User Guide

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IV. The Voyager’s Components
A. MIXER
The Mixer combines the main sound sources of the Voyager. It’s a good place to start when
creating a new sound from scratch, or figuring out how a sound is put together. All the sound
sources can be turned on or off, and their levels can be adjusted. The sound sources available
are:
- External Audio Input
- Oscillator 1
- Oscillator 2
- Oscillator 3
- Noise Source
Each sound source has both an on/off switch and a level control.
The audio output of the mixer goes to the filter. There is an insert jack on the back of the unit where
an external effect can be inserted in between the mixer and the filter. This can also be used as
direct output of the Mixer. Note that this output is before the Volume envelope. If an Oscillator is
selected and its level is above zero – its sound will be there regardless of playing the keyboard.
OSCILLATORS 1 to 3: The controls for the Oscillators on the mixer are simple: on/off and level.
When the levels of the Oscillators are set high, the output from the mixer gently overdrives the
filter section. This was one of the important features in the original minimoog that gave it its
characteristic “fat” sound.
NOISE: The Noise source is a white/pink hybrid, and can be used as a sound source or a
modulation source. Noise is great for making ocean wave sounds, explosions, wind sounds or
using as a subtle coloration to a sound.
EXTERNAL AUDIO IN: The External Audio in allows an external audio source to be routed into the
mixer, where it can be mixed with the VCOs and Noise source, then passed to the filters and the
out put. The LED above the External input begins to light up as the Input signal to overdrives the
Mixer input. When the light is faint, a small amount of soft clipping is occurring. When the LED is