User Guide

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The Voyager’s Digital Features
- The Voyager Rack has three operation modes: PANEL, EDIT, and MASTER. PANEL mode is used for
accessing and performing with the Voyager’s 128 User-writable presets. PANEL mode has a menu
that can be accessed for performance related functions such as “parameter display” which
shows stored and edited values as you edit a preset. EDIT mode contains all Voyager functions
that can be stored in a preset that are not set by the front panel controls, such as naming presets,
and some advanced functions like Pot Mapping, or Filter Poles. MASTER mode is used for global
settings, such as MIDI In channel.
- The Voyager has 128 presets that can be accessed in PANEL mode. Each preset is a “snapshot”
of front panel settings combined with the parameters set in EDIT mode. The preset that is loaded
is referred to as the “Current Panel Preset” and is stored in a memory buffer separate from the
presets. This preset can be edited freely by the user. The parameters are set by the Voyager’s
preset memory until a setting is changed, at which time the current position of that control takes
over. The Voyager has both a Compare, and Recall last Edited sound function. Changes to a
preset can be saved to any of the 128 preset locations using the EDIT mode function Save Preset.
Voyager Rack Mount presets are fully compatible with regular Voyager presets made with version
2.1 OS or later.
- For storage and recall of more than 128 presets, Moog Music recommends purchasing the
Voyager Editor/Librarian, a Mac/PC program designed for creating, organizing and archiving
presets for the minimoog Voyager. It can be purchased from the Moog Music website,
moogmusic.com. It is a great tool for learning how presets are programmed.
- The Voyager has a full MIDI implementation. Its front panel rotary controls and switches send MIDI
CCs, and the Voyager’s synth engine receives the same. Presets can be sent as SysEx data to a
computer for storage, and the Voyager can receive SysEx data either for single presets, preset
banks, or for OS updates.
- Multiple Voyagers (up to 16) connected to a MIDI controller can function as a polyphonic system.
The Master mode function MIDI Key Order assigns each Voyager to be a voice within this system.