Moog Music Z10 User Manual

ANISOTROPIC SYNTH ENGINE

USER’S MANUAL

Animoog is a professional polyphonic synthesizer that carries on Dr. Robert

Moog's exploration of touch-surface technologies to create new and expressive
musical instruments.

The new Anisotropic Synthesis Engine (ASE) is the heart of Animoog. It is a dynamic
waveform animator comprised of an X/Y grid with 8 TIMBRES containing 16 waveforms
each. These TIMBRES include sources derived from Moog synthesizers, the MF-103
12-Stage Phaser, and the MF-105 MURF. The waveform morphs and evolves as ASE is
modulated throughout the X/Y space, allowing you to see and hear dramatic changes of
timbre in real time. This constantly evolving soundscape is then fed into a traditional
Moog-style synthesis architecture including classic Moog ladder filters with overdrive.

STARTUP PAGE- Startup loads the default preset and displays the X/Y PAD (8x16

grid) which corresponds top to bottom with the 8 dynamically evolving waveforms
selected in the TIMBRE array page. Active voices are displayed as colored dots with
modulation in the X/Y space shown as comet trails. The resulting output waveform is
displayed on the X/Y PAD in real time.

PAGES: Touch the pages tab (MODULES, KB SCALE, ENV/MOD, TIMBRE, and SETUP)

to display that page's parameters. To the right are MODULES for the FILTER, PATH,
ORBIT, DELAY, THICK, and RECORDER. Touch to cycle through each module.

Above the display screen is the PRESET selector. Tap the PRESET bar to open the
preset list. Touch and drag the list to scroll, tap a preset to load. To name and save
presets, touch and hold the SAVE button in the PRESET bar.

Also above the display screen is BPM (Beats Per Minute). Press the TAP button
repeatedly or touch and drag the indicated BPM to change tempo. Turning knobs on
SYNC parameters will show in this window as a multiple or division of Whole Notes
(Wn) or Quarter Notes (Qn). Range: 60-240 BPM.

Directly above the keys is a green slide bar. Select keyboard range by dragging the bar
left or right, and the number of keys displayed by dragging one of the tabbed ends
left or right.

The Touch Keys are white or black as on a traditional keyboard. An indicator LED shows
a unique color for each voice, and the keys illuminate as your finger moves toward the
top of the key. Each touch key and corresponding voice trails remain lit until each voice
decays fully. You can expand the touch keys by pressing the up arrow found at the top right
of the touch keys. Finger position on the Touch Key can be assigned as POLY PRESSURE in
the ENV/MOD page.

Note: In this mode you will also see controls for volume, keyboard glide, and keyboard

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correction.

The VOLUME knob sets overall volume. KEYBOARD CORRECTION sets pitch correction
for the Touch Keys. Clockwise, the pitch for the Touch keys is quantized to concert pitches,
and counter-clockwise there is no pitch correction essentially turning your touch keys
into a ribbon controller.

KEYBOARD GLIDE controls portamento (sliding pitch from note to note) time. Counter­clockwise is off, clockwise sets longer times.

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X/Y PAD- The X/Y PAD is an 8 x 16 grid of selected TIMBRES that evolve as each

voice moves through the 2 dimensional space, leaving a colored trail. The grid is
composed of 8 assignable waveforms arranged top to bottom on the TIMBRES page.
Touching and moving the large green dot on the grid offsets the voice PATH and ORBIT
location of a voice.

unipolar. KB TRIG re-triggers the start phase of the LFO waveform with each new
voice triggered.

MOD 1-4 Select from the 4 tabs to edit the modulation slots, each with programmable
SOURCE, CONTROL, and DESTINATION.

KB SCALE- The KB SCALE page sets the root key and scale of the touch keys. It also

controls assignment modes for monophonic or polyphonic operation. Scales are selected
from a list or can be user assigned. They can be edited from existing scales by tapping
keys in the display area. The selected keys illuminate in the display and add corresponding
touch keys to the keyboard. To select a commonly used scale, touch the SCALE tab
pulldown menu. To set the key's ROOT NOTE, select from the ROOT NOTE menu on the
upper right of the display. Customized scales may be stored with PRESETS, but cannot
be added to the SCALE menu.

At the bottom of the display screen, there are 3 buttons that control synthesizer voicing:
MONO Touching and illuminating MONO turns Animoog into a monophonic (1 voice)
synthesizer useful for leads, basses, and solos. With MONO off, the polyphony is 4 voices
with 1, 2 or 4 available layers which are set in the THICK module.

With MONO and LEGATO turned on, the voice will re-trigger when playing detached
separate notes, but will not re-trigger on overlapping notes. In this mode, GLIDE is only
active when an overlapping legato note is detected.

With MONO on and LEGATO off, each new note played triggers the envelopes from
start. GLIDE is only active when sliding to an adjacent note. LEGATO only affects
MONO voicing.

PHASE RESET forces the ASE oscillators to reset at the same start phase with each
new note. With stacked voices selected in the THICK page, PHASE RESET resets the
voices for each new note for flanging and comb filtering effects and also gives the
voice a harder edged attack. With PHASE RESET off, voices "free run" and vary from
note to note naturally.

ENV/MOD- ENVELOPES control the attack, decay, sustain and release of the AMP

(amplitude), FILTER, and MOD (assignable modulation via the MOD 1-4 slots). Drag
the green dots to adjust the envelope shape.

LFO (low frequency oscillator) is a modulation source. RATE controls the LFO
frequency. When SYNC is on, the RATE is a multiple or division of the BPM, ranging
from 8 Wn (whole notes) to 1/64 Wn. SHAPE is a continuously variable blend from
Sine, to Ramp, to Sawtooth, to Square, to Sample and Hold. All of the waveshapes
are bipolar (symmetrical over the zero crossing) except for Square wave, which is

SOURCE selects the modulation source. Touch the arrow to open the pull-down
menu and select OFF, LFO, MOD, X-POSITION or Y-POSITION as a source. If OFF is
selected, then CONTROL becomes the modulation source. AMOUNT is Bipolar and
can be used to scale or invert the selected source's modulation amount. Double
tapping the AMOUNT knob zeroes out the modulation amount.

CONTROL can be a source or it can scale the SOURCE modulation amount. If OFF
is selected, then the controller selected at the menu is scaled by the AMOUNT knob's
setting and routed to the DESTINATION parameter.

If there is a selected SOURCE from the source pull-down menu, then SOURCE
AMOUNT sets the initial modulation amount, and CONTROL AMOUNT crossfades
between the SOURCE AMOUNT and a scaled amount via the selected controller.
If SOURCE AMOUNT is 100% and CONTROL AMOUNT is zero (12:00), or OFF is
selected, then there is no controller scaling of the modulator. If the CONTROL
AMOUNT is set to 100% then the selected controller scales the modulation from
the selected SOURCE. Adjusting the SOURCE and CONTROL AMOUNT settings in
tandem sets the modulation range. CONTROL sources are OFF, POLY-PRESSURE,
CHANNEL-PRESSURE, VELOCITY, KEY PITCH. MOD-WHEEL, and PITCH BEND.

DESTINATION is the parameter to be modulated by the SOURCE and CONTROL
settings. Select a DESTINATION from the pull-down menu. DESTINATIONS are
OFF, FILTER-FREQUENCY, FILTER RESONANCE, FILTER-AMOUNT, FILTER DRIVE,
ORBIT-RATE, ORBIT-X-AMOUNT, ORBIT-Y-AMOUNT, PATH-RATE, PATH ORIGIN,
LFO-RATE, LFO-SHAPE, THICK-DETUNE, PITCH-1-SEMITONE and PITCH-5-SEMITONE.

TIMBRE- The TIMBRE array is composed of a selection of 8 static or evolving timbres,
which are the heart of the ASE oscillator. These timbres have been meticulously derived
from a number of classic sources including the Moog Voyager, Little Phatty, 12 Stage
Phaser, MURF and other Modular Synthesizers. On the left side of the screen, the
selected timbres correspond exactly to their location in the X/Y PAD. Audition the raw
timbre (left) by touching and holding it. Replace a timbre by selecting the desired slot
in the array and then select a new timbre from the scrolling list on the right side of the
screen. To change the order of the timbres in the array, drag a timbre to its desired
location and it will swap locations with the timbre in that slot.

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MODULES- To the right of the display screen area are MODULE slots that control

other synthesis and performance parameters.

FILTER MODULE- A resonant filter, which has a selectable LP (Lowpass), BP (Band-

pass), or HP (High-pass) response. The filter alters the tone of the ASE by amplifying,
passing, or attenuating certain frequencies. Resonance emphasizes the filter's cutoff
frequency and self-oscillates at higher settings. Select the desired response by using
the rotary knob.
DRIVE- Controls the amount of pre-filter drive level, from zero signal to full
saturation, modeled after the classic Moog ladder filter design. Note: Unity
gain is at 5. Bipolar modulation of DRIVE inverts the signal phase as it passes
below zero.

ENV- Is the bipolar amount of filter envelope modulation.
FREQUENCY- Is the initial cutoff frequency of the filter.
RES- Is the resonance or emphasis at the cutoff frequency. Range is from

zero to full oscillation.

combined voices.

DETUNE has no effect on the voice. With 2 or 4 voices selected via the UNISON
knob, voices are panned hard left and right and DETUNE sets pitch offset from
DETUNE- Sets the tuning offsets of UNISON voice modes. With UNISON off,
DETUNE has no effect on the voice. With 2 or 4 voices selected via the UNISON
knob, voices are panned hard left and right and DETUNE sets pitch offset from
zero to + one octave. UNISON settings do not affect polyphony.

DETUNE- Sets the tuning offsets of UNISON voice modes. With UNISON off,

DELAY MODULE- Adds time based spatial effects such as comb filtering, doubling

or echo to the combined voices.

SYNC- Synchronizes the delay TIME to the BPM clock ranging from 1-8 Qn

(quarter notes).

TIME- Sets delay time.
FEEDBACK- Sets the amount of delayed signal remixed to the delay input.

MIX- Sets the balance between dry and effected signal.

ORBIT MODULE- Is a low frequency oscillator that changes TIMBRE by modulating

voice location in the X/Y space.
SYNC- Synchronizes the RATE to divisions or multiples of the BPM clock
ranging from 8 Wn (Whole notes) to 1/64 Wn.

RATE- Controls the frequency of movement through the X/Y space.
X AMOUNT and Y AMOUNT- Control the range of modulation in each

corresponding direction. The effects of ORBIT combine with PATH and the
green offset dot.

PATH MODULE- A set of 1 - 14 lines with up to 15 points that change TIMBRE by

modulating voice location in the X/Y space.

SYNC- Synchronizes the RATE to divisions or multiples of the BPM clock

ranging from 8 Wn (Whole notes) to 1/64 Wn.
RATE- Controls the frequency of movement through X/Y space along the PATH.

MODE- Sets the type of motion along the path. LOOPING repeats the path

in one direction, BACK-FORTH moves in both directions and ONCE for
movement from start with latching at the end.
EDIT- Activates editing of the PATH. Select X/Y PAD from the top tab, turn
EDIT on, and touch locations within the X/Y grid to set points. To move any
of the points, touch the point and slide it to the desired location. When editing
is complete, turn EDIT off. Leaving the PATH module also turns EDIT off.
CLEAR- Removes all lines and points. The effects of PATH combine with
ORBIT and the green offset dot.

THICK MODULE- Controls distortion, layering and stereo detuning effects.

CRUSH- Increases aliasing and digital distortion by bit and sample rate reduction.
DRIVE- Adds analog-style overdrive saturation to the overall output of the

RECORD MODULE- A virtual sound-on-sound module that controls recording,

layering and overdubbing of real-time performances using Animoog.
PLAY/STOP- Plays back the recorded performance.

RECORD- Clears the memory buffer and records a new performance. A white line

around the indicator LED shows the current time in the record buffer. At the end of
the maximum record time (or when the RECORD button is pressed a second time),
recording stops and the record light turns off. PLAY and OVERDUB automatically
engage to allow playing of additional parts to be recorded and layered with the first
recorded performance.

OVERDUB- Can be toggled on or off at any time while PLAY is engaged.

OVERDUB allows recording of additional layers of audio over an existing
recorded performance.

BUFFER- Allows saving of a good take or mix so that an overdubbed

performance can be replaced if desired. The BUFFER is stored as a file,
clipboard.wav, which can be exported via iTunes and imported into a
Digital Audio Workstation for further editing.

COPY- Copies the current Record buffer to the clipboard.
PASTE- Places the current contents of the clipboard into the Record buffer

Note: COPY and PASTE can also be used to move audio between Animoog

and other apps that support the AudioCopy and AudioPaste standards.

CLEAR- deletes the current record buffer.

Note: Specifications subject to change.

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