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Corsynth C111 Multimode User Manual

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C111 multImode
C111
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
A
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
B
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
C
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
D
GATE A
GATE B
OUT A
OUT B
A+B OUT
C+D OUT
GATE C
GATE D
OUT C
OUT D
BALANCE
BALANCE
CONTOUR GENERATOR
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MIN MAX
MIN MAX
MIN MAX
A B
MIN MAX
MIN MAX
C D
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c111 MULTIMODE CONTOUR GENERATOR
C111
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
A
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
B
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
C
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
D
GATE A
GATE B
OUT A
OUT B
A+B OUT
C+D OUT
GATE C
GATE D
OUT C
OUT D
BALANCE
BALANCE
C111 MULTIMODE
CONTOUR GENERATOR
The C111 Multimode Contour Generator is a quad analogue envelope generator and modulation source. It can be congured to create dierent kind of envelopes, from AD to ADSR and many more.
The module is composed by four identical envelopes with two operation modes :
- AD : Attack - Decay
- ASR : Attack - Sustain - Release
MIN MAX
MIN MAX
A B
These envelopes can be combined by pairs to create envelope shapes that are not possible using a regular envelope generator. Up to six dierent envelopes are available at the same time.
Other important feature is that each envelope can be set in loop mode.This opens the possibility to use the envelopes as a LFO. The frequency range goes from 60Hz to one cycle every 15 seconds. It’s also possible to combine two envelopes in loop mode to generate complex modulation signals.
C111 main characteristics :
- Four independent envelopes with AD and ASR modes
- Each envelope can be set in Loop mode independently
- Attack time from 1mS to 5 seconds
- Decay time from 20 mS to 10 seconds
- Gate A-B and Gate C-D are internally connected
- Up to six envelopes available at the same time.
MIN MAX
MIN MAX
MIN MAX
MIN MAX
MIN MAX
C D
MIN MAX
All this features make the C111 Multimode Contour Generator a really versatile module that can be used in every patch in your system.
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C111
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
A
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
B
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
C
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
D
GATE A
GATE B
OUT A
OUT B
A+B OUT
C+D OUT
GATE C
GATE D
OUT C
OUT D
BALANCE
BALANCE
C111 Multimode Contour Generator
Front Panel
Env A - Output LED
Env A - Loop On / O
Env A - Attack time
Env A / B - Balance
Env B - Loop On / O
Env B - Attack time
Env C - Loop On / O
Env C - Attack time
Env C / D - Balance
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MIN MAX
MIN MAX
A B
MIN MAX
MIN MAX
MIN MAX
Env A mode - AD / ASR
Env A - Decay / Release time
Env B - Output LED
Env B mode - AD / ASR
Env B - Decay / Release time
Env C - Output LED
Env C mode - AD / ASR
Env C - Decay / Release time
Env D - Output LED
Env D - Attack time
Env D - Loop On / O
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Evn A - Gate input
Evn B - Gate input
Env A - Out
Env B - Out
Env A+B - Out
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C D
MIN MAX
Env D - Decay / Release time
Env D mode - AD / ASR
Env D - Gate input
Env C - Gate input
Env D - Out
Env C - Out
Env C+D - Out
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ATTACK
DECAY / RELEASE
LOOP
OFF
AD
ASR
CONTROL DESCRIPTION
These controls have the same funtion in the A,B,C and D sections
AT TAC K
This control sets the Attack Time of the envelope. Attack times goes from 1 milliseconds up to 5 seconds.
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MIN MAX
DECAY / RELEASE
This potentiometer sets the Decay / Release Time of the envelo- pe. Decay / Release times goes from 15 milliseconds up to 10 seconds.
ENVELOPE LOOP ON/OFF SWITCH
LOOP: After reach the end of the Decay / Release phase the envelope restarts automatically.
OFF: After reach the end of the Decay / Release phase the enve- lope remains at 0V until another trigger/gate signal is received.
OUTPUT LED
LED brightness follows the envelope output.
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ENVELOPE MODE SWITCH
This switch selects de envelope mode of operation.
AD: Attack - Decay mode ASR: Attack - Sustain - Release mode
Operation modes are explained in detail in page 6.
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BALANCE
A B
BALANCE
GATE A
OUT B
OUT A
GATE B
C D
c111 multImode CONTOUR GENERATOR
BALANCE ( A / B )
This potentiometer sets the balance between Envelope A and B at the A+B output.
A : only Envelope A B : only Envelope B Middle : same amount of Envelope A and B
BALANCE ( C / D )
This potentiometer sets the balance between Envelope C and D at the C+D output.
C : only Envelope C D : only Envelope D Middle : same amount of Envelope C and D
GATE A
Envelope A gate / trigger input. The gate / trigger signal should have a positive voltage higher that 2.5V.
OUT A
Envelope A output.
GATE B
Envelope B gate / trigger input. The gate / trigger signal should have a positive voltage higher that 2.5V. The Gate B input is inter­nally connected to the Gate A input. This connection breaks when a jack is inserted.
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OUT B
Envelope B output.
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GATE C
OUT D
OUT C
GATE D
A+B OUT
C+D OUT
A+B OUT
Envelope A+B output.
C+D OUT
Envelope C+D output.
GATE C
Envelope C gate / trigger input. The gate / trigger signal should have a positive voltage higher that 2.5V.
OUT C
Envelope C output.
GATE D
Envelope D gate / trigger input. The gate / trigger signal should have a positive voltage higher that 2.5V. The Gate D input is inter­nally connected to the Gate C input. This connection breaks when a jack is inserted.
OUT D
Envelope D output.
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Operation Modes
All four envelopes in the module have two basic operation modes selectable by one switch in the front panel. This two modes are AD ( Attack / Decay ) and ASR ( Attack / Sustain / release ). The envelope will behave dierent depending witch operation mode is selected.
AD
In this mode the gate length is irrelevant. Once the gate signal is received the envelope will raise until reach 5V and then will start to fall to 0V. In this mode the envelope can be re-triggered at any moment of the Decay phase but if a gate signal is received during the Attack phase it will be ignored.
AD
Envelope
Gate ON
Gate OFF
Gate signal
Gate
Envelope in AD mode , loop OFF
When the loop switch is activated the envelope will start to cycle between the attack and decay phase without the need of a gate signal. The envelope can be re-triggered at any moment of the Decay phase but if a gate signal is received during the Attack phase it will be ignored. If the loop mode is disconnec­ted during the Attack or Decay phase, the envelope will complete its full cycle and it will remain at 0V until a new gate is received or the loop mode is activated.
AD
Loop ON
Envelope
Gate ON
Gate
Envelope in AD mode , loop ON
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Gate OFF
Gate signal
Loop ON
Loop OFF
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ASR
In this mode when a gate signal is received the envelope will raise until reach 5V and it will remain at that level as long as the gate signal is active. After that, the envelope will start to fall to 0V. In case the gate length is shorter than the Attack time, the envelope will start to fall to 0V as soon as the gate is removed. In ASR mode the envelope can be re-triggered at any moment of the Decay phase.
ASR
Envelope
Gate ON
Gate OFF
Gate signal
Gate
Envelope in ASR mode , loop OFF
When the loop switch is activated the envelope will start to cycle between the attack and decay phase without the need of a gate signal. In case a gate signal is received during the Attack phase, the envelope will raise until reach 5V and it will remain at that level as long as the gate signal is active. In case the gate length is shorter than the Attack time, the envelope will start to fall to 0V as soon as the gate is removed. The envelope can be re-triggered at any moment of the Decay phase. If the loop mode is disconnected, the envelope will start to fall to 0V it will remain at that level until a new gate is received or the loop mode is activated.
ASR
Loop OFF
Envelope
Gate ON
Gate OFF
Gate
Envelope in ASR mode , loop ON
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Gate signal
Loop ON
Loop OFF
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DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
A
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
B
BALANCE
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
A
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
B
BALANCE
USING THE MIX OUTPUTS ( A+B , C+D)
One of the more interesting features of the C111 is the possibility to combine two envelopes to create new envelope shapes. Using the A+B and C+D outputs is easy to obtain envelopes not possi­ble using a normal envelope generator. This section explain how to set up the module to create those kind of envelopes. The knobs in the examples, are set to obtain the envelope times shown in the graphics. Shorter or longer times are possible for every kind of envelope. Since these envelopes are obtained adding and subtracting signals, some of them will not reach the typical 5V peak. The graphic resolutions are, vertical 2 volts/division and horizontal 1 second/division.
ADSR ( Attack - Decay - Sustain - Release )
The more typical synthesizer envelope. To obtain an ADSR, one envelope has to be set to AD and the other to ASR. Attack times should be the same in both envelopes. The Decay time is determined by the AD envelope and the release time by the ASR envelope. The BALANCE knob sets the Sustain level, the more ASR envelope ( in this case B ) the sustain level will be higher. The only dierence with a normal ADSR is that in case the gate signal is removed before the end of the attack phase , the AD envelope will complete anyway its full cycle .
MIN MAX
A B
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MIN MAX
MIN MAX
Envelope
Gate
ADASR ( Attack - Decay - Attack - Sustain - Release )
This is a variation of the ADSR envelope. It has an Attack-Decay phase followed by a second Attack until reach the Sustain level. As before one envelope has to be set to AD and the other to ASR. The Attack and Decay time of the AD envelope should be short, especially the Decay time. In total the AD envelope has to be shorter than the Attack time of the ASR envelope. The BALANCE knob sets the Sustain level but it also aects the Attack phase, with more ASR envelope the rst Attack-Decay phase will be less accentuated.
MIN MAX
MIN MAX
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MIN MAX
A B
MIN MAX
Envelope
Gate
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DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
A
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
B
BALANCE
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
A
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
B
BALANCE
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
A
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
B
BALANCE
AADSR ( Attack - Attack - Decay - Sustain - Release )
This is another ADSR variation. This envelope has two Attack sections, the rst one faster than the second one. As in the previous examples, one envelope has to be set to AD and the other to ASR. To obtain the two attack phases, the Attack of the AD envelope has to be longer than the Attack time of the ASR envelope. The Decay time is determined by the AD envelope and the release time by the ASR envelope. The BALANCE knob sets the Sustain level, the more ASR the higher will be the sustain.It also sets the break point of the two Attack phases.
MIN
MIN MAX
MAX
A B
MIN MAX
MIN MAX
Envelope
Gate
AASR ( Attack - Attack - Sustain - Release )
This envelope has two Attack sections, the rst one faster than the second one, followed by a sustain and release sections. To obtain this kind of shape both envelopes have to be set to ASR and they must have dierent Attack times and the same Release times. The BALANCE knob sets the break point of the two Attack phases.
MAX
MIN
A B
MAX
MIN
Envelope
MIN MAX
MIN MAX
Gate
ASRR ( Attack - Sustain - Release - Release )
This envelope has an Attack and Sustain phases followed by a two Release sections with the rst one faster than the second one. To obtain this kind of shape both envelopes have to be set to ASR and they must have the same Attack times and the dierent Release times. The BALANCE knob sets the break point of the two Release phases.
MAX
MIN
A B
MIN MAX
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MIN MAX
MIN MAX
Envelope
Gate
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DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
A
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
B
BALANCE
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
A
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
B
BALANCE
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
A
DECAY / RELEASE
ATTACK
AD
ASR
LOOP
OFF
B
BALANCE
AASRR ( Attack - Attack - Sustain - Release - Release )
This envelope has two Attack sections followed by Sustain phase and two Release sections. The rst Attack and Release sections are faster than the second ones. To obtain this kind of shape both envelo­pes must be set to ASR and they must have dierent Attack and Release times. The BALANCE knob sets the break point for the Attack and Release phases.
MIN MAX
A B
MIN MAX
MIN MAX
MIN MAX
Envelope
Gate
ADD ( Attack - Decay - Attack - Decay )
This envelope is a combination of two AD envelopes. The Attack and Decay time of rst AD envelope should be shorter than the Attack time of second AD envelope. The BALANCE sets the amount of each envelope present in the nal envelope. Since they are both AD envelopes the gate length is not important.
MAX
MIN
A B
MIN MAX
Envelope
MIN MAX
MIN MAX
Gate
ADD ( Attack - Hold - Decay )
This envelope has an Attack phase followed by a Hold time and a Decay phase. To obtain this shape both envelopes must be in AD mode. The Attack time of the rst envelope must be equal to the Release time of the second one. In the same way the Attack time of the second must be equal to the Release time of the rst envelope. The BALANCE knob should be more or less in middle position .
MIN MAX
A B
MIN MAX
MIN MAX
MIN MAX
Envelope
Gate
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Trimmers and power connectors
IMPORTANT !!!!
This module has two power connectors
(MU and MOTM).
Only one is needed to power the
module. (MU or MOTM).
Never connect both at the
same time.
MU
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MOTM
GND +15V-15V
GND
+15V+5V-15VN/C GND
MU
power connector
TECHNICAL DATA
MOTM
power connector
Module Format : 5U, MU format ( Synthesizers.com, Moog ) Module Width : 2 MU ( Moog unit ) Module Depth : 52 mm ( 2,05 inches ) Power : +15V@65mA , -15V@64mA Power connectors : MU, MOTM ( 4 pin )
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MODULAR LEVEL
MIN MAX
MODULAR SYNTHS
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