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1. Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian Page 8 5 PROGRAM ORGANIZATION The Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian program is organized as shown below The main window is always displayed when the program is launched and becomes the starting point for all preset modifications and bank operations Preset Editor Window Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian Page 9 www apple com6 PROGRAM WINDOWS THE VOYAGER EDITOR WINDOW The Voyager Editor is the main program window and is always displayed when the program is launched This window contains three program components the User Bank 1 the Voyager Panel 2 and the Librarian 3 The three program components interact and are always active A detailed description of each program component follows Note When the program is run for the first time the User Bank defaults to the Default Program for all of the program s presets in all banks When you quit the program the state of all banks is stored with the program These banks appear when the program is run again AnA Load Jf Save T rare Beppe eat Sihr kaded dia VE rag and Den ian eng Maini apa USER BARES A l D E FIS hia Ege Canny L y MER AL aed aad Cerra Pral Tara Lita tow Pure a 2 E Ongar piigi Cire Fads Safe Lead Bright Lead amp Rea Land Sere Braun hin EE J Eendution le krater Ahk font TT Van Balle LETTE dd Partis kari Wedel D 1 Davvi iz E Ganiri Hirsti j 7 Bri2. Apone Er Bank Librarian About Moog Voyager OS Update j Preferences Services b Hide Moog Voyager H Hide Others HH Show All Quit Moog Voyager 0 The file dialog will prompt you to open a System Exclusive file syx containing the software update You will need to locate and select the update file When you open the file the following message box will appear Loaded Sysex 37459 bytes Packet size 256 cer Ca EE Now set up the Voyager to receive the update 1 Press the MASTER button on the Voyager and scroll down to select Receive Update 2 Press the ENTER button and the following message on the Voyager s LCD will appear This will delete the Operating System Are you SURE YES NO 3 Use the Cursor button to select YES and press the Enter button The Voyager is now ready to receive the update files Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian Page 45 Back in the Editor click the onscreen Start button and wait while the data is being transferred Do not turn off the power and do not use any other Editor controls while sending the update The Voyager OS update usually contains three SysEx bank files After the first file is transferred repeat the procedure for the remaining files Refer to the OS update documentation for full details on the update procedure 10 2 Playing from the Computer Keyboard You can audit Voyager sounds using your computer s keyboard to play notes The middle and bottom rows of
3. Different preset parameters can be excluded for more predictable results e Auto Audition feature allows instant audition of selected Offspring presets Single Parameter Adjustment feature allows one preset parameter to be changed for an entire bank of presets NanoM Wizard Amorphing tool for selected parameter groups LFO Mod Busses Oscillators Mixer Filters Envelopes e Asset of Morpher controls permits morphing from one preset into another 2 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS No special software installation is required The Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian is a standalone program designed to run on Macintosh computers under OSX only an OS9 version is not available The software requires a 1024 x 768 minimum screen resolution The Minimoog Voyager Operating System must be V3 2 or higher updates available at www moogmusic com A MIDI interface is required for the software to work with the Minimoog Voyager A wheeled two button mouse is recommended for additional control of the program 2 1 Before you begin To get the most out of this program you should be familiar with the operation of the Minimoog Voyager The Voyager User s Manual is an excellent resource to aid in the understanding of the inner workings of your Voyager It is recommended reading for all Voyager owners Although this software program can be an invaluable resource to aid in the understanding the Voyager it is not a substitute for reading the Voyager User s Man
4. New Folder In the figure above we created a folder called Voyager Banks located on the Macintosh Desktop and used it to store some example bank files Note that program bank files have the extension mvr When loading a bank file the Editor Librarian program will allow you to see all file types but only those files with an mvr extension can be loaded as a bank All others will be ignored The Save button allows you to save the current bank Upon clicking Save you ll be presented with a dialog box similar to this one Save Voyager Data Save s Other Voyager Presets Where Hi Desktop Enter a suitable file name for your preset bank in the Save As name field Clicking on the Save button here will save the file to the location you specify and append mvr to the file name You can select a different storage location by clicking on the blue down arrow button to the right of the Save As name field This will result in an enlarged window that will allow you to navigate to any location for storage In the example below we ve navigated to the Voyager Banks folder on the Macintosh Desktop depending on your Macintosh systems settings your view may look somewhat different NAinimany Jfnvanar Erditar ihrariar Dann 1 4 Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian P ge 14 Save Voyager Data Save As Other Voyager Presets la vil b a 4 Voyager Banks Network My Desktop Stuf
5. 5 P Note velocity increases 5 Note velocities can be set from 0 to 125 in increments of 5 A note velocity of 0 is the equivalent of no note played When the velocity switching keys are pressed a pop up window briefly appears showing the change Note Changing the velocity values using the computer keyboard is the same as changing the Piano Note Velocity in MIDI Setup Window Note Some Voyager presets are not programmed to respond to Velocity If such a preset is selected changing the velocity value here will have no effect As notes are playing on the computer keyboard a status display located in the lower Preset Genetics window as shown below on the left and over the keyboard display in the Editor as shown on the right reveals the MIDI channel note and velocity values being transmitted Play Chn 1 Key C2 Vel 125 I ih I c p 11 SHORTCUTS amp KEY COMMANDS Most of the menus in the Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian have key command shortcuts for certain items on the menus key command shortcut is a combination of one or more modifier keys and an alphanumeric key Modifier keys used in this program are the OPTION key and COMMAND key Note The COMMAND key is also known as the Cloverleaf key or Apple key Here is the list of shortcut commands found in the menus MAIN WINDOW Moog Voyager menu H Hide Moog Voyager H Hide Others Q Quit Bank menu Load User Bank Data Save User Bank Data C
6. Audition checkbox is unchecked disabled no data is transmitted to the Voyager The Edit button brings up the Editor window permitting on screen editing of the selected preset from the mother father kids or top offspring banks The Auto Audition button must be checked for the Editor to correctly display the selected preset in the Genetics window The Reset button resets all selections made under the Exclude Preset Parameters section When the Reset button is clicked any checked selections become unchecked Daddy Daddy Bank A Bank A Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian Page 41 9 1 Single Parameter Adjustment This function allows you to change one of the preset parameters for an entire Voyager bank It works similar to the Single Parameter Adjustment in the User Bank Simply select the desired parameter from the pull down menu Single Par 000 Pot Map 1 Src i Osc 3 Level 001 Pot Map 1 Dst 002 Pot Map 1 dir ok 003 Pot Map 1 amt R 004 Pot Map 2 Src 005 Pot Map 2 dir 006 Pot Map 2Dst 007 Pot Map 2amt T and use the slider control to set the desired value rS When you click OK a new Kids bank is generated from the Mommy bank Every preset in the Kids bank now contains the newly modified parameter To save the change select Replace Voyager Bank with the Kids Bank from the FILE menu Clicking OK will send the Kids bank to the Voyager Clicking No will not update the Voya
7. By copying the entire User Bank all 128 presets using the Load From User Bank Data command in the Librarian menu Moog Voyager Bank Midi Options Help New Library Load Voyager File YAL Save Voyager File As HS Load From User Bank Data p Add From Top Offspring Copy CHC Aarts AT H LE When you copy a bank this way you will be asked if you wish to sort the presets according to category before the bank is copied SOM bank presets inio coresponding library 3 Categories Cont Co ED If you select OK the presets will be placed in their corresponding categories in the Librarian If you select NO all presets will be placed into the currently selected i e boldface category Selecting CANCEL will cancel the command Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian Page 22 6 2 VOYAGER PANEL The Voyager Panel is the second component in the Editor window The Voyager Panel displays the settings of the Voyager s knobs and switches for the current preset This is handy to give a visual reference as to how the selected preset is setup on the Voyager While most of the knobs on the panel have a red dot to indicate their settings pointer knobs and switches on the display indicate their actual positions The yellow LCD displays the name of the selected preset IT De The Voyager Panel is interactive meaning it will not only respond to parameter changes made from the Voyager it will send information to the Voyager when a contr
8. Editor The Rename drawer allows you to change the preset name or the sound category Clicking in the preset name field allows you to change or completely replace the preset name up to a maximum of 24 characters 12 per line Additional characters beyond 12 per line will be ignored The TAB key toggles the cursor between the upper and lower text lines Clicking on the category label in the Rename drawer produces a drop down menu of assignable categories Thirty two categories are available here including various leads basses and instruments These categories match the default Librarian categories To assign a category simply select one from the list Voyager Editor 1 Not Assigned 2 Piano 3 rgans 4 Strings 5 Clav Library Pads Piano 7 Soft Lead Organs amp Bright Lead ams 9 Res Lead ies Clicking OK will store the changes and close the dialog box Clicking Cancel will close the dialog box without any changes The Single Parameter Adjustment command allows you to alter a single parameter for any preset group of presets or entire bank To use this command first select the preset group of presets or bank that you wish to affect then select the Single Parameter Adjustment command A drawer will appear below the main Window title bar Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian Page 19 Single Parameter Adjustment Selected Presets Preset C 008 KRASS ks Chan
9. Save buttons mentioned above It also includes commands to Load From User Bank Data copies all 128 presets from the User Bank Add From Top Offspring copies all presets from the Preset Genetics Top Offspring list into the current category as well as commands to Copy Paste Cut Delete Select All and Rename selected presets and commands to Rename and Clear categories and restore the Default Category Names Selecting Rename Category or double clicking on the triangle to the left of the category name will create a text window allowing you to change the existing category name or enter a new one Library unassigned F Piano uryarns Lead Bells Strings 127 Add Current Panel 1 No Clicking outside of the name field will enter the new name and close the text window Note Default category names match the categories built into the Voyager While you can rename a Librarian category for your own convenience doing so WILL NOT change the category name in the Voyager the hardware will always use the built in categories Selecting Default Category Names will restore all category names to their default designation Selecting Clear Category will clear the contents of the selected category leaving all other categories unaffected 7 PROGRAM WINDOWS THE EDITOR WINDOW There are two visual tools that significantly aid the the programming and editing of the Voyager Classic and Expert mode Selecting one of the oth
10. disabled and enable it if you ever lose the connection between the Voyager and the Editor during an editing session 7 6 Writing Presets to the Voyager The Editor s Write command allows you to save an edited preset to the Voyager The command is located under the Edit menu ET Midi Gene Copy C Paste V Rename N Write Ww Initialize dl Selecting Write brings up a dialog box as shown ANG Write Panel Destination USERBANK 4 amp C 0 E DIGG E 001 CLASSIC MINI 003 GEORGES NARROW PULSE WU Cancel J E 004 SOFT MIHI l Choose a destination bank and location and click OK to store the preset Click Cancel to cancel the operation 7 7 Other Edit Menu Commands The Editor s Edit menu also contains commands to Copy Paste Rename and Initialize the current preset Although largely self explanatory here s what they do The Copy command copies all parameters for the current preset The Paste command pastes all copied parameters to the current preset The Initialization command will initialize the current preset to default parameters The Rename command allows you to change or rename the current preset When Rename is selected you will be presented with a message dialog window as shown Cancel none Clicking in the name field allows you to change the preset name up to a maximum of 24 characters 12 per line Additional characters will be ignored Clicking OK will store the change and close the dial
11. into the name fields In this window you can also select a new display icon change the icon color and specify MIDI transmit and receive channels and MIDI clock options When finished click the APPLY button and close the Properties window by clicking on the red close button in the upper right corner 7 Connect the Voyager icon to the MIDI interface icon by dragging the in out arrows as shown Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian Page 52 8 Close the Audio MIDI Setup window launch the Voyager Editor software then open MIDI Setup and follow the instructions as described in Section 4 Getting Connected MIDI Setup Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian Page 53 APPENDIX B VOYAGER CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS Here are the official Voyager sound category descriptions from Moog Music 1 2 Oo a A Not assigned Piano Organs Strings Clav Pads Soft Lead 8 Bright Lead 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 Res Lead Sync Brass Horn Instruments Evolution Motion Interval Synth Vox Bells Sequence Percussion Model D Classic Generic Category not assigned A sound like a piano acoustic or electric generally percussive in nature A sustained tone with an organ like timbre A sustained tone with a string like timbre A decaying tone with a timbre like a clavinet or harpsichord A sustained tone with a mellow timbre A mellow lead sound
12. must select a preset in the list first The reason is that there are actually two preset lists on the Editor window one for the User Bank as shown above and one for the Librarian Without your input the program has no idea which of the two lists you wish to control You can use the following keyboard keys to navigate the list Pressing the PAGE UP or PAGE DOWN keys scrolls the list in blocks of presets The UP and DOWN keys will scroll one preset at a time up or down respectively Pressing the END key moves to the end of the list while tne HOME key returns to the beginning of the list You can change the way the presets in the User Bank are displayed By default presets are displayed from 1 to 128 but you can change the order by clicking in the No column in the User Preset Bank list This will reverse the sorting order placing preset 128 at the top of the list USER BANK A GB I CIY DIY EI Fj G ape Preset Category A second click in the No column toggles the sort order back to its original state You can also sort by preset name or preset category Clicking in the Preset column causes the User Preset Bank to be sorted alphabetically USER BANE A 8B C O E F G No reget A Category Clicking again in the Preset column reverses the sort order Clicking in the Category column causes the User Preset Bank to be sorted alphabetically by category USER BANK A B C O E F G
13. the Top Offspring bank to the Librarian pasting the presets into the end of the Library unassigned category The Clear Top Offspring command will delete all entries in the Top Offspring bank while leaving the parent and child banks undisturbed Refresh Parent Banks will copy the current contents of each selected bank into each parent bank For example if Mommy is the A bank and Daddy is the B bank selecting Refresh Parent Banks will place the current contents of the A bank into the Mommy and the current contents of the B bank into the Daddy The Replace Voyager Bank with the Kids Bank command will replace the contents of the User Bank with the modified presets in the Kids Bank When using this function you will be presented with an option to send this bank to the Voyager This function will also replace the Mommy bank allowing you to continue modifying other preset parameters The Close command will close the Preset Genetics window and return you to the main window Alternatively you can also click the red button in the upper left corner The Mommy and Daddy menus allow you to independently select any of the seven banks for the genetics function as shown 10 OTHER PROGRAM FUNCTIONS 10 1 Updating the Voyager Operating System First make certain that MIDI connections are established and the correct MIDI Out port is selected See MIDI Setup page 6 To update the Voyager s OS you use the update function located in the Moog Voyager menu
14. 2 Chiffy Lead MIXER 7 FILTERS 003 Brassy Lead 004 Robo Vox ma E i 005 Growing Lead 006 X tra low Bass 007 Mellow Hammer 008 Hollow Bass 009 Erain Salad Buzz 010 Gurglet 011 Cycler mod wheel up fl Watnecc iwuheel nmi With a preset selected the Morpher slider will allow you to morph between the selected preset and the current preset in the Editor and audition the sound at any point The current Editor preset is positioned at 0 slider at far left and the selected preset at 100 slider at far right The smoothness of the transition from 0 to 100 is highly dependant on the choice of presets Compatible sounds tend to transition smoother than contrasting sounds but possibilities for new sound combinations exist at every point Experimentation is encouraged The Cancel button closes the nanoM window Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian Page 39 9 PROGRAM WINDOWS THE PRESET GENETICS WINDOW The Preset Genetics window is selected from the Options menu of the main page or from the Editor window under the Generator menu Preset Genetics allows you to quickly build new sounds from two existing ones in a similar fashion to breeding Parameters of each of the two sources parents are combined using four different functions to generate a new bank of presets kids A view of the Preset Genetics window is shown below The two source banks parent banks also called mommy and daddy are located in the upper left
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16. A bright lead sound A lead sound with a strong resonant character Sounds featuring oscillator synchronization An ensemble of horns i e a brass section A sustained tone with a horn like timbre Sounds that imitate traditional instruments A sound that evolves over the duration of the note A sound having an animated quality Sounds that feature 2 or 3 note intervals 4ths 5ths chords etc A sound best described as typical of that produced by a synthesizer A sound like the human voice or one emulating vowel sounds A sound with a bell like timbre A short percussive sound appropriate for sequences Any type of drum or percussion sound as found in a drum kit or percussion instrument A sound emulative of a Minimoog Model D A sound emulative of a Modular System PolyMoog Taurus bass pedals or other vintage synth Also any sound having an enduring or revered quality A basic sound often used as a starting point for sound development Voyager Sound Categories con t 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 Harmonics Ring Noise Soft Bass Bright Bass Res Bass Sub Bass Sound FX Sounds with a strong resonant character A sound with a strong ring modulation character An un pitched sound like white noise or an extremely distorted or clangorous sound A mellow bass sound A bright bass sound A bass sound with a strong resonant character Avery low bass Sound effects
17. Bank and the equal number of consecutive presets Here is an example illustrating what this means Select Preset No 003 in the User Bank any bank Select 5 non adjacent presets from the Librarian any category Drag the 5 selected Presets from the Librarian and drop them into the User Bank A warning dialog will be displayed like the one above Selecting OK will copy the five presets into the User Bank replacing Presets 003 007 with the five selected Librarian presets and transmit them to the to the Voyager at the same locations If you select NO then the presets will not be transmitted to Voyager but they will still replace Presets 003 to 007 in the User Bank Selecting Cancel will cancel the operation BONE Note Moving a preset from the User Bank to the Librarian will not automatically assign the corresponding sound category to the preset in the User Bank the preset s sound category in the User Bank will remain unchanged However if a preset moved from the Librarian to the User Bank it will include the corresponding sound category 6 3 4 The Librarian Menu Midi Options Help New Library Load Voyager File WAL Save Voyager File As 5 Load From User Bank Data Add From Top Offspring Copy WC Paste WAW Cut dbx Delete aD Select All THEA Rename Fanel WEN Rename Category Clear Category Default Category Names The Librarian menu shown on the left includes commands that duplicate the functions of the New Load and
18. Boe Minimoog Voyager Load Save Transmit Receive Edi Editor Librarian _ Use loaded data fe Drag and Drop User Guide Auto Dump Multi Select USER BANK A E l D oy Macintosh Edition V 3 5 No en j E Mudie iHe g Moog Music Inc 2004 E Riverside Dr Asheville NC 28804 Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian Page 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 INTRODUCTION ine en 4 Ti OG o TE EE NE EE NE beaelenetad 4 1 2 SUPPO vansanar dad diam a eaa A EEE dd seende va ea da bin oa dende 4 To Program Featur s Lune noei hinini enact dacs kne dd added daa belem dende men ie 5 2 INSTALLATION REQUIREMENTS wceiccessescceccccaciececessicentccnctcuec ceesdinuencvesteteds cendectedevesdenesnevediece sd cendcbindeeesbenedevendecee 6 2 1 Before You DEG IN Ren nee nee ae ee det Barstad eee 6 3 STARTING UP EE SE 7 4 GETTING CONNECTED MIDI SETUP wis eccccccssecccecssceeccessiceesccessenneceessdeenencesdeceesecendenenseesiceeseeesdeceeseessienerteesioeee 8 5 PROGRAM ORGANIZATION is cssiecceecscceceseeccecctdstcnsenesteecncaes tennsececcasucacueeseeesddecisdessdeeensesdadaesssesaucertayseageerseeasaceetes 9 www apple com6 PROGRAM WINDOWS THE VOYAGER EDITOR WINDOW ccsseeceeseseeeeeeeeseeeeeneeesnees 10 6 1 USER BANK oionn oia EN veddaueb vend iaeiinh een eaen ty baaariorhe O 11 6 1 1 Navigation in the User Bank rnnnnonnvrnnnnnnnnvrnnnnnnnnrnnnnnnnnvrnnnnrnnnrrnnsrnnnvrnnnnrennnrnnssennnrnnnseennrrnnesennnnnee 11 6 1
19. Ge Pat Map I OLS Bi Glide Rare Pot Map 2 019 Mi Mod Wheel Amt m Pot Man O20 EN Pedal Aen T Fo Map 4 O21 Gr 2 Freg O22 Bike 3 Freq Pran PchAmt 3 Msc 1 Wave Single Parameter Adjustrews CHO Fox Map I Set HH f OK Play Dan Ley Ca el 125 5 The four Preset Genetics functions are Mix The parameters of each child preset are randomly chosen from either a parameter from the mother or father source For example if the mother s cutoff frequency was 10 and the father s was 88 the child s value would only be 10 or 88 Morph The value of each parameter is linearly interpolated from one parent to the other The first child is identical to the mother the last child is identical to the father All others are weighted towards each parent depending on their placement within the list The middle child preset is exactly V2 mother and 1 2 father Mutate The parameter values of each child preset are randomly chosen from within the range between each parent s parameter For example if the mother s cutoff frequency was 10 and the father s was 88 the child values would be anywhere between 10 and 88 Random The value of each parameter of each child is produced by a random number from within the min max Voyager parameter range The Auto Audition checkbox enables automatic transfer of the selected presets from the mother father kids or top offspring banks to the Voyager s edit buffer When the Auto
20. Mo Preset Clicking again in the Category column reverses the sort order 6 1 2 Working with Banks Buttons for Load Save Receive and Transmit appear above the User Preset Bank display to provide for frequently used bank operations we ll discuss other buttons later The Load and Save buttons allow you to conveniently load or save banks from to the computer The Receive and Transmit buttons allow banks to be moved to from the Voyager These four button functions duplicate commands found in the menus When you click on the Load button you will be presented with a load dialog box similar to the one shown below The actual view you see will be dependant on your Macintosh View settings but the idea here is that you ll have to navigate to where the Voyager bank files are stored on your system Since these files can reside anywhere you chose when you save them it s a good idea to create a special folder or a specific location to store them This will make it easier to find your stored banks and library files when you re ready to load them back into the program Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian Page 13 Load Voyager Data ale J Voyager Banks H 9 Network Desktop Stuff SOund Fewer Voyager Banks E Super Colossus E Colossus X E Colossus 9 ME Desktop Kind Document Size 24 KB ohh Applications Created 10 30 04 P Minimen Modified 10 30 04 gan Movies Mu i Ty Pictures
21. Muian Gy Interval 0 Synth ta Vit 12 Bells iL Sequence iL Percussion im Made D tli Classic f l 4 Generit Harmanics 3 Ring tall Moise iL Soft Bass 13 Bright Bass 8 Res Bass 7 Sub Bass tay Sound Fx 31 The currently selected active sound category is indicated by boldface type and a triangle to the left of the name In the figure above Bright Lead is the active category and it contains 8 presets The presets in the Bright Lead category is displayed on the right Note When the number of presets exceeds what can be displayed in the list window the program will add a scroll bar to access to all presets in the list When a scroll bar is displayed you can navigate the list using the scroll bar scroll arrows mouse wheel or the HOME END and ARROW keys on the Mac keyboard You can change to a different category simply by clicking on the desired category name In the figure below we selected the Piano category which only contains one preset Library Not Assigned Add Current Panel M New VW Load jf Save ra CT a af F Piano 1 Organs ET Ma Panel Strings ET Clav zi Pada Pri 6 3 1 Working with Libraries The Librarian has four buttons dedicated to Library file functions Add Current Panel New Load Save The Librarian s Add Current Panel button adds the current preset from the User Bank to the active sound category Note that new entries are always added to the end of the list so
22. The Editor window can display the Voyager s parameters in either 8 bit or 16 bit resolution You select the bit value from the Editor s Options menu Options Help Resolution 8 BIT h Show Moog 16 BIT When 8 BIT is selected the Editor will display all parameters values in 8 bit resolution value range 0 255 When 16 BIT is selected the Editor will display all parameter values in 16 bit resolution value range 0 65535 7 5 Editing Preset Parameters Preset parameters are adjusted in the Editor window in several ways Switches Clicking on a switch toggles it ON or OFF Sliders Knobs Move a slider Expert or rotating a knob Classic by clicking and dragging it in the desired direction You can get finer control by placing the mouse cursor in the slider channel and clicking This will increase or decrease the parameter value by 1 for each click When 16 bit data values are displayed it will take many clicks to register a change When 8 bit data values are displayed each click will change the value by 1 Slider data values can also be adjusted by clicking on the value and manually entering a new value FILTERS Note For 8 bit resolution valid data values are 0 255 For 16 bit resolution valid data values are 0 65535 If you type in a value outside of these ranges it will be ignored Pull down menus Click to pull down a menu in the Editor window Menu selections are made by double clicking on a
23. along with buttons for the four different genetics functions The generated bank kids and the top offspring bank are located in the lower left On the right is a scrollable filters window that allows user selected parameters to be excluded from the genetics function Directly below the filters window is a single parameter adjustment function that permits you to change one of the preset parameters for an entire Voyager bank Both parent banks use the presets from the User Bank and these banks will automatically load when the Preset Genetics window is opened Any pair of the 128 available presets can be used for the genetics functions one each from mother and father The result of applying the user selected genetics functions creates the child bank and any keepers auditioned from the child bank can then be moved into the top offspring bank AnA Preset Genetics Mix Magh J Murue Random Auto Audition tan Reset Selected Gide Lead Exclude Pregar Faramsibers h l Mame Ha E Parami _ Uo OO m Port Map 1 Sri ad wheel CO fo ee mr EIO a a oe NE ap lam ei OO i Pot rem p Filter Eny Volume Err O07 Mi Par Map _ Keyboard Mode ari Dea EEE Trigger Mode ET Ne Te Due Switches O10 Mi Pot Map 2051 Ma The Kids Oseillanor I O11 MN Pat Map tart DIZ MN Pot Map 4557 ola TETT Uscillator Di4 MN Pot Map 4053 _ Mirer DLS Mi Pot Map dome Gide Release Na he _ Touch surface eg
24. cintosh chassis or simply connecting an external USB or Firewire MIDI interface then installing the driver software 2 Upon completing step 1 reboot the computer or power ON and open Audio MIDI Setup found in Applications Utilities Audio MIDI Setup You can also use the Finder to search for Audio MIDI Setup 3 In the Audio MIDI Setup window select the MIDI Devices tab below the title bar You should now see an icon for your new MIDI interface In this example we are adding an M Audio MIDI Sport 1x1 USB interface Note Depending on your Mac OS version the Audio MIDI Setup window may look slightly different from the one shown below Arn TT Auda Deven MN Deres sed eae O a e a e A Yim E rde Tahia ver ifs ren even ban eig mee Tor bat Ep Pa v l 4 Click on the Show Info icon to reveal the Properties window for the new interface In the Properties window click on the More Information arrow to expand the window Enter the desired Name Port and MIDI information in the proper fields this will depend on your setup and click the APPLY button 5 Click on the ADD DEVICES icon You will see a new external device icon added to the MIDI Setup window Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian Page 50 Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian Page 51 6 Click on the Show Info button to rename the new external device Here we are entering the Minimoog Voyager information
25. computer keys act as a single octave of keys mapped like a piano keyboard You can use these keys to remotely play notes on the Voyager Notes C D F G Att Keyboard Id Fl Fi Each key press generates a MIDI Note ON message corresponding to the note as specified When the key is released a MIDI Note OFF message is sent You will see the Voyager s MIDI LED blink as these commands are sent and the Voyager will play the corresponding note Note This feature works in all windows allowing you to audition Voyager sounds at any time Note that the CAPS LOCK key must not be ON as only lower case letters send MIDI note data You can use the CAPS LOCK key to temporarily turn off remote playing if desired Two keys are programmed to adjust octaves increment decrement o Octave down 1 p Octave up 1 Octave switching ranges from 2 to 8 ten octaves When the octave switching keys are pressed a pop up window briefly appears showing the change Tip You can sustain a note by pressing down a note key and while it is depressed press an octave key A MIDI Note ON command will be sent without a corresponding MIDI Note OFF causing a sustained or stuck note To un stick the note press the Space Bar The Space Bar will send an All Notes Off command that shuts off all MIDI notes Two keys are programmed to adjust note velocity increment decrement u Note velocity decrease
26. ed 5 Add Current Panel New Load Save Piano 1 Organs Panel Strings Clav i Pads Soft Lead Bright Lead a Res Lead inne As in the User Bank you can make group and non adjacent selections in any Library category using the SHIFT and COMMAND keys Using these modifier keys multiple presets can be selected and moved from one category to another or from the Library to the User Bank 6 3 3 Copying Presets to the User Bank To copy presets from the Library to the User Bank you can either drag the presets using the mouse or use the left facing Move arrow In the example below clicking on the Move arrow will copy the four selected Bass presets to the current User Bank Bright Bass Sort Bass Hodse Ring Harmonics Generic k Classic Model D Percussion Sequence When moving presets from the Library to the User Bank the presets in the User Bank will be replaced by the ones from the Library and will be transmitted to the Voyager bank A dialog box will ask you to confirm this operation Write Replace Presets 003 to 007 in the Voyager Bank cancel NO ox Selecting OK will copy the presets into the User Bank and transmit them to the Voyager Selecting NO will copy the presets into the User Bank without transmitting them to Voyager Selecting Cancel will cancel the operation Moving multiple presets into the User Bank will replace the selected preset in the User
27. er of these two modes is available in the Options Menu Editing View as shown below Options Help Preset Genetics 3G Hitar Editing View gt v Classic Expert V Piano EP NA ES 7 1 2 Editing Modes Classic and Expert The two available editing screens are shown here CLASSIC MODE Voyager Classic Surface EXPERT MODE AnA Voyager Editor MHMILATIOR BUSSES PSALA TER FERAL I F F AA Pe M ONE AA Pee M O An Pe M AN OH I AM f j Ea ide TT 4740 POLL KALT WO PILE DUAL LOVA BEIE mT MMM gt Clicking the Edit button on the main screen brings up the Editor window in the mode you have selected as described above Here you have access to every Voyager programming parameter including those parameters that can only be accessed through the Voyager s screen menus Filter Poles Pot Mapping Touch Surface control assignments Keyboard and Trigger Modes and Pitch Bend Amount The Editor s real time controls allow you to tweak and audition the sound of your presets right from your Macintosh Slider controls are used in the Expert window and more realistic rotary controls are used in the Classic window to display the functional equivalent of the Voyager knobs Adjusting any on screen control transmits that control change to the Voyager instantly updating the Voyager s sound Note In addition to having any on screen control update the Voyager adjusting any Voyager control updates the onscreen display so y
28. f Super Colossus Colossus X ag Deskop A Applications 4 Documents fey Movies Music Fy Pictures Hide extension New Folder Cancel E Save Clicking the Save button in this window will add the mvr extension to the file name and store the bank into the Voyager Banks folder To receive a bank from the Voyager click the Receive button you can also select Receive User Bank from the MIDI menu The receive bank window appears Clicking on the Start button will initiate the transfer from the Voyager s current bank to the Editor s current bank If for some reason your MIDI interface cannot keep up with fast MIDI messages you can adjust the timing by adding a delay in milliseconds using the scrolling adjustment Li i Receiving User Bank Preset 015 Tympanic membrane 40 mS e nel gt aD To transmit the User Bank from the Editor to the Voyager click the Transmit button or select Transmit User Bank from the MIDI menu The transmit window appears Clicking the Start button will transmit the contents of the current User Bank to the Voyager s current bank As with the Receive function if for some reason your MIDI interface cannot keep up with fast MIDI messages you can adjust the timing by adding a delay in milliseconds with the scrolling adjustment AND Transmiting Preset B 042 Rubbery Keys 10 mS B Cancel St The transmitted data will be written into the c
29. ge Parameter Kea value 032 Filter Cunott E hao af GA Je Change lano Select the desired parameter from the Parameter pull down menu and use the slider control to set the value The Parameter menu contains more than one hundred different parameters to choose from including all 24 characters in the preset name 025 Osc 3 Wawe O26 Filter Spacing OF Ext Audio OZA Gee 1 level O29 Osc level 030 se level 031 Noise level Of Filter Comat 033 Filter Res 024 Filter Ene Amt 025 Filter kb Amt 036 Head Phone Amt 037 Filter Attack MYE Filmer Mara After choosing the desired parameter and value click on Change to apply the change OK to quit and close the drawer or Cancel to cancel the function without changes You can repeat this process multiple times by selecting a new parameter and value then clicking the Change button This is especially handy for making several global changes to groups of presets Click OK when done When a change is made using the Single Parameter Adjustment feature the change is only applied to the selected presets in the Editor User Bank they are not automatically written to the Voyager For this reason you should transfer your modified bank to the Voyager after making any parameter changes or the changes may be lost Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian Page 20 6 1 5 Organizing Presets Voyager presets can be sorted reorganized and categorized by mo
30. ger bank but will update the Mommy bank with the changes allowing you to make additional changes if desired Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian Page 42 9 2 Moving Genetics Presets Presets created in the Genetics window can be moved in several ways Selected presets can be dragged from either the Top Offspring or Kids bank directly into any Librarian category Selected presets can be dragged from either the Top Offspring or Kids bank directly into the User Bank When dragging a preset to the User Bank a message dialog will be displayed asking if you also want to write the preset to the Voyager s bank HA Write 006 JOE S 2600 to the Voyager Bank Clicking OK will send the Top Offspring or Kids preset to the Voyager Selecting No will not update the Voyager bank but will update the Users Bank with the change Selecting Cancel will cancel the operation Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian Page 43 9 3 The Preset Genetics Menus The File menu contains commands to manipulate the banks and files in the Preset Genetics window Mommy Daddy Save Top Offspring As Library File HE Paste Top Offspring To Library WRV Clear Top Offspring Refresh Parent Banks Replace Voyager Bank with The Kids Bank Close WW Save Top Offspring As Library File permits saving the complete Top Offspring bank as a separate library file regardless of the number of presets in the bank Paste Top Offspring To Library will copy the contents of
31. ght bass i Frp Bass im 4 j Capyrig r Maog Music IDDE Sound F 6 1 USER BANK The User Bank is where you load save transmit receive and edit Voyager presets Preset banks are loaded into the program either from the Voyager from a stored bank or from one of the six preset factory banks built into the program The Editor Librarian has seven banks labeled A G corresponding to the seven preset memory banks in an expanded Voyager Presets in the User Bank be selected individually as a group or randomly non adjacent to allow for convenient rearrangement and reorganization Note The Editor Librarian program can also be used with a stock unmodified Voyager allowing you to access 896 presets at one time even without the expanded memory 6 1 1 Navigation in the User Bank The User Bank preset list has room to display only about a third of the presets at one time so a scrolling window is used to view all 128 presets If you have a mouse with a scroll wheel you can use the wheel to scroll through the preset list Simply move the cursor anywhere onto the list and use the wheel to scroll up and down If your mouse doesn t have a scroll wheel use the scroll bar or scroll arrows 600 Load Jf Save Transmit Receive Edit v Use loaded data fey Drag and Drop Auto Dump Multi Select UsErBANK A B c o e FIG Ma Preset Category You can also use the Macintosh keyboard to navigate the list but you
32. if you have a lot of presets in a particular category you may have to scroll down to see the new entry The New button allows you to create a new Library After clicking New you ll see a message dialog asking if you wish to save the existing library Would you like to save changes to the library Cancel NO oc Clicking the OK button will present you with a save dialog box that will allow you to name and save the current library to the location you specify After saving you will have an empty new Library Clicking the NO button will clear the contents of the existing library all 32 categories leaving an empty library Clicking the Cancel button will cancel the operation and return you back to the library unchanged The Load button allows you to load a library file into the program Loading a library file is just like loading a bank file but with a difference library file names have the extension mvl Note All library files are loaded or saved as mvI Minimoog Voyager Library files As with bank files Library files may be stored anywhere on your hard drive or removable media When loading a library file all files will be displayed but only those with an mvl extension will load All other files will be ignored Tip You can load a new library into an existing library to combine the presets of each You can also combine presets from different banks using the Load from User Bank Data command The Save button al
33. in the File menu Upon exiting the Editor window you will return to the main window O88 MOD WHI Zl Note You must exit the Editor window before you can quit the Voyager Editor program 8 PROGRAM WINDOWS THE NANOM WINDOW The NanoM window is selected from the Generator menu in the Editor window NanoM allows you to adjust the amounts of selected parameter groups using random values There is also a function that allows you to morph the current sound into the selected Editor preset aim ENVELOPES in MORPHER Morph To gt D 008 Hollow Bass The selected parameter groups are LFO Modulation Busses Oscillators Mixer Filter and Envelopes Adjusting the slider for any of these parameter groups generates random values for those parameters The results of these parameter group changes are sent to the Voyager for audition and displayed automatically in the Editor If you wish to keep the newly created preset sound press the Keep button This will place the newly created preset in the Editor The Morpher function allows you to morph between the current preset and a selected preset This function is similar to the Morph function found in the Preset Genetics window To select a preset use the bank button to select a bank OSCILLATORS cree er T FILTERS TI Morph T gt Bank E Bank F Bank G then use the pulldown menu to select a preset from that bank MODULATION BUSSES OSCILLATORS Mi mi 00
34. lows you to save the library file displaying a dialog box that will allow you to name and save the current library to the location you specify 6 3 2 Organizing Presets Presets are loaded into the Library using any of the methods described in Section 6 1 5 Organizing Presets Note It s a good idea to receive all data from the Voyager first before selecting Load From User Bank Data to insure that it corresponds to all the bank data in your Voyager Presets can be moved from one Librarian category to another by dragging them with your mouse Here we are dragging the preset HERBY S D6 from the active category to the Piano category eLibrary Not Assigned 6 Add Current Panel VG New VG Load I Save Mano a FM Pos FM A Organ No Panel Strings Claw 1 Pads The red category arrow is another way to move presets between categories It works similarly to dragging but with less mouse movement It s also faster than dragging and more precise To use it simply position the category arrow next to your desired category and click on the arrow This action will move the selected presets from the active category to your chosen category You move the red category arrow by clicking anywhere in the vertical space between the sound categories on the left and the preset list on the right In this example clicking on the arrow will move Jan s Hammer from the active category to Bright Lead category FLibrary Not Assign
35. menu item This action will select that item and close the menu Parameter groups You can copy a complete parameter group from one preset to another Click ona parameter group label LFO Mod Busses Oscillators Mixer Filters Envelopes Pot Map or Touch Surface to get a pop up menu Select COPY to copy the parameters and PASTE to paste the parameters The example shown below is the result of clicking the Envelope parameter group bar ENVELOPES FILTER Copy Envelopes Parameters Paste Envelopes Parameters Presets can be auditioned in the Editor window by clicking on the piano keyboard at the bottom of the window To the right of the right of the piano keyboard are the Pitch and Mod wheels You ll find that the Editor s on screen Pitch Bend and Mod wheels work just like the real thing the Pitch Bend wheel springs back to its center position when released but the Mod wheel stays put when you adjust it Above the Editor keyboard and to the left of the Preset Name field is an Auto Dump LED button Auto Dump is a feature that resynchronizes the Editor with the Voyager if the MIDI connection between the Voyager and the Editor is interrupted either accidentally or intentionally When enabled the Editor periodically requests the edited preset from the Voyager you will see the Voyager s MIDI LED will flash periodically when Auto Dump is selected A complete preset update is sent with each request You can safely keep Auto Dump
36. nd Save User Bank Data As commands that duplicate the functions of the Load and Save buttons It also includes commands to generate a New Bank creates a bank of 128 default presets load one of the Voyager factory banks Moog Banks and commands to Copy Paste Rename and Initialize selected presets in the User Bank A Single Parameter Adjustment command is also available here allowing you to adjust a single parameter without opening the Editor These commands work on the currently selected User Bank Librarian Midi Options H Load User Bank Data EL Save User Bank Data As a5 Mew Bank Moog Banks b Copy HC Paste HW Rename NH initialize I Single Parameter Adjustment Selecting Moog Banks opens a side menu displaying the six factory banks Anniversary Edition Signature Edition Twolf25 Thomas Wolf bank Zon25 Zon Vern Piles bank Electric Blue and RME To load any one of these simply select the desired factory bank The selected bank will overwrite the presets in the current User Preset Bank A G iia Librarian Midi Options Help Load User Bank Data AL Save User Bank Data As HS New Bank Moog Banks Anniversary Edition Signature Edition Copy EC Twolf 25 Paste EV Zon 25 Rename N Electric Blue Initialize il RME Single Parameter Adjustment Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian Page 18 Selecting Rename from the menu will display a message drawer as shown Voyager
37. nd to changes made in the graph 7 3 Classic Mode Display Settings When in Classic mode an additional selection can be made in the the Options menu Help 3 oe Display Controls Resolution be i Normal View Preview Show Moog Brightness spa E Contrast 1 1 oe V Piano sp amp Has Center Zoom amp Display Knob Values Selecting Display Settings will open this window Full Screen 9 Knob CC Sensing The various sliders and check boxes allow you to customize the look of the Classic control panel on the computer screen Brightness and Contrast adjust the overall look of the screen Has Center When selected the image of the Voyager LCD and touch panel are in view When deselected they are removed decreasing the screen real estate required to view the editor Display Knob Values displays the numeric value over the rotary knobs Full Screen causes the other windows on your desktop to be covered by the Classic edit window Zoom drop down box allows various pre set and custom zoom levels When Custom is selected the slider to the right of the the drop down box determines the zoom level Knob CC Sensing will cause the knobs and switches on the editing window to follow and display the position and values of the corresponding knobs and switches on the front panel of the Voyager Click the Apply button to confirm your settings Cancel to not apply changes and OK to close the window 7 4 Parameter Resolution in the Editor
38. neiendsenssmnerdjmebdunmvesdemmirsvnnesasndne 31 7 4 Parameter Resolution in the Editor easrnvvvrnrnvrnvrrrnnernnvrrnnnernnvrnnnsrrnnvrnensrnnvrrnnsssnnvrnnnsennnnrnnssennnrrnnsssnnnnnne 33 7 5 Editing Preset Parameters rrrrrnnnnnnvrnnnnnnanvrrnnnnnnnvrnnnsennnvrnnnsnnnvrrnnsennnvrnnnsennnvrenssennnrnenessnnnrnessennnvrnesesennnnee 33 7 6 Writing Presets to the VOyaQel cccc cccccteessceteeeeescceceteessccneeneesedenedeaecccesaueessuanesseesadecedsaesdaneeteededeneneeeesanee 35 7 7 Other Edit Menu Commands renrannnvvnnnnnnnnrrrnnnennvrrnnnsrnnvvrnnsernnvrnnnsennnvrnensennvrrenssnnnvnnnnsennnnrnnssennnrrnesssnnnnnee 35 7 8 Show Voyager Panel suv mmrrnniisave shes debe iw eed evtavsdeedteadeedebe bias canvass idee eeaecaeeedvnreat tees 36 1 9 Exiting the Edirne caked cca oea Deda ph baad cnn ened en ca D ak ea 37 8 PROGRAM WINDOWS THE NANOM WINDOW nnnnssvvvvrrrrrnevennnnnnvevnnnnnnnnvnnnnnsnenennnnnnnnnnnnnsnnnnennnnsnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnr 38 9 PROGRAM WINDOWS THE PRESET GENETICS WINDOW ccccccsssseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeseeseeseeeeeeeeseeeeeeneeseenets 40 9 1 Single Parameter Adjustment eissira ana K KNEE ENEA iN A KERAN AA ATAKAN pee eee 42 9 2 Moving Genetics Presets aes Svecsedexcevissceneensaaccenenapelces E E R 43 9 3 The Pr set Genetics Ment Sesircissaoiidkainoiesi iE AA EEEE AAEE VETER EARNAN EAA AE AREE 44 10 OTHER PROGRAM FUNCTIONS eicic ciecccc fecscestenccecteideceectectedetendes tence cctessdsuecoudees e
39. nsitecnerecceuecdzeesssuceageevstencetexsed 45 10 1 Updating the Voyager Operating System runrnnnrrnnnnnnnvrnnnnnnnnvrnnnernnnrnnnnrrnnvrnnnsrnnnrrnnssnnnnrnnssrnnnrrnnsennnnrnne 45 10 2 Playing from the Computer Keyboard rrrrnnnrnvnvvrnnnnnrnnrrnnnnrnnvrnnnnrrnnrrnnnnernvrnnensernvrnnensrnnrrnensensnrnnenenr 46 11 SHORTCUTS amp KEY COMMANDS 2 0 0 ccctcccessssteccessicteceeenscenticesnsenteesensccnieesestecteycesndectenessieebidceestentaecessccntieeene 48 APPENDIX A OSX AUDIO MIDI SETUP PROCEDURE nnnennnnannnvnnnnnnnnnvnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnennnnnnnnnennensnnnnennnnennnennennnnnner 49 APPENDIX B VOYAGER CATEGORY DESCRIPTIONS rverrnnvvnnnnnvnnnnnvennnnvnnnnnvnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnevnnnnnennnnnennnnnnennnneenr 54 1 INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian The Editor Librarian is designed to be the ultimate tool for organizing and creating presets for the Minimoog Voyager or RME Through a MIDI connection this program can receive single presets or an entire bank of presets from the Voyager or RME as well as replace individual presets or an entire bank Once the presets are transmitted to the Editor Librarian all preset parameters can be displayed in a graphical user interface including edit functions like Pot Mapping Touch Surface Destinations and Filter Poles The settings of the front panel controls can be displayed with high resolution 16 bit to allow super precise sound editing The prog
40. og box Clicking Cancel will close the dialog box without changes Note You can also bring up the Rename window by double clicking in the preset name window in the Editor Clicking on the category field in the preset name window brings up a menu of sound categories allowing you to assign a category from one of the 32 available 1 Not Assigned 2 Piano 3 Organs 4 Strings 5 Clav 6 Pads 7 Soft Lead amp Bright Lead 4 Bar laa All edits made in the Editor window parameters name and categories affect the preset in the Voyager s EDIT buffer Since the EDIT buffer is temporary the preset will have to be stored using the WRITE command if you wish to keep it 7 8 Show Voyager Panel The Editor s Options menu contains a command to display the Voyager s panel settings Options Help Resolution hes Show Moog 3 When Show Moog is selected the Voyager Panel is displayed as a moveable window The panel automatically updates to show all of the Editor settings As you make changes in the Editor window you will see these changes reflected on the Voyager Panel To close the Voyager panel window click on the button in the upper left corner of the panel The panel will also close automatically when you leave the Editor HIGH LOWPASS 7 9 Exiting the Editor To exit the Editor click the red X button in the upper left corner of the Editor window or use the Close command
41. ol is changed Except for the Fine Tune knob all controls are active and movable Rocker and rotary switches will change position when clicked and knobs will respond using a rotary motion with the cursor When the cursor is placed over a knob with a red dot the corresponding parameter information is superimposed in the Touch Surface area The parameters are displayed in both 8 bit and 16 bit versions Note Any edits made using the Voyager Panel must be written to the Voyager in order to be saved 6 3 LIBRARIAN The Librarian is the third component in the Editor window The Librarian lets you store an unlimited number of Voyager presets You can also have as many library files on your computer as you wish The Librarian provides 32 sound categories to organize your Voyager sounds and have them available for immediate use These categories correspond to the 32 sound categories in the Voyager OS3 2 but any category can be renamed should you need to A view of the Librarian function is shown below Sound categories are displayed on the left along with two large Move buttons a list of the Voyager presets is on the right and buttons for library file functions are at the top Library Not Assigned Add Current Panel jj Mew jf Load jj Save Fiama i ne att ng a h ait Organs ET Sh Strings 131 Claw iF Pads 12 soft Lead 3 b Bright Lead 8 Res Lead 13 Syne Fy Brass ql Harn Eh Instruments J Evolution 8 a
42. opy Paste Rename Initialize Librarian menu Z lt OOr L Load Voyager File S Save Voyage File As C Copy V Paste X Cut D Delete A SelectAll N Rename Panel MIDI menu M Midi Setup R Receive User Bank T Transmit User Bank U Receive Preset Sound Options menu G Preset Genetics EDIT WINDOW Moog Voyager menu H Hide Moog Voyager H H Hide Others H Q Quit Q File menu File menu E Close S Edit menu V C Copy W V Paste R Rename W Write l Initialize MIDI menu U Receive Current Panel M MIDI Setup Generator menu G Preset Genetics GENETICS WINDOW Moog Voyager menu Hide Moog Voyager Hide Others Quit Save Top Offspring Paste Top Offspring Close APPENDIX A OSX AUDIO MIDI SETUP PROCEDURE Steps 1 through 4 should only be necessary if you are setting up a MIDI interface for the first time or if you are connecting to a new MIDI interface Some MIDI interfaces may require additional connection setup Refer to the manufacturers instructions for details The OSX Audio MIDI setup can also be used to connect external keyboard controller to route and play notes on your Voyager RME Step by step OSX MIDI setup 1 If you are installing a MIDI interface for the first time or if you are connecting to a new interface follow the manufacturer s recommended installation procedure for guidelines on the installation process This will generally mean either installing an internal MIDI interface board into the Ma
43. ort for the Voyager s Sound Category feature User selectable 16 bit or 8 bit parameter editing resolution Auditioning Voyager sounds remotely from the Macintosh keyboard All six Voyager preset factory banks SE AE RME EB TWolf and Zon Vern Pyles File Options Unlimited Voyager bank data load and save Support for Voyager Operating System update installation Edit Functions Full editing functions available Copy Paste Rename Initialize and Write presets or banks MIDI Functions MIDI Setup on channels 1 16 Transmit Receive Voyager Preset Banks e Receive individual Voyager Presets Bank Functions Permits loading saving complete Voyager banks Presets can easily moved between banks for quick organization Anew Single Parameter Adjustment feature permits adjustment of a single parameter for one preset a group of presets or entire an entire bank Presets can be copied from the Bank to any Librarian category 32 available and vice versa Libraries can hold an unlimited numbers of Voyager presets Enhanced User Bank and Librarian selection options allow presets to be easily moved manipulated Genetics Function Offers four ways of generating a new bank of presets from two parent presets selected from any bank o Mix randomly mix parent parameters o Morph blend from one preset to the next o Mutate randomly mix from range between parent parameters o Random random preset generation
44. ou can actually use the Voyager s controls AND the Editor parameters simultaneously for the ultimate in Voyager preset development 7 2 Classic Mode Additional Controls In the Classic mode additional controls not available on the Voyager front panel are found by selecting Advanced Features at the top of the editing screen PGM KEYBOARD TS MEMORY POT MAP MIDI CLOCK DIVIDER KEYBOARD MODE MODULATION BUS POT MAP 1 SOURCE POT MAP 3 SOURCE Ea Ea OFF Ea EA PGM M WHEEL SRC PGM PEDAL SRC TRIGGER MODE GLOBAL DESTINATION DESTINATION Ly KA KA OFF ca PGM M WHEEL DST PGM PEDAL DST PITCH BEND UP AMT PITCH BEND DN AMT NORMAL OFF NORMAL OFF ro re rn mm POT MAP 2 SOURCE POT MAP 4 SOURCE PGM SHAPING 1 SRC PGM SHAPING 2 SRC ATEN GET STINATIO STINATIO KA RA f OFFSET VALUE OFFSET VALUE Hi 64 Lo 64 Hi 64 Lo 64 GLIDE MODE NORMAL OFF NORMAL OFF FILTER ENVELOPE VOLUME ENVELOPE TOUCH SURFACE FILTER ENV GATE SRC VOLUME ENV GATE SRC X DESTINATION A DESTINATION RA RA X CONTROL NO A CONTROL NO NORMAL OFF NORMAL OFF Y DESTINATION GATE DESTINATION Y CONTROL NO GATE CONTROL NO NORMAL OFF DIRECTION NORMAL X LFO S amp H YLFO S amp H A LFO S amp H GATE LFO OFF OFF OFF OFF The graphs on the lower portion of this window allow you to visualize and edit the filter and volume envelopes in a more intuitive way Simply click and drag on the points of the graph You will notice that the rotary controls on the image of the Voyager front panel respo
45. ram can also be used to learn the inner details of the factory presets Using the Librarian presets can be organized to create custom preset banks a terrific feature for musicians preparing for their next gig In addition a Preset Genetics function is available to create new presets by morphing or mutating two presets together You can also play the Voyager remotely from the Macintosh keyboard an especially handy feature for owners of the RME A Voyager OS update function is incorporated too simplifying Voyager OS updates The Editor Librarian software will operate with or without the Voyager V3 upgrade hardware expanded memory option We hope you enjoy using the Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian The Voyager Editor Librarian development team 1 1 Credits Software Development Soundtower Software Windsor Ontario Canada MIDI Implementation Lintronics Wilhermsdorf Germany User Guide GregAE Larry Thompson 1 2 Support Support for this product is available at www soundtower com moog help Additional support is provided online in the Moog Voyager forums at www moogmusic com 1 3 Program Features Features of the Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian includes Support for seven sound banks of 128 presets Editing all Voyager parameters from a single interface window Panel change sensing Random patch generation morphing mixing and mutating from one sound to another Preset Bank Management and Librarian functions with supp
46. tem Exclusive files in OS UPDATE utility Writing presets to the Voyager disabled Transmitting the User Bank disabled Sending up to 5 panel edits from the Library and Preset Genetics to the Voyager The editing session is time limited eoeeeee There is no limit to the number of times the program can be run in Demo Mode 4 GETTING CONNECTED MIDI SETUP In order for the Editor Librarian program to be fully functional with the Voyager hardware the software must be registered not in Demo Mode and the Voyager must be connected to the MIDI In and MIDI Out connections of your computer s MIDI interface After making the proper connections between the Voyager and the MIDI interface launch the Editor Librarian In the program s MIDI menu select MIDI Setup You ll see the following window your window may show different MIDI IN Port and MIDI OUT Port information ean Midi Setup You will need to select the MIDI interface where your Voyager or RME is connected Choose the correct MIDI In and MIDI Out ports from the list and set the MIDI channel to match the MIDI channel on your Voyager Adjust the Piano Note Velocity slider control if desired this sets the MIDI Note Velocity value that the program will use to audition presets The default setting is 100 but you can adjust it from 0 127 On the Voyager make sure that MIDI In and MIDI Out is turned ON SysEx is ENABLED and MIDI Program Change is turned ON Select Presets
47. the Voyager s edit buffer for editing audition When unchecked no data is sent to the Voyager The Drag and Drop and Multi Select radio buttons control the way the cursor operates Drag and Drop mode is conventional cursor operation allowing you to freely drag and drop presets between the current User Bank and the Librarian You can add the SHIFT and COMMAND modifier keys to make multiple preset selections These can be groups of presets non adjacent selections or a combination of both Multi Select mode locks the cursor into Select mode allowing you to select groups of presets This mode can be useful for large amounts of group moves because it restricts the operation of the cursor to just making selections preventing accidental dragging of presets out of the User Bank or Librarian In Multi Select mode presets are moved between the User Bank and Librarian using the large Move arrows see 6 1 5 Organizing Presets Finally User Bank buttons A G allow you to switch amongst the seven program banks Keep in mind that the bank buttons interact with the Use loaded data checkbox meaning that the Editor will either switch to the Voyager bank location and acquire the preset data from the Voyager when Use loaded data is unchecked or send the selected preset data to the Voyager s current preset when Use loaded data is checked 6 1 4 The Bank Menu The Bank menu shown below includes the Load User Bank Data a
48. ual 3 STARTING UP Double clicking on the Moog Voyager program icon launches the Minimoog Voyager Editor Librarian program The program will ask for your name and registration number as shown Far information about Registration code please check order txt or help about in Moog Voyager Sound bditers menu Your Name Registration Code No EnmterCode Demo Mode To register the software click the Register Online button you ll need an active Internet connection for this Clicking the Register Online button will take you to the Moog Music Online Store where you can order the program After completing the online transaction the Registration code will be sent to your email address Once you have obtained a registration code enter this information along with your name in the appropriate fields and click the Enter Code button Registered users will see their name displayed on a slightly modified splash screen that includes This software is registered to your name Note In case of lost registration a hard drive crash or other calamity registered users can obtain their registration information by writing to infoQmoogmusic com or moog soundtower com If you click on the Demo Mode button the program will open and allow you to edit all of the Voyagers preset parameters and use most of Editor s functions with the following limitations Saving files disabled Loading files disabled with exception of SysEx Sys
49. urrent Voyager bank overriding the existing presets Note Although the Editor supports all seven Voyager banks only one bank the current bank can be transmitted or received at a time 6 1 3 Other User Bank Functions Now let s look at the other User Bank button functions that haven t been covered epe q Load q Save Transmit L Receive 3 edit Use loaded data 64 Drag and Drop E Auto Dump Multi Sebect USER BANK A e c D yal Ej Fy o No Preset Category The Edit button takes you to the Editor window where you can edit the currently selected preset A complete explanation of the Editor window is saved for later in this guide see page 28 The Use loaded data checkbox is a feature that changes the way the program works with the Voyager When the box is unchecked disabled selecting a preset from the User Bank switches the Voyager to the corresponding preset The Voyager sends the preset to the User Bank This guaranties synchronization between the Voyager and the program When the checkbox is checked enabled the selected preset data from the User Bank is sent to Voyager s edit buffer for editing and audition This feature helps you to browse through presets in the User Bank without the need for dumping the entire bank to the Voyager The Auto Dump checkbox works for the Librarian When checked enabled a selected preset from the Librarian preset list is automatically sent to
50. ving them from the User Bank to the Librarian There are several ways of moving presets By dragging a single preset to any Library category Here we ve selected a single preset B 014 Outer Limits Clav and are dragging it into the CLAV category W Srrings Lav Baas Soft Lead Bright Lead Res Lead By selecting a several presets using the Command key and dragging the group to any Librarian category Here we selected three lead sounds and are dragging them into the BRIGHT LEAD category So t Lead Erigha Lead kirs Lrad SANE Brisa Hari Ins Crees By selecting a group of presets and clicking on the Move arrow button First we selected our Library category Evolution then selected a group of presets in the User Bank Clicking on the Move arrow copies the selected presets into the Evolution Library category Sync Brass Horn Instruments i FEvolution Molina Innerval Sound FX Sub Bass Res Bass By copying a preset from the User Bank and pasting to the Library You can use the Bank menu or the shortcut Copy and Paste commands The preset will be pasted into the selected Library category Moog Voyager END Librarian Midi Options Help AAA E Load User Bank Data JL Voyager d Load Save p Ta Save User Bank Data As 5 ae re Use loaded data fn ae New Bank JADE Moog Banks USER BANK A 8 Na Pre Paste Rename EN Initialize
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