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Erica Synths Steampipe User Manual

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  • Page 2 The picture above is of the pipe organ found in the Liepaja Holy Trinity Church in Latvia. It is the largest mechanical pipe organ in the world with 4 manuals, 7,000 pipes and 131 independent voices.
  • Page 3 It is an 8-voice polyphonic synthesizer, but it has no conventional oscillators. Instead, it mimics the way sound is created in wind and string instruments and it is fine-tuned to create a wide range of sounds. The Steampipe is optimized for performance with wind MIDI controllers and it works great with any MIDI keyboard.
  • Page 4 64 factory presets and 192 user preset memory Preset export and import via USB DIN5 MIDI Input MIDI Thru/Out All parameters are MIDI CC controllable Stereo line level output Headphone output WHAT’S INCLUDED: The Steampipe synthesizer Universal 12VDC wall wart adapter User manual...
  • Page 5 CONNECTIONS This is the EXTERNAL AUDIO input. On the Steampipe you cannot process external audio This is the MIDI input. You can like on subtractive synthesizers, instead, the optimize the Steampipe for external audio gets chopped into short samples various various MIDI...
  • Page 6 ADSR simulations of stroked inharmonic instruments like bells, xylophones and something the Steampipe particularly excels at - wind instruments, such as flutes, clarinets and pipe organs. An important component in this respect is the push-pull mechanism...
  • Page 7 INDIVIDUAL MODULES OF THE STEAMPIPE Scales the envelope times by Scales the output level of When the decay Determines the time midi note: the higher the note, the envelope according to reaches the level set by Decreases the volume it takes for the the shorter the envelope.
  • Page 8 Tune and Tweaking several Fine will be added up parameters on the for the final result. Steampipe will detune it. The TUNE pushbutton allows you to get the Tunes the delay box in Steampipe back in tune. semitones. For example: Please refer to the -1 means 1 semitone lower.
  • Page 9 Determines the amount of Determines the Sets the dry/wet signal. 0 is dry, volume of the stereo spread. 100 is wet. Steampipe. Determines the amount of detuning of the reverb. Increasing spin results in a fuller, richer sound. The two encoders are for main menu...
  • Page 10 Rotate the left encoder to navigate through the presets and push it to confirm selection. The highlighted preset number indicates the currently selected preset. The Steampipe factory presets are developed by Martijn Zwartjes, Andrew Schlesinger, and Ken Flux Pierce. THE TUNE MENU The HP and LP compensation knobs compensate for the detuning caused by the filters.
  • Page 11 OK to confirm. The right encoder allows for navigating through letter slots and inserting spaces. The Steampipe can also generate RANDOM names (that actually make sense) for you. In the same fashion you can RENAME existing presets.
  • Page 12 CC SOURCES A, B, C, D that can be assigned to several destinations on the Steampipe. So, the first thing to do is to add MIDI controllers and assign MIDI messages from the MIDI controller to sources A, B, C, D.
  • Page 13 In MIDI LEARN mode you simply have to move the relevant MIDI control (or rotate/elevate a wind controller) and the Steampipe will automatically detect the MIDI message from the controller and assign it to the relevant source. Once happy, rotate the left encoder to advance to source B, etc.
  • Page 14 LFO fade in), SPEED, morphing wave SHAPES, and modulation AMOUNT. The LFOs can be assigned to multiple parameters on the Steampipe and settings are saved with the presets. There are two ways to access the LFOs: 1) simply by rotating the LFO selection rotary switch, 2) through the main menu. The LEDs next to the LFO selection switch indicate the LFO speed.

  • Page 15: Configuration Settings Menu

    USB port and system settings. MIDI SETUP In the MIDI menu you can configure the MIDI setup of the Steampipe. Rotate the left encoder to make a selection and rotate the right encoder to alter the setting.
  • Page 16 MIDI CC MAP menu. Rotate the left encoder to select the parameter and rotate the right encoder to alter the MIDI CC number. The Steampipe will also output the mapped CC’s via MIDI OUT.

  • Page 17: The System Menu

    Steampipe as a single file on your computer. Connect the Steampipe to your PC or Mac and select USB mode. The Steampipe will appear on your computer as an external HDD and you can simply drag and drop presets to or from the Steampipe. The same goes for the backup file.

  • Page 18: Firmware Update

    3. Push and hold both encoders and turn the Steampipe on. It will appear as an external HDD on your computer. 4. Drag and drop the FW file (.uf2) in the Steampipe drive and it will update the FW – the display will indicate upload progress.
  • Page 19 SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS DISPOSAL Please follow the instructions for the use of the Erica Synths X 112.dB.com This device complies with EU guidelines and is manufactured and Steampipe unit below, because only this will guarantee proper operation of confront RoHS without the use of lead, mercury, cadmium or chrome.
  • Page 20 User Manual V1, November, 2024 Erica Synths Tiklu Str. 3 Riga Latvia LV-1048...

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