User Guide

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use, and turning the lamp OFF when not in use. A small amount of high-pitched acoustic noise
is transmitted from both the power supply and the lamp themselves when the lamp is driven
hard. This sound doesn’t appear at the Voyager’s outputs. Reducing the brightness of the lamp
reduces the transmission of the sound from the power supply and lamp. See Appendix A for more
information about the Voyager Rack Mount’s lamp.
-Making Your Own Sounds
To create your own sound from scratch - it’s good to start from the Voyager’s default parameters.
This can be done by “Initializing Parameters”. Press the EDIT button, and press the +1 button until INIT
PARAMETERS is highlighted, then press ENTER. Use the Cursor button to select “Yes” and press ENTER. This
loads the default parameters temporarily into the current preset location. The default sound is a basic
one-oscillator square wave sound. Think of it as a blank canvas for your sonic creations. Try the controls
right of the Mixer, one at a time, starting with Filter Cutoff, and notice how they affect the sound. Then try
combining different tones with the Mixer and Oscillators 2 and 3. Finally experiment with the Mod Busses
to see how different types of Modulation affect the sound.
To operate exclusively from the Front Panel and not from the Presets, the “Real Panel Parameters”
must be loaded. First Initialize the Parameters as described above. Then while in EDIT mode use the -1
button to highlight “REAL PANEL PARAM.” Press ENTER, and you will see the prompt: ” Load actual panel
parameter? Yes/No”. Use CURSOR to select Yes and press ENTER. The sound produced by the Voyager is
now determined by the settings of the front panel independently of preset memory.
When working with the Voyager, keep in mind that many of the controls are interactive, so there
is frequently more than one way to control a single parameter. This may be a source of confusion.
For instance, if the Sustain level of the Volume Envelope is all the way down, and the Attack and
Decay times are at zero, there will be no output. In another example, if you have a sound where
the Amount to Filter Control for the Filter Envelope is at zero, then changing the Filter Attack control
will likely result in no audible change. To use your Voyager to its fullest potential, it is very important
to understand the workings of all the controls and how they interact in order to understand how a
sound (or lack thereof) is produced. Don’t get frustrated, simply work systematically until you know
what each control does and how it works with the rest of the Voyager.
For a thorough understanding of the Voyager and it’s workings, continue on with this manual…
-Installing the Voyager Rack Mount in a Standard 19” Equipment rack
The Voyager Rack Mount comes with four 10-32 X 1/2” oval head screws plus four finish washers.
These are for installing the Voyager Rack Mount in an equipment rack. The Voyager takes up 5 standard
spaces (1 space = 1 3/4”). The angles of the rear panel allow for standard 1/4” plugs to be used for
audio connections when rack mounted. A right angled power connector is on the AC cordset provided
with the Voyager Rack Mount for installing it underneath a deep piece of rack-mounted equipment.
If the piece of gear that is to be above the Voyager Rack Mount is very deep, you will find that it will
be easier to make the connections to the Voyager’s rear panel before installing it in the rack. When
installing rack-mounted gear, it is always best to install all four screws loosely before tightening any of the
screws fully.
-Using the Voyager Rack Mount as a Table-top Unit
The Voyager Rack Mount is designed so it can be used as a table-top unit with the front panel tilted
at an angle that is very convenient for tweaking. If your primary use of the Voyager Rack Mount is as a
table-top unit, we highly recommend the purchase of the optional wood handles (Moog P/N VY-WOD-
01). They look really sharp (for the vintage Moog vibe), and are available from moogmusic.com, or
authorized Moog Voyager dealers.