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1. LIVE ACCENT Press SHIFT ACCENT during playback to temporarily add an Accent to each step in a pattern Live Accent overrides d stored Accent data and is only active when both buttons are held Live Accent data is not stored in memory SHIFT RESET ACCENT LIVE MUTE Press SHIFT REST during playback to temporarily Mute the output of the sequencer as it continues to advance Live C Mute is only active as long as these buttons are held and is not stored in memory SHIFT HOLD REST LIVE RATCHET GLIDE While holding SHIFT rotate the GLIDE control to add 1 4 Ratchets to each step in a pattern Live Ratchets will override C stored Ratchet data and are only active as long as SHIFT is am held Live Ratchet data is not stored in memory LIVE PATTERN TRANSPOSE sm OO AAG a2 1 8 9 16 17 24 25 32 SET END K0 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 8 STEP Press the LEFT RIGHT arrows to select octave and use the Keyboard to transpose pattern during playback The default octave setting is 4 and the default reference note is low C Live transposition data is not stored in memory 24 E KB MODE PATTERN EDITING To make changes to an existing pattern using the Record function with step write behavior press SHIFT REC when the pattern is paused CO SHIFT RUN STOP REC Steps with data enter
2. LFO VCF MOD AMOUNT VCF MOD POLARITY VCF MODULATION MOD SOURCE This switch is used to determine whether the LFO or EG is being sent to the VCF MOD AMOUNT control VCF MOD AMOUNT This variable control determines how much the modulation source changes the Filter Cutoff frequency VCF MOD POLARITY This switch is used to determine whether the VCF modulation has a positive or negative effect on the Filter Cutoff frequency For example instead of using the Attack portion of the EG to boost the Filter Cutoff frequency inverting the polarity will allow the Attack portion to lower the Filter Cutoff frequency TIP When modulating the Filter Cutoff with the EG and the Polarity switch set to turn the CUTOFF control down to the minimum desired frequency In this case modulation from the EG adds to this setting When modulating the Filter Cutoff with the EG and the Polarity switch is set to turn the CUTOFF control up to the maximum desired frequency In this case modulation from the EG subtracts from this setting EG ENVELOPE GENERATOR Envelope Generators EGs create a signal that adds motion to a sound after a note is played The EG is started by a Gate or MIDI Note On message Once started their shape in time is determined by the ATTACK DECAY and SUSTAIN controls ATTACK ATTACK The ATTACK control is used to specify the time it takes for the Envelop
3. Press Currently Selected Step To Exit Step Edit Function 0 00000000 SHIFT 1 Press SHIFT Step 3 to exit the Step Edit function You now adjust the GLIDE control to change how fast the slides to the 29 STEP MODE TUTORIAL CREATING A PATTERN Continued ADDING ACCENTS TO STEP 1 STEP 4 AND STEP 7 Select Step To Add Accent To 06060000000 SHIFT 1 RESET ACCENT Press SHIFT Step 1 Step LED 7 will blink to indicate it is selected for editing Press ACCENT Octave Location LED 7 will be lit yellow Press SHIFT Step 4 Step LED 4 will blink to indicate it is selected for editing Press ACCENT Octave Location LED 7 will be lit yellow Press SHIFT Step 7 Steo LED 7 will blink to indicate it is selected for editing Press ACCENT Octave Location LED 7 will be lit yellow Now as the pattern plays back you will hear an emphasis on Steps 1 4 and 7 ADD A RATCHET TO STEP 6 GLIDE 65558 SHIFT Yellow LEDS Yellow LED Press SHIFT Step 6 Step LED 6 will blink to indicate it is selected for editing While holding SHIFT rotate the GLIDE control until OCTAVE LOCATION LEDs 1 and 2 are yellow Release SHIFT This divides Step 6 in half and there are now two notes triggered during Step 6 Press SHIFT Step 6 to exit the Step Edit function SHIFTING THE DOWNBEAT OF A PATTERN Press the LEFT arrow
4. RESET ACCENT C HOLD REST HOLD A NOTE Press HOLD during sequencer playback to pause the advance of a pattern The current step will be repeated at the current tempo for as long as this button is held SWING TEMPO GATE LENGTH a 27 N RUN THE PATTERN Adjust the TEMPO control to the speed you want and press RUN STOP The Sequencer will advance through each step in the pattern When it reaches the end it loops around to Step 1 The current step being played is indicated by the corresponding Step LED being lit PAUSE A PATTERN To pause a pattern at the last step played press RUN STOP Pressing RUN STOP again will resume playback from the next step in the pattern RETURNING A PATTERN TO STEP ONE To return a pattern to Step 1 at any time simply press RESET SWING While holding SHIFT rotate the TEMPO SWING control to add a Swing value to a current pattern The range is from 100 to 100 When SWING is set to a value between 100 and O it will move the off beats earlier in time At 100 swing only the off beats will play When SWING is set to a value between O and 100 it will move the on beats later in time At 100 swing only the on beats will play When SWING is set to O center position no Swing is applied and all notes are played with equal timing NOTE The Swing amount is stored per pattern 23 SEQUENCER PERFORMANCE FUNCTIONS
5. C 24 32 C END 1 Do290D o o OOQOOOO rreog a o e 32 O Adjust the level by slowly turning the master VOLUME control clockwise while playing the keyboard MOTHER 32 OVERVIEW The Mother 32 is a semi modular analog synthesizer Each function has been designed as a module and useful parts of each module are pre wired on the internal circuit board for making sound This means that your Mother 32 will produce sound at its output without any patch cables in use Extended synthesis capabilities are easily accessible via the 32 point 3 5mm patchbay ANALOG SYNTHESIZER SIGNAL PATH SOUND SOURCES In an analog synthesizer circuits that generate small electrical vibrations can be used as sound sources The Mother 32 contains one Voltage Controlled Oscillator VCO and one White Noise generator which are internally wired as sound sources A VCO is a circuit capable of producing a steady tone which can be made to go up or down in pitch by applying a Control Voltage CV to its circuit A White Noise circuit amplifies naturally occurring electronic noise to make the same type of sound you might hear on a radio tuned in between stations The outputs of the VCO and Noise source are routed to a Mixer MIX so the two signals can be blended Note that the NOISE output is normalled to the EXT AUDIO input jack This means that with nothing plugged into this jack White N
6. MOTHER 32 USER S MANUAL What artists need is an endless resource full of rough edges and dimly lit nooks and crannies that one can explore as one sees fit Dr Robert Moog IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS WARNING WHEN USING ELECTRIC PRODUCTS THESE BASIC PRECAUTIONS SHOULD ALWAYS BE FOLLOWED 1 Read all the instructions before using the product 2 Do not use this product near water for example near a bathtub washbowl kitchen sink a wet basement or near a swimming pool or the like 3 This product in combination with an amplifier and headphones or speakers may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss Do not operate for a long period of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable 4 The product should be located so that its location does not interfere with its proper ventilation 5 The product should be located away from heat sources such as radiators heat registers or other products that produce heat No naked flame sources such as candles lighters etc should be placed near this product Do not operate in direct sunlight 6 The product should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instructions or as marked on the product 7 The power supply cord of the product should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time or during lightning storms 8 Care should be taken so that
7. las Rotate the TEMPO control SWING START PAUSE PATTERN PLAYBACK Press RUN STOP RUN STOP REC RETURN TO STEP 1 Press RESET RESET ACCENT REPEAT CURRENT STEP DURING PLAYBACK Press HOLD while the sequencer is running Normal playback resumes on release HOLD REST MOMENTARY ACCENT DURING PLAYBACK Hold SHIFT ACCENT Normal playback resumes on release SHIFT RESET ACCENT 33 SEQUENCER PANEL FUNCTION QUICK REFERENCE ccontinuea SEQUENCER CONTROLS Continued SHIFT HOLD REST MOMENTARY MUTE DURING PLAYBACK Hold SHIFT REST Normal playback resumes on release GLIDE SHIFT MOMENTARY RATCHETS DURING PLAYBACK Hold SHIFT and rotate the GLIDE Control Normal playback resumes on release TEMPO GATE LENGTH SHIFT SWING MODIFY SWING Press SHIFT and rotate the TEMPO Control KB MODE PANEL FUNCTIONS OCTAVE LOCATION 99 4 5 6 LIVE PLAY With the Sequencer Off the LEFT RIGHT arrows determine With The Sequencer Off the playing octave lt lt 2 ying Octave ooo olololo Q and the sequencer 13 Note Keyboard controls become a 13 note Keyboard OCTAVE LOCATION 99999999 4 5 6 TRANSPOSE A SEQUENCE With the Sequencer running select an With The Sequencer Running O O octave with th
8. 58 SPECIFICATIONS 58 ACCESSORIES 59 SERVICE AND SUPPORT UNPACKING AND INSPECTION Check the contents of the shipping carton Be careful when unpacking your new Mother 32 so that nothing is lost or damaged Moog recommends saving the carton and all packing materials in case you ever need to ship the instrument for any reason The Moog Mother 32 ships with the following items Mother 32 Analog Synthesizer Power Supply Owner s Manual Quick Start Guide Patch Cables Registration Card a What you will need 1 A table or flat surface to set your Mother 32 2 1 4 instrument cable and amplified speaker or headphones with a 1 4 plug 3 A properly wired AC outlet REMEMBER Experimentation and learning will reward you with a lifetime of rich synthesizer experiences SETUP AND CONNECTIONS rY WOO S AUDIO OUT O T2VDC ee 22 i Q i POWER Plug the included power adapter into the 12VDC power jack on the back of your Mother 32 The Mother 32 s universal power supply will operate with a power source from 100 to 240 Volts AC 50 60Hz Plug the other end of the included power adapter into an AC outlet D Amplifier Or Headphones e Power Supply 00 NOTE Your Mother 32 is an analog instrument and should be allowed 10 15 minutes to warm up before use cases where it has been left in a cold
9. C 5 The red Octave LED will disappear and the Octave Location SHIFT indicators for the pattern page Glide Ratchet Accent and STEP Rest will be yellow on the steps where those functions are active The eight Step LEDs will indicate the rest status of all eight steps in the current pattern page OCTAVE LOCATION 29999000 Glide i CJ CJ CJ CJ C 9 9 Ratchet J pone T hd T T T T Indicates Rest Status Rest The performance functions in Step mode Run Stop Tempo Reset and Hold and the Shift functions during playback Accents Rests and Ratchets are all the same as in KB mode There is not a Record function in Step mode To modify a step in Step mode with the sequencer running or not press SHIFT and the desired Step button in the current pattern page 7he Step LEDs will stop advancing with the pattern and the selected Step LED will blink to indicate that it is being edited At this point the red Octave Location LED will appear indicating that the keyboard can be used to modify the note value of the current step being edited At this time all values in the step Note Gate Length Accent Rest Glide On Off and Ratchet value can be modified Once the desired changes to the current step are made a new step can be selected for editing or the Step Edit function can be exited by pressing SHIFT and the currently selected Step button 31 SEQUENCER PANE
10. Q 9 mE Q 2532 SETEND g DO C C 0 e 9 RESET ACCENT SHIFT KB STEP SEMI MODULAR ANALOG SYNTHESIZER o MOTHER 32 o rreog e NOTES PRESET NAME Qux PULSE WIDTH CUTOFF RESONANCE VOLUME N0 iPr 2008 p EXLAUDID MIXCV VCACV o C o e VCF CUTOFF VCFRES VCO AMOUNT Dac TRE VCF MOD AMOUNT VCO MOD SOURCE VCO MOD DEST VCF MODE VCF MOD SOURCE VCF MOD POLARITY vcoiwoct VCOLINFM DX A PULSE WIDTH HI PASS EG A Veo MoD LFORATE FREQUENCY LOW PASS LFO yo ATTACK DECAY VC MIX WX2 vewxcmi MAN JA SN LFO WAVE SUSAN e Q j MULT MULT wy i 2 OCTAVE LOCATION P M 22 ID 9909 HOLD REST C Q 1724 2537 SETEND go C C e 9 6 RESET ACCENT Q Q KB STEP SEMI MODULAR ANALOG SYNTHESIZER e 321 reog o NOTES 56 PRESET rrequency PULSE WIDTH MIX CUTOFF RESONANCE VOLUME N O ven WAVE AS audis my m EXLAUDID VCACV N N jy ONS VCF CUTOFF VCFRES VCO AMOUNT 0 me e VCF MOD AMOUNT VCO MOD SOURCE VCO MOD DEST VCF MODE VCF MOD SOURCE VCF MOD POLARITY v
11. STEP o MOTHER 32 US M o RESET ACCENT SHIFT 8 BIT PERCUSSION yes raise wint mx CUTOFF RESONANCE VOLUME n E 9 Pra amin AMOUNT d VCF MOD AMOUNT 9 5 A VCO MOD SOURCE VCO MOD DEST VCF MODE i SOURCE VCF MOD POLIT VCOTVOCT VCO LIN Flv I EG VC0 MOD PULSE WIDTH HI PASS Ae 3 m o mop RATE LFO FREQUENCY LOW PASS LFO TEMPO GATE LENGTH LFO RATE ATTACK DECAY VC MIX LFO WAVE susan MIX2 VC MIX CTRL 2 6 z a Q o MULT i C MIDI IN SWING AL MIX 2 OCTAVE LOCATION GATE ma D Q beet aay C 2 Q 32 Q END e i D o Oo C Q O Q Q Q Q TEMPO RUN STOP RESET HOLD i RESET ACCENT SHIFT RUN C STOP REC 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 8 STEP e 32 rrveog 54 805 TOMS rrequency em GLIDE E VCO MOD SOURCE ANCO MOD M 9 TEMPO GATE LENGTH MIDI IN SWING HOLD REST y N Me Q 94 RESET ACCENT C Q REC PULSE WIDTH CUTOFF resonance VOLUME wm AEN 2002 ME E EXLAUDID MIXCV VCA CV m ie N 7 EG VCFCUTOFF VCFRES T e 9 e VCO MOD AMOUNT n aul nne VCF MO
12. UNPACKING amp INSPECTION SETUP amp CONNECTIONS MOTHER 32 OVERVIEW Analog Synthesizer Signal Path Sound Sources Sound Modifiers PANEL CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS VCO Voltage Controlled Oscillator VCO Modulation LFO Low Frequency Oscillator MIX Voltage Controlled Mixer VCF Voltage Controlled Filter VCF Modulation EG Envelope Generator VCA Voltage Controlled Amplifier Keyboard Overview Sequencer Overview amp Panel Control MIDI Input VC Mix Voltage Controlled Mixer Attenuator Patchbay Overview UNDERSTANDING AND USING THE MOTHER 32 SEQUENCER Basic Concepts Sequencer Modes Tutorial Creating a Pattern in Keyboard Mode Play a Pattern Sequencer Performance Functions Editing a Pattern Saving amp Restoring a Pattern Initializing a Pattern Tutorial Creating a Pattern in Step Mode Playing amp Editing a Pattern in Step Mode SEQUENCER PANEL FUNCTION QUICK REFERENCE Sequencer Memory amp Loading a Pattern Mode Selection Sequencer Controls KB Mode Panel Functions Step Mode Panel Functions CONTROL VOLTAGE OVERVIEW PATCHBAY INPUTS AND OUTPUTS External Audio Input Mix CV Input VCA Noise VCF VCO LFO PATCHBAY INPUTS AND OUTPUTS Continued 42 VC Mix 43 Multiple 44 Assignable Output 45 Envelope Generator 45 Keyboard 46 Clock Tempo Input 48 MIDI FUNCTIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION 49 SETUP MODE 51 VCO CALIBRATION 52 USING MOTHER 32 AS A EURORACK MODULE 53 PRESETS 56 BLANK PATCH SHEETS
13. operation please refer to the Understanding and Using the Mother 32 Sequencer section of this manual TEMPO GATE LENGTH TEMPO GATE LENGTH The TEMPO control determines the tempo of the Sequencer Tempo is One indicated by the Tempo LED located directly above the SHIFT button When programming Steps in a pattern this control is used to set the Gate Length for each Step Gate Length determines how long each note is held in reference to the entire duration of its Step Ss SWING 15 SEQUENCER PANEL CONTROLS continued PATTERN BANK RUN STOP REC C SHIFT Q HOLD REST PATTERN BANK This button is used to view the currently active pattern location or select a new pattern While holding the SHIFT button it is used to view the current Bank containing 8 patterns or select a new Bank RUN STOP REC This button is used to start the Sequencer and to stop it While holding the SHIFT button this is used in Keyboard mode to initiate the Record function NOTE Holding SHIFT REC for over a second will start the saving process SHIFT When pressed and held this button is used in conjunction with other buttons to perform various functions RESET ACCENT When the Sequencer is running this button is used for resetting the step location of a pattern to Step 1 When editing a step it is used to enable or disable a
14. 16 17 24 C 32 SET END JO o0oooooQoo e 32 TTA o rreog o SUSTAIN MIDI IN SWING HI MIX2 Q RESET ACCENT Q IN OO EXLAUDIO MIXCV CV vca VCF CUT E RES veo VCO LIN FM sabe s H El rrequency CUTOFF RESONANCE VOLUME gm veo wne Gan T 9 ODE SY 7 GLIDE VCO AMOUNT NOISE EKT VCF MOD AMOUNT VCO MOD SOURCE VCO MOD DEST VCF MODE mop I SOURCE VCF MOD POLARITY EG VCO MOD LFO WIDTH HI PASS TEMPO GATE LENGTH LFO RATE LOW PASS LFO VC MIX X LFO DECAY SUSTAIN iN ie 5 MIDI IN 10 MIX 1 HI MIX2 ATTACK OO6 oe 99 oQeoo BANK 17 24 Q 32 SET END JO 00000000Q KB STEP MOTHER 32 iinne snese rreog o Q RESET ACCENT Q IN OO EXLAUDIO MIXCV VCA CV vca OROROORO MN VCFCUTOFF V RES D veo1wocT VCOL FM 60 VCOMOD LFORA ro TRI e e Mx 1 MX2 VCMIXCIRL MANH ee MULT 99 GATE amp o OO TEMPO RUN STOP HOLD amp amp o SEQUENCER BASS rrequency PULSE WIDTH CUTOFF RESONANCE VOLUME 9 VCO WAVE 2002 VCA MODE EXLAUDIO MIXCV VCACV
15. 32 responds to MIDI Note On messages on the current MIDI Channel default Channel 1 MIDI Note values received are converted into a 1V Octave Keyboard CV and then routed to the VCO and KB CV output jack M D Note corresponds to 5V and MIDI Note 120 corresponds to 5V MIDI Note values 121 to 127 will generate the same output as MIDI Note values 109 to 115 When a MIDI Note is received a Gate signal is generated at the GATE output for the duration of the MIDI Note On event When the sequencer is running MIDI Note On messages will transpose the pattern in both Keyboard and Step mode In the KB mode Record function and the Step mode Step Edit function MIDI Notes received will enter note values into the step currently being edited MIDI NOTE ON VELOCITY Each MIDI Note On message contains a Velocity value MIDI Note On Velocity values from O to 127 can be output from the Assignable output as a 5V to 5V CV signal This is programmed in Setup mode In the KB mode Record function and the Step mode Step Edit function MIDI Note On Velocity values 96 or greater or will turn Accent ON for the currently edited step Velocity values less than 96 will turn the Accent OFF for the current step See Page 50 for details on assigning Velocity to the Assignable output jack MIDI PITCH BEND MIDI pitch bend messages are added to or subtracted from the Keyboard CV signal The Mother 32 default Pitch Bend amount is 1 Octave MIDI Pitch Bend can be output a
16. A SN aN Pe o E N VCF CUTOFF VCF RES ma id H 5 GLIDE VCO AMOUNT oe VCF MOD AMOUNT VCO MOD SOURCE VCO MOD DEST VCF MODE jd SOURCE VCF Mor POLARITY VcoiVOCT VCOL FM Mop WIDTH HI PASS 3 e 1 VCOMOD LFORA LOW PASS LFO i TEMPO GATE LENGTH LFO RATE ATTACK DECAY VC MIX Cy LFO SUSTAIN zi ES MERE e i O O UF o C D T MIDI IN ET HI MIX2 GATE 20 dH 8 16 C 24 C 32 END TEMPO ee 00000009 RESET ACCENT C e 9 STEP e 32 rreog Q I REST PATTERN Q o RESONANT HIGH PASS FILTER we p m Qux CUTOFF RESONANCE VOLUME N 9 2008 ante 9 MODE EXLAUDIO Vea cv Oo mie O UE vco M AMOUNT 0 VCF Mon AMOUNT T VCO MOD SOURCE VCO MOD DEST VCF MODE n SOURCE POLARITY veo 1wocT VCOLINFM MANNI r EG WIDTH HI PASS 22 1 VCOMOD LFORATE Il V LOW PASS lj LENGTH Zz id ATTACK DECAY VC MIX wi 2 CTRL tro WANE SUSTAIN 5S 2225 O wur mum 9 i MIDI IN O O O O SWING Oe pap 2 ul HOLD REST PATTERN BANK Ma EL C 24 C 32 END KB
17. C C4 261 6Hz Adjust the VCO Offset trimpot ONLY if necessary 11 Set the Mother 32 Octave to 7 and play the lowest C Step 1 51 CALIBRATION continued 12 Verify that the pitch is 2 octaves higher C6 1046 5Hz Note that a pitch within 2 to 3 cents of the target frequency should be fine Adjust the KB CV Gain trimpot ONLY if necessary 13 Repeat steps 9 to 12 to recheck the tuning and make adjustments ONLY if necessary 14 Now set the Keyboard Octave to 5 and press the low C on the keyboard KB CV outputs OV 15 Connect a properly calibrated 1V Octave source outputting OV C4 to the VCO 1V OCT input jack 16 Verify that the pitch remains the same A large offset may indicate an issue with a cable a connector or with the calibration of your CV source 17 Change the 1V Octave CV source to output 2V C6 18 Verify the pitch is 2 octaves higher C6 1046 5Hz Note that a pitch within 2 to 3 cents of the target frequency should be fine Adjust the External 1 V Oct Gain trimpot ONLY if necessary 19 Repeat steps 15 18 to recheck the tuning USING MOTHER 32 AS A EURORACK MODULE The Mother 32 can be removed from its case and easily installed into a Eurorack system as a GOHP module Before doing this it is important to note that the Mother 32 draws a maximum of 230mA from a 12V supply It does not use the 12V supply at all Make sure there is enough headroom on the 12 supply in your system to power the
18. INPUT This input is normalized to a nominal 5V signal and routed to the clockwise position the VC MIX control This is a DC coupled input and accepts a 5 to 5V CV VC MIX CTRL INPUT This input is summed with the VC MIX control position With the VC MIX control at center position a 5V to 5V control voltage at this input crossfades between the MIX 1 and MIX 2 inputs 42 PATCHBAY INPUTS AND OUTPUTS continued VC VOLTAGE CONTROLLED DC COUPLED MIXER Continued ATTENUATOR VC MIX OUTPUT This is the output of the VC Mixer which is a blend of the MIX 1 and MIX 2 input signals set by the VC MIX panel control and VC MIX CTRL CV input 5V VC MIX ALTERNATE USES FIXED VOLTAGE SOURCE With nothing plugged into the MIX 1 or MIX 2 inputs the VC MIX control allows the VC MIX output to transmit a variable fixed voltage from to 5V Apply a CV signal to be attenuated to the MIX 2 input With the VC MIX control at full counterclockwise position the signal is fully attenuated Turn the VC MIX control clockwise to increase the amount of MIX 2 input signal passed to the VC MIX output VCA Apply a CV signal to the MIX 2 input With the VC MIX control at a fully counterclockwise position apply a OV to positive CV signal to the VC MIX CTRL input EG for example This will dynamically determine the amplitude of the signal at the MIX 2 input that is passed to the VC MIX output B MULTIPLE The MULT section of the pat
19. Sustain to 7 5V The Mother 32 has a 13 note keyboard that is also used to program the sequencer When a note is played manually via the sequencer or by an external MIDI input a control voltage and gate signal are generated The control voltage is routed internally to VCO Pitch while the Gate signal is routed internally to trigger the EG These signals are also available on the patchbay GATE KB OUTPUT Each time a new note is played via the keyboard sequencer or MIDI controller a control voltage 5V to 5V is output both to Mother 32 s onboard oscillator and to the KB output jack This CV output is also affected by the Glide settings and MIDI Pitch Bend messages The default MIDI Pitch Bend depth is 1 Octave which is 1V at this output GATE OUTPUT Each time a new note is played via the keyboard sequencer or MIDI controller a 5V Gate signal is output both to Mother 32 s Envelope Generator and to the GATE output jack 45 PATCHBAY INPUTS AND OUTPUTS continued CLOCK TEMPO OVERVIEW The steps of an analog sequencer are advanced by a signal called a clock which is an equally spaced series of pulses During playback each clock pulse advances the pattern by one step Your Mother 32 has an internal clock that is used to advance through the steps of an active pattern The tempo of this clock signal is indicated by the Tempo LED located above the SHIFT button When this LED flashes re
20. car overnight for example it may take as long as 25 minutes before oscillator tuning has stabilized Do not operate the Mother 32 in direct sunlight If you are using a 5 pin MIDI cable for external control or sync connect the MIDI OUT of your MIDI controller to the MIDI IN on your Mother 32 By default the Mother 32 is set to receive MIDI data on MIDI Channel 1 AUDIO OUT With the Master VOLUME control turned all the way down plug one end of a 1 4 instrument cable into the Mother 32 s AUDIO OUT jack on the rear panel Then plug the other end into an amplified speaker or mixing console input NOTE You can also connect a pair of headphones to this jack to monitor the output Set the Panel controls to the following default settings j p Qnm purse wom ux CUTOFF RESONANCE VOLUME 9 Cm WINE 200H2 9 MODE E EXLAUDIQ MIXCV VCA CV o o o 9 e O C OF VCF CUTOFF VCF RES vcr cnr vco AMOUNT TN m VCF MOD AMOUNT VCO MOD SOURCE VCO MOD DEST VCF MODE VCF Ver moo voo uN FM VCO MOD WIDTH HI PASS 9 9 6 990901 LOW PASS LFO l TEMPO GATE LENGTH Dru ATTACK DECAY VC MIX db m Gu tro ww SUSTAIN E O C UE mg n MIDI IN WING 4 OCTAVE LOCATION GATE m e i HOLD REST PATTERN BANK Tod 304
21. motion to a sound while more extreme pitch modulation can be useful for creating octave jumps or pitched drum sounds Slower and subtler use of LFO pulse width modulation can create large chorus like bass sounds while faster rates can be used to create sounds that your ear perceives as two oscillators beating against each other NOTE It is possible to modulate the Pulse wave to 0 or 100 pulse width This can result in sound cutting in and out which can be used in a variety of musical ways 10 B LFO LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR Essentially an LFO allows you to move a parameter s value up and down automatically LFOs generate repeating waveforms in the sub audio range which are useful for creating repeating effects like pitch vibrato filter sweeps or pulse width modulation The Mother 32 s LFO is also capable of audio rate modulation which can be used to add harmonic complexity to any selected destination LFO RATE LFO RATE This control is used to determine the LFO s modulation frequency which ranges RE from about O 1Hz to approximately 350Hz The LFO can reach up to 600Hz if an M external control voltage is applied to the LFO RATE patch point LFO WAVE The LFO has two available modulation shapes Square and Triangle The LFO WAVE selected LFO waveshape is automatically transmitted to the VCO MOD SOURCE VCF MOD SOURCE selector switches with no patching required X TRIANGLE Triangle waves are
22. objects do not fall and liquids are not spilled into the enclosure through openings There are no user serviceable parts inside Refer all servicing to qualified personnel only NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CAUTION Please note that any changes or modifications made to this product not expressly approved by Moog Music Inc could void the user s authority granted by the FCC to operate the equipment TABLE OF CONTENTS
23. pattern press SHIFT Step button 1 8 If the new end step is after the previous end step the notes are filled as follows If the steps after the previous end step have never been edited and stored in memory or if the pattern was initialized then all steps get the default note value 1V and gate length 50 If the steps were previously edited then they are restored STEP MODE PANEL FUNCTIONS Select Pattern Page Activate LED Chasing QQ 17 24 25 32 PATTERN PAGE SELECT STEP MODE Press Pattern Page button 1 8 9 16 17 24 or 25 32 If the sequencer is running selecting a page pauses the chasing behavior of OCTAVE LOCATION LEDs 1 4 and the Step buttons address only steps on the selected page To resume the LED chasing behavior press the currently selected Page button again Enable Disable Steps ENABLE DISABLE STEPS STEP MODE Press any Step button 1 8 to toggle steps On Off The state of each step is Go6606000 indicated by Step LEDs 1 8 f a step is Off Octave Location LED 8 will be lit yellow to indicate the step contains a Rest SET END STEP MODE C OO00000 0 Press SET END followed by SET END 1 2 3 T T a Step button corresponding to the desired last step 4 6 1 8 9 9 Specify Last Step In Current Pattern If the new end step is after the previous end step the notes are filled as follows I
24. selected step GATE LENGTH STEP MODE TEMPO GATE LENGTH SWING ACCENT STEP MODE Press ACCENT to add an Accent to the current step RESET ACCENT Octave Location LED 7 is HOLD REST 15 Keyboard buttons Rotate the GATE LENGTH control to modify the Gate Length of a currently selected step Maximum Gate Length ties the selected step to the next step REST STEP MODE Press REST to toggle Rest On Off for a currently selected step green when On GLIDE ON OFF STEP MODE Rotate the GLIDE control right to turn Glide ON for a currently selected step Rotate the GLIDE control fully counterclockwise to turn Glide OFF for that step Octave Location LED 5 is green when glide is On GLIDE RATCHET STEP MODE Hold SHIFT while turning the GLIDE control Octave Location LEDs 1 4 will temporarily light up as long as the GLIDE control is being moved indicating the number of ratchets repeats in the current step Octave Location LED 6 is lit when the ratchet value is set from 2 to 4 GLIDE SHIFT 37 CONTROL VOLTAGE OVERVIEW Control voltages are signals used to modify circuits in an analog synthesizer They can affect the pitch of a VCO the timbre produced at the output of a VCF or the loudness at the output of a VCA A simple example is the VCO FREQUENCY control It generates a voltage based on its rotation that is connected to the cont
25. sequencer will stop at its current pattern location The sequencer responds to the last action of either the RUN STOP button or this input NOTE An external clock signal applied here will advance the steps of the pattern in the same way repeatedly pressing the RUN STOP button does but the internal clock is NOT synchronized NOTE II It is safe to use larger logic levels up to 15V The minimum level for triggering these inputs is approximately 3 2V RESET When a 5V signal is applied to this input the pattern will be reset from its current location and begin playing from step 1 Step 7 will be repeated as long as 5V is applied to this input When the voltage drops to OV the sequencer will begin to advance from step 1 NOTE It is safe to use larger logic levels up to 15V The minimum level for triggering these inputs is approximately 3 2V HOLD If a 5V signal is applied to this input while the sequencer is running the current step in the pattern will be repeated at the current tempo When the voltage drops to OV the pattern will begin to advance again NOTE It is safe to use larger logic levels up to 15V The minimum level for triggering these inputs is approximately 3 2V 47 MIDI FUNCTIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION MIDI CHANNEL The Default MIDI Channel is 1 The MIDI Channel can be programmed in Setup Mode See Page 49 for details on selecting a MIDI Channel MIDI NOTE ON The Mother
26. the VCA to remain fixed at its maximum value VCA MODE ON EG ON VCA MODE This switch determines whether the VCA is modulated by the Envelope or is simply held at its maximum level EG The EG setting is ideal in most applications This uses the curve of the Envelope Generator to add dynamic characteristics to a sound which can be used for everything from slow volume swells to snappy plucked sounds When set to ON Mother 32 s audio signal is allowed to pass without the need for a Gate or note ON message to occur This is ideal for drones and continuously evolving modulated sounds but is also useful for eliciting new behavior and sounds from an existing sequence VOLUME VOLUME Adjusts the main output level for both the patchbay VCA output and 1 4 AUDIO HEADPHONE output on the back of the Mother 32 Rotating the control fully clockwise produces the maximum output Rotating the control fully counterclockwise silences the instrument 14 KEYBOARD OVERVIEW 9 O 1 8 9 16 17 24 25 32 SET END lt The Mother 32 has a single octave 13 note keyboard with LEFT RIGHT arrow buttons used for selecting the octave of the keyboard There are 8 available octave settings indicated by 8 OCTAVE LOCATION LEDs lit red The keyboard is also used to access a number sequencer functions N
27. three times and notice the Rests have moved The LEFT RIGHT arrows rotate the pattern steps allowing modification of the rhythmic feel and downbeat of a pattern This can be useful if you create a pattern and it feels like the 1 of the Rotate The Pattern Steps beat is on a different step than Step 1 To change it back you can simply press the RIGHT arrow three times If you like this pattern save it The Save procedure is the same for both Keyboard mode and Step mode 30 B PLAYING AND EDITING A PATTERN IN STEP MODE Pattern Page Selectors Set End Step 09000000 O 5 gt Turning ON or OFF Individual Steps Or Selecting Steps Edit Rotate Controls The Mother 32 Step mode repurposes the 13 note Keyboard and LEFT RIGHT arrows to be performance controls for modifying patterns during playback The eight buttons directly above the Step LEDs are the Step buttons They are used for turning On or Off individual steps or for selecting steps for editing The 4 buttons labeled 1 8 9 16 17 24 and 25 32 are the pattern page selectors while the 5th button labeled SET END is used to specify the last step of a pattern The LEFT RIGHT Arrows become Rotate controls nudging all of the steps of a pattern forward or backward by one location to modify the downbeat of a pattern ENTER STEP MODE To enter Step mode from KB mode press SHIFT STEP
28. useful for creating smooth up and down changes in pitch or pulse width They are ideal for musical pitch vibrato and pulse width modulation but can also be used at audio rates for FM sounds SQUARE IL Square waves are useful for crafting trills multi octave pitch jumps mimicking the behavior of a slap delay or for simply adding an additional rhythmic element to a sequence or held note NOTE The LFO Triangle and Square waveforms both have dedicated output jacks on the patchbay LFO TRI and LFO SQ TIP By patching the KB CV output to the LFO RATE CV input you are able to increase and decrease the LFO Rate based on the pitch of each note played E MIX VOLTAGE CONTROLLED MIX Your Mother 32 has a voltage controlled mixer in the audio path It is internally routed and AC coupled to receive sound sources mix them together and pass them to the Filter The MIX control blends between the selected VCO waveform counterclockwise an onboard White Noise generator signal plugged into the EXT AUDIO input jack clockwise The blend can be set manually or can be dynamically modulated via the MIX CV input on the patchbay MIX vco NOISE EXT NOTE If a patch cable is plugged into the EXT AUDIO input on the patchbay it will override the normalization of White Noise to the clockwise position of this mixer The External Audio input is designed to receive a 5V signal A line level signal will be very weak in v
29. 2 57 W x 4 21 H with knobs x 5 24 D WEIGHT 3 5 lbs POWER CONSUMPTION 2 8W INCLUDED POWER SUPPLY 100 250VAC 50 60Hz 12VDC 1A PATCHBAY 32 x 3 5mm jacks REAR PANEL AUDIO OUT 1 4 Headphone Audio EURORACK SPECS CURRENT DRAW 230mA maximum from 12VDC 10 pin header MOUNTING DIMS 69 26mm Module Depth Specifications Subject To Change Without Notice ACCESSORIES The following accessories are available at authorized Moog dealers 2 UNIT VERTICAL RACK KIT 3 UNIT VERTICAL RACK KIT HIGH QUALITY GIG BAG 6 CABLE PACK QTY 5 12 CABLE PACK QTY 5 EMPTY 60HP CASE BACKUP POWER SUPPLY 58 SERVICE AND SUPPORT INFORMATION MOOG S STANDARD WARRANTY Moog warrants its products to be free of defects in materials or workmanship and conforming to specifications at the time of shipment The Warranty Period is one year from the date of purchase If in Moog s determination it has been more than five years since the product shipped from our factory it will be at Moog s discretion whether or not to honor the warranty without regard to the date of the purchase During the Warranty Period any defective products will be repaired or replaced at Moog s option ona return to factory basis This warranty covers defects that Moog determines are no fault of the user The Moog Limited Warranty applies to USA purchasers only Outside the USA the warranty policy and associated service is determined by the la
30. CUTOFF INPUT This input is summed with the Filter CUTOFF control and the VCF Modulation signal If the CUTOFF control is at center position and the VCF MOD AMOUNT control is fully Off a 5V to 5V control voltage at this input will sweep the Filter from 20Hz to 20kHz VCF RES INPUT This input is summed with the RESONANCE control If the RESONANCE control is at center position a 5V to 5V control voltage at this input will sweep the Resonance from minimum to maximum VCF OUTPUT This the output of the Moog Ladder Filter Its level depends greatly on the signals at the Filter input and the Filter Cutoff frequency Maximum output is approximately 5V VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR VCO 1V 0CT VCO 1V OCT INPUT This is a 1V Octave Exponential frequency modulation input that is summed internally with the VCO FREQUENCY control the Keyboard CV and any VCO frequency modulation With all internal control signals at OV a 5 to 5V control voltage at this input will sweep the VCO frequency from 8Hz to 8kHz 10 Octaves NOTE When using an external CV controller use this input for proper 1V Octave tracking If the tracking is off please see Page 51 40 PATCHBAY INPUTS AND OUTPUTS continued VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR continued VCO LIN FM VCO MOD VCO PULSE VCO LIN FM INPUT This is a Linear Frequency Modulation input which is useful for modulating the VCO with audio ra
31. D AMOUNT MOD DEST MODE VCF MOD SOURCE VCF MOD POLARITY veo woct veol FM o6 HI PASS e VCOMOD LFORA LOW PASS LFO J F ATTACK DECAY VC MIX up O o Cy e H 5 H OCTAVE LOCATION O TUE Eus Qmm OD 222 PATTERN BANK i Ce 9 16 32 P go C C C o C C C e ooi STEP e MOTHER 32 SHORT BRASS p FT VCO MOD SOURCE Mop 1 V 9 n i GATE LENGTH SWING HOLD REST MOTHER 32 PATTERN BANK Q Q 32 9 RESET ACCENT SHIFT RUN STOP REC SEMI MODULAR ANALOG SYNTHESIZER ux PULSE WIDTH CUTOFF RESONANCE VOLUME IN Oi EXLAUDIO MIXCV CV UEF VCF RES A veo L FAA AETI e D LFO RAT LFO TRI LFO sa 2155 MIX2 VC CTRL MULT 2 AF 1510 RESET vco ina AMOUNT NOISE EXT 20H2 20KH2 VCO MOD DEST Mon AMOUNT VCF MOD POLARITY 63 ATTACK DECAY VC MIX p O HI MIX 2 VCF MODE HI PASS SOURCE LOW PASS LFO br A e d LFO Yer LOCATION 123 4 5 6 C KB STEP ame VCO MOD SOURCE EG VCO MOD t 10 TEMPO GATE L
32. E Octave Location LEDs 5 8 indicate respectively Glide On Off Ratchet Accent and Rest parameters all of which are defined per step 19 KB MODE TUTORIAL CREATING A PATTERN Continued SET THE GATE LENGTH TEMPO GATE LENGTH Set the GATE LENGTH control to minimum lig The Octave Location LEDs temporarily light d j 000000 O red to indicate the current Gate Length N fu Indicates Gate Length Gate Length is set per step and determines the Red LED duration that a note is held relative to the length of its step from 1 8 8 8 Short durations counterclockwise can be used to create staccato notes while the longest duration clockwise acts as a Tie This means that a note is held through to the next step IMPORTANT Make sure the SUSTAIN switch is set to ON for different Gate Lengths to sound correctly ADD AN ACCENT TO STEP 1 Press the ACCENT button to add a brief volume and brightness emphasis to any step In this case CQ OCTAVE LOCATION it is on Step 1 Octave Location LED 7 will light O O O T green to indicate that an Accent has been added Indicates Accent to this step Green LED RESET ACCENT PATTERN STEP 2 Select a new octave by pressing the LEFT RIGHT arrows Now play just one note on the Keyboard Step LED 2 is now flashing indicating that it is being edited Step LED 1 is now lit solid indicating that its values have been entered into the active patt
33. EDITING STEP 2 Select Step To Edit SHIFT 1 2 6 T T hd T 2 LED Will Blink Rapidly To Indicate Step Is Selected For Editing LJ 2 Press SHIFT Step 2 The Tempo LED blinks alternating yellow and red at the clock rate to indicate that a step is being edited Step LED 2 will blink rapidly indicating that it is selected for editing A red Octave Location LED is lit indicating the current Keyboard octave and that the Keyboard is now ready to change the current step s note value 28 STEP MODE TUTORIAL CREATING A PATTERN Continued EDITING NOTES Play A New Note For The Selected Step Select Octave Select octave 4 with the LEFT RIGHT arrows and play the key located above Step LED 5 As the pattern continues to play back you will hear the new note on Step 2 Now rotate the GATE LENGTH control fully clockwise so that the maximum Gate Length Tie is selected Now the note will be held during the transition to the next step EDITING STEP 3 Press SHIFT Step 3 Step LED 3 will blink rapidly indicating it is being edited The changes made to Step 2 are still active in the pattern Rotate the GLIDE control to the right so that Glide is turned ON Octave LED 5 will turn yellow indicating Glide is active on Step 3 Now you should hear a slide from the in Step 2 to the C in Step 3 EXIT THE STEP EDIT FUNCTION
34. ENGTH Nf MIDI IN SWING HOLD REST RESET ACCENT Q MOTHER 32 iios smisien POET MIX CUTOFF RESONANCE VOLUME wm 20092 2KHz 9 EXT AUDIO MIX CV VCA CV w O 9 INOISE MCF RES 093 vco AMOUNT ne VCF MOD AMOUNT e VCO MOD DEST VCF MODE SOURCE VCF MOD ee veoiwoct VCOL FM MEW PULSE WIDTH HI PASS y 5 T VCOMOD LFORAL FREQUENCY LOW PASS LFO LFO wur ATTACK sus DECAY VC MIX MIX 1 MIX2 CTRL VC MIX 2 617 o Cy 2 MULT MULT ASSIGN H 9 HI MIX2 oec LOCATION 7 eooooo z 3 5 16 32 C END i DO o is Q Q Q TEMPO RUN STOP RESET HOLD h i KB STEP 55 PRESET PULSE WIDTH MIX CUTOFF RESONANCE VOLUME IN 20092 2 aoe EXLAUDIO MIXCV VCACV ica Ye e e N 7 M VcF CUTOFF VCFRES T VCO MOD AMOUNT m ica VCF MOD AMOUNT VCO MOD SOURCE VCO MOD DEST VCF MODE VCF MOD SOURCE VCF MOD POLARITY VCO1V OCT VCO LIN FM vco PULSE PULSE WIDTH HI PASS EG A YN A N q MA GUE FREQUENCY LOW PASS LFO bg LENGTH p d ATTACK DECAY VC MIX FE WX2 vowxcmi MAN LFO WAVE SUSTAIN wur mm MUN 5 aie a E m m 9999
35. L FUNCTION QUICK REFERENCE SEQUENCER MEMORY AND LOADING A PATTERN SELECT BANK Q Q dDb oooooooQ While holding SHIFT PATTERN use Step buttons 1 8 or the LEFT RIGHT arrows to select a new bank SELECT PATTERN Q dJdo oooooooo o iS While holding PATTERN use Step buttons 1 8 the LEFT RIGHT arrows to select a new pattern NOTE Unsaved changes to a pattern will be lost when a pattern location is changed initialized or restored during normal operation SAVING A PATTERN Hold SHIFT RUN STOP for 1 second When the green OCTAVE LOCATION LED blinks select a bank by pressing SHIFT RUN STOP REC BANK Step button 1 8 or BANK LEFT RIGHT arrows Use the LEFT RIGHT arrows to select pattern location 1 8 Press SHIFT RUN STOP to complete the saving process Press RUN STOP to exit without saving RESTORE A SAVED PATTERN Press PATTERN RESET PATTERN BANK RESET ACCENT INITIALIZE CURRENT PATTERN Press SHIFT RESET PATTERN 0 SHIFT RESET ACCENT PATTERN BANK 32 SEQUENCER PANEL FUNCTION QUICK REFERENCE continued MODE SELECTION KB KEYBOARD Press SHIFT KB SHIFT KB STEP Press SHIFT STEP SHIFT STEP SEQUENCER CONTROLS SET INTERNAL CLOCK TEMPO
36. Mother 32 You will need to know the current rating of the system s 12VDC supply and the current draw of the 12VDC supply for all modules in the system combined The sum of all current draw at 12VDC should never exceed the power supply rating Note that it is good practice to leave some headroom to reduce stress on the supply Moog accepts NO responsibility or liability for improperly installed modules TO INSTALL THE MOTHER 32 IN A EURORACK SYSTEM 1 Disconnect external power from the unit 2 Remove the eight black M3 screws on the front panel and keep them somewhere safe 3 Lift the panel slowly from the bottom so you can see the two cables going to the Front Panel module 4 Disconnect the two cables from the front panel Now the module is free from its enclosure 5 Look at the back of your Mother 32 module There is a 10 pin power header on the back of the PCB that accepts a 10 pin Eurorack power ribbon cable Mlt 6 Connect PIN 1 12V of the power ribbon cable to PIN 1 of the Mother 32 Eurorack power header The darkened wire typically red on the ribbon cable indicates the PIN 1 12V side of the cable fi O N AZ L PIN 1 E 7 After power is connected your Mother 32 may be installed into the rails of the Eurorack system case with the eight black M3 screws 8 Once fully installed you may power up your Eurorack system 52 PRESETS NOTE Additional presets and b
37. OTE There are two performance modes for the keyboard and octave buttons Keyboard mode and Step mode They determine how these buttons interact with the Sequencer Details of these operational modes can be found in the Sequencer section of this manual The default mode on power up is Keyboard Mode GLIDE GLIDE Glide also called portamento or glissando is used to generate smooth changes between notes Glide is applied to notes generated from the Keyboard MIDI notes or the Sequencer The GLIDE control determines the amount of time it takes for the VCO to transition from one pitch to the next SEQUENCER OVERVIEW AND PANEL CONTROL The Mother 32 contains a monophonic step sequencer The Sequencer stores a list of single notes and expression information called a pattern that can be played back in a loop As a pattern plays back the Sequencer advances through each step and outputs a new note every time a step is reached Each pattern can contain up to 32 Steps and is easily stored in one of 64 available pattern locations Patterns are arranged in 8 Banks of 8 patterns each The Sequencer directly controls the pitch of the VCO and triggers the EG Control outputs driven by the sequencer are the KB CV output the GATE output and the EG output Accent signals are routed internally to the VCF and VCA at a fixed level SEQUENCER PANEL CONTROLS The following is an overview of the Mother 32 Sequencer Panel controls For full details of their
38. Please initiate your warranty online at www moogmusic com register If you do not have web access please call 828 251 0090 to register your product CARING FOR THE MOTHER 32 Clean the Mother 32 with a soft dry cloth only do not use solvents or abrasive detergents Heed the safety warnings at the beginning of the manual Don t drop the unit AN IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT SAFETY There are no user serviceable parts in the Mother 32 Refer all servicing to qualified personnel only 92015 MOOG MUSIC INC 760 Broadway St Asheville NC 28801 Moog is a registered trademark of Moog Music Inc The Moog Wordmark is a registered trademark of Moog Music Inc The Moog Icon is a registered trademark of Moog Music Inc All rights reserved to Moog Music Inc on all text amp graphics here within Phone 828 251 0090 Email info moogmusic com Website www moogmusic com 59 Mother 32 Is Handcrafted With Care By Employee Owners In Asheville NC
39. SEQUENCER BASIC CONCEPTS A sequencer is used to play notes or rests on a synthesizer from a pattern in memory typically at a steady tempo Each note or rest in the pattern is called a step On each step the sequencer outputs a CV signal to control the VCO a Gate signal to trigger the EG and if desired an Accent signal which modulates the VCF and VCA for emphasizing notes Other than that the sound you hear from the Mother 32 when using the sequencer is determined by the front panel controls and any patch cables in use on the patchbay Each pattern can be up to 32 Steps in length and up to 64 patterns can be stored in memory SEQUENCER MODES The Mother 32 sequencer has two modes of operation KB Keyboard and STEP Step Edit SHIFT KB SHIFT STEP KB MODE DEFAULT KB mode is for playing directly from the panel entering editing notes in a pattern using the Record function and transposing patterns during Sequencer playback Press SHIFT KB to select KB mode STEP MODE Step mode is for interacting with a pattern by enabling muting and editing steps even during playback Press SHIFT STEP to select Step mode Both modes work with any pattern and modes can be changed at any time NOTE If you are new to sequencers use KB mode and its Record function to get started 18 B TUTORIAL CREATING A PATTERN IN KEYBOARD MODE This is a tutorial
40. aving process at any time simply press RUN STOP E RESTORE A PATTERN FROM MEMORY C PATTERN BANK RESET ACCENT Once a pattern has been modified it can be returned to its original state by pressing PATTERN RESET This will restore the current pattern from memory and any unsaved changes will be discarded 26 INITIALIZING A PATTERN Press SHIFT RESET PATTERN to initialize the current pattern This does not affect any data stored in memory but it will discard any C C unsaved changes to pattern SHIFT RESET ACCENT PATTERN BANK CURRENT BANK AND PATTERN LOCATION To check the bank of a Indicates Current Bank pattern currently in use press O C 0000000 SHIFT BANK One of eight SHIFT PATTERN BANK 1 3 3 4 6 T A green Octave Location LEDs will Green LED be lit showing the current bank To check the location of a pattern currently Indicates Current Pattern in use press PATTERN One of eight green Octave Location LEDs will be lit showing PATTERN BANK the active pattern in the current bank 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 Green LED NOTE There is always one active pattern when the Mother 32 is in normal operation B TUTORIAL CREATING A PATTERN IN STEP MODE This is a tutorial that will walk you through the sequencing capabilities of your Mother 32 in Step mode Before starting disconnect any patch cables set all controls to the de
41. cer cycles to step 1 7 STEP TRIANGLE This outputs a 5 to 5V Triangle wave that alternates every pattern run between an increase in value equally across the number of steps in the current pattern and a decrease in value equally across the number of steps in the current pattern 8 STEP RANDOM This outputs a random voltage between 5V and 5V per step while the sequencer is running 9 STEP 1 TRIGGER This outputs a O to 5V pulse output only on step 1 of the current pattern 10 MIDI VELOCITY This outputs a 5V to 5V signal from MIDI Note On Velocity values O to 127 11 MIDI CHANNEL PRESSURE This outputs a 5V to 5V signal from MIDI Channel Aftertouch values to 127 12 MIDI PITCH BEND This outputs a 5V to 5V signal from MIDI Pitch Bend values to 127 13 MIDI CC 1 This outputs a 5V to 5V signal from MIDI CC 1 values to 127 14 MIDI CC 2 This outputs a 5V to 5V signal from MIDI CC 2 values O to 127 15 MIDI CC 4 This outputs a 5V to 5V signal from MIDI CC 4 values to 127 16 MIDI CC 7 This outputs a 5V to 5V signal from MIDI CC 7 values to 127 44 PATCHBAY INPUTS AND OUTPUTS continuea ENVELOPE GENERATOR E KEYBOARD GATE INPUT This input accepts to 5V gate signal to trigger the EG Tolerant of 10V gates EG OUTPUT This is the output of Mother 32 s onboard Envelope Generator Its behavior is directly related to the panel Envelope settings for Attack Decay and
42. chbay is a signal splitter that allows you to take a single voltage source and send it to two independent locations MULT MULT INPUT Buffered signal input MULT 1 OUTPUT Buffered Output 1 of the MULT input MULT 2 OUTPUT Buffered Output 2 of the MULT input WARNING Do not use the Mult to mix two signals together It is designed to be used ONLY as a CV signal splitter 43 PATCHBAY INPUTS AND OUTPUTS continued ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT ASSIGN OUTPUT This is the output for the assignable jack Its source is programmed in Setup mode To earn more about Setup mode go to Page 49 The following output sources are available 1 ACCENT Default This outputs a O to 5V filtered pulse signal from Accented pattern steps only 2 CLOCK This outputs a O to 5V Clock signal at the internal clock tempo one pulse per step 3 CLOCK 2 This outputs a O to 5V Clock signal at half the clock rate of the internal clock tempo 4 CLOCK 4 This outputs a O to 5V Clock signal at one quarter of the clock rate of the internal clock tempo 5 STEP RAMP This outputs a 5 to 5V Ramp wave that increases in value equally across the number of steps in the current pattern The wave is reset at minimum when the sequencer cycles to step 1 6 STEP SAW This outputs a 5 to 5V Saw wave that decreases in value equally across the number of steps in the current pattern The wave is reset at maximum when the sequen
43. d the pattern is advanced by the internal clock When synced to a MIDI clock source this LED flashes green at the rate of the MIDI Clock Source The Mother 32 can also be configured to receive clock signals at the TEMPO input jack When the sequencer is driven from an external clock source at the TEMPO input the Tempo LED flashes green The internal Clock Tempo is set by the panel TEMPO control If the internal clock source is being used then the TEMPO control can vary the clock from approximately 40 BPM to 750 BPM When the Mother 32 is receiving MIDI Clock Messages the Tempo control becomes a clock divider with 8 possible clock division values 7 32 note 1 16 note 1 8 note quarter note dotted quarter note half note dotted half note and whole note TEMPO INPUT TEMPO is a configurable input for modulating the internal clock tempo or for T replacing the internal clock signal By default the TEMPO input accepts a 5V to 5V signal that is added to the panel TEMPO control value The TEMPO input has 3 available modes which are assigned in SETUP mode CV default Single Clock Advance and DIN Sync See Page 49 for details on programming this input TEMPO CV INPUT MODE The input is summed with the position of the TEMPO panel control With the TEMPO control at center position a 5V to 5V control voltage changes the tempo from minimum to maximum 40 BPM to 750 BPM If the Mother 32 sequencer is synced to a MIDI clock si
44. e Octave Select o LEFT RIGHT arrows Transpose Sequence and notes with the 13 note keyboard NOTE The transposition will not take effect until a note is pressed SHIFT RUN STOP REC KB RECORD MODE Press SHIFT REC The Record function is now ready for Step Write pattern entry The first note or Rest advances to Step 1 the second to Step 2 and so on To exit press RUN STOP or you can enter Step mode 34 SEQUENCER PANEL FUNCTION QUICK REFERENCE MODE PANEL FUNCTIONS continued GATE LENGTH STEP MODE Rotate the GATE LENGTH control to modify the Gate Length of a currently C selected step Maximum Gate Length ties the selected step to the next step TEMPO GATE LENGTH SWING ACCENT KB MODE Press ACCENT to add an Accent to the current step Octave Location LED 7 is green when Accent is On RESET ACCENT REST KB MODE Press REST to add a Rest to the current step and advance to edit the next step C Octave Location LED 8 is green when Rest is On HOLD REST GLIDE ON OFF KB MODE Rotate the GLIDE control right to turn Glide ON for a step Rotate the GLIDE control fully counterclockwise to turn Glide OFF for that step Octave Location LED 5 is green when Glide is On GLIDE RATCHET KB MODE While holding SHIFT rotate the GLIDE control to select a value of 1 4 Q The Ratche
45. e event that you need Cm VCO WAVE Qa to tune the instrument to M n SN the analog or modular gear l E in your setup Keep in mind that the internal tuning N W 27 trimpots not designed for GLIDE VCO MOD AMOUNT veo NOISE EXT unlimited use ONLY calibrate VCO MOD SOURCE VCO MOD DEST when MOD WIDTH absolutely necessary NOTE If you have a lot of analog gear you may want to look into obtaining a KB CV Gain precision voltmeter for voltage measurements WHAT YOU WILL NEED 1 A wide ranging and accurate tuner 2 The included calibration tool 3 A 1 V Octave source One that is confirmed to be well calibrated no more than 1 mV error per octave CALIBRATION 1 Make sure your Mother 32 has been powered on for at least 15 minutes and that it is in a place where the temperature will not change drastically while performing the calibration 2 Remove all patch cables from the patchbay Set the panel settings to a basic sawtooth sound Page O7 4 Connect the AUDIO OUT to an accurate high quality tuner ul Set the MODE to ON o Ensure you are in KB mode with the Record function Off Set the FREQUENCY control precisely to center position 8 Make sure the VCO MOD AMOUNT control is turned completely Off 9 Set the Keyboard Octave to 5 and press low C Step 1 on the keyboard KB CV outputs OV 10 Verify that the pitch is Middle
46. e signal to ascend from zero to its maximum level Fast attacks are useful for creating plucked sounds while slow attacks are more useful for creating bowed string sounds and swells Turn the ATTACK control to the left for faster attack times and to the right for slower attack times 13 EG ENVELOPE GENERATOR continued SUSTAIN ON OFF DECAY SUSTAIN When ON the Envelope signal will hold at its maximum level for the duration a note is held similar to an organ When OFF the Attack stage immediately moves to the Decay stage when complete or when a note is released depending on which occurs first NOTE When the Sustain switch is set to ON overlapping notes from the Keyboard or MIDI notes do not retrigger the EG allowing legato phrasing When the Sustain switch is set to OFF each note played on the Keyboard or MIDI note retriggers the EG DECAY The DECAY control specifies the time it takes for the Envelope to descend from its current or maximum level to zero Fast decay times are useful for creating punchy staccato notes while longer decay times allow a note to ring out or fade away slowly Turn the DECAY control to the left for faster decay times and to the right for longer decay times VCA VOLTAGE CONTROLLED AMPLIFIER A is used to dynamically control the volume of your Mother 32 It either follows a volume curve determined by your EG settings or is set to ON which causes
47. ed waveform is then routed to the counterclockwise position of the panel MIX control Both Sawtooth and Pulse waveforms have dedicated output jacks on the patchbay N SAW N Sawtooth waves are useful for synthesizing bass simulating brass instruments and creating lead sounds An unfiltered sawtooth wave is bright and buzzy before filtering and contains both even and odd numbered harmonics PULSE Il A pulse wave is a bright waveform that switches between two steady levels The timbre and harmonics of a pulse wave can be changed by altering the pulse width of the wave Pulse width is the proportion of the wave that is On to the proportion that is Off and is usually expressed as a percentage The thinner the wave the more the upper harmonics are accentuated A square wave for example is simply a pulse wave with a 50 pulse width This means that in a single cycle it is on half the time and off half the time PULSE WIDTH PULSE WIDTH Use this control to adjust the width of the VCO Pulse wave This varies from a about 2 at full counterclockwise position to about 98 at full clockwise N position At mid position a Square wave is output W The pulse width or duty cycle of a pulse wave determines its harmonic CE content Every pulse width has its own characteristic sound because each width has a unique harmonic structure This makes a wide variety of basic timbres possible NOTE It is possible to modulate the P
48. ed will be lit Octave Location LED 7 will be lit green to indicate Page 1 of the pattern Step LED 7 will blink at the current tempo indicating that it can be edited You can enter notes and step data using the Step Write behavior where notes or Rests advance through the pattern or you can select a step in the current pattern for editing EDITING A PATTERN STEP Select Pattern Page Set End Step 1 8 9 16 17 24 25 32 SET END SHIFT o o Select Step For Editing O OOOOOOOO 2 9 9 5 Press SHIFT and any Step 1 8 The corresponding Step LED blinks to indicate it is being edited If the sequencer is stopped the note value of the selected step is heard This allows steps to be edited in any order When a step is selected in this way any of the step parameters Notes Gate Length Ties Accents Rests Glide On Off and Ratchet count can be edited without advancing through the steps of the pattern To select a new step for editing press SHIFT and the desired step button Press SHIFT and the currently selected step to exit editing that step To change Pattern Pages press SHIFT and one of the four Page Selector buttons 1 8 9 16 17 24 or 25 32 The End Step of a pattern can be changed by pressing SHIFT SET END Press SHIFT and the desired Page Selector button 1 8 9 16 17 24 or 25 32 to select the last page of the pattern Then press SHIFT and Step 1 8
49. eo 1V 0CT MOD PULSE WIDTH HI PASS EG A A o FREQUENCY LOWPASS r7 bs ae LENGTH Zz ud ATTACK DECAY VC MIX Wi MX2 VCNKCRL MAM LFO WAVE SUSTAIN wur OSE MIDI IN EI j O HI MIX2 GATE Hi Emi Q 9 TPGORGO Q Q 32 TEMPO RUN STOP RESET RESET ACCENT SHIFT J C xo STEP MOTHER 32 ANALOG SYNTHESIZER rreog NOTES PRESET NAME KB STEP MOTHER 32 ANALOG SYNTHESIZER rreog rrequency PusEwiotd CUTOFF RESONANCE VOLUME wm iPr m p FED N LDIEd VCFCUTOFF VCF RES VCO AMOUNT pga ave PNE VCF MOD AMOUNT VCO MOD SOURCE VCO MOD DEST VCF MODE VCF MOD SOURCE VCF MOD POLARITY veotwocT VCOLINFM MEN A ys ER vomon LFO RATE LOW PASS LFO TEMPO GNE LENGTH pd ATTACK DECAY ve MIX t wil m 72 SN LFO WAVE SUSAN e Q j MULT MULT 1 MULT 2 S 27 A MIDI IN SWING 10 MIX 1 HL MIX 2 GATE Im pni OCTAVE LOCATION o 6 HOLD REST C puts m et Q TM 220 SETEND C D Q Q TEMPO RUN STOP RESET HOLD RESET ACCENT C RUN C STOP REC NOTES 57 SPECIFICATIONS SOUND ENGINE 100 Analog KEYS 15 Momentary Pads POLYPHONY Monophonic DIMENSIONS 1
50. er Cutoff frequency This can be used to emphasize the harmonics in a sound source by sweeping the Filter Cutoff frequency The output of the VCF then goes to the input of the VCA In an analog synthesizer an amplifier is a circuit that can change the loudness of a signal The Mother 32 VCA can be set to ON continuously passing the output of the VCF straight through to the instrument s output or it can be controlled musically from a circuit called an Envelope Generator EG which creates a control shape contour from a trigger source such as a key being played on a keyboard or a MIDI Note The output of the VCA passes to the VOLUME control which attenuates the output signal at both the VCA output and the HEADPHONE AUDIO output 8 PANEL CONTROLS amp FUNCTIONS VCO VOLTAGE CONTROLLED OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY FREQUENCY This control is used to tune the oscillator s pitch up or down one octave gt from its center position This is useful for ensuring that Mother 32 is in tune M with other instruments also be used as a live performance control N Wy NOTE This is an analog control and is calibrated at the factory to provide slightly more than 1 octave from center The maximum and minimum positions will have some variation in the tuning amount over an octave VCO WAVE The VCO WAVE switch allows you to select between two oscillator VCO WAVE waveforms Sawtooth and Pulse The select
51. ern This is called Step Write behavior and means that any time you play a note or enter a Rest the step is automatically advanced TIE STEP 2 TO STEP 3 TEMPO GATE LENGTH Rotate the GATE LENGTH control fully clockwise m All 8 Octave Location LEDs light red indicating 86 OCTAVE LOCATION maximum Gate Length or a Tie If the note value m of Step 3 is the same as Step 2 then the note is p Indicates A Tie held through the step transition If the note value Red LED of Step 3 is different the note is still held through the transition but the effect is a legato phrase TIP A Tie to a new note may also be created by entering the next note while holding the current note as if playing legato PATTERN STEP 3 Enter a new note that is different from Step 2 Step LED 3 is blinking and the previous Step LEDs are lit solid Now rotate the GATE LENGTH control counterclockwise for minimum note duration 20 KB MODE TUTORIAL CREATING A PATTERN Continued TURNING GLIDE ON OFF GLIDE To turn Glide ON for a step simply turn the GLIDE control to the right Octave Location LED OCTAVE LOCATION 5 is lit green indicating Glide is turned ON for the S OOOO OOO current step To turn Glide OFF for a step simply Indicates Glide Is On turn the GLIDE control all the way down Green LED NOTE Glide rate is not set per step and is always determined by the front panel GLIDE cont
52. f the steps after the previous end step have never been edited and stored in memory or if the pattern was initialized then all steps get the default note value 1V and gate length 50 If the steps were previously edited then they are restored JO Rotate The Pattern Steps ROTATE SEQUENCE STEP MODE Press the RIGHT arrow to move all steps right by one step Press the LEFT arrow to move all the steps left by one step 36 SEQUENCER PANEL FUNCTION QUICK REFERENCE continued STEP MODE PANEL FUNCTIONS continued O O 1 8 2 SHIFT 1 2 90000 T 9 2 9 T Specify Step For Editing STEP EDIT STEP MODE Press SHIFT Step button 1 8 to select it for editing whether the sequencer is running or stopped The currently selected Step LED will blink and all other Step LEDs are turned off to indicate the step being edited The Tempo LED also blinks yellow alternating with the clock to indicate a step is being edited A red Octave Location LED indicates the current keyboard octave While a step is being edited the keyboard buttons function to select the note for that step Press SHIFT and the selected Step button to exit Step Edit OCTAVE LOCATION 999009 0000 Enter Note Select Octave NOTE VALUE STEP MODE Use the LEFT RIGHT arrows to select an octave and press one of the to enter the note for a currently
53. fault position found on Page 7 and ensure the current pattern is initialized by pressing SHIFT RESET PATTERN NOTE In Step mode the 13 note Keyboard and LEFT RIGHT arrows have different functions ENTER STEP MODE Press SHIFT STEP Octave Location LED 1 is lit yellow and there is no red Octave Location LED indicating the 4 5 current octave setting Step LED 1 is lit solid red SHIFT STEP SET THE TEMPO TEMPO GATE LENGTH Use the TEMPO control to set the desired tempo Then lt press RUN STOP A repeating note will be heard and Step M b C LED 1 will flash at the selected tempo RUN STOP REC 2 SWING 27 STEP MODE TUTORIAL CREATING A PATTERN Continued SETTING PATTERN LENGTH Set End Step SET END rr 4 6 1 Select End Step You can create a pattern with up to 32 steps however in this case we are going to set the pattern length to be eight steps Press SET END and then press Step 8 A eight Step LEDs are now lit solid and blink only when the pattern advances through them All notes are currently the same so you need to edit each step to make the pattern more interesting ENTERING RESTS ON STEP5 amp 8 o0000000 O Press the Step 5 and Step 8 buttons Step LEDs 5 and 8 are now turned OFF and there are Rests when the sequencer advances through these steps
54. gnal then this input can be used to select clock divisions TEMPO SINGLE CLOCK ADVANCE MODE When the input of a clock s rising edge is detected the internal clock is suppressed and the Tempo LED is lit green The pattern is advanced one step for each rising edge detected If the clock applied is at a steady tempo then any Ratchets will be performed in synchronization with the incoming clock pulses A rising edge must be faster than 1V msec to be detected as an edge so slowly changing signals will be ignored In this mode the TEMPO panel control is ignored If clock pulses to this input stop the Mother 22 internal clock may be restarted by pressing RUN STOP TEMPO DIN SYNC MODE When a 24 pulses per quarter note signal is detected the internal clock is suppressed the Tempo LED blinks green at the detected tempo The pattern will advance one step per 24 clock pulses or at a clock divided tempo set by the front panel TEMPO control External sequencer transport can be performed in conjunction with the RUN STOP and RESET inputs When DIN Sync clock pulses to this input stop the Mother 32 internal clock may be restarted by pressing RUN STOP 46 PATCHBAY INPUTS AND OUTPUTS continued CLOCK TEMPO continued RUN STOP When 5V signal is applied to this input the sequencer will play from its RUN STOP current pattern location for the duration that the voltage is applied When a OV signal is applied to this input the
55. ix or dynamically removing bass frequencies to thin the sound NOTE In HIGH PASS mode if the RESONANCE control is turned up at all the High Pass Filter will NOT function fully as this will reintroduce bottom end into a sound which may or may not be desired TIP You can provide resonance in HIGH PASS mode by patching the VCF output into the EXT AUDIO input The MIX control then becomes the resonance control for the High Pass Filter even increasing to self oscillation For this to work keep the RESONANCE panel control turned fully counterclockwise TIP With the CUTOFF control at minimum in HIGH PASS mode you are basically bypassing the Ladder Filter and passing the output of the mixer straight to the VCA If you are looking for the pure sound of the VCO this is a way to get it without patch cords RESONANCE RESONANCE The RESONANCE control determines how much signal is routed from the Filter s output back to its input Turning it clockwise causes a peak in amplitude at the Cutoff frequency Settings above 3 o clock will cause the Filter to self oscillate allowing the Filter to be used as a sound source TIP In LOW PASS mode with the RESONANCE and MIX controls at maximum the VCF can be used as a Sine wave sound source Simply patch the KB output to the VCF CUTOFF input and patch the VCF output to the EXT AUDIO input Now adjust the Filter CUTOFF control to fine tune your new oscillator 12 VCF MOD SOURCE EG
56. lank patch sheets can be downloaded at www moogmusic com OCTAVE BOUNCE BACK Adjust VC MIX to control tuning Qc p ux CUTOFF RESONANCE VOLUME 9 di 200Hz FR CY nN VCO MOD AMOUNT seen m VCF MOD AMOUNT VCO MOD SOURCE VCO MOD DEST VCF MODE VCF MOD SOURCE VCF MOD POLARITY EG VCO MOD PULSE WIDTH HI PASS EG FREQUENCY LOW PASS LFO TEMPO GATE LENGTH LFO RATE ATTACK DECAY VC MIX FX LFO MAE SUSTAIN O OG SY SWING 2 OCTAVE LOCATION o ocodeccoo HOLD REST ty uS C C C 9 00g Prog Q 16 RESET ACCENT SHIFT REC J C 1 2 xe STEP MOTH ER 32 ANALOG SYNTHESIZER jour EXT AUDIO tv VCF CUTOFF VCF RES VCOLINFM aig 0 RATE RI X2 VE MIX CTR M Gi iGi i i ears RUN STOP O e e o Pulse wioTH CUTOFF RESONANCE 30 m 9 n 22 ox 07 VCO AMOUNT MSELBIT nee VCF MOD AMOUNT VCO MOD DEST VCF MODE VCF MOD SOURCE VCF MOD POLARITY EG PULSE WIDTH HI PASS o LOW PASS LFO DECAY VC MIX LO MIX1 VOLUME VCO MOD SOURCE EG VCO MOD LFO RATE ATTACK a gt LFO WWE Ore O LOCATION 99 9 099 OO C
57. ll produce 2 notes during the step up to 4 can be selected Octave Location LED 6 is lit green to indicate a Ratchet value greater than 1 NOTE Ratcheted steps are easier to hear if their Gate Length is set to a lower value TIE PATTERN STEPS 7 amp 8 Play one note on the keyboard Step LED 7 is blinking and the previous Step LEDs are lit solid Turn the GATE LENGTH control to its maximum value Play the same note you entered for Step 7 again By tying from the previous step this will create a note of longer duration than a single step Now turn the GATE LENGTH control to select a value of 4 so that the 8th step is not tied to the following step You can stop here or enter up to 32 steps into a pattern If you enter more steps Octave Location LED 2 will light green indicating you are on Page 2 while the Step LEDs indicate Steps 9 to 16 Octave Location LED 3 indicates Page 3 and Steps 17 24 Octave Location LED 4 indicates Page 4 and Steps 25 32 NOTE If the red Octave Location LED and the green Page LED are on the same LED it will blink between green and red to indicate both the page and octave DE ACTIVATE THE RECORD FUNCTION When you have completed your pattern press RUN STOP to exit the Record function The Tempo LED will blink red indicating the internal clock is running again RUN STOP REC 22 E PLAY A PATTERN O 2 SWING RUN STOP REC RUN STOP REC
58. n Accent output HOLD REST When the Sequencer is running this button is used for repeating the current step at the current tempo as long as it is held down When editing a step it is used for enabling or disabling a Rest SHIFT FUNCTIONS SWING AND RATCHET Sequencer functions Swing and Ratchet are accessed by pressing SHIFT rotating the TEMPO control for varying Swing or by pressing SHIFT rotating the GLIDE control for setting Ratchet values Swing sets a percentage that the off beats are ahead or behind the beat Ratchet specifies a number 1 4 of note repeats occurring during the length of a single step NOTE When SHIFT is released after modifying Swing or Ratchet values the position of the GLIDE and TEMPO controls may not match their actual current values As these controls are moved the actual value chases the current position of the control until it catches up 16 E MIDI INPUT MIDI IN Q The Mother 32 has a 5 pin DIN MIDI input that allows for external MIDI control MIDI clock sync and MIDI to CV conversion When MIDI information is being received the MIDI IN LED will flash red Details of the MIDI implementation are MIDI IN contained in the MIDI Functions and Implementation section of this manual VC MIX VOLTAGE CONTROLLED MIXER ATTENUATOR VC MIX This is a DC coupled patchable voltage controlled mixer attenuator that allows two different CV or audio signals to be blended together modula
59. oise is the signal blended with the VCO By plugging an external sound source into the EXT AUDIO input the White Noise signal is replaced with the external signal This allows you to blend the VCO with any sound source you like on the Mother 32 The output of the Mixer then goes to the input of the Voltage Controlled Filter VCF SOUND MODIFIERS Mother 32 operates on the principle of subtractive synthesis To make a musical electronic sound you start with a bright harmonically rich signal then circuits called filters and amplifiers are used to transform the original signal into the desired sound The Mother 32 contains both a Voltage Controlled Filter VCF and a Voltage Controlled Amplifier VCA In an analog synthesizer a filter is a circuit used to modify a sound source by making it darker brighter or even thinner based on its type frequency response and filter cutoff frequency The Mother 32 features the classic Moog Ladder Filter topology with both Low Pass and High Pass frequency responses available Low Pass means that the Filter removes high frequencies above the Cutoff frequency from the input signal while High Pass means the Filter removes low frequencies below the Cutoff frequency In both cases the CUTOFF control sets the specific frequency for the Filter circuit to start working In LOW PASS mode the RESONANCE control is used to feed the VCF output signal back to its input creating a peak in the frequency response at the Filt
60. olume when compared with the internal VCO 11 VCF VOLTAGE CONTROLLED FILTER The Filter is selectable between a classic Moog 24dB Octave Low Pass Filter with Resonance and a classic Moog 24dB Octave High Pass Filter CUTOFF CUTOFF Use this control to change the Filter s Cutoff frequency from 20Hz to 20kHz 200Hz 2KHz In LOW PASS mode only frequencies below the selected Cutoff frequency are allowed to pass through Turning the CUTOFF control to the right will open the Filter creating a brighter sound Turning the CUTOFF control to the left will close the Filter creating a darker and thicker sound In HIGH PASS mode only the frequencies above the selected Cutoff frequency are allowed to pass Turning the CUTOFF control to the right will remove low frequency information creating a bright and cutting sound Turning the CUTOFF control to the left allows low frequency information to pass through creating an extremely bright aggressive and full sound VCF MODE This switch selects between LOW PASS and HIGH PASS Filter modes VCF MODE HTS LOW PASS The Low Pass Filter is a traditional Moog 24dB Octave resonant Ladder Filter LOW PASS This is the heart of the Moog sound and is ideal for bass sounds and other sounds that mimic melodic acoustic instruments HIGH PASS The High Pass Filter is a classic Moog 24dB Octave non resonant Ladder Filter This is useful for bright sounds that cut through a m
61. proper volume performance levels NOTE When a cable is plugged into this jack it overrides the normalization of noise to the clockwise position of Mother 32 s main mixer This means that the MIX control becomes a level balancing control for the onboard oscillator and any sound source plugged into the EXT AUDIO jack MIX CONTROL VOLTAGE INPUT MIX CV MIX CV INPUT This input is summed with the MIX panel control With the MIX control at center position a 5V to 5V CV applied to this input will crossfade between the selected VCO waveform and the EXT AUDIO input normalled to White Noise VOLTAGE CONTROLLED AMPLIFIER VCA CV VCA CV INPUT This input allows a control voltage to be applied to Mother 32 s output VCA Patching an LFO to this input will allow you to create Tremolo effects O to 8V in EG mode and 5V in ON mode summed with signals from ON EG switch VCA OUPUT This is the output from the VCA after the Volume attenuator 5V typical 39 PATCHBAY INPUTS AND OUTPUTS continued B NOISE INOISE NOISE OUTPUT This is the output for the Mother 32 s White Noise generator Noise is useful for creating percussion and wind sounds as well as for random noise modulations 5V typical NOTE Noise is also normalled to the clockwise position of the main MIX control VOLTAGE CONTROLLED FILTER VCF CUTOFF VCF RES VCF
62. rol ADDING A SLIDE TO STEP 3 To set up a slide the starting step must be set to maximum Gate Length or a Tie you already did this on Step 2 Now turn Glide ON Step 3 is the target of the slide in this case PATTERN STEP 4 Play any note on the keyboard Step LED 4 is blinking and the previous Step LEDs are lit solid NOTE When you enter a note the Gate Length is updated from the previous step This is useful if you are entering a pattern with steps that all have the same Gate Length In that case you would only need to set the Gate Length when first entering a pattern PATTERN STEP 5 Do not play a new note ENTER A REST FOR STEP 5 Press REST Step LED 5 is blinking and the OCTAVE LOCATION previous Step LEDs are lit solid The Octave C 9 Location LED 8 is also lit green indicating that HOLD REST Indicates Rast a Rest has been entered on this step Green LED PATTERN STEP 6 Select a new octave by pressing the LEFT RIGHT arrows Now play just one note on the keyboard Step LED 6 is blinking and the previous Step LEDs are lit solid 21 KB MODE TUTORIAL CREATING A PATTERN Continued ADD A RATCHET TO STEP 6 GLIDE OCTAVE LOCATION 00305000 SHIFT Yellow LEDS Green LED Hold SHIFT while turning the GLIDE control Octave Location LEDs 1 4 will temporarily light yellow indicating the number of Ratchets repeats in the current step Select a value of 2 which wi
63. rol input of the VCO When you turn it counterclockwise the voltage and VCO pitch are reduced When you turn it clockwise the voltage and VCO pitch are increased In a fixed position the voltage and VCO pitch remain steady Another example is using an LFO to modulate the pitch of a VCO The LFO produces a control voltage that is applied to the VCO control input This causes the VCO pitch to go up and down at the rate of the LFO In terms of analog synthesizers audio signals are used to generate sound typically in the audible range of 20Hz to 20kHz Control signals are used to modify the audio signals NOTE n analog synthesizers audio signals can also be used as control signals Timing signals are signals that change rapidly in time such as a gate signal Frequently they have only two levels that represent On and Off A Gate signal in the Mother 32 for instance is off at O Volts and on at 5 Volts A Gate signal can be used to trigger events such as starting an Envelope Generator or starting the sequencer running In a fully modular synthesizer all connections must be made with patch cables The Mother 32 is a semi modular synthesizer This means that some connections have been made internally so that patch cables are not required to produce sound at the output or to perform basic useful modulation For each synthesizer function there are control inputs and outputs that appear on the patchbay MOTHER 32 PATCHBAY IN 0 The Mother 32 Pa
64. s a 5V to 5V signal on the Assignable output This is programmed in Setup mode See Page 50 for details on assigning Pitch Bend to the Assignable output jack MIDI Pitch Bend amount can be set from O to 12 semitones using MIDI Pitch Bend Depth RPN CC101 value CC1OO value CC6 values to 12 MIDI CONTROL CHANGE CC MESSAGES The following MIDI CC messages are received by the Mother 32 CC 5 Portamento Time CC 65 Portamento On Off CC 64 Sustain CC 1 2 4 7 Used to generate CVs at the ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE MESSAGES MIDI program changes 1 to 64 select the current sequencer pattern location MIDI Program changes 71 to 86 select one of the 16 Assignable output modes MIDI Channel Aftertouch can be output as a 5V to 5V signal on the assignable output 48 MIDI FUNCTIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION continued MIDI SYSTEM REAL TIME MESSAGES MIDI CLOCK MESSAGES When the Mother 32 detects a MIDI Clock signal the Tempo LED blinks green at the detected tempo and the panel TEMPO control becomes a clock divider After MIDI clock messages cease to be received the internal clock can be restarted by pressing the RUN STOP button MIDI START A MIDI Start message runs the pattern from Step 1 MIDI STOP A MIDI Stop message stops the pattern on the last active step MIDI CONTINUE A MIDI Continue message will start the pattern on the next active step SETUP MODE Setup mode is a non performance mode that uses the Ke
65. t Page 1 and then press Step buttons 1 8 for Assignable output modes 1 8 and SHIFT Step buttons 1 8 for Assignable output modes 9 16 ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT MODES Accent Default Sequencer Clock Sequencer Clock 2 Sequencer Clock 4 Sequencer Step Ramp Sequencer Step Saw Sequencer Step Triangle Sequencer Step Random Sequencer Step 1 Trigger Output 10 MIDI Velocity 11 MIDI Channel Pressure 12 MIDI Pitch Bend 13 MIDI CC 1 14 MIDI CC 2 15 MIDI CC 4 16 MIDI CC 7 OON AU AWD SETTING A MIDI CHANNEL Select Page 2 and then press Step buttons 1 8 for MIDI Channels 1 8 and SHIFT Step buttons 1 8 for MIDI Channels 9 16 PROGRAMMING THE TEMPO INPUT Select Page 3 and then press Step buttons 1 3 to select the desired Tempo input behavior 1 CV INPUT MODE 2 SINGLE CLOCK ADVANCE MODE 3 DIN SYNC MODE 50 VCO CALIBRATION Your Mother 32 is fully calibrated at the factory before packaging and shipping Because it is designed to play with external analog gear which may or may not be well calibrated provisions have been made for tuning the VCO without opening the unit There are 4 small holes in the front panel to access the most important calibrations for the VCO VCO Offset Frequency Control Gain External 1V Oct Gain and KB CV Gain A calibration tool has been Frequency Control Gain VCO Offset External 1V Oct Gain included with your Mother z2 FREQUENCY PULSE WIDTH MIX in th
66. t value is shown in yellow on the Octave Location LEDs 1 4 indicating the number of notes per step Octave Location LED 6 is green when a Ratchet value is set from 2 to 4 GLIDE SHIFT PATTERN PAGE SELECT KB MODE Select Pattern Page Press SHIFT Page button 1 8 9 16 17 24 or 25 32 If the sequencer is running this will pause the SHIFT 1 8 3 16 11 24 25 32 page chasing behavior Press SHIFT the currently selected Page button to resume page chasing STEP SELECT AND Select Step For Editing EDIT KB MODE 0 O000000 Press SHIFT Stop button 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 8 SHIFT 1 8 If in the Record function this stops the Step Write behavior so that any step can be selected for editing When a step is selected and the sequencer is stopped the current note value is played so its pitch can be monitored prior to editing 35 SEQUENCER PANEL FUNCTION QUICK REFERENCE continued MODE PANEL FUNCTIONS continued Select Page Of End Step SET END STEP KB MODE Set End Step 9 16 Press SHIFT SET END If the desired end step is on a different page press 17 24 25 32 SET END SHIFT Page button 1 8 C SHIFT 1 2 3 2 9 hd ooog O O00 6 7 8 T bd 9 4 9 16 17 24 25 32 Specify Last Step In Current Pattern specify the last step in the current
67. tchbay contains 32 x 3 5mm patch points which allow for extended synthesis capabilities and modular interconnectivity EXT MIX VCF CUTOFF RES VCO 1V OCT VCO LIN FM LFO RATE The Mother 32 Patchbay is designed to work with 3 5mm patch cables only A pack of 5 is included with your Mother 32 If you should need more 6 and 12 packs of Moog cables are available for purchase at authorized dealers x Patch points whose labels are written in standard text are inputs while patch points whose labels are reversed are outputs Patch points with circles around them are Gate inputs MA MIX 1 MIX2 VC MIX CTRL NOTE When patching it is OK to split an output signal with a 2 2 Mult cable or with cables with stackable plugs When MULT MULT 1 to inputs only connect one output signal to a single input to prevent over voltages RUN STOP RESET HOLD 38 INPUTS AND OUTPUTS EXTERNAL AUDIO INPUT EXT AUDIO EXTERNAL AUDIO INPUT This is a unity gain input that allows other sound sources to be processed by Mother 32 s onboard Filter Because this is a unity gain input designed to Eurorack level standards an external audio source applied to this input should be 1OV peak to peak Signals lower than this an MP3 player for instance will need to be amplified prior to being input to the EXT AUDIO jack for
68. te waveforms to achieve very harmonically rich sounds Accepts a 5 to 5V signal VCO MOD INPUT This input is routed to the UP position of the VCO MOD SOURCE selector switch EG VCO MOD NOTE When a cable is plugged into the VCO MOD input it overrides the normalization of the EG to the UP position of the VCO MOD SOURCE switch This allows the VCO MOD AMOUNT control to function as an attenuator for anything plugged into the VCO MOD input prior to being sent to a selected VCO Mod Destination VCO SAW OUTPUT This output is the VCO Sawtooth waveform 5V VCO PULSE OUTPUT This output is the VCO Pulse waveform 5V LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR LFO RATE LFO RATE INPUT This input is summed with the LFO RATE panel control With the RATE control at center position a 5V to 5V control voltage at this input will sweep the LFO Rate from roughly 18Hz to 190Hz Maximum LFO rate is about 600Hz 41 PATCHBAY INPUTS AND OUTPUTS continued LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR Continued LFO TRI LFO SQ OUTPUT This output is the LFO Square waveform 5V LFO TRI OUTPUT This output is the LFO Triangle waveform 5V Bl VC MIX VOLTAGE CONTROLLED DC COUPLED MIXER MIX 1 2 MIX CTRL MIX 1 INPUT This input is normalized to OV and routed to the counterclockwise position of the VC MIX control This is a DC coupled input and accepts a 5 to 5V CV MIX 2
69. ted and then patched to a new location The VC Mixer is directly connected to the MIX 1 MIX 2 VC MIX CONTROL and VC MIX inputs Mix 1 is normalled to OV and Mix 2 is normalled to a 5V source This enables the use of this module as a voltage source an attenuator a VCA or a Mixer It is not internally connected to Mother 32 synthesizer functions and requires patch cables for use VC MIX STE LO MIX 1 HI MIX 2 PATCHBAY OVERVIEW PATCHBAY IN The patchbay contains 32 x 3 5mm patch points which allow for EXT AUDIO MIX CV VCA CV extended synthesis capabilities and modular interconnectivity 2 e e EST AVAILABLE INPUTS External Audio Mix CV VCA CV VCF Cutoff Resonance VCO 1V Octave VCO Linear FM VCO Modulation LFO Rate Mix 1 Mix 2 VC Mix Control Multiple Gate Tempo Run Stop VCO LIN FM Reset and Hold z 5 AVAILABLE OUTPUTS VCOMOD LFO RATE VCA Noise VCF VCO Saw VCO Pulse LFO Triangle LFO 2 Square VC Mix Multiple 1 Multiple 2 Assign EG KB Gate MIX2 ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT The output labeled ASSIGN is a multipurpose control output for selecting from a number of available functions The default MULT output is the Accent signal from the Sequencer To learn more about the capabilities of the Assignable output GATE jack go to Page 44 TEMPO e RESET 17 UNDERSTANDING amp USING THE MOTHER 32
70. that will walk you through the sequencing capabilities of your Mother 32 in KB mode Keyboard mode is the best place to start when learning to use the Sequencer Before starting disconnect any patch cables and set all controls to the default positions found on Page 7 INITIALIZE THE CURRENT PATTERN Press SHIFT RESET PATTERN simultaneously to initialize the O O current pattern SHIFT RESET ACCENT PATTERN BANK NOW ENTER KEYBOARD MODE Press SHIFT KB to enter Keyboard mode SHIFT KB ACTIVATE THE RECORD FUNCTION Press SHIFT REC The Tempo LED will change to solid yellow indicating the Record function is active and the internal O O clock is paused Octave Location LED 1 is lit green indicating you are on Page 1 of the pattern Step LED 1 is blinking Step LEDs are located directly below Step buttons 1 8 During the Record function the current step being edited blinks SHIFT RUN STOP REC ENTER A NOTE QQ Q ID 00000000 Select octave by pressing the LEFT RIGHT arrows Now play just note on the Keyboard Step LED 1 will continue to blink meaning you are still editing the first step While the Step LED is blinking you can modify any of the other parameters for that step including Gate Length note duration Accent Rest Tie Glide On Off and Ratchet count NOT
71. to select the last step of the pattern The selected step will begin blinking at half the rate of the current tempo 25 SAVING A PATTERN Any changes to the current pattern are Blinking Green LED discarded when changing to a new pattern Indicates Save Destination unless they are saved 56060960 C UG for one second An Octave Location LED will rapidly blink green indicating the current To Save a pattern hold SHIFT RUN STOP destination for saving Select Pattern Location To Save in the current location simply press SHIFT RUN STOP To Save in a new location within the current bank use the LEFT RIGHT arrows to select Pattern location 1 8 NOTE You can also hold SHIFT and press one of the eight corresponding pattern location buttons Select Bank Location SELECT BANK Green LED Indicates To Save a pattern in a different bank 1 8 press Save Destination Bank and hold BANK The current bank will be lit green 00000000 While holding BANK use the LEFT RIGHT arrows to select a new bank When BANK is released 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 O the current pattern location will be indicated with a PATTERN BANK C gt green blinking LED NOTE You can also hold BANK and press one of the eight corresponding pattern location buttons C SHIFT RUN STOP REC COMPLETE OR CANCEL SAVE To complete the saving process press SHIFT RUN STOP To exit the s
72. ulse wave to O96 or 10096 pulse width which will cause the sound to cut out This is by design and can be very useful when creating dynamic sounds TIP You can listen to both waveforms at the same time by patching the VCO PULSE output into the EXT AUDIO input The MIX control now blends between the Saw and Pulse waves SAW must be selected as the VCO WAVE on the panel for this to work VCO MODULATION VCO MOD SOURCE EG VCO MOD LFO VCO MOD AMOUNT VCO MOD DEST PULSE WIDTH FREQUENCY PULSE WIDTH VCO MOD SOURCE This switch is used to determine whether the LFO EG or an external modulation source is being sent to the VCO MOD AMOUNT control NOTE If an external modulation source is patched into the VCO MOD input patch point and EG VCO MOD is selected as your VCO MOD SOURCE only the external modulation signal will be applied to the VCO MOD AMOUNT control VCO MOD AMOUNT This variable control determines how much modulation is applied to the selected VCO Mod Destination Low settings allow for subtle vibrato when applied to Frequency while medium settings allow for chorus like effects when applied to Pulse Width VCO MOD DESTINATION This switch quickly determines whether your modulation source is applied to the Frequency pitch of the Oscillator or to the Pulse Width of the Pulse wave FREQUENCY Subtle LFO pitch modulation of the Oscillator is useful for vibrato or adding
73. ws of the country of purchase and supported by our local authorized distributor A listing of our authorized distributors is available on moogmusic com If you purchase outside of your country you can expect to be charged for warranty as well as non warranty service by the service center in your country RETURNING YOUR PRODUCT TO MOOG MUSIC You must obtain prior approval in the form of an RMA Return Material Authorization number from Moog before returning any product Email techsupport moogmusic com for the RMA via email or call us at 828 251 0090 All products must be packed carefully and shipped with the Moog supplied power adapter The Mother 32 must be returned in the original inner packing including the cardboard inserts Sorry the warranty will not be honored if the product is not properly packed Once you have received the RMA and carefully packed your Moog ship the product to Moog Music Inc with transportation and insurance charges paid and include your return shipping address MOOG MUSIC 160 Broadway St Asheville NC 28801 WHAT WE WILL DO Once received we will examine the product for any obvious signs of user abuse or damage as a result of transport If the product abused damaged in transit or is out of warranty we will contact you with an estimate of the repair cost Warranty work will be performed and Moog will ship and insure your product to your United States address free of charge HOW TO INITIATE YOUR WARRANTY
74. yboard and sequencer buttons to program the Mother 32 features MIDI Channel Assignable Output and Tempo Input mode ENTER SETUP MODE Press SHIFT RESET SET END STEP 8 buttons The C t O O Q Tempo LED will flash yellow SHIFT RESET ACCENT SET END 8 Octave Location LED 1 will alternate yellow and green unless the MIDI channel has been changed from default NOTE The same button combo will exit Setup mode CHANGE PAGES Use the LEFT RIGHT arrows to select page 1 3 Yellow Page 1 Octave Location LEDs indicate the current Setup mode page Page2 Page 3 9999 1 PAGE 2 MIDI channel selection 5 PAGE 3 Tempo input mode KB STEP PAGE 1 Assignable output mode Os Select Setup Mode Page NOTE Settings made in Setup Mode are remembered on Indicated by Yellow LED power down PARAMETER SELECTION 1 8 Select Values 1 8 oooooooQ Step buttons 1 8 select values 1 8 The value is indicated by green Octave Location LEDs 49 SETU P MO DE continued PARAMETER SELECTION 9 16 Select Values 9 16 9 00000000 SHIFT 1 To access values 9 16 press SHIFT Step buttons 1 8 9 16 The value is indicated by red Octave Location LEDs If a setting is on the same LED as the current page the LED will flash alternately between the yellow page color and the green or red setting color PROGRAMMING THE ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT Selec

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