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Summary of Contents for future.retro Mobius
- Page 1 Operator's Manual Copyright 2000 Future Retro Synthesizers...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Fuse Analog clock Warranty Reset out Support 13. Connecting the Mobius to various analog devices 14. Playing an external midi module Operations Syncing the playback of an external midi module 2. Sequencer controls diagram 15. Syncing to an external midi clock 3. -
Page 3: Introduction
With the Mobius you can control both MIDI and CV/GATE type synthesizers and sound modules, but that’s not all. The Mobius also acts as an interface allowing most of today’s and yesterday’s instruments to be used together without the need for special converters. These additional features include the ability to convert MIDI messages to CV/GATE, DIN SYNC, and analog clock. -
Page 4: Sequencer Controls Diagram
XPOSE GLIDE TEMPO sets the used to place sets the tempo transposition glides on notes for patterns for a pattern SYSEX and songs SONG CLEAR PASTE used for enters the song used to clear and used to paste dumping reset parameters mode patterns patterns and... -
Page 5: Using The Sequencer
OPERATIONS Using the sequencer When using the sequencer there are two main modes for selecting, editing, and playing. The SONG key’s indicator determines which of two modes are selected. When the SONG key’s indicator is on, you are in the song mode. -
Page 6: Editing Patterns
OPERATIONS Editing patterns Pattern edit mode is where 1 measure of music can be recorded or edited for each pattern, to later be arranged into a song. Each pattern records the notes and their pitches, accents, glides, the time signature, and loop point for that pattern. -
Page 7: Clearing Notes
OPERATIONS Clearing notes There are two ways to clear previous note data that may exist from a previous pattern. You can either clear all the notes at once or individual notes one at a time. To clear all the notes for a pattern, press the BANK key and select the pattern you want to clear all the notes from. While holding that pattern’s step key, press the CLEAR key. -
Page 8: Selecting A Time Signature
The global transpose setting in pattern mode has no affect on patterns when they play in a song. The range of notes the Mobius will play is from C1-D#6. If a pattern’s notes are transposed beyond this range, the notes will be... -
Page 9: Shifting Patterns
OPERATIONS Shifting patterns It is possible to shift all the contents of a pattern forwards or backwards in time from where they currently are. To shift a pattern, select the desired pattern to be edited and enter the pattern edit mode. Press and hold the CLEAR key and then use the UP/DOWN keys to shift the pattern UP/right or DOWN/left. -
Page 10: Selecting Songs
OPERATIONS Selecting songs Selecting a song is done in the same way patterns are selected, except you must be in the song mode. To select a song, press the step key indicator (1-16) to select one of the 16 song locations. If the sequencer is playing a song and another song is selected, the newly selected song key’s indicator will be on at half brightness showing it is cued up and will begin playback as soon as the first song reaches it’s loop point. -
Page 11: Setting The Loop Point For A Song
OPERATIONS Setting the loop point for a song A loop point is recorded into a song step to indicate this will be the last step played before the sequencer goes back to step 1 and begins to play again. If you want to find what song step is set to loop, you can use the UP/DOWN keys to step through the song and see which step is set to loop. -
Page 13: Analog Connections
HZ/V ACCENT RESET GLIDE TIME ON/OFF TYPE outputs a hertz per outputs a +5v gate outputs a +5v reset controls whether glided selects whether the volt control voltage signal when notes pulse whenever the notes will glide or not gate signal will be relative to notes with accents are sequencer reaches a... -
Page 14: Playing Control Voltage Synthesizers
(+) or negative (-). Some control voltage synthesizers may also require a trigger along with the gate, in order for notes to play. This being the case, the Mobius also has a TRIGGER output, which outputs a +12v trigger pulse. - Page 15 CONNECTIONS V/OCT and + GATE V/OCT and - GATE CV IN GATE IN CV IN GATE IN Typical connections when using ARP, Roland, Typical connections when using Moog synthesizers. Sequential, and most other brands. HZ/V and - GATE CLOCK and RESET CV IN GATE IN CLOCK IN &...
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Page 16: Playing An External Midi Module
Make sure the external MIDI module is set up to play the sound you want on the same MIDI channel the Mobius is set to send information on. Now you can select and play both songs and patterns to control the external module. -
Page 17: Syncing To An External Midi Clock
The external device will now control the playback of the Mobius, while songs and patterns can be selected as usual. To exit the cued mode, press the RUN/STOP key until it’s indicator is off. -
Page 18: Midi To Control Voltage Converter
MIDI THRU The MIDI THRU jack will output only the MIDI messages that are present at the MIDI IN jack of the Mobius. Use the MIDI THRU jack when you wish to daisy-chain multiple MIDI modules to a single master device. -
Page 19: System Exclusive
Future Retro 777 synthesizer. To do a SYSEX dump, you will need to connect the MIDI OUT of the Mobius to the MIDI IN of the computer you are using, and the MIDI IN of the Mobius to the MIDI OUT of the computer. -
Page 20: Sysex Information
SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE SYSEX INFORMATION PACKET SIZE INFORMATION 1 BANK 1 PACKET 604 BYTES MFG ID=07 ALL BANKS 16 PACKETS 9,499 BYTES CHANNEL#=01 MODEL#=77 1 SONG 14 PACKETS 8,313 BYTES RAW DATA TRANSFER/PACKET=512 BYTES ALL SONGS 224 PACKETS 132,843 BYTES PACKET SIZE ENCODED=604 BYTES When transferring SYSEX data to another device, GENERAL HEADER INFORMATION make sure the receiving device has the available... -
Page 21: Specifications
SPECIFICATIONS NUMBER OF PATTERNS: 256 pattern (16 banks x 16 patterns) RECORDED PATTERN CONTENT: note duration, pitch, accent, glide, loop point, time signature NUMBER OF STEPS PER PATTERN: 3/4 time = 12 steps max, 4/4 time = 16 steps max NOTE RANGE: C1-D#6 LOOP POINT: 1-16 notes per pattern PATTERN TRANSPOSE: -36 to +36 half steps...
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