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- Page 3 Moog Music in Asheville, North Carolina. The MF-104M is rooted in the analog wizardry of Bob Moog’s Mooger- fooger designs. It is a direct descendent of the original Moog® modular synthesizers and professional rack effects.
- Page 4 GETTING STARTED Let’s get started by unpacking and setting up your MF-104M. Here are some simple instructions on how to plug in and try your new MF-104M. Guitar or Instrument Expression Pedal Power Supply AUDIO IN FEEDBACK TIME LFO RATE...
- Page 5 2. Inside the box you’ll find your Analog Delay, AC adapter, warranty card, and this manual. Save the box in case you ever need to ship your MF-104M back to Moog Music.
- Page 6 THE MF-104M FRONT PANEL The FRONT PANEL of the MF-104M Analog Delay contains the performance controls and LED indicators. MF-104M ANALOG DELAY SHORT LONG TIME TAP TEMPO DELAY LINE CONTROLS (LEFT PANEL): TIME - Adjusts delay times from 40ms to 400ms in Short mode and 80ms to 800ms in Long mode.
- Page 7 FEEDBACK INSERT - Supplies line-level send and return via a 1/4” TRS jack for inserting effects into the feedback loop of the Delay line MIDI IN - Accepts a 5-pin DIN input for controlling the MF-104M via MIDI. +9VDC POWER JACK - Accepts standard 9 volt center positive barrel power adaptor (power adaptor included).
- Page 8 1. Turn your amp or monitor on, then, turn its volume control down but not off. 2. On the MF-104M, turn all controls except the MIX and OUTPUT LEVEL to their far left position. Turn the MIX knob to 12:00 and the OUTPUT LEVEL to 9:00 as shown in Figure 1.
- Page 9 DIGGING IN As you already know by now the MF-104M has a Delay Line and a LFO. To demonstrate how they work we’ll first check out the Delay Line with the LFO off. Next, we’ll go over the LFO with the Delay Line at the minimum setting.
- Page 10 Adjust the FEEDBACK as shown in Figure 7, and tap the BYPASS switch to turn the effect OFF. Then press and hold the BYPASS switch until the LED turns orange. The MF-104M is now in SPILLOVER mode. Play your instrument to build up some echoes in the Delay Line.
- Page 11 Delay Line due to time compression and expansion of the signal. In the MF-104M the LFO is used to modify (or modulate) the rate at which signals go through the BBD based on the chosen WAVEFORM, RATE, and AMOUNT.
- Page 12 Let’s use another WAVEFORM and check out the differences. FIGURE 12 Adjust the settings on your MF-104M as shown in Figure 13. The delayed signal will bounce up and down one octave without sliding, or for you more classical types, with no glis- sando.
- Page 13 PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER Having the ability to combine your instrument or source signal with a delayed signal that is also modulated is one way in which the MF-104M stands apart. The following four setups contain some familiar uses of the Delay Line with the LFO providing an interesting twist.
- Page 14 2. VIBROLAY A spatial vintage style delay with triangle wave vibrato added to the trails. Try quick notes or chords combined with held notes. Use the Rate and Amount knobs to add different flavor and feel. SHORT LONG TIME 3. STAIR STEPPER This Ramp modulated preset will have notes working their way through the roof.
- Page 15 DELAY TIME or the LFO RATE. To set a tempo, simply tap the switch at the desired tempo, in quarter notes. After the third tap the MF-104M will start calculating the tempo and keep the average tempo as you continue to tap.
- Page 16 “clocked”, or moved from one cell to the next. In the MF-104M, the LFO creates a control voltage that is used to modulate the time function of the delay. The BBDs in the Delay Line contain 8192 “buckets”.
- Page 17 THE MF-104M FRONT PANEL This section provides more in-depth descriptions of the controls and indicators on the MF-104M front panel. MF-104M ANALOG DELAY SHORT LONG TIME TAP TEMPO DRIVE CONTROL - Sets the input sensitivity of the Analog Delay. This control is only active when the effect is ON or in SPILLOVER mode.
- Page 18 The DELAY OUT signal is not affected by the MIX control. Note: If you’re applying a sustained steady pitch to the MF-104M and the MIX control is set near 12:00, you may find that the direct and delayed signals alternately reinforce and cancel each other in rapid succession as the DELAY TIME is varied.
- Page 19 LFO RATE - Sets the frequency of modulation of the Delay Line by the LFO. The RATE can be varied from .05 Hz to about 50 Hz. The LFO RATE LED indicates both the RATE and WAVEFORM of the current LFO settings. The LED is red when the RATE is set from the front panel, green when the rate is set by the TAP TEMPO switch, and orange when the LFO is synced to MIDI clock.
- Page 20 TIME INDICATOR LED - Flashes red to indicate the delay time. It will flash green to indicate that it is synced to Tap Tempo and orange when it is con- trolled by MIDI. THE MF-104M BACK PANEL This section provides greater detail of the connection points on the MF- 104M back panel.
- Page 21 FEEDBACK control to 12:00 position. TIME - 1⁄4” TRS jack that can be used with a Moog EP-2 expression pedal, or a 0V to +5V control voltage on a standard TS cable. To change the DE- LAY TIME for a selected range from longest to shortest via control voltage or expression pedal, set the DELAY TIME control to 12:00 position.
- Page 22 CIRCUIT CONFIGURATION The figure below is a simplified block diagram of the MF-104M Analog Delay. � MIDI CONTROL OF THE MF-104M The following section explains the MIDI implementation of the MF-104M. For information about what MIDI is and how it works, you can go to the following web page for tutorials: www.midi.org/aboutmidi/tutorials.php...
- Page 23 A MIDI CC message has both a CC number from 0-127 and a value from 0-127. The CC values that affect panel controls replace the physical setting of the front panel controls. When the corresponding front panel control is changed after receiving a MIDI CC message, the value will return to that panel control.
- Page 24 1/32 T MIDI NOTE MODES The MF-104M delay time can be controlled from MIDI Note On messages. When this mode is enabled the unit receives a MIDI “Note On” message. The “Note ON” number determines the Delay time. The unit responds to MIDI note numbers 0 to 90.
- Page 25 +5 volts which is current- limited. The tip terminals receive the variable voltages from the pedals. •An expression pedal for use with the MF-104M should contain a 50K Ohm or lower linear taper potentiometer.
- Page 26 RETURNING YOUR MF-104M FOR REPLACEMENT/REPAIR You must obtain prior approval and an RMA number from Moog Music before returning any product to us. Wrap your MF-104M carefully and pack it with the power adapter in its original carton. The warranty will not be honored if the product is not properly packed.
- Page 28 Note: Specifications subject to change without notice. Moog®, and Moogerfooger® are registered trademarks of Moog Music Inc. ©2012 Moog Music Inc MOOG MUSIC INC. 160 Broadway St. Asheville, NC 28801 P: (828) 251-0090 E: info@moogmusic.com W: www.moogmusic.com...
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