Endorphines ANDREW HUANG GHOST 16hp User manual

FIRMWARE V.1.00 RC

CONTENT
WARRANTY ................................................................................................................................................... 3
VISIT US ........................................................................................................................................................ 3
INTRO ............................................................................................................................................................ 4
CONNECTING THE POWER ........................................................................................................................... 5
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...................................................................................................................... 5
INTERFACE .................................................................................................................................................... 6
FRONT PANEL CONTROLS ........................................................................................................................... 7
TONE SHAPING ........................................................................................................................................... 10
DISTORTED REALITY .................................................................................................................................. 11
THREE FLAVORS OF DISTORTION
DIST
....................................................................................................... 12
THREE FLAVORS OF FILTER
VCF
.................................................................................................................. 12
SPATIAL EFFECTS
FX
.................................................................................................................................... 12
ADVANCED DELAY PARAMETERS ............................................................................................................. 13
ADVANCED REVERB PARAMETERS .......................................................................................................... 13
DYNAMICS SHAPING .................................................................................................................................. 14
COMPRESSOR ............................................................................................................................................ 14
SIDECHAIN DUCKING ................................................................................................................................. 14
RESET .......................................................................................................................................................... 14
PATCH EXAMPLES ...................................................................................................................................... 15
KARPLUS-STRONG SYNTHESIS
ROUTING 1
.................................................................................................... 15
LOW-END GROOVE A.K.A. TECHNO RUMBLE BASS
ROUTING 2
.................................................................... 15
GHOST DRONE
ROUTING 3
................................................................................................................................ 16
FIRMWARE UPDATE ................................................................................................................................... 17
CREDITS ...................................................................................................................................................... 18
COMPLIANCE .............................................................................................................................................. 19

WARRANTY
1yearwarrantyisguaranteedfromtheproduct'spurchasedateincaseofany
manufacturingerrorsorotherfunctionaldeficienciesduringruntime.
Thewarrantydoesnotapplyincaseof:

damagecausedbymisuse

mechanicaldamagearisingfromcarelesstreatment(dropping,vigorousshaking,
mishandling,etc.)

damagecausedbyliquidsorpowderspenetratingthedevice

heatdamagecausedbyoverexposuretosunlightorheating

electricdamagecausedbyimproperconnecting
Thewarrantycoversreplacementorrepair,asdecidedbyus.Pleasecontactusvia
emailforareturnauthorizationbeforesendinganything.Shippingcostsofsending
amodulebackforservicingispaidbythecustomer.

VISIT US
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Fortechnicalrequests:[email protected]
Fordealer/marketinginquiries:[email protected]
ENDORPHIN.ESisaregisteredtrademark.
ItisdoingbusinessasFURTHBARCELONA,S.L.(EUVATID:ESB66836487).

16hpdigitalaudioprocessingunitwithoutfixedstructure:intuitivelycreate
astonishingandephemeraltimbres:fromatmosphericrumblestoheavyordistorted
textures
creativestereoeffectprocessorwithdelay,reverb,filteranddistortionwith
quicklyexplorableroutingchainwithasinglebuttonpress
matrixofmicromodulationscreatesinfinite,aliveandunexpectedinteractionsof
controls
lushhallandwhooshingreversereverbswithaudiofreezeandpredelay
sidechainaudioduckingwithtriggerinputandoneknobsinglebandcompressor
newgenerationARMCortexM7processorwith96kHz32bitinternalprocessing
zerodelayfeedbackstatevariablefilters:bipolarlowpass/highpass,band
passandalternativecombfilterwithresonator
tapdelaywithexternalclockandclockdivider,1v/octtimecontrolforKarplus
Strong,varioustapssettingswithupto2,5sec.maximumdelaytime
8xoversampleddistortionalgorithm
preandpostVCAcontrols.ToneandVolumecontrolswithextragain/drive
reserve
INTRO
IncollaborationwithAndrewHuang,basedonhismodernmusicproduction
techniqueswedevelopedacreativeaudioprocessorwithmultipleblocksthatcan
bemovedaroundinordertoachievedifferentflavorsforsounddesign.
GHOSTisafullydigitalstereoprocessingunitwithoutafixedstructurein16hp:
intuitivelycreateastonishingandephemeraltimbres,fromatmosphericrumblesto
heavilydistortedtextures.
Theextremelyflexibleaudiochainconsistsofadelay,reverb,multimodefilterand
distortion,wheretheorderoftheseaudioprocessingblockscanbeeasilyswitched
withasinglepressofabutton.
Theabilityofthedelaytoselfoscillateataudioratefrequencies,track1v/oct
signals,beprocessedbyonboardVCAsandanenvelopemakeGHOSTacomplete
KarplusStrongSynthesisvoiceinitself.

CONNECTING THE POWER
Beforeinstallinganewmoduleinyourcase,ensureyourpowersupplyhasafree
powerheaderandsufficientavailablecapacitytopowerthemodule.
Connectthemoduledirectlytothepowerbusboardwithsupplied1016ribbon
cablelikeanyothereurorackmodule.PairofRED/BROWNpinsonthemulticolor
ribboncablecorrespondstonegative12V.
Makesuretoalignthepowercablewiththe‘RED/BROWNSTRIPE’labelonthe
modulethatcorrespondsto12V,tothe10pinconnectorandwithtypicallyawhite
lineforthe16pinconnectoronthebusboard.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Width:16HP/TE,depth:25cm/1”withinsertedribboncable
Currentdraw:+12V:130mA,12V:35mA
AudioI/O:96kHz16bitwith32bitfloatingpointinternalprocessing
CVcapture:16bit,2kHz
CVrange:0…+5Vtypicallywithupto0…+10V.5…+5Vfor1v/octandVCF.
Audioinputrange:typicaleurorackstandard+/5V(10Vpp)withupto18Vpp
whensaturationstarts(ataround+21dBu).
Audiooutput:typical+/5Veurorackstandard

INTERFACE

FRONT PANEL CONTROLS
1.
IN1,IN2JACKS:stereoaudioinputs,INPUT1(typicallyleft)–is
normalled,i.e.prerouted
•
toINPUT2(right)whennoaudiocableispresent
onINPUT2.Typicalinputaudiolevel:eurorackmodular+/5Vwithmaximum
upto+/9Vwhensaturationstartswithhigheraudioamplitude.
2.
PREVCACVINPUTJACK:external0…+5VCVinputthatcontrols
theamplitudeoftheincomingstereosignal.Normalledto+5Vwhennopatch
cableisinserted.
3.
TONE/GAIN*KNOB:multifunctionknob.Bydefaultitactsasa
6db/octTILTEQforlowandhighfrequencies(CCWandCWrespectively)
withnoeffectwhentheknobisat12o’clock.Secondaryfunctionisagain
boostforincomingaudio,activatedbyturningwhileholdingtheROUTING
button.FullyCCWthesignalisatitsoriginallevelturnCWtoboost.
4.
DISTORTIONKNOB:manualcontroloverthedistortionlevel.Is
summedwithanexternalCVappliedtotheDIST.CVjack.
5.
DISTORTIONCVJACK:external0…+5Vcontroloverthedistortion
level.
6.
CLIPLED:lightsupwhenclippingoccursatthedistortionstage.
7.
FREQUENCYKNOB:manualcontrolovertheFILTERCUTOFF.
8.
VCFCVINPUTJACK:5V…+5VCVinputfortheFILTERCUTOFF.
ThepolarizerCUTOFFCVknobdefinesitsamount,mixedwiththesettingof
theFREQUENCYknob.
9.
CUTOFFCVKNOB:polarizer/attenuverterforincomingCVtothe
FILTERCUTOFF.
10.
DELAYDRY/WETCVJACK:0…+5VexternalCVinputforthe
DRY/WETmixofthedelayeffect.Normalledto+5Vwhennopatchcable
inserted.
11.
DELAYKNOB:manualcontroloftheDRY/WETMIXOFTHEDELAY
effect,actsasattenuatorforDRY/WETCVjack.
12.
REPEATS/TONE*KNOB:manualcontroloverREPEATSor
FEEDBACKlevelofthedelay.TurnitfullyCWforselfoscillation.Secondary
/TONE*function(holdingROUTINGwhileturningREPEATS/TONE*)adjusts
theLOWPASSFILTERaftertheWEToutputofthedelaychain.Issummed
withanexternalCVappliedtotheREPEATSCVjack.
13.
REPEATSCVJACK:0…+5VexternalCVinputforthefeedback
controlofthedelayeffect.
14.
DELAYTIME/DIVKNOB:manualcontrolofthedelaytime,from
shortaudioraterepeatsCCWandlongertapsCW.Whenanexternalclockis

presentattheCLOCKINjack,theknobactsasadivider/multiplierforthis
clockwiththedivisorswrittenaroundtheknobonthepanel.
15.
TIMECVINPUTJACK:5…+5VexternalCVcontrolforthespeedof
thedelay’srepetitions,follows1v/octtracking.Isinverselysummedwiththe
TIME/DIVknobvaluewhennoexternalCLOCKINapplied:higherCVvalues
shortenthedelaytimeandlowervaluesincreasethedelaytime.Whenthe
delayissynchronizedtoexternalCLOCKIN,thatCVsetstheclockdivider
alsosummedwiththevalueofTIME/DIVknob.
16.
ROUTING/*BUTTON:routingchainswitchingaswellas
multifunctionshiftbutton.Shortpresseswillcyclethroughthreedifferent
ordersofaudioeffects(seeFXCHAINSTRUCTURE).Actsasa‘shift’button
whenhelddownwhileusingothercontrols(shiftfunctionsarelabeledwith/*
onthepanel).
17.
TAP/TAPS*BUTTON:actsasataptempobuttonforthedelayspeed.
Wheninternalclockisenabled(nopatchcableconnected)thisbuttonblinks
fullylit,shownbythesymbolunderit: .Whenexternalclockispatched,the
buttonblinkssemilitshownbythesymbolunderit: .Secondaryfunction
(ROUTING+TAPS)changesthestereobehaviorofthetapsproducedby
thedelay.Availabledelaytapconfigurationsare:
LRLR:leftandrightsummed,taps1and3hardpannedleft,taps2and4
hardpannedright.
LRRL:leftandrightsummed,taps1and4hardpannedleft,taps2and3
hardpannedright.
STEREO:leftandrightinputstapindependentlyintheircorrespondingleft
andrightoutputs.Inthismodethetotaldelaytimeishalved.
18.
CLOCKINJACK:0…+5Vexternalinputfortheclockthatsetsthe
TEMPOofthedelay.Externalclocksetsthedelaytimeinsixteenthnotes.
Moduleswitchestoexternalclockautomaticallywhenapatchcableis
insertedintheCLOCKINjack:TAPbuttonblinkssemilitfollowingthe
incomingclock.
19.
REVERBDRY/WETCVJACK:0…+5VexternalCVcontrolover
theDRY/WETMIXOFTHEREVERB.Normalledto+5Vwhennopatchcable
isinserted.
20.
REVERBKNOB:manualcontroloftheREVERBDRY/WETmixlevel,
actsasattenuatorforDRY/WETCVjack.
21.
TAIL/PREDELAY*KNOB:primaryfunctioncontrolsthedecayofthe
REVERB’sTAIL,SecondaryfunctionincombinationwithROUTING/*button
controlstheAMOUNTOFPREDELAYforthereverb.Issummedwithan
externalCVappliedtotheTAILCVinputjack.

22.
TAILCVINPUTJACK:0…+5VexternalCVinputfortheDECAYof
thereverb.
23.
HOLD/REVERSE*BUTTON:primaryfunctionholdsorfreezesthe
reverb,allowingyouto‘hold’apartofaudiountilyoupressthisbuttonagain.
Whenholdisenabled,thisbuttonisfullylit,shownbythesymbolunderit: .
SecondaryfunctionincombinationwithROUTING/*buttonswitchesthe
algorithmtoREVERSEREVERB.Whenreversedreverbisactivated,the
buttonissemilit,shownbythesymbolunderit: 
WhenREVERSEREVERBisactivated,asingleHOLDbuttonpressalong
withFREEZEtriggerinputactivatesanddeactivatesdelayfreeze
(recirculatingdelaybufferaudio).
24.
FREEZEJACK:0…+5VexternaltriggerinputtoenabletheHOLDof
thereverb.Hasalatchaction:eachconsequenttriggereitherenablesor
disablesthefreeze.
25.
BPF/COMB*BUTTON:switchesthefiltertypefromdefaultSTATE
VARIABLEFILTERLP/HPtoBANDPASSfilterandback.Whenbandpass
filterisenabled,thisbuttonisfullylitshownbythesymbolunderit: .
SecondaryfunctionswitchestoCOMBFILTERwithresonatorbyusingthe
ROUTING+BPF/COMB*buttoncombo.WhentheCOMBFILTERis
activated,thebuttonissemilit,shownbythesymbolunderit: .Asecond
pressonthebuttonswitchesbacktotheLP/HPfilter(buttonunlit).
26.
RESONANCEKNOB:manualcontrolovertheRESONANCEOFTHE
FILTER;issummedwiththeexternalCVappliedtotheRESONANCECV
inputjack.WhentheBANDPASSfilterisselected,thisknobdefinesthe
widthoftheband.InCOMBFILTERmodethisknobisbipolaranddefines
thefeedbackaddingnegative(toCCW)andpositive(CW)combsandat
maximumCW/CCWvaluesenablestheresonator.
27.
RESONANCECVINPUTJACK:0…+5VexternalCVcontrolfor
theRESONANCEofthefilter.
28.
/ENVDEPTH*LED:Brightnessshowstheinternallygenerated
envelope..WhenturnedwhilepressingtheROUTING/*button,thisLED
showstheamountoftheenvelopeappliedtotheinternalsidechainaudio
duckingeffect.
29.
TRIGGERINPUTJACK:triggerinputfortheonboardsidechain
envelope.
30.
SIDECHAIN/ENVDEPTH*KNOB:Setsthedecayoftheonboard
envelopefromzero(noenvelope)toapprox.5seconds.Whenturnedwhile
pressingtheROUTING/*button,thisknobadjuststhedepthoftheenvelope
totheinternalsidechainaudioduckingeffect.

31.
ENVELOPEOUTPUTJACK:0…+5Venvelopeoutputtriggered
fromTRIGINjack.Theenvelopehasfixed1msecattackandanatural
soundingexponentialcurve.Whiletheinternalenvelopeforsidechainingis
negative(toducktheaudio)thisoutputprovidesapositiveversionofthe
envelopetouseelsewhereinyoursystemormodulatingmodule’s
parameters.
32.
COMPRESSORKNOB:manualcontrolovertheamountof
compressionappliedaftertheeffectsprocessingchain,issummedwithan
externalCVappliedtotheCOMPRESSORCVINjack.
33.
COMPRESSORCVINJACK:0…+5VexternalCVinputforthe
compressoramount.
34.
VOLUME/DRIVEKNOB:controlsthefinaloutputvolume.Actsasan
attenuatorforthePOSTVCACVjack.Whentheknobpassesafter15
o’clockitaddsextraDRIVEsaturationtotheoutputsignalwhiletryingto
maintainitsamplitude.
35.
POSTVCACVINPUTJACK:0…+5VexternalCVinputforthe
finalvolumelevel.Normalledto+5Vwhennopatchcableisinserted.
36.
OUT1,OUT2JACKS:finalstereoaudiooutputs.OUTPUT1is
typicallyleftandOUTPUT2istypicallyright.OUTPUTS1/2candrive
headphonesorbeusedasseparatemonoL/Routputsconnectedwithmono
cables.WheneachjackisusedwithstereoTRScables,theseoutputscan
beusedinPSEUDOBALANCEDCONNECTIONforexampletoyouraudio
interfacedirectly.Pseudobalancedconnectionensureslessnoisehumon
thelongcablesbutcutstheaudiosignalamplitudebyhalf–toapproximate
prolinelevel+/2.5V.Bothaudioinputsandoutputssupportairlineaudio
jackadapter(soldseparately)toconnecta3.5mmTRSstereo(AUX)cable
directly.

TONE SHAPING
TONEknobenableslighttoneshapingafterinitialpreVCAwithalightTILTEQ
leavingmorelowfrequenciesatknob’sfullCCWposition,andleavingmorehigh
frequenciesatknob’sfullCWposition.Afterthatstage,thesignalispassedtothe
mainprocessingchain.BypressingandholdingtheROUTINGbutton,TONE/GAIN*
knobactsasagainboosterfortheexternalaudiosignalfrom100%atfullCCWto
boostedatfullCW.
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
REMINDER:whendigitalgainisincreasedpast100%itbringsdigitalnoise,use
atyourowndiscretion.

DISTORTED REALITY
ThepoweroftheGHOSTliesinitscomplexstereoaudioeffectchainwith96kHz,
32bitinternalaudioprocessing,consistingof2VCAs(preandpost),3distortion
stages,amultimodefilter,delay,reverb,compressor,andsidechainducking
envelope.TheorderofthethreemainprocessingblocksDELAY/REVERB,VCF,
andDISTORTIONcanbechangedbypressingtheROUTINGbutton,lettingyou
achievemanydifferentflavorsofsoundwithouthavingtorepatch.Thesettingsof
theGAIN,DRIVEandCOMPRESSORintheaudiochainareadjustedmanuallyfor
optimalcontroloverthedynamics.
TherearethreepossibleordersfortheDELAY/REVERB(FX),DISTORTIONand
VCFblocks:
1. FX  DISTORTION  VCF
2. DISTORTION  VCF  FX
3. VCF  FX  DISTORTION
TheselectedorderisshownbythebrightnessoftheROUTINGbutton,andwritten
asahintonthefaceplate:
whenROUTINGbuttonLEDisoff –firstchainisselected


whenROUTINGbuttonissemilit –

secondchainisselected


whenROUTINGbuttonisfullon –thirdchainisselected

HINT:experimentwiththeaudiochainordertofityourneedsandfindnewand
unexpectedsoundswithapushofabutton.
Weadviseexploringtheroutingchainsandpickingyourfavoritebasedoneach
situation.Fromoursounddesignexperiencewiththemodule,thefirstroutingchain
iswellsuitedtorumble/ghostsounds,thesecondisgoodforcleanereffectsbased
onoverdrivingthefilter,andthethirdwillgenerallyhavetheheaviestdistorted
tones.


THREE FLAVORS OF DISTORTION DIST


/GAIN:digitalinputgain(3)capableoflightsaturation,adjustedwith
ROUTING+TONE/gain*


DISTORTION:8xoversampleddistortionalgorithmwithasingle(8)knob
control


/DRIVE:finaloutputsaturatorwhenVOLUME(34)ispushedtothetopofits
range,asindicatedaroundtheknobonthepanel
THREE FLAVORS OF FILTER VCF
BipolarLP/HPfilter
BANDPASSfilter(BPF)
COMBfilterwithresonatorathighresonancesettings.
ToswitchthefiltertypeyousimplypresstheBPF/COMBbutton.Asinglepresswill
switchthefiltertypetoabandpass,andacombinationofROUTING+
BPF/COMBbuttonswillchangethefiltertypetoComb,whichisalsocapableof
selfoscillationatfullCWorCCWRESONANCEsettings.Resonanceknobbehavior
inCombfilterisspecial:itisbipolar,sofromnooniteitheraddsnegative(CCW)or
positivecombs(CW).

SPATIAL EFFECTS FX
Thischainofaudioeffects(a.k.a.FX)consistsofadelaywhichisthenroutedinto
thereverbwithmid/sidewidener.
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
DELAY:stereodelaywith1v/octtracking,capableofKarplusStrong
synthesis.ThedelaycanbesynchronizedexternallyviaCLOCKIN,orbyusingthe
onboardTAPTEMPOBUTTON,withmaximumdelaytimeof2.5seconds.Three
configurationsofdelaytapsareavailable,toggledbetweenbyholdingthe
ROUTINGbuttonandshortpressingtheTAPbutton.Delaytapconfigurationsare
LRLR,LRRL,andSTEREOmode,alsoknownastruestereo,wheretapswillappear
atOUT1orOUT2onlyifsomethingispresentatIN1orIN2respectively.
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
REVERB:lushstereohallreverbwithadditionalcontrolsandconfigurations
suchastaildecayadjustment,predelayadjustment,reversereverbandaudio
freezing.

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
MID/SIDE

widenerstaysafterthereverbandincreasesthestereofield
simultaneouslywiththeamountofTAILreverbknob.Thisfeatureisbestaudibleon
truestereosignalsprocessedwiththeGHOST.

Bothdelayandreverbhaveadvancedsecondaryparametersandmodesthatcan
beaccessedbypressingtheROUTINGbuttonincombinationwitheitheraknobor
anotherbutton.ThesecontrolsareinternalanddonothaveCVcontrol;theyare
designedas‘setandforget’controlstofinetuneyoursound.

ADVANCED DELAY PARAMETERS


ROUTING+REPEATSKNOB:controlsthelightTILTEQthatadjusts
theTONE/brightnessofrepetitions:fromsparklingcleantodubdelays.That
TONE*rangeforrepeatsisidenticaltoTONEinputshapingcontrol.


ROUTING+TAPBUTTON:switchesthewaythedelaytapsare
distributed(hardpanned)inthestereoOUTPUTS1/2.WhentheTAPbuttonblinks
once –thetapsappearonOUTPUTS1and2inanLRLRpattern.WhentheTAP
buttonblinkstwice  –thetappatternisLRRL.WhentheTAPbuttonblinks3
times   –STEREOmodeisselected,wherethedelaytapsappearon
eitherLorRoutputonlywhenthereissomethingpresentonLorRinput,akatrue
stereooperation.Thetruestereomodeshortensthemaximumdelaytimebyhalf.
MinimumdelaytimemanuallysetwithTIME/DIVknobcorrespondstoapproximate
C4note(~261Hz)inLRLRandLRRLtapsandapproximateC5note(~523Hz)and
1octavemorewithexternal1v/octTIMECVapplied.
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
NOTE:TaptempoviatheTAPbuttondoesn’tworkifanexternalclockisapplied.
ADVANCED REVERB PARAMETERS
ROUTING+TAILKNOB:setsthePREDELAYamountforthereverb,
whichisanimportantcontrolthatcanaddadditionaldepthtoyoursounds,
particularlyusefulwhenprocessingpercussion.FullCCWknobposition
correspondstonopredelayandfullCWpositioncorrespondstomaximum
possiblepredelaytime(upto0.5seconds).Thepredelaysettingisespecially
usefulwhenusedwithREVERSEreverb.


HOLDBUTTON:freezesthereverbcreatinganinfiniterecirculationinthe
feedbackloop,whichisreminiscentofwhatiscalleda‘wallofsound’.When

REVERSEREVERBisactivated(seenext),HOLDbuttonactivatesanddeactivates
freezeforthedelay(recirculatingdelaybufferaudio).


ROUTING+HOLDBUTTON:switchesthereverbtotheREVERSE
algorithm,particularlyusefulforobtainingwhooshingsoundsbyprocessingkicks,
snares,pads,vocalsandsoon,givingyouanextradimensionofmovement.
DYNAMICS SHAPING
Inordertotameoursignalattheendofthemainprocessingchainwehavethe
followingdynamicsblocks:COMPRESSORandSIDECHAINduckingenvelope.
COMPRESSOR
Onebandpeakstereocompressorcontrolledbyasingleknob,fromnonetolight
toheavycompressionsettingswithpredefinedandmanuallytunedvaluestofit
variousmusicstylesforbestperformance.Compressorbehaviorvariesonthe
audiomaterialandmusictaste.Werecommendsettingfor12o’clockfor
ambient/padsandfullclockwisesettingforobtainingsnappydrums.
SIDECHAIN DUCKING
Sidechainducking‘compression’:thisisthelaststageintheaudiochainbeforethe
finalpostVCAvolumecontrol.Thesidechainenvelopeistriggeredusingthe
SIDECHAINTRIG.INPUTjack.ItsreleasetimeissetwiththeSIDECHAINknob,
anditsdepthofduckingiscontrolledbyholdingtheROUTINGbuttonwhileturning
theSIDECHAINknob.

RESET
Incaseyouhavetweakedeverythingsohardyouhavedistortedsignalmain
outputs,asoftresetadjustsalladvanced/secondaryparameterstotheirdefault
values,soyoumaystarttweakingfromthebeginning.
Pressallfourbuttonssimultaneouslyandholdthemformorethan3seconds.
Releasethemoncetheyareallfouron,andmodulewillresettoitsdefaultvalues.

PATCH EXAMPLES
KARPLUS-STRONG SYNTHESIS ROUTING 1
GhostcanfunctionasacompleteKarplusStrongVoicebyusingthedelayatthe
shortesttimesettingforsoundgenerationandbuiltinfilter,VCAsandenvelopeas
tonal/dynamicscontrol.


SettheROUTINGmodetothefirstorder(FX
→
DISTORTION
→
VCF)when
ROUTINGbuttonLEDisoff 


SetREPEATStomaximumwithTIME/DIVdelaytimeturnedfullyCCW.
ModeratelyadjustDELAYDRY/WETtothe12o’clock


FeedanyaudiototheGHOSTaudioinputstostartuptheKarplusStrongsound
generation.YouwillhearastrongrecirculatingoscillatorsoundofapproximateC4
note(~261Hz).Itsamplitudeisratherhighthereforeitisconvenienttoadjustitby
DELAYDRY/WETknob


Patchatrigger/gatesignalfromyoursequencertotheSIDECHAINTRIGGER
input:thiswilltriggeraninternalenvelopethatwillcomeoutfromtheENVELOPE
OUT.ThedecayoftheenvelopeiscontrolledbytheSIDECHAINknob


PatchthesignalfromtheENVELOPEOUTtoeither:DELAYDRY/WETCVINor
thePOSTVCAinputtoshapeouroscillatorindifferentstages


SplittheENVELOPEOUTsignalandpatchittotheVCFCVinputforadditional
tonalshaping


Connectthe1v/octPITCHCVoutputfromyoursequencerandpatchittothe
TIMECV1V/OCTinputoftheDELAY


TIP:ifyouwouldliketoaddoneextraoctavetotheavailablePITCHrangeofthe
delay,settheTAPSDISTRIBUTIONtoSTEREOmodeviaROUTING+TAP.

LOW-END GROOVE A.K.A. TECHNO RUMBLE
BASS ROUTING 2
Moderntechnomusicisdefinedbyagroovylowendrumble,whichalongwiththekick
drumdefinesthekeyelementofthestyle.Ghostcangeneratesuchrumblefromany
transientsoundorsamekickappliedintotheaudioinputs.

SettheROUTINGmodetothesecondorder(DISTORTION→VCF→FX)whenROUTING
buttonissemilit



Splityourtechno909stylekickdrumandapplyitintoAUDIOIN1

SettheDISTORTIONandCOMPRESSORknobstoowntaste,usuallyaround12
o’clock

SettheVCFfiltertypetonormalLP/HPandsetthefilterFREQUENCYknobaround11
o’clock

ApplyclockfromyoursequencerintoCLOCKINjack(typicallyexpectedin16
th
notes)
andsettheTIME/DIVknobtoobtaindesiredrepeats.SetDELAYDRY/WETand
REPEATStoowntaste,usuallybotharound12o’clock

EnableREVERSEDREVERBbyROUTING+HOLD/reverse*.SetREVERBDRY/WET
andTAILtoyourowntasteuntilyouobtainawhooshingsound.Forpropergroovesetthe
predelayamountbyROUTING+TAIL/preleday*toapprox.12o’clock

ApplykickdrumtriggerintoSIDECHAINTRIGINjack.Settheduckingenvelope
amountto50%withROUTING+SIDECHAINto12o’clock.ThenmoveSIDECHAINknob
alonetoaround1011o’clocktocatchtheproperpumpingtime

MixthesoundfromAUDIOOUT1/2withtheoriginalkickdrumusingamixersuchas
Cockpit2

TIP:itisbesttokeepyourlowendconsistentorevenbetterMONO.Sowhenusingthe
delaytocreatetherumble,setTAPSDISTRIBUTIONtoSTEREOmodeviaROUTING+
TAPtoavoidPINGPONGeffectorsimplyonlyuseAUDIOOUT1.

GHOST DRONE ROUTING 3
GHOSTstructureandmultidimensionalmodulationmatrixiscapableofproducingdark
dronesandephemeralsoundscapesfulloftextureandharmony.

SettheROUTINGmodetothethirdorder(VCF→FX→DISTORTION)whenROUTING
buttonLEDisoffwhenROUTINGbuttonisfullylit
.

SelecttheCOMBFILTERbypressingtheROUTING+FILTERBUTTONandsetthe
RESONANCEfullyCW


PatchavariablewaveformoscillatorintotheAUDIOIN1,SAWandSQUAREwaves
workbest.FeedanadditionalenvelopeorLFOtothepreVCAinputontheGHOSTto
createmovement.PatchtheAUDIOOUT1/2toyourmixer

SetDELAYDRY/WETto80%withREPEATSaround3040%,adjustthe
REPEATS/tone*bypressingtheROUTING+REPEATSknobtoaround13:0014:00.
SyncthedelaybysendingaclockfromyoursequencerintotheCLOCKINandleave
TIME/DIVknobat12:00

SetREVERBDRY/WETto60%withamoderateTAILamountataround40%.Adjust
thePREDELAYbypressingtheROUTING+turningtheTAIL/predelay*knobto
approximately7080%


SetDISTORTIONto20%andCOMPRESSORto70%tobringinsomenoise

SendaPITCHsequencetotheVCFCVinput.COMBdoesnottrack1v/oct,butthis
allowsyoutohighlightfrequencieswithoutdoublingtheamplitudeofthefundamentalof
thesoundsource.SettheFREQUENCYCUTOFFknobto11:00withVCFCVattenuverter
fullyCW

StartthesequencerandlistenhowGHOSTcreatestimbresontopofasteadyoscillator

Patchanother1v/octPITCHCVsignaltoyouroscillatorandplayaroundwiththenotes,
youwillhearhownewghostharmoniesappear,letthemdirectyournextnote.
FIRMWARE UPDATE
Firmwareupdatesareessentialforanydigitalmodules.Theybringnewfeaturesor
bugfixes.Feelfreetowriteanybugs,featuresideasorimprovementsto
[email protected]
ToupdatethefirmwareonyourGhost,firstdownloadthelatestfirmwarefileonce
availableonENDORPHIN.ESwebsite:https://www.endorphin.es/modules/p/ghost
Theupdateprocedureisdoneviaaudio:eithercomputerorphonewillwork,we
adviseyoutodisableallnotifications(flightmode)sothattheupdateisnot
interrupted.
1. PowerOFFyourmodularsystem.
2. UnplugallthecablesfromGHOSTexceptasimplemonoorstereocable
connectingtheaudiooutputfromyourcomputerheadphonesoutputtothe
AUDIOIN1inputofthemodule.
3. Settheoutputvolumeofyourcomputerto100%orslightlylower.
4. HoldROUTINGwhilepoweringyoursystemONyouwillseebothCLIPand
/ENVDEPTH*LEDson.
5. OpentheGhost_Update_xxx.wavfilewithanyaudioplayer.Pressplayand
wait1.5+minuteswhilethefirmwareisupdating.BothCLIPand/ENV
DEPTH*LEDswillslowlyblinkduringthatprocedureandarowof4buttons
willshowtheapproximatesignallevelasimaginaryVUmeter.Trytoadjust
thevolumeoftheupdatesoitwillnotclipbutalsowillbeenoughlevelto
blinktheVUmeter.
6. Ifall4buttonsLEDsblinkfastduringupdateorbothCLIPand/ENV
DEPTH*LEDsstopblinking,thatmeansanerroroccurredintheupdateand
youhavetostoptheaudiofileplayback,resetthefirmwarelisteninginput
(singleROUTINGbuttonpress),adjusttheaudiofileplaybackvolumeand
thenstartitagain.

7. Themodulewillrebootautomaticallyafternewfirmwareinstalledandwillact
normallywithTAPbuttonblinking.That’sagoodsignthatupdatewas
successful.
8. Enjoythenewfeatures.
 IMPORTANT:topreventtheerrorsduringtheaudioplaybackofthe
firmware,pleaseuseanyaudioeditorwithoutanyeffectsapplied(EQetc).
CREDITS
ENDORPHIN.ES x ANDREW HUANG – GHOST
FIRMWARE VERSION 1.00
COLLECTION SPRING/SUMMER 2023

ModuleideaandconceptbyAndreasZhukovskyandAndrewHuang
Hardwaredesign,directionandmanualbyAndreasZhukovsky
CoreengineprogrammingbyBSVi
Firmwarepolishing,curves,additionalfeaturesbyKouik03
Manualproofreadingandbetatesting:WisdomWater
ENDORPHIN.ESaremadeinBarcelona,Spain
Follow,like,postandtagusatInstagram:@endorphin.es
 

COMPLIANCE
FCC
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothe
followingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)
thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmay
causeundesiredoperation.
Changes/modificationsnotapprovedbyENDORPHIN.ESdoingbusinessasFurth
Barcelona,S.L.couldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassA
digitaldevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedto
providereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentis
operatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcan
radiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththe
instructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.

CE
Thisdevicemeetstherequirementsofthefollowingstandards:
EMC:2014/30/EU
EN55032:2015;EN551032:2009(EN55024);EN6100032;
EN6100033
LowVoltage:2014/35/EU
EN60065:2002+A1:2006+A11:2008+A2:2010+A12:2011
RoHS2:2011/65/EU
WEEE:2012/19/EU