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SFC-8 User Manual
25 April 2025

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  • Page 1 SFC-8 User Manual 25 April 2025...

  • Page 2: Installation And Start-Up

    1. Intro Thank you for purchasing the SFC-8 MIDI controller. It means a lot to me that you put your trust in my product. For the last months I certainly put a considerable amount of energy and @me in this product to bring to frui@on. I hope you will have a great experience using this device and that it will inject some fun in your music.

  • Page 3: Loading Configurations

    3. USB-MIDI Troubleshooting on MAC: If the device turns on (red LEDs are on and you can change the switches posi@ons) but it is not recognized by the computer, please go through this guide completely. Please also try another USB cable, USB port and if possible another computer or OS. Before geUng in touch for support, please confirm that the device is sending out MIDI correctly (or not) using a MIDI monitor (in google Chrome you can use the control panel...
  • Page 4 5. Plugin-specific informations The controller front panel layout was designed to fit as many Jupiter styled plugins as possible. As there are differences between different plugin interfaces, specific modes are needed to make the controller compa@ble with each plugin. As firmware v1.3, 3 modes are available for the Arturia Jup-8 V4, TAL-J-8 and Roland.
  • Page 5 Ager copying the XML file(s), restart the plugin if it was open and then in the plugin interface click on the cogwheel, then in the MIDI tab choose the SFC-8 in the MIDI controller dropdown. This will auto-map the plugin to the SFC-8 default CC map and turn on automa@cally the 2-way integra@on.

  • Page 6: Pan Spread

    VCO2 LED = Jump OFF LED = Pick-up VCO1 LED = Scaling. This preference is saved in the controller and loaded when the device is plugged in. PAN SPREAD: The SFC-8 BAL rotary pot has been assigned to JUP-8V PAN SPREAD.
  • Page 7 From firmware 1.7, a greatly improved integra@on with the latest TAL J-8 1.7.2 (or higher) plugin can be accessed thanks to Patrick from TAL. Make sure that the SFC-8 is in the TAL configura@on (see sec@on 4), load the mapped preset and ac@vate LOCK as explained above, then turn on the “SFC 8 MIDI CONTROLLER”...
  • Page 8 MODULATOR ENV1 MOD. You can spot those with the yellow line and 10/-10 range in the plugin interface. In Firmware V1.1 in TAL mode, the SFC-8 is only sending MIDI CCs from 63 to 127 in order to control only the posi@ve modula@on range. So the inverted/nega@ve range is not reachable with the controller.
  • Page 9 DELAY TYPE: CC72 REVERB TYPE: CC73 If you want to use them anyway, you can use legovers SFC-8 controls to control them. You can recognize the unused SFC-8 controls in the control panel, as they are marked with CC 127. Just change from 127 to your desired CC and save it again.
  • Page 10 Most of the mapping is very logical and the interface behavior has been custom made to fit the plugin with the SFC-8 front panel as the basis. S@ll a few assignments might be less obvious for example: Roland Cloud Jupiter-8 parameter...

  • Page 11: Preset System

    7. Preset system The SFC-8 has 5 banks of 4 presets to save and load your sounds. It is built using the Arpeggiator mode and range switches. It doesn’t offer the most prac@cal interface but it is done on purpose to avoid the need of dedicated switches and screen to keep the controller more compact.
  • Page 12 MIDI data just loaded from the preset and sent to either a plugin or a hardware synth. The SFC-8 has 3 modes to define the behavior of the controller when a slider or pot is moved ager loading a preset. There are 3 op@ons: •...
  • Page 13 fit the JP-08 parameters list and MIDI map as well as possible. In the control panel, you can see some SFC-8 controls CC’d are set to 127. Those are legovers inac@ve controls that are not used by the JP-08. If you move an inac@ve control LEDs will flash to let you know.
  • Page 14 Rhythm doesn’t have parameters controllable using sysex. Only certain controls are ac@ve. If you move an inac@ve control LEDs will flash to let you know. Here is the list of ac@ve controls for the MKS-7 and its equivalent SFC-8 control when necessary: •...
  • Page 15 • Switches ac@ve (the switches with the lit LEDs are ac@ve in MKS-7 mode): ENV1 POLARITY VCO1 RANGE -> DCO RANGE VCO MODULATOR PWM -> PWM SOURCE USER 3 -> SAW ON/OFF USER 4 -> PULSE ON/OFF USER 5 -> NOISE ON/OFF ENV2 KEY FLW ->...

  • Page 16: Control Panel

    4 configura@ons slots in the controller memory. Once it is saved, you can load them without a computer as explained in sec@on 8. As firmware v1.3, the SFC-8 has 5 modes: • Arturia JUP-8 V4 • TAL J-8 •...
  • Page 17 Google Chrome latest version • The device should be recognized and the message “Connected to SFC-8” will be displayed on the leg middle container. The firmware version will also be displayed. • Choose your desired mode in the “plugin or hardware type” dropdown menu •...