Rear Panel - EML SynKey Owner's Manual

Fig. 10 Rear Panel
VI. REAR PANEL: The rear panel contains
the power switch, fuse, tuning controls,
portamento jack, and output jacks. See
Figure 10.
A. The power switch is on when up.
B. The fuse is 3 AG, }A amp and should be
replaced only with a direct equivalent.
C. High and low outputs are provided. The
low level is suitable for guitar and other amps
with low level inputs. The high level is used
for most high fidelity type amplifiers, tape
recorders and line level mixing boards.
D. A stereo plug, using the tip and ring may
be connected to a switch to shunt the
portamento control on SynKey. See below.
Alternatively a foot pedal with a 2 megohm
potentiometer foot pedal wired to the tips and
ring of a stereo plug may be used to directly
control portamento.
2 MEG '..'POT
Stereo Plug with Potentiometer
TIP SLEEVE
Stereo Plug
NORMALLY
CLOSED SWITCH
TUNING — There are two ways to tune
SynKey. Begin with both the TRANSPOSE
and OCTAVATION controls straight up. If
SynKey is at room temperature, a 3 minute
warm-up will be sufficient. If the instrument
has been stored or transported in a cold
environment, a longer warm up is required.
Method A: Alternate between the top C
key and C an octave down. Use the OC
TAVATION control to get a perfect octave
— do not be concerned whether C is actually
a C. When a perfect octave is obtained, use
the TRANSPOSE control to make the C key
a musical C. SynKey will be in tune. If you
must tune to other instruments use the
TRANSPOSE control.
Method B: Tune the bottom F key to a
musical F with the TRANSPOSE control. Use
the OCTAVATION control to adjust the top C
to the correct pitch.
VII. RECOMMENDED BOOKS ON
SOUND AND ELECTRONIC MUSIC
Synthesizer Primer, Electronic Music
Laboratories, Inc., P. O. Box H, Vernon,
Connecticut 06066
The New World of Electronic Music, by
Walter Sear, Alfred Publishing Co., 75
Channel Drive, Port Washington, New York
11050
Electronic Music, by Allen Strange, Wm. C.
Brown Publishing Co., 2460 Kerper Blvd.,
Dubuque, Iowa
Electronic Music Synthesis.by Hubert Howe,
Jr., W. W. Norton & Company, New York,
New York
A Guide to Musical Acoustics, by H. Lowery.
Dover Publications, 180 Varick Street. New
York, New York
Music, Sound and Sensation, by Fritz Winkel,
Dover Publications, 180 Varick Street, New
York, New York
Music. Physics, and Engineering, by Harry F.
Olson, Dover Publications, 180 Varick Street,
New York, New York
The Technique of Electronic Music, by
Thomas Wells and Eric Vogel, University
Stores, Inc., P. O. Box 7756, Austin, Texas
78712
Introduction to the Physics and
Psychophysics of Music, by Juan G.
Roederer, Springer Verlag, 125 Fifth Avenue,
New York, N. Y. 10010
The Development and Practice of Electronic
Music, by Jon Appleton and Ronald Peresa,
Prentice Hall, Inc., P. O. Box 500, Englewood
Cliffs, New Jersey 07632
How to Make Electronic Music, by R. Drake,
R. Herder, and A. Modugno, EAV Vineyard
Edition, Pleasantville, N. Y. 10570
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