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 Out1 and Out2 jacks.
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 4 to 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
Main Screen Overview
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
Hardware Overview

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Configure the Wavetables and Oscillator
1. Push 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. Push 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 Knobs to adjust the modulation Source and Amount. To start with,
choose LFO1 and 50% for audible results.
4. Push 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 Knobs to adjust the LFO1parameters as desired. Push the INFO button to see
page 2 of the LFO1 parameters screen. Push 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