User Manual

Table Of Contents
1. Overview............................................................................................................................................................................ 5
1.1. Front panel .................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.1.1. Left side................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
1.1.2. Right side ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 6
1.1.3. The Matrix panel............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
1.2. Rear panel .................................................................................................................................................................................. 7
1.2.1. Connections....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7
1.3. About this manual................................................................................................................................................................. 8
2. PolyBrute Basics.......................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.1. User interface .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.2. Master controls ...................................................................................................................................................................... 9
2.3. Auto-tune PolyBrute......................................................................................................................................................... 10
2.4. What is digitally-controlled analog? .................................................................................................................... 10
2.5. Load a preset ......................................................................................................................................................................... 11
2.6. Try this! ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
2.6.1. Sweep the filters ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
2.6.2. Start the arpeggiator............................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
2.6.3. Move Morph from A to B....................................................................................................................................................................................... 12
3. Create a Patch ............................................................................................................................................................. 13
3.1. Subtractive synthesis........................................................................................................................................................ 13
3.2. Create a new patch .......................................................................................................................................................... 14
3.2.1. Initialize the patch..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
3.2.2. VCO 1 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
3.2.3. VCF 1 (Steiner) .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 17
3.2.4. VCA ENV .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 18
3.2.5. Enter the Matrix .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 19
3.2.6. Add Effects................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 20
3.3. Save the patch.................................................................................................................................................................... 20
3.4. That was only sound A................................................................................................................................................. 20
4. Voice Architecture ...................................................................................................................................................... 21
4.1. A note about tuning............................................................................................................................................................ 21
4.2. Morph basics ......................................................................................................................................................................... 21
4.3. VCOs 1 and 2 ........................................................................................................................................................................ 22
4.3.1. Similar features.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
4.3.2. Tune................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 22
4.3.3. VCO 1 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 23
4.3.4. VCO 2 ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 24
4.3.5. Noise generator......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
4.4. Mixer........................................................................................................................................................................................... 25
4.5. LFOs ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 26
4.5.1. LFOs 1 and 2 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 26
4.5.2. LFO 3 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 27
4.5.3. Unipolar, bipolar ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 27
4.5.4. LFO sync division...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 27
4.5.5. Rate control for synced LFOs .......................................................................................................................................................................... 28
4.6. Filters ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 28
4.6.1. Shared features.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 29
4.6.2. VCF 1 (Steiner) ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 30
4.6.3. VCF 2 (Ladder)............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 31
4.7. Filter FM..................................................................................................................................................................................... 31
4.7.1. VCO 2 > VCF 1 ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 31
4.7.2. Noise > VCF 2................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 31
4.8. Envelopes................................................................................................................................................................................ 32
4.8.1. Envelope curves.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
4.8.2. VCF/VCA velocity modes .................................................................................................................................................................................... 33
4.8.3. Envelope loop modes ............................................................................................................................................................................................ 33
4.9. Stereo spread....................................................................................................................................................................... 33
4.10. FX routing selector ......................................................................................................................................................... 34
5. Performance Controls........................................................................................................................................... 35
5.1. Wheels....................................................................................................................................................................................... 35