1010music Synthbox User manual

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Synthbox Quick Start Guide
Before You Start
A microSD card must be inserted into synthbox
before you can get started. Synthbox takes
MIDI and CV inputs to control the polyphonic
wavetable synthesizer. All presets and sounds
are stored on the microSD card. Preset changes
are only saved when you choose to save them.
Overview
Synthbox is a polyphonic synthesizer that you can
control via MIDI or analog control voltage. It includes
several internal blocks to shape and manipulate the
sound. You can also connect it with other modular gear to
further refine the sound.
Play Notes Via MIDI
1. Connect a keyboard or controller to the MIDI input. You may need to use a MIDI adapter. Read the
article Stereo Minijacks for MIDI Connections Compatibility Guide on the 1010music.com
website for more information. Configure the external device to use MIDI channel 1.
2. Connect an audio output to the Out1and Out2jacks.
3. Play notes using the external MIDI controller. You should hear sound come out of your audio output.
Play Notes Via CV
1. Push the Home button to display the Menu screen with menu choices of Main and Settings.
2. Touch Settings to display the Settings Screen.
3. Use Control Knob 4to set the value of Ctrl Mode to either Per Voice
or Global.If set to Per Voice, each row of CV Input Jacks will control
one voice. When CTRL Mode is set to Global, the bottom row of CV Input
Jacks will control all four voices at once.
4. Connect two control voltage inputs to the CV Input Jacks. Choose the row
based on which voice is being played or modulated, using the bottom row for
Global control. For starters, plug one CV Input into the bottom row, left
column to control pitch and another into the bottom row, second from the left
to control gate.
5. Push the Home button to go back to the Main screen. Notice that the row of
black boxes along the bottom of the screen shows the labels for the columns of CV Input Jacks
(PTCH, GATE, EXT1, EXT2, EXT3). The blue bar which overlays each column label will grow to
represent the current value of the input
for the bottom row of CV Input Jacks
in that column.
Select and Save a Preset
A preset is a set of pre-configured wavetables,
oscillators, effects and modulators. You can
use the 1010music presets or create your own.
1. Select a preset from the Main
Screen by touching +and –at the
top of the Touch Screen on either side
of the name of the preset (e.g.
025SINISTER in the Main Screen
Overview diagram).
2. To save changes to a preset, touch the
Preset Name, Edit, then Save.
Settings Screen
HOME INFO
MICRO
SD
Information button
Home button
Touch Screen Control Knob 2
Output Jacks
Memory Card Slot
FX1
FX2
OUT1
OUT2
MIDI
CLOCK
IN1
IN2
Input Jacks
CV Input Jacks
Context
Sensitive
Controls
Context
Sensitive
Controls
Control Knob 4
Control Knob 1
Control Knob 3
Main Screen Overview

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Configure the Wavetables and Oscillator
1. Press the Home button until you are back to the Main screen.
2. On the Touch Screen, touch the element you want to control to display the
Parameters screen for that element. Touch the top waveform for Wavetable
1, the bottom waveform for Wavetable 2, or the OSC button just below the
waveforms on the left for the Oscillator.
3. Adjust a parameter by turning the Control Knob next to it.
4. The parameters that can be modulated have three black boxes under the
parameter setting, allowing you to configure three different sources to
modulate that parameter. For example, in the screenshot on the right, LFO2 is
configured as a modulator for Pitch, and LFO1 and EXT1 are modulating
WPos. We’ll discuss modulators later.
Apply Effects
1. Press the Home button until you are back to the Main screen.
2. Touch the name of the effect you want to control to display the Parameters
screen for that element: FILT for a filter, FLDS for flanger and distortion and
DLY for delay.
3. Adjust a parameter by turning the Control Knob next to it. Note that some
effects parameters also have three black boxes under them that allow you to
configure modulation of the parameter.
Apply ENV and LFO Modulation
Synthbox allows you to modulate the waveforms, oscillator and effects via envelopes, low frequency oscillators,
sequencers, and control voltage inputs. The method of applying modulation to each of these elements is the
same, so we will use a wavetable as an example.
1. From the Main screen, touch the element you want to modulate (e.g. Wavetable 1) to display the
Parameters screen for that element.
2. Touch a black box under a parameter (e.g. the WPos parameter for a
wavetable) to display the Modulation Selection screen.
3. Use the Control Knobsto adjust the modulation Source and Amount. To
start with, choose LFO1 and 50% for audible results.
4. Press the Home button twice to go back to the Main screen.
5. From the Main screen, touch LFO1to display the Parameters screen for
LFO1. Use the Control Knobsto adjust the LFO1parameters as desired.
Press the Info button to see page 2 of the LFO1 parameters screen. Press the
Info button again to go back to page 1.
Note:
•You can use these same steps to apply ENV2 and LFO2 modulation.
•ENV1 modulation is always applied to the voltage control amplifier for the voice. You can edit
the ENV1 parameters the same way as you edit the LFO and ENV2 parameters.
To Use CV Modulation:
1. Plug a CV Modulator into the rightmost column of the bottom row of CV Input Jacks.
2. From the Main screen, touch the top waveform to display the Wavetable Parameters screen.
3. Touch a black box under the Pitch parameter to add a modulator. Choose EXT3 for the Source. The
CV Input in the EXT3 jack will now control the modulation of the Pitch parameter.
Learn More
Learn about more features of synthbox such as Sequencer Modulation by downloading the Synthbox User Manual
or watching Synthbox Videos on our website at http://1010music.com/support-2.
Join the conversation with other synthbox owners at https://forum.1010music.com.
Wavetable
Parameters Screen
FILT Parameters
Screen
Modulation
Selection Screen