User manual MOOG VOYAGERRACK

[. . . ] USER's MANUAL for the Rack Mount Edition By R. Stephen Dunnington Here it is ­ the Minimoog Voyager Rack Mount Edition®. Moog Music has put more than 30 years of experience with analog synthesizer technology into the design of this instrument to bring you the fattest lead synthesizer since the minimoog was introduced in 1970. We've done away with the things that made 30-yearold analog synthesizers difficult ­ the tuning instability, the lack of patch memory, and the lack of compatibility with MIDI gear. We've kept the good parts ­ the rugged construction, the fun of changing a sound with knobs in real time, and the amazing, warm, fat, pleasing analog sound. [. . . ] - ON/PGM: This is a programmable shaping for the mod bus with ON as the default. Both Mod Busses share two programmable Shaping Sources that are summed together; they are available in the EDIT mode as "PGM Shaping 1 SRC" and PGM Shaping 2 SRC". The sources can be a voltage offset, front panel controls, or performance controls, like Pitch Wheel, or Mod Wheel. DESTINATION: A modulation destination is chosen in the same manner as the Mod Source: a combination of the 6 position destination switch and the software menus. The Destination switch is labeled: -PITCH: The Pitch of all three Oscillators -OSC. 2: The Pitch of Oscillator 2 -OSC. 3: The Pitch of Oscillator 3 -FILTER: The Filters' Cutoff frequency -WAVE: All 3 Oscillators waveform -LFO/PGM: This is a programmable destination for the mod bus with LFO Rate as the default. The programmable Mod destination is set in the EDIT mode menu functions MOD WHEEL PGM DEST or PEDAL PGM DEST. 30 AMOUNT: The Amount control is used to set the maximum amount of modulation sent to the Modulation Destination. When the Amount control is set to 0, no modulation will pass through to the Modulation Destination. When the Amount is set to 10, The maximum amount of modulation is sent to the Destination when the Performance controller (Mod Wheel or MOD1 level) is all the way up. 31 G. LFO/ SAMPLE AND HOLD The Voyager has a dedicated LFO and SAMPLE and HOLD. The LFO produces triangle and square waves that oscillate from . 2 to 50 Hz. There are triangle and square wave outputs that can be selected as Modulation sources in the Mod Busses. The square wave is routed to the Sample and Hold trigger input, and the noise source is routed to the sample and hold input. For each cycle of the LFO, the voltage at the input of the sample and hold circuit is held until the next trigger event. Noise is a random signal, so the voltage that appears at the output of the sample and hold is a random voltage that changes in time with the LFO. LFO SYNC: The LFO Sync switch sets the trigger method for starting the LFO waveform. OFF/SYNC: This setting allows the LFO to be free running, MIDI: Allows the division of the MIDI clock signal set up in the EDIT mode function "MIDI CLK Divider" to retrigger the LFO. Note the LFO is analog, and does not automatically sync to MIDI clock - it is restarted much in the manner oscillator sync works, and does not defeat the Rate control. THE REAR PANEL The Rear Panel contains all the Voyager's connecitvity. In addition to the Audio Outputs, there are the External Audio Input, Mixer Out/Filter In Insert jack, Accessory port CV/gate inputs and outputs, the MIDI connectors, and the power connector. POWER CONNECTOR: This is a standard AC power inlet, Use only a power cord designed to mate with this receptacle. The Voyager power supply is designed to work with power inputs of 100-240 VAC; 50-60 Hz. Be familiar with the safety instructions printed at the beginning of this manual. [. . . ] A note about safety: Do not operate your Voyager if the Front Panel Overlay is gouged, or torn, especially if there is a puncture through the lamps themselves. Additional Considerations for the Blue Backlight The Voyager's electroluminescent panel lamps are powered by an alternating voltage. When the lamp is illuminated, it emits an extremely small amount of acoustic energy (sound) at the frequency of the alternating voltage. In normal studio use, the actual sound given off is inaudible, or barely audible. [. . . ]