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milTone Air Synth& MIDI Controller User Manual

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  • Page 1 ® Contact support@miltone.net Air Synth Website http://www.miltone.net & MIDI Controller ® © Copyright 2014. m!lTone is a registered trademark of Bahu Music LLC. All other trademarks included herein are the property of their respective owners. (Design and User manual specifications are subject to change without notice).
  • Page 2 The m!lTone is open source and over time new features will be added. We will also be taking requests to add specific functionality on the m!lTone. If there is any functionality you would like please email features@miltone.net Thank you for backing the m!lTone. We hope you enjoy it!

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Index Index 1 Overview ........................3 5 Harmonizer Mode ....................23 1.1 Controls ......................3 5.1 Harmonizer Display ..................23 1.2 Connectivity & Power ..................4 5.2 Harmonizer Buttons ..................24 1.3 LCD Menu ......................5 5.3 Harmonizer Knobs ..................25 1.4 Knob Function Mapping ................

  • Page 4: Controls

    Connectivity & Power Controls Air Sensor I Air Sensor 2 Knob 1, Knob 2, Knob 3, Knob 4 MIDI Jack 9 - 12 V DC Power Rotary Switch Audio Encoder MIDI Speaker 1/4 “ Audio Volume Main Button Button 1 Button 2 Button 3 Button 4...

  • Page 5: Lcd Menu

    LCD Menu 1.4 Knobs Function Mapping 2x16 LCD The bottom row of the LCD displays the functions of Display each knob. The names in the figure on the right correspond to the functionality of knobs 1, 2, 3, and 4, respectively.

  • Page 6: Air Controls

    Air Controls Air Index Modes 2.1.1 Discrete Air Index Mode Discrete Air Index Mode breaks up the distance between the object/hand and sensor ∆ into discrete values so that the index value is always a whole number. Only notes within the selected scale can be played.

  • Page 7: Air Modes

    Air Controls Air Modes 2.2.2 Air Mode “Normal “ Normal Down is the same as Normal Up except the index will increase and the object gets closer to the sensor. 2.2.3 Air Mode “Hold “ ∆ Hold Up is the same as Normal Up except the index value does not revert to 0 whenever the hand/object is removed, but will remain the same as it was when the object was removed.

  • Page 8: Air En/Disable

    Air Controls Air Controls 2.6 Air Window Size Air window size only applies to Air Mode “Hold and Continue Window.” Navigate to 2.3 Air En/Disable menu “Air Controls->Air WindowSize” to set the window size in index delta’s that allows a hand/object to modify the value. The value can be changed from 1 to 4. The Air sensors can be enabled and disabled by pressing button 1 or button 2 in SynthWave and Hulusi modes.

  • Page 9: Synthwave Mode

    Synthwave Mode Synthwave Buttons 3 Synthwave Mode Synthwave mode allows the user to use the knobs and/or handsfree sensors to play Access menu music and send MIDI messages. To play in “Synthwave” Mode navigate to “Settings->m!lToneMode” in the menu. Select Synthwave mode and press the clear modify settings button to set it.

  • Page 10: Synthwave Knobs

    Synthwave Knobs Synthwave Knobs 3. 3 Synthwave Knobs 3.4 Synthwave Knobs Mapping The LCD display shows the The functionality of each of the four knobs can be modified by holding the shift button functionality of the knobs on the and the button of the knob you would like to change. The table below shows what each bottom row and the notes being knob can be assigned to in synthwave mode.

  • Page 11: Synthwave Air

    Synthwave Air ∆ Air 1 Air 2 On/Off On/Off 3. 5 Synthwave Air In Synthwave mode the user can use “Discrete Air”, “Continuous Air”, and “Weighted Air” index modes. Press button 1 or 2 to enable and disable Air 1 and 2 respectively. You can also navigate to “Air Controls->Air Enable”...

  • Page 12: Hulusi Mode

    Hulusi Mode Hulusi Buttons 4 Hulusi Mode Hulusi mode emulates the Chinese flute “Hulusi”. The word Hulusi translates to silk gourd and is said to have a silky tone to the instrument. The Hulusi consists of three Access menu pipes the first of which is able to play notes in the scale. The 2nd and 3rd pipes act as resonators that play an interval of the key of the instrument.

  • Page 13: Hulusi Knobs

    Hulusi Air Hulusi Knobs ∆ Instrument 1 Instrument 2 Instrument 3 /Air 1 Delta Volume Volume 4.3 Hulusi Knobs 4.4 Hulusi Air In Hulusi mode the knobs functionality cannot be changed. The table below and the Navigate to “Air Controls->Air 1 Enable” in the menu and enable or disable Air 1. The figure above show what the knobs can modify.

  • Page 14: Harmonizer Mode

    Harmonizer Mode Harmonizer Buttons 5 Harmonizer Mode Access menu Harmonizer mode allows the user to play the buttons like a piano expect the buttons only play the notes of the selected scale. Harmonizer mode supports 5 instruments modify settings (note polyphony) and MIDI channels. You can modify each instrument’s wavetype, MIDI Channel, Air Source, and ADSR settings.

  • Page 15: Harmonizer Knobs

    Harmonizer Air Harmonizer Knobs ∆ Root Note Offset Tremelo Speed Tremelo Depth /Air Delta 5. 4 Harmonizer Air 5.3 Harmonizer Knobs The knobs functionality cannot be changed in Harmonizer mode. The table below and Press button 1 or 2 to enable and disable Air 1 and 2 respectively. Navigate to “Air the figure above show what the knobs can modify.

  • Page 16: Scale/Key/Tet

    Scale/Key/TET Tempo Tempo Follow 1022 Tap Tempo 7.1 BPM BPM is the number of beats (notes) played in one minute. The beats per minute can be set 6 Scale from 10 to 1022. Use the BPM knob to set the BPM modes like shown above. The m!lTone has over 200 scales from all over the world to choose from.

  • Page 17: Adsr

    Arpeggiator ADSR 9 Arpeggiator 8 ADSR There are 4 arpeggiator effects that can be changed by pressing shift followed by button The “attack” and “decay” of a sound have a significant effect on the instrument’s sonic 4 or via the menu under “Arpeggiator->Arp Effects.” A knob must be assigned to “Mod” character.

  • Page 18: Chain Patterns

    Arepeggiator Arepeggiator 9.3 Arp Pattern 9.2 Chain Pattern There are a total of 90 arpeggiator patterns that can be selected. Change the arp effect There are a total of 90 arpeggiator chain patterns that can be selected. Change the to “Arpeggiator” to use the selected arp pattern. Only patterns 10 - 99 can be selected. arp effect to “Arp Chain”...

  • Page 19: Settings

    Settings Settings Splash Disable When the m!lTone is powered on a splash screen showing “m!lTone Air Synth” is displayed. Navigate to menu “Settings->Splash Disable” disable the splash screen. m!lTone Mode The m!lTone has three modes with different controls and ways of playing with the Menu Display Time handsfree sensor.

  • Page 20: Tet Scales

    12 TET Scales 24 TET Scales Adonai Malakh - Aeolian Flat - Aeolian Natural Minor Asavari A to G - Algerian - Altered Pentatonic - Alternating Maqam AtharKurd - Maqam Bastanikar - Maqam Bayati - Maqam Farahfaza - Maqam Hijaz - Maqam Hijaz2 - Maqam TetraMirror - Augmented Chord - Augmented Messiaen Truncated Mode 3 Inverse - Balinese Pelog - Balinese Pentachord HijazKar - Maqam HijazKarKurd - Maqam HijazKarKurd - Maqam Husseini - Maqam Huzam - Maqam Iraq - - Blues Dorian Hexatonic - Blues Enneatonic - Blues Heptatonic - Blues Minor - Blues Minor Maj7 - Blues Modified -...
  • Page 21 Appendix A.1 Install 9V Battery A.2 Mic Stand Hex Nut The m!lTone can be secured on any standard mic stand using the hex nut provided. Follow the five steps below to remove and/or install a 9V battery. A phillips The inside of the bottom cover has been etched to seat the hex nut in its place. screwdriver is needed to remove the screws.

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