Gotharman Anamono Xmini User Manual

Gotharman’s aNamoNo

Xmini

Modular Synthesizer

User Manual V 2.27

Contents Of This Manual

Introduction 5

Very special thanks to 6

Getting Started 7
Structure 13

User Interface 15

Preset Select Screen 19
Selecting a preset 20

The Triggers 22

The Synth 23

Available Modules in the Synth Section 24

List of Synth Modulation Sources 25
List of Synth Audio Bus Sources 28
Accessing the Synth Pages 29
Editing the parameters of the Modules 32
Connecting Modules 33
The Synth Modules 36
Zones 37
Trigger Setup 38
Oscillator 1 to 4 42
Sampler 1 to 4 48
Noise Generator 53
VCF –analog filter 55
Ring VCA 1 to 4 67
VCA 1 to 4 69
Envelope 1 to 4 75
EFX 1-4 79
Effects Select Page 80
List Of Effects 81
Effects Parameters 83
Filter 83
Chorus 85
Distortion 88
Bit Crush 91
Pitch Shifter 93
Resonator 96
Stretcher 98
FM 100
Delays 103

Granulator 106
Variator 109
Reverb 111
Glitch Shifters 114
Pitch Shaper 117
Pitch Shaper 2 120
Wave Shaper 123
EFX 1 to 4 Inputs Select 125

LFO1-4 125
Random Generator 1 to 4 131

The Sequencer 133
Sequencer playback start/stop 134

Sequencer Main 138
Realtime Record 139
Clear Seq 140
Note Track Sequencer 141
Note Steps Edit 141
Gate Time Steps Edit 144
Delay Time Steps Edit 146
Note Track Mod Page 148
Clear Note Track 150
Mute/Unmute Tracks 151
Controller Tracks 153
Controller Steps Edit 153
Slide Steps Edit 156
Controller Track CC page 159
Clear Controller Track 160

Synth and Sequencer Morphing 161

More… preset parameters 162
Common Settings 165

Morph Setup 167
Touch Keyboard Settings 169
CV Inputs 172
CV Outputs 174
Initialize Preset 177
Morph Layer Copy 178
VCF Type 181
Checking FLASH memory 182
Delete Sample Bank A 183
Delete Sample Bank B 184
Delete All Presets and Songs 185
C.P. 186
PRS 187

Save Preset 188

Song Mode 194
Accessing Song Mode 195

Song Edit Page 199
Song Select Page 202
Song Realtime Recording 205

Save Song 209

Initialize Song 215

Sample Record And Edit 217
Recording a Sample 220

Edit A Sampling 227
Adjusting start and end points 228
Sample Chops 229
Generating Sample Chop Points 232
Deleting a Sample 234

USB 235
Importing Files 237

Importing Multiple Files 239
Reload Multiple Files 240
Open a Directory 242
Make a new Directory 243
Delete file from USB drive 244
Export samples, presets and songs 245
Update Firmware 247

Analog Filter Install/Replace 254

MIDI Specs 264

Introduction

A modular synthesizer in a compact box!

Thank you very much for purchasing/consider to purchase a Gotharman’s Anamono Xmini
Modular Synthesizer.

The Xmini has a number of built-in "modules", like oscillators, samplers, an analog filter, LFO's
and so on. Every module has a number of modulation input connectors, and most modules also has
a number of audio input connectors. For the modulation input connectors any modulation output
from any other module can be connected. For the audio input connectors, any audio output from any
other module can be connected. The analog filter also appears as a module.

It also has a new very sensitive capacitive touch screen, that is used for navigation, sequencer input,
and as a touch keyboard.

To make everything work as fast and effective as possible, Xmini is not programmed behind any
"OS". Everything is performed directly by the processor, and everything is programmed in
assembly language, which is up to 30 times more effective than the C++ language, that most people
program in, and it is programmed specificly for the aNamoNo Xmini hardware.

1024 preset slots and 1024 song slots are available, all user programmable.

Very special thanks to:

Julien Huet

Florian Bielmann

Nick Nimick
Weinglas
Christopher Rayce
Richie Prado

For supporting this project from the beginning. I really appreciate your trust. Without you,
Anamono Xmini might not have been…

Gotharman July 2017

Getting Started

Connecting:

On the right end panel of your Xmini, you will find the power switch, connection for power supply,
audio input and output, and USB.

You would probably want to connect the audio output to a mixer or an amplifier, or anything else
that ends out in a speaker/a set of speakers. Since Xmini doesn’t have built in speakers, it just needs
to be connected to something, that can transfer its amazing sound to you.

Connect any line audio source to the audio input, for sampling and/or processing through Xmini’s
analog filter and effects. The audio input always goes through the analog filter, so the input signal
are available on the analog filter output. If you have no analog filter installed in your Xmini, the
audio input will not be available.

To the USB connector, a USB drive can be connected.

This should be:

-Maximum 32 GB

-FAT formatted

With a USB drive connected, you can:

-Import, export and back up samples as .wav files

-Import, export and back up Xmini presets and songs

-Update Xmini

To import a .wav file from another device, it must be:

-Mono or stereo

-44.1 KHz sample rate – Xmini will import other sample rates, but they will play back in a wrong
speed

-16 bit native PCM

-It is not compatible with broadcast wav files. To convert broadcast wav files, found in many
downloadable sample sets, to standard wavfiles, please use a program like NCH Wavepad or NCH
Switch.

On the left end panel of your Xmini, you will find the MIDI in and out connectors. The optional CV
inputs and outputs are also found here, if installed. Please notice, that the upper row of CV
connectors are the outputs, and the lower row are the inputs. The upper MIDI connector are the
input, and the lower are the output.

If the Xmini touch screen keyboard seems too limited, you might want to connect a MIDI keyboard

to MIDI in, in order to take full advantage of Xmini’s fully chromatically playable sounds. It is also

possible to connect anything that transmits a MIDI clock, if you would like the sequencer of Xmini
to sync to your setup.

On MIDI out, MIDI clock, MIDI CC’s form the Xmini edit knobs, and notes and CC’s from its

sequencer are transmitted. Connect any MIDI gear to this, that you would like to control from
Xmini.

Connect any CV voltage source to the 4 CV inputs. Each input can be set up to match the voltage
range of any CV source, up to +/- 15 volts. The CV inputs can be used as modulation for any Xmini
module and as trigger sources.

Via the CV outputs it is possible to control analog gear. Each CV output, outputs both an adjustable
static voltage, plus an Xmini modulation source, so it is possible to both adjust t.ex. the cutoff
frequency of a connected analog filter, and to add modulation to this. It can even output audio
through these outputs.

Connect the supplied power adaptor to the Power input, and to a 100V to 240V power source.

It’s a 9V, minimum 1.5A type with a 2.1 mm DC plug, with positive middle.

Some Xmini’s might have been shipped out with a power adaptor, that has multiple tips. If you
have received one of these, you should use the tip with the blue ring, and make sure that the 2 parts
are alligned to the text “Tip”:

Please look at the picture, on the next page….

Turn it on

Push the “I” on the power switch. Your Xmini should now turn on.

Xmini has a modular structure. It has a number of internal “modules”, like oscillators, samplers,
analog filter and effects processors, that all has a number of inputs and outputs.
These inputs and outputs are divided into 3 categories:

-Triggers

-Modulation (Mod Bus on the structure drawing)

-Audio (Audio Bus on the structure drawing)

Any trigger output can be connected to any trigger input, any modulation output can be connected
to any modulation input and any audio output can be connected to any audio input.

Many of the audio outputs of the Xmini modules are also connected to the modulation bus, to make
audio frequency modulation (often referred to as “FM”) possible of any parameter.

The oscillators, samplers and the noise generator, all outputs their audio signal to both the
modulation bus and the audio bus. They also outputs a low frequency version of themselves to the
modulation bus, so these audio generators can be used as both audio generators/audio frequency
modulators and as low frequency modulators at the same time.

Additionally the 4 Ring VCA’s can be used as “bus converters”. Since they take their inputs from

the modulation bus, and outputs to both the modulation and the audio bus at the same time, it is
possible to route any modulation signal to the audio bus through these. You could, for instance, add
pitch shifting to an LFO…

In order to trigger anything on Xmini, either via MIDI, the internal sequencer or the 4 trigger
buttons, it has to be done through the “Triggers” section, so this must be set up properly for each
preset, depending on what you want.

It is though also possible to get sound out of Xmini, without any triggering if needed, simply by

turning up the “Drone” parameter in any of the 4 VCA’s, and connect some sound generators to

this.

Only the 4 VCA’s can be connected to the audio output, so all sounds must output through a VCA.

The 4 track Note Sequencer always has track 1 connected to Trigger 1, track 2 connected to trigger
2 and so on…
Each trigger is then set up, to what each sequencer track should control, and it is possible to control
both internal modules an external MIDI devices.

The 8 tracks of the Controller sequencer all appear as modulation sources, and for each track, it is
possible to set a CC number and a MIDI transmit channel, to make it control external MIDI devices.

The User Interface

Xmini has a highly sensitive capacitive touch display, 4 trigger buttons, a Morph Settings button
and a Sequencer Start/Stop button. It has 4 Edit/Quick Edit Knobs for controlling and editing
parameters and sending MIDI CC’s, 2 additional Quick Edit Knobs, a Morph knob, and a volume
knob.

Each sampler and envelope module can be set up to be trigged from a trigger button. The trigger
buttons can also send note values to oscillators and samplers. It is also possible to just make a
trigger button send a note value to another trigger button. The setup of these will be described later
in this manual (in the synth section). When a trigger is trigged, the LED near it will light up.

The Start/Stop button will start and stop Sequencer playback. When the sequencer is playing back,
the green LED above the Start/Stop button will light.

The Morph Settings button, will toggle the parameters on any Synth and Sequencer page, between
2 layers of parameters, A and B. The Morph knob will morph between the two layers of either
Synth parameters or Sequencer parameters, as set up on the Morph Edit page, described later in this
manual.

The Volume knob always adjusts the audio output volume.

The Edit 1-4 Knobs below the display, adjusts the parameters on each page. On the Preset Select
screen, they acts as modulation sources, that controls any parameters that has knob1 to 4 set as

modulator, and transmits MIDI CC’s. Any Edit Knob, that has not been assigned as a modulator to
any parameter, acts as a Quick Edit Knob.
The Quick Edit Knobs controls:

-Edit Knob 1: Analog filter peaks.

-Edit Knob 2: Analog filter feed/cut3.

-Edit Knob 3: Analog filter Out 1/2.

-Edit Knob 4: VCA envelope 1 release time.

The 2 additional Quick Edit Knobs always controls the Cut and Reso parameters of the analog
filter, and transmits MIDI CC’s.

The Touch Screen Keyboard

The Xmini display is touch sensitive. The touch interface is used for navigating through the edit and
settings pages, and in the bottom of most pages, a fully playable touch keyboard is present.

On the Preset and Song Select pages, it is, besides from playing notes on the touch keyboard, also
possible to apply modulation to the sound, by placing your finger on different positions between the
top and the bottom of the keyboard. This is referred to as Keyboard Y modulation. On any other
pages, the keyboard only plays notes.

The touch keyboard work in the same way as a connected MIDI keyboard. Each of Xmini’s 4
triggers can be set up to work inside a specific note range. The keyboard will, when a note is
played, activate the trigger that has been set up to be triggerered by this note.

The number of octaves for the touch keyboard is settable for each preset, to any number between 1
and 8.

It is also possible to set, which note the first key should play.

The Preset Select Screen

This is the first screen you will see, right after Xmini’s start-up screen, unless you left your Xmini
in Song mode, the last time it was turned off. Here you can change preset and jump to Xmini’s edit
and settings pages.

On the top of this screen, the Sequencer bar/beat, that is currently being played back, is shown.
Below this, it says “Preset”, if Xmini is currently in preset mode, or “Song” if Anamono X currently
are in song mode.

Below this, the number and name of the currently selected preset/song is shown.

Below the preset name/number, you will find the touch screen keyboard.

On the left side of the screen, 4 small VU-meters are shown. These show the output activity of VCA
1 to 4.

Touch the “EDIT” field in the upper right corner of the screen, to enter the edit and setup pages.

Touch the “PRESET” field, to select a memorized preset.

Selecting a preset:

Touch the “PRESET” field. A list of 5 presets near the currently selected preset, will now appear:

Touch “PREV” or “NEXT” to view the previous or next 5 presets, and finally touch the preset name

of the preset you would like to select. 1024 presets can be selected, from A01 to P64.

Xmini will now jump back to the main Preset Select screen, and show the name of the newly
selected preset.

If the sequencer is playing back, the Start/Stop LED will now start to flash, and the text “NEXT:”
will show right above the new presets name, awaiting track 1 to reach its end. As soon as this
happens, Xmini will switch to the newly selected preset, the Start/Stop LED will stop flashing, and
“NEXT:” will dissapear.

If the sequencer is not playing back, Xmini will immediately switch to the new preset, when you
touch the preset name.
When Xmini is turned off, it will remember which preset was selected, and start up with this, when
turned on again. It will also remember if it was in preset or song mode, and start up in the same
mode, and if it was in song mode, it will also remember which song was selected.

On the Preset Select page, the 7 Edit/Quick Edit Knobs will transmit MIDI CC’s to Xmini’s MIDI
out, on the Xmini MIDI channel.

Edit Knob 1 to 4 will transmit MIDI CC 1 to 4.

The Morph knob will transmit and receive MIDI CC 11.

The Cut knob will transmit and receive MIDI CC 10.

The Reso knob will transmit and receive MIDI CC 9.

The Triggers

Every time you want to trigger something in Xmini, either through the 4 trigger buttons, the touch
screen keyboard or a connected MIDI keyboard or pad controller, it has to go through the trigger
system, so you might want to set this up. The Xmini trigger system is much simpler than the
Anamono X trigger system. Each oscillator/sampler and envelope can be trigged by one trigger.
After a preset init, everything is automatically set up to be trigged by trigger 1.

On any page, it is possible to trigger 4 internal events, like envelopes and samplings, and/or external
MIDI devices, and to make oscillators play a specific note, using the trigger buttons.

To play the triggers, simply hit the corresponsive buttons. A trigger buttons LED will light up,
every time it is trigged.
It is possible to record the triggers actions into a sequencer track, and it is possible to control the
triggers from MIDI gear connected to the Xmini MIDI input.

The triggers are set up in the “Synth” section, explained from the next page in this manual.

Remember to save all edits you do in the Triggers section. Else they will be lost when you
change preset, or turn Xmini off. See how to in the ”Save Preset” section.

The Synth

This is where all the exciting stuff happens 
Here Xmini has a number of “modules” like oscillators, samplers, analog filters, modulators and
even effects processors, that can be connected to each other in absolutely any way you like. Just like
you can do with cables on a modular system.
The big ups are though: Xmini can memorize anything and you won’t get a huge bunch of cables on
your desk!

Remember to save all edits you do in the synth section. Else they will be lost when you change
preset, or turn Xmini off. See how to in the ”Save Preset” section.

Available Modules in the Synth Section:

-4 Oscillators/Samplers

-1 Noise Generator

-Up to 1 Analog Filter

-4 Ring VCA’s

-4 VCA’s

-8 Envelopes

-4 LFO’s

-4 Random Generators

-4 Effects Processors

Please find each module described later in this section.

List of Synth Modulation Sources:

Osc1: The audio range output of Oscillator/Sampler 1
Osc1-: The inverted audio range output of Oscillator/Sampler 1
Osc2: The audio range output of Oscillator/Sampler 2
Osc2-: The inverted audio range output of Oscillator/Sampler 2
Osc3: The audio range output of Oscillator/Sampler 3
Osc3-: The inverted audio range output of Oscillator/Sampler 3
Osc4: The audio range output of Oscillator/Sampler 4
Osc4-: The inverted audio range output of Oscillator/Sampler 4
Nois: The audio range output of the Noise Generator
Nois-: The inverted audio range output of the Noise Generator
SLN: Slow Noise. The low frequency output of the Noise Generator
SLN-: Inverted Slow Noise. The Inverted low frequency output of the Noise Generator
Slo1: Slow Oscillator 1. The low frequency output of Oscillator 1
Slo1-: Inverted Slow Oscillator 1. The Inverted low frequency output of Oscillator 1
Slo2: Slow Oscillator 2. The low frequency output of Oscillator 2
Slo2-: Inverted Slow Oscillator 2. The Inverted low frequency output of Oscillator 2
Slo3: Slow Oscillator 3. The low frequency output of Oscillator 3
Slo3-: Inverted Slow Oscillator 3. The Inverted low frequency output of Oscillator 3
Slo4: Slow Oscillator 4. The low frequency output of Oscillator 4
Slo4-: Inverted Slow Oscillator 4. The Inverted low frequency output of Oscillator 4
Aen1: The output of VCA Envelope 1
Aen1-: The output of VCA Envelope 1 Inverted
Aen2: The output of VCA Envelope 2
Aen2-: The output of VCA Envelope 2 Inverted
Aen3: The output of VCA Envelope 3
Aen3-: The output of VCA Envelope 3 Inverted
Aen4: The output of VCA Envelope 4
Aen4-: The output of VCA Envelope 5 Inverted
Vcf: The audio range output of the Analog Filter
Vcf-: The audio range output of the Analog Filter Inverted
Efx1: The audio range output of Effects Processor 1
Efx1-: The audio range output of Effects Processor 1 Inverted
Efx2: The audio range output of Effects Processor 2
Efx2-: The audio range output of Effects Processor 2 Inverted
Efx3: The audio range output of Effects Processor 3
Efx3-: The audio range output of Effects Processor 3 Inverted
Efx4: The audio range output of Effects Processor 4
Efx4-: The audio range output of Effects Processor 4 Inverted
Seq1: The output of Sequencer Controller Track 1
Seq1-: The output of Sequencer Controller Track 1 Inverted
Seq2: The output of Sequencer Controller Track 2
Seq2-: The output of Sequencer Controller Track 2 Inverted
Seq3: The output of Sequencer Controller Track 3
Seq3-: The output of Sequencer Controller Track 3 Inverted
Seq4: The output of Sequencer Controller Track 4
Seq4-: The output of Sequencer Controller Track 4 Inverted

Seq5: The output of Sequencer Controller Track 5
Seq5-: The output of Sequencer Controller Track 5 Inverted
Seq6: The output of Sequencer Controller Track 6
Seq6-: The output of Sequencer Controller Track 6 Inverted
Seq7: The output of Sequencer Controller Track 7
Seq7-: The output of Sequencer Controller Track 7 Inverted
Seq8: The output of Sequencer Controller Track 8
Seq8-: The output of Sequencer Controller Track 8 Inverted
Ring1: The output of Ring VCA 1
Ring1-: The output of Ring VCA 1 Inverted
Ring2: The output of Ring VCA 2
Ring2-: The output of Ring VCA 2 Inverted
Ring3: The output of Ring VCA 3
Ring3-: The output of Ring VCA 3 Inverted
Ring4: The output of Ring VCA 4
Ring4-: The output of Ring VCA 4 Inverted
Env1: The output of Envelope 1
Env1-: The output of Envelope 1 Inverted
Env2: The output of Envelope 2
Env2-: The output of Envelope 2 Inverted
Env3: The output of Envelope 3
Env3-: The output of Envelope 3 Inverted
Env4: The output of Envelope 4
Env4-: The output of Envelope 4 Inverted
LFO1: The output of LFO1
LFO1-: The output of LFO1 Inverted
LFO2: The output of LFO2
LFO2-: The output of LFO2 Inverted
LFO3: The output of LFO3
LFO3-: The output of LFO3 Inverted
LFO4: The output of LFO4
LFO4-: The output of LFO4 Inverted
Rnd1: The output of Random Generator 1
Rnd1-: The output of Random Generator 1 Inverted
Rnd2: The output of Random Generator 2
Rnd2-: The output of Random Generator 2 Inverted
Rnd3: The output of Random Generator 3
Rnd3-: The output of Random Generator 3 Inverted
Rnd4: The output of Random Generator 4
Rnd4-: The output of Random Generator 4 Inverted
CV1: The voltage apllied to CV Input 1
CV1-: The voltage apllied to CV Input 1 Inverted
CV2: The voltage apllied to CV Input 2
CV2-: The voltage apllied to CV Input 2 Inverted
CV3: The voltage apllied to CV Input 3
CV3-: The voltage apllied to CV Input 3 Inverted
CV4: The voltage apllied to CV Input 4
CV4-: The voltage apllied to CV Input 4 Inverted

Kybd: The last note number value received on MIDI in, on the Anamono X MIDI channel
Kybd-: The last note number value received on MIDI in, on the Anamono X MIDI channel

Inverted

Velo: The last note velocity value received on MIDI in, on the Anamono X MIDI channel
Velo-: The last note velocity value received on MIDI in, on the Anamono X MIDI channel Inverted
Aft: The last mono aftertouch value received on MIDI in, on the Anamono X MIDI channel
Aft-: The last mono aftertouch value received on MIDI in, on the Anamono X MIDI channel

Inverted
Knb1: Edit knob 1 value and the last MIDI CC 1 value received on MIDI in, on the Anamono X
MIDI channel
Knb1-: Edit knob 1 value and the last MIDI CC 1 value received on MIDI in, on the Anamono X
MIDI channel Inverted
Knb2: Edit knob 2 value and the last MIDI CC 2 value received on MIDI in, on the Anamono X
MIDI channel
Knb2-: Edit knob 2 value and the last MIDI CC 2 value received on MIDI in, on the Anamono X
MIDI channel Inverted
Knb3: Edit knob 3 value and the last MIDI CC 3 value received on MIDI in, on the Anamono X
MIDI channel
Knb3-: Edit knob 3 value and the last MIDI CC 3 value received on MIDI in, on the Anamono X
MIDI channel Inverted
Knb4: Edit knob 4 value and the last MIDI CC 4 value received on MIDI in, on the Anamono X
MIDI channel
Knb4-: Edit knob 4 value and the last MIDI CC 4 value received on MIDI in, on the Anamono X
MIDI channel Inverted

TouY: Touch screen keyboard Y-axis position
TouY-: Touch screen keyboard Y-axis position Inverted

List of Synth Audio Bus Sources:

Osc1: Oscillator/Sampler 1
Osc2: Oscillator/Sampler 2
Osc3: Oscillator/Sampler 3
Osc4: Oscillator/Sampler 4
Noise: Noise Generator
Ring1: Ring VCA 1
Ring2: Ring VCA 2
VCF: Analog Filter Slot
VCA1: VCA1
VCA2: VCA2
VCA3: VCA3
VCA4: VCA4
EFX1: Effects Processor 1
EFX2: Effects Processor 2
EFX3: Effects Processor 3
EFX4: Effects Processor 4
Ring3: Ring VCA 3
Ring4: Ring VCA 4
RvF1: Reverb 1 feedback loop
RvF2: Reverb 2 feedback loop

Accessing The Synth Pages

From the Preset/Song Select screen, Touch the “EDIT” field.

Now Xmini will show a list of the available edit groups:

In the upper left corner of this page, the serial number of your Xmini will show.

To enter the Synth edit pages, touch “SYNTH”.