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SYNTHESIZER - Studio 250

1. INTRODUCTION Front panel controls display softkeys dataknob cursorkeys enter key mains leave key Dataknob The dataknob is always used to change numerical and alphabetical values When turning the knob slowly the values will change slowly when turning the knob quickly the values will change quicker Cursor keys The cursorkeys are always used to SELECT an item an entrance to another page or a parameter e press D move upwards or to the left press move downwards or to the right note SELECT press u and or M N repeatedly until the desired item or parameter is highlighted Enter key The enter key is generally used for going to a deeper editing level For instance when in the HOUND s openingpage there are four menu s to go to from where submenu s are accessible e select an item for instance SETUP or PATCH to set the highlight press enter the section Leave key The leave key is generally used for leaving a page e press EB leave the present page and go back to the previous page Softkeys upper and lower The softkeys always have various special functions related a a particular page In this manual softkeys are referred to in the following form TEJ gt E is an example of a softkey where Tex is visual on the display and E is the key itself 11 INTRODUCTION Rear panel Connections DE O MIDI OUT MIDI THRU o HOUND SYNTHESIZER C C Fuse 0 16
2. APPENDICES Specifications MIDI THRU OUTPUTS OUTPUT 1 OUTPUT 2 OUTPUT 3 OUTPUT 4 All outputs MAINS POWER IEC inlet PHYSICAL Dimensions incl case feed Dimensions rack mount Netto Weight DIN 5 pin 180 degree female receptacle DIN 5 pin 180 degree female receptacle DIN 5 pin 180 degree female receptacle 1 4 inch 6 35mm Mono Jack Connector 1 4 inch 6 35mm Mono Jack Connector 1 4 inch 6 35mm Mono Jack Connector 1 4 inch 6 35mm Mono Jack Connector unbalanced output average 5 dBu peak 2 dBu 230 Volt AC 25 VA electrical power consumption 50 Hz frequency Fuse 0 16 Ampere slow blow Height 3 7 inch 95 mm Width 19 inch 483 mm Depth 11 4 inch 290 mm 19 inch standard case 2 HU height units case feed can be removed by uncrewing 6 kg 75 APPENDICES WARRANTY 1 CIRKO Electronics warrants the proper operation of this product for a period of 12 months Warranty is provided in materials and workmanship 2 Warrenty is given to the first and original purchaser of the product who in order to obtain any right has to fill in the Warrenty Registration Card and return it by mail with the proper stamps attached to it within 30 days 3 Repair or service under warranty is obtained by sending it properly packed like the original package to CIRKO Electronics Kon Arthurlaan 200 5625 CH Eindhoven the Netherlands 4 Repair or service und
3. It is possible to temporarily activate polyphonic portamento for instance when going from one chord to another l e when you play a chord and you want all the voices to glide to the next in a musical parallel way proceed as follows e play a chord e press and hold the pedal assigned to aPo Swi default pedal e play the next chord use the same amount of voices MONOPHONIC PORTAMENTO When the patch is used in the MONO mode see page 39 changing the playmode a played note can glide with a specified speed from the previous note to the current note This only works if the portamento ON OFF switch is being pressed Releasing the ON OFF switch overrules the gliding speed the speed becomes zero It is however possible to change the portamento ON OFF switch mode from Active to Bypass Then the portamento time glide is always valid despite of the ON OFF switch note Details about modulation by MIDI controllers see pages 37 amp 38 MIDI controlled modulation THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS AUX sample and hold FATCH EDITARE OZS SYNTH BRASS 1 EDIT we FILE E DEDO UCF MOI GE LICA S HF z ENU sahet LFOS Foot C PATCH EDITORS AUXsS S amp H ALI CONFIGURATION basic functions location of the parameter Sources for S amp H can be either NOISE or LFO2 right of Input The sample rate is controlled by either LFO3 or a MIDI note right of Sampl The S amp Hcan be a
4. e press LI gt BE gt E repeatedly toggle between the TWIN mode and SOLE mode Active Multi Multi e press n or v repeatedly until Olis highlighted active MULTI default nr 1 START press LI gt BE E gt E repeatedly change the active Multi nr or turn the dataknob change the active Multi nr Master Tuning The HOUND s default overall pitch is 440 Hz The pitch can be changed 1 semitone in steps of 1 cent e press n or H repeatedly until 000 is highlighted default value press LI ME C B repeatedly change mastertuning or turn the dataknob change mastertuning THE SETUP MENU Midi Settings submenu e press n or H repeatedly until Edit right of MIDI Settings see previous page is selected e press D go to the MIDI Settings submenu asic Channel M atch Change OFF SH PATCH TOOLS CI page MIDI Settings submenu selected basic channel set to 01 In the submenu three parameters can be changed 1 basic Midi Channel only used for SYSEX 2 enable disable receiving Patch Change messages 3 enable disable sending or receiving Midi SYSEX messages e press D or H repeatedly until the desired parameter is selected press LI gt BE E gt E repeatedly change the present parameter value or turn the dataknob change the present parameter value note When Patch Change is switched OFF a MIDI patch change message will not be executed i e the
5. go to pach nr 25 softkeys go to the patchlist go to the MAIN page of the patch editor go to VCF gotothe VCF FREQ editing page go to FREQ go to parameter right of ENV2 change value using the dataknob go to ENV2 shortcut go to parameter right of sustain change value using the dataknob leave the ENV2 page leave the FREQ page leave the VCF page go to DCO go to WAVE select wave of DCO 2 go to the VCF section page parameter ready for editing value changed graphic bar active goto the ENV ENV2 editing page go to the previous page VCF FREQ parameter ready for editing value changed graphic bar active go back to the VCF section page go to the MAIN page goto the DCO section page goto the DCO WAVE editing page change value using the ENTER key go back to the DCO section page leave the DCO WAVE page leave the DCO page go to FILE go to NAME parameter ready for editing 6 possible values including disable go back to the MAIN page go to the FILE section page go to the FILE NAME editing page the first character position will be ready for editing change the first character by using the dataknob and or the softkeys select all other character positions and change characters press the ENTER key go to SAVE go to patch nr 44 softkeys press softkey HOT leave the FILE page leave the MAIN page leave the patchlist renaming is confirmed go to the
6. All changes made to part A are automatically changed in part B as well see page 30 the main page You can edit part B later to make a sound more stereo like when used in TWIN mode You can detune DCO s a little bit or delay the attack s of one or more ENV s A patch will however basically sound the same in both SOLE and TWIN mode You can even go further by using extended properties only involved when used in TWIN mode Those properties disables the patch for use in SOLE mode The patch will sound unexpected because internal wiring between part A and part B is not supported The following extended properties are 1 DCO s are distributed equally Part A has DCO1 amp DCO2 part B has DCO3 amp DCO4 This can be overruled For instance you can put all 4 DCO s on part A 2 The output of VCF A can be connected to the input of VCF B thus putting both filters in series 3 Byinverting the VCF A both outputs A and B can be substracted to make thin sounding patches 4 The FM expands from Dco1 gt Dco2 for part A and dco3 gt dco4 for part B to e DCO 1 DCO2 gt DCO4 e DCO2 DCO3 gt DCO4 26 THE PATCH EDITOR BASIC OPERATION Diagram ES prp 1 OUTPUT A OUTPUT B ENV1B LFO1B The diagram shows what is actually in a patch Both part A and part B are shown By drawing a horizontal imaginary line from FM B A and in between both S amp H s you can see the scope of the extended properties
7. Bad selected shortcut to ENV2 ENV2 Normally when going from one section to another you must travel via the MAIN page of the patch editor However when in one of the EDITING pages listed below you can travel via shortcuts to the EDITING pages of relevant Envelope Generators and Low Frequency Oscillators When an item s name is displayed between square brackets it functions as a shortcut as well In the example ENV and LFO represent shortcuts e Select a shortcut and press D go directly to the EDITING page of the particular section 37 THE PATCH EDITOR BASIC OPERATION MIDI controlled modulation assignment The HOUND recognizes 14 MIDI controllers and the Pitch Bend wheel Each patch can operate with 11 controllers simultaniously to be selected from among the 14 controllers the PB wheel Of course each patch has it s own controller assignment FATCH EDITOR APS SYNTH BRASS SIC TE FILE E FREG Lear DCH Manual 2 E 1rewen ENU ENUS s PATCH EDITORS VCFS FREQ Bus selected MIDI controller XExpres Where implemented in a patch the MIDI controller name appears in the EDITING screen at the relevant location beneath Manual ENV or LFO recognizable by it s name preceded by a 4 continuous modulation or a a pedal on off modulation the Pitch Bend Wheel is preceded by J Of course it s possible to change the active controller Feel free to assign any
8. note In editmode AB the DCOZ DCOA set is not visible but the changes are definitely made THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS DCO waveshape wave PATCH EDITOR JAF FILE e Ha voice n F g id a M e ERU An vole s PATCH EDITOR DCO WAVE edit AB Bus anel selected for DCO1 pulsewave The Wave parameters select the waveshape of the DCO s For each of the 4 DCO s one of four waveshapes can be selected or the DCO can be disabled the DCO is disabled Sin sine wave Pul variable pulse or square wave Saw sawtooth wave Tri triangle wave Noi noise e select the present parameter value in the column of the DCO you want to edit press D and or gt lt repeatedly the selected waveform changes accordingly in edit mode A change parameter values of DCO1 and DCO2 in edit mode B change parameter values of DCO3 and DCO4 in edit mode AB change parameter values of DCO1 DCO3 and DCO2 DCO4 note In editmode AB the DCOZ DCOA set is not visible but the changes are definitely made note When assigning pulse waves it is normally recommended to operate with only DCO1 A side and DCOS B side in this way you ll get the normal pulse wave sound However when DCOS and DCOA are also activate and one or two DCO s have a pulse wave assigned to it the sound gets distorted This gives the user the ability to make dirty sounds note If two DCO s are desired with both a pulse wave sele
9. current active MULTI always rules 17 THE SETUP MENU Midi Controllers submenu e while in the SETUP menu press n H repeatedly until Edit right of MIDI Controllers is selected e press go to the MIDI Controllers submenu LIST oF SELECTED HIDI CONTROLLERS J giu 5Foot C ali SustPd 1HModihl 6 Breath a Fo Swi 2P Time S amp P F coni 3 HoldPd 23 Volume LE Facon a4 SoftPd LA Exeres 49 Generi aS Legato es ere MULTI PATCH TOOLS EJ El selected Controller 1 happed to the Pitch Bend Wheel page List of selected Midi Controllers The Pitch Bend Wheel and a selection of 14 MIDI controllers can simultaniously modulate the patches Each patch has it s own controller assignment In this page make a selection for the controllers you want to receive press LI gt B m gt E repeatedly change the present MIDI controller nr or turn the dataknob change the present MIDI controller nr note MIDI controllers recognized by the HOUND controllers 1 to 31 and 64 to 95 It is recommended for the 1st and the 2nd column see figure above to select controllers which are being used for continous datachange functions In the 3rd column select controllers which normally are being used for pedal functions In this way you can recognize the controllers by their markers d Pitch Bend X continuous datachange function pedal function The selection of Mi
10. messages are shown In this case the display 6 057X means that the connected keyboard is active In case of a SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE message the first three data bytes are displayed showing the manufactorers ID e press D or H repeatedly until Midi Tester is highlighted press D enter the MIDI tester and press D again to clear the MIDI tester incoming data from the screen press x leave the TOOLS menu Get Version e press D or H repeatedly until Get Version is highlighted e press present software version will be diplayed press leave the TOOLS menu 24 MULTI copy copya MULTI MULTI Midi Tester MULTI Cory gt Calibration FTCH Get Version ScreenContrazt essnsssn ml START TWMIM mept press n or H repeatedly until MULTI Copy is highlighted e press A numbered box and empty box appears press m gt BE gt E repeatedly change the present parameter value or turn the dataknob change the present parameter value Press D successively and change the two boxed numbers as shown in the picture The gt E softkey confirms the execution of copying MULT 1 to 02 In this example MULTI Nr 01 is copied to MULTI Nr 02 MULTI Nr 02 is overwritten so take care Calibration e press n H repeatedly until Calibration is highlighted e press Calibration starts running note Use calibration only when the synthesizer is
11. negative as well Some parameters can have positive or zero value only The parameters in the column NOTE VELOC or AFTER can always be negative too The principle behind this is that there is a so called pivot to the influence of NOTE VELO AFTER The pivots are e NOTE Middle C played center of the keyboard e VELO Playing a note with average velocity e AFTER Zero aftertouch When a parameter in the so called influence columns are adjusted and the playing is average done there will be no change But a positive change of a parameter will make for instance hard played notes sound harder and soft played notes softer Whe the parameter is adjusted negative this will be reversed In case of a hard played note it will sound unnatural soft and vice verse 34 THE PATCH EDITOR BASIC OPERATION Non standard Editing Pages 14 EDITING pages don t look like standard EDITING pages because of their specialized nature These pages are being descibed page by page in the next chapter Patch editor all parameters In these pages changing parameters is generally being done using the D key or softkey gt E increment or decrement parameter value instead of using the dataknob Details see pages 42 FILE Saving a patch 43 FILE Renaming a patch 44 DCO allocation to A or B 45 DCO waveshape 46 DCO peer 47 DCO synchronizing DCO s 48 DCO relative volume 49 DCO tuning 52 VCF filter modes 58 ENV ENV
12. one note can be heard at the time when playing on a keyboard Polyphonic play mode When playing on a keyboard all available voices can be played The HOUND can produce 16 voices so 16 notes can be heard at the same time Sample and Hold The sample and hold extracts samples of a sound source at a certain rate It can be used as a modulation source 72 APPENDICES TROUBLE SHOOTING There is nothing visual on the HOUND display Check all connections to MIDI IN MIDI OUT audio output 1 2 3 4 Check mains power connection and mains switch Switch the HOUND off wait for 10 seconds and switch it on again while pressing the upper softkey The contrast of the display is now set to a default value There is no responce to MIDI messages Check all connections to MIDI IN MIDI OUT audio output 1 2 3 4 Check incoming messages with the MIDI tester TOOLS menu Check if the MIDI channel is deselected in the MULTI select Patch Check if the MIDI channel has the appropriate routing Check if the selected Patch is correctly edited Not all Midi channels are responding while in the Patch Editor supposed OMNI i Check if any patch number is deselected in the MULTI CHANNEL PATCH If so this is not heard in the Patch Editor OMNI mode Selection is thus needed When in the Patch Editor only OUTPUT 1 and OUTPUT 2 are selected 73 APPENDICES MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART HOUND ANALOG SYNTH
13. page press gt E new default values are set and stored or while in the dialog page press x old default values will remain stored but the changed values remain active until the HOUND is switched off When no changes are made the dialog page doesn t appear after leaving a submenu note when leaving the Midi Controllers submenu the dialog page doesn t appear as changes are always stored immediately 19 THE MULTI MENU Introduction The MULTI menu consists of two pages 1 MIDI CHANNEL PATCH patch assignment for each of the 16 MIDI channels 2 MIDI CHANNEL ROUTE output assignment for each of the 16 MIDI channels When going to the MULTI menu you enter the MIDI CHANNEL PATCH page first The number of the present MULTI is visible and highlighted at the top of the page on the left side the name of the MULTI is visible in the centre at the top In the HOUND s opening page e select MULTI and press D e press LI gt BE uH gt E repeatedly go to MIDI CHANNEL PATCH change the present MULTI number up down note changing the present MULTI number will be a temporal change until the Hound is switched off You can only change the default MULTI number in the SETUP menu see page 15 THE SETUP MENU In MIDI CHANNEL PATCH when the patch nr is highlighted e press D goto MIDI CHANNEL ROUTE In MIDI CHANNEL ROUTE when the patch nr is highlighted press D go back to MIDI CHANNEL PATCH note All c
14. patchlist go to the dialog page the patch is now changed renamed and saved at the desired location go to MAIN page go to the patchlist go to the HOUND s opening page 41 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS Introduction In this chapter all parameters present in a patch are being explained At the beginning of each paragraph a picture is displayed representing the page that is being explained How to get to that page can be seen in the path presented left of the picture The startpoint of the path is PATCH EDITOR note Details on path and navigating pages see page 35 Navigating pages note Survey of all pages see page 29 Describing the pages note select press kd and or n repeatedly until the desired item or parameter is highlighted 42 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS FILE saving a patch PATCH EDITOR OZS SVHTH BRASS 1 AN bene SAVE m UCF PL UCA P EHU b LEO PATCH EDITOR FILE SAVE patchlist ALI selected patch nr 25 SYNTH BRAS o 1 When selecting the SAVE editing page first the patchlist is being displayed Select the desired saving location to save the patch This can be done in 2 ways press H or D or press gt BE gt E move up down 10 patch nrs at the time move up down one patch nr at the time note Pressing amp holding the keys will activate continously scrolling through th
15. release time Release delay time delay start Delay Changing all parameter values standard procedure standard procedure see page 39 note The utmost right parameter column is changed from AFTER to R VEL release velocity note By adjusting the SUSTAIN level to a negative value the ENV will repeat it s ATTACK DECAY trajectory until the note will be RELEASED 60 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS LFO low frequency oscillator 3 mode amp wave Par ERITSENIG2S SYNTH BRASS FILE FD1 Uibrato Tremolo AH WEO3 Gub LF 3 General 1 y EDIT ae IIT me Ru CC FreeRun SESCH PATCH EDITOR LFO selected Lfo3 Triangle In this page you can define whether Low Frequency Oscillator 3 works in Freerun or in Align In Freerun the fase of LFO3 is unpredicted This can be troublesome when chords are played In Align mode the LFO3 s of the chord are synchronized Also the LFO3 output can be altered Triangle Sawtooth Square When LFO3 is in Freerun mode e select Freerun and press set LFO3 in Align mode When LFOS3 is in Align mode e select Align and press set LFO3 in Freerun mode Change LFOS output wave e select LFOS wave and press D repeatedly modify the LFO3 output wave 61 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS LFO low frequency oscillator 2 FRTEH EDITOR B325 FILE 2 WIEOCTG pC a LFoz e UER SPEED ip ENU AFXconl Ba
16. right of the dots 71 APPENDICES GLOSSARY Key In this manual the word key is generally used for push button switches on the front panel Dataknob The knob on the frontpanel Changes parameter values Turn it slowly data changes slowly turn it quickly data change quickly and more quickly than you would expect Soft key On the HOUND a push button switch on the front panel with no predefined function The current state of the HOUND determines the function which is displayed right in the display in any page Parameter A value which can be changed as displayed on the screen of the HOUND Page On the HOUND a page is a set of information and parameters shown at any one time on the display Screen Dialog page An interactive page in a dialog page the HOUND proposes two options for what to do next and explains the necessary steps to undertake Patch The collection of parameters which make up a sound Patch List The collection of all patches patchnumbers Multi The collection of parameters which define for each MIDI channel the audio output and patch nr assigned to that particular MIDI channel Voice The number of voices defines the number of notes that can be heard at the same time E g When a synthesizer has only one voice installed only one note can be heard at the same time E g A six string guitar represents an instrument having six voices installed Monophonic play mode Only
17. A set is not visible but the changes are definitely made 49 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS DCO tuning and tuning modulation PATCH EDITOR DCO TUNE edit AB PATCH EDITOR DCO TUNE edit B FATCH EDITOR G25 SYNTH BRASS 1 ELIT hE FATCH EOITOR JAZS pend pony d o WAL pco3 Manual Inf 1213 UCF FM Manual JETI ENU aas AE UCH pur CEHUS CLFOS aa EH CLFOS Z ABE m U L reatb Op LFO Breath amp i selected for DCO1 gt manual tuning 1200 selected for DCO3 manual tuning 1200 At these 2 pages you can make changes to 1 fixed DCO frequency tuning Manual 2 frequency modulated by ENV 3 ENV3 3 frequency modulated by LFO3 LFO3 4 frequency modulated by a MIDI controller Breath default assignment Shortcuts ENV2 LFO3 shortcuts see page 36 Changing all parameter values standard procedure standard procedure see page 39 except for manual tuning in edit mode A change parameter values of DCO1 and DCO2 in edit mode B change parameter values of DCO3 and DCO4 in edit mode AB change parameter values of DCO1 DCO3 and DCO2 DCO4 note In edit mode AB the DCO2 DCO4 set is not visible but the changes are definitely made note Details about modulation by MIDI controllers see pages 37 amp 38 MIDI controlled modulation note Normally pitch bend and vibrato can be added to DCO tuning modulation These modulation sources work on all DCO s simul
18. A slo slow OUT 4 OUT 3 OUT 2 OUT 1 Mains receptacle MIDI out MIDI thru MIDI in Output 4 Output 3 Output 2 Output 1 Mains inlet Use ONLY the equipped mains power chord note Connections see next page Powering up Audio Output connections There are 4 audio connectors provided all unbalanced 1 4 phone The simplest way to connect the HOUND to your soundsystem is to use connectors 1 left output and 2 right output If you want to make a mono connection use output 1 only Use ONLY shielded audio chords note In a normal setup connector 1 functions as stereo output left and as the main mono output Connector 2 functions as stereo output right note Output assignment see page 22 MIDI CHANNEL ROUTE MIDI connnectors The following MIDI connectors confirm to the MIDI standard IN is used to receive external data including System exclusive data OUT is used to send System exclusive data THRU echoes the data received at MIDI IN Use ONLY shielded MIDI chords note The HOUND comes with a PC orientated computer program used for exchanging data in order to make it possible to store and load Patches and Multi s INTRODUCTION Powering up e Insert the mains chord in the mains power inlet on the rear panel of the HOUND Plug the other end of the chord into a grounded AC outlet 230V Use ONLY the equipped mains chord e Connect audio output 1 and 2 of the HOUND to the line level inputs
19. ATCH menu The MULTI menu operates in the multitimbral way On each MIDI channel you can hear a different patch The Patch menu operates in the OMNI mode The HOUND plays the selected patch on each MIDI channel Quickstart from the Multi menu press D or H repeatedly until MULTI is highlighted select MULTI press D MULTI nr 1 will be displayed default setting All patches assigned to all 16 MIDI channnels are displayed here and presented by their patch numbers playable in the MIDI MULTI mode press D or H repeatedly Select the patch nr assigned to the desired MIDI channel the patchname will display at the bottomline of the page gt press E gt B gt E repeatedly Scrolling through the available patches on the selected MIDI channel P or 4 turn the data knob Quickstart from the Patch menu e press D or v repeatedly until PATCH is highlighted e press D you have entered the patch list all patches are presented here playable in the MIDI OMNI mode e press D or H repeatedly scrolling through the available patches e press gt lt gt E repeatedly fast scrolling through the available patches OPENING PAGE THE OPENING PAGE page opening page zu MULTI PATCH HOUND Synthesizer 16 Uoices TODLS muTI D1 START TWIH Hope selected the door to the SETUP menu Multi MULTI nr 1 named START mode TWIN mode After powering up the HOUND see page 12 Power
20. DITOR VCF FREQ ug fExeres BBE selected cuttoff freq modulation by ENV2 influenced by MIDI note nr Right of the manual and modulators column and right of the dotted line 4 columns are present In each column relevant parameters are implemented which effect the item of the EDITING page The 4 colums are named BASIC NOTE VELOC and AFTER 1 BASIC all basic settings for manual value and modulation depth The other three columns can contain parameters which influence the fixed values set in the BASIC column 2 NOTE manual value and modulation depth influenced by note number 3 VELOC manual value and modulation depth influenced by velocity 4 AFTER manual value and modulation depth influenced by aftertouch note in the Envelope EDITING pages after is replaced by r vel release velocity note MIDI aftertouch is supposed to be polyphonic while MIDI channel pressure is monophonic They are both supported in the same manner All parameters refer to the column as well as the row in which they are in For instance the function of the highlighted parameter in the example above is the amount of influence by NOTE ON to the amount of cutoff frequency modulation by Envelope Generator 2 In these pages changing parameter values is generally being done using the dataknob note Changing the values see page 39 changing numeric parametervalues standard procedure When it makes sence the parameters can be
21. Details about modulation by MIDI controllers see pages 37 amp 38 MIDI controlled modulation note When altering the fatness value it is recommended to experiment with altered VCF frequency and resonance settings as well 57 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS VCA WU E aaa LF01 opp aaa Exrresi 888 PATCH EDITORS VCA In this page you can change values for all parameters concerning the volume of the patch 1 volume modulated by Envelope Generator 1 ENV1 2 volume modulated by Low Frequency Oscillator 1 LFO1 3 volume modulated by a MIDI controller AExpres default assignment 4 volume default setting controlled by a MIDI ctrl Volume default assignment Shortcuts ENV1 LFO1 shortcuts see page 36 Changing all parameter values standard procedure standard procedure see page 39 The MIDI controller on the bottom line displayed in a separate frame sets the default volume When no MIDI volume control is applied the value doesn t change When a MIDI controller is applied the controller will take control and will overrule the present value note Details about modulation by MIDI controllers see pages 37 amp 38 MIDI controlled modulation note The modulation depth of ENV1 can be used as a finetuning volume adjustment however the value of 000 completely shuts off the VCA 58 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS ENV envelope generator 3 tri
22. ESIZER Date 99 05 28 Model HOUND MIDI Implementation Chart Version 01 01 xx Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default X 1 16 Only used for SYSEX Channel Changed X 1 16 Stored in SETUP Menu Default X Mode 3 Poly Mono stored in Patch Mode Messages X X Altered dist X Note 21 108 Number True voice vane 21 108 Note On X O Velocity Note Off X O After Key s X O Touch Channel X O Pitch Bend X O 1 X O vibrato Modulation Wheel 2 X O DCO group Breath Controller 4 X O resonance Foot Controller 5 X O portamento Portamento Time 7 X O volume Channel Volume 11 X O expression Expression Controller 12 X O LFO group Effect Control 1 Control 13 X Effect Control 2 Change 16 X General Purpose 1 64 X O sustain Damper Pedal sustain 65 X O portamento Portamento On Off 67 X Soft Pedal 68 X Legato Footswitch 69 X O LFO group Hold 2 121 X O Reset All Controllers Program X 1 120 Can be disabled Change True Number TAE 1 120 System Exclusive O O Univ Sysex FILE DUMP System Song Position X X Song Select X X Common Tune Request X X System Clock X X Real Time Commands X X Local On Off X X Aux All Notes Off X O Control Change 123 Messages Active Sensing X X System Reset X X Notes MIDI OUT used for SYSEX MIDI IN gt MIDI THRU only Mode 1 Omni On Poly Mode 3 Omni Off Poly Mode 2 Omni On Mono Mode 4 Omni Off Mono 74
23. HOUND SYNTHESIZER MANUAL Copyright 1999 CIRKO Electronics Kon Arthurlaan 200 5625 CH Eindhoven the Netherlands tel 31 040 2481147 E mail cirko cirko com Site www cirko com All rights are reserved by CIRKO No part of this publication may be reproduced published disclosed or stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical by photocopying recording or otherwise without the prior written permission of CIRKO This includes also drawings and schemes Any damage caused by incompetent or improper use of this information is at your own risk CIRKO reserves the right to modify parts of this publication any moment without any previous or direct notification to the other party The contents of this manual can also be modified without any notification Enclosed user manual can neither imply new nor any reinforcement of the responsibility of Cirko in whatever form The owner understands that it is owner s sole responsibility to ensure the device is properly maintained and operated and that all the items are correct Any damage caused by incompetent or improper use of this manual is at your own risk Cirko cannot be held responsible for damages caused by procedures not carried out in accordance with the enclosed manual The owner indemnifies Cirko against all claims and or other responsibilities of any third parties against Cirko SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS This device must be grounded us
24. LOOMcu m 72 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHAT 73 Serre e le 74 WARRANTY INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION THE HOUND gt A sound is assembled by adjusting a set of parameters controlling oscillators filters and alike This set of adjusted parameters can be stored in a so called PATCH Once stored a sound patch can be summoned and eventually changed later A total of 124 patches are available A rich set of patches is stored in the factory but you can change them all if you want The free librarian program HOUNDLIB EXE enables you to save the factory patches and all the stuff you make on your PC s harddisk gt When you play a note this note is send to the Hound through a MIDI channel This MIDI channel numbered 1 16 can be selected on your keyboard The Hound is a multi timbral device It can receive and respond on each MIDI channel simultanously gt Upto 16 Patches can be put in a so called MULTI Each MIDI channel numbered 1 16 has its own sound patch assigned to it A note played on a certain MIDI channel will produce the sound of the patch assigned to it Also stored in a MULTI is the routing of the sounds patches to the 4 different outputs A total of 24 different MULTI s are available The free librarian program HOUNDLIB EXE is also capable to save all your MULTI s on the harddisk of your PC note A MIDI Patch change on a certain MIDI channel can overru
25. O s The pitch of DCO1 and DCO3 can modulate the pitchcarrier of DCO2 and DCO4 At these 2 pages you can make changes to 1 modulation fixed value manual 2 FM depth modulated by ENV2 ENV2 3 FM depth modulated by LFO3 LFO3 Shortcuts ENV2 LFO3 shortcuts see page 36 Changing all parameter values standard procedure standard procedure see page 39 PATCH EDITOR DCO FM edit AB PATCH EDITOR DCO FM edit X PATCH EDITOR JAZS SYNTH BRASS 1 Yy ELN ER FATEH EDITOR H25 SYNTH BRASS 1 Y EPIT FH FILE T Ka T F EIG bt MELOL AFTER FILE Sq M ERSIc NOTE WELOC AFTER be i aac peg Manual S DD EHL EHU LEO GLE LF HU D Lu Bux selected DCO 152 DCO 3 gt 4 FM manual amount basic value selected DCO 2 gt 4 FM manual amount basic value The EDITING page AB edits Dco1 gt Dco2 and Dco3 gt Dpco4 simultanously However the A side is only visual The EDITING page 2 4 is only valid when used in TWIN mode You can make two extra adjustments 1 DCO1 gt pco2 pco4 2 DCO2 DCO3 gt pco4 51 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS DCO pulse width modulation PATCH EDITOR DCO PWM The pulse width of the pulse wave can be altered and or modulated for each DCO separately 1 pulse width fixed value 2 pulse width modulated by ENV 2 3 pulse width modulated by LFO3 4 pulse witdh modulated by MIDI con
26. PATCH EDITOR AUX selected Poly mode MONO POLY mode The MONO POLY mode concerns the way voices are allocated to the music beeing played In POLY mode voices are allocated as expected Voices momentary not in use no played note attached to it are the first to be allocated to new played notes When monophonic operation is preferred like with portamento or a bass solo track may not be interrupted it is wise to set it to MONO e select the present value and press D repeatedly change the value accordingly 64 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS AUX pitch bend and vibrato FATCH EDITOR MASS SYNTH BRASS 1 y EPIT 4E FILE PITCH 4JPiBEND PITON ern UCF Sen o UCA EHI TB MMacdllh1 PITCH UIERRTI LFO P em LFO1 s PATCH EDITOR AUX PITCH BLISS selected Pitch Bend interval 2 semitones PITCH BEND Normally Pich Bend is done by the Pitch Bend Wheel default JPIBEND hence the default value for assigned MIDI controller The pich bend interval can be changed range off to one octave in semitone steps the default value is 2 semitones e select 2 Sem below PITCH BEND press D or lower gt lt repeatedly value will change accordingly VIBRATO Normally Vibrato is controlled by the Modulation Wheel default ModWhl hence the default value for assigned MIDI controller The vibrato interval can be changed range off to one octave in semitone st
27. S triggering 60 LFO LFO3 mode amp wave 62 AUX pitch bend and vibrato 63 AUX portamento 64 AUX sample and hold 65 AUX pedal 66 AUX strip 35 THE PATCH EDITOR BASIC OPERATION Navigating pages Standard procedure As seen in the previous paragraphes the pages of the patch editor are grouped into three levels e MAIN page e SECTION pages e EDITING pages Navigating is normally done by going from one level to another for instance Going from the main page to a section page e select the item representing the door to the section page e press go to the requested section Going from a section page to an editing page e select the item representing the door to the editing page e press go to the requested editing page Leaving an editing page and going back to the section page e press x go back to the section page Leaving a section page and going back to the main page e press x go back to the main page note PATH How to travel to a certain page can be seen in the path The path represents the route to be taken in order to get to the desired page when starting in the patch editor s main page For instance the path to page where all of the VCF s cutoff frequency parameters are located is represented as patch editor vcfa gt freq 36 THE PATCH EDITOR BASIC OPERATION Navigating pages Shortcuts tLFOS1 abe PATCH EDITOR VCF FREQ ux LExrres
28. VCF A and VCF B can more or less be tuned close to oscillation and with carefully detuned cutoff frequency of VCF A and or VCF B a nose like sound can be made This effect is more obvious when the patch is routed to both output 1 and output 2 resp output 3 and output 4 thus making it a mono sound on two outputs The latter makes it worth while trying out the INVERT on VCF A and the BANDPASS on VCF B 1 VCF A can be set in INV erse mode to substract VCF A from VCF B This can give notch filter like thin sounds especially when both cutoff frequencies are matching closely 2 VCF B can be set in BANDpass mode thus making the sound clearer When both VCF s are set in series mode see filter modes page 50 only the DCO s allocated to the A side of the sound are routed through VCF A then through VCF B and finally to the B side of the voice Inverting VCF A is now irrelevant bandpassing VCF B makes the sound clearer When the VCF s are set in series it is possible to manually change this preset For instance the interruption on the output of the A side can be overruled by adjusting the ENV1 in the VCA page page 54 The DCO s waveshapes originally allocated to the B side can be set back to a wave of choise eO TWIN in mono The TWIN mode in mono can be accomplished without changing the output assignment in the relevant Multi by selecting the SOLE mode prior to using the Patch Editor In this way the sound is heard in TWIN mode f
29. aVe nennen nnne nnne nnns 60 LFO low frequency oscillat r 2 ette ene teu P aetoaa dte pea pepu a epu pes epe gapum den eugna 61 LFO low frequency oscillator 1 and 3 nnns 62 AUX mono poly mode enhn nnn nne eee sss e nins nnn nrn isis nnns nnne nnns EEEn nnn 63 AUX pitch bend and vibrato cece cence eee eee eee deen erred nnnnnen nsns nnns nnn nnr en neni nnn 64 AUX portamento MM 65 AUX sample and hold 0 cece cece eee aaae eee eee eee aan AE 66 AUX pedal assignment and pedal mode 67 AUX strip set DCO VCF VCA ENV3 LFO8 AUX and Con 68 SUMIPPING SECCIONS EE 68 Copying parameter values cece cece ee ee eee e ee nnnee eee e eee tE E aaeee eee enne nnnnenn nnne nnn nnne nns nnns nnn nnns 68 MIDI Se E TREIE 69 lge ele RE 69 Sending receiving Patches amp Mute 69 TPSAND HINTS c 70 How to work with special VCF modes TWIN nens 70 L2 EPOD MIRO eee EE 70 Use the peer to set DCOieiase nennen nnne sss n nnne nennen nsns 70 Reset the Hound oec re deste EEN cabe Eres 70 MIBLERRB 5e pe nectit eset tee EE Ail enti 70 GLOSSARY d iacit eee conetur ed e pe 71 MC NN DH EE ENEE 71 BEE el EEUU 71 ctos E EE 71 Parameten aveces erc vc rn Sener E ra ree ere 71 AG Cte ee HII MM IECIT IINE 71 Dial g page ROCCO 71 beleen naa Suan Satu Mien tuts San guint E 71 pic NRI Uc 71 Maltise erc LO 71 Noe MEI 71 Monophonic play mode een ee eee 71 Polyphonic play mode ee ee ne nsns 71 Sample and Hold 71 IE Sio UZEC
30. atch list page appears choose either to edit another patch or to leave the patch list and go back to the HOUND s opening page e press E white in the PATCH LIST page You re back in the HOUND s openingpage note Saving a patch see page 42 FILE saving a patch note Renaming a patch see page 43 FILE renaming a patch 29 THE PATCH EDITOR BASIC OPERATION Describing the pages Introduction In general in the patch editor there are three levels of pages MAIN page The patch editor s opening exit page and the entrance to the section pages and the VCA EDITING page No parameter changes can be made here but you can toggle between mono and stereo SECTION pages 6x The main pages of a section and entrances to the relevant editing pages In general no parameter changes can be made here EDITING pages 20x The actual editing pages where most of the parameter values can be changed all pages in the patch editor 6 section 20 editing description of the editing pages pages pages MAIN page FILE s SAVE save patch at new location ee NAME re naming a patch e s DCO WAVE DCO waveform settings etc 2 2 DCO s Ee TUNE DCO tuning 2 2 DCO s eter AUD s FM frequency modulation DIM UMS PWM pulse width modulation UE VCF FREQ cutoff frequency EMO RES resonance Magee ete s FAT fatness DM c E e AB output VCF A into VCF B TWIN mode r
31. confirm renaming the patch go back to the FILE page or press B deny renaming the patch go back to the FILE page 44 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS DCO allocation voice TWIN mode only PATCH EDITOR DCO WAVE edit AB PATCH EDITORSSDCO amp WAVE edit B SYNTH BRASS 1 PATCH EDITOR A2S pont E I E voice H R DEO Wave Pul U CF cn Wave reer B UU lp Feer sync E 3 ame dB ii Lo ampi d vi selected DCO1 routed to the A side selected DCO3 routed to the B side J The Voice parameters select the assignment of each DCO When in the TWIN MODE each of the four DCO s can be assigned to either the A side or the B side of the voice In this way you can create a thick and or complicated mono sound with 4 DCO s If you change the play mode to SOLE after leaving the patch editor DCO3 and DCO4 are temporarily being disabled and DCO 1 and DCO 2 are temporarily reassigned to the A side In fact when in the SOLE mode DCO 3 and DCO 4 as well as the DCO allocation routine don t exist note When in the patch editor the HOUND always operates in the TWIN mode e select the parameter value A or B in the column of the DCO you want to reassign press D change assignment of each DCO in edit mode A change assignment of DCO1 and DCO2 in edit mode B change assignment of DCO3 and DCO4 in edit mode AB change parameter values of DCO1 DCO3 and DCO2 DCO4
32. continuous or pedal controller where you want For instance it is even possible to use a pedal controller for the pitch bend function Whether the active controller is a continous or pedal controller is explained by the symbol preceding the controller s name Changing the active controller e select the controller name e press D or lower gt E repeatedly select a new controller 15 options note The MIDI Pitch Bend Wheel is not a MIDI Controller MIDI controllers work only in one direction namely upwards The Pitch Bend works both upwards and downwards as it is meant to be on bending the pitch The Hound takes the Pitch Bend as a controller It will still work as upwards downwards pitchbend but when assigned to other controller functions in the Hound it still works in bothe directions When for instance the MIDI Expression is used to push the VCF freq upwards it is possible to select the pitch bend instead allowing to push the VCF freq both upwards and downwards using the Pitch Bend wheel 38 THE PATCH EDITOR BASIC OPERATION MIDI controlled modulation all controllers Summary of modulation locations where a MIDI controller can be assigned EDITING page Default name function DCO TUNE Breath DCO tuning modulation DCO1 3 and DCO2 4 separately DCO FM Breath DCO FM DCO1 gt DCO2 and DCO3 gt DCO4 DCO PWM Breath Pulse Width modulation DCO 1 2 3 4 VCF FREQ Expres cut off frequency mod
33. cted this is only possible in the TWIN mode THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS DCO peer Fulcd EDITORMGSS SYNTH BRASS 1 MIER 4E en Dens voice H Wave Ful Sin reer D Y syne kel PATCH EDITOR DCO WAVE edit AB G anel 12 selected for DCO1 gt peer ON When using 2 or more DCO s with slightly detuned frequencies the sound becomes a bit roomy Activating peer will start the DCO s on the same phase on each played note in this way you can create a firm attack e select the present parameter value in the column of the DCO you want to edit e press D and or gt E repeatedly toggle between peer ON and OFF in edit mode A change parameter values of DCO1 and DCO2 in edit mode B change parameter values of DCO3 and DCO4 in edit mode AB change parameter values of DCO1 DCO3 and DCO2 DCO4 note In editmode AB the DCOZ DCOA set is not visible but the changes are definitely made note When more than one DCO is used on exactly the same frequency it can happen that they fade out on a certain voice You can switch out one or more DCO s You can detune them sligtly or switch the peer on of all concerning DCO s 47 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS DCO synchronizing DCO s sync PATCH EDITOR ASS F ILE bewi DC u voice d ier vi EN ES n s PATCH EDITOR DCO WAVE edit A amel selected synchronization OFF The Sync parameter defines
34. cts like one Normally the default list is assembled see page 16 how to do this resulting in the names shown in the summary When the list of MIDI controllers is extensively modified in the SETUP this is only adviced for experienced users a completely different choise list occurs with names like 23 or Sound5 in all the patches you edit Once a list has been made in the SETUP the MIDI controllers in it are the MIDI controllers available in each Patch In order to get the list above there has to be made a default in the Patch you Edit and the MIDI controller list must be set to default in the SETUP for the entire synthesizer 39 THE PATCH EDITOR BASIC OPERATION Changing parameter values standard procedure ED BLeasic MTE VELG DEIER Manual 3121 ENUF isis ENUS ga CLFOS aaa PATCH EDITOR VCF FREQ Hug Expres BBB selected modulationdepth by ENV2 basic value softkeys and active graphic bar displayed representing the value 056 Changing the value After selecting a parameter there are three ways to start altering the selected value In all three cases a r bar will appear right in the screen and the softkey functions will change to ZAR ang CHAS turn the dataknob the value changes accordingly or press lower gt E the value will reset on zero or press D the value remains unchanged graphic bar The graphic bar represents a gra
35. di Controllers as shown in the figure above is the default selection It is recommended to stay as close to this selection as needed As a shorthand this selection can be obtained by pressing EETUFI MULTI PATCH TOOLS LILITIIIM LIST GF SELECTED HIDI CONTROLLERS FiBEHD 5Foot C al SustPd ModWhl 26 Breath a2 Po Swi R2P Time 47 Fsconi 3 HoldPd t3 VUolume 8Fxxcon2 ad SoftPd 3 Generi a5 Legato Confirm selection of the default Press any softkey to confirm accepting the DEFAULT or press any other key in case you change your mind note When a change is made in the Midi Controller submenu all changes are displayed and stored immediately note If in the list as shown in the display above a double name occurs this is an invalid situation The second name and Midi controller will not be recognized After leaving the SETUP a message MIDI ERR will occur on the bottomline and keeps nagging until the setting is properly done THE SETUP MENU Store default settings In the SETUP menu a number of default system parameter values are set After having changed the setup configuration the new configuration can either be stored or used temporarily while the power is on if changes BE UP must be saweg MULTI PATCH to let changes be temporal seess 1 E d the dialog page e while in SETUP page press x leave the SETUP submenu and go to the dialog page while in the dialog
36. e patchlist After selecting the desired location go to the save dialog page in order to confirm saving the patch e press D goto the save dialog page PATCH EOITOR JG25 SYNTH BRASS 1 lee Door A HOT HEE Are sou sure sawing CE this Patch Lo t ERU NUMBER 825 LFO Press CH if not a PATCH EDITOR FILE SAVE dialog page LS When in the dialog page you have 2 options either you confirm saving the patch and overwrite the present patch or you leave the dialog page and avoid the saving procedure press H or press B save the patch and go back to the FILE page KL avoid undo save and go back to the FILE page note At this point you can decide to do more editing or eventually leave the patch editor through the MAIN page 43 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS FILE renaming a patch FATEH EDITOR Ja25 SYNTH BRASS 1 V EDIT AE SMHTH BRASS s PATCH EDITOR FILE NAME The first character of the patchname is already automatically selected after entering this page Available characters are in order of appearance I amp lt gt 4 0123456789 ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ e press LI gt BE m gt E change characters go to the next previous character e turn dataknob change characters go to the next previous character e press H or D go to the next previous character position After having renamed the patch press D
37. ed modulation all controllers sesssssseneeeeenennnn nennen 38 Default controler na meS ieie ariei iaraa Rh RERO EROR a ERR ER RR EH ER RAE a Ede RAS 38 Default MIDI controll rs 2 2 2 3 irit tee e e Er IHRE EES 38 Changing parameter values standard procedure enne 39 Ghandging the UE 39 eaving tlie active parameter ntn ent a HER REED LR RT FERE ERE EROR e E ERRARE DAR Eod 39 Basic operation ul EE A0 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS tenente nrntr sinn er st n nrnrn nin nrnnn nnn 41 Introductio REENEN 41 FILE saving a patch ssssssssssssssssssseeeeeeeeenennnnennen nennen aaee sees eect nter innen nnn rennes nsns 42 FILE renaming a pDaich nnne nennen isse nnn nnn nnn nnn nsns et nnn nnn nnns nns 43 DCO allocation Voice TWIN mode on 44 DCO waveshape wave isssssssssssssssssseneeeeeennennnnmenesn nenne nre nter isis inns rrr ener isses innere innen nsns 45 Me ege 46 DCO synchronizing DCO s evnct nennen nnns sss n ennt rrr nen nnns 47 DCO relative volume Camp 48 DCO tuning and tuning modulation nennen nnn nnne nnne 49 DGO WC DD D Ep 50 DCO pulse width modulaiton sse eene nennen nnne nnnm nnns nnns n nennen nnns 51 Ee EE 52 MGF ee Ee 54 MGE resonance en eege 55 MGE EE 56 MCA E 57 ENV envelope generator 3 riogerlng mnes 58 ENV all envelope generators nennen nnn nnn nnne nnn nnen isse nnn n nnn nsns sns 59 LFO low frequency oscillator 3 W
38. eps the default value is 1 semitone e select 1 Sem below PITCH VIBRATION press D or lower gt E repeatedly value will change accordingly You can select normal vibrato frequency modulated by LFO1 or frequency modulation by Envelope Generator 3 e select LFO1 or ENV3 below PITCH VIBRATION e press D or lower gt E repeatedly value will toggle between LFO1 and ENV3 The vibrato depth can also be controlled by aftertouch Aft enable aftertouch influence disable aftertouch influence e select or Aft below PITCH VIBRATION e press g or lower gt E repeatedly value will toggle between Aft and note Details about modulation by MIDI controllers see pages 37 amp 38 MIDI controlled modulation 65 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS AUX portamento PATCH EDITORMASS SYNTH BRASS 1 y GIT S FORTAHENTO TIHE RP Time SIS PORTAMENTO Of GFF aPo Sui Active PUSH CLR PATCH EDITOR AUXS PORTAM selected portamento time 000 PORTAMENTO TIME The portamento time can be set manually and or be controlled by a MIDI controller default KP Time When the MIDI controller is used the portamento time changes accordingly the manual value will be overruled e select 000 below PORTAMENTO TIME changing the value standard procedure range 0 255 standard procedure see page 39 GLIDING FROM ONE CHORD TO ANOTHER POLYPHONIC PORTAMENTO
39. er ranges 8 octaves 55 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS VCF resonance PATCH EDIT amp R AZS SYNTH BRASS 1 Y EDIT AE E RES Wu WELOC AFTER Manual COn Jim ZC a ba g uu a m Erm oc PATCH EDITOR VCF RES At this page you can make changes to 1 resonance fixed value Manual 2 resonance modulated by Envelope Generator 2 ENV2 3 resonance modulated by Low Frequency Oscillator3 LFO3 4 resonance modulated by 1st MIDI controller Expres default value 5 resonance modulated by 2nd MIDI controller ZFootC default value Shortcuts ENV2 LFO3 shortcuts see page 36 Changing all parameter values standard procedure standard procedure see page 39 note Details about modulation by MIDI controllers see pages 37 amp 38 MIDI controlled modulation 56 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS VCF fatness Manual j IEIS ENU2 opp PATCH EDITOR VCF FAT Aux JZExPres 808 selected resonance manual amount basic value Fatness is a special HOUND feature implemented to make a sound fatter or thicker At this page you can make changes to Manual ENV2 AExpres default assignment 1 fatness fixed value 2 fatness modulated by Envelope Generator 2 3 fatness modulated by a MIDI controller Shortcuts ENV2 shortcuts see page 36 Changing all parameter values standard procedure standard procedure see page 39 note
40. er warranty is will be provides at no costs All costs of transportation from and to CIRKO Electronics will be charged to the owner 5 CIRKO Electronics has the right to retain warranty in the following cases Damage caused by deliberate actions Damage caused by neglectful behaviour Damage caused by third parties in any use Serial Number has been removed or tampered with
41. esent patch in MONO STEREO change from EDIT A EDIT B EDIT AB Only in the MAIN page the MONO STEREO can be altered A patch is heard on output1 and output2 in MONO Or STEREO e press lower B repeatedly change from MONO to STEREO and reversely THE PATCH EDITOR BASIC OPERATION The Section Pages s PATCH EDITOR FILE PATCH EDITORIIG25 SYNTH BRASS 1 Y ELTA selected SAVE PATCH EDITOR VCF FATEH EDITOR JaS5 SYNTH BRASS gt ave Pass selected FREQ PATCH EDITOR LFO s PATCH EDITOR DCO SYNTH BRASS 1 V EMIT 4E PATCH EDITOR ASS selected WAVE PATCH EDITOR ENV PATCH EDITOR GZS SYNTH BRASS 1 Y EDIT RE FILE E DEO e tepugs UCA Emai General FRU l eloldbd Kick PUSH E Env2 VCF PATCH EDITOR AUX FATGH EDITOR G75 SYNTH BRASS 1 Y EDIT aE ILE matus DER Lon UCA LEFOS General CA ENU EU LEO FreeRun Triangle LEO ALIS ALI FILE FATCH EDITORI JG25 SYNTH BRASS 1 EDITAE FIL UCF d selected LFO1 selected PEDAL The sections column of the MAIN page will always remain visible at the left side of a SECTION page in fact the actual SECTION page is displayed in a frame within the page A 4 at the left side of the frame points to the name of the section being edited Left in the frame you see a list of items representing the doors to t
42. f the HOUND Analog Synthesizer Module Congratulations with the purchase of the HOUND Now you are the owner of a real analog synthesizer sharing both digital and stable oscillators with analog and sounding filters This synthesizer gives you the possibility to construct your own sound by adjusting the rich set of parameters with the help of the build in graphical orientated Patch Editor You can make your bass part setup a queer solo sound and play chords at the same time in multi timbral mode The HOUND supports the use of several MIDI controllers to give expression to the music you make the HOUND features 6 digital analog synthesizer voices Fully 16 part Multi Timbral 2 oscillators DCO s per voice saw variable pulse amp square sine sin x and noise SOLE MODE 16 voice mono up to 2 oscillators for each voice TWIN MODE 8 voice stereo up to 4 oscillators for each voice e FM modulation DCO1 gt DCO2 DCO3 gt DCO4 Voltage Controlled filter VCF with resonance and FATNESS with 24 db lowpass bandpass responce 3 Envelope generators ENV 3 Low Frequency oscillators LFO Extensive modulation possibilities The Hound can operate with 10 MIDI controllers simultaniously e Easy to use patch edititor with dynamic screen amp shortcuts 4 outputs assignable for each MIDI channel Sample amp Hold Polyphonic Portamento LFO3 ENV3 MIDI pedal can make a rotary speaker effec
43. g PATCH EDITOR LFO LFO2 I selected LFO speed value 100 Low Frequency Oscillator 2 is used for P ulse W idth M odulation At these pages you can make changes to Manual FXcon1 default value 1 LFO speed fixed value 2 LFO speed modulated by a MIDI controller Changing all parameter values standard procedure standard procedure see page 39 note Details about modulation by MIDI controllers see pages 37 amp 38 MIDI controlled modulation 62 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS LFO low frequency oscillator 1 and 3 2FXcon1 LENUS PATCH EDITORS LFOsSLFO 1 ALI sm PATCH EDITOR LFO LFOS3 selected LFO3 speed manual amount basic value At these pages you can make changes to 1 LFO speed fixed value Manual 2 LFO speed modulated by a MIDI controller amp FXcon1 default value 3 LFO speed modulated by Envelope Generator 3 ENV3 Shortcut ENV3 shortcuts see page 36 Changing all parameter values standard procedure standard procedure see page 39 note Details about modulation by MIDI controllers see pages 37 amp 38 MIDI controlled modulation note LFO3 is syncronized by the played note if the according parameter in the LFO section is set to ALIGN If there is a need for LFOS to run freely set the parameter to FREERUN see figure page 28 63 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS AUX mono poly mode
44. ggering PATCH EDITOR ENV FATEH EDIEN GZS SYNTH BRASS 1 VIEDBIT AE FILE n AUCH DCH Eno 0CF UCF hi J Enws3 General aHoldPd selected Env3 Kick In this page you can define whether Envelope Generator 3 is triggered by a MIDI note or by the Kick pedal The Kick function is here attached to the MIDI Hold 2 Pedal The Kick pedal can be set to the normal pedal mode PUSH or toggle mode TOGL When the kick pedal isn t enabled e select Note and press When the kick pedal enabled e select Kick and press When the kick pedal works when pushed e select Push and press When the kick pedal works in toggle mode e select Togl and press kick pedal enabled kick pedal disabled ENV3 is triggered by note kick pedal works as toggle kick pedal works as a push button note Settings for the Kick pedal can also be changed in patch editor aux pedal see page 63 note Details about modulation by MIDI controllers see pages 37 amp 38 MIDI controlled modulation 59 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS ENV all envelope generators SUSTAIN a RELEASE PATCH EDITOR ENV ENV1 A LoeLaY m PATCH EDITORS ENVISKENV2 selected ENV3 attack time manual amount basic value am PATCH EDITORS ENVISKENV3 All three Envelope Generator are configured in the same way At these pages you can make changes to attack time Attack decay time Decay sustain level Sustain
45. hanges made in the MULTI MENU with exception of renaming the name of the MULTI are stored without confirmation note When you are navigating through the MULTI MENU the MIDI controllers are reset or volume is set to the default value stored in the patch 20 THE MULTI MENU Renaming a multi Renaming a MULTI can be done in both MULTI pages When turning the dataknob the name of the MULTI becomes highlighted It is now possible to change the name HIDI CHANNEL FATEH gt m I et hacen DOE 5 e gt 2a CH Hitt JC B a B H page MIDI CHANNEL PATCH selected first character to be changed e turn the dataknob activate the MULTI name ready for renaming press LI gt BE cl gt E repeatedly change the present character move up down or turn the dataknob change the present character e press D H go to next previous character press D confirm renaming the MULTI or press ix Cancel renaming the Multi Leaving the MULTI pages 1 Incase the Gen is positioned on a specific MIDI channel in either PATCH or MULTI page press or repeatedly until the MULTI nr on top of the page is highlighted again You can also press x to move the highlight select to the top immediately 2 press B leave the MULTI menu and go back to the opening page note All changes made in a MULTI are changed without confirmation and remain changed even after switching off main power unti
46. he actual EDITING pages The SECTION page represents the opening page of a section and leads to the section s EDITING pages No parameter changes can be made here except in the SECTION pages VCF ENV and LFO select an item and press D or press x go to the relevant EDITING page leave the section page and go back to the MAIN page 32 THE PATCH EDITOR BASIC OPERATION Standard Editing Pages introduction and functions column Introduction When entering an EDITING page you ll see that the sections column of the MAIN page remains visible so you ll always know which section is being edited The actual EDITING page appears in a frame At the top left in the frame the name of the item being edited is visible FATCH EDITOR B25 SYNTH BRASS 1 y EDIT AE FILE B FREG N ERSIC noTE VELON AFTER BLO Manual w i Ba E oo CENUZ 847 gga 098 Er LENUSI 043 BGG 067 CEO CLFUS4 G68 Baa GLE s PATCH EDITOR VCF FREQ Aux Expres Op selected cuttoff frequency manual amount basic value Most editing pages except all FILE and AUX pages and the pages DCO WAVE and DCO TUNE look more or less like the example above the VCF FREQ page In this particular page all parameters concerning the VCF cutoff frequency are displayed In an editing page generally all parameters which are relevant to an item are implemented Changing the parameter value
47. in what way the pitch of DCO2 or DCO4 should be synchronized to the pitch of DCO1 or DCO3 Three Sync mode s including sync off are available 1 2 soft 3 hard no synchronization DCO1 and DCO2 are not synchronized soft synchronization hard synchronization e select the present Sync mode soft hard e press D and or gt E repeatedly change the sync mode accordingly in edit mode A change parameter values of DCO1 DCO2 in edit mode B change parameter values of DCO3 DCO4 in edit mode AB change parameter values of DCO1 DCO3 amp DCO2 DCO4 note In editmode AB the DCO2 DCO4 set is not visible but the changes are definitely made 48 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS DCO relative volume ampil PATCH EDITORS DCOS WAVE edit AB FILE Wi EE UCE voice A t UCA Wave Ful Sin ERIL Peer x syne ALIS ampl selected for DCO1 maximum volume The Ampl parameter sets the relative output volume of each DCO Attinuation can be set in 3 dB steps 0 dB maximum volume 39 dB minimum volume e select the present parameter value in the column of the DCO you want to edit e press D and or gt E repeatedly change the value accordingly in edit mode A change parameter values of DCO1 and DCO2 in edit mode B change parameter values of DCO3 and DCO4 in edit mode AB change parameter values of DCO1 DCO3 and DCO2 DCO4 note In editmode AB the DCOZ DCO
48. ing the equipped mains power chord and plugged into the appropriate mains outlet Care must be taken to maintain grounding at any time the device is used in any electrical configuration Electrical power may be attached to the approriate inlet of the device ONLY using the equipped mains power chord Never remove the top cover There are no maintenance parts in the device Repairs or modifications may only be done by qualified service personel Do not use the device nearby any water source or container such as bathtub swimming pool washbowl kitchen sink shower or the like Don t put your drink on top of the device Do not use the device nearby any heatsource such as radiators stagelights hot air blowers or the like Make the nessesary electrical connections including audio and MIDI first before switching on the device Don t remove electrical connections before switching off the device Turn the volume of the attached equipment down completely before electrical connections are made or removed Care should be taken to avoid hearing damage using the device in conjunction with speakers and headphones Turn the volume as low as possible Avoid long term exposure to sound This device can be mounted in a 19 rack cabinet Care should be taken to remain free space under and obove the device of at least 1 HU one height unit The case feed can be removed freely by unscrewing them causing no loose parts in the device Dear owner o
49. ing up the opening page will appear At the bottomline the present MULTI and the present mode TWIN or SOLE are being displayed From this page one of the four submenu s can be choosen to make changes To proceed one of four menu s can be selected SETUP Setupmenu set various default parameter values to define the start up configuration mastertuning Multi nr basic MIDI settings etc MULTI Multi menu select and edit the Multi s patch output assignment PATCH Patch menu gives access to the Patchlist and the Patch Editor TOOLS Tools menu a collection of tools miditester calibration etc note The text HOUND Synthesizer 16 Voices is only visual after switching on the mains and disappears after the first keystroke note If you have obtained a HOUND with less than 16 voices the number of voices present in your HOUND will be displayed 15 THE SETUP MENU THE SETUP MENU Mode Multi Ol START Master Tuning aeo MIDI Settings Edit MIDI Controllers tr Edit page SETUP menu selected present play mode TWIN Introduction In the SETUP menu you can change three parameters and you can go to two submenu s parameters Mode submenu s MIDI Settings submenu Multi MIDI Controllers submenu Master Tuning Play mode Mode MODE TWIN TWIN mode activated or SOLE SOLE mode activated e select TWIN or SOLE in the topline of the page
50. l new changes are being made 21 THE MULTI MENU Patch assignment MIDI CHANNEL PATCH HIDI CHANNEL HUTH a2 825 13 io Ge E PATCH AST D 846 DOLL 12 634 18 SI page MIDI CHANNEL PATCH TWIH aapng selected present MULTI nr 01 START the MULTI submenu is active e press n or H repeatedly select the patch you want to exchange HIDI CHANNEL PATCH CG um Coe Co aW mL un 3 ng ee ui I ol a ccn al B2 Bs ad COT Cn n eee E Mee DX Dx Dex Tow CACACAE A JO fuu Coon smmsanss PULSE CHORDS TWIM WopE selected Patch Nr 22 on MIDI channel 03 t Dress LI gt BE gt E repeatedly scroll through the patch nrs and change the patch or turn the dataknob scroll through the patch nrs and change the patch Entering the Patch Editor When you have selected a specific patch number see figure above it is possible to modify the patch which number is selected by entering the Patch Editor See page 25 where this item will be explaned press D enter the Patch Editor note The actual patchname will be visible at the bottom of the page after selecting a patch nr note Changes in a MULTI are stored without confirmation however when you are changing a patch number and remain in the screen above Patch Nr 22 highlighted the storage is not yet done It is good practice to go out of this screen by pressing x as the changed patch number s are then actual
51. le the patch number assigned to it A MIDI Reset All Controllers usually generated by your sequencer program will restore the currently selected MULTI TWIN mode and SOLE mode The HOUND can operate in two modes the TWIN mode and the SOLE mode gt In the SOLE mode all patches are played in MONO The routing of the distinct patches grouped in a MULTI can be set to one or more of the 4 outputs gt In the TWIN mode all patches are played in TRUE STEREO actually two identical synthesizers are present one for each specified output OUT1 amp OUT2 or OUTS amp OUT4 This opens up possibilities to create extremely rich and or complicated stereo sounds while no external effect processors are being used When in the TWIN mode half the number of voices are available gt A patch contains all the data to support both SOLE and TWIN mode You can make a normal patch for SOLE mode first and then you can edit the TWIN part later to make the patch sound with more room in it This seems to be a waste if you only would use the SOLE mode but there is more in it than only doubling the sound you hear You can make a sound for TWIN mode only You can switch both VCF s in series assign 4 DCO s to the sound and support more FM algorithms than in SOLE mode Patch Editor gt MULTI TIMBRAL use and SOLE TWIN mode are overruled when the Patch Editor is invoked The HOUND operates in twin mode and responds on every MIDI channel in the same way OMNI
52. ly saved 22 THE MULTI MENU Output assignment MIDI CHANNEL ROUTE The HOUND has 4 outputs When playing in the TWIN mode these outputs function as stereo pairs For a choice of possible output assignments see below When playing in the SOLE mode the outputs function as independant mono outputs any output configuration is possible D md SETUP MULTI 1234 1234 123 Bl O5 G9 13 Q2 4 EG 14 4 PATCH Biel GPL lel 1 tL TOOLS TUE HODE p selected present MULTI nr 01 START the MULTI submenu is active page MIDI CHANNEL ROUTE At the right of each MIDI channel nr four positions are displayed representing the 4 outputs Each of these positions are displayed by the symbols which represent the present output status output enabled output disabled press D or v repeatedly select the output carriage display belonging to a MIDI channel START HIDI CHANNEL R lTE 1234 1234 D ia 34 D 3 e BG oes PATCH Ba cece he E ges TI opt SEI selected output routing Nr 02 When a MIDI channel number is selected a carriage is visual This carriage has a cursor underline which can be moved along column 1 2 3 and 4 e press one of the E gt E repeatedly select the output you want to edit the active output is marked by an underline below the or e press D repeatedly toggle between output on a
53. nd output off OUTPUT ROUTING IN THE TWIN MODE output 1 or 3 activated A side routed to output 1 or 3 B side routed to output 2 or 4 STEREO output 2 or 4 activated A side routed to output 2 or 4 B side routed to output 1 or 3 STEREO output 1 and 2 activated A side and the B side of a voice routed to both outputs 1 and 2 MONO output 3 and 4 activated A side and the B side of a voice routed to both outputs 3 and 4 MONO note Changes in a MULTI are stored without confirmation however when you are changing a patch number and remain in the screen above Patch Nr 22 highlighted the storage is not yet done It is good practice to go out of this screen by pressing E as the changed patch number s are then actually saved 23 THE TOOLS MENU THE TOOLS MENU UEM fester MULTI Cory Calibration Get Version ScreenContras esssses HULTI B1 START TMIM nopE selected Midi Tester page Tools Menu MIDI tester monitors incoming MIDI data Cocco uno po Coa CA Qm Ram mi presse muLTI 1 START TIMIH aongl The MIDI tester is an aid for the user to see what is happening on all the MIDI channels MIDI messages are distinctively displayed NOTE ON NOTE OFF AFTERTOUCH MIDI CONTROLLER PATCH CHANGE PITCH BEND and CHANNEL PRESSURE The EVENT column counts how many times the type of MIDI message occurred On the right bottom side of the MIDI tester screen MIDI system
54. no changes are made When a change on the patch occurs the square is filled It is now no longer possible to leave the Patch Editor directly When an attempt is made to do so a dialog page appears with the explicit question if leaving without saving is what you really want note In the proces of editing the patch a number of pages will occurr on the screen To facilitate traveling between pages this will be remembered and stored when the patch is saved So when you want to edit a certain patch you can walk almost blindly into the last thing you have been working on 28 THE PATCH EDITOR BASIC OPERATION Leaving the patch editor There are two situtations possible before leaving the patch editor 1 You have not changed anything in the patch so there is no necessity for saving the patch e Press E while in the main page The patch list page appears choose either to edit another patch or to leave the PATCH LIST and go back to the HOUND s opening page e press x while in the PATCH LIST page You re back in the HOUND s openingpage FATEH EDITORS OZS SYNTH BRASS 1 y EDIT RE e aue the Patch First To Set out of here WITHOUT SAVING Press YES 2 You have made changes to the patch and you are guided to the FILE section page e press x while in the main page You are guided to the FILE section and a dialog page appears Save the patch see page and you return to the patchlist e press B The p
55. ns The DCO VCF VCA ENV3 LFO3 AUX and controller sections can be stripped reset to default values in order to create a patch from scratch All settings made in this page will take effect after leaving the page A dialog page will appear in which ves you will be asked to confirm press page or to cancel press all commands set in the previous e select DCO and press a amp will appear the DCO will be stripped after confirming e select VCF and press a amp will appear the VCF will be stripped after confirming e select VCA and press a amp will appear the VCA will be stripped after confirming e select ENV3 LFO3 and press a amp will appear the ENVS LFOS will be stripped after confirming e select AUX and press a amp will appear the AUX page itself will be stripped after confirming e select d Ja and press a amp will appear the Controllers will be stripped after confirming Copying parameter values e select A gt B and press D an amp will appear all values from A will be copied to B after confirming e select B gt A and press D an amp will appear all values from B will be copied to A after confirming note The dialog page will only show up after leaving the page pressing x If any selections are made 69 APPENDICES MIDI SYS EX STORAGE Introduction Some MIDI information such as note on off controllers program changes etc is underst
56. o OF uU par uM VCA volume control pe sb ENV ENV1 VCA attack decay sustain release delay E ENV2 VCF attack decay sustain release delay nro Ue ENV3 GEN attack decay sustain release delay LFO LFO1 PITCH speed control CER NT s LFO2 PWM speed control sucre s LFO3 GEN speed control SES mb AUX PITCH pitch bend vibrato E PORTAM portamento time and on off mM S amp H sample and hold settings uc PEDAL pedal settings xu eue s STRIP set parameter values to default 30 THE PATCH EDITOR BASIC OPERATION The Main Page PATCH EDITOR crossroads FATCH EDITOR A2S SYNTH BRASS 1 NERT AE FILE an LCE UCA 1 ag STEREO LFO selected DCO The MAIN page represents the crossroads of the patch editor Besides being the opening exit page travelling from one section to another can be done via the MAIN page The names of the sections displayed in the column in the MAIN page represent doors to the SECTION pages Sections are grouped in a column sections column FILE DCO VCF VCA ENV LFO AUX KL select a section and press D or go to the relevant SECTION page leave the patch editor leaving the patch editor see page 28 note The VCA section has no SECTION page of it s own When you select VCA you enter the VCA s EDITING page directly Edit in A B or AB e press upper gt E repeatedly Play the pr
57. of a mixer or any other soundsystem using shielded audio cables with 1 phone connectors audio jacks e Connect the MIDI input of the HOUND to a MIDI output of a masterkeyboard synthesizer or computer MIDI interface using a shielded cable MIDI cable e Adjust the gain of your soundsystem very carefully The HOUND can produce VERY high sound dynamics e Turn the HOUND s power on and make sure the display lights up If not switch the power off and check your connections and powersource note It s not neccesary to connect the MIDI output of the HOUND to any MIDI input unless the librarian program is used for purposes of loading and storing data on the harddisk of your PC note MIDI THRU can be used to link a MIDI output inserted into the MIDI input of the HOUND to the next MIDI device The HOUND must be switched on to let it work 13 INTRODUCTION Quickstart Read first page 12 Powering up TWIN mode The default setting for mode is TWIN mode When in the TWIN mode all patches you are about to listen to are in stereo note If the HOUND is in SOLE mode see page 15 THE SETUP MENU to change it into TWIN mode Patch A Patch contains all data which make up a sound Multi A Multi contains all data about Which patch is assigned to what MIDI channel Which output is assigned to what MIDI channel Listening to the patches You can change the patch you want to hear in either the MULTI menu or the P
58. only available in TWIN mode For clarity sake the S amp H s spiderweb like wiring is not drawn 27 THE PATCH EDITOR BASIC OPERATION Entering the patch editor mees MULTI V ae 2 page patch list selected patch nr 25 When in the HOUND s openingpage entering the Patch Editor is being done via the patchlist e select PATCH and press D the patchlist appears e select a patch nr and press the main page of the patch editor appears note When you select a patch using both softkeys E or gt 2 the patches will scroll 10 nrs at the time The patchlist is like a porch for the real Patch Editor You can prelisten the patches here note When the HOUND was in TWIN mode you will hear it in STEREO on OUTPUT and OUTPUT2 When previously in SOLE mode you will hear it in MONO on OUTPUT and OUTPUTA FATGH EDITOR G25 SYHTH GERASS 1 A EDIT RE FILE m DCH Asa UCA EHU LFO STEREO page main page ALI The main page The the text stereo left of the softkey gt lt shows that the current patch is heard in stereo By pressing gt E you can toggle between mono and stereo This is no property belonging to the patch itself and is therefore not stored At the topline on the display there is a small empty square visual right of the text PATCH EDITOR As long as no changes are made on the patch it stays empty When leaving the Patch Editor no saving is done as
59. ood by virtually all commercial available MIDI devices There are special messages called SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE or SysEx reserved for transfering specific information from and to external devices such as PC s The HOUND is capable to send and receice data from a PC to the HOUND and vice versa A special program called HOUNDLIB can be used to load and or dump a set of Patches to the PC This gives the user the possibility to read a set of Patches from the HOUND arrange the Patches on the PC s screen dump them on the harddisk and write them back to the HOUND The same is valid for the set of MULTI s too in the same matter Sending receiving Patches amp Multi s A free HOUNDLIB librarian program is included with each HOUND synthesizer and can be downloaded from our internet site www cirko com To avoid unsuspected problems in combination with other MIDI devices it is advisable to switch SYSEX off in the SETUP menu It is than impossible to overwrite Patches or Multi s Using the HOUNDLIB librarian is explained in the file helplib XXX which is available on the diskette 70 APPENDICES TIPS AND HINTS How to work with special VCF modes TWIN Normally the VCF is used in the 24 dB octave lowpass mode The VCF can be used in SOLE mode VCF A and TWIN mode VCF A and VCF B It is however possible to make a sound patch for TWIN mode only and use both VCF A and VCF B to make a double filter sound The resonance of
60. operation mode between PUSH and TOGGLE In conjunction with the portamento on off function which can be edited upon in the portamento editing page these are the three pedal functions the HOUND supports In this page also in the ENV section page you can define whether ENV3 is being triggered by MIDI note nr or by the Kick pedal Changing the values press D or lower gt lt repeatedly value changes accordingly note Details about modulation by MIDI controllers see pages 37 amp 38 MIDI controlled modulation note PUSH means that the pedal works as is For instance when the sustain pedal is pushed it is active while when it is released it is no longer active note TOGGLE means that when the pedal is once pressed released it is active After the next press release is is inactive again note When a pedal like the sustain pedal is set on TOGGLE and used for instance for pitchbend yes this is possible then the TOGGLE doesn t work It is the sustain function itself that toggles not the pedal 68 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS AUX strip set DCO VCF VCA ENV3 LFO3 AUX and Contr SYNTH BRASS 1 VEN EMU SA LFU S RUE ztuff de Contr F TCH EDITOR MASS FILE DC LCE UCH PATCH EDITORS AUXS STRIP In this page you can 1 strip several sections of the patch to a default value 2 you can copy values from the A side to the B side and vice versa Stripping sectio
61. orced by the Patch Editor but routed to both Output 1 amp 2 To use the sound in the Multi Timbral mode Leave the Patch Editor and select TWIN Configure the routing of VCF A the A side of the voice and VCF B the B side of the voice to both output 1 amp 2 or 3 amp 4 in the MULTI Use the peer to set DCO s fase When two or more DCO s are used with slightly detuned frequencies it can be nice to switch the peer of all concerning DCO s on On each keystroke note on the fase of the DCO s is cleared which gives the sound more body on the attack This can also be nice in conjunction with the VCF INVerse mode see O Heset the Hound If the Hound is in an undetermend state it can be reset by pressing the x when the Hound opening screen is present see figure on page 14 but without the welcome message e MIDI ERR The status line on the bottom of the display which shows the current MULTI and SOLE TWIN can give the message MIDI ERR This means that the MIDI controllers SETUP submenu see page 16 contains one or more double names in it Remove them or set them to default The error message will disappear Q Polyphony overflow In the opening screen see page 14 there are a number of dots right under the SETUP MULTI PATCH TOOLS imaging the number of voices in TWIN mode When a overrun on the number of voices occurres i e more notes are played pressed than the max available a X will display this occurrence
62. ow the graph shows the normal VCF use again The interruption B gt is not restored because there is no way to know which DCO wave was originally choosen It must be set back manually in the DCO waveshape page see page 45 The interruption gt OUT Al is restored as seen in the VCA page see page 57 The latter restorage is done by making the ENV1 value 100 note A gt B is only valid when the synthesizer is used in the TWIN mode note for tips and hints about the use of A gt B see page 70 54 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS VCF cutoff frequency FATCH EDITOR APS FILE B FREG MLEAsIc mr oc AFTER Manual na PATCH EDITOR VCFm FREQ DU selected cut off frequency manual amount basic value At this page you can make changes to 1 frequency fixed value Manual 2 frequency modulated by Envelope Generator 2 ENV2 3 frequency modulated by Envelope Generator 3 ENV3 4 frequency modulated by Low Frequency Oscillator 3 LFO3 5 frequency modulated by a MIDI controller Expres default assignment Shortcuts ENV2 ENV3 LFO3 shortcuts see page 36 Changing all parameter values standard procedure standard procedure see page 39 note Details about modulation by MIDI controllers see pages 37 amp 38 MIDI controlled modulation Manual basic value Regarding the fact that 100 steps present 1 semitone interval the VCF manual paramet
63. phical display of the value of the parameter softkeys press upper ZAR gt E the value changes to its original and the softkey changes to press lower LH gt E the value will change back to the altered value and the softkey changes to d Leaving the active parameter The are three ways to leave the active parameter In each way the graphic bar will disappear press x accept the value and move to previous page O press or v accept the value and move to next previous parameter Press D accept the value but stay put on the selection note When the graphic bar is visual keep in mind that the E softkey refers to the previous value note When the graphic bar is being displayed pressing g accepts the value stated by Or note Changes will only be permanently stored when a patch is being saved see page 40 saving a patch 40 THE PATCH EDITOR BASIC OPERATION Basic operation example Let s say we want to edit patch nr 25 we want to change 1 the value of the ENV2 modulation to the VCF cutoff frequency 2 the value of the sustain level of ENV 2 3 the waveform of DCO 2 4 the patchname 5 present patch location save to nr 44 in this example select select an item using the cursorkeys go to select an item using the cursorkeys and press g leave press x softkeys selecting an item softkeys instead of cursorkeys possible start in the HOUND s opening page go to PATCH
64. pplied on DCO2 or VCF FREQ or FM right of Output Changing the values press D or lower gt E repeatedly value changes accordingly AMPLITUDE CONTROL Three parameters can control the amplitude of the S amp H generator and the amplitude can be modulated by a MIDI controller default XFoot C They are located at the bottomline of the page right of the MIDI controller From left to right the parameters are Initial amplitude range 0 255 e changing the value standard procedure see page 39 Enable disable MIDI controller modulation on off represented as H Enable disable modulation by aftertouch on off represented as AFT e changing the values press D or lower gt E repeatedly value changes accordingly note Details about modulation by MIDI controllers see pages 37 amp 38 MIDI controlled modulation note When both MIDI controller and aftertouch are switched of see the picture above the amplitude is set to maximum thus overruling the parameters 67 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS AUX pedal assignment and pedal mode PATCH EDITORMASS SYNTH BRASS 1 AN EDIT se TCH SUSTAIN FEDRL aSustPd PUSH Cu CHI IT Kick EDU aHoldPd pg PUSH REV selected hold pedal triggers ENV3 PATCH EDITOR AUX PEDAL In this page you can change the assigned MIDI controller for the Sustain pedal default a SustPd and the Kick pedal default aHoldPd and it s possible to change the
65. s is done in the same way throughout all of these pages E g in the FREQ page all implemented parameters effecting the cutoff frequency of the VCF can be edited e press EB leave the EDITING page and go back to the SECTION page The function column The left column in the frame the function column refers to the manual setting and the modulators Up to 3 kinds of modulators can effect the item of the page Modulators are all Envelope Generators all Low Frequency Oscillators and MIDI controllers Manual the main setting for frequency modulation ENV cutoff frequency modulated by an Envelope Generator LFO cutoff frequency modulated by a Low Frequency Oscillator Expres cutoff frequency modulated by a MIDI controller in this example done by MIDI controller 11 Expression More than one Envelope Generator or MIDI controller can be implemented in an EDITING page In the example above two Envelope Generators are present When an item is presented between square brackets teg ENV3 it functions as a shortcut From here you can go directy to another relevant page note Details about shortcuts see page 39 shortcuts note Details about modulation by MIDI controllers see pages 37 amp 38 MIDI controlled modulation 33 THE PATCH EDITOR BASIC OPERATION Standard Editing Pages parameter columns O MLEAsic OTE VELOG AFTER Manual i312 ENUZ i4 II LENUS i43 LFOs A PATCH E
66. sssssssssssssee eee nnn nnn nnn nnn nnne nnn nns 22 Nis zurole size EEUU 23 MIDI tester monitors incoming MIDI data 23 comme EE 23 MULTI copy copy aM Tt 24 Reie te EE 24 Adjust the contrast of the screen dieplav cece eee eeeccneee sees eeeeeccaeeeeeeeetcecdaaeeeeeeeeeneeeaaaes 24 PATCH EDITOR BASIC OPERATION eene nnn nnnn rnnt rtr sid nrnnr nnde nrnnr snnt nnne 25 lte e Hee 25 DIagamisssiu et e A St tt ee E D ULULLCULUCULI E 26 Entering the Del GEO E E ee otio DOLO DCN E 27 Leaving the patch editOneiaka eet ddl Gade eeh eebe e eet eeh eet eebe ee 28 DESCrIDING The PAGES 5 CAAA Sete tt Ie te pu ood Le a te DIL ht taht kk 29 INTOGUCHOM EE 29 The Main agereechte eet Zeite eebe 30 ite e EE 30 EditinvA B or AB ketene PORN DN eae la en ee 30 Play the present patch in MONO STEREO eter ee eecccaeeeee n nnn nnnr innen nnn trennen nns n nnns 30 ThesSection Ge 31 Standard Editing Pages introduction and functions column seeeeeeesesssssssseseeeeeees 32 Hie e tle olsen eee DU M ecm 32 Bag Ulee ele le E 32 Standard Editing Pages parameter columns ccceeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeteceaaeeeeeeeeeeteccaeaeeeeeeeeeeeeeaaaes 33 INonistandard Editing Pa968s wiin anan eee cre e oe goce dox CP dU v ADU Du 34 Navigating pages Standard procedure nennen nennen nnns 35 t geleet 36 MIDI controlled modulation assignment sssssssssssssssseeeeeeeeeeeennnen nnne nnne nnn nnns 37 MIDI controll
67. switched on for at least 10 minutes Calibration is only needed when the synthesizer is placed in another room with different temperature or change in climate Adjust the contrast of the screen display e press D or ki repeatedly until ScreenContrast is highlighted e press D e press LI gt BE E gt E repeatedly select the desired value entering the parameter value press B8 leave the TOOLS menu 25 THE PATCH EDITOR BASIC OPERATION PATCH EDITOR BASIC OPERATION Introduction If you want to make a new patch or modify an already existing patch the Patch Editor must be invoked The Patch Editor will take the HOUND out of it s MULTI TIMBRAL state and force it into a so called OMNI state 1 Only one patch can be heard namely the patch you want to edit The original TWIN or SOLE mode is overruled The patch is always heard in TWIN mode and routed to output1 and output2 2 The HOUND responds on all MIDI channels equally This is the OMNI state Editing a patch is always done in TWIN mode Even if you want to edit a patch for SOLE mode you have to edit itin TWIN mode The Patch Editor divides the patch into two parts At any time you can edit part A part B or AB simultanously The part A is what you normally hear in the SOLE mode In TWIN mode part B is also available but the price to be payed is cutting the number of voices in half It is advised that you edit AB simultanously whenever possible
68. t TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 5er teer p rper baden at mix papa pa aba ie RE S 9 bel Gi Geif pe UE 9 TWIN mode and SOLE mode A 9 pienso er EP 9 Front panel controls Seege LI EE 10 DAtAKNOD EE 10 eccle EE 10 Enter Key coto iie EE di e epe ru qiie d rider Eet 10 teave KOy 3 aie cate eege Compre m TR uM EEN 10 Softkeys upper and ower enger 10 Rear panel Connections Etage ee 11 Mails ipnigbe etc ocatt o tore Ee scisco ct Ee een ee 11 Lie e Buteur EE 11 MIEL REIDEN 11 POW le MUP EE 12 STU ToC Fey EE 13 BK Bree E 13 Patch eate A M A D mM mM EA Lu DEDE 13 LE EE ER ERROR TE DD RN PR RA AT 13 Listening to the patches iiinis iieii iii iiia a ia 13 Quickstart from the Multi men 13 Quickstart from the Patch menu 13 THE OPENING PAGE EEUU 14 bel EIER BI NEE 15 lite ele le EE 15 Eeer 15 Active Multi ltr KEE 15 Masten TU ming eme 15 Midi Settings SUDMENU AA 16 Midi Controllers submenu ssssssssssssssseeneneeeeennnnemennn nenne nennen sss s nnns nhe nnn sss et einn nnn nennen 17 Store default settirigs East 18 TRIE D NRBEM 19 dais lei PE EPOR 19 Renamirig a MUNI etek reete tete toon erae ea atia raiek Renee ke Ree hti aaia aiaiai niai aiaiai ERE 20 Leaving the MUL Tlpoages A 20 Patch assignment MIDI CHANNEL PATCH ooo eee cece ceeeeee eter nennen nennen sse nr nnne nnne nnn 21 Entering the Patch Editor enne nennen nsn nennt rn nene nnns 21 Output assignment MIDI CHANNEL ROUTE ss
69. taniously and are situated in the AUX section page 60 MANUAL TUNING Each DCO can be tuned in as much as 4800 discrete steps 100 steps represent a semitone interval so 1200 steps represent one octave You can regard this parameter as two parameters in one i e coarse tuning and fine tuning Changing parameter values for DCO1 and DCO2 standard procedure see page 36 except for the lower softkey Lower softkey Instead of the normal function gt E clear value to zero value the lower softkey function is changed to gt E When activated the value changes in 100 interval steps 50 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS DCO FM FM is an abbreviation of Frequency Modulation In it s basic application Dco1 modulates Dco2 and Dco3 modulates DCO4 DCO1 gt DCO2 DCO3 Dco4 These basic applications allow the use of both SOLE mode and TWIN mode s PATCH EDITOR DCO FM edit A PATCH EDITOR DCO FM edit B FATEH EDITOR 25 SYNTH BRASS 1 IERT ER PATCH EDITOR G25 SYNTH GERASS 1 IEDIT FH E E 1 52 RIESS mE VELOG AFTER r T x Manual si G bs CENV2 aaa DD St Bap M2 i CLFOS Bad z Breath 666 M LLFO SJ B re ath aaa selected DCO 122 FM manual amount basic value selected DCO 3 gt 4 FM manual amount basic value note The text EDIT AB EDIT A and EDIT B s replace by EDIT FM note A small diagram is projected in all screens showing the FM between the DC
70. ter can be found right of the word Pass only when editing VCF B e select the present value and press D repeatedly change the value accordingly note When editing in editmode AB invert and bandpass change simultaniously when changing to INV note INVERT BANDPASS is only valid when the synthesizer is used in the TWIN mode note For tips and hints about the use of INVERT BANDPASS see page 70 THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS PATCH EDITORS VCF A gt B MODE Both VCF A and VCF B can be aligned in series where the output of VCF A is routed to the input of VCF B e select A B and press D enter the A gt B figure configuration PATCH EDITOR APS S x RE FATCH EDITORE CUTS Now the left figure above shows a graph designating the normal VCF use VCF A is connected to the A side and VCF B is connected to the B side e press gt E activate series alignment right figure above Now the right figure above shows a graph designating the VCF s in series The interruption at the B gt means that the connection DCO s to VCF B is shut off i e the waveshape is set to The interruption atthe gt OUT A means that the VCA on the A side is shut off i e ENV1 on VCF A is set to 000 With a single push button the series configuration is achieved e press gt E again deactivate series alignment see below N
71. troller Shortcuts Changing all parameter values FILE ocd UCF WEA EHU LFO ALI selected Manual square 50 to sharp pulse 95 ENV2 LFO3 FRTCH EDITOR BG75 SYHTH BRAS 8 PU LT ERSIC Manual mE op tLF 2 ama aao LENUS i ana Breathi man PWM manual amount basic value Breath default assignment ENV2 LFO3 standard procedure shortcuts see page 36 standard procedure see page 39 note Details about modulation by MIDI controllers see pages 37 amp 38 MIDI controlled modulation THE PATCH EDITOR ALL PARAMETERS VCF filter modes PATGH EDITOR JA2S SYNTH BRASS 1 v EDIT 4E PATCH EDITOR VCF DU CUT OFF FREQUENCY NOTE TRACKING The VCF cutoff frequency is controlled by the played note The controlled scale is selectable right of the word Octave 1 1 modulation is MIDI note nr full note pitch 1 2 modulation is MIDI note nr divided by 2 1 4 modulation is MIDI note nr divided by 4 1 8 modulation is MIDI note nr divided by 8 e select the present value and press D repeatedly change the value accordingly INVERT VCF The mode of the VCF A can be changed to inverted INV The parameter can be found right of the word Pass only when editing VCF A e select the present value and press g repeatedly change the value accordingly BANDPASS VCF The mode of VCF B can be changed to bandpass The parame
72. ulation VCF RES 1st ctrl Expres resonance modulation VCF RES 2nd ctrl AFoot C resonance modulation VCF FAT Expres fatness modulation VCA 1st ctrl Expres volume modulation VCA 2nd ctrl Volume MIDI controlled volume MIDI ctrl nr 7 recommended LFO1 AFXcon1 speed modulation LFO2 AFXcon1 speed modulation LFO3 AFXcon1 speed modulation AUX PITCH AModwhl pitch modulation vibrato AUX PORTAM AP time portamento time modulation AUX S amp H AFoot C S amp H amplitude AUX PITCH JPiBEND pitch bend control AUX PORTAM aPo Swi pedal function portamento on off AUX PEDAL wSustPd pedal function sustain MIDI ctrl nr 64 recommended AUX PEDAL and ENV3 aHoldPd pedal function ENV3 triggering instead of note on Default controller names The summary shows that some default names seem to appear on different places When they are given a different name and thus given another MIDI controller this will change in the according EDITING pages as well Each different Patch can have its own set of MIDI controllers The PATCH EDITOR AUX STRIP PAGE see page 68 has an item to set the names to default Default MIDI controllers In the SETUP sub menu MIDI controllers accessable through the opening screen a choise has been made to make a selection of 15 MIDI controllers out of amp 4MIDI controllers including the Pitch Bend which is not a MIDI controller but a

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