Electrix WARPFACTORY Insructions

Electrix WARPFACTORY Insructions

The ultimate vocoder

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THE ULTIMATE VOCODER
English v1.1

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  • Page 1 THE ULTIMATE VOCODER English v1.1...
  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol, within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the C A U T I O N presence of uninsulated ìdangerous voltageî within the productís enclosure that may be of sufficient R I S K O F E L E C T R I C S H O C K D O N O T O P E N magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
  • Page 3: Introduction

    As an added bonus, WarpFactory has a built in phono pre-amp so you can plug your turntable directly in. This allows you to cue the effect before it goes to the house by using the cueing feature of your mixer.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ..........4 Inventory Inspection .
  • Page 5: Quick Start

    1 . QUICK START WHAT TO PLUG IN Here’s the simplest way to get sound out of your Electrix WarpFactory: et formant input to "Auto". et Gender, Q and Order like this. lug in AC here. urn it on. se these line level outputs to connect to your mixer or power amplifier.
  • Page 6: What To Do

    “Optimum” LED lights solid when speaking into the microphone. orks like an automatic gate for th mic input. When source kill is engaged, WarpFactory will only pass sound while there is a formant input. ntroduces a synth waveform to t source input.
  • Page 7: Front Panel

    2. UNDERSTANDING THE PRODUCT FRONT PANEL ote that there are no input or output level controls on the front panel. WarpFactory has been designed to give you Unity Gain when in Bypass mode or when the Effect Mix control is at 0%.
  • Page 8: Back Panel

    WarpFactory only while you are talking into a microphone that is plugged into the Formant mic input. i.e. When you stop talking into the microphone, WarpFactory will go quiet. When the Source Kill is Off, the WarpFactory will switch to the dry signal when the microphone is not in use.
  • Page 9 Bypass Output to the microphone input on the mixer. If the mixer has Phantom power, ensure that it is switched off before connecting WarpFactory’s Microphone thru to the Microphone input on the mixer. If this is not done, the phantom power will disrupt the Microphone bypass signal completely and cause a substantial “thump”...
  • Page 10: Performance Guide

    The level of the Warp effect is controlled using WarpFactory’s wet/dry Effect mix. The advantage of this setup in a live situation is that the WarpFactory effect can be auditioned (cued) through the mixer while other sources are playing.
  • Page 11: Setup 2: Mixer With Aux Send

    SETUP 2: MIXER WITH AUX SENDS his setup requires a mixer that features auxiliary (aux) send and return capabilities. All audio sources are connected directly to the mixer channel inputs. WarpFactory is fed its Source and Formant signals from the mixer’s aux sends.
  • Page 12: Setup 3: Post Mixer

    Mic or the Auto settings for the formant input will provide plenty of sonic possibilities. Use this setup only after you have explored all the sonic possibilities of WarpFactory because cueing is not possible. The cueing limitation can be minimized by bringing in the effect gradually with WarpFactorys mix control and then making any adjustments from there.
  • Page 13: Artist Applications

    Set the Input Select to Auto which will connect the source as its own formant input to create some interesting Warp effects. The advantage of this setup is that no additional formant input is necessary. This is the quickest method to get warped audio out of the WarpFactory. Formant Input Select:...
  • Page 14 The Robot Voice Effect " With this setup, no audio source is required. A microphone connected to the mic input is sufficient. The following settings are intended as a guide only. Adjust any of the parameters. Be creative! Formant Input Select: Band: High Gender:...
  • Page 15: Recording Performances To A Sequencer

    Note that a press and hold of the bypass button will dump the present state of the controls. MIDI CC #116 will request a dump of state. Setting the MIDI channel: On the back of the WarpFactory is a small rotary switch labeled MIDI channel. Use it to set the Transmit / Receive channel of WarpFactory.
  • Page 16: Specifications

    5. SPECIFICATIONS INPUT SOURCE SOURCE SOURCE FORMANT FORMANT Connectors: 1/4” TRS RCA(phono) RCA(line) 1/4”TS (balanced) Max Input Level: +16.0 dBu -24.5 dBV +16.0dBu +16.0 dBu +3.5 dBu Impedance: 48.5K OUTPUT EFFECT OUTPUT MIC BYPASS OUTPUTS Connectors: 1/4”TRS bal Impedance: Max Output Level: +16.0 dBu +16.0 dBu +13.0 dBu...
  • Page 17: Safety & Conformity

    Cet appareil Numerique de la Classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Reglement sur le materiel brouilleur du Canada. " Certificate of Conformity Electrix, a div. of IVL Technologies Ltd., hereby declares on their own responsibility that the following product: Electrix WarpFactory that is covered by this certificate and marked CE-label conforms with the following standards:...

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