Studiologic Numa Compact 2x User Manual

FIRMWARE 1.2.0
FIRMWARE 1.2.0
Rev. 20200723
USER MANUAL
ENGLISH
Index
Your new Numa Compact
Power - Inputs and connections
Panel - Display and navigation
Sound banks and sound section
Organ Model
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Product overview Key features Example of use Operation diagram
Power connection USB power Expression / Universal pedals Audio output Headphones Volume USB
Sound / MIDI Demo SPLIT Store - User programs
Sound mode
Introduction Drawbars Typical Drawbars settings Original Drawbars settings Chorus and Vibrato Percussions
Synth Engine
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Eects
Global edit
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24 24 24 24 24 25 25 26 26 26 26 26 27 27
Waveforms Cuto Resonance Filter Amplitude Envelope Store
FX1- FX2 FX Autoset Strings Resonance (Damper model)
Transposer Global tuner Velocity curve Fixed velocity Strings resonance (Damper eect) Speakers Pedal 2 FX Autoset Local control USB MIDI Channel MIDI Merge Sysex lter Slider mode Key click Percussion Volume
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Index
Program edit
Part edit
MIDI (Zone edit)
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29 30 30 30 30 30 31 31
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33 33 34 34 34 34 34 34 35 35
Programs send/receive Factory reset Firmware version and update
Program name Split point Mixer
Volume Split assign Transpose Octave Fine tuning Rev send Pedal 1 - Pedal 2 Stick 1 - Stick 2 Aftertouch
Program Change LSB - MSB MIDI channel Volume Split assign Transpose Octave Pedal 1 - Pedal 2 Stick 1 - Stick 2 Aftertouch Sliders programming
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Declarations
Appendix
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Sounds list Specications Dimensions
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Safety Instructions
Important safety instructions
Please read the entire manual. It contains all the informations you need to use this unit.
Please follow the instructions in the manual. The warranty will be void if unauthorized work is carried out on the Numa Compact. Only accessories that are specied by the manufacturer should be used with this unit. Use the unit only as specied in this manual.
DANGER!
Risk of electric shock. Do not open the chassis. There are no user serviceable parts inside. The unit should only be serviced by qualied service sta.
Humidity
To reduce the risk of re or electric shock, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Never place containers with liquid on the unit. Do not use the unit near water, swimming pool, bath­tub or wet basement. If the unit is moved from a cold place to a warm room, condensation may occur inside. To avoid damage please allow the unit to reach room temperature before swit­ching on.
Installation
Always use a stable rack to place the keyboard on. Please be aware of its size and weight.
Cleaning / Maintenance
Never use any abrasive detergent, which may damage the sur­face. We recommend a slightly moist micro-bre cloth.
Packaging
Please keep all packaging, and use it to protect the keyboard when transporting or if servicing is required.
Mains
Before connecting the unit to the main power supply, please check if the power supply is suitable for the Numa Compact adapter. The unit can be powered with 100 – 240VAC, using the included power adapter. Important Note: the Numa Compact can be powered directly also by the USB port, if connected to the PC or other suitable USB power sources.
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Your new Numa Compact
Product overview
The Numa Compact is an incredibly powerful musical instrument, packed in a stylish and slim cabinet, based on a totally new technology and updated user interface. The keyboard includes an Aftertouch control and together with the programmable Sticks, allows to have a total control of the musical performance. The new sound engine is capable of 128 notes of max polyphony and it includes two independent sections (Lower & Upper) with over 80 sounds, organized in 8 Sound Banks, assignable to any portion of the keyboard, in Layer or Split mode. The 1GB (ash memory) sounds are further enhanced by 2 eects post-processors (Fx1-Fx2) each one with a double inter­nal architecture, for a total of 4 independent eects at once. A controllable Strings Resonance and the Release-Staccato Samples make the main piano sounds even more real, while a new Stereo Reverb post-processor further enhances the sound. Bass, Tre­ble and Mastering controls allow to reach a studio quality, also noticeable thru the built in digital amplier and elliptical back-reection speakers. The MIDI Module includes 2 independent MIDI zones and all parameters can be programmed and stored.
Key features
88 notes light weighted keyboard with Aftertouch
Stick 1: Pitch Bend function on both axis
Stick 2: Sound Modulation and FX1/2 control (assignable or auto-selection)
Built in 2 x 10W amplifier + 2 elliptical back reflection speakers
128x64 graphic oled display
Lower-Upper-Zone A-Zone B
4 programmable sections (internal SOUNDS and MIDI) in any combination
Tonewheel Organ Mode engine, with nine drawbars allowing thousands of possible
combinations, a Percussion type, level and Click control, plus a dedicated Chorus/Vibrato post-
processor (simulating the analogue “Scanner“ vibrato)*
Synth section, with nine real time Sliders assigned to the most usefut Synth parameters*
1 GB of flash memory, 88 sounds organized in 8 Sound Banks
Concert Grand piano sounds with release-staccato samples and Strings Resonance
FX1-2 double effects processors - 4 programmable effects at once
Stereo Reverb with separate Lower/Upper controllable send level
Cutoff and Resonance controls editable on all Sounds
Strings Resonance (Damper model) on acoustic Piano sounds (programmable)
Global-Program-Part EDIT
Bass, Treble, Mastering (3D+Compressor) post processing controls
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Two additional internal Parts (on MIDI Ch 3 and 4) playable and recordable via MIDI*
Advanced MIDI Implementation, with a separate MIDI Port for the Keyboard (including all
panel controls) and a Controller Port, for the 2 programmable MIDI Zones
Connections: Usb, MIDI In/Out, Audio L/R, Headphones, Ped1-Ped2
Audio over USB
USB power
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FX1
Example of use
PED2PED1
MIDI IN
USB
MIDI OUT
Operation diagram
1GB
Stereo reverb
Sound
engine
Bass
Mastering
Suggested setting
UPPER
LOWER
UPPER
LOWER
Treble
Volume
FX2
FX1
FX2
Rev send
Rev send
Strings
resonance
Digital
amplier
Stereo reverb
HEADPHONES / AUX
L
R
AUDIO out
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BUILT-IN
SPEAKERS
Your new Numa Compact
An overview of the functions of the Numa Compact:
Light weighted action
8 Sound Banks
FX1 - FX2- REV
Strings Resonance
The Numa Compact 2 oers the latest innovative technolo­gy by Fatar: the sophisticated weighted keyboard TP9-Piano with Aftertouch. The Numa Compact weighs just 7,1 kg and is therefore very portable, yet it oers a great keyboard touch, for which Fatar is famous.
You can immediately start playing the included high quali­ty sounds, which have been carefully sampled. Experienced keyboard players and musicians selected those sounds and were involved in the design of the straightforward operation of Numa Compact. Therefore Numa Compact is your perfect partner on stage, in the studio or at home. 128 voices of max polyphony are available to add depth and expression. You can combine two sounds by assigning them to the Lower and Upper sections in Split or Layer mode.
The 2 double FX processors allow to assign 2 dierent eects to both Lower and Upper sections, in addition to a Strings Resonance eect on all piano sounds and a Stereo Reverb, for an endless variety of combinations of all kind.
Mixer & Mastering
Built-in Amplication
Master keyboard functions
Audio connections
A Volume, Bass, Treble and Mastering controls allow to get the preferred sound setting and the internal monitor-ampli­cation system with elliptical speakers allow you to play the instrument using the internal 10+10W amplication system, digitally controlled and equalized. For the best result a sugge­sted setting is with all pots at halfway, to avoid any possible distorsion and ensure a correct frequncy responce. Settings can be modied according to the selected sound.
The master keyboard functions of the Numa Compact 2, with 2 programmable Zones, allow you to control other MIDI de­vices, select the sounds and adjust the levels directly from your Numa Compact 2.
As well as the stereo L/R audio output and built in ampli­cation system, the Numa Compact 2 has an additional head­phone plug, ideal for late-night jam sessions without distur­bing the neighbours. This connection can also be used as an auxiliary audio output. The integrated USB port allows your Numa Compact 2 to con­nect to your computer and be powered directly, without the need of the external adapter (included). You can use a USB and MIDI out for MIDI data transmission. In addition, updates of the rmware or the sound library are accessible via USB. Please note that the internal amplication system is automa­tically switched o when the instrument is powered by USB, to avoid excessive power consumption or power drops.
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Your new Numa Compact
Interactive Numa
USB <> Computer
Delivery includes
The integrated USB port allows your Numa Compact 2 to con­nect to your computer and be powered directly, without the need of the external adapter (included). You can use a USB and MIDI out for MIDI data transmission. In addition, updates of the rmware or the sound library are accessible via USB. Please note that the internal amplication system is automa­tically switched o when the instrument is powered by USB, to avoid excessive power consumption or power drops.
Numa Compact 2/2x Power Adapter USB cable Informative material
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Power - Inputs and connections
Power - Inputs and connections
MIDI In-OutPower On/O
Power
12V - 2,5A
Power connection
Ped 1, Ped 2
Expression pedal, Universal pedal
USB Port
MIDI I/O, rmware update, power
Audio L/R Out
2x 6,3mm mono jack
Headphones / Aux Out
1x 6,3mm stereo jack
Use the power adapter supplied with the device to connect the Numa Compact to the power socket (or use the USB con­nection). Switch the unit on by using the power button next to the power plug of the Numa Compact, set the main Vo­lume, Bass and Treble controls to the half position and the Mastering control to zero-minimum (the function will be ex­plained later on this manual) to avoid excessive output power and allow the internal speakers to play with a correct dyna­mic range.
USB power
Expression / Universal pedals
Audio output
The instrument can also be powered by USB, using a shielded quality certied cable and providing that the computer has enough power and not too many devices are powered through the same USB port. When the instrument is USB powered, the internal amplica­tion system is disconnected. PLEASE NOTE: in case of weak or unstable connection, use the traditional power (see previous paragraph).
Connect the (optional) pedal or pedals to the related sockets, labelled Ped1 and Ped2; at the socket labelled Ped 1 you can plug in the Studiologic VP pedal, typically for volume-expres­sion controls. To the Ped2 socket you can plug either a single swicth pedal, a volume-expression pedal or the custom triple pedal SLP3-D, as explained in the related chapter.
If you want to use external amplication systems, or record the instruments sounds, connect the Left and Right audio outputs to the inputs of your mixing desk or amplier, or to your computer audio board inputs, using suitable cables.
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Power - Inputs and connections
Headphones
Volume
USB
The Headphones output can be used with an headphones set or as an extra audio auxiliary output, according to the setting of the related GLOBAL edit function (explained in this manu­al). As an auxiliary audio out, you can use this plug to connect the instrument to a subwoofer or an additional amplication system, while the L/R outputs are still available for recording or other audio connections.
When you use the Numa Compact for the rst time, we re­commend you to turn the Volume knob on the Output sec­tion to not more than half way between 0 and Full. While you are playing you can adjust the volume according to the se­lected sounds. Adjusting the Volume knob will eect all au­dio and headphone outputs at the same time.
CAUTION:
To prevent hearing damage, you should – as with all audio devices – avoid using the Numa Compact at high volume for long periods.
For data transmission via USB, connect the Numa Compact to your computer with a USB cable. The rst time you switch the Numa Compact on, it will be recognised by your computer au­tomatically and the appropriate driver will be installed by the OS (cross compliant).
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Panel - Display and navigation
P01-JAZZ DUET
A0 - B3
C4 - C8
P01-JAZZ DUET
A0 - B3
C4 - C8
Panel - Display and navigation
Edit / Store
MIDI / Sound / DEMO
Display
Monochrome display
Lover - Upper
Parts/Zones selection
Encoder
Rotation + click
SPLIT / Mix
The main HOME display of the Numa Compact is the one shown at power on and it’s divided in 3 main areas: the top area shows the current Program number and name, the left and right lower areas are related to the Lower and Upper Sound sections, in SOUND mode, and to the Zone A and Zone B sections, in MIDI Mode.
To navigate and move the focus (intended as the cursor position on the display) you can use three controls at your choice:
a) Clicking on the Encoder: the focus will move to the 3 main positions: Programs, Lower, Upper. b) Pressing the Sound or MIDI buttons, the focus (cursor position) will be moved on top. c) Pressing Lower or Upper, the focus (cursor position) will be set to the related areas.
Ac-Bass
V: 127
Concert
V: 127
Ac-Bass
V: 127
Concert
V: 127
UPPER
When the focus is on the Program area, rotating the Encoder you will select the various Programs. When the focus is on the Lower/Upper areas, rotating the Encoder you will control the related volumes.
Sound / MIDI
The two buttons marked SOUND and MIDI will toggle bet­ween the two related views and controls. When the SOUND button is selected and lighted, the user can control the SOUND sections and selections, all related dis­play, settings, edit pages and parameter settings. When the MIDI button is selected and lighted, the display will show the status of the MIDI Zones A and B and the user can access to all available parameters, edit functions and values.
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Panel - Display and navigation
Demo
SPLIT
STORE / User Programs
The SOUND button can also be pressed for a longer time, to enable the eight DEMO songs (one for each sound BANK) to start playing in sequence; clicking on a SOUND BANK you can also select the related demo; at the end of it, the next demo song will start for the other BANKS, in a continuous cycling loop.
This button is a real time control of the SPLIT function, that is edited and controlled in all details by the GLOBAL EDIT fun­ction (Split Point) and PART EDIT function (Split Assign). This is a fast way to immediately enable and disable the SPLIT and play the UPPER and LOWER parts all over the keyboard, in layer mode without split.
As explained in the EDIT sections, the SPLIT button can also be used as a short cut to select the MIXER page, by keeping it pressed for a few seconds.
The Numa Compact has 99 user’s programmable memories called Programs, where you can store all SOUND, FX1/2 con­trols, amounts, functions, split points and all editable para­meters also related to the MIDI ZONES, with a programmable NAME for each Program. The only non-storable functions are the VOLUME, BASS, TREBLE and MASTERING, since they are pure real-time controls, not related to a particular Program. All Programs can be sent and received via USB, as explained in the related paragraph of this manual, in the GLOBAL EDIT section.
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Sound banks and sound section
P01-JAZZ DUET
A-PIANO [1/2]
Sound banks and sound section
SOUND BANKS
Sound selection
Sound mode
In SOUND mode, with the related button selected and lighted, the 8 Sound banks can select the internal sounds, organized according to the Sound Bank names. Each Bank can have a variable number of sounds, organized in pages of 4 sounds for each one. Selecting a Bank, you will see on the display the sounds of that Bank, the current Sound Bank and total pages of sounds of the Bank (shown on the top right area of the display) and the selected sound, in reverse color.
To select another sound of the current Bank, rotate the encoder and all available sounds will be shown and selected in sequence, from the rst to the last page of the Bank. The selection can be done during a temporary window (approx 5 seconds) and the last selected sound will be automa­tically memorized for each Bank. You can also click the Encoder to conrm the selection.
When you select a Bank, the focus will automatically go to the last selected Sound, to make the sound selection easier and faster. Thanks to this function, you will have an automatic setting of your preferred sounds for each Bank.
Stage Studio
SOUND
Ac-Bass
V: 127 A0 - B3
Concert
V: 127 C4 - C8
A-PIANO
Concert
Vintage
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Organ Mode
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Introduction
In an original tone wheel organ, 91 steel wheels with lobes rotate in front of a pick-up consisting of a permanent bar magnet and a spool. Because of the tone wheels shape, the magnetic eld in the pick-up changes periodically and gene­rates a sine wave.
With 8 dierent tone wheel shapes and 12 dierent gear trains 91 sine frequencies are generated. As in additive synthesis, the 91 frequencies are the base for creating dierent sound timbres. By means of a complex circuit lay out, the sound is mixed thru nine drawbars, allowing a tone wheel organ to create hundreds sound timbres from just 91 generated sine frequencies: more than 380 million timbres are theoretical­ly possible. To generate a sound, the NUMA Compact 2 uses physical modelling, a mathematical implementation of the tone wheel organ.
Thanks to the Modelling Technology, The Numa Compact 2 have been designed to give a wide variety of sounds, al­lowing to build combinations using the drawbars and all the related post eects: Vibrato, Chorus, Percussion with harmo­nics and decay controls, plus specic GLOBAL Edit pages to control features like the Key Click and Percussion separate volumes.
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The sound generated by the Organ Model can be sent to the same Eects chain of all other Sound Banks, that can further enhance the quality of the sound, with all possible eects from the typical Rotary to the Drive, from Chorus to Delay and many more. The Numa Compact 2 ORGAN Sound Bank includes this new clone of a Tone Wheel Organs with Draw­bars controls, with the addition of accurately sampled Elec­tronic and Classic-Pipe organs, in a complete variety of or­gan sounds of all kinds. The Organ sounds and all associated eects and post-processing can be Stored in each of the 99 available Programs.
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Organ Model
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Drawbars
Drawbars are a characteristic trait of a tone wheel organ, the­refore we’ll explore them rst; a Tonewheel Organ sound can be made of nine sine frequencies and each drawbar repre­sents a harmonic of the scale related to the 8‘ stop of a pipe organ (drawbar 3) which is also called “native pitch“.
Drawbar 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 correspond to Feet 16‘ 5 1/3‘ 8‘ 4‘ 2 2/3‘ 2‘ 1 3/5‘ 1 1/3‘ 1‘.
The labelling of the drawbars in feet derives from pipe or­gans, where it represents the length of a reference pipe that plays the note C is exactly 8 feet long (=2,4m).
Note: the rst two Sliders are made of a dierent color to show that they play “below” the standard 8’ of a Piano, as it also was on Vintage Tone wheel organs, where the rst two Drawbars were Brown, the Even harmonics are were White and the Odd harmonics were black. In the NC2x they main­ly show that they are active on all sounds as controls of the Synth parameters, while the other Sliders are enabled only for the Synth Bank sounds.
When a drawbar is pushed all the way in, its harmonic is ab­sent from the timbre, while the maximum volume for the drawbar is achieved when you pull it all the way down and you see the digit 8 on the Display, on a pop-up display that appears any time you move a Drawbar/Slider. The drawbars simply adjust the levels among them and you can change and hear the timbre while keys are pressed.
With your NUMA Compact 2x you can play two dierent tim­bres at the same time, on the Upper and Lower sections, in Layer or Split mode as all other Sounds and the related Draw­bars setting is shown on the Display according to the posi­tion of the Focus (selection of Upper or Lower buttons) and moving the Drawbars when the focus is on the selected part.
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Organ Model
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Typical Drawbars settings
VINTAGE 1
88 8886 666
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876 5 4 3 2 1
876 5 4 3 2 1
876 5 4 3 2 1
876 5 4 3 2 1
There are thousands of possible examples of Drawbars set­tings, made famous by organists during decades of live and recorded Organ music, and you can nd below some of the most popular jazz, pop, gospel and rock settings.
The use of a Percussion or the addition of a Chorus or Vibrato eects can be added to your taste and you can nd other ex­amples in the NC2x Factory Programs, that you can also keep or modify to your taste.
There are many books suggesting Settings for all kinds of mu­sic, but the main feature of the Drawbars is the total freedom they allow you to use, to get the sound you like as well as “morphing” from one setting to another also with slow and smooth Drawbars movements, that are part of the beauty of this Organ Model.
876 5 4 3 2 1
876 5 4 3 2 1
VINTAGE 2
88 6000 040
876 5 4 3 2 1
876 5 4 3 2 1
POP
88 8788 678
876 5 4 3 2 1
876 5 4 3 2 1
876 5 4 3 2 1
876 5 4 3 2 1
JAZZ SHUFFLE
80 0008 888
876 5 4 3 2 1
SWEET 1
86 8868 068
876 5 4 3 2 1
876 5 4 3 2 1
80 8000 008
876 5 4 3 2 1
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876 5 4 3 2 1
SILK
THE BOSS
88 8000 000
876 5 4 3 2 1
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SWEET 2
88 8666 888
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REGGAE
80 8000 008
876 5 4 3 2 1
BALLAD
00 8400 000
876 5 4 3 2 1
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FAT
88 8000 888
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Organ Model
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Original Drawbars settings
In the Vintage Tonewheel Organs , mainly in the Consolle ver­sions (2x61 notes keyboard) the last octave on the left was made with reverse colors, since those keys were dedicated to the selection of factory presets, in addition to them selection of the 2 live Drawbars groups available for each keyboard (named Swell and Great as in the Pipe Organs.
At that time the Pipe Organ builders association tried to pre­vent, through legal actions, that electromechanical instru­ments (and any other electronic instrumet) could be called Organs and used also in churches for religious services; for this reason one of the attempts made by the manufacturers of electromechanical instruments was to simulate the sounds of the pipe organs and to name the factory preselections with typical names of the classical organ combinations.
The ocial test took place in the presence of legal and mu­sical representatives in USA and saw the electromechanical instruments winning the challenge and being allowed to be called Organs.
The Factory settings of the Drawbars levels were mainly in­tended to imitate some typical pipe Organ sounds and they were hardware wired settings, that could be modied only by expert technicians.
The following are few examples of the millions of possible combinations.
French Horn
00 8740 000
Tibias
00 8408 004
Clarinet
00 8080 840
Novel Solo
08 8800 880
Theater Solo
60 8088 000
Trumpet
00 6888 654
Full Theater Brass‘
76 8878 667
Stopped Flute
00 5320 000
Dulciana
00 4432 000
French Horn
00 8740 000
Oboe Horn
00 4675 300
Swell Diapason
00 5644 320
Trumpet
00 6876 540
Full Swell
32 7645 222
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Oboe Horn
00 4685 300
Full tibias
60 8807 006
Salicional
00 4544 222
Flutes
00 5403 000
Organ Model
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Chorus and Vibrato
Percussion
The original vintage Tone Wheel instruments (not all the mo­dels) had a special and very complex circuit called Scanner Vibrato to add to the sound a very nice simulated frequency and phase modulation, that became another typical eect of these instruments. This particular post-processing is also part of the NC2x Organ Model and with the dedicated buttons you can choose from 2 Vibrato or 2 Chorus eect settings and assign them to one or both parts. To do this you can select the focus position pressing Upper and/or Lower and control the eects, in all details and separately for the 2 parts.
To add more rhythmic elements to your performance you can switch on the Percussion, another very typical and important feature of the vintage electro-mechanical organs, included in the NC2x Organ model. This eect only retriggers when all keys are released before, allowing to control the eect by pla­ying “legato” or “staccato”. Playing legato, the Percussion will work only on the rst notes played and it fades away during the decay, allowing to make short and aggressive solo parts followed by legato chords or scales, without Percussion.
You can press the On/O butto to activate Percussion and se­lect the 2nd/3rd button to decide if the Percussion is genera­ted by the second harmonic, equivalent to the 4’ Drawba), or by the third harmonic, corresponding to the 2 2/3 Drawbar. The Slow/Fast control denes the decay of the Percussion and the related Volume can be separately controlled in the related page of the GLOBAL Edit.
As explained in another part or this manual, the original To­newheel Organs had a direct panel control for the Percussion Volume, but it was made only of 2 possible settings: SOFT or NORMAL. In the NC2x Global parameter you have a continuos control on the Percussion level with 64 values, indipendently associated to the Fast and Slow decay.
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Synth Engine
FREQUENCY (Hz)
AMPLITUDE (dB)
0
-6
-12
Cutoff
FREQUENCY (Hz)
AMPLITUDE (dB)
0
-6
-12
Resonance
Numa Compact 2x
The Numa Compact 2x Synth Sound Bank is bases on a simplied Synthesis engine, with the fol­lowing features:
Waveforms
Cuto
Resonance
The selection if various Waveform is made by selecting one of the Sounds of the Synth Bank; the various waveforms shape is shown on the display when the Sound is selected and can vary from the standard Sawtooth and Square Waves, to the Pulse with Modulation (a Pulse waveform with a modulated with by a low frequency modulator) and FM or complex Syn­thesis waveforms.
The Synth Sounds (basic or complex) are controlled by the nine Sliders, each one assigned to control a specic parame­ter, that allows to modify slightly or completely the starting selected Synth Sounds.
Controls the frequency for the 2 poles low pass lter, use low­er values in the range o to give more warm spectrum to the sound; at higher levels the sound becomes more brilliant, as the lter let pass thru it all frequencies of the selected Wave­form of the starting sound.
When the setting is raised to mid-hi values, the lter starts to emphasize the frequencies around the Cuto value; this feature can be used to create analog-style eects, as well as make a part of the Sound spectrum emphasized by an accu­rate setting of the Resonance.
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FILTER ENVELOPE
FREQUENCY
RELEASE
Slider 3 Slider 4 Slider 5
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If set at values too close to the maximum, the Resonance could create a signal level gain and consequent distortion possible problems of the overall sound; with hi levels of Reso­nance, the part Volume (Upper or Lower) should be reduced proportionally, to avoid clippings or unwanted side-eects.
PLEASE NOTE:
Both Cuto and Resonance parameters are enabled to control any other Sound of the instrument (not only Synth Sounds) making possible to edit the starting sound, as an example make a Strings sound mellower or an Electric Piano sound emphasized at the Cuto Frequency with the addition or a certain level of Resonance. As mentioned before, with some setting of the Cuto + Resonance you might have to re-balance the part Volume, to avoid clippings of unwanted side-eects, unless you want to reach a certain sound that could also include some clipping as a desired eect.
Filter and Amplitude
TIME
ATTACK DECAY
Envelope
A typical Synthesizer section is made of controls named ADSR (Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release) and they are normally dupli­cated for the FILTER and the AMPLITUDE controlled sections.
The simplied parameters available on the NC2x are a sub-set of these controls, selected from the ones more eective in the instrument’s SYNTH engine sound generation.
The ATTACK Slider controls the time that the FILTER needs to reach the desired CUTOFF starting frequency.
The DECAY Slider controls the time that the FILTER needs to reach the nal CUTOFF frequency, when the keys are kept pla­yed.
NOTE: as a simplied setting, the DECAY also eects the SU­STAIN Level (a parameter not listed within the nine Sliders) and a long DECAY time will also simulate the nal Cuto Frequency almost identical to the starting frequency: the sound will not change after the ATTACK, while keeping the note played, or it will change very slowly.
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The RELEASE Slider controls the time needed by the FILTER to reach the nal Cuto when the Keys are released.
The LFO Rate and Speed allow to control the related parame­ters of the LFO that is internally assigned to the CUTOFF Fre­quency; as an example, setting the values in a certain way, whi­le the Resonance is set to mid-hi levels, could create SOUDS with a kind of looping WOW eect.
NOTE: this LFO’s destination is the FILTER, while the Modula­tion (Vibrato etc) is controlled either by the STICK 2 and the AFTERTOUCH, allowing to select all possible combinations of all settings.
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AMPLITUDE ENVELOPE
FREQUENCY
RELEASE
Slider 8 Slider 9
ATTACK KEY ON
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The last two sliders are controlling the ATTACK and DECAY of the AMPLIFIER and they do not change the FILTER parameters, that have separate A/D/R controls; they are able to create Slow attacks and Long release eects, without any change on the FILTER settings.
Please note that the A/R Amplier control are the nal block of the SOUND Synthesis chain; as an example, if you want a long Release on the FILTER you also have to set a long Release on the Amplier, to make possible to hear the Filter Release when the keys are rereleased, and so on.
Store
Once you have created a sound, also starting from a Synth SOUND and making all possible variations with the nine avai­lable Sliders, you can STORE the result in a PROGRAM, as with any other SOUND. When you will select the Synth SOUND, the display will show a small image of the Slider settings, accor­ding to the selected focus (Lower or Upper parts) allowing you to see the value-position of each Slider, further modify it and save the result in the current or in another Program.
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Eects
Eects
FX1
FX1 - FX2
FX2
REVERB
The 2 double eects processors allow to assign 2 separate ef­fects to the Lower and Upper sections, for a total of 4 dierent eects at once. As an example, the FX1 can be set to Drive for the Upper section and, at the same time, to Chorus for the Lo­wer section. Using the Upper/Lower button, you can toggle between the related parts and show or select the eect for that part. In addition, you will see or change the associated FX using the 2 main LOWER and UPPER buttons below the display.
You can visualize the Sound and FX structure and signal ow as it follows:
Upper > FX1 (one of the four) > FX2 (one of the four) > Reverb (programmable send in Edit)
Lower > FX1 (one of the four) > FX2 (one of the four) > Reverb (programmable send in Edit)
Amount: the 2 potentiometers control the Amount of the selected eect, like the dry/wet ratio (for modulating eects like the Chorus) or other parameters, like the distortion level of the DRIVE eects.
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Eects
FX Autoset
The FX Autoset function (a real-time function also explained in the GLOBAL Edit section) automatically memorizes the last selected FX 1-2 for each Sound, without the need of storing a dedicated Program.
This real-time function will also control the association bet­ween the Stick2 and the Sound or FX controls (modulation or eect speed etc) in a logic and automatic way. When a par­ticular FX is selected on a section, the Stick 2 will control a particular parameter, like the Slow/Fast speed of the Rotary or the Speed and Feedback of the Phaser. The control will also be automatically set according to the focus position: if you have a Lower part without FX and the focus on Lower, the Stick 2 will control the Modulation; if the focus is on Upper and you have an Organ sound with Rotary, the Stick 2 will control the Rotary Slow/Fast speed.
If the FX Autoset function is set to o (see the GLOBAL Edit section) the function of the Stick 2 will be under Part EDIT, with not automatic assignments, and you can store all set­tings in each Program.
STRINGS RESONANCE
(Damper model)
With the FX Autoset o, the automatic association between each sound and the last selected FX will be disabled and the FX selection will be only manual or controlled by the FX set­ting stored in each of the 99 Program.
In addition to the powerful FX1-2 double eect processors, the Numa Compact also has a built in STRINGS RESONANCE post-processing eect, dedicated to the ACOUSTIC PIANOS sound bank and controlled by the related parameter of the GLOBAL EDIT. This eect, created using the experience of the Numa STAGE and CONCERT renowned Studiologic instru­ments, adds an even more realistic eect to the piano sounds, reproducing the resonances of the real strings and sound boards of the acoustic instrument.
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Global edit
Global edit
To enable the GLOBAL edit, keep pressed the EDIT button for a few seconds; you will nd various pages (shown on the top right area of the display) with functions that will aect the instrument, regardless what Program is selected. To escape from the function, press again the EDIT button and all settings will be memorized automatically.
When the focus (cursor) is on the top area of the display, rotating the encoder you can select the various pages; clicking on the cursor, the focus will be moved on the parameter and rotating the encoder you can change the related value.
The GLOBAL EDIT main functions are:
TRANSPOSER
GLOBAL TUNER
VELOCITY CURVE
FIXED VELOCITY
STRINGS RESONANCE
DAMPER EFFECT
You can transpose the instrument to any other key; click on the encoder to move the cursor on the value and rotate it to input the desired transposition range.
This function allows to “tune” the instrument, in case you have to play along with another instrument that is not tuned to the standard (A=440 Hz). RANGE: 415,7 - 466,2 Hz
You can select a dierent velocity curve, according to your ta­ste and playing technique. There are 3 factory curves (SOFT/ NORMAL/HARD) and a programmable FIXED velocity setting, with the related value.
You can set here the xed velocity value (from 1 to 127) when the FIXED velocity is selected.
Here you can control the amount of the STRINGS RESONANCE post-processing, that adds a more realistic eect to all acoustic PIANO sounds. Please note that the CONCERT GRAND sound also has a separate “release and resonance” built in natural ef­fect, not controlled by this parameter.
SPEAKERS
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Change the speaker behavior. Please note that the speakers require that the external power supply is connected.
OFF: Speakers always o. AUX: Speakers always on. AUTO: The speakers are automatically turned o when you plug the headphones.
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Global edit
PEDAL 2
FX AUTOSET
While the PED1 is always suitable for expression-volume pe­dals, the PED2 can be programmed to connect almost all pos­sible pedals, as it follows:
SINGLE SWITCH normally open;
SINGLE SWITCH normally closed;
EXPRESSION (volume function, pedals with potentiometer and stereo plug);
SLP3-D – Triple pedal with Soft/Sostenuto/Sustain fun­ction with half-damper control.
When the function is set to AUTO ON, the following automatic functions are enabled:
The last selected eects (FX1-2) for each sound are memorized by the instrument, allowing to select a sound and the related preferred eect, with no need of storing the combination in a Program. The FX Autoset not only will memorize and recall the eects associated by the user for each sound, but also the va­lue of the parameters controlled by the Stick 2 for each eect.
The STICK 2 control will be automatically assigned to a fun­ction, according to the setting and the position of the FOCUS / cursor.
If the focus is on UPPER (as an example) and you have selected an Organ sound with the ROTARY eect, the STICK2 will control the Rotary SLOW/FAST speed.
If you move the focus on LOWER (by clicking on the encoder or pressing the LOWER button) and you have another FX on Lower, the STICK2 will control the LOWER eect.
If you don’t have any FX on a section (LOWER or UPPER) and you move the focus on it, the STICK 2 will control the MODULA­TION on the selected section.
As a typical example, imagine to have an ORGAN on UPPER with Rotary and a BASS on LOWER with no eects: moving the cursor on UPPER, the Stick 2 will control the Rotary Speed; mo­ving the focus on LOWER; the STICK2 will control the Modula­tion.
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Note: this automatic function is an arbitrary selection done by the instrument, based on a statistic playing situation; if you want to control all parameters directly and manually, you can set the function to OFF and select the function of the STICK 2 in the related PART EDIT; storing the desired setting in a PRO­GRAM.
Global edit
LOCAL CONTROL This command is also received via MIDI and it is automatically
deactivated the next time the instrument is turned on; in LO­CAL OFF the keyboard does not send the notes played on the keyboard directly to the internal Sounds, but only via USB-MIDI to avoid unwanted repetitions when using external Software Programs which receive the notes from the keyboard and send them back to the generation.
USB MIDI OUT MULTI Ch: the instrument continues to work in its standard
mode, sending notes and controls via USB on the respective MIDI Channels 1-2 of the enabled sections and on the COM­MON channel 16 only the general controls.
SINGLE Ch: the control panel controls and the notes played on the keyboard are transmitted via USB on a single channel COMMON = 16
MIDI MERGE The merge function allows to merge-mix the MIDI IN data to
the local MIDI data (notes, controls etc) and send the result to the USB and/or MIDI Out; the selectable options are: OFF = Merge function disabled; TO MIDI = Merged MIDI data are sent to the MIDI OUT; TO USB = Merged MIDI data are sent to USB; TO MIDI+USB = Merged MIDI data are sent to both USB and MIDI Out;
SYSEX FILTER To lter (cut out) some MIDI message (besides the standard
ones) when merging a MIDI in source to the selected destina­tion.
SLIDER MODE  DIRECT/SNAP The 9 Sliders (Drawbars in Organ mode) can have two dierent
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way of operate, to be selected in the related Global Edit page, according to your preferences and playing needs.
Selecting the DIRECT mode, when a Slider/Drawbar is moved, the new value corresponding to the physical position is im­mediatly read and sent to the Sound generation, allowing to instantly input the new value, from 0 to 8 in Drawbars-Organ mode and from 1 to 127 in Slider mode, either for Synth para­meters and MIDI assignable values.
Selecting the SNAP mode, when a Slider/Drawbar is moved, new values are read and updated one after the new position corresponds to the original stored value; as an example, if the Cuto value of a Sound was 100, the Slider will input a new value only after you reach the original 100 position.
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Global edit
CLICK KEY ON /
CLICK KEY OFF
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FAST/SLOW PERCUSSION
VOLUME
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PROGRAMS SEND / RECEIVE
LEGACY
The Key Click adds the typical noise associated with the tone wheels vintage organ‘s technology that became part of their sound. With the related Key ON and key OFF controls you can set the level of the noise according to your taste: this Global Edit function allows to control the Click level separately for Key on and Key O, in order to reach the desired eect when play­ing the keys and when releasing them.
This GLOBAL function allows to control the Percussion Volu­me; the original Tonewheel Organs had a direct panel control for the Percussion Volume, but it was made of 2 steps: SOFT or NORMAL- With this Global parameter you have a continous control on the Percussion level with 64 values, independently associated to the Fast and Slow decay.
This function has been integrated into the Numa Compact Ma­nager application. However, if you still want to use the legacy method, do the following:
- Connect the Numa Compact to your computer via USB;
- Open an application that can send/receive Sysex messages;
- Once the function is selected, rotating the encoder to choose
SEND or RECEIVE;
- Select Numa Compact as target device;
- To send data to your computer, click the encoder when
selecting SEND, conrm YES and wait until is done;
- To receive the data back to your instrument, click the encoder
when selecting RECEIVE; then send the Sysex le through the application.
FACTORY RESET
FIRMWARE VERSION
AND UPDATE
This function allows to make a complete Factory Reset, that will cancel all user settings and reset all factory parameters to the original status. Please note that this could make you lose custom settings or programming and the function should be done very carefully. To protect the user from unwanted reset, a caution YES/NO message appears when trying to reset the unit, allowing to conrm or not the factory restore.
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To update the Firmware visit the website
www.studiologic-music.com/support/numa_compact
and follow the instructions.
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PROGRAM EDIT [1/3]
PROGRAM EDIT [2/3]
C4
MIXER
P01-JAZZ DUET
A0 - B3
C4 - C8
PROGRAM EDIT [1/3]
Program edit
Program edit
If the focus (cursor) is on the upper part of the display on Programs selection, pressing the EDIT button will enable the Program Edit, with the following parameter and settings.
Ac-Bass
V: 127
Concert
V: 127
PROGRAM NAME
PROGRAM NAME
JAZZ DUET
SPLIT POINT
SPLIT POINT
PROGRAM NAME
EDIT
JAZZ DUET
After having selected this function, click on the encoder and input the letters of number rotating it; a small triangle will show what digit you are editing. To conrm the new name or keep the previous, press STORE and a popup window will ask you to conrm the change or not, rotating the encoder to YES or NO and conrm by cli­cking.
This function allows to select the SPLIT point for each PRO­GRAM, by rotating the encoder till the desired note is shown. Please note that, as per international standard, the instru­ment keyboard is named from A0 (rst key on the left) to C8 (last key on the right) and consequently the middle C below the display is C4. The reference pitch of A=440 Hz is on A4, the A of the same octave of C4 (below the sound banks) for all sounds that are based on the standard 8’ of the piano range. Only some ORGAN sounds will play one octave below, if ba­sed on a 16’ pitch drawbar of the vintage tone wheel organs or the related Pipe Organs 16’ classic organ stops; in these cases the foundamental of the selected sound on A4 will be 220 Hz (one octave below 440 Hz).
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MIXER
L 127 U 127
A
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The Mixer allows to control all four parts and zones (LOWER/ UPPER/ZONEA/ZONEB) at once, in a single organized page. This function can also be accessed with a shortcut, keeping pressed the SPLIT button also marked MIXER with brackets.
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Part edit
PART EDIT [1/11]
127
127
PART EDIT [2/11]
P01-JAZZ DUET
A0 - B3
C4 - C8
PART EDIT [1/11]
Part edit
If the focus is on one of the parts and you are in SOUND mode (with the SOUND button selected and lighted) you will enter in the PART edit mode. When you have selected PART edit you can al­ways press the LOWER or UPPER buttons to select the part to be edited, or click on the encoder.
Ac-Bass
V: 127
Concert
V: 127
SOUND
The PART EDIT includes the following parameters:
VOLUME
Rotating the encoder, after having moved the focus on the parameter by clicking on it, you can control the selected part
VOLUME
VOLUME
SPLIT ASSIGN
Volume, in a range from 0 to 127.
Once you have selected the SPLIT point for the current PRO­GRAM (ref: PROGRAM EDIT) you can decide where the selected
SPLIT ASSIGN
TO LEFT
SPLIT ASSIGN
TO RIGHT
LOWER or UPPER section (either for the SOUND and MIDI zo­nes) should play, in a totally independent way as it follows:
TO LEFT: the part will play to the left section of the keyboard (from A0 to the SPLIT note); TO RIGHT: the part will play to the right section of the keyboard (from the SPLIT note to C8); TO ALL: the part will play with no split all over the keyboard.
EDIT
VOLUME
127
VOLUME
127
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This function will allow many musical combinations, such as the few following examples and their opposite settings:
PIANO on the right + BASS on the left, of the split point; PIANO and STRINGS on the right + MIDI ZONES on the left (controlling external devices); ORGAN on the entire keyboard (TO ALL) and CHOIR on the right part only.
Even with one SPLIT point (programmable for each PROGRAM) the possible settings are almost one hundred, considering the status and combinations of LOWER+UPPER+ZONEA+ZONEB and the SPLIT settings made possible by this function.
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Part edit
PART EDIT [3/11]
PART EDIT [4/11]
0
0
PART EDIT [6/11]
64
PART EDIT [7/11]
PART EDIT [5/11]
0
TRANSPOSE
TRANSPOSE0TRANSPOSE
0
OCTAVE
OCTAVE
OCTAVE
This function allows to transpose a part; dierently from the GLOBAL TRANSPOSER, that will eects the entire instrument, this function can be set independently for each SOUND sec­tion or MIDI zone and stored in each PROGRAM, with dierent values. Interesting combinations are obtained by transposing a sound with musical intervals, like a lower quint = minus 5 semitones, to get what is commonly known as a “cluster” with xed intervals. Try to select a TRUMPET on UPPER and a SAX on LOWER, setting the SAX 5 semitones lower, in a typical JAZZ setting.
You can set the octave (intervals of 12 semitones each) sepa­rately for each part; normally you will need to move a LOWER part one or two octave up, if you want to play chords in a bet­ter range. On the other way, sometimes you can get a better sound, when the SPLIT is activated, if you move the UPPER part one or two octaves down, as you could prefer if you select a TE­NOR sax in combination with a splitted BASS sound on the left, since the Sax lower and nicer notes could probably be on the left of the splitted keyboard portion. Simply experiment the setting you prefer and then store it in the current PROGRAM.
FINE TUNING
FINE TUNE0FINE TUNE
REV SEND
REV REND64REV SEND
PEDAL 1  PEDAL 2
PEDAL 1
ON
PEDAL 1
ON
This parameter allows to ne-tune the Upper and Lower soun­ds within a semitone range; it could be useful to create “be­ating” sligthly detuned sounds, when assigning a pure Wave­form to both sections (i.e. Sawtooth, Square etc) or enhance some Orchestral 2 sections mix, making it reacher.
The function allows to control the amount of signal to be sent to the REVERB processor, independently for the LOWER and UPPER parts and programmable with dierent settings for each PROGRAM. As a typical setting, if you SPLIT the keyboard and assign a BASS sound to the left, you might want to reduce or minimize the amount of REVERB on the left part, or control the setting also on the UPPER part to get the desired eect. The MIX potentiometer, on the front panel, will change the overall reverberation mix (Dry/Wet) with any reverb type selected or send value.
Here you can decide if the pedals are enabled or not for each section (UPPER/LOWER or ZONEA and ZONE B if the MIDI but­ton is activated).
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Part edit
PART EDIT [11/11]
ON
PART EDIT [9/11]
ON
ON
STICK 1  STICK 2
STICK 1
STICK 1
AFTERTOUCH
A.TOUCHONA.TOUCH
As for the pedals, also the Sticks can be enabled separately for the Parts and Zones; please note that the Stick 2 will be set automatically to AUTO if the related FX-AUTOSET function is set to ON in the GLOBAL EDIT area. To control the Stick 2 as­signment manually, you can set to OFF the FX-AUTOSET and the function can be switched ON or OFF and stored in the Pro­grams.
This parameter enables or disables the aftertouch function on the selected Part or Zone; the function of the Aftertouch will be in most cases similar-same of the Stick 2 modulation control, adding some kind of vibrato or similar modulation to the sound, according to the setting. Normally you will set the Aftertouch ON for the UPPER part, that is commonly used for the main musical part or solo performances, while the LOWER part is normally associated to accompaniments or bass lines, if the SPLIT is active.
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MIDI (Zone edit)
MIDI
The Numa Compact 2/2x has a complete MIDI Implementation, that includes 2 separate software MIDI Ports, that you can see connecting the instrument with the USB Cable to your computer, named KEYBOARD and CONTROLLER ports (PORT 2 and PORT 2).
The KEYBOARD port is programmed to send and receive all MIDI controls related to the internal SOUNDS, EFFECTS and PROGRAMS, allowing to control all functions of the instrument, sending and receiving what you physically do on it, from the notes you play on the keyboard, to the SOUNDS you select on the 2 local sections (Upper and Lower) and for the other 2 additional sections (Part3 and Part4) that can be played via MIDI. Via MIDI you can also set the Part 3 and Part 3 SOUNDS and Reverb levels (they cannot be sent to the internal Eects) creating a total of 4 parts MIDI Sequence.
You can play a Drums & Bass groove on MIDI CH3 and 4 and record a live part on UPPER and/or LOWER, creating a 4 part arrangement of any kind.
The four KEYBOARD Parts have a separate MIDI Channel each one, corresponding to the following MIDI structure:
KEYBOARD MIDI PORT
Upper = MIDI Ch1 (send and receive) Part 3: MIDI Ch3 (receive only) Lower = MIDI Ch2 (send and receive) Part 4: MIDI Ch4 (receive only)
MIDI KEYBOARD
• CONTROLLER PORT
• CONTROLLER PORT
USBMIDI
• KEYBOARD PORT
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All real time Panel controls (Organ Drawbars and Synth Sliders, SOUNDS, FX selection and related Amounts and settings etc) are sent and received, as listed in the MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART. The last four potenziometers are only for local settings (VOLUME, MASTERING, BASS & TREBLE) as they should not be sent or received via MIDI.
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So anything you control and play on the Numa Compact 2/2x can be transmitted, recorded and received via MIDI, allowing a full control of all functions.
The second separate MIDI PORT is dedicated to the CONTROLLER section (ZONE A and ZONE B) and thru this separate PORT you can send all MIDI controls related to the MIDI Zones and their re­lated settings, controls, Stick functions (Pitch and Modulation, as well as the Aftertouch) etc.
Being this PORT 2 related to the MIDI function, the IMPLEMENTATION only includes the SENT MIDI Messages, while no MIDI controls are needed and implemented as MIDI IN.
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MIDI (Zone edit)
ZONE EDIT [1/16]
0
ZONE EDIT [2/16]
0
ZONE EDIT [4/16]
P01-JAZZ DUET
ZONE EDIT [1/16]
0
As esplained this double KEYBOARD/CONTROLLER PORT structure is meant to be used when a MIDI-USB connection is made with a Computer. As explained in the GLOBAL EDIT parameters, the COMMON Midi channel allows to send all inco­ming MIDI data (notes etc) to the main instrument’s section, allowing to change the main PRO­GRAMS and play the instrument’s UPPER and LOWER parts as you would play on the local key­board (with Split or Layers, the related key range etc).
Connecting the Numa Compact 2/2x via MIDI OUT (not USB) the instrument only transmits the implemented CONTROLLER messages when you connect a physical MIDI cable to the MIDI OUT socket.
Program edit
The PROGRAM EDIT, explained in the related chapter, is common for SOUND and MIDI; it refers to general parameters associated to both the SOUND and MIDI sections. With the following ZONE EDIT chapters you can set the specic MIDI Zone parameters according to your choices and STORE them in the same Program, under the same name and number, with all the other parameters set for the internal SOUNDS.
Zone edit
If the focus is on one of the zones and you are in MIDI mode (with the MIDI button selected and lighted) you will enter in the ZONE edit mode; when you have selected ZONE edit you can always press the ZONE A or ZONE B buttons to select the zone to be edited, or click on the encoder to move the cursor/focus as for all other instrument’s functions.
MIDI
Zone A
V: 64 A0 - B3
Zone B
V: 64 C4 - C8
PRG CHG0PRG CHG
EDIT
The ZONE EDIT includes the following parameters:
PROGRAM CHANGE
Here you can input the Program Change number of the con­trolled device or sound generator, referring to the specic
PRG CHG0PRG CHG
Sound Map of the connected device/vst/sound generator. The value range is 1-127.
LSB - MSB
LSB stands for Least signicant Byte, MSB stands for Most signicant byte and they allow to control and select more
BANK LSB0BANK LSB
banks of the standard 127 Program Changes or many other functions, dened by the MIDI standards; to input the correct numbers, you have to refer to the implementation chart of the controlled device, where each Sound is dened with the MIDI data to select and control it.
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MIDI CHANNEL
MIDI CH
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You can select the MIDI channel (value 1-16) for each Zone, to control 2 dierent external devices or sound generators.
MIDI CH
1
MIDI (Zone edit)
ZONE EDIT [5/16]
ZONE EDIT [6/16]
TO LEFT
TO RIGHT
ZONE EDIT [7/16]
ZONE EDIT [8/16]
0
0
ZONE EDIT [9/16]
ON
ON
ZONE EDIT [11/16]
ON
ON
VOLUME
VOLUME
64
SPLIT ASSIGN
SPLIT ASSIGN
SPLIT ASSIGN
VOLUME
64
Rotating the encoder, after having moved the focus on the pa­rameter by clicking on it, you can control the selected part Vo­lume, in a range from 0 to 127; the Zone volumes can be con­trolled directly also not in EDIT mode, when the MIDI button is lighted and the cursor-focus is on one of the Zones.
Once you have selected the SPLIT point for the current PRO­GRAM (ref: PROGRAM EDIT) you can decide where the selected ZONE should play, in a totally independent way as it follows:
TO LEFT: the zone will play to the left section of the keyboard (from A0 to the SPLIT note); TO RIGHT: the zone will play to the right section of the keybo­ard (from the SPLIT note to C8); TO ALL: the zone will play with no split all over the keyboard.
Even with one common SPLIT point (programmable for each PROGRAM) the possible settings are almost one hundred, considering the status and combinations of LOWER+UPPER+ZONEA+ZONEB and the SPLIT settings made possible by this function.
TRANSPOSE
TRANSPOSE0TRANSPOSE
0
OCTAVE
OCTAVE
OCTAVE
PEDAL 1 - PEDAL 2
PEDAL 1
PEDAL 1
STICK 1 - STICK 2
STICK 1
STICK 1
This function allows to transpose a Zone; dierently from the GLOBAL TRANSPOSER, that will eect the entire instrument, this function can be set independently for each MIDI zone and stored in each PROGRAM, with dierent values.
You can set the octave (intervals of 12 semitones each) separa­tely for each Zone; normally you will need to move a zone one or two octave up, to the LEFT Zone of a split keyboard, to play chords in a better range. On the other way, sometimes you can get a better sound if you move the UPPER zone one or two oc­taves down; simply experiment the setting you prefer and then store it in the current PROGRAM.
Here you can decide if the pedals are enabled or not for each Zone independently, according to where the cursor-focus is set (on ZONE A or ZONE B).
As for the pedals, also the Sticks can be enabled separately for the Zones; please note that the Stick 2 will be set automatically to AUTO if the related FX-AUTOSET function is set to ON in the GLOBAL EDIT area. To control the Stick 2 assignment manually, you can set to OFF the FX-AUTOSET and the function can be switched ON or OFF and stored in the Programs.
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MIDI (Zone edit)
ZONE EDIT [13/16]
ZONE EDIT [14/16]
ZONE EDIT [15/16]
0
ZONE EDIT [16/16]
127
127
AFTERTOUCH
This parameter enables or disables the aftertouch function on the selected Zone; the function of the Aftertouch will be in
A.TOUCHONA.TOUCH
ON
most cases similar-same of the Stick 2 modulation control, ad­ding some kind of vibrato or similar modulation to the sound, according to the setting. Normally you will set the Aftertouch ON for the UPPER zone, that is commonly used for the main musical zone or solo performances, while the LOWER zone is normally associated to accompaniments or bass lines, if the SPLIT is active, however the setting is totally under your con­trol and choice.
Sliders Programming
Numa Compact 2x
Selecting one of the pages dedicated to Sliders programming, moving one of the Sliders will au­tomatically enable the selected editing for that Slider; repeating the procedure for each Slider will allow you to make the complete Sliders programming, for the various functions and settings.
All sliders settings can be memorized in any Programs, with same procedure of the Store Function.
CC SLIDER
This page allows to select the CC function for each one of the nine sliders, some selection is only numeric, if the related CC
CC SLIDER 1
00-BankSel
CC SLIDER 1
01-ModWhl
is generally undened by a standard, while others are also re­ferring to the name of the function, in addition to the number, such as cc 64 = Damper etc.
MIN SLIDER
Selecting this function, for each slider, you can decide the MIDI value sent by the Slider when is moved on the lowest position,
MIN SLIDER 10MIN SLIDER 1
MAX SLIDER
(with the function programmed in the page CC Slider).
Selecting this function, for each slider, you can decide the MIDI value sent by the Slider when is moved on the top-highest po-
MAX SLIDER 1
MAX SLIDER 1
sition.
The MIN and MAX Sliders values determine the total range of the selected function, as well as the direction of the programmed control.
Setting the MIN Slider to hi values (for instance 127) and the MAX Slider to lower values (for instance:
0) the result is a reversed control, from MAX (top position) to MIN (lowest position) as can be reque­sted to control Drawbars settings of some Organ VST on your computer.
These settings allow to create for the MIDI Sliders similar functions of an ORGAN or SYNTH sound, where the Drawbars and Sliders are automatically associated to the selected Sound, with the related MIN/MAX dierent positions; to increase the Drawbars volume you will pull down the sliders, while the selected Slider’s function will increase moving the slider to the top position.
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Declarations
Warranty
CE-Conformity
Every product from Studiologic by Fatar has been carefully manufac­tured, calibrated and tested, and carries a warranty. Damage caused by incorrect transport, mounting or handling is not covered by this warranty. Compensation amounting to more than the price of the device is excluded. For any further informations please refer exlusi­vely to your dealer and/or local distributor. This is based on general terms and condition of the local distributor / FATAR srl, Italy.
FATAR srl Zona Ind.le Squartabue 62019 Recanati MC Italy declares that this product complies with the European Directives: 2004/108//EC EMC Directive DIN EN 55013 EMC radio disturbance of sound, TV and associated equipment DIN EN 55020 EMC immunity of sound, TV and associated equipment
Recanati, 17. 01. 2017 Marco Ragni, Chief Executive Ocer
This declaration becomes invalid if the device is modied without approval.
RoHS-Conformity
RoHS
compliant
2002/95/EC
Disposal / WEEE
State of the art
Trademarks
Copyright
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To ensure maximum quality all Studiologic by Fatar devices are al­ways engineered to be state-of-the-art products, therefore updates, modications and improvements are made without prior notice. Technical specication and product appearance may vary from this manual.
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Appendix
Sounds list
SOUND NAME MIDI BANK PROGRAM CHANGE
Concert 0 0
Stage 1 0 Vintage 2 0 Studio 3 0 Rock 0 1
A.PIANOS
Upright 0 3 E-Grand1 0 2 E-Grand2 1 2 EP-Mark1 0 4 Wurlix 1 4 E-Pno1 0 5
E-Pno2 1 5
DxFm1 2 5
E.PIANO
DxFm2 3 5
DxFm3 4 5
DxFm4 5 5
Clavi 0 7
Harpsi 0 6
Vibes 0 11
Marimba 0 12
KEYS
FunKlav 1 7
Cembalo 1 6
ReedOrg 0 20
GloKeys 0 9
Ac-Bass 0 32
El-Bass 1 33
Slap 0 36
Plucked 0 34
Ny-Guitar 0 24
El-Guitar 0 27
Ac-Guitar 0 25
Jz-Guitar 0 26
BASS/GUITAR
2 Guitars 1 24
12 Strings 1 25
BassRide1 1 32
BassRide2 1 33
JazzOrg1 0 17
JazzOrg2 1 17
DrawbVib 0 16
AllDrawb 1 16
888-Pure 0 18
ORGANS
888-Scan 1 18
MildSet 2 16
PopSet* 6 16
AllEven 3 16
SOUND NAME MIDI BANK PROGRAM CHANGE
VintSet* 3 18
FullSwell* 3 17
FullGreat* 3 16
VintOrg1 4 16
ORGANS
VintOrg2 5 16
PipeOrg1 1 19
PipeOrg2 0 19
SynthPad 0 89
SynHouse 1 7
SweetSaw 2 7
WowPad 0 95
Soloist 4 7
Funky 5 7
SynBass1 6 7
SynBass2 7 7
JumpSaw 0 81
SynBrass 9 7
SquareMix 0 80
SYNTH
Cluster 11 86
BigDance* 0 96
Monster* 0 97
FmVibe* 0 98
SledgeMix* 0 99
Sawtooth* 1 81
Square* 1 80
Triangle* 1 89
Pulse* 3
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SOUND NAME MIDI BANK PROGRAM CHANGE
Strings1 0 49
Strings2 0 50
Horns 0 60
Brass 0 61
Baroque 1 49
BigBand 1 61
BrassFall 2 61
ORCHESTRA
SaxBand 1 66
TenorSax 0 66
JazzFlute 0 73
Trumpet 0 56
Oboe 0 68
Cassotto 0 23
Accordition 0 21
Musette 1 22
Harmonica 0 22
ChoirAh 0 52
ChoirOh 0 53
ChoirUh 1 53
ChoirSint 0 54
Bouzouki 1 104
OTHER
Kanoun 1 107
Oud 1 105
Cawala 1 75
Mizmar 1 111
Nai 1 72
StndKit 14 5
WorldKit 15 5
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Specications
Studiologic Numa Compact 2/2x
Keyboard Number of Keys 88
Type Semi-weighted Action
TP/9 PIANO with Aftertouch
Velocity Curves 3 default velocity curves +
xed curve with programmable value
Display Type OLED
Resolution 128 x 64 dots
User Interface Encoder Rotation + push
Controls 7 potentiometer
23 buttons 2 sticks 9 Slider / Drawbars
Inputs Pedals Expression + universal
Connections MIDI In - Out
USB Midi In/Out, USB to HOST,
power
Power Supply DC IN 12V - 2,5A
Adapter Input:100-240V
Output: 12V-2,5A
Weight 7,1 Kg / 15,6 lbs
Dimensions
Same for both Numa Compact 2 and Numa Compact 2x.
50”
9”
4”
Design and Specications are subject to change without notice.
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