Befaco Muxlicer User manual

M U X L C E R
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M U X L C E R P O W E R & N T R O
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B E F O R E Y O U P LU G T H S M O D U L E N . . .
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(pin number one) is the -12V rail.
3. f you plug the module backwards you might burn it out and
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N T R O D U C T O N W H A T S M U X L C E R ?
Muxlicer is an eight channel, CV addresable bidirectional analog switch and gate
generator. t is designed with a high "function per HP ratio" philosophy, to have maximum
flexibility in minimum space. t is divided in three main blocks:
1. Digital Ste Controller
Featuring Tap Tempo, Voltage controlled address
and two on board clock dividers/multipliers (one
for Clock N and one for Clock Out).
2. Gate Generator
With independent Mix and EOC outputs, voltage
controlled repetition and behaviour.
3. Analog Switch (a.k.a Mux/DeMux)
Each /O can pass analog or digital signals in
either direction.
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W TH TH S TH N G Y N STALLED N YOU R R ACK YO U CAN :
* Route any modular audio or CV signal from one N up to eight OUTs or viceversa.
* Generate CV and Gate signals, been able to work as Sequencer.
* Cut audio signals in rhytmical slices with independent volume.
* Chop different audio signals in a rhytmical way.
* Generate complex CV/Gate patterns from any audio or CV moving signal.

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AD DRESS KN O B/C V N
Address CV N and its associated manual control "Address Knob" sets the active step
either via voltage or manually. At 0v or Run position, the module plays the entire
sequence from step 1 to 8 but when they are in other value than 0 Muxlicer will jump to a
step relative to the sum of both parameters.
t works on a synchronous way, so it only will works during playback, and will always wait
for the next clock pulse to react.
With the Address knob top anticlockwise, CV ranges goes from 0 to 1 0v. With the pot at
the middle CVs go from -5v to 5v, and with the knob top clockwise -1 0v to 0v will be
accepted. Other voltages are just ignored and don't represent any danger for the module.
The address knob move the count from 1 to 8 (clockwise). The address CV moves each step
in an equally voltage/step relation. Voltages above the maximum are just ignored.
5v CV in is also possible changing the CV range switch (The small switch from the back of
the module).
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You can use this nput to create random sequences or
uniques ways of counting. Just send any complex CV
signal to Address N and watch the sequence. During
playback Muxlicer always rising edge so you can try
any signal (even audio rates) because you will be
allways on sync.
PLAY SW TCH
Play Switch is momentary and have two positions (up click and down click):
Down click. Have dual
function. t Works as
“M nu l Reset ” during
playback and as “One Shot
Pl y” during stop. Manual
reset will return the count to
the step 1 regardless of any
other parameter. One shot
play will start the count, and
stop always at step 8. A
down click before One Shot
play will reset the count to
the step one.
Up Click . Works as
“St rt/Stop” . One click and
Muxlicer will start the count
from left to right, beginning
always from the step 1 .
With a second up click, it
stops at the current position.
(During playback or One Shot
play)

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RESET/ON E S H OT N
This input has dual function (exactly same functions as Play switch Down click). t Works
as “Reset IN” during play and as “One shot pl y IN” during stop.
During pl y: When a trigger or gate is
present the count will be reset to the step 1 ,
independently of any other parameters.
Connect Gate outs to this input limit the
amount of steps that Muxlicer counts.
During stop: This input will start a “One
Shot” cycle. Muxlicer will count until 8 then
stop. Use this to generate gated arpeggios or
(together with the EOC Out) chain more than
one muxlicer in series. f a second trigger is
received before the count finished, it will
reset to step one.
SPEE D D V/M U LT EN CO DER
This encoder have four different functions:
1. Ta Tem o
Tap this button twice the tempo will be set at the speed of
the interval between this two taps. f you tap more than twice
(in a short time) the time between them will be averaged to
improve timing precision. Tempo adjustments are stored in
nonvolatile memory so it remains even when the device is
turned off.
2. Count S eed
Turning the encoder will always change the speed. When the
module works with internal clock it change the tempo. When
the module works with External clock it divides or multiplies
the incoming clock.
3. Clock Out Div/Mult
Holding the encoder down and turning it the same time you
can divide or multiply the Clock Output.
4. CV Range
Holding the encoder down and pressing the Play Switch Up or
down at the same time (without releasing the encoder), you
can adjust the range of the CV at Com /O. Long push of Play
switch, will move fast, and short push will move on small
increments. All Speed adjustments are stored in nonvolatile
memory.

CLOCK N
Synchronize Muxlicer with an incoming clock signal. Each rising edge, it will advance an
amount of steps that depend on the “Div/Mult” setting. Muxlicer automatically detects
when something is plugged to this N switching from nternal to external clock. Every time
that a cable is plugged to its nput, Muxlicer resets the "Div/Mult" setting to 1 /1 .
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G ATE M ODE
This knob and its associated N, controls Gates behaviour. Moving the knob clockwise (or
adding CV at the CV N) gates will change behaviour on the next sequence:
1. No Gate
2. Gate = Ste Time
3. Half Ste Time
4. Two Gates er Ste
5. Three Gates er Ste
6. Four Gates er Ste
7. Five Gates er Ste
8. Six Gates er Ste
9. Seven Gates er Ste
10. Eight Gates er Ste
Turning On the module while
pressing up the Play Switch
removes all the steps from
G te Mode that are not
Qu dr tic (1 , 3, 5, 6, 7)
To come back to normal Gate
behaviour just repeat the
procedure.
Gate Mode N, is normalized to 1 0v so the knob acts as a manual control when no CV is
present. When CV is present the Knob acts as an attenuator. 1 0v CV are accepted, but
most usable range is from 0 to 5v. Other voltages are ignored.
CLO CK O U T
Outputs the clock (either internal or external) divided or multiplied by an entire number.
By default it initializes after Play or Play One shot, and stops when Muxlicer stops
counting. f you want the opposite behaviour so it always keep running even if you stop
the module, hold the Pl y switch up for three second while the module stopped (you
will see the Clock led frozen for one second). Turning On the module while pressing down
the Play Switch removes all the steps from Clock Out that are not Qu dr tic.
EOC (En d o f Cycl e ) O U T
Outputs a short trigger when the count reach the
end of the step 8. It works only during pl y nd
not if step eight is re ched with Address IN. s
useful for chaining more than one Muxlicer in
series or to trigger any other event like envelopes.
G ATE OU TS
Output gates each
time the associated
step is activated
depending on the
Gate Mode Knob and
the corresponding CV.
ALL G ATE S O U T
Outputs a digital sum of all the
gates (logical OR)
GATE LEDS
This LEDs blink always when
a Gate is active. They indicate
also which step is active at
this time.
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CO M M ON /O
t is the main common nput/Output. Through this j ck you c n either send sign l to
the Mux I/Os or receive sign l from them (Depending on how the module it is
connected). t is also used as CV Out when nothing is connected to “All N” or “Mux /Os”.
Use this output as CV out when using Muxlicer as step sequencer (see later).
ALL N
Any signal plugged to ALL N will
go to all the “Mux /Os” that don't
have any other signal plugged on
them.
All in, is there to send the s me
sign l to ny number of Mux
I/Os.
magine you want to send a signal
to the Steps 1 ,2,4,5,6 & 8. and a
two more signals to 3 and 7
respectively. You just need 3 wires
for this: plug the first one to All n
and the other two to 3 and 7 Mux
/Os and you are done!
All n is normalled to a Voltage
(selectable by the user), so if
nothing is plug to this IN,
Muxlicer cts s norm l step
sequencer. (Explained in Speed
Div/Mult encoder / CV Range
Section)
M U X /O s
Mux /Os are (together with Common /O) the
main connections of Muxlicer. Like common /O,
they are reversible. That means, depending on
how the module is connected, you c n either
send eight different sign ls to the “common
I/O” or receive sign l from it t e ch of the
8 Mux I/Os .
The eight Mux /Os are normalled to “All n” jack,
so any signal present at this input will go to all
of them. (see ALL N Section)
LEVEL FADER S
This faders attenuate the signals that goes from the “Mux /Os” to the “common /O” (or
vice versa). When no signal is plugged to either “Mux /Os” or “All N” they act as CV
Levels. This is because they Attenuate the default All N voltage.
WH AT S AN AN ALO G SW TCH ?
An analog switch is a switching
device capable of switching or
routing analog signals. n the case of
Muxlicer the switch is reversible, this
means that you can send 8 different
signals to 1 destination or in the
opposite way, send 1 signal to 8
different destinations.

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SL C N G S G N ALS
With Muxlicer, you can slice any modular signal in the onboard analog switch circuit. Just plug a
few signals into the Mux /Os that you want, the COM /O to your Out Module and press the play
switch. Now you might listen a sequence with your signals sounding on their corresponding steps.
f you plug a signal to All n input, it will be present in all the steps of the sequence except the
ones that already have a signal. Finally, you can control the level of any signal with its
corresponding level fader.
BAS C SEQU EN C N G
Without signals presents into the Analog Switch, the module works as a powerful 8 step Gate/CV
sequencer with selectable CV range and gate retriggering. Just plug the COM /O to the V/Oct input
of your oscillator and the All Gate output to the gate/trig input of your voice envelope and you're
ready to go. Set the note of each step with its corresponding level fader and adjust the range of
the CV playing with the switch at the same time you press the encoder. Also you can control the
retriggers of the gates via the Gate Mode pot and its associated CV input.

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ADVAN CED G ATE S EQU EN CER
One of the most cool features of Muxlicer is the posibility of being a complex gate sequencer with
voltage controlled retriggering for each step. To do that, just plug the COM /O to Gate Mode CV
nput and the All Gates Output to the Trigger/Gate nput of your module. Put the CV range of
Muxlicer to maximum and press the Play switch. Now you can adjust the amount of retriggers in
each step manually, with the sliders, or via CV, plugin CV signals to Mux /Os. f you want to
reduce the maximum number of retriggers on the steps just play with the CV range till you like
the result.
S P E C S & C R E D T S
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* Size : 16HP
* Depth : 35mm
* +1 2v: 50mA
* -1 2v: 5mA
* Design : Diego de León
* Firmw re Coding : Eloi Flores (Winter Modular)
* Speci l th nks to Jonatan Bernabeu, Luis "Jicama"
Sandoval, Sergi Margalef and all Befaco Team for their
unvaluable help during the module development.