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- Page 1 user’s manual...
- Page 2 Thanks! ...Overview Thank-you for choosing the AY3! Time to take a break from HI-FI land and enjoy some good old 8-BIT nostalgia! The AY3 features two 8912 chips boasting 6 voice polyphony. You can apply sequences, arpeggiators, noise, envelopes and pitch modulation to each voice with a click of a button.
- Page 3 The AY3 features two 1/4” audio outputs, a MIDI input and a power socket The AY3 is equipped with a bridge rectifier so can be powered by any AC or DC voltage source between 8v and 15v, 4 between 500mA and 2000mA.
- Page 4 2- Preset load/save The AY3 can hold 64 presets in 8 banks of 8 presets. 2-1 Load : Press the data wheel down to toggle between preset and bank mode (displayed above the data wheel). Roll the data wheel to load a preset.
- Page 5 3- Voice Voice edit mode has 3 sub-modes to enable/disable, adjust tuning & volume of each voice. Cycle through these sub-modes by tapping row button 1. The led matrix will announce the selected sub-mode by displaying the letters E, V or T. 3-1 Enable : Enable/disable a voice via buttons a thru f.
- Page 6 4- Lfo/arp Lfo/arp mode offers 2 types of pitch modulation: lfo & arpeggiator. Tap row button 2 to enter lfo/arp mode. There are 4 modes for both lfo and arp. Enable or diable the arp/lfo on each voice by clicking the buttons a thru f. Scroll through them with the data wheel.
- Page 7 5- Noise Noise can be applied to each voice by clicking on the buttons a thru f. Click row button 3 to enter noise mode. The overall noise frequency can be adjusted by rolling the data wheel. Noise frequency is represented by leds 1 thru 8...
- Page 8 6- Env Envelopes can be applied to control a voice’s volume. Tap row button 4 to enter env mode. There are 8 envelope shapes represented by icons above led 1 thru 8. Scroll through them with the data wheel. Adjust the speed of the envelopes via the env/seq speed knob Note: at high speeds the envelope will self-oscillate!
- Page 9 7- Sequencer Each preset can store a 16 step sequence of 3 paramters: Note, Voice on/off and noise on/off. Tap row button 5 to enter env mode. Apply the sequencer to a voice using buttons a thru f. Adjust the speed of the sequencer via the env/seq speed knob Programming the sequencer: Hold row button 5 for 3 seconds to enter sequencer program mode (count-...
- Page 10 Between 1-50%: detune the 6 voices (Aka fatness). 51 - 99%: choose between 7 voicing chords (displayed on leds 1 thru 8). at 100% the AY3 becomes a polysynth. You can play up to 6 voices simultaneously on your midi keyboard.
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Page 11: Midi Implementation
Note On/Off CH7 1-127 AY3#2, Voice3 Note On/Off CH8 1-127 Polyphonic mode Note On/Off CH9 1-127 Noise on/off AY3#1, Voice1 Note On/Off CH10 1-127 Noise on/off AY3#1, Voice2 Note On/Off CH11 1-127 Noise on/off AY3#1, Voice3 Note On/Off CH12 1-127... -
Page 12: Firmware Updating
-hold the encoder button down while plugging the unit power back in. Three bright stripes will show on the led matrix indicating that bootloader mode is active. Now you are ready to send the sysex to the AY3 via your computer. 10-1 Pc For a windows pc, we recommend MIDI-OX. - Page 13 During upload, the led bars will flash and fill the matrix from left to right, then your AY3 will boot into the new software.