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Summary of Contents for Manx Destubt V2
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
1 Contents Contents Getting Started Introduction..............3 Installation..............4 Adjusting Parameters...........4 Programming the Destiny v2 Oscillators..............6 PWM................8 Filter................9 Envelopes..............10 LFO / Sample & Hold............14 Mixer................15 Destiny v2 Controls Keyboard modes, portamento, bend range....17 LFO 2,................17 Program saving and loading..........18 Continuous Control & Midi Learn........19 Zoom out..............19 Appendices Appendix One: Audio Filters..........21... -
Page 4: Getting Started
This means that it is fairly quick and intuitive to work with, whilst allowing for a good range of sounds. Manx Synthesizers originally started out as a vehicle to test out novel oscillator designs, whilst looking into the possibility of providing digital oscillators with more ‘power.’... -
Page 5: Installation
4 Getting Started Installation Please extract the contents of your downloaded RAR file to your VST plugins folder. If you are installing the demo version of the Destiny v2, please copy both the dll file and the folder into your VSTplugins folder: If this folder is absent when the Destiny v2 is launched, the instrument will attempt to create one automatically, but this may be undermined by Windows security systems. -
Page 7: Oscillators
This is the case with the Manx Destiny v2. Having two oscillators instead of one can give you a fatter sound, especially if the two oscillators are set two be slightly out of tune. - Page 8 7 Programming -Oscillators ( OSC SYNC CONTINUED ) The important characteristic of oscillator synchronising is that changing oscillator 2’s pitch will change the timbre of the oscillator section but the pitch of both oscillators will track the pitch setting for oscillator 1. By modulating the 2nd oscillator’s pitch using the Destiny v2’s envelopes or LFOs, sync’ing will provide another means to have your patch’s timbre evolve as a key continues to...
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Page 9: Pwm
8 Programming -PWM Pulse Width Modulation Both of the Destiny v2’s oscillators output pulse waves, which looks like this: The pulse waves have a feature which the sawtooth waveforms don’t have; The peak to trough ratio can be adjusted. We do this using a parameter known as ‘pulse width’. Pulse Width Pulse Width increased This is a superb feature for two reasons:... -
Page 10: Filter
9 Programming -Filter The Destiny v2’s Filter If your not already familiar with audio filters, please refer to our basic introduction in Appendix #1. The Destiny v2 has both a high-pass and a low-pass filter. The high-pass filter can not be modulated and only has one control;... -
Page 11: Envelopes
10 Programming -Envelopes The Destiny v2’s envelopes Attack Decay Sustain Release The Destiny v2 has two ADSR type envelopes. Envelopes are triggered when a key is depressed; from this point the output of the envelope (used for modulation) will develop over time in a predictable profile, defined by the user, using controls in the envelope section. - Page 12 11 Programming -Envelopes The Destiny v2 has two envelopes, both triggered simultaneously by depressing a key. The output of these envelopes can be assigned to various parts of the synth; pitch, volume, filter cut-off, and Pulse-Width: Switchable: Envelope 1 Switchable: Envelope 1 or Envelope 2 to Filter or Envelope 2 to VCA Envelope 2 to Pitch...
- Page 13 12 Programming -Envelopes AUTO REPEAT Normally, the envelopes are triggered by key presses, but using switches (1) & (2) you can set up each envelope to be automatically triggered at regular intervals by the LFO (auto repeat). The switch labelled ͚...
- Page 14 13 Programming -Envelopes SHORT ATTACK TIMES At extreme settings, the peak of an Destiny v2 envelope can be so snappy that it becomes important to co-ordinate the attack times of the two envelopes, in order to prevent the filter from peaking after the volume has decayed to sub-optimal levels.
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Page 15: Lfo / Sample & Hold
14 Programming -LFO / S&H Low Frequency Oscillator LFO Destinations Just like the Destiny v2’s main oscillators, the low frequency oscillator (LFO) creates waveforms. Unlike the main oscillators, the LFO is not influenced by which key has been depressed; the frequency is controlled by the slider labeled ‘LFO FREQ in the LFO section of the instrument and it can go down to sub-audible frequencies. -
Page 16: Mixer
15 Programming - Mixer Section Mixer Section Much of the routing performed on the Destiny v2 is achieved using the mixer section, shown here: AUDIO MIXER Use sliders (2)&(3) to mix the output of the Destiny’s oscillators. The switches below allow you to select between saw and pulse waveforms - you cannot have both at the same time coming into the audio mixer. -
Page 18: Keyboard Modes, Portamento, Bend Range
17 Control Panel The Destiny v2 control panel provides all you need to effectively control the synthesizer. Here, you will find a noise source selector, test tone facility, duophony mode selector facilities to load and save patches, a second LFO and more. Please note that apart from the patch memory menus, all controls in this section save with the patch, including Master-Tune and Test-Tone controls. -
Page 19: Program Saving And Loading
18 Control Panel Patch menus Click on the white button labelled ’Patch ‘ in order to select a patch. Note that if you make alterations to a particular patch, those alterations will remain in effect if you select a different patch, but will not be present if you launch the Destiny v2 on another occasion. -
Page 20: Continuous Control & Midi Learn
19 Midi Learn / Zoom Continuous Control & Midi Learn Right click on any switch or knob to bring up a menu which will allow you to either manually assign a continuous controller number or use the Midi Learn facility: Simply click midi learn and then adjust the control on your midi control keyboard which you would like to associate with the Destiny v2 parameter. -
Page 22: Appendix One: Audio Filters
21 Appendix One - Audio filters Appendix One: The basics..You may think of a synthesizer filter as being rather like a single ‘tone’ control that you might find on a home audio system such as a personal CD player. However, it’s an extremely intense tone control; so much so that when the tone control is turned down to its minimum setting, the sound disappears all together! Synthesizer filters and EQ devices allow us to adjust the balance of frequencies in a sound;... - Page 23 22 Appendix One - Audio filters Frequency and Waveforms....a little bit of magic! It just so happens that sound waves don’t like to propagate through air in any form other than a sine wave. It stands to reason; air which is of a higher pressure because of a sound wave will want to expand quickly, but this urgency will dampen off as the pressure returns to normal, and a subsequent rebound in the other direction will complete a sign wave pattern.
- Page 24 23 Appendix One - Audio filters If we add yet another sine wave, higher pitched and quieter than the others, we get this: As you can see a regular waveform which is not a sine wave begins to emerge. It turns out that when many different sine waves are added together, the resulting wave-shape can be anything at all.
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Page 25: Appendix Two: Troubleshooting
This problem is not unique to Manx Synths and only occurs under certain conditions with particular hosts. None the less, we will look at resolving this issue in future updates. -
Page 26: Appendix Three: Info For Users
You may not attempt to disassemble or alter the Destiny v2 demo DLL or accompanying files in any way. You can distribute the Destiny v2 demo provided you do not directly profiteer from the distribution and credit the Destiny v2 as a Manx product. You must agree to the following terms and conditions before installing and... - Page 28 Thank you for supporting Manx. Other Manx Instruments: Bit 100 v2 MM-2 XS-4 Destiny v2 Gigmate v2 http://www.manxsynthesizers.com/ Copyright 2015 Manx Synthesizers...