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1. 271 Modulator Receptacle 8272 Non Rezidence 8273 Round About 8274 Muffled Silence 275 Face of the Deep 276 Fever Pitch 8277 Canned Analog 278 Cosmic Love Joy 279 Filter Cleaner 280 Warm Welcome 4281 Chunky Style 4282 System Optimum 283 West Swell 284 Positive Vorticity 285 Quest 286 Ruptured Vessel 287 Synchro Thinchro 288 Terminal Velocity 289 Pool Acid 290 Tripping Over Cans 4291 System Reclusive 292 Deceptively Quiet 293 Mumble Abode 294 Circular Logic 295 Systematizer 296 Turn Off the Ringer 297 Dead Ringer 298 lonosphere 299 Strings with Rings 300 End of the Age 301 Underground Railroad 302 Entropy 303 In the Beginning 304 Juggernaut 8345 Cyclone 8306 Inflow Jet 307 Suspense 308 AXXE 309 Phase Synced 310 Synth Punch 311 Electron Discharge 312 Cutoff Joy 313 Push the Envelope 314 Bouncer 315 Rez Rider 316 Freestyle 317 Too Bad 318 Hard Move 4319 Silver Box Chorus 320 Slow Beater 8321 150 Ways 322 Plead the 5th 4323 The 5th Day 8324 Level 5 4325 Hesitant 5th Grader 8326 Quintuplets 4327 Day of Rest 4328 Sequence Trigger 4329 Skip Away 4330 LFOllower 43317 days 332 Tune Me In 4333 Orderly Chaos 334 Mesocyclone 335 Smoking Circuit Board 336 Cross My Heart 337 Nasal Academy 338 Pick Up Your Cross 339 Falling Far 340 Risen 341 Defcon 1 342 Synth Valley 343 Flutterbox 344 Dark House 345 Analog Sequencer 32. TONE CHAMELEON INSTRUCTION MANUAL By Greg St Regis e Marc St Regis e Daniel Wendell IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Read all of the instructions before using product 2 Do not use product near any water source 3 This product either alone or in combination with an amplifier and headphones or speakers may be capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss Do not operate for a long period of time at high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears you should consult an Audiolo gist 4 The product should be located so that its location position does not interfere with its proper ventilation 5 The product should be located away from heat Sources such as radiators heat registers or other products that produce heat 6 Avoid using the product where it may be affected by dust 7 The product should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in the operating instruc tions or as marked on the product 8 The power supply cord of the product should be unplugged from the outlet when left unused for a long period of time en using electric products basic precat uld always be followed including 9 Do not trample on the power supply cord 10 Do not pull the cord but grasp the plug when unplug ging 11 Care should be taken so that objects do not fall and liquid is not spilled into the en
3. Envelope 3 can be assigned to modulate a variety of different parameters to create unusual textures and interesting effects See the target list below for the parame ters the Envelope 3 can be assigned to What the Switch pads do The attack decay sustain and release con trols all function in the same manner for En velope 3 as they do for the VCF and VCA envelopes When a key is struck the control signal modulates the assigned parameters initial level to peak at the rate set by the attack time the peak then drops to the sustain level at the decay rate the sustain level remains until the note or key is lifted then the release if any determines the rate at which the sustain level falls to the initial level NOTE the release time of Envelope 3 is accesed by pressing the decay switch pad a second time The first press gives you control of the decay time the second press gives you control of the release time target m Selects Envelope 3 assignment list Possible assignments OSCILLATOR 1 FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR 1 PULSE WIDTH OSCILLATOR 2 FREQUENCY OSCILLATOR 2 PULSE WIDTH OSCILLATOR 1 LEVEL LFO 1 RATE OSCILLATOR 2 LEVEL LFO 1 DEPTH XMOD LEVEL LFO 2 RATE NOISE LEVEL LFO 2 DEPTH FILTER RESONANCE MAIN PITCH Refer to the MASTER SYMBOL K E Y The QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE sheet for explanations of the three digit abbreviations MODULATION Modulation is the use of a control signal to create repetitive pattern of
4. of the cutoff frequency control the less harmonic content the waveform contains after passing through the filter The wave shape is rounded and smoothed as the cutoff frequency is lowered enviamnt env3amnt What the Switch pads do fre amg Selects the filter cutoff frequency In simpler terms the filter frequency is like an overall tone control as the value is increased from O 127 the higher the frequencies are which pass through the filter Thus the brighter the sound resonance Selects the filter resonance The resonance empasizes the cutoff frequency re gion and makes the presence of harmonics more apparent The MINI and 2600 and 303 filters will begin to self oscillate and may be used as a se parate tone source when the resonance value passes approximately 100 S E M due to its original design is sadly only at the threshold fe Selects the filter tracking amount Filter tracking applies keyboard control voltage to the filter As more tracking is used the brighter the sound will get as you ascend the keyboard wert Selects the inverting of envelopes 1 filter and or 3 assignable When an en velope is inverted the attack amp decay controls are reversed and the sustain value inverts The Filter envelope is inverted when the display reads UCF En velope 3 is inverted when the display reads En3 both Envelope 1 and 3 are inverted when the display reads F 3 selects Envelope 1 amou
5. patch at this point no switch pad will be recognized except for exit bank press this to get back to the edited patch The display and encoder will return to the last edited parameter Remembe r a sound must first be edited to use this function To change the MIDI Channel The MIDI channel can be changed only before a patch has been edited Press and hold exit bank then press save the display will show the current MIDI channel use the encoder to edit This is the same procedure re quired to edit compare except that must be performed prior to any patch editing To quickly change memory Bank Once again this is done only before a patch has been edited Press and hold exit bank then rotate the encoder The patch number will change in increments of 128 steps in either direction To initiate SYS EX bank dump Press and hold save then press exit bank Each bank is sent individually To send a SYSEX dump of bank 1 set patch number to 4 to send bank 2 set patch number to 129 to send bank 3 set patch number to 257 to send bank 4 set patch number to 385 15 LFO AND MIDI ASSIGNMENTS LFO S 1 AND 2 Osc 1 amp 2 freq Osc 1 mix Osc 2 PW VCF freq Osc 1 PW X mod amnt VCF res Osc 2 freq Noise mix Osc 1 freq Osc 2 mix Volume DYNAMICS MOD WHL PRESSURE BENDER Env 1 amnt VCF freq X mod amnt Osc 1 amp 2 freq Env 2 amnt VCF res Noise mix VCF freq Env 3 amnt Osc 1 freq LFO 1 rate Osc 1 mix LFO 1 depth Osc 1 PW LEO 2 rate Osc
6. played next 14 PROGRAM Located in this section is the display and rotary encod er which along with the membrane front panel make up the user interface Playing and programming the ATC 1 involves two basic modes of operation Patch Play Mode and Edit Mode In Patch Play mode the unit will cycle through it s 512 patches when the en coder is turned The ATC 1 enters Edit Mode when any parameter or function of a patch is selceted at which the edit periods will appear You are always in Patch Play Mode when A No editing has been done B You have just saved a patch C You have exited the edit mode by pressing exit bank D Upon power up PROGRAM With the exit bank and save switch pads the basic utility functions of the unit are performed These two Switch pads do the work of six Read the instructions below carefully to fully understand each operation To Save a patch To save a sound to the patch memory press save once the display will flash the current patch number pressing save again will record it to its cur rent location to save the sound to a new location rotate the encoder to the desired number then press save again To Exit an edited patch at any time after editing a patch you wish to return to the Patch Number Display Mode press the exit bank switch pad To Compare an edited patch After a patch has been edited press and hold exit bank then press save You will then hear the un edited originally saved
7. the amplifier is actuated and sends a control signal to the amplifier Like the filter envelope control Signal the VCA envelope control signal is composed of the same four segments initial rise decay sustain level and release time The volume of the note is shaped according to the settings of the envelope controls These four parameters are shown below What the Switch pads do attack IS Selects the attack time The attack time determines the duration of the initial rise in volume to a peak Notice the sound take on different qualities as you increase from a short sharp attack to a long slow crescendo volume from the initial peak to the sustain level Shorter decay times will pro Selects the decay time The decay time determines the duration of the drop in more percussive sounds the longer times will begin to open up the sound sustain Selects the sustain level The sustain level determines the volume level at which the envelope contour levels off after the attack and decay Set at O no sustain level is heard Set at 50 the contour diminishes to a low volume Set at127 no drop in volume is heard after the initial peak is reached ll is Selects the release time The release allows the sound to fade out at the time set rather than immediately upon release of a note or key This final decay takes effect after the sustain level segment of the envelope 10 ENVELOPES ENVELOPE 3 ASSIGNABLE ENVELOPES
8. 16 Default van Noes x 4 OMNI OFF MONO Altered x Note Nobel True Voice Note ON Note OFF Key s After Touch Pitch Bend Change S22 chart page 16 Basic Channel Program Change True ae System Exclusive o o Song Pos x x Song Sel x x Tune x x System Clock x o RealTime Commands x x Local ON OFF x o Aux All Notes OFF x o Message Active Sense Reset x x Notes 17 Specifications Maximum voices one Parameter resolution 16 bit Display 3 digit light emitting diodes Sound memory internal RAM 512 patches Frequency response very low to dog bothering Residual noise level really quiet Total harmonic distortion not much but just enough External dimensions 19 x 10 x 31 2 2 rack spaces Output 15 dbm Power supply AC 90 250 VAC 50 60hz auto switching Weight 8lbs of expertly designed well wrought genius CV out O 10 volts Gate out 10 volt positive V trigger Trouble Shooting No sound 1 Are the connections correct 2 15 the filter cartridge properly inserted 3 15 the volume of the ATC 1 turned up 4 Are the MIDI channel settings correct The pitch is wrong 1 Is the master tuning setting correct 2 Are the octave transpose coarse tuning fine tuning settings correct Accidentally turned the power off while editing Unsaved patch edits will be lost Note is stuck on Although the ATC 1 has been thoroughly t
9. 2 freq LFO 2 depth Osc 2 mix ENV 1 amnt Osc 2 PW ADDED CONTINUOUS CONTROLLER ASSIGNMENTS 54 Osc 1 freq 55 Osc 1 tri on off 56 Osc 1 saw on off 57 Osc 1 pul on off 58 Osc 1 pul width 59 Osc 2 freq 60 Osc 2 tri on off 73 LFO 2 depth 74 X mod amnt 84 Env 3 amnt 85 Env 3 attack 86 Env 3 decay 87 Env 3 sustain 88 Env 3 release 107 Env 1 amnt 108 Env 1 attack 109 Env 1 decay 110 Env 1 sustain 111 Env 1 release 112 114 Env 2 attack 61 Osc 2 saw on off 89 115 Env 2d 62 Osc 2 pul on off 102 Mix 1 63 Osc 2 pul width 103 Mix 2 117 Env 2 release 70 LFO 1 rate 104 Mix noise 118 71 LFO 1 depth 105 VCF freq 11 72 LFO 2 rate 106 res d STANDARD CONTINUOUS CONTROLLER ASSIGNMENTS Bank select 5 Portamento 64 Sustain pedal 7 Volume 65 Porta on off All notes off To change banks follow this procedure send controller 0 with a value of 0 followed by controller 32 with a value of 0 for bank 1 a value of 1 for bank 2 a value of 2 for bank 3 a value 3 for bank 4 The Do not insert any other controller data into the bank change procedure ext program change sent will go to the selected bank 16 Studio Electronics MIDI Implementation Chart Date July 5 1996 ATC 1 Version 1 00 Function Transmitted Recognized Remarks Basic Default x 1 16 MEMORIZED Channel Changed x 1
10. 46 Slightly Wavering 8347 8 Steps 348 Ath of July 349 Harmonius 350 Locked In 351 Fast Forward in Paris 8352 Emerson s Overture 353 Fickle Sync 354 Over Driven 355 Forced Cycle 4356 Synced Arpeggiation 4357 Descending Wave 358 Data Processor 359 Risk Factor 360 Distant Thunder 361 Horizon 362 Drop Kick 363 Rez Kick 364 Rotterbam 365 Noise Snare 8366 Flat Snare 367 Rise and Fall 4368 Pitch Dropper 8369 Wump Bass 370 Touchy 808 8371 Sine of the Times 372 Hollow Ring 373 Full Modulation 374 Skillet Bell 375 Non Listener 376 Transceiver 377 Tower of Babel 378 Cant Beat It 9379 Saw that Bass 380 Funkaswellic 4381 Wheel and Deal 4382 Could It Be 4383 Klaus 4384 Slide and Abide
11. 94 Without Question 195 Classic 7 196 Classic 7 2 197 Droney 198 Stunned Phasor 199 Stunned Phasor 2 200 Stunned Phasor 3 201 Still Useful In 202 Still Useful In 2 203 Ironic _ 204 Sitar Effect 3205 Sitar Effect 2 206 Requiring thought 207 Intervalley 208 Legendary High s 209 Old Schoolin 210 Neumanic 211 Worm Colour 212 Worm Colour 2 213 Worm Colour 3 214 Worm Colour 4 215 Elka Times 216 Elka Times 2 217 Muted Reaction 218 Tricky Mix 219 Not To Tight 220 Ty Fry 221 Playful Mood 8222 Playful Mood 2 223 Residue 224 The 80 s amp After T 225 Vibrathon 226 CS 80 Alert 9227 X mod Files 228 X mod Files 2 229 X mod Files 3 230 X mod Files 4 231 X mod Files 5 232 Friendly Pulsar 233 Friendly Pulsar 2 4234 Friendly Pulsar 3 8235 More Of It 236 More Of It 2 237 More OF It 3 238 Humpti 239 Humpti 2 240 Angziote 241 Aww 3242 Oh Well No 8243 Eeecoww 244 Look At It 245 All Yours 246 No Tickles 4247 Personal Trainers 4248 OK Echo 249 O K Echo 2 4250 OK Echo 2 4251 Percy 4252 Percy 2 253 Wider One 254 Moley 255 Quiet Error 4256 No Major Changes 257 Baselined 258 Pulsing 259 Old Filtered 2601 Saw You 261 Self Addressed Env 262 Rumble in the 3263 Secondhand Circuit 264 Silver Lining 265 Twiddler on the Roof 266 My Cup Runneth Over 267 Bubbleviscious 268 To 3 Or Not 03 269 Cheese Grater 8270 Spring Time
12. ERNS Within the unit is contained a battery which serves to maintain the contents of the memory when the power is y Switched off The normal of this battery is 5 years or more To prevent unintentional memory loss we ad vise that you replace the battery every 5 years as a rule When it is time to change it contact us or your local authorized Studio Electronics service station Please be aware that the contents of the memory may possibly be lost when sent for repair work or when chance malfunction occurs It is always prudent to back up your complete memory via a SYSEX bulk dump remember that each bank must be saved individually When in the shop for repair great care is taken to avoid data loss however In the event of damage to circuitry related to the memory system itself you are sorry for Charlie STUDIO ELECTRONICS rid i now have the to create and explore all of the class in one powerfully expressive and versatile machine The ATC 1 is a truly ponnent circuitry with of the parameters frc intuitive design incorpo scian complex tone The electronically produced sound sessing the highly pleasing qua We take great pridi quartered The GETTING IT STARTED Se ng Up The Instrument A Plug the power supply cable into any conventional AC outlet With its auto switching power supply the ATC 1 is capable of accommodating voltages ranging from 90 250 So wherever you and your ATC 1 are in this
13. closure through open ings 12 The product should be serviced by qualified service personnel when A The power supply cord or the plug has been damaged B Solid objects or liquid either have fallen or spilled into the product C The product has been exposed to rain D The product does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance E The product has been dropped or the enclosure damaged 13 Do not attempt to service the product beyond that described in the user maintenance instructions All other servicing should be referred to qualified tech nicians SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL AN 22 A GROUNDING INSTRUCTIONS accompanying the product The lightening flash with arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltages within the product s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to The exclamation point within an equilateral triangle is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature This product must be grounded If it should malfunction or break down grounding provides a path of least resis tance for electric current to reduce the ris
14. e GATE OUT for fun suggestions AUDIO OUT Connect this output to the input of an amplifier or mixer take fll advantage of the high sound quality of the ATC 1 use amps effects units md speakers with a wide frequency response and dynamic range The Arc 1 wil produce the widest dynamic range when the volume is at imum Leave the volume as high as possible and adjust the sound level from the mixer or amplifier FILTER CARTRIDGE Houses individual authentic voltage controlled filter circuit See page 3 for complete instructions on cartridge installation removal and care USING THE MEMBRANE AND ROTARY ENCODER The Membrane The front panel membrane of the 1 contains an array of switches with each colored pad located atop a single switch To access any function or parameter simply press wit light to moderate force on the desired switch pad Some of the switch pads have dual or multiple functions which when pressed more than once access the next function In addition a few functions are accessed by pressing and holding one switch pad then immediately pressing another A complete list of the multiple and combination switch pad operations is listed on the QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE sheet Note that the display blinks momentarily after each press informing you that your action has been recognized The Rotary Encoder The main user interface in programming the ATC 1 i
15. e encoder to change the value The manner in which this switch pad operates requires an edit to the patch to be made to display the current value of a parameter selected Selects the Mod Wheel assignment and its sensitivity Press once to access the assignment list press again to access the sensitivity amount Only one parame ter at a time can be controlled by the Mod Wheel See page 16 for the com plete assignment list Selects the Aftertouch assignment and its sensitivity Press once to access the assignment list press again to access the sensitivity amount Only one parame ter at a time can be controlled by Aftertouch Assignments for Aftertouch are the same as for the Mod Wheel Selects the Pitch Bend control range of the oscillators and the filter Press once to access the oscillators the display will read OSC use the encoder to change the value press again to access the filter the display will read VGF use the encoder to edit The manner in which this switch pad operates requires an edit to the patch to be made to display the current value of a parameter selected Selects the MIDI clock assignment to LFO 2 The rate of LFO 2 can be synchro nized to incoming MIDI time clock sent from your sequencer The beat divisions available are 1 whole note 2 half note 4 quarter note 4 3 quarter note triplet 8 eighth note 8 3 eighth note triplet 16 sixteenth note 16 3 sixteenth note triplet Note LFO 2 rate control
16. ee page 13 or tions See page 14 for complete and modes page 8 for com i complete instructions instructions i plete instructions MODULATION Low frequency modulation audio Waveform selection oscillator frequency modulation See page Tuning control pulse width 12 for complete instructions and determination pulse width See pas 6 amp 7 for comp instructions free low sodium candy sound source may be fed into this input this includes tars keyboards vocal mi tape recorder outputs radio signals etc which are then routed to the ATC I s filter Fand voltage controlled amp lifer for timbre modulation onnect MIDI devices to these input and output jacks This connector receives MIDI messages allowing external MIDI de ices such as a keyboard controller or sequencer to control ATC UT This connector transmits MIDI messages The 1 uses this put to transmit System Exclusive Messages patch and bank volt per octave voltage output for se with older Analog syn hesizers and sequencers ATE OUT A standard V output for triggering Ider Analog synthesizers processing 1 OUT e enc eat 1 volt per octave control voltage input See OUT for novel ideas GATE IN A standard V trigger input Se
17. ested for potential software bugs we can not simulate all possible user setups So in some instances the ATC 1 may lock or stick on a note To rectify this situation try one or more of the following 1 Play and hold more than 8 notes 2 Send an all notes off command from your sequencer 3 If all the aforementioned measures fail turn the unit off and then on ANALOG TONE CHAMELEON 1 QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE AIL ATC 1 parameters are accessed via the membrane front panel To change a value simply press the corresponding membrane button the L E D will display the current value Moving the knob in either direction will modify selection The following buttons have dual multiple functions BUTTON 187 PRESS 2 3RD PRESS m tune gt f master tuning overall transpose 1 glide fif off glide status lide fif on glide time dynamics velocity sens of env 1 mod whl destination L pressure 1 auto glide interval 1 i 1 1 io amies io glide off velocity sens of RE sens of env 3 pei LEO WAVE estination amoun i L TRIAN pitch bend interval E frequency control E GUAE multiple triggering on off note priority ow last 3 SAWTOOTH LFOlwaveform 4 REVERSE SAW freq tune 0 lt fine tune 803 decay i decay time 1 iL felease time 6 RANDOM Use encuder to edit Te access MIDI Channel Press and ho
18. great big world proper operation is a cinch B Use an appropriate patch chord to connect the 1 to your sound monitoring de vices To reproduce the full sound spectrum of which the synthesizer is capable a high fidelity P A system is required C Flip the power switch on the back of the unit to the on position Allow approximately 3 to 5 minutes for proper warm up to assure tuning stabilization Filter Cartridge Insertion In order to produce sound you must first insert one of the ATC T s filter cartridges into the Cartridge Filter System slot at the back of the unit in the following manner Turn power off although inserting the filter cartridges while the power is on should cause no damage we do not recommend it place cartridge in slot with its edge connector facing the back of the unit and push with moderate pressure When you feel the cartridges edge connector fit snugly into the ATC 1 s internal mating connector SNE CHAMELEON you are now ready to rock and we NE CHAMELEON salute you fartridgefiiter justen 605 ATC 1 TONE CHAMELEON Interchangeable Kres abans Teir Fiter Cres FRONT AND BACK PANEL MIDI KEYBOARD PROGRAM FILTER MIDI performance assignments Unit display optical rotary enco Tone controls for all cartridge fi keyboard control main volume der memory management func er selections envelope amounts master tuning S
19. imp 4120 Thorey s Timp 2 4121 Revelation Worm 122 Synthclap 123 Synthclap 2 4124 Synthclap 3 4125 With His Saints 126 Deiter s Monkey 4127 Lair 4128 Cerberes Welcome 129 London Monster 130 London Monster 2 131 London Monster 3 132 Pleasure Shock 133 Sand Tracing 4134 Phat Formula 135 Barren Von Mortal 136 Smoothery 137 Smootherize 4138 Ad Mysterium 4139 Sample amp Mold 4140 Rhythm Swept 141 Sinestre 142 Dream Drop off 143 Eternal Time 144 Torn Planet 145 All One Bass 146 One Bass 2 147 Sneekin Steps 148 Psychofurious 149 Psychocurious 150 Careful Selection 151 Perfect 4 E 7 152 All That Phat 153 All That Phat 2 154 Classy Overbite 155 In The Key Of Nate 156 Sullenor 4157 Sullenest 4158 Subtle Teas 4159 No More Honey 4160 Last Day 161 Wangrier 162 Tradition of The 163 Elevated Pulse 164 Roomshaker 165 Roomshaker 2 166 Surprisingly Strong 4167 Meedlemose 4168 Decent Guy 169 Daily Delay 4170 Delay Of Game 4171 Ask Patrick 4172 No Brushes 3173 Warmesque 174 Pleasant Rise 175 Pleasant Rise 2 176 Thud Character 4177 12 DB Stevie 2 178 12 DB Stevie 3 179 Imperkanant 180 Mod Wah Me 181 Ultimatum 182 Just Ask Her 183 One Later 184 Pointy Tub 185 Soldupulted 186 There Truth 187 Seldom Seen 188 All Waves 189 All Waves 2 190 Le 191 Gregs Basic 192 Life s Been Good 193 Slapdragon 1
20. ix2 Selects the mix level of Oscillator 2 Same potential for harmonic distortion as Oscillator 1 Selects the mix level of the noise source Noise is a random signal a rushing static like sound The ATC 1 s noise generator produces white noise White noise is composed of all frequencies in equal amounts Note The noise may not be audible if the filter frequency is set too low 8 Selects the different pitch modes of Oscillator 2 The modes are as follows normal operation 1 Oscillator 2 is synced to Oscillator 1 2 No control voltage to Oscillator 2 Pitch does not track keyboard 3 No control voltage to Oscillator 2 and it is synced to Oscillator 1 3 S op Forces the pitch of Oscillator 2 to follow the pitch of Oscillator 1 in hard synchroni zation so it will therefore tune only to harmonic frequencies of Oscillator 1 Interme diate frequencies of Oscillator 2 will produce unusual wave shapes and timbres 7 FILTER The ATC 1 with its unique interchangeable filter system features four classic wide range lowpass filters and in the FILTER case of the MINI and 2600 resonant filters See VOICE ARCHITECTURE JTheFilter attenuates or cuts off frequency resonance the higher frequency components those which lie above the adjustable cutoff frequency and passes the lower frequency components of the audio signal The cutoff frequency con trol control sets this cutoff frequency the lower the value
21. k of electric shock This product is equipped with a cord having an equip ment grounding conductor and a grounding plug which must be plugged into an appropriate outlet that is properly installed and grounded in accordance with all local codes and ordinances DANGER Improper connection of the equipment grounding conductor can result in a risk of electric shock Check with a qualified electrician or serviceman if you are in doubt as to whether the product is properly grounded Do not modify the plug provided with the product If it will not fit the outlet have a proper outlet installed by a qualified electrician MIDI ASSIGNMENTS SHOOTING FERENCE FEATURES Portamento and auto glide Single and multiple triggering Inverting of envelopes 1 and 3 Note priority low or last LFO 2 sync to MIDI clock with seven beat divisions whole half quarter quarter note triplet eighth eighth note triplet sixteenth and sixteenth note triplet 6 Assignable additional envelope 7 Audio frequency modulation of Oscillator 1 and filter by Oscillator 2 8 Individual continuous controller assignments for all key sound parameters 9 Patch parameter edits from rotary encoder transmitted via MIDI 10 11 opera Velocity sensitive Extensive Mod Wheel and Aftertouch assignments 12 Holds 512 patches in RAM 13 External input for audio signal processing 14 CV and GATE in and out and Gate in to be imp
22. ld exit bank then press save Use encoder to edit from bank to bank Hold exit bank rotate encoder Shifts in increments of 128 Te etit compare Press and hold exit bank then press save 97 nas veen performed To save patch info Press and hold save then press exit bank systemexclusive info 22258 25580 1 MAIN VOLUME 10 22 0501 FREQUENCY SE NOISE LEVEL LFO T RATE 0 OSC 1 PULSE UCF FILTER FREQUENCY LFO 1 DEPTH G 5 OSC 1 LEVEL c ES FILTER RESONANCE LFO 2 RATE 888 05 2 FREQUENCY E ENV 1 AMOUNT LFO 2 DEPTH DeP OSC 2 PULSE ECR ENV 2 AMOUNT X MOD AMOUNT 521 OSC 2 LEVEL E3R ENV 3 AMOUNT 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 85 ux WS 69 3 00 401 Yeah 02 Tongue Depressant 03 Guide Vocal 04 Spilled 05 Dig Dig Dig 06 Analogia 07 Black Bubble 08 Brownout 09 Decision 96 0 Cavaliering 11 Beautiful Dreamer 12 Proper Hours 13 Dependence Day 14 Deconzos Garden 15 G J Rack The House 16 Warren s Report 17 Closet Quarrel 18 No Barkin Doggie 19 Used Tubes 20 Nasty Tubes 21 Wood Den 22 Hurry Home 23 Hurry Home 2 24 Dependable Scandal 25 Persistence 26 Crafty Tool 327 The Other Marc 28 Sample amp Hold Me 29 Crandle Cradle 30 Crandle Cradle 2 31 Bottom Line 32 Release Him 33 Standing Room Only 34 Permanent Buss 35 Supple Movement 36 Belly Butt
23. lemented with software version 2 0 due for release 1 97 VOICE ARCHITECTURE Hardware A Two voltage controlled oscillators with triangle sawtooth and square waveforms The square waveform has variable pulse width control B User selectable voltage controlled filters Interchangeable Cartridge Filter System Types available MINI Reproduction of the classic 24db MiniMoog low pass resonant filter S E M Reproduction of the original 12db Oberheim Synthesizer Expander Module filter 303 Reproduction of the Techno classic Roland TB 303 filter 2600 Reproduction of the unique and rare ARP 2600 filter C White noise generator D High dynamic gain voltage controlled amplifier Software A Three four stage envelopes with specially designed exponential curves Attack de cay sustain and release controls Time range 1 m sec 15 sec B Two low frequency oscillators with triangle square saw up saw down noise and random waveforms Frequency range 01 hz 50 hz IMPORTANT NOTES In addition to the aforementioned Safety Instructions printed on the inside front cover we the good folks at S E ask that you please read and adhere to the following sugges tions POWER SUPPLY CONCERNS Turn off the power to all equipment before making any connections between devices This will help to pre vent malfunction and speaker damage p Be certain to use a separate power outlet for this unit as sharing one with disto
24. nt The pattern of the filter envelope contouring is de termined by the envelope controls attack decay sustain and release The amount or depth of the envelope contouring is determined by this parameter env amnt Selects Envelope 3 amount This is the amount of contour or depth of the enve lope as it is applied to the selected target See page 11 8 ENVELOPES ENVELOPE 1 VCF ENVELOPES The filter envelope shapes the timbre and overtone content of the audio signal as it passes through the modifying circuitry from the mixer This envelope or contour gener ator is used to dynamically move the cutoff frequency It works as such each time a key is depressed an envelope or contour erator attached to the filter s cutoff frequen cy is actuated and sends a control signal to the filter The control signal rises at one rate falls at a second rate levels off at a certain level and then finally falls off at a third rate These four parameters and their effect upon the cutoff frequency are explained below What the Switch pads do Selects the attack time The attack time determines the initial segment of the attack envelope The frequency at which the contour begins is determined by the fil ter frequency setting while the peak which it reaches is determined by the filter frequency and Envelope 1 amount settings combined Incrementing the value from O 127 will result in the brightness of the sound increa
25. on 37 Little John 38 Dark Corridor 39 Sine Here 40 Sticky 9 41 Immortal Clav 42 Immortal Clav 2 43 Immortal Clav 3 44 The Other Ambrose 45 Psyche Check 846 Sweet Solit de 47 Dialogo 48 Easy Choice 49 Easy Choice 2 50 Long Reply 51 Sisiphus Burden 52 Le 453 Spongi 454 Resonance Flavor 55 Thoughtful Time 456 Mibo 57 Regal Snaps 58 Locke Heed 459 Prodigal Son 60 Theyre Back 461 Yeah Were Back 462 BW Yo yo 63 Jacolis Ladder 564 Neighbor Girl 65 The Older Sister 66 The Mommy 67 Cross Mod 68 Glad You Did 69 Keittis Idea 70 Keittis Idea 2 71 Emily 72 Whippoorwill 73 Reluctant Kitten 74 Mode 3 75 Darker Sierras _ 76 82 amp Cloudy 877 Over Classed 78 Fine Brandy 379 Fine Brandy 2 80 Synthetic Reality 81 Do U Know 882 Mystery Set 83 Preternatural Funk 84 Preternatural Funk 2 485 Sky Blue 86 Marin 887 Apple Shade 88 Nozlar 489 Andromedas Train 490 Without Recourse 91 JD Freedom 1 92 J D Freedom 2 493 J D Freedom 3 494 Stevies Crunch 495 Too There 496 Too There 497 Bandonthe 96 Pulsar Series 899 100 101 102 103 106 105 106 07 108 Cygnus Cried 109 Phadra s Duughter 110 Water Toaster 111 What s Left 4112 T Care My Peeps 113 Wonariahowa 114 Black Helicopters 4115 Ridelin Mess 116 Floyd Port 117 Vearhoviris Seminar 118 Roswell Trash 4119 Thoreys T
26. pitch level or harmonic MODULATION content changes The shape of the modulation is determined by the waveform which the LFO out rate depth target puts as selected by the wave switch pad In ad E dition to the four selectable waveshapes sample amp hold and noise provide random modulation The amount of modulation is determined by either the depth control or any assigned MIDI controller The 15 two Low Frequency Oscillators LFO s are assignable to a variety of parameters and LFO 2 can be synchronized to MIDI time clock See P R OGR A M The ATC 1 also has the capability of allowing Oscillator 2 to modulate Oscillator 1 and the frequency of the filter This is known as Audio Frequency Modulation because the modulation control signal in this case Oscillator 2 is in the audio spectrum What the Switch pads do The switch pads for LFO 1 and 2 operate in the same manner rate adjusting the frequency of the LFO and depth attenuating the modulation signal To select the sound source or parameter to be modulated by the LFO press the target switch pad See page 15 for LFO assignment list xmod Selects the audio frequency modulation assignment Oscillator 1 Filter freq vency or both The frequency of Oscillator 1 is modulated by the audio ouput of Oscillator 2 when the display reads OSC The frequency of the Filter is modulated by the audio output of Oscilla
27. ress again to turn on or off Triangle shaped waveforms produce smooth flute like tones Same for both oscillators Press again to turn on or off Sawtooth shaped waveforms produce punchy brass I Selects the sawtooth waveform Press once to display current patch setting then like tones Same for both oscillators TL Selects the square waveform Pressing will display the current pulse width setting use the encoder to edit A true square wave will be obtained by setting the pulse width at 60 Square shaped waveforms produce bright reed like tones Same for both oscillators frequen sce Selects Oscillator 1 coarse tuning Provides continuous tuning of Oscillator 1 raises or lowers the pitch in half step increments O is the lowest tuning with multiples of 12 being the octave intervals fr tune regane Selects Oscillator 2 tuning Pressing once will select coarse tuning pressing again will select the fine tuning Continuous presses will toggle between coarse and fine Slightly detuning Oscillator 2 will add warmth and depth to the sound OSCILLATORS continued on next page 6 OSCILLATORS A N TL frequency s E freq tune A N 2 mix2 noise mode 2 What the Switch pads do 1 gmg Selects the mix level of Oscillator 1 As the level is increased beyond 100 some harmonic distortion may occur which is quite normal depending upon how many waveforms are selected and the settings of the filter m
28. rtion producing devices such as motors variable lighting devices is unwise PLACEMENT CONCERNS Placing the unit in close proximity to power amplifiers or equipment containing large transformers is likely to in duce hum If the unit is to be operated nearby T V or radio receivers some type of interference might be noticeable In such cases move the unit out of proximity with the entertainment devices MAINTENANCE In hopes that you might keep the visuals of your treasured analog gem in tip top shape our cleaning specialists recommend wiping ever so gently with a slightly dampened soft cloth For those stains of a more tenacious tem prement add a mild detergent to the mix always remembering to follow with that ubiquitious soft dry cloth Never apply solvents of any kind benzene paint thinner propyl alcohol etc to avoid the risk of nasty discol oration disfigurement n d most importantly those deadly liver flukes 1t should be parentheticaly noted that solvents nor the unit are ever to be taken internally OTHER PRECAUTIONS Protect the unit from strong jolts and vibration Especially when standing on well established fault lines p Never apply strong pressure to the front back or side panels or strike them in any manner whatsoever Yelling however is certainly permissible and quite cathartic It is normal for this synthesizer to generate a certain degree of heat MEMORY BACKUP CONC
29. s the rotary encoder which turns smoothly in either direction for complete control After a switch pad is pressed you will use the encoder in almost all operations to edit or change any desired function or parameter Edits to certain sound parameters are transmitted as MIDI controller data Reading the Display The 3 digit L E D on the ATC 1 is used to display parameter values function assignments and all operations in an alphanumerical format Abbreviations are used for most of the function assignments refer to the MASTER SYMBOL Y onthe QUICK REFERENCE Note that the display blinks momentarily after each press informing you that your action OSCILLATORS The oscillators are the unmodified building blocks of Analog synthesis An oscillator pri ap produces periodic or regularly repeating frequency waveforms i e pitched sounds The tuning controls alter the frequency or pitch of the oscillators The waveshape selectors deter mine the harmonic spectrum of the signal 15 basic timbre or tone color A N freq tune 2 Ig The ATC 1 has two oscillators that each produce three waveforms All the wave forms are continuously being generated mix2 noise mode 2 so they are available to be outputted either o Ij ol individually or simultaneously depending upon how they are selected What the Switch pads do A B Selects the triangle waveform Press once to display current patch setting then p
30. sing sharply at first and then more gradually as the attack time lengthens Selects the decay time The decay time determines the duration of the second segment of the envelope i e the fall from the attack peak to the sustain level While repeatedly depressing a key and incrementing the value from O 127 you will at first hear the brightness drop sharply after the initial attack the drop will become more gradual as the decay time lengthens decay Selects the sustain level The sustain level determines the filter frequency at which the envelope levels off after the initial rise and fall The frequency of the sustain level can be as high as the initial peak in which case there is no decay after the initial rise or it can be as low as the frequency at which the envelope contour began sustain Selects the release time The fourth and final stage of the envelope contour Finally after the initial rise and fall of the attack and decay times to the sustain level the release time takes effect after the sustain level segment when the played key or note is lifted The frequency at which the sustain level is at falls to the initial filter cutoff frequency level at the rate set by the release time release 9 ENVELOPES ENVELOPE 2 VCA ENVELOPES The volume of the audio signal which pass es through the VCA envelope is contoured by the envelope controls Each time a key is pressed the envelope or contour generator attached to
31. tor 2 when the display reads VCF and both are modulated by Oscillator 2 when the display reads O F xamnt Selects the amount of Audio Frequency Modulation Use this control in con junction with Oscillator 2 frequency and mode 2 to create special effects wave 1 2 Selects LFO 1 and 2 waveforms Press once for LFO 1 waveform selection press again for LFO 2 waveform selection Continuous presses will toggle the LFO s See the QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE sheet for waveform number definitions 12 MIDI KYBD The ATC 1 is completely controllable by MIDI with a long list of parameters and functions as signable to Velocity Mod Wheel and Aftertouch Certain sound parameters also have a dedicated Continuous Controller assignment Seeychartion page 16 In addition parameter edits made by the rotary encoder are transmitted as Controller data This extensive MIDI implementation allows for an almost unlimited expression of tone and timbre manipulation which can be recorded to any MIDI sequencer What the Switch pads do 2 3 3 8 8 amp g MIDI KYBD Selects the velocity sensitivity of Envelope amounts 1 2 and 3 Press once to access Envelope 1 the display will read EA 1 to change the value use the en coder press again to access Envelope 2 the display will read use the encoder to edit pressing a third time accesses Envelope 3 the display will read follow with th
32. will not respond when a MIDI clock division is selected 13 MIDI KYBD MIDI KY BD continued STUDIO ELECTR What the Switch pads do I B mtg Selects the master tuning and overall transpose Press once to access the master tune control which raises or lowers the pitch of the oscillators over a semitone range Press again to access the overall octave transpose The pitch can then be transposed up or down one octave Selects the master volume level We recommend this level be set at maximum or close to it for the best possible sound quality Selects the glide time and auto glide interval functions Press once to access the glide time Press again to access the auto glide interval A third press will turn off glide and auto glide Glide is pitch movement from note to note at a selected rate and Auto Glide is pitch movement from a selected interval at arate determined by the glide time Note If the auto glide interval is anything but O the auto glide function will override glide Selects the key triggering and note priority functions Press once to access single or multiple triggering selection Press again to access note priority selec tion Multiple triggering is the re triggering of the filter envelope with each note or key stroke with single triggering the filter envelope is re triggered only with staccato notes or key strikes Note Priority determines if while a hold ing note any new note or a lower note only will be
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