pulse width of all square waves. Fold: Adds wavefolding to the waveform.
  • Page 27 Mode: Sets if the oscillator pitch range should be in oscillator mode (OSC), fast LFO mode (LFOf) or slow LFO mode (LFOs). PitchMod: Source and modulation amount for the oscillator pitch. ShapeMod: Source and modulation amount for the oscillator Shap parameter. PW Mod: Source and modulation amount for the oscillator PW parameter.

  • Page 28: Oscillator: Sampler

    Oscillator: Sampler Playing back samplings. Samplings can be selected by modulation. Parameters: Tune: Adjust the basic pitch in semitones. Range: -64 to + 63. Fine: Fine tuning of the pitch. Range: -128 to +127. Strt: Sets the sample start point. Glide: The more this is turned up, the slower the oscillator pitch will slide from one note to another.
  • Page 29 Rel: Sample release time. When this is turned up, a release envelope/VCA will be added to the sample output. The more it is turned up, the shorter the release time. When set to zero, no release envelope is added. PitchMod: Source and modulation amount for the oscillator pitch. StartMod: Source and modulation amount for the oscillator Strt parameter.

  • Page 30: Sample Edit

    Sample Edit By touching the EDIT touch button, you will enter sample edit mode.
  • Page 31 Here you can select a sampling to be played back by the channel, adjust the start and length, record a sampling and transfer samplings via MIDI in and out.

  • Page 32: Selecting A Sampling

    Selecting a Sampling Touch the sample name.
  • Page 33 You will then be taken to the Sample Select page. 16 samplings are shown at a time. Touch PREV, NEXT, -128 or +128 to select different groups of 16 samplings. Touch the desired sampling, to select it. Audition the sampling, by touching the PLAY button. When you have found the right sampling, touch OK.

  • Page 34: Setting The Sample Start And Length

    Setting the sample start and length On the Sample Edit page it is possible, by turning the Edit Knobs, to adjust and fine adjust the sample start point and length. Audition by touching the PLAY button. It is also possible to stop the sample playback, by touching the Stop button. When you are satisfied with the sample start and length settings, touch the Save button, to store your edits.

  • Page 35: Sample Recording

    Sample Recording Touch TuuL can record any of the audio/modulation sources into its sample FLASH memory. When a sampling is recorded and saved, it will stay in the FLASH memory, even after a power recycle. To record a sampling, from the Sample Edit page, touch the REC button.
  • Page 36 By Edit Knob 3 you can select the source for the sampling. Any audio/modulation source can be selected. The #Smp parameter shows the current number of samplings held in the Touch TuuL sample memory. The Used parameter show how many percent of the sample FLASH memory is holding samplings.
  • Page 37 If the Auto parameter was at zero, recording will now start. If the Auto parameter was at any other value, the Touch TuuL screen will show “Waiting For Trigger”, until the source is reaching the set threshold level. Then it will start recording.
  • Page 38 Now this page will show: Touch the Audition button to audition what you just recorded. If you are not happy with the result, touch EXIT, and touch TuuL will erase the sample buffer. If you are happy with the result, touch the Save button.
  • Page 39 You will now be directed to a page, where you can name your new sampling. Type in a name, using the on-screen keyboard, and touch Save. Your new sampling has now been saved.

  • Page 40: Transfer Samplings

    Transfer Samplings Touch TuuL can transmit and receive samplings via its MIDI in and out. In order to transmit samplings, make sure that out 8 is set to MIDI on the Menu page.
  • Page 41 From the Sample Edit page touch MIDI.
  • Page 42 Transmitting a sampling -Select the sampling you wish to transmit, on the Sample Edit page. -Connect MIDI out of Touch TuuL (Out8) to MIDI in of the receiver. -Make sure that the receiver is ready to receive sysex data. -Touch the SEND SMP button.
  • Page 43 Receiving a sampling -Connect MIDI in of Touch TuuL to MIDI out of the device holding the sample sysex file. -Touch the RECV SMP button. -Touch TuuL will now display: “Waiting For MIDI Data…” . -Start the sysex transmission from the transmitting device.

  • Page 44: Delete Sampling

    Delete Sampling The last recorded sampling can be deleted. To do so, from the Sample Edit page, touch the sample name.
  • Page 45 This will open up the Sample Select page. Here touch the DEL button.
  • Page 46 Touch TuuL will now ask if you are sure, that you would like to delete the sampling, or not. Touch Yes to proceed or No to regret.

  • Page 47: Filter: Svf

    Filter: SVF Dual resonant filter with filter types: BPF/BPF, HPF>LPF, HPF/LPF, BPF/LPF. Parameters: Cut1: The cutoff frequency for the band pass or the high pass filter, depending on the selected filter type. Cut2: The cutoff frequency for the low pass or the second band pass filter, depending on the selected filter type.
  • Page 48 ResoMod: Source and modulation amount for the Reso parameter. Sharp: When set to On, the filters will get a sharper characteristics. Inp: Selects the filter input. Cut1Mod (x2): Source and modulation amount for the Cut1 parameter. Cut2Mod (x2): Source and modulation amount for the Cut2 parameter.

  • Page 49: Filter: Vowel

    Filter: Vowel 5 stage morphing vowel filter with 32 formants to choose from. Parameters: Cut: Sets the cutoff frequency offset for the three bandpass filters. When set to 256, the bandpass filters are in their original state. Reso: Sets the amount of resonance applied to 3 bandpass filters. Form: Will morph between the five selected formants.
  • Page 50 Wovl5: Selects the fifth formant in the morph sequence. 32 different formants can be selected. Inp: Selects the filter input. CutMod: Source and modulation amount for the Cut parameter. ResoMod: Source and modulation amount for the Reso parameter. FormMod: Source and modulation amount for the Form parameter.

  • Page 51: Efx: Chorus

    EFX: Chorus Gotharman's special chorus with an added Deep parameter that adds space to the chorus. Parameters: Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output. Feed: Chorus feedback amount.
  • Page 52 TimeMod: Source and modulation amount for the Time parameter. DeepMod: Source and modulation amount for the Deep parameter.

  • Page 53: Efx: Distortion

    EFX: Distortion 6 types: Valve, Sine, Fuzz, Xdis, Asym, Curv. Parameters: Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output. Driv: The higher the value, the more the sound will distort. If this is set to zero, no sound will pass through the distortion.
  • Page 54 Type: Distortion type. Choices are: -Valve: A digital simulation of a classic valve distortion. -Sine: A noisy and warm sine shaping distortion. -Fuzz: Simulates a classic fuzz distortion. -Xdis: Complete destruction of the sound. -Asym: Asymmetrical distortion. -Curv: Curve distortion. The Offset parameter will bend the curve of the input signal. Below 256: logarithmic curve.

  • Page 55: Efx: Bit Crusher

    EFX: Bit Crusher Lowers the sample rate and the bit resolution of the sound, to obtain lo-fi effects. Parameters: Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output. Rate: Sample Rate Reduction. The more this is turned up, the lower the sample rate will be. From 44.1 KHz to 1 KHz.
  • Page 56 RateMod: Source and modulation amount for the Rate parameter. FeedMod: Source and modulation amount for the Feed parameter. BitRMod: Source and modulation amount for the BitR parameter.

  • Page 57: Efx: Wave Folder

    EFX: Wave Folder Folds the input. Parameters: Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output. Fold: The wavefolding amount Offs: The wavefolding offset Inp: Selects the effect input. Mix Mod: Source and modulation amount for the Mix parameter. FoldMod: Source and modulation amount for the Fold parameter.

  • Page 58: Efx: Saw Animator

    EFX: Saw Animator By adjusting and/or modulating two offset parameters, this effect adds two extra phased sawtooth waves to a sawtooth wave applied to its input. It works best with sawtooth waveforms, but running other waveforms or signals through it, might bring some interesting results.
  • Page 59 Ofs1Mod: Source and modulation amount for the Ofs1 parameter. Ofs2Mod: Source and modulation amount for the Ofs2 parameter.

  • Page 60: Efx: Reso Eq

    EFX: Reso EQ A parametric EQ where frequency, cut/boost, frequency span and resonance (Q) can be set. Since the frequency span and Q can be set as 2 different parameters, this EQ has 2 peaks or dips at higher Q settings. Parameters: Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output.
  • Page 61 Inp: Selects the effect input. Mix Mod: Source and modulation amount for the Mix parameter. FreqMod: Source and modulation amount for the Freq parameter. SpanMod: Source and modulation amount for the Span parameter. C/B Mod: Source and modulation amount for the C/B parameter.

  • Page 62: Efx: Comb Filter

    EFX: Comb Filter A traditional comb filter with frequency and feedback settings, plus an Edge setting, which will add some character and crunchy distortion. Parameters: Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output.
  • Page 63 FreqMod: Source and modulation amount for the Freq parameter. FeedMod: Source and modulation amount for the Feed parameter. EdgeMod: Source and modulation amount for the Edge parameter.

  • Page 64: Efx: Compressor With Sidechain

    EFX: Compressor with Sidechain Parameters: Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output. Atk: Attack time. The time it takes for the compressor to attenuate the signal, after a signal higher than the set threshold has been detected.
  • Page 65 Inp: Selects the effect input. Mix Mod: Source and modulation amount for the Mix parameter. Atk Mod: Source and modulation amount for the Atk parameter. Rel Mod: Source and modulation amount for the Rel parameter. GainMod: Source and modulation amount for the Gain parameter.

  • Page 66: Efx: Overshifter

    EFX: OverShifter A kind of frequency shifter that can shift the frequency bands of the input signal up, and add feedback and ring effects. Parameters: Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output.
  • Page 67 Mix Mod: Source and modulation amount for the Mix parameter. FreqMod: Source and modulation amount for the Freq parameter. FeedMod: Source and modulation amount for the Feed parameter. RingMod: Source and modulation amount for the Ring parameter.

  • Page 68: Efx: Samplepitch (Only Channel 3 And 4)

    EFX: SamplePitch (Only channel 3 and 4) A pitchshifter that is degrading the sound. A Peak parameter are available, that alters the formants. Parameters: Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output.
  • Page 69 Inp: Selects the effect input. Mix Mod: Source and modulation amount for the Mix parameter. TimeMod: Source and modulation amount for the Time parameter. PitcMod: Source and modulation amount for the Pitc parameter. PeakMod: Source and modulation amount for the Peak parameter.

  • Page 70: Efx: Pitchshaper (Only Channel 3 And 4)

    EFX: PitchShaper (Only channel 3 and 4) 1 input version of Gotharman's special Pitch Shaper, that forces an audio signal to play back at a specific pitch, determined by an adjustable frequency. Parameters: Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output.
  • Page 71 Feed: Pitch shaper feedback. Adjusts the portion of the output signal, that is fed back to the input. Oct: Octave transpose. From 0 to +3 octaves. Inp: Selects the effect input. Mix Mod: Source and modulation amount for the Mix parameter. SensMod: Source and modulation amount for the Sens parameter.

  • Page 72: Efx: Pitchshaper2 (Only Channel 3 And 4)

    EFX: PitchShaper2 (Only channel 3 and 4) Two-input PitchShaper. The pitch of the signal applied to input 1, is pitch matched to the signal applied to input 2. When changing the pitch of the pitch matched signal, the waveform on the effect output will change, still matched to the pitch of input 2.
  • Page 73 and when it doesn’t detect any pitch, it will repeat the portion it detected, making the sound “granulate”. Vari: Pitch variation. The more this is turned up, the more the pitch variations on the input 1 signal affects the pitch shaper frequency. Smth: Smooth.

  • Page 74: Efx: Pitchshifter (Only Channel 3 And 4)

    EFX: PitchShifter (Only channel 3 and 4) Shift the pitch of the sound up to 4 octaves up or down, without changing the time resolution or “tempo” of the sound. Adjustable sense. Parameters: Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output.
  • Page 75 Size: This sets the size of the buffer, used for the pitch shifting effect. When pitch shifting more complex sounds, it might make the pitch shifting more precise, when turning this parameter up a bit. Feed: Pitch shifter feedback. Adjusts the portion of the output signal, that is fed back to the input. Oct: The octave range of the pitch shifter.

  • Page 76: Efx: Stretcher (Only Channel 3 And 4)

    EFX: Stretcher (Only channel 3 and 4) Tries to time stretch the input signal, while at the same time keeping up with it. Impossible? Yes, indeed :-) Parameters: Mix: The mix between the un-effected signal on the effect input, and the effected signal on the effect output.
  • Page 77 Mix Mod: Source and modulation amount for the Mix parameter. SensMod: Source and modulation amount for the Sens parameter. StrcMod: Source and modulation amount for the Strc parameter. FeedMod: Source and modulation amount for the Feed parameter.

  • Page 78: Efx: Modulation Delay (Only Channel 3 And 4)

    EFX: Modulation Delay (Only channel 3 and 4) A dual tap modulation delay effect. When you change or modulate the delay times on this, the transition is smooth, and it does not generate any clicks. It is also possible to set different delay times on the 2 taps, and mix between them, manually or via modulation.
  • Page 79 Mix Mod: Source and modulation amount for the Mix parameter. m1/2Mod: Source and modulation amount for the m1/2 parameter. Tim1Mod: Source and modulation amount for the Tim1 parameter. FeedMod: Source and modulation amount for the Feed parameter.

  • Page 80: Mix: 4-Channel Mixer

    MIX: 4-Channel Mixer 4-input mixer with CV controllable inputs, and which can be divided into two separate 2-input mixers. Parameters: Input 1 to 4: Selects the input source and the level for input 1 to 4. A mixer can mix both audio and control signals.

  • Page 81: 2X2 Mixer

    2x2 Mixer By touching the 1/3s button, so that it turns blue, input 1 and 2 will be mixed to the channel output, while input 3 and 4 will be mixed to the inverted channel output.

  • Page 82: Stereo Link

    Stereo Link Filters and effects can be stereo linked. Simply touch the Ln1/2 (or Ln3/4) button on the filters and effects main page, so that it turns blue. Now channel 2 will be linked to channel1 or channel 4 will be linked to channel 3. The input parameters are not linked.

  • Page 83: Utility Function

    Utility Function Each of the 4 channels has both a main function and a utility function. The parameters for the main function is located on the upper half of the main page, while the utility function is located on the lower half of this page. The desired utility function can be selected by touching the utility function select button, which shows “1oct”...

  • Page 84: Utility: One Octave Touch Screen Keyboard

    Utility: One Octave Touch Screen Keyboard With this utility selected, you can play an octave of notes on the touch screen. It will be outputting a pitch value to the audio/modulation bus (on Ut1 to Ut4), and when a key is activated, it will also send a gate signal to Gat1 to Gat4.

  • Page 85: Utility: Two Octave Touch Screen Keyboard

    Utility: Two Octave Touch Screen Keyboard With this utility selected, you can play two octaves of notes on the touch screen. It will be outputting a pitch value to the audio/modulation bus (on Ut1 to Ut4), and when a key is activated, it will also send a gate signal to Gat1 to Gat4.

  • Page 86: Utility: Three Octave Touch Screen Keyboard

    Utility: Three Octave Touch Screen Keyboard With this utility selected, you can play three octaves of notes on the touch screen. It will be outputting a pitch value to the audio/modulation bus (on Ut1 to Ut4), and when a key is activated, it will also send a gate signal to Gat1 to Gat4.

  • Page 87: Utility: 16 Step Sequencer

    Utility: 16 Step Sequencer With this utility selected, you get an, up to, 16 steps sequencer. The sequencer is started and stopped by pushing the Play button. Step values can be set by touching the steps on the screen, or by the 4 Edit Knobs. Blue steps are on, white steps are off, and a red step means, that this step is currently being played back.
  • Page 88 Parameters: The parameters for the sequencer are located just above the sequencer step values. BPM: Sets the sequencer tempo in Beats Per Minute. From 40 to 295 BPM. If the sequencer is in external sync mode, this will have no function. Common for all sequencer tracks. Last: Sets the last step to be played back, before the track starts over again from step 1.

  • Page 89: Adjusting Sequencer Step Values By The Edit Knobs

    Adjusting Sequencer step values by the Edit Knobs On the main page, push the Select button several times, until the yellow frame is surrounding four of the sequencer steps. You can now adjust the values of these, using the four Edit Knobs.

  • Page 90: Sequencer Modulation And Settings

    Sequencer Modulation and settings When Sequencer is selected as the utility for a channel, modulation and settings becomes available on the two lowest rows of parameters on the Menu page. From the Main page, touch the Menu button, or push and hold the Select button for a couple of seconds, to access the Menu page.

  • Page 91: Sequencer Tracks Mute

    Clk: Select any source to clock the sequencer. One clock per step. When set to OFF, the sequencer is clocked by the internal clock. Reset: Select any source to reset the sequencer to step 1. Sync: Set the sequencer clock to internal (Int) clock, or to external (Ext) MIDI clock. This parameter has no function, if the Clk parameter is set to any other value than OFF.

  • Page 92: Utility: Draw Wave Modulator

    Utility: Draw Wave Modulator The draw wave modulator lets you draw a waveform on the touchscreen, which can be used as a modulation source. It is possible to set the rate of the draw wave, it is possible to make run only a specific part of it, and the playback curve can also be set, to make the playback rate become faster in the beginning of the waveform and slower at the end, or vice versa.
  • Page 93 Parameters: The parameters for the draw wave modulator are located just above the sequencer step values. Rate: Sets waveform playback rate. Strt: Sets the start point of the waveform. Lngt: Sets the total length of the waveform. Curv: When set to a negative value, the beginning of the waveform will play back faster than the end of the waveform.

  • Page 94: Draw Wave Modulator Modulation And Settings

    Draw Wave Modulator Modulation and settings When Draw Wave Modulator is selected as the utility for a channel, modulation and settings becomes available on the two lowest rows of parameters on the Menu page. From the Main page, touch the Menu button, or push and hold the Select button for a couple of seconds, to access the Menu page.

  • Page 95: Gate Outputs Mute

    Reset: Select any source to reset the Draw Wave to the selected start point. 1time: When this is set to On, the waveform will play back one time, when it is reset, and then stay at the last point, until it is reset again. Gate outputs Mute In the bottom of the Menu page, four touch button named 1 to 4 are located.

  • Page 96: Cv Recording Of Draw Waves

    CV recording of Draw Waves It is possible to record any source as a Draw Wave. To do so, first go to the Menu page and select the desired source, by setting the RECin parameter.
  • Page 97 Then go back to the main page. When you are ready to record a source, touch the REC button, so that this turns red. The playback pointer will now turn yellow, and the draw wave modulator will keep recording the source into the waveform, in a loop, until you switch recording off again, by touching the REC button, so that this turns black.

  • Page 98: Outputs Set Up

    Outputs Set Up On the Menu page, it is possible to set up, which signals should be present on the 8 minijack outputs. Any audio/modulation sources can be selected. Parameters: Out1: Selects the source for the 16 bit Out1. Out2: Selects the source for the 16 bit Out2. Out3: Selects the source for the 16 bit Out3.

  • Page 99: Out8 Gate/Midi Mode

    Out7: Selects the source for the gate output, Out7. Any signal can be assigned to this, but all signals will be concerted to square waves. Out8 –In Gate mode only –Ignored in MIDI out mode: Selects the source for the gate output, Out8.

  • Page 100: Presets

    All the main and utility functions parameters and setting, covered until now, can be stored in any of Touch TuuL’s 1024 preset locations, and can be recalled again. The last saved preset, is the preset which Touch TuuL will load at start up. Touch TuuL comes pre-loaded with 64 presets.
  • Page 101 This will take you to the Preset page. On this page five presets and their names are shown. The currently selected preset is shown with blue text, while all other presets are shown with white text. Presets are arranged in 16 banks with 64 presets each. 1024 presets in total. Touch the PREV and NEXT buttons to go back and forth in the list of presets.

  • Page 102: Saving A Preset

    Saving a Preset On the Preset page, touch the SAVE button. The SAVE button now turns blue, and “SELECT” changes to “SAVE TO”. Locate the preset location you would like to store your preset in, by touching the PREV, NEXT and bank buttons.
  • Page 103 Type the desired preset name, and touch the SAVE button. Your new preset has now been saved into Touch TuuL’s FLASH memory, and can be recalled again at any time. When you power up touch TuuL, this preset will be selected.

  • Page 104: Transfer Presets

    Transfer Presets Touch TuuL can transmit and receive presetss via its MIDI in and out. In order to transmit presets, make sure that out 8 is set to MIDI on the Menu page.
  • Page 105 From the Preset page touch MIDI.
  • Page 106 -Wait for the transmission to finish. Receiving a single preset -Connect MIDI in of Touch TuuL to MIDI out of the device holding the sample sysex file. -Start the sysex transmission from the transmitting device. Touch TuuL will receive single presets on any page.
  • Page 107 -Wait for the transmission to finish. Receiving a preset -Connect MIDI in of Touch TuuL to MIDI out of the device holding the sample sysex file. -Make sure that the preset location where you want the first preset to be stored, is the selected preset.

  • Page 108: Midi

    Each Touch TuuL channel can operate on its own MIDI channel. The MIDI channel for each Touch TuuL channel is set on the Menu page, by the mCHN parameter. Here it is also possible to set, which MIDI CC number a Draw Wave Modulator will output, by setting the DwCC parameter.

  • Page 109: Midi Receive

    Is received on channels, which has either one of the touch keyboards or the sequencer selected as the utility. MIDI CC 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10 and 11 Is received on the Touch TuuL channel 1 MIDI channel. MIDI clock and start/stop Is received by the sequencer, if it is in External sync mode.

  • Page 110: Inputs/Outputs Setup

    Inputs/Outputs Setup It is possible to setup the voltage range for the minijack inputs and adjust the 1V/oct output for the minijack outputs. On the Menu page, touch the In/Out button.

  • Page 111: Adjusting The 1V/Oct Outputs

    Now you will enter this page: Parameters: Au1 to Au4: Set the input voltage range for these inputs to either +-5V or +-10V. CV1 to CV4: Set the input voltage range for these inputs to either +-5V or +-10V. Adjusting the 1V/oct outputs -Select factory preset A64 (ADJ PRESET).

  • Page 112: Parameters Snap Mode

    Parameters Snap Mode On the Menu page, it is possible to toggle parameter snap mode on and off, by touching the SNAP button. When Snap mode is on, and you edit a parameter, the value will not change, until the knob position passes the already set value.

  • Page 113: Display Brightness

    Display Brightness On the Menu page it is possible to set the display brightness, by adjusting the Brightn parameter.

  • Page 114: Updating Touch Tuul

    Updating Touch TuuL Getting ready If you are on a Mac computer, make sure to have SysExLibrarian installed. No settings are necessary. If you are on a Windows PC, the MIDI OX program is required, and some settings must be made.

  • Page 115: Updating

    Updating Power on your Touch TuuL while holding down the Select button. If your Touch TuuL has been updated before, you will be asked to power down your Touch TuuL, and power up, while holding the Select button, once more.
  • Page 116 Touch the UPDATE button. Touch TuuL will now write: “Waiting For MIDI Data…” Transmit the update sysex file from your computer. When Touch TuuL has received a complete update file, without any errors, it will ask you to restart. That’s it…...
  • Page 117 Written by Flemming Christensen Gotharman’s In 2024...

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