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SPECTRALIS 2 Spectralis Spectralis 2 manual Vers. 2 for Spectralis 1/2 Versions above 1.5 Jörg Schaaf, Radikal Technologies Deutschland GmbH, http://www.raditec.de Copyright © 2009 Radikal Technologies Deutschland GmbH Mariahilfstr. 8 81541 München, Germany Maintaining the highest quality standards is the top priority for Radikal Technologies GmbH. This is why the design process for any of our new products continues even after they are released to the public.
SPECTRALIS 2 Declaration of Conformity We herewith confirm that the following product SPECTRALIS 2 conforms to the requirements of the council Directive 89/336/FWG for radio frequency interference. It also complies with regulations for radio interference of electronic devices (EMVG) dated August 30th, 1995.
Declaration of Conformity......................................................................................................................... 3 1.1 Warranty ............................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1.1 Term .................................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1.2 Coverage ...........................
3.2.5 Reverse sample playback ......................................................................................... 34 3.2.6 Changing the volume envelopes .............................................................................. 35 3.2.7 Velocity Sensitivity and adjusting the VCA-level .................................................. 36 3.2.8 Using the digital multimode filter .......................................................................... 36 3.2.9 Playing filtered sounds .............
SPECTRALIS 2 3.10 The song-chain mode ....................................................................................................................... 96 3.10.1 Playing a song ....................................................................................................... 96 3.10.2 Jumping into pattern-jam mode ......................................................................... 97 3.10.3 Editing a song chain ................................................................................
SPECTRALIS 2 Warranty 1.1 Warranty 1.1.1 Term Radikal Technologies warrants all electronic und mechanical components of this product, subjects to the conditions herein described, for a period of 12 months from purchase. If any covered malfunctions arise during the warranty period, the unit will either be repaired or replaced at the Manufacturer’s election. The general business terms and conditions of Radikal Technologies GmbH Germany shall apply. 1.1.
SPECTRALIS 2 Safety notices 1.2 Safety notices CAUTION: Please do not open the instrument’s case at any time, to avoid the possibility of electric shock. There are no functions or features inside the unit intended for the user. Do not ever make any attempt to repair the instrument yourself! Any technical problems should be addressed with qualified service personnel only. WARNING: Do not expose the unit to rain or humidity to avoid electric shock or shorts.
SPECTRALIS 2 Introduction 2. Introduction We first would like to thank you for purchasing the Spectralis 2. You have purchased a modern music instrument, which not only sounds great, but also doubles as a powerful ”music-machine”, which will provide new impulses for your future LIVE-performances as well as production activities. This manual is intended to help you to utilize as much of the Spectralis 2’ potential right from the get-go.
SPECTRALIS 2 Unpacking, Set-Up, Firmware Update on your path to enlightenment! In case you do come across questions not sufficiently addressed in this guide it is probably something we overlooked. In any such case we invite you to visit the spectralis user forum at our Spectralis website: http://www.spectralis.de/phpBB2/ We will be posting additional tips and tricks, FAQ-entries and example patterns regularly, in the beginning probably quite frequently. 2.2 Preparations 2.2.
SPECTRALIS 2 Connection and operation 2.3 Connections and operation 2.3.1 Audio connections I. Connect the outputs ”Sum R” and ”Sum L” with your audio/monitoring system. You can use the inputs of a normal stereo-system, the inputs of a mixer, a soundcard with hardware monitoring or active monitors. If you’re connecting the Spectralis to a stereo system or a separate stereo preamp, select inputs with suitable impedance.
SPECTRALIS 2 MIDI: The shortcut „MIDI“ stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interfac and is used for unified digital control of different electronic musical instruments. Before MIDI was invented, it used to be very difficult to connect electronic sound generators by different manufacturers. 12 MIDI connections 2.3.
SPECTRALIS 2 Formatting, power and explanation of terms 2.3.3 Formatting Media (internal Flash and SD-Cards) In case something goes wrong after all or when using a SD-Card for the first time it will be necessary to format the media. The formatting should have to be done in the Spectralis 2. To start formatting use the [Shift]-button and hold it down while simultaneously pushing the [Browse]-button. All two of the media in the Spectralis will now show up in the 2x40 character display of the Spectralis.
SPECTRALIS 2 The Step Sequencer originated at a time when the possibility of recording musical Motifs simply by playing them was just a fantasy. The classical Step Sequencer consisted of one or more rows of potentio-meters which were read in sequential order sending an individual value per step. If you applied the control frequency to the pitch modulation input of an VCO, the Sequencer changed the pitch ac-cording to the potentio-meter Settings. 14 Explanations of terms 2.4.
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SPECTRALIS 2 Panel overview, "Part"-section 2.5 Frontpanel overview The following is a first overview of the assorted sections of the frontpanel.The enclosed picture and written descriptions are provided for easy orientation and to help you easily understand the basic structure of the Spectralis. Once you’re done reading this chapter and are moving on to the section dealing with practical tips for the use of the Spectralis, you will find this basic orientation helpful. 2.5.
SPECTRALIS 2 Overview: Num-Button-Assignment Whichever function you use last in this Section, determines the assignment of the numeric Buttons. It’s all quite simple – once you know! TIP: Changing numeric Button assignments temporarily: When you are pushing the ”Part-Section” Button, the corresponding function kicks in and the assignment is permanent. Holding the ”PartSection” Button down however and pushing a numeric Button at the same time, activates the function only temporarily.
SPECTRALIS 2 Overview: "Sequence"- and "groove edit"-section 2.5.3 "Sequence-Edit"-section (to the right next to the NUM BUTTON ASSIGNMENT-Section) Edit-Section of the step-sequencer, with the following control elements: [Function] The use of the [Function]-button opens the display-menu for the editing of the step-sequencer. The step-sequencer menu has a number of pages, which can be accessed via the [Page-Up]- and [Page-Down]-buttons.
SPECTRALIS 2 Overview: Filterbank-section, mixer-section [Function] The [Function]-button opens an additional display menu with the swing and shuffle quantisation. 2.5.5 "Filterbank"-section (In between the transport field and the encoder row 1-16) In this section you have access to the fixed filterbank.
SPECTRALIS 2 Overview: Mixer-section, master-section, creativator 2.5.6. "Mixing-desk"-section (to the right above the encoders 1-16) This section assigns the 16 encoder row to the Part-Mixer of the Spectralis. [Volume] Pushing the [Volume]-button in the mixer section activates the volume-control via encoders 1-16. Encoders 1-15 control the volumes of parts 1-15 and encoder 16 controls the volume of all drum-parts, relative to the set value.
SPECTRALIS 2 Overview : Filterbank-section, mixer-section [Arpeggiator] The [Arpeggiator]-button opens the display-menu for editing the arpeggiator settings. A typical classic arpeggiator is a setting which breaks down played chords (a polyphonic sound consisting of multiple notes) into individual notes and plays these notes corresponding to a variety of instructions sequentially. 2.5.9 "Synth-Edit"-section (LFO, VCO, VCF, VCA) This Section provides the encoders and buttons needed for editing sounds.
SPECTRALIS 2 Overview: Nummeric buttons, control elements 2.5.11 Numeric buttons Corresponding to the selection in the num button assignment- or the part-section, you can use the numeric buttons [1] – [16] to select songs, patterns, drumgrooves or motifs, as well as transpose patterns and select, mute, solo or play parts. In addition the numeric buttons are used in various edit-sections for direct input of rhythmical structures. 2.
SPECTRALIS 2 Overview: Display-section 1/9:24dB Lowpass:Cutoff Modulation LFO FMWve:0 FmRte:0 FMDpt:0 In the upper row you will see the current information such as song-number (S01), current song-name (Song01), the name of the selected pattern and the selected song-tempo in BPM (beats per minute). The lower row shows parameters, which can be changed with the encoders located below the display. The significance of the various parameters is explained in the respective chapters in this manual.
SPECTRALIS 2 It's finally time to get started 3.0 "How to...?"-chapters: It's finally time to get started! We wouldn’t be at all surprised if this is actually the first chapter in this manual, which you are reading. After all we’re already on Page 24 of the manual and so far we haven’t even addressed getting your Spectralis to make noise! It’ll get much more entertaining from here on in!! 3.0.1 Preparations You should make the following preparations, before you start working your way through the ”How to..
SPECTRALIS 2 "Pattern-Jam"-mode 3.1 Select, play and adjust patterns - the ”Pattern-Jam” mode 3.1.1 Introduction Patterns are connections of assorted musical motifs with a duration of 1 to 16 bars, normally consisting of drums, bass, chords and melodies of a song segment. Once you put a number of these patterns together you end up with a complete song. Contrary to many sequencer programs the pattern-sequencer of the Spectralis has a very different design.
SPECTRALIS 2 "Pattern-Jam"-mode Tip: What actually happens during muting if you are pushing numeric button 16 – [Drums]? Pushing that button will actually mute the whole drum section! 3.1.4 "Solo"-mode The Solo-Mode allows you to activate individual tracks for closer analysis. Of course the "Solo"-function is also a popular gimmick when jamming with a pattern.
SPECTRALIS 2 "Pattern-Jam"-mode S01: Pattern: Tempo:120 C:Kick S:TR-Alike 808Deep C:Kick Using the first Encoder you can now select the sound-category. If you want to stick with the Category ”Kick” the Spectralis will offer you a selection of sounds (in this case ONLY Kicks), which are part of this category. By setting the category to "ALL" you can select all drum sounds stored in the machine. S:TR-Alike Using the second Encoder you can select another subcategory.
SPECTRALIS 2 Saving patterns 3.1.8 Saving patterns Now that you have made some changes to the patterns, you’re probably curious how you can actually save your changes – especially since the Spectralis will remind you to do so after changes during each pattern-change. As soon as you have made a change, the [Save]-button will start to blink.
SPECTRALIS 2 Saving patterns 3.1.9 What data are saved inside a pattern? With many synthesizer workstations or grooveboxes you’ll encounter a common problem, which is that you have to know at all times what you want! All you may do is change a sound and suddenly a dozen patterns sound different than before. Another time you edit a rhythmic motif and the changes appear also in patterns which were perfectly alright. This is mostly the result of the memory structure of these instrument.
SPECTRALIS 2 2/5: System USB:HIGH DSnd:Yes Saving of patterns Sync:Dis Play:Yes The first Parameter is of no interest for this purpose. The second parameter, “DSound:Yes” turns the default-sound on (YES) or off (DIS). “DIS” stands for “Disable”, which in this case means “deactivate”. 3.1.11.
SPECTRALIS 2 Saving of patterns The first two parameters are currently not of interest. Important are however the settings for ”Save” and ”Load”. „Save:“ “Save:” offers the following Options: -YES Memory Protection is turned off. You can overwrite existing settings, by executing the Save Process. -DIS DIS=Disable prevents the overwriting of patterns, sounds and settings. The Memory is protected in this setting.. You now won’t be able to save any data.
SPECTRALIS 2 Editing DSP-synthesizer sounds 3.2 Editing DSP-synthesizer sounds 3.2.1 Introduction In chapter 3.1.7 you already found out how you can exchange a sound for another. For the truly impatient users we will now familiarize you with a number of tone-generator-parameters, so you can tailor the sounds even more to your taste. At this time the sample engine of the DSP-synth already provides the following features: a.) 12dB multimode filter with lowpass, highpass and bandpass operation Modes b.
SPECTRALIS 2 Editing DSP-synthesizer sounds - sample oscillator of a missing sample on flash memory. This missing samples message can be recalled by pressing [Shift] + [Page-Up].Just copy the missing sample onto the flash memory and select the browse function for giving your Speckie the chance to load the sample. The sample-selection can be found inside the "VCO"-menu.
SPECTRALIS 2 Editing DSP- synthesizer sounds - sample oscillator that makes a synth sounding phatt. However, at real synthesizers the oscillators are freerunning. Every note, you are playing opens the VCA at another position of this oscillator phase shift beating. The sample oscillators of the Spectralis can simulate that by shifting the sample-start point resulting in a sample based sound with liveness. Additionally you can add rhichness by trigger up to 8 DSP voices simultaneously with detuning.
SPECTRALIS 2 Editing DSP-synth sounds - Volume envelopes 3.2.6 Changing the volume envelopes Envelopes make it possible to change a volume progression of a sound. Some sounds resonate percussively, like the noise of a hammer being hit on a metal plate, or may take a couple of seconds to reach maximum volume, like for instance a Philicorda Organ when a volume pedal is pressed slowly.
SPECTRALIS 2 Editing DSP-synth sounds - digital multimode filter 3.2.7 Velocity Sensitivity and adjusting the VCA-level The maximum level depends on the VCA-level setting of the sound. You can adjust the maximum level with the (VCA-Level)-encoder inside the "VCA"section. The level also can be controlled with the velocity sensitivity of your keyboard. The amount of velocity dependent level control can be adjusted by holding down the [Shift]-button and adjusting the amount with the (VCALevel)-encoder. 3.2.
SPECTRALIS 2 Editing DSP-synth sounds - playing filtered sounds 3.2.9 Playing filtered sounds This might be the right time to actually give a first listen to the filters. Use the [Select]-button in the "Part"-section und chose one of the three DSP synthparts with the help of the numeric buttons. You can now play this part with your MIDI-keyboard. Once you’ve selected the part, the encoders of the Spectralis frontpanel are assigned to the selected synth part.
SPECTRALIS 2 Editing DSP-synth sounds - LFO section "Keyboard-Scaling"-settings can be adjusted as follows: Push the [Shift]-button and turn the (Reso-MM)-knob. The value of the keyboard-scaling will be displayed while the changes are taking place. When you are pushing the (Cutoff MM)-encoder button, the KeyScaling Parameters will be visible continuously in the display.
SPECTRALIS 2 Editing DSP-synth sounds - filter modulation [LEAt] - controls the attack time of the depth envelope. [LErl] - Controls the release time of the LFO depth envelope. [LEdp] - Controls how much the depth envelope affects the modulation depth. By hitting [Page-Up] you reach the second menupage: 2/2 LFO 1 Depth Modifier Menu (Dsyn1) LMWD: 0 [LMWD] - controls, how much the modulationwheel controls the LFO-depth. 3.2.
SPECTRALIS 2 Playing the "Analog"-synthesizer 3.3 Playing the "Analog"-synthesizer Before we discuss some of the special features of the analog synth, you probably want to hear some of the sounds, to get an idea of the sound potential of the Spectralis. As with all examples in the "practising/in use" section you'll have to have your Midi-keyboard connected to the Spectralis and the Midi Channel set to send on 1. Push Part->[Select] and chose Part 12 [Analog Synth].
SPECTRALIS 2 This chapter deals with Essentials! You should definitely take the time to work through this chapter undisturbed. The reward for such effort is one of the most complex ”Analog” Synthesizers ever unleashed on the public. Differences to other synthesizers You may have noticed during playback of the sounds that the main voice of the Spectralis - the Hybrid Synth - is very flexible and is free of compromises in its soundquality. Originally we were planning to make this a true analog section.
SPECTRALIS 2 The analog filter section signal from there to the multimode-filter and finally send the output signal of the multimode-filter back to the lowpass. Without fail this will prompt the Spectralis to create a sharp high-pitched noise. No pain, no gain – especially if you’re not sure at which stage of the routing the feedback was generated.
SPECTRALIS 2 The analog filter section to access the parameter pages, which allow you to change the filter frequencies. You should see the following menu in your display: 1/9:24dB Lowpass: Cutoff Modulation LFO FMWve:0 FMRte:0 DmDpt:0 It is plain to see, that this menu does not deal with envelope-amount EG-depth.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid engine - oscillators and envelopes 4/4:24dB Lowpass: Cutoff Envelope Page1 Att:0 ^Dcy:71 Stn:137 Rls:70 Now you can control the most essential functions of the 24 dB lowpass. Just play around for a while with all the functions described so far. This way you will get a good feel for the sonic capabilities of the filter. Once you’ve had your fill, we can move on with this chapter.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid engine - Oscillators and envelopes Version I.) is closest to what you may be used to from other synthesizers.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid engine - Multimode-filter and filter-routing All you have to do is push the [Page-Up]-button repeatedly. One after another you will now see oscillators 2-4 appear as well as the fifth sound-source ”Noise”. Working with these oscillator envelopes alone provides you with an extensive playground, which you will start to appreciate more and more the longer you work with your Spectralis.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid engine - Multimode-filter and filter-routing 4/27:VCO Multimode Filter Volume Osc1:00 Osc2:00 Osc3:00 Osc4:00 As suspected all of them are set to 0!! No wonder there was no audible signal from the multimode-filter. We definitely need to up the oscillator-level for the multimode-filter. You can generously set all levels to a value of 230 and then turn the (CutOff MM)-encoder again.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid engine - Multimode-filter and filter-routing output. For the multimode-filter only the signal-path to the 24dB lowpass is open. In order to route the multimode-filter directly to the output as well, you will have to open the encoders to the right of this module as shown in the drawing. At the same time you should reduce the signal feed level from the multimode to the 24dB lowpass-filter.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid engine - Multimode-filter and filter-routing The (CUTOFF MM)-button opens the multimode-filter menu. On the second menu- page you will find the envelope sensitivity “EgAm”. Turn it up, to experiment with the effect of the envelope on this filter. The corresponding filter-envelope can be found by pushing the (EG-Depth)-encoder button and by pushing the [Page-Up]-button twice.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid engine - The LFO section of the analog-synth 3.3.5 The LFO section of the analog-synth Since firmware version 93k the Spectralis Analog-Synth has a very extensive LFO section. No less than 10 LFOs in the Spectralis in the Analog section alone are at your disposal. 4 of these LFO's have been designated as MasterLFO's. These LFO's have some additional features compared to the other 6 LFO's. 1.) The master-LFO's have a central edit section. 2.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid engine - The LFO section of the analog-synth Depth]encoder you will see the following display message: Master LFO Modulation Depth ^MLFO1:0 ^MLFO2:0 ^MLFO3:0 ^MLFO4:0 The arrows in front of the parameter names indicate, that you can reach additional parameters by simply pushing of the 4 encoders.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid engine - The LFO section [Page]-button Using the [Page-Up/Down]-buttons you can address the other three Master-LFO's directly. [LFO-Wave] - Waveform selection for LFO's This encoder changes the waveformselection of all four Master-LFO's simultaneously. The LFO's of the Spectralis provide non-detent waveform selection. If set to value 0 you select a sinewaveform. If set to value 63 you select a triange waveform. If set to value 127 you select a sawtooth waveform.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid engine - The LFO section By now you have learned quite a bit about the LFOs. Depending on the selected sounds, all of the LFO parameters may not affect any change at all. You might be able to adjust the LFO-velocity, waveform and modulationfrequency to your liking - however all of these parameters become audible once you have additionally increased the LFO-Modulation for a modulation target. Just imagine you want to modulate the filter frequency of the 24dB Lowpass using MasterLFO 1.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid engine - The LFO section This Display message is repeated in a number of sections of the Spectralis in slighty modified form: Waveform-Modulation 1.) Push the [Osc Wave] encoder button in the oscillator section. 2.) Depending on the desired oscillator push the [VCO-Shape] encoder button under the display. You should see the following display message: 1/2: VCO1 Waveform Modifiers ^Shape:100 ^TLM:-1 ^Sync:0 3.) Push the [Shape] encoder button in this menu.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid engine - The LFO section In this menu you can select and edit the modulation sources and pitchmodulation depths. 24dB Lowpass filter frequency and resonance modulation 1.) push the [Cutoff LP] encoder button in the filter section 2.) Use the [Page-Up] button to select menupage 4/8 to choose the following menupage: 4/9:24dB Lowpass: Cutoff-Modulators Src1:None Dph:0 Src2:None Dph2:0 You now can adjust the desired modulation sources and modulation values.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid engine - The LFO section Multimode filter section LFO menupage: 1/8:Multimode: Cutoff Modulation LFO FmWve:0 FmRte:0 FmDpt:0 [FMWve] - filterfrequency modulation LFO waveform The first encoder selects the desired waveform. You can find an overview of the waveforms in the description of the master-LFO waveforms. [FmRte] - Rate of the filterfrequency modulation At 0 value the LFO oscillates at it's slowest rate and at 255 value at it's fastest.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid engine - The LFO section LFO's. Using the finepitch encoder of the first oscillator, will tkae you to the first menu page of this level, using the encoder of the second oscillator will take you to menupage 4 of the sub level. If you're looking to work with the sections-LFO of the third oscillator, you need to use the third encoder button instead of the first. This will take you directly to the parameters affecting the pitch of the third oscillator.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid engine - Oscillators, the improved LFO’s! 3.3.6 Oscillators, the improved LFO’s! The frequency range of the LFO's is limited compared to real oscillators. As a consolation we’d like to introduce you to something even better than LFO’s – oscillators which can be tuned from subaudio all the way beyond the audible range and can be used as modulators. This is why we’ve opted to refer to the ”Oscillators” as ”VCO”s (VCO stands for ”Very Cool Oscillator” in our case ;-)!).
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid engine - The fixed filterbank the sustained note simply by playing another key on your keyboard (or the MINI-keyboard of the Spectralis) without simultaneously pushing the [Hold]-Button. At this point you should play around some with the ”Modulator”-oscillator 4. To do so push the (OSC-Detune)-encoder button and - by using [Page-Up]button select - the menu for adjusting the tuning “Coarse-Tune”.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid engine - The fixed filterbank The first oscillator of this preset has been fed into the filterbank. The remaining oscillators are not in use for this sound. Triggering notes from your midikeyboard will produce notes with a peculiar sound character as a result of the filterbank spectral filtering. Next push the [Level]-button in the filterbank section. This button assigns the volumes of the individual filterbands to the encoders (1)-(10).
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid engine - The fixed filterbank 24/27:Noise Direct Volumes FB:0 LP:0 MM:00 SumL:0 Turn the first encoder and adjust the filterbank level for the noise source to a value of about 200. Push the filter-bank [Level]-button once more and make sure that the button is lit, as this button can also alternatively be used to exit the filterbank. If the button does not light up just push it once more. Encoders 1-10 are now assigned to the level of the individual frequency-bands.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid engine - The fixed filterbank FbFs: The individual filterbands of the filterbank consist of cascaded filterstages. The bandpass-filter response curve - which is the result of all cascaded filters – can be changed by adjusting the frequencies of the cascaded stages. This parameter decreases the lower stages frequency and increases the higher stages frequency .
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid engine - Note priority & multitrigger settings adjustable period of time. This is a valuable parameter if you are trying to emulate the inconsistencies of analog envelopes. The typical Minimoog envelopes for instance have a slight delay between the attack and the decay phase, which can be simulated rather well with a hold value of about 14 with the Spectralis envelopes. 3.3.
SPECTRALIS 2 What the hell are trigger-groups? The sound engine of the analog synth can be divided into subparts. For example one can create 3 different voices by using one VCO and the LP-filter for voice 1, 2 VCOs and the MM-Filter for voice 2 and 1 VCO, noise and the filterbank for the third voice. By defining triggergroups, you instruct the system which part 12, 13 and 14 triggers which envelopes. In the example above you would create three triggergroups.
SPECTRALIS 2 Step sequencer basics - Filterbank rhythms 3.4.1 Step-sequencer basics - Filterbank rhythms The parameters of the step-sequencer are an integral part of rhythmic modulated hybrid synth patches and are stored therefor inside the hybrid synth sound memory. That is the reason why we have included it’s description in thisAnalog Synthesizer "How to...?"-chapter.
SPECTRALIS 2 Step sequencer basics - Filterbank rhythms Type: Here is where you can select the basic envelope shapes. The following are at your disposal: Decay, Hard, Pulse, Soft, Attack Len: Allows you to adjust the length of the envelope. The range goes from fractions of a step (8th, 4th, 2th) up to a length of 13 steps. Depth: Determines the depth of the envelope direction. We are now ready to input the first ”Steps”. The sequencer-lines 1-10 have been assigned to filterband volumes 1-10.
SPECTRALIS 2 Trigger: The trigger sends out control information which can initiate a predeter-mined action. In our case the trigger starts the envelopes, which are part of a sound being played. Doing this will open envelope-controlled amplifiers and filters. Step sequencer basics - Tonal sequences generated. To simplify these first steps, we already have set the pitchinformation. - so you will get to hear decent results even without pitch changes when you are switching on individual trigger points.
SPECTRALIS 2 The step-sequencer basics - Tonal sequences 3/8:Fnc Skip ->TGrp1 Seq:L11 Stp:01-16 With the numeric buttons you can select the steps you want to ”Skip”. TIP: You have just learned that you can access various edit-pages in the "Sequence-Edit"-menu directly with the help of the [Function]- and numeric-buttons. This functionality exists parallel to the usual selection mode using [Page-Up]- and [Page-Down]-buttons.
SPECTRALIS 2 The step-sequencer basics - Tonal sequences 2/8:Resol LastStep Reso:16th Len:16 Style Start Once again you can either use the ”Len”-encoder to change your setting or do it directly with the help of the numeric buttons [1]-[16], as long as the intention is to change the length within a range of 16 steps. In case you have selected more than 16 steps, you can move the displayed section with the help of the (Tempo/Shuttle)encoder like a window along the complete line.
SPECTRALIS 2 Step-sequencer advanced - Tonal sequences in the Spectralis step-sequencer. We differentiate between tonal lines and parameter lines. We will deal with the tonal lines first. A tonal-sequencerline has different parameters from the parametersequencerlines.
SPECTRALIS 2 Step-sequencer advanced - Tonal sequences Next select a note-line (TGrp1) with the first encoder and set the values for pitch, length and velocity in the display menu. By hitting numeric buttons 116, you can copy the defined parameterset to the corresponding stepnumbers. If you want to erase one of the steps, simply push the according numeric button again. If you want to change an existing step, adjust the values in the display and push the desired numeric button again.
SPECTRALIS 2 Step-sequencer advanced - Tonal sequences Setting gate-times On the third menu page you will be able to adjust the length of notes. As above you can set the values you chose in the display and then use the numeric buttons to select the steps which you want to assign the new length to. 3/4:Gate Length->TGrp1 Stp:01-16 Seq:L11 Len:1 [SET ALL] The length of notes can be entered in multiples of steps. The range goes from 1/8 Step to a maximum of 13 steps.
SPECTRALIS 2 Step-sequencer advanced - Line Rotation in the lower display line during the edit process have an immediate effect on the sequence. You may select other (alternate) notes at any time using control buttons 1-16. You can also scroll the steps into the display successively via the [Page-Up] function.
SPECTRALIS 2 Step-sequencer advanced - Target selection [0] Displays the actual value of the shift in steps and additionally enables you to return the sequence to the original position by pushing this button. Please note, that after a pattern has been saved the shift of the sequencer line will be memorized as the new original position. Using encoder (Seq:L11) you can directly select another line for rotation. Not only tonal lines can be rotated but also other parameter lines. 3.
SPECTRALIS 2 Creating triggergroups - multiple analog synth parts Group: Divide the section further into logical subgroups. For instance you will find the groups VCO1-VCO-4 in the AVCO section. Parameter: The place to select the target parameter. The selection flashes until you have pushed the parameter-rotary controller. Only then the line has been assigned to the parameter. 3.6.
SPECTRALIS 2 Creating triggergroups - multiple analog synth parts Oscillators: When you assign a n oscillator to the trigger group the following happens: If the trigger group is being triggered (via MIDI notes, the built in Mini Keyboard, the step-sequencer or by a Motiv of the pattern sequencer) the trigger group transmits the received pitch information to the oscillator and triggers its envelopes (pitch-envelope and level-pitch). This oscillator can now not be accessed by the other trigger groups.
SPECTRALIS 2 The definition of triggergroups Please note that the selection of a new sound will overwrite already prepared trigger-group settings, as these are sound-parameters. We spared ourselves from saving the trigger groups individually, as a recombination of trigger groups makes no sense. Many defined trigger groups won’t be able to play in parallel mode due to the limited amount of oscillators and filters.
SPECTRALIS 2 The definition of triggergroups triggering of the Master-LFO envelopes is assigned to the trigger groups of oscillators 1-4. If you are assigning oscillator 2 to trigger group 3, the MasterLFO2 will also be controlled by trigger group 3. Keep in mind, that even though trigger-groups have been defined no sound has yet been created.
SPECTRALIS 2 Step sequencer advanced II - Parameter control lines 3.8 Step sequencer advanced II You already have learned how to manage tonal sequencerlines and some of the features we are describing in this section have been discussed already in the first advanced step-sequencer chapter. However, while tonal sequencerlines offer gate-length, probability, velocity and pitch, in parameter control lines you have to deal with step envelopes and value offsets. 3.8.
SPECTRALIS 2 Step sequencer advanced II - Parameter control lines You may already have noticed the upward arrows left to the parameter names. They are indicating, that further edit pages can be reached by pushing the corresponding encoder button. A later chapter will cover these menu pages, which allow to change a single parameter for all steps simultaneously.
SPECTRALIS 2 Step sequencer advanced II - Parameter control lines these smooth transitions. Just hit the steps you want to get smooth results for with the buttons 1-16 and change the transition time with the LGld- (Lineglide) parameter.
SPECTRALIS 2 Step sequencer advanced II - Parameter control lines sequence to edit one step after the other. Press and hold [Shift] and [Page-Up] and [Page-Down] to reach other sequencerlines without leaving the singlestep edit mode. If you want to copy the settings of the current step to other steps in the sequencer line, just press and hold [Shift] and hit the encoderbuttons, you want to copy the settings to. Hitting the numeric buttons activates the triggerpoints for the corresponding step positions.
SPECTRALIS 2 Exchanging motifs 3.9 Editing motifs and patterns In this chapter you will learn how you can change the motifs of the parts. The chapter starts with a rather simple exercise – exchanging existing motifs with the goal of creating new patters – and it ends with instructions for realtime-recording and the use of the beatmatrix for the creation of new rhythms 3.9.1 Exchanging motifs You can replace the Motifs of the Sequencer to create new Patterns.
SPECTRALIS 2 The Motif Edit Menu You will see the following display message: Load Motif into Pattern Freaky with: [origSND] [curSND] [NO] [YES] This message appears as well, if you select a motif with the numbuttons. Independent from this menu you still can change the motif by using the numbottons.
SPECTRALIS 2 Exchanging drum-grooves 3.9.3 Initialising motifs and part parameters The second menu-page lets you reset the sound or clear the motif: 2/2: Reset Sound of Part Kick? [ClrSND] [ClrMotif] [ClrSND] - Clear Sound Pushing down the first Encoder-Button intializes the sound of the selected part. [ClrMotif] - Clear Motif Pushing down the fourth encoder deletes the motif. 3.9.4 Exchanging drum grooves Parts 1-11 are the drum-parts of a Spectralis pattern.
SPECTRALIS 2 Recording your own motifs button assignment or part button closes the drum-groove selection dialog. After selecting another motif or drumgroove you should save the new pattern. Otherwise the next pattern selection will result in loosing these changes. 3.9.
SPECTRALIS 2 Start Realtime Recording during playback Quant: – Quantize Grid Setting Here you can select a quantize setting for your recorded notes. Directly after finishing your recording you can check different quantize setting of your recorded notes. The quantize function will be audible during changing the setting. IV. Start Recording! As soon as you push the [Play]-button, the metronome will start to click with the precounter and jump into recording after the precount.
SPECTRALIS 2 Step by Step Input 3.9.8 Step by Step Input Select a new patterm and the part which you'd like to record in step by step recording mode and hit the [RECORD]-button. The following display dialog will appear: Motif Record Menu [ChordRec][StepRec] [Realtime] Instead of realtime recording next select [StepRec].
SPECTRALIS 2 Chord Trigger Recording Instead of realtime recording next select [ChordRec]. You will see the following display message: Step Record Arm Part DSyn1 [Notes] [Tapping] [Exit] When using Chord-Record mode, notes and chords will be recorded independent of the rhythmic play. First push [Notes] to prompt the following displaymessage: Note and Chord Input 0/16 [Bwd] [Clear] You have 16 chord/note memories for your later tapping session.
SPECTRALIS 2 Beatmatrix programming of new rhythms 3.9.10 Programming new rhythms with the beat-matrix For the Spectralis realtime-access to all functions was a top priority. When we were discussing the step-sequencer you surely have noticed that there is no function, for which you will have to stop the sequencer. It’s no different with the beat-matrix! For easier orientation here is a brief survey over the possibilities of the beat-matrix: - - - The beat-matrix has 11 tracks.
SPECTRALIS 2 Beatmatrix programming of new rhythms The value of the third encoder under the display – the velocity– is always in effect until the next value change for all Step-Inputs following the most recent change. If you want to change the velocity value for an already existing Step, simply enter the desired value and push the corresponding position in the matrix once more. If you want to erase a step, you can also just push the numeric button once more.
SPECTRALIS 2 Swing and Shuffle quantize 3.9.11 Swing feeling and shuffle quantisation The Spectralis sports a Shuffle function that allows for bringing some nice groove feeling into your tracks. The Shuffle function can be assigned to 8th, 12th, 16th, 24th and 32th notes. The shuffle function always delays the second and the fourth note of a 4 note group by an selectable amount between one and nine 192th notes.
SPECTRALIS 2 Randomize Pattern 3.9.12 Randomize Pattern You already learned about the Spectralis 2 ability to load motifs or complete drumgrooves from any song into the currentsong, you are working on. Sometimes you would like to get some new ideas by selecting these motifs just by accident. You press [Kick] and the Spectralis 2 suggests a kick motif. If you don't like it you can just hit the buttom again and a new suggestion becomes audible. The Spectralis 2 has this functionality for all parts.
SPECTRALIS 2 Randomize Sound Song:ALL Here you can choose a song you want to take the motifs from or "ALL" if you are happy with motifs from all songs. Grp:DRMS Groups allows to select complete groups of motifs by accident. That often makes more sense than loading single motifs with different keys or scales. "DRMS" - selects any of your complete drumgrooves into the current pattern. "TON" - loads the motifs of part 12 - 15 from any pattern as a group into the current pattern.
SPECTRALIS 2 Randomize Sound [NEXT] increments the list pointer and loads the random sound of the list position. When reaching the end of the list, it starts to create new sounds. [KEEP] saves the current sound into a temporary memory. [RECALL] inserts the sound from the temporary buffer to this position of the random sound list. Please remember - the list has a maximum of 16 entries.
SPECTRALIS 2 The song-chain mode 3.10 The song-chain mode The pattern you have created can be chained to complete songs. The song chain mode of the spectralis provides you great freedom.During a live session you can always directly jump from song-chain to pattern-mode and back. If you realize, a songstep is not working for the audience, just skip the songstep on the fly. When reaching a pattern, which drives your audience crazy - just loop this pattern and start jamming with the mute and solo buttons.
SPECTRALIS 2 Editing a song-chain [Stop] The [Stop]-button stops the song at the current songstep. If you restart the song by pressing [Play], the song will automaticly start at the beginning of the current songstep. If you press [Stop] twice or if you press [Stop] when the songs was already stopped, the sonstep-number will be resetted to songstep 1. [Play] Always starts the song at the current songstep. 3.10.
SPECTRALIS 2 Editing a song-chain Setting the transpose settings for the current songstep Press and hold the [Transpose]-button and select the desired transpose setting with the Spectralis "Mini-Keyboard". Pressing the CFlat will play the original pitch. Setting the Solo-Settings of the current songstep Press and hold the [Solo]-button and select the parts with the num-buttons to specify the solo-seting for the current songstep.
SPECTRALIS 2 External sync and metronome Len: Measure format and resulting length of bar. Here you can dial the desired measure format. Bar: Number of bars. Here you can define the length of the pattern in bars. Please don't forget to save your pattern after changing the the length and measure format. Otherwise these settings will get lost by jumping back to the songchain editor.
SPECTRALIS 2 Part activity monitoring [Count] - lets you decide, after how many clicks a accent will be triggered by the metronome. [Rslt] - One further can select the metronome resolution between 24th and quarter notes. At the second menu page the pitch for the counter and metronome beats can be specified and the metronome volume can be adjusted: 2/2: Metronome Settings Pitch:H6 Pitch:E6 Vol:100 3.
SPECTRALIS 2 FX1 and FX2 3.13 FX1 and FX-2 FX-2 has been added to the soundengine and both FXs are now editable. FX2 offers the same functionality like FX1. The FX’s algorithm is at the moment a Digital Delay with some nice extra features. Beside tempo synced delays and ping pong echoes the Spectralis FX section allows very cool moduation FX’s like flanging and chorusing as well. 3.13.
SPECTRALIS 2 FX program storaging of the stereo field.Values above „0“ result in left and right repeats of the echoes. PdFb: 0 The Predelay of the FX algorithm has a feedback loop as well. That allows more complex delay FXs. Especially Chorus and Flanging FXs will benefit from the second feedback loop. Rate:0 The delay algorithm of the Spectralis sports a LFO for Delaytime modulation. The Rate-parameter controls the speed of the modulation. Depth:0 „Depth“ controls the depth of the delaytime modulation.
SPECTRALIS 2 The arpeggiator 3.14 The arpeggiator An arpeggiator extracts single notes from played chords and plays them in a selectable order. The Spectralis sports 6 arpeggiators - for each tonal line one independent arpeggiator. The arpeggiator receives notes from the MIDI input, the internal minikeyboard of the spectralis or by the pattern sequencer.
SPECTRALIS 2 The arpeggiator „Reso“ - Resolution The resolution of the notes can be set from 192th up to 12 whole notes. „Oct“ - Octaves The octaves function repeats an arpeggiator motif in different octaves. You can choose values between 1 and 4 octaves. [Page-Up] selects the second menupage: 2/3 Arpeggiator Settings Gate:25 Velo:asPl Rep:1 „Gate“ - Gatetime This parameter controls the duration of the resulting notes.
SPECTRALIS 2 Keyboard Transpose „Len“ - Length „Length“ changes the length of the resulting arpeggiator motif. The arpeggiator teaming with the sequencer If you have activated the arpeggiator, the pattern sequencer does not record the arpeggiator-motifs but the notes that control the arpeggiator. During playback one has the opportunity to change all the arpeggiator settings in realtime. That makes much more sense than recording a arpeggiator motif and keeping it as it is forever. 3.
SPECTRALIS 2 Keyboard Transpose As soon as you have activated the transpose function, all motifs get transposed if you press a key in the transpose region. You can toggle the transpose receiption for parts independently for each pattern. Please select the pattern-mode now: S01:Bass2Ass PA04:LFO Filter Tempo:101 T:BRIDGE [EDIT] Choose now the pattern, for which you want to change the transpose settings. Now switch into part select mode to select the part you want to change the transpose settings for.
SPECTRALIS 2 Signal routings 3.16 Signal routings - Foreword We’re sure you have noticed that the Spectralis on the one hand has two separate synth sections independent of each other – the analog synth and the DSP sampling synth – but also features two external inputs. Additionally the Spectralis has numerous routing options – mostly discussed in the chapters dealing with the analog synth descriptions up to now.
SPECTRALIS 2 Signal routings We’re particularly interested in the third encoder in this menu – the analog-send encoder ”AnSnd” This encoder controls to what extent the corresponding part is being routed into the "Analog"-section. This parameter can be individually adjusted for each part. Where does the signal end up though? The analog section obviously is a wide field.
SPECTRALIS 2 Signal routings Keep in mind when inserting external signals, that the analog-filters and the filterbank of the Spectralis have post-signal amps, which may have to be bypassed if you want to process an external signal without triggering the analogsynthesizer. If you don’t - you may not hear anything at all of the inserted signal. You can find more details about this in the section ”How to...?" – Playing the Analog Synthesizer on Page 36.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: Oscillator wave menu 4 Hybrid Synthesizer Reference manual 4.1 Edit Menus general usage The edit controls are always assigned to the selected part. Encoders can be rotated for direct parameter control or can be pressed to open further parameter edit menus. Inside the edit menus you have the following navigation features: 1.) The [PAGE-UP] and [PAGE-DOWN] buttons select different edit pages of the menu. 2.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: Oscillator wave menu 1/2:VCO1 Waveform Modifiers ˆShape:255ˆTlm:0 Sync:0 „Shape“ selects the waveform of the selected oscillator. „TLM“ changes the Timelinearity depth. „Sync“ is only available for oscillator 1 and syncs to oscillator 2 Pressing the „Shape“ encoderbutton opens the menu for further wavetable modulation settings. Pressing the „TLM“ encoderbutton opens the menu for further Timelinearity modulation settings.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: Oscillator wave menu Page 2 of the Oscillator VCO Menu gives access to the oscillator volume envelopes. Rotating „OscX“ encoders changes all envelope parameters at once with a little macro function. Pressing the Encoderbutton „OscX“ (x=1,2,3 or 4) opens the envelope individual parameters edit menu. ^ 1/8 VCO1 Volume Envelope Generator Page1 Att:74 ^Dcy:127 Stn:160 Rls:127 „Att“ = Attack Time. „Dcy“ = Decay Time. „Stn“ = Sustain. „Rls“ = Release Time.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: Oscillator wave menu 6/27:VCO FX1 Send Osc1:0 Osc2:0 Osc3:0 Osc4:0 „Osc1“ - „Osc4“ (Oscillator FX1 Send Level) Controls the oscillators send level for the FX1 processor. 7/27:VCO FX2 Send Osc1:0 Osc2:0 Osc3:0 Osc4:0 „Osc1“ - „Osc4“ (Oscillator FX2 Send Level) Controls the oscillators send level for the FX2 processor.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: Oscillator wave menu ringmodulation for oscillator 4 and sets the keyboard frequency scaling and the glide time. TIP! - The glide Time can also be adjusted for all oscillators at once in the glide time menu (press the Glide-encoderbutton) 15/27:VCO1 Sync, Glide & Keyb. Scaling Sync:0 Glide:0 Centr:A3 Scale:12 „Sync“ - Sync controls the oscillator synchronisation between oscillator 2 and 1. The second oscillator synchronizes the first oscillator.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: Oscillator wave menu 19/27:VCO1 Crush, Phase, OS4FM, Pitchbnd Crush:255 Phs:0 FmDp:20 PMod:2 „Crush“ - Bitcrushing reduces the bitrate of the oscillator signal. This parameter also reduces the sampling frequency and adds some aliasing to the oscillator signal at higher values. If you are running an oscillator at a very low frequency, high crush values create nice modulation patterns.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: Oscillator pitch menu „OscX“ - (Oscillator Level scaling depth) controls the depth of the keyboard level scaling.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: Oscillator pitch menu Pressing [OCT DOWN] decreases the frequency of all oscillators by one octave (12 halftones down). Pressing [OCT UP] increases the frequency of all oscillators by one octave (12 haltones up). Press the Osc Detune encoder button to enter the oscillator pitch menu. The first menu page of the pitch menu sets the finetune of the oscillators.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: Oscillator pitch menu Vel - Velocity Aft - Aftertouch Wheel - Modulationwheel Brth - Breath Control Pitch - Pitch Bend The parameter pages for oscillator 2-4 follow after page 2/8 The coarse tune menu offers oscillator tuning in halftone steps. 2/4:VCO 1-4 Coarse Tune ˆOsc1:0 ˆOsc2:0 ˆOsc3:0 ˆOsc4:0 „OscX“ - (Oscillator 1 - 4 coarse tuning) changes the pitch of an oscillator in halftone steps.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: Oscillator glide menu 4.2.3 VCO Glide Menu Turning the glide-encoder sets the glide time for oscillator 1. Holding shift while turning the Glide-encoder changes the glide time for all oscillators at once. Pressing the Glide-Encoder opens the oscillator glide menu. VCO 1-4 Glide Speed (0=no Glide) Osc1:0 Osc2:0 Osc3:0 Osc4:0 „Osc1“ - „Osc4“ - Sets the individual glide times for VCO 1 - 4 4.3 The Master LFO section 4.3.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: Master LFO Pushing the LFO Depth encoder button opens the Master LFO Depth menu. Master LFO Modulation Depth ^MLFO1:127^MLFO2:127^MLFO3:127^MLFO4:127 „MLFO1“ - „MLFO4“ control the LFO modulation depth. Targets for the LFO modulations have independent modulation depths. The resulting modulation depth is the product of the LFO depth and the target modulation depth. If a LFO is not assigned to any target, the modulation will not become audible.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: Filter section 4.3.3 LFO Rate Menu Turning the LFO Rate encoder sets the rate of the master LFOs 1 - 4 at once. Holding [SHIFT] while turning the encoder assigns a modulation wheel dependency to the LFO rate parameter. With a positive value, the rate increases if the modulation wheel is in use.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: 24dB Lowpass filter 2/9:24dB Lowpass: LFO Depth Envelope FmEdl:0 FmEDa:0 FmEdr:0 FmEDp:0 „FmEdl“ - (Filter modulation delay) sets the time between the note trigger and the start of the modulation depth envelope. „FmEda“ - (filter LFO depth envelope attack time) controls the attack time of the filter modulation envelope. „FmEdr“ - (filter LFO depth envelope release time) controls the release time of the filter modulation envelope.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: 24dB Lowpass filter Wheel - Modulationwheel Brth - Breath Control Pitch - Pitch Bend 5/9: 24dB Lowpass: Resonance Modulators Src1:None Dph1:0 Src2:None Dph2:0 „Src1“, „Src2“ - (Modulation source) selects the modulation source for the additional resonance modulation. „Dph1“, „Dph2“ - (Modulation depth) controls the modulation depth of the selected additional modulation source.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: Multimode filter 8/9:24dB Lowpass: exp. Filter FM Osc1:0 Osc2:0 Osc3:0 Osc4:0 9/9:24dB Lowpass: lin. Filter FM Osc1:0 Osc2:0 Osc3:0 Osc4:0 Both edit pages control the filter frequency modulation. The first page (8/9) offers exponential FM and the second (9/9) linear FM. All oscillators can be used for filter FM with independent depths. „OSC1“ - „OSC4“ (Filter FM depth) - control the depth of FM modulation from oscillator 1 - 4. 4.4.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: Multimode filter „FmDpt“ - (Filter modulation depth) controls the depth of the cutoff frequency modulation. 2/8:Multimode: LFO Depth Envelope FmEdl:0 FmEDa:0 FmEdr:0 FmEDp:0 „FmEdl“ - (Filter modulation delay) sets the time between the note trigger and the start of the modulation depth envelope. „FmEda“ - (filter LFO depth envelope attack time) controls the attack time of the filter modulation envelope.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: Multimode filter VLFO1-4 Vel Aft Wheel Brth Pitch - VCO frequency LFO 1-4 - Velocity - Aftertouch - Modulationwheel - Breath Control - Pitch Bend 5/8:Multimode: Resonance Modulators Src1:None Dph1:0 Src2:None Dph2:0 „Src1“, „Src2“ - (Modulation source) selects the modulation source for the additional resonance modulation. „Dph1“, „Dph2“ - (Modulation depth) controls the modulation depth of the selected additional modulation source.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: Filter envelopes „FX1“ (FX1 send level) controls the multimode filter send level for FX1. „FX2“ (FX2 send level) controls the multimode filter send level for FX2. 8/8:Multimode: exponential Filter FM Osc1:0 Osc2:0 Osc3:0 Osc4:0 The last edit page controls the exponential filter frequency modulation. All oscillators can be used for filter FM with independent depths. „OSC1“ - „OSC4“ (Filter FM depth) - control the depth of FM modulation from oscillator 1 - 4. 4.4.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: Filter envelopes ^ 1/4:Multimode: Volume Envelope Page2 Hld:0 MMBP:3 ^ 2/4:24dB Lowpass: Volume Envelope Page2 Hld:0 LPBP:3 ^ 3/4:Multimode: Cutoff Envelope Page2 Hld:0 ^ 4/4:24dB Lowpass: Cutoff Envelope Page2 Hld:0 With the page buttons one can navigate through the submenus of all 4 filter envelope generators. The two volume envelope submenus have one additional parameter („MMBP“ and „LPBP“).
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: Triggergroups 3/4:Multimode: Cutoff Envelope Page1 Att:74 ^Dcy:127 Stn:160 Rls:127 „Att“ - (Attack Time) controls the attack time of the multimode filter cutoff frequency envelope. „Dcy“ - (Decay Time) controls the decay time of the multimode filter cutoff frequency envelope. „Stn“ - (Sustain Level) controls the sustain level of the multimode filter cutoff frequency envelope.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: Triggergroups 2/3:Trigger-Group Filter, Noise MM:TG1 LP:TG1 NSE:TG1 FB:TG1 „MM“ - (Multimode Filter) selects the triggergroup for the multimode filter. „LP“ - (24 dB lowpass filter) selects the triggergroup for the 24dB lowpass filter. „NSE“ - (Noise) selects the triggergroup for the noise source. „FB“ - (Fixed Filterbank) selects the triggergroup for the fixed filterbank.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: VCA section The parts can be selected by pushing the encoder buttons under the display. The menu exits automaticly after the selection. [current] leaves the menu without changing the selection. Part 12 is assigned to triggergroup 1, part 13 to triggergroup 2 and part 14 to triggergroup 3. Each subpart has its own sequencerline target and sequencer part in the motif sequencer. This submenu can also be used to change the assignment of triggergroups.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: VCA section notes of the Hybrid synthesizer, these controls passes signal through the engine even if no envelope generator gets triggerd. By holding down the [SHIFT] button while turning the EG BALANCE encoder, all volume envelopes will get macro controlled. Turning to the left shortens the sound and turning to the right adds more attack time. Pushing the EG BALANCE encoder encoder opens the edit menu for all volume envelopes.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: Filterbank section „Osc1“ - „Osc4“ (Oscillator signal bypass) bypass the envelope dependent amplifiers of oscillator 1 - 4 and feed the signals direct into the targets. 2/2:Bypass Settings MM:0 LP:0 FB:0 Nse:0 „MM“, „LP“, „FB“, „Nse“ (Filters and Noise signal bypass) bypass the envelope dependent amplifiers of the filters and the noise signal and feed the signals directly to the outputs. 4.
SPECTRALIS 2 Hybrid Synthesizer reference: Filterbank section filters are. That has an impact on the sound of the filterbank. Both parameters „FbQ“ and „FbSp“ should be used together because the resulting frequency response is dependent on both parameters. [PAGE UP] shows up the volume envelope generator parameters. 2/2:Filterbank Main Volume Envelope Att:03 ^Dcy:60 Stn:205 Rls:1 „Att“ - (Attack Time) controls the attack time of the fixed filterbank volume envelope.
SPECTRALIS 2 Storing sounds 5.1 Storing Sounds The Spectralis stores its sounds in banks on its flash rom.A bank can contain up to 100 sounds. The Spectralis has thre different types of soundbanks - banks fordrum/ percussion sounds, banks for DSP Synth sounds and of course banks for the Analog Synth. For each type of bank the Spectralis can handle 8 files simultaneously.
SPECTRALIS 2 Storing sounds Let's assume you have just programmed a great new sound on the AnalogSynth. If you have already selected the Analog Part, you can initiate the Save provess by selecting [current]. In our other example you may be playing a sequencer pattern and you notice, that the bassdrum sound is so fabulous that you want to be able to use it in the future also in other patterns.
SPECTRALIS 2 Creating a new soundbank used you will see a soundname. You can recognize unused slots by the display message "--". After selecting the storage slot push the fourth encoder, which will prompt the menu for input of the sound-name: Enter Sound-Name [............] abc In this menu you can input titles directly using the two lower rows of buttons. Each new letter will shift the write cursor by one position to the right.
SPECTRALIS 2 Using your own samples Manipulate Sound-Banks [UNLOAD] [CREATE] [EXIT] In this dialog page use the third control button [CREATE], to prompt the following display message: Enter Name for new Sound-Bank: [............] abc The name assignment works exactly the same way as with soundnames. That's why we can skip repeating the resulting explanations. you can leave this menu by using the [ENTER]-button. As this moment the Spectralis has not created a new soundbank yet.
SPECTRALIS 2 Using your own samples keep the sample names short. Most of the information about an sample is already specified in the category and subcategory. The sample name itself can give additional info. Just imagine, you have sampled a kick drum with a 28" bassdrum and a neumann microphone. You can now name the new kick "28MicNeu" and select "Kick" as the category and "Natural" as the Subcategory.
SPECTRALIS 2 Using your own samples the program has a dedicated button. Pressing one of those buttons pops up a dialog to select the folder, where the Sample-Sets can be found after the export function. The created file can now be copied to the Spectralis flash memory or onto one smart media card and will be loaded during the next Spectralis bootup or after selecting the Browse function. Refer to the DSP-Synth Editing section of this manual to create new sounds with the new sample-instruments. 6.
SPECTRALIS 2 Controlling external MIDI gear nition encoder button. Instead of a channel number, the display will show a dotted line indicating, that the part is no longer assigned to an external MIDI instrument. After selecting a MIDI channel number, you will notice another softbutton in the display: MIDI Redirekt for Part DSyn1 MDef:—- [MIDIDEF] The [MIDIDEF] encoderbutton allows you to call up the MIDI instrument definition menu directly from within the part midi assignment dialog.
SPECTRALIS 2 Controlling external MIDI gear If you want to erase a setting, simply push the encoder button of a parameter to set it’s value to undefined - indicated by a crossed line „—“. Alternatively the MIDI definitions can be set up in a dedicated menu inside the song edit section as well. Pushing the [Song-Select]-button opens an editpage. This editpage contains an entry [MIDI]. Pushing the [MIDI] encoderbutton opens another menupage with the [MIDIDEF] menu entry.
SPECTRALIS 2 USB: Stands for „Universal Serial Bus“. All Modern Computers come fitted with this useful connection port which enables simple and problem-free connection of peripheral instruments to a Computer. The USB port and storage media 7.
SPECTRALIS 2 Datatransfer, USB Troubleshooting, Safe file operation When ”Mounting“ a Drive it becomes accessible for the operating system Once the operating system senses a new drive it will try to access it. This process is called ”moun-ting”. During this process the drive is assigned to an identifying letter 7.2 Safe file operation I. If you are working with an Apple Macintosh do not forget to unmount the drives after you’re done copying data to flash rom, ramdisc or a smart media card.
SPECTRALIS 2 Realtime clock, Filetypes 8.0 Spectralis 2 Realtime Clock When you browse the spectralis files at your computer, you will recognize, that the files created by the Spectralis 2 have a normal timestamp. This functionality makes it necessary to supply the Spectralis 2 with a realtime clock. The realtime clock runs, even when you have turned off the unit. The clock is powered by a goldcap - a special capacitor with a very big capacity.
SPECTRALIS 2 Filetypes Song.INI - The songdata file The songdata file contains the name of the song, the tempo setting for the song and the programmed song-chain. Pattxx.SPT - The pattern data file This file contains all motifs and sound data of a pattern. "xx" is the pattern number, under which the pattern can be recalled inside the song-chain editor or the pattern-jam mode. Patterns can easily be transfered with the computer by copying a pattern from one song-folder to another.
SPECTRALIS 2 Filetypes, Restoring factory defaults Spectralis.ini - holds system settings of the Spectralis. SpectralisXXX.cod - Firmware files for firmware updates. From time to time you should delete former versions of the firmware files. Three of these files are eating 1 MB of your Flash Memory. default.spt - Default pattern settings This file is a default pattern.
SPECTRALIS 2 Switching patterns from fix to dynamic loading 1_5Set.SFI 2005-10-06 08:16 858154496 5.) By hitting the [Enter]-button the restore function will start automaticly with the formatting procedure. When the restore function is done, please reboot the Spectralis. 8.3 Switching the Sample-Set file-type from "fix" to "dynamic" loading At the Spectralis 2 panel press and hold the [Shift]-button and press [Browse].
SPECTRALIS 2 Help needed? The integrated Spectralis Help-System 9.0 Help needed? The Integrated Spectralis Help-System The Spectralis is a very deep and complex machine. Especially the analog synthesizer has countless features to create new sounds and to control every single detail of the timbre you are creating. Sometimes you may need some help. Just the oscillator section comes with hundreds of parameters. Sometimes you are may wondering what a parameter name shortcut mean.
SPECTRALIS 2 Final comments characters is the highlighted parameter. Pushing an encoder-button underneath the display will always display informations on the parameter, that is currently highlighted. You select another subject by pressing the [Page]-buttons. As soon as there are multiple "links" in a description, the page buttons will highlight one subject after the other before scrolling through additional text lines. We are sure you like this kind of integrated reference manual.
