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FX deFormer
User Manual
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Gotharman FX deFormer User Manual

Gotharman’s
FX deFormer
Granular Effects Processor
User Manual V 040
Contents Of This Manual
Introduction 4
Structure 7
Getting Started 8
Well, Now It’s Time For Some Action 14
Setup 17 Modulation Sources 18 Sampler 19 Sequencer Main 21 Sample/Start Seq 22 Tune/Xtra Seq 23 Distortion 24 Filter 25 Granular Effects (EFX) 27
Delay 1 29 Delay 2 31 Reverb 1 32 Reverb 2 33 PitchShaper 34 GlitchShifter 1 and 2 35 Sample Pitch 36 Variator 37 Time Stretcher 38 Abstruct0 39 AnaGran (Granulator) 40 Chorus 42
LFO’s 43
Introduction
Thank you very much for purchasing/consider to purchase an FX deFormer.
FX deFormer is the smallest member of the deFormer family, with most of its features derived from its bigger brothers.
It has a simple monophonic sampler, a simple step sequencer, a distortion section and a filter, but the main powers in this box is in its granular effects section. It is updatable via MIDI, so updates might come now and then.
It has audio in an out, MIDI in and out and one expansion box connector.
It can hold 512 user programmable presets, that holds all settings for the sampler, the sequencer, the distortion, the filter, an optional expansion box and the granular effects.
The Play/Enter button can trigger a sample playback, start/stop sample playback, start/stop the sequencer or function as a bypass switch. It is up to the user, what it should do in each preset. It is also used for confirming a preset change.
The sampler can hold up to 10 minutes of samples, max 127. Sample select, sample start point and sample pitch can be modulated and controlled by the sequencer.
Samples can be recorded from FX deFormer’s audio input or output, or imported as wav files, using the optional USB box.
The sequencer has up to 16 steps. It has 4 tracks, and a value can be adjusted for each step of each track. It can trigger a sampling, select samplings, control the sample start point and pitch, and modulate almost any parameter.
In the distortion section, you can choose from 4 different types of distortion: Valve, Sine, Fuzz and soft. The Distortion can process the audio input and the sampler.
In the filter section, you can choose from 8 different filter types: LPF, BPF, BP8, HPF, BEF, ADD, BASS and LOFI. The filter can be placed on the audio input and sampler, or inside the granular effect. This also has some special “Filter adjust” parameters, that can change the shape of the filter completely, and make new filter types.
In the granular effects section, delay 1 and 2, reverb 1 and 2, granulator, chorus, pitch shaper, glitch shifter 1 and 2, variator, time stretch, sample pitch and abstruct0 are available. The granular effects can be applied to the audio input and the sampler.
Expansion boxes for analog control (AnaX), for analog filtering (SP box, Tube box or anAmoNo box) or for import/export of wav files and presets (USB box) can be connected to its expansion port.
Most parameters can be modulated by the sequencer, by 4 LFO’s with variable wave shape and by MIDI CC’s.
It is possible to have one sampling, 4 sequencer tracks, one distortion effect, one filter, one granular effect, one expansion box and 4 LFO’s running at the same time.
I hope you will deForm some great tracks with it.
Getting Started
Well, now that you got your FX deFormer, you probably can’t wait to get it up and going, so let’s jump right to it.
Connecting:
On the left end panel of your FX deFormer, you will find the connections for audio input and output and for an expansion box.
Connect the audio output to a mixer or an amplifier, or anything else that ends out in a set of speakers, a single speaker, or even a pair of headphones, if you are in a neighbour friendly mood. Since it doesn’t have build in speakers, it just needs to be connected to something, that can transfer its amazing sound to you.
On the right end panel of your FX deFormer, you will find the power switch and connections for power supply and MIDI in and out.
If you plan to control FX deFormer from a MIDI device, connect that to its MIDI input.
If you would like to effect some other gear through FX deFormer’s filter and effects, connect this to the Audio Input. The input can be switched to accept standard line level equipment og Hi-Z equipment like a guitar.
It is also possible to syncronize FX deFormer’s sequencer to another device that transmits MIDI clock, like it is possible to sync another device to FX deFormers MIDI clock, via MIDI in and out.
If you have also puchased an expansion box, please also connect this to the “Expansion” connector, before turning your FX deFormer on. Please refer to the specific expansion box manual, for details about how to connect and use it together with FX deFormer. Using expansion boxes with FX deFormer might differ a little, from using them with LD. The differences are explained later in this manual.
Several expansion boxes are available, and more might come.
AnaX mkII banana and minijack models
Makes it possible to use your FX deFormer together with analog gear.
SP-Box
Adds an extra Emu SP-1200 audio output stage to your FX deFormer, with 12 bit converter and analogue filter.
Anamono Box
Adds an extra output stage, derived from my anAmoNo synthesizer, with 2 analogue filters, analog distortion and a unique G-Ray feedback circuit.
Tube Box
Adds an extra output stage with a real tube bandpass filter with drive.
USB box
Makes it possible to import/export wav files and presets.
Connect the supplied power adaptor to the Power input, and to a 100V to 240V power source.
It’s a 9V, 660 mA type with a 2.1 mm DC plug, with positive middle.
Turn it on
Toggle the power switch on the right end panel, so its pin is pointing down. Your FX deFormer should now turn on.
The User Interface
Play/Enter button
The function of this button is settable by the user, for each preset. It can trigger sample playback, start/stop sample playback, start/stop the sequencer or function as a bypass switch. When changing preset, this must also be pushed, to confirm. On various edit pages, it has other functions. This is described in the dedicated sections of this manual.
Dec and Inc buttons
On the preset select screen, these will select preset. In the edit menu’s they will select among the different edit pages. Holding one of these buttons down, will cause FX deFormer to auto increment/decrement.
Dec + Play/Enter - Edit button
Holding the Dec button down, while pushing the Play/Enter button, will enter the edit menu’s. From the Preset Select screen, it will enter the edit group menu. From the edit group menu, it will enter the actual parameter edit pages.
Inc + Play/Enter - Exit button
Holding the Inc button down, while pushing the Play/Enter button, will exit from any menu to the level above, with the preset select screen being the highest possible level.
Volume knob
Turns the output level of the FX deFormer up or down, depending on what direction you are turning it. Clockwise movement will turn the volume up, counterclockwise movement will turn the volume down.
The 3 Edit Knobs
The 3 edit knobs, placed right under the display, edits up to 3 parameters at a time on the various edit pages. When on the Preset select page, or the edit group select page (explained later), these knobs sends MIDI CC’s 1, 2 and 3, both to the MIDI OUT and internally. Parameters assigned to be controlled by ”cc1-3” will be affected, when turning these. These are REAL potmeters, NOT jumpy rotary encoders.
Well, now it’s time for some action
If you have followed the previous steps, your FX deFormer should now be turned on and connected. When it is turned on, it starts up on the preset select screen:
This is the FX deFormer main page.
On the top of the display it writes the name of the selected preset. It remembers what preset was selected, when it was turned off, and goes to that preset when it is turned on again.
On the bottom of the display it writes the selected preset bank and number. FX deFormer has sixteen banks (A-P) with each 32 presets (512 in all). The number shown in paranthes, are the MIDI bank select number (MIDI ctrl 32) followed by a slash and the MIDI program change number you will have to transmit to FX deFormer, for selecting this preset, from an external MIDI-device.
Listening to the pre-programmed presets
-On all the pre-programmed presets, the Play/Enter button is set up to either trigger a sampling, start/stop a sampling, or start/stop the sequencer.
-Push the ” Play/Enter” button one time.
-The sequencer/sampling will now start to play back.
-To stop it, hit the ” Play/Enter” button again.
Alternatively, you can connect an audio source to the audio input, and just listen to this getting treated by FX deFormer’s effects. In that case, you do not have to push the Play/Enter button.
Listen to some other presets
Use the ”Inc” and ”Dec” buttons to select another preset. The ”Play/Enter” LED will start to flash. Push the ”Play/enter” button to confirm the change to another preset. If the sequencer is playing back, the ”Play/Enter” LED will now start to flash faster, until it reaches the sequencer end step. Then the ”Play/Enter” LED will go out, and playback of the newly selected preset will start. If the sequencer is stopped, it will change to the new preset, immediately when the ”Play/Enter” button is pushed.
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Editing parameters
From the preset select screen
Hold the “Dec” button, and push the “Play/Enter” button one time, to enter this screen:
This is referred to as an ”Edit Group screen”. By pushing the ”Inc” and ”Dec” buttons, you can select between various edit group screens:
Setup
Sampler
Sample/Start Seq
Tune/Xtra Seq
Distortion
Filter
EFX
Save Preset
Sample Rec
Expansion Box
-USB box
Seq Main
LFO
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To go back to the preset select screen, from the edit group screens, hold the “Inc” button, and push the ”Play/Enter” button.
To enter the parameters for the selected group, hold the “Dec” button, while hitting the ”Play/Enter” button.
The first parameter screen of the ”SAMPLER” group of parameters looks like this:
Use the 3 edit knobs right below the display to edit the parameter values.
Push the ”Inc” and ”Dec” buttons to select the various parameters.
Hold the “Inc” button, and push ”Play/Enter” to go back to the edit group select screens.
Samp . Play . Gain 1 Samp + 0
Xmit Preset
Update OS
Xmit OS
Preset Parameters
SETUP
The Setup section is where you adjust common settings, like settings for the audio input and MIDI settings.
The input gain setting is stored separately with each preset, all other settings in this section are global, and are stored automatically, when changed.
Inp – Line, Hi-Z. Selects the audio input to match a line level audio source, or a hi-z souce, like a guitar. This parameter is global, and are automatically globally stored, when changed.
Gain – -128 to +127. Adjusts the level of the audio input. Negative values will damp the signal, positive values will gain the signal. This parameter is stored with each preset.
Used% – 0 to 100. Shows how many percent of the sample memory, that are in use. This is not an adjustable parameter.
Chan – 1 to 16. Common MIDI channel select. FX deFormer will receive note on’s and off’s, and will receive and transmit controllers on the channel selected here. This parameter is global, and are automatically globally stored, when changed.
Sync – Int, Ext. Clock select. Selects whether FX deFormer’s sequencer should sync to its own internal clock source or to an external MIDI clock source. If ”ext” is selected here, a MIDI clock transmitting device must be connected to FX deFormers MIDI IN. This parameter is global, and are automatically globally stored, when changed.
Xmit – Off, On. Selects whether or not FX deFormer should transmit MIDI clock pulses on MIDI OUT. Unlike most other MIDI gear, FX deFormer is able to re-transmit external MIDI clocks, that is present on its MIDI IN. This parameter is global, and are automatically globally stored, when changed.
Modulation Sources
Many of FX deFormer’s parameters can be modulated. Here are a complete list of the possible modulation sources. Modulation destinations are explained in each parameter group section.
Lf1+ - LFO1 Lf1- - LFO1 inverted Lf2+ - LFO2 Lf2- - LFO2 inverted Lf3+ - LFO3 Lf3- - LFO3 inverted Lf4+ - LFO4 Lf4- - LFO4 inverted StQ+ - Sequencer sample start track StQ- - Sequencer sample start track inverted XtQ+ - Sequencer Xtra track XtQ- - Sequencer Xtra track inverted Cv1+ - AnaX CV input 1 –Only active with AnaX MkII expansion box connected Cv1- - AnaX CV input 1 inverted –Only active with AnaX MkII expansion box connected Cv2+ - AnaX CV input 2 –Only active with AnaX MkII expansion box connected Cv2- - AnaX CV input 2 inverted –Only active with AnaX MkII expansion box connected Cv3+ - AnaX CV input 3 –Only active with AnaX MkII expansion box connected Cv3- - AnaX CV input 3 inverted –Only active with AnaX MkII expansion box connected Cv4+ - AnaX CV input 4 –Only active with AnaX MkII expansion box connected Cv4- - AnaX CV input 4 inverted –Only active with AnaX MkII expansion box connected Cc1+ - MIDI controller 1 Cc1- - MIDI controller 1 inverted Cc2+ - MIDI controller 1 Cc2- - MIDI controller 1 inverted Cc3+ - MIDI controller 1 Cc3- - MIDI controller 1 inverted Cc4+ - MIDI controller 1 Cc4- - MIDI controller 1 inverted Cc5+ - MIDI controller 1 Cc5- - MIDI controller 1 inverted Cc6+ - MIDI controller 1 Cc6- - MIDI controller 1 inverted
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