User Manual

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Example 3
Euroack
LFO OUT
MIDI IN
MIDI THRU
MIDI IN
MIDI OUT
CV IN
USBUSB
THUNDERBOLT
USB
USB
Computer
Eurorack
Novation Bass
Station II
Novation
Peak
MIDI OUT
MIDI IN
Focusrite ClarettFocusrite Clarett
AUDIO I/O
Novation
Launchkey
In this example, a Focusrite Clarett audio interface is used to enable “real-world”
instruments to be recorded in the DAW as well as synth sounds. A keyboard controller is
used to trigger both Peak and a second synth, such as a Bass Station II, with the Clarett
converting MIDI data sent from the computer via a Thunderbolt link to conventional MIDI
data.
The simplest and quickest way of finding out what Peak can do is to connect the rear
panel outputs
7
– in either mono or stereo - to the input of a power amplifier, audio mixer,
powered speaker or other means of monitoring the output.
If using Peak with other sound modules, connect MIDI THRU
4
to the next sound
module’s MIDI IN, and daisy-chain further modules in the usual way. If using Peak with
a master keyboard, connect the master keyboard’s MIDI OUT to MIDI IN on Peak, and
ensure that the master keyboard is set to transmit on MIDI channel 1 (the synth’s default
channel).
Headphones
USB
Audio Out Mono
MIDI IN
Master Keyboard
MIDI OUT
Sound Modules
With the amplifier or mixer off or muted, connect the AC adaptor to Peak
1
, and plug it
into the AC mains. Turn the synth on: after completing its boot sequence, Peak will load
Patch 000, and the LCD display will confirm this:
Utopian Streams 1/1
Patch 000 H
Bank A
Category All
“Utopian Streams” is the name of the factory Patch in Bank A, memory location 000.
Turn on the mixer/amplifier/powered speakers, and turn up the Volume control
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until you
have a healthy sound level from the speaker when you play.
Using headphones
Instead of a speaker and/or an audio mixer, you may wish to use a pair of headphones.
These may be plugged into the rear panel headphone output socket
8
. The main outputs
are still active when headphones are plugged in. The Volume control
61
also adjusts
headphone level.
NOTE: Peak’s headphone amplifier is capable of outputting a high signal level; please take
care when setting the volume.