DOMINION CLUB
Operating Manual
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MFB – Ingenieurbüro Manfred Fricke
Neue Straße 13
14163 Berlin
www.mfberlin.de
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Disclaimer
The content of this manual has been compiled with meticulous care
and to the best of our knowledge. However, MFB does not assume
any liability for up-to-dateness, completeness or accuracy for any of
the pages in this manual. We reserve the right to change any of the
terms and contents at any time without advance notice. MFB does
not take responsibility for any warranties for this manual beside the
ones being defined by the corresponding commercial laws.
Any duplication, processing or form of distribution of this manual or
parts of it requires permission of the manufacturer.
Safety Instructions
Please carefully read the following safety instructions! These include
general rules of handling electric products. Carefully read all notes
before placing the unit into operation.
Suitable place of installation
• Only use this device in confined spaces, avoid humidity and
dust.
• Ensure unhindered airflow to all sides of the device. Do not place
the device in direct proximity to heat sources.
• Do not expose the device to direct sunlight or strong vibrations.
Connection for power supply
• Never place containers of liquid on the device.
• Ensure a safe and firm stand when in use.
• Make sure no objects get inside the device. Should this happen,
switch off the device and remove it from the receptacle. Consult
a qualified dealer next.
Intended use
This device has exclusively been designed to generate and process
audio signals as well control signals corresponding to MIDI- and MBus specifications. Any further use is not allowed and will preclude
any warranty claims against MFB.
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Maintenance
• Do not open the device. Repairing and servicing must only be
carried out by qualified personnel. There are no user serviceable
parts inside the device. In addition, unauthorized opening the
device renders the warranty void.
• Only use dry and soft cloth or a brush for cleaning. Alcohol,
solvents or comparable chemicals will damage the device's
surface!
Disposal
This unit has been manufactured RoHS-conforming in compliance
with the requirements of the European parliament and council and
thus is free from lead, mercury, cadmium and hexavalent chromium.
Nevertheless, disposal of this product is classified as special waste
which must not be disposed with general household waste!
For proper disposal please refer to your dealer or to:
MFB
Neue Straße 13
14163 Berlin - Germany
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Table of Contents
General 7
Setup 7
OSCILLATORS 8
• Tuning 8
• Waveforms 10
• Sub-Oscillators, Noise, Ring-Modulation 10
• Modulation 11
• Synchronization 12
• Bit Reduction 12
• Glide 12
MIXER 13
FILTER 13
ENVELOPES 14
• Retrigger 14
LFOs 15
• Mode 15
• Synchronization 16
• Modulation Targets 16
SELECT MENUS 17
• 1 PRESETS 17
• 2 VCA VEL 18
• 3 VCF VEL 18
• 4 LFO3 18
• 5 WHEELS 19
• 6 TRIGGER 20
• 7 MIDI 20
• 8 DUMP 21
• 9 PHONES 21
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ARPEGGIATOR / SEQUENCER 22
• Mode 22
• Start and Stop 22
• Tempo 23
• Scale 23
• Shuffle 23
• Gate Length 24
• Step Length 24
• Synchronization 24
ARPEGGIATOR 25
• Hold 25
• Octaving 26
STEP-SEQUENCER 26
• Pauses 26
• Legato 26
REALTIME-SEQUENCER 27
• Delete 27
MOTION-SEQUENCER 28
• Delete 28
Rear Panel - Connections 29
MIDI Implementation 30
MIDI-CC-Chart 31
Hint: To provide a better overview, we a added a schematic of the
described section to each chapter. All labelings of controls, buttons
and jacks are printed bold in this manual and are written/spelled
exactly as on the device's user interface.
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General
DOMINION CLUB is a monophonic synthesizer with an analog sound
engine and a supplemental digital oscillator. The oscillators’ and
LFOs’ waveforms can be seamlessly blended. In addition,
DOMINION CLUB offers 99 memory locations, a step-sequencer, an
arpeggiator as well as comprehensive MIDI control.
Setup
DOMINION CLUB uses an external power supply which is connected
to the rear-panel DC-IN jack. Find the POWER ON/OFF switch
alongside. Prior to switching the device on, its AUDIO OUT jack
should be connected to a mixing console, an audio-interface or an
amplifier. Pressing the switch will turn DOMINION CLUB on and off.
DOMINION CLUB can be played using via a keyboard or sequencer
using MIDI. To do so, connect one of the inputs MIDI IN, USB KEYS
resp. USB PC to the MIDI-output or USB-port of a keyboard or MIDIinterface of a computer (DAW).
Additionally, a MFB proprietary M-Bus connector is available.
HINT: Because DOMINION CLUB is an analog synthesizer, it should be
given a “warm-up-period” of five to ten minutes after switching on in
order to ensure stabile tuning.
Operation
For all button-functions, the corresponding values are being
adjusted using the VALUE control and the numerical display. Use the
ENTER button to return to the current select-menu after entering a
value. With no value being edited, the menu automatically returns
after approx. 3 seconds.
All functions being printed bold on DOMINION CLUB's user interface,
e.g. INTV, can be reached using the SHIFT button.
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OSCILLATORS
DOMINION CLUB offers five simultaneously usable sound sources: two
analog VCOs, one digital oscillator and two sub-oscillators. One of
the sub-oscillators may alternatively be used as a noise generator.
VCOs 1 and 2 are equal in function and offer identical controls.
Some of these controls are also valid for the digital oscillator.
Identical functions will only be described once here.
Tuning
The functions TUNE and TRSP set the synthesizer's global tuning. Tune
adjusts the tuning by +/- one semitone.
• Press TUNE button
• The display shows the current value, e.g. 00
• Use VALUE control to set a value between -50
00
0000
50 and 50
5050
50
5050
• Press ENTER button
Transpose allows changing the tuning by +/- one octave in
semitone-steps.
• Press and hold SHIFT and TRSP button additionally
• The display shows the current value, e.g. 00
• Use VALUE control to set a value between -l
00
0000
2 and 12
lll222
12
1212
• Press ENTER button
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The setting for all three oscillators can be individually shifted by +/one octave.
• Press OCT button of oscillator VCO1, VCO2 or DIGITAL
• The display shows the current value, e.g. 00
• Use VALUE control to set a value between -
00
0000
-01
01 and 01
--
0101
01
0101
• Press ENTER button
The functions DETUNE and INTV can be used to set the tuning for the
oscillators VCO2 and DIGITAL in relation to the overall tuning (TUNE
and TRSP).
Detune changes the tuning by +/- one semitone.
• Press DETUNE button of VCO2 or DIGITAL
• The display shows the current value, e.g. 00
• Use VALUE control to set a value between -50
00
0000
50 and 50
5050
50
5050
• Press ENTER button
Interval changes the tuning by +/- one octave in semitone-steps.
• Press and hold SHIFT button
• Press INTV button of VCO2 or DIGITAL
• The display shows the current value, e.g. 00
• Use VALUE control to set a value between –l2
00
0000
l2 and llll2222
l2l2
• Press ENTER button
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Waveforms
The graphically designed wave-control of the analog oscillators
VCO1 and VCO2 is used to blend between the waveforms triangle,
sawtooth and square. Starting from the square position, the
symmetry of the waveform (pulse width) is continuously being
changed to its narrowest setting when turned fully clockwise.
In version 1.0, the digital oscillator is a FM-unit with two operators.
There are different algorithms to chose from including a noise
generator (algorithm 11).
• Press ALG button
• The display shows the current algorithm, e.g. 03
• Use VALUE control to set a value between 00
03
0303
00 and 11
0000
11
1111
• Press ENTER button
The graphically designed wave-control of the digital oscillator is
used to adjust the depth of the frequency modulation (version 1.0).
This control is inoperable with algorithm 11 (noise) being selected.
Sub-Oscillators, Noise, Ring-Modulation
In parallel to VCO1 and VCO2, two sub-oscillators can be activated.
• Press SUB button of VCO1 or VCO2
• The display shows the level of the sub-oscillator, e.g. 000
• Use VALUE control to set a value between 000
000 and 255
000000
000
000000
255
255255
• Press ENTER button
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