CreamWare Noah User Manual

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Introduction

Preface

General information about the manual
Structure of the manual

General section
Modules and instruments
Appendix

Conventions used in this manual

Important safety information

Transport
Installation
Powe r
Handling
Care, maintenance and cleaning
Liquids and foreign objects
Interference with other devices
A word regarding data

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Main Table Of Contents

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Introduction

Preface

Dear Noah User,
On behalf of our team at CreamWare, I

would like to thank you f or choosing Noah
as your new sound synthesis engine. W e
have put many years of effort and our
heart’s blood into a system designed to
be much more than just a commonplace
synthesizer. We hope Noah will not only
provide you with new sounds and
inspiration, but will substantially improve
the way you approach music making,
thanks to its unparalleled flexibility.

People frequently ask how the product
name ”Noah” came about. Indeed, the
name ”Noah” is a metaphor f or the funda­mental concept of the Noah product.
Following the idea of the ark, Noah
provides a platform and safe harbor to
allow all sorts of classic, current, and
future synth technologies to coexist inside
a single rugged synth box. We believe
Noah’s ability to emulate entirely diff erent
synth architectures with its ”plug-in
runner” architecture will set the trend for
many synthesizer instruments to come.

It was time for the Noah concept to
become a reality. Our friends at Wine
Country Sequential have been servicing
and repairing classic Sequential Circuits
synthesizers for many y ears .

Howev er , as the a vailab lility of hardware
components declines, Wine Country
Sequential is finding it increasingly
difficult to keep these original products
from the 80s alive. Consequently, Wine
Country Sequential has initiated the ”Soft­ware Survival Kit” and has become the
first 3

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party to provide faithful recreations
of their original classics with the release
of the Noah platform.

We at CreamW are are committed to the
development of more and more software
for the Noah platform, just as we’v e done
for our PCI-card product line. We want
you to feel that Noah is one of the best
investments you’v e ever made in m usic
gear. If you like Noah, please help us
make it a success by telling all your
friends about it.

I am very interested in your thoughts
and experiences with Noah. Please tell
me personally – my email address is
[email protected]. Your comments are
always appreciated.

We hope your new Noah synthesizer
gives you new ideas, much success,
and a lot of fun!

Frank Hund

President
CreamWare GmbH

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General information about
the manual

This manual is in the by-now familiar
Adobe Acrobat Reader (PDF) format.
Each chapter is provided as an individual
file. All of these files are linked with the
common table of contents and via addi­tional direct links, so the manual “handles”
just as if it were one big file. However,
because it is actually a set of smaller files,
downloading updated chapters over the
Internet is much faster and easier.

If you are not familiar with Adobe Acrobat
Reader and its various options for navi­gating and viewing PDF files, take a look
at the tutorial section on Acrobat files
which can be accessed via the start page
of this manual.

navigation buttonchapter name

At the bottom of each page you will see
one or two rectangular navigation buttons.
Clicking on the one labelled Contents
takes you to the table of contents f or the
current chapter. (F rom there, if y ou wish,
you can jump to the main table of contents
by clicking on the Main T able of Contents
button.)

The Index button tak es you to the index
of the current chapter (if the chapter has
an index).

The box in the lower left corner displays
the name of the current chapter.

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Structure of the manual

As a companion to the printed manual,
which provides complete information on
the use of Noah without a computer and
therefore describes the control elements
of the hardware itself, this Online Manual
concerns itself with the operation of Noah
using the Noah Remote software.

General section

The initial chapters of the printed manual,
which describe fundamentals of the Noah
hardware, architecture and
characteristics, are also included in the
Online Manual.

The chapter

The Noah Remote Software

completely describes the possibilities
provided by this software, as well as
techniques for working with it. Here, you'll
find out how to use the central Live Bar,
how to manage presets, and how to
navigate the menus and the dialogs which
can be opened via the menus. Y ou'll also
obtain general information about using the
control elements of the modules and
instruments.

Modules and instruments

In this section, each of the various
modules – the Mixer , the MIDI Manager ,
the Aux FX Editor, the Arpeggiator and
the Step Sequencer – is described in its
own chapter, as are all effects and
instruments.

Appendix

The

Appendix

of the manual in your
language contains a listing of the keyboard
commands, technical specifications,
terms of the warranty, information
regarding our hotline, and the PDF

version of the accompanying printed
manual.

T echnically experienced readers may w ant
to refer to the section

'Technical

Reference'

, which contains the MIDI
Controller tables and the parameter
structures of all modules as well as
hardware technical specifications.

Be sure to read the 'ReadMe' file, which
may contain information and last-minute
changes which were not yet available at
the time that the manual was being
prepared.

Conventions used in this
manual

In addition to normal text, the following
text formats are used:

This format is used for a tip providing
additional information.

This format indicates especially
important information to which you
should pay close attention!

Whenever a b utton is mentioned in the
text, you will find a number in
parentheses following its name. This is
the same number used to identify the
corresponding button in the illustration
in the

Noah Hardware

chapter.

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Important safety information

Please read these instructions through thoroughly.

Please observe the following instructions for operation of the Creamware hardware. Correct and trouble-free operation of the
device is guaranteed only under the conditions described here. Furthermore, this information is relevant to product liability.
Therefore,

it is absolutely essential that you carefully read and follow all instructions presented here!

T ransport

Transport the device carefully. Never
drop it or allow it to fall or tip over.
Always set it down carefully on a stable
surface. Owing to the device's own
weight, failure to observe these
precautions may result in damage to
the device which is not covered under
the warranty.

Always make certain that the device is
in a stable position or is securely
installed, both during transport and
while it is being used, and that it cannot
fall, fall over or slide. Otherwise, owing
to the weight of the device, it is possible
that personal injury could occur.

Installation

Use of this device in the following types
of environment may lead to operational
problems:

- in locations where it is exposed to
direct sunlight

- in locations which are subject to ex­treme temperature fluctuations or a
high degree of humidity

- in extremely dusty or unclean
locations

- in locations where it is exposed to
strong vibration

Do not expose the unit to temperatures
above +50 degrees Celsius or below ­10 degrees Celsius. Do not apply
power to the unit unless it has a
temperature of at least +10 degrees
Celsius.

Power

Before connecting the unit to
the line power supply , verify that
the line voltage selection switch
on the rear panel of the unit is
set properly for your line
voltage. Never connect the unit
to line power of a different
voltage than selected by this
switch.

Warning !! Do not open the unit
(this will void the warranty!).
Service should be performed
only by properly trained,
Creamware-authorized
technical personnel.

The unit must never be opened
unless it has first been
disconnected from the line
voltage supply (removal of
power cord).

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Handling

Handle the operating controls with
appropriate care, in order to avoid
unnecessary damage.

Do not place heavy objects on top of
the device.

The device is suitable for use only for
the purposes described in this manual.
For safety reasons, the device should
not be used for other purposes.

In using this device, the applicable VDE
regulations are to be observed. The
following regulations are especially
important: DIN VDE 0100 (Part 300/

11.85, Part 410/11.83, Part 481/10.87),
DIN VDE 0532 (Part 1/03.82), DIN VDE
0550 (Part 1/12.69), DIN VDE 0551
(05.72), DIN VDE 0551e (06.75), DIN VDE
0700 (Part 1/02.81, Part 207/10.82), DIN
VDE 0711 (Part 500/10.89), DIN VDE
0860 (05.89), DIN VDE 0869 (01.85). The
VDE publications are obtainable from:
VDE-Verlag Gmbh, Bismarckstr. 22,
Berlin.

Care, maintenance and cleaning

Dirt and stains can be wiped away with
a clean, dry cloth. Never use liquid
cleaning agents, solutions or other
flammable substances.

Liquids and foreign objects

Never place liquid-containing vessels,
glasses, cups etc. near this device.
Contact with liquids may result in short
circuits, fire or total failure of the device.
If a liquid substance has gotten inside
the unit or the power supply, it should
no longer be used and must be
inspected and possibly repaired by a
technical specialist. If this occurs while
the unit is in use, line power should be
disconnected at once.

Take all necessary precautions to
prevent metal objects from getting
inside the device housing. Should this
nevertheless occur, disconnect the line
cord immediately. Contact the dealer
from whom you purchased the device
for further assistance.

Interference with other devices

This device contains a microcomputer
which can cause disturbances in
television or radio reception. Never
operate the unit in close proximity to a
radio or television set.

Retain the printed instruction manual !!

Once you have read this instruction
manual, please store it in a safe place
to ensure that you have it ready at
hand whenever it is needed.

A word regarding data

As a result of unforeseeable
operational disturbances, it can occur
that memory contents arepartially or
completely lost. We recommend that
you archive your device settings
regularly via compact flash card or
computer. Creamware accepts no
liability for losses or consequential
damages arising from loss of data.

The Creamware hardware is hereby
certified to conform to the
requirements set forth in the
guidelines for electromagnetic
acceptability (89/336/EWG).

CreamWare Datentechnik GmbH,
April 2003
Dr. Hans-Ulrich Hund