User manual TERRATEC SINE MB 33 II

[. . . ] TERRATEC PRODUCER/SINE MB 33 II English Manual Version 1. 0, last revised: November 2003 CE Declaration We: TerraTec Electronic GmbH, Herrenpfad 38, D-41334 Nettetal, Germany hereby declare that the product: TerraTec Producer SINE MB 33 II, to which this declaration refers is in compliance with the following standards or standardizing documents: 1. EN 55020 The following are the stipulated operating and environmental conditions for said compliance: residential, business and commercial environments and small-company environments. This declaration is based on: Test report(s) of the EMC testing laboratory The information in this document is subject to change without notice and shall not be deemed as a warranty by the seller. No warranties, express or implied, are made with regard to the quality, suitability or accuracy of this document. [. . . ] MASTER VOLUME: Output volume control 6 SINE MB 33 II (English) The rear panel: 17. RES ADJUST: Maximum resonance adjuster (resonance strength with resonance control on full) 19. VCF INPUT: Connector for processing external audio signals with the VCF 20. MIDI INPUT: MIDI data applied to this input affect the audio signal generation and MIDI-controllable parameters of the SINE MB 33 II. MIDI CHANNEL: Selector for MIDI send and receive channels (1 - 16) Properties n Monophonic bass synthesizer n Analog audio generation--the audio signal generation of the MB33II is purely analog and is based on the traditional VCO-VCF-VCA-ENV principle. The VCO features sawtooth and square-wave (with pulse width modulation) waveforms and an additional sub-oscillator (square-wave). The VCF is an 18 dB low-pass filter with an adjustable cutoff frequency and resonance. The envelope generator (ENV) with its adjustable decay time modulates the cutoff frequency and the pulse width of the square wave. The MB33II also features "groove functions" such as Accent, Autoslide and Distortion. n MIDI control of Cutoff, Resonance, ENV MOD, Decay, Accent and Distortion. n Processing of external audio signals by the VCF. SINE MB 33 II (English) 7 Getting started 1. The illustration below shows the switch positions assigned to the MIDI channels 1-16: Note: controller messages related to MIDI-enabled parameters and note messages are only received and processed on the currently selected MIDI channel of the SINE MB 33 II. Connect the output of the SINE MB 33 II to a mixer, amplifier or other suitable equipment. To control the SINE MB 33 II, connect the MIDI IN socket to the MIDI OUT (or THRU) of a MIDI controller device (computer, keyboard, sequencer, etc. ). Ensure that the preset receive channel of the SINE MB 33 II corresponds to the send channel of the MIDI controller. Connect the included power adapter to the AC socket of the SINE MB 33 II. As soon as the tuning operation is complete, the MIDI LED will go out and the synthesizer will be operational. The POWER LED will remain lit for as long as the device remains switched on. When sending notes to the SINE MB 33 II via MIDI, the MIDI LED will light up in sync with the notes. 8 SINE MB 33 II (English) Function VCO The VCO is a voltage-controlled oscillator that can generate either square-wave or sawtooth waveforms. An additional sub-oscillator can be added to this waveform with the MIX control. It generates a square wave with a pulse width of 50%, but one octave lower. n MIX control to the right: only the waveform selected using the WAVE switch can be heard. [. . . ] The SINE MB 33 II sends controller messages (controller number of the control and its value, i. e. Note: if more than one parameter is changed at the same time, the SINE MB 33 II will send the controller data of all changed parameters on the selected MIDI channel. Playback of sound changes The SINE MB 33 II has two operating modes--NORM and MOVE--to process controller data received at MIDI IN. Both modes can only process controller data sent on the MIDI channel currently selected on the SINE MB 33 II. 14 SINE MB 33 II (English) Edit mode: NORM A parameter will respond to both incoming controller data as well as manual changes to the controls. For example, changing the Cutoff control will set the cutoff frequency to the value corresponding to the control's position. [. . . ]