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PHYSIS EX
SOUND EXPANSION BOARD
User Manual - EN
Ver. 1.2

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  • Page 1 PHYSIS EX SOUND EXPANSION BOARD User Manual - EN Ver. 1.2...
  • Page 2 Disposal of old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applìcable throughout the European Union and other European countries with separate collection programs) Dir. 2002/95/CE, 2002/96/CE e 2003/108/CE This syrnbol, found on your product or on its packaging, indicates that this product should not be treated as household waste when you wish to dispose of it.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Important notes ..............................2 1.1 Notes about the manual ..............................2 2. General features of Physis EX ..........................3 3. Physis EX internal structure ........................... 4 4. Sound generation parameters ..........................5 4.1 Sound Engine section ..............................5 4.2 Compressor section ..............................

  • Page 4: Important Notes

    User Manual – Important notes   1. IMPORTANT NOTES 1.1 NOTES ABOUT THE MANUAL • Take good care of this manual. • This manual is an integral part of the instrument. The descriptions and illustrations in this publication are not binding. •...

  • Page 5: General Features Of Physis Ex

    Musicians can adjust their own Physis Piano according to their needs and taste. Size, resonance, mallets, strings: all these can be customised, affecting the harmonics produced by the strings, the reflection of the sound inside the case and many other sound features.

  • Page 6: Physis Ex Internal Structure

    User Manual – Physis EX internal structure   3. PHYSIS EX INTERNAL STRUCTURE Physis EX The sound board is composed of 6 main section, linked as in the following below: PHYSIS EX Master Effect Zone setted as: Output = PHYSYS EX Sound 1 Ch.

  • Page 7: Sound Generation Parameters

    In the acoustic piano it is quite impossible to change the hit point since this is fixed by the piano manufacturer, while this is possible in the physis piano modelling, allowing new unexplored sound possibilities. Changing this parameter corresponds to virtually moving the string position in respect to the hammer position as shown in the animation. A 0 value corresponds to the standard distribution of the hit points along the 88 piano strings;...
  • Page 8 User Manual – Sound generation parameters   TUNING UNISON Range: -50...0...+50 NRPN MSB=0, NRPN LSB=4  Data Entry MSB Range: 14...64...114  Allows you to vary the relative tuning of the members of a doublet or triplet in order to change their tuning from "unison" to "detuned". Each piano note corresponds to one, two, or three strings. Tuners typically tune the string couple or triplet not exactly to the same frequency, in this way they get the well know beating phenomena that the player perceives as timbre fluctuation during sound evolution.
  • Page 9 User Manual – Sound generation parameters   STRING RESONANCE Range: -50...0...+50 NRPN MSB=0, NRPN LSB=9  Data Entry MSB Range: 14...64...114  Allows you to control the amount of resonance of strings at their fundamental or overtone frequencies when other strings are sounded. When one or more notes are played on a piano, the vibration is transmitted to all piano parts including the strings that are not played.
  • Page 10 User Manual – Sound generation parameters   Each note generated from a piano string is composed of overtones called 'partials'. The combination and duration of these partials lets you recognize the different sounds. Higher partials are decaying faster than the others. Because of this phenomena the piano note starts bright, but ends less bright.
  • Page 11 User Manual – Sound generation parameters   φ SOUND RHODY © Electric piano Sounds that simulates the famous Fender Rhodes HAMMER Range: -50...0...+50 NRPN MSB=0, NRPN LSB=0  Data Entry MSB Range: 14...64...114  Modifies the characteristic and size of the hammer that, during the impact with the tine, determines the sound loudness and timbre.
  • Page 12 User Manual – Sound generation parameters   φ SOUND CLAVY © © Electric piano Sounds like Clavinet D6 and E7 PANEL Range: On/Off for 4 switches NRPN MSB=0, NRPN LSB=4  Data Entry MSB Range: 00...15  Allows you to set the switches of the side control panel and so the sound characteristics. The first four switches allow you to apply different filters useful to "colour"...
  • Page 13 User Manual – Sound generation parameters   φ SOUND MALLET Xylophone, vibraphone and marimba Sounds BAR MATERIAL Range: -50...0...+50 NRPN MSB=0, NRPN LSB=0  Data Entry MSB Range: 14...64...114  Allows you to change the character of the sound and release time. The bar dimensions are related with the frequency of the produced note, while the tone character and length depends on the bar material.
  • Page 14 User Manual – Sound generation parameters   SOUND KEYBOARD This group contains the following sounds: electronic piano, pipe organ and electromagnetic organ. SOUND ENSEMBLE This group contains the following sounds: synthesizer, string instruments, choirs. SOUND BASS&GUITAR Bass and guitar sounds. Each Sound ha four parameters that can be controlled through MIDI messages: Parameter 1 Range: 0...127...
  • Page 15 User Manual – Sound generation parameters   FILTER ATTACK: filter attack time; that is the time it CutOff Frequency takes to reach the maximum cutoff frequency. The higher the value, the longer the attack time. FILTER DECAY: the time a filter takes to move from the maximum cutoff frequency to the level set by the Filter Filter CutOff...

  • Page 16: Compressor Section

    User Manual – Sound generation parameters   4.2 COMPRESSOR SECTION 4.3 AMPLIFIER SECTION Amplifier effect parameters. Compressor effect parameters. AMPLIFIER ON/OFF COMPRESSOR ON/OFF Range: Off, On Range: Off, On NRPN MSB=2, NRPN LSB=0  NRPN MSB=1, NRPN LSB=0  Data Entry MSB Range: 0, 1  Data Entry MSB Range: 0, 1  Enables/disables the Amplifier effect. Enables/disables the Compressor effect. PRE- AMPLIFIER TYPE THRESSHOLD Range:...

  • Page 17: Efx Section

    User Manual – Sound generation parameters   LEVEL CHORUS Range: 0...127 Chorus is a modulation effect which adds to the original NRPN MSB=2, NRPN LSB=8  signal a slightly modified copy of it. The copy is slightly Data Entry MSB Range: 0...127  and cyclically detuned. The resulting sound is "thicker" Sets the output level of the Amplifier effect.
  • Page 18 User Manual – Sound generation parameters   DELAY DEPTH Range: 0,10...20 msec Range: 0...127 NRPN MSB=3 NRPN LSB=5  NRPN MSB=3 NRPN LSB=3  Data Entry MSB Range: 0...127  Data Entry MSB Range: 0...127  Sets a delay time, after which the effect starts the Sets the modulation depth. modulation. SPEED FEEDBACK Range: 0...12 Hz NRPN MSB=3 NRPN LSB=4  Range: -63...0...+64 Data Entry MSB Range: 0...127 ...
  • Page 19 User Manual – Sound generation parameters   PHA+TREM (PHASER+TREMOLO) WAH-WAH Phaser effect followed by Tremolo. Simulates the classic guitar effect, that takes the name from its characteristic sound. It is in short a filter which is PHASER DEPTH "shifted" along the frequency, so as to create a particular effect.

  • Page 20: Filter Type

    User Manual – Sound generation parameters   Signal Signal Signal Level Level Level CutOff Frequency CutOff Frequency CutOff Frequency Frequency Frequency Frequency Signal Signal Signal Level Level Level Increasing Resonance CutOff Frequency CutOff Frequency CutOff Frequency Frequency Frequency Frequency Signal Signal Signal Level...

  • Page 21: Equalizer Section

    User Manual – Sound generation parameters   ROTARY 4.5 EQUALIZER SECTION This effect simulates the classical electromagnetic organ Parameters to adjust the equalizer dedicated to the rotating diffusor, with two selectable rotating speeds. A currently selected Sound (not the Master Equalizer which rotary creates a tremolo-like effect, with an "open"...

  • Page 22: Mixer Section

    User Manual – Sound generation parameters   DELAY 4.6 MIXER SECTION Range: 1...1500 msec. Parameters to control the volume of Sound, the signal NRPN MSB=6 NRPN LSB=3  level sent to Master Effect and Master Reverb, and also Data Entry MSB Range: 0...127  the output's stereophonic distribution. Sets the time between echoes, in milliseconds. VOLUME FEEDBACK Range: 0...127...

  • Page 23: Master Reverb Section

    User Manual – Sound generation parameters   LEVEL 4.8 MASTER REVERB SECTION Range: 0...127 Master reverb parameters. NRPN MSB=7 NRPN LSB=6  A reverb is the sum of different acoustic reflections, Data Entry MSB Range: 0...127  created by sound in a natural environment. For example, Sets the output signal level. when clapping hands inside a large space, such as a church, the sound will resonate and slowly decay.
  • Page 24 User Manual – Sound generation parameters   Range: -12...0...+12 dB NRPN MSB=8 NRPN LSB=6  Data Entry MSB Range: 52...64...76  Gain (positive values) or attenuation (negative values) of signals with frequencies around 6,3 KHz. PARAMETRIC A parametric equalizer is composed of three sections. Two similar sections are used to boost/dampen the extreme frequency bands, that is, low band (Low S.) and high band (Hi S.).

  • Page 25: Sound List

    User Manual – Sound List   5. SOUND LIST Bank Select Program Sound Sound Name Compr. Amp. MSB - LSB Change Type φITA Concert Grand φPiano 000 - 000 φUS Stage Grand D φPiano 000 - 000 φPL Vintage Grand φPiano 000 - 000 φEU Jazz Ages...
  • Page 26 User Manual – Sound List   Bank Select Program Sound Sound Name Compr. Amp. MSB - LSB Change Type φWurly Bright φWurly 001 - 000 φClassroom Wurly φWurly 001 - 000 Tremolo φClassPhase φWurly 001 - 000 Phaser+Tremolo φSweet Wurly φWurly 001 - 000 φWurly Saturation...
  • Page 27 User Manual – Sound List   Bank Select Program Sound Sound Name Compr. Amp. MSB - LSB Change Type φBali Dream φMallet 002 - 000 Chorus φCelesta φMallet 002 - 000 003 - 000 DX Legend FM Piano 003 - 000 80`s Memories FM Piano Chorus...
  • Page 28 User Manual – Sound List   Bank Select Program Sound Sound Name Compr. Amp. MSB - LSB Change Type 004 - 000 Synth Brass Synth / Pad Delay 004 - 000 Synth Horns Synth / Pad 004 - 000 OB Horns Synth / Pad Tremolo 004 - 000...

  • Page 29: Parameter List

    User Manual – Parameter List   6. PARAMETER LIST SOUND KEYBOARD, ENSEMBLE, BASS&GUITAR Sound Name Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Parameter 3 Parameter 4 DX Legend Velocity Sens. Filter CutOff Dynamic Attack Release Time 80`s Memories Velocity Sens. Filter CutOff Dynamic Attack Release Time DX II FX Velocity Sens.
  • Page 30 User Manual – Parameter List   Sound Name Parameter 1 Parameter 2 Parameter 3 Parameter 4 Ob Z-Pad Velocity Sens. Attack Time Filter CutOff Filter Sustain Space Wind Attack Time Release Time Sweep Depth Sweep Rate Quasar Velocity Sens. Filter CutOff Filter Resonance Decay Time Sweeper...

  • Page 31: Midi Implementation

    User Manual – MIDI Implementation   7. MIDI IMPLEMENTATION Physis EX All MIDI messages recognized by are described below. Channel messages are recognized on MIDI channels 1 or 2. System Exclusive messages are always recognized. CHANNEL MESSAGES Volume (CC 7)
  • Page 32 User Manual – MIDI Implementation   Efx Send (CC 93) Program Change Controls the Efx Send parameter of the MIXER function. Selects Sounds or Memories, in combination with Control Change 0 (Bank Select MSB). Data format: BnH 5DH vvH Data format: CnH mmH n=channel number: 00H –...
  • Page 33 User Manual – MIDI Implementation   NRPN TABLES φ φ E.PIANO (PIANY) / SOUND EDIT / SOUND ENGINE PIANO / SOUND EDIT / SOUND ENGINE NRPN MSB = 00H (00) NRPN MSB = 00H (00) NRPN LSB Data Entry MSB Range Parameter Par.
  • Page 34 User Manual – MIDI Implementation   SOUND EDIT / EFX / CHORUS SOUND EDIT / EFX / ROTARY NRPN MSB = 03H (03) NRPN MSB = 03H (03) NRPN LSB Data Entry MSB Range Parameter Par. Range NRPN LSB Data Entry MSB Range Parameter Par.
  • Page 35 User Manual – MIDI Implementation   REVERB NRPN MSB = 07H (07) NRPN LSB Data Entry MSB Range Parameter Par. Range 00H (0)...3F (63), 00H (0) Reverb On/Off Off, On 40H (64)...7FH (127) 00H (0) Small Room 01H (1) Large Roon 02H (2) Small Hall 03H (3)

  • Page 36: Using The Magnetic Labels

    User Manual – Using the magnetic labels   8. USING THE MAGNETIC LABELS Inside the package there are three magnetic blue labels, with functions printed on them. These labels explain the functions assigned to the K4 / K5 controls when standard Performances, as they are configured when the instrument has been purchased.

  • Page 37: Midi Implementation Chart

    MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART Physis Piano Physis EX Version: 1.0 Sound Board Expansion Date: 30/01/2014 FUNCTION… TRANSMITTED RECEIVED REMARKS BASIC Default 1 - 2 CHANNEL Changed 1 - 2 Default Mode 3 MODE Messages ******** ******** Altered ******** ******** NOTE 0÷127...
  • Page 38 ® © 2012 – PHYSIS PIANO is a registered trade mark – Viscount International SpA Via Borgo 68/70 – 47836 Mondaino (Rimini) Italy – Tel +39 0541 981700 – Fax +39 0541 981052 www.viscountinstruments.com...

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