Melbourne NINA User manual

NINA: 12 Voice Analog Polyphonic Synthesizer

Getting started: NINA’s connections
PHONES:
1/4” Headphone jack.
OUTPUTS:
Main Audio Left & Right: Line Out.
For best results use a TRS Balanced cable.
Aux Audio Left & Right.
USB DEVICES:
USB MIDI Keyboards and controllers,
USB thumb drives.
POWER INPUT:
Use supplied power accessories only.
12V 8A.
POWER SWITCH:
On/Off.
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INPUTS:
Inputs 1/2/3: Line level Audio or CV.
Input 4: Line or Mic Level Audio or CV.
MIDI:
Standard DIN MIDI.
DAW (USB HOST):
USB-C connection for Mac/PC.
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LOAD PATCHES / PRESETS
Press LOAD (C7) and the display will show a list
of Presets in the current BANK.
Press KEYS 1-16 (I) to instantly load
Presets 1-16 from current Bank.
Use DATA KNOB to scroll through all Presets (up
to 127 per bank). Press LOAD Soft Key to load the
desired preset.
Press BANK Soft Key to view all Banks. Scroll
with DATA KNOB. ENTER Soft Key will select the
bank and show available presets.
Press EXIT Soft Key or LOAD again to return to
home screen.
LOAD A/B:
Every Patch has an A and B sound. If A/B (C9) is
lit, the LOAD Soft Key will load the Preset into
the B sound. If A/B is not lit, the LOAD Soft Key
will load both the A and B sounds from the Preset.
Access NINA’s settings via the onboard computer.
NINA uses the DATA wheel and ‘Soft Keys’ to
navigate and adjust settings.
The three Soft Keys located below the screen will
vary depending on what you are adjusting.
Soft button values appear at the base of screen.
Illuminated keys indicate that you are
performing a specific function, such as EDIT.
HOME SCREEN TOP BAR:
- Patch Name
* indicates Patch has been modified
- L1 indicates active Layer Setup
- Keyboard icon indicates active MIDI signal
- Number 090 indicates tempo
HOME SCREEN SOFT KEYS:
SYSTEM: press to access System settings and to
perform backups or updates.
EDIT: Press and hold to perform Edit tasks
ENTER: Press to confirm or continue.
EXIT: Exit current screen/mode.
Access from NINA’S Home Screen.
SYSTEM provides access to NINA settings and
configuration. Press SYSTEM (C3) to view menu.
ABOUT:
View System, OS, Version, host name etc.
When a correctly formatted USB drive is
inserted to USB-A port, The RESTORE and BACKUP
options will become accessible.
USB drives should be formatted as FAT32.
BACKUP:
Save Patches, Layer Configurations and User
Wavetables to the inserted USB drive. Refer to
User Manual for more information.
RESTORE:
Restores all new or modified patches and layers
from USB drive. Other patches and layers
already stored on NINA are not affected.
SYSTEM MORPHING / A/B POSITION
Every preset has 2 sounds, A and B.
KEY A/B (C9) switches between A and B.
The MORPH Knob (32) will morph all parameters
between the A and B sounds, including the MOD
Matrix.
To store a morphed sound (a position between
A and B) press the STORE to A or STORE to B
Soft Key.
When you are at a MORPH position between A (0)
and B (100), any other knobs that you move will
‘lock out’ and stop moving if you continue to
MORPH.
SAVE your morphed sound with STORE TO A or STORE
TO B Soft Keys, or press A/B to reset the morph
and discard your changes. To save a new preset
simply press the SAVE KEY (see below SAVE
Presets) for more info.
MODULATION
To enter Modulation Mode press
The MOD Key will blink to indicate your are in
Modulation Mode, and continue to blink until
you exit.
Use KEYS 1-16 to choose a Modulation source,
and use the knobs to set the amount of modulation
to the destination.
NINA’s display shows a list of modulation source
to destination amounts. Items on the list can be
adjusted using the DATA wheel and Soft Keys, or
removed with the RESET Soft Key.
NOTE: GLIDE, TEMPO and MAIN are not available as
Mod destinations. Similarly, the destination
cannot be the same as the mod source.
All Modulation settings are saved to your desired
Preset, and are instantly recallable by returning
to MOD mode and choosing your MOD source.
LAYER setup
Press LAYER to display the Layer Menu
Select a Layer 1-4.
Set “Layer Voices” to more than 0 to enable the
layer. If Layer Voices cannot be increased you
may need to reduce the Layer Voices on another
layer.
Set the “Low Note” and “High Note” for the
keyboard split. Layer note ranges may overlap.
Press the LAYER key again or EXIT Soft Key to
return to the home screen. The active layer is
displayed as L1-L4 on the top line of the
display.
NOTE: If the layer has 0 voices assigned, the
Patch Name display will be “LAYER DISABLED”.
Choose another layer, or assign voice/s to
the layer.
SEQUENCER
Press the SEQ button to access the sequencer
options. The TEMPO Knob controls the BPM.
QUICK KEYS 1-16 light up to show the current
sequencer step.
Press REC to start recording a new sequence from
STEP 1. Play a single note or chord to record the
step and move to the next step. To insert a REST,
press the current step. To insert a TIE, press
final step key in the TIE, then play the note/s
for the TIE.
Press REC again to stop recording and set the
length of sequence to the current step.
Press RUN to play the sequence.
Note that the sequence is part of the current
Patch and is loaded and saved with a Preset.
SAVE Presets
Press SAVE to save your current patch to a
Preset. By default this will take you to the
Preset you last loaded. If you wish to overwrite
the Preset, press the SAVE Soft key.
If you wish to save over another Preset or a
Blank position, scroll with the Data Knob.
If you wish to save to a different BANK, press
BANK, select a new BANK and Preset to save to.
When you press SAVE, the next step is to choose
the name for the Preset. Use the DATA Wheel with
the EDIT Soft Key (press and hold) to choose
characters. Press SAVE again when done.
NINA’s character set is deliberately very basic:
SPACE, A-Z, 0-9, and – (dash).
SAVING B SOUND:
Note that SAVE will save both the A and B sound
to the Preset. The Morph position is always set
to the A sound (0) when a Preset is loaded.
NINA Knobs
OSC 1 — TUNE
FINE TUNE +/- 7 semitones (1/5).
COARSE TUNE +/- 2 octaves.
OSC 1 — WIDTH
Shape shift from Triangle to Saw.
OSC 2 — TUNE
FINE & COARSE TUNE for Analog VCO 2.
OSC 2 — WIDTH
Shape shift from Triangle to Saw.
OSC 3 — TUNE
FINE & COARSE TUNE for Digital OSC 3.
OSC 3 — POS
Wavetable position for Digital OSC 3.
GLIDE
Glissando/Portamento — causes smooth
changes in pitch between notes.
TEMPO
Sets the playback speed of arpeggio
or sequence.
MIX — BLEND (OSC 1)
Blend between Pulse and Saw.
MIX — OSC 1
Level of OSC 1 into mix.
MIX — BLEND (OSC 2)
Blend between Pulse and Saw.
MIX — OSC 2
Level of OSC 2 into mix.
MIX — OSC 3
Level of OSC 3 into mix.
MIX — NOISE
Level of Noise/XOR source into mix.
LFO — RATE
LFO rate control.
LFO — LEVEL
Set the LFO Level (Gain).
VCF — RESONANCE
Set the VCF Resonance.
VCF — CUTOFF
Set VCF Cutoff Frequency.
VCF — DRIVE
Amount of overdrive for smooth
distortion control.
VCF — EG1 CUT
How much the VCF Envelope (EG1) affects VCF
Cutoff. MOD MO EG1 Level as Destination
EG1 — ATTACK
EG1 — DECAY
EG1 — SUSTAIN
EG1 — RELEASE
EG2 — ATTACK
EG2 — DECAY
EG2 — SUSTAIN
EG2 — RELEASE
OUTPUT — MAIN
Main/Master level control.
Outputs 1, 2 and phones.
OUTPUT — EFFECT
Level of Effects mix in output. Choose type
and parameters. PAN as Destination
OUTPUT — SPIN
Speed control of Stereo Infinite
Panning Spin.
OUTPUT — MORPH
MORPH all patch parameters between A and B
sounds. EG2 LVL as Destination.
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SOFT KEY 1
Corresponds with screen mode.
SOFT KEY 2
Corresponds with screen mode.
SOFT KEY 3
Corresponds with screen mode.
MOD
Press MOD to enter Modulation
Matrix setup.
LAYER
Press LAYER to display the Layer Menu.
NOTE: Layers must have voices assigned.
Total number voices across all layers
can not exceed 12.
C2
C3
C4
C5
C1
ARP
Press ARP to display the Arp Menu,
and turn arpeggiator on/off.
LOAD (PRESET or BANK)
Press LOAD to access Presets Library.
Press again to exit.
SAVE
Press to save new presets, rename presets
or move existing presets.
A/B
Switches between A and B sound for
active preset. When key is illuminated you
are affecting/adjusting the B sound.
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C7
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C9
RUN
Run/Play the current sequence.
REC
Start recording a new sequence.
SEQ
Display Sequencer Settings.
KBD
Use Quick Keys 1-16 as a keyboard.
Useful when exploring presets or in the
absence of USB/MIDI Keyboard.
COARSE
Switch between FINE and COARSE tuning for
OSC 1, OSC 2 & OSC 3 Tune Knobs.
SYNC
Hard Sync VCO 2 to VCO 1.
SHAPE
Select Wavetable for Digital OSC 3.
LFO 1/2
Switch LFO RATE, LEVEL, SHAPE
controls between LFO 1 and LFO 2.
SUB
Switch VCO 1 pulse to sub-octave square.
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OVERDRIVE
Large boost for very overdriven sound.
TYPE (NOISE)
Select White/Pink/Analog XOR for
Noise source.
LFO SHAPE
Select LFO waveform.
QUICK KEYS 1-16
LOAD Mode: Quick Select Preset or Bank from
first 16 Banks and Presets
MOD Mode: Select the Modulation Source
using keys 1-16.
KBD Mode: Simple keyboard.
Sharps and flats keys are illuminated.
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NINA Keys Basic Operation
Arpeggiator, Load, Save, A/B
Oscillators, Mix, LFO & more
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NINA: 12 Voice Analog Polyphonic Synthesizer
Sequencer, Keyboard

CUTOFF
RES
VCF
SPIN
VCA OUTPUT
SELECT
TO LEFT MIX
TO RIGHT MIX
TO MIX 3
TO MIX 4
OSC 2
OSC 1
MIX
NOISE
OSC 3
PAN
GAIN
OSC 1
TUNE WIDTH BLEND
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KEY:
LEFT
RIGHT
BLEND
OSC 2
TUNE WIDTH SYNC
OSC 3
TUNE POSITION
DRIVE
OVERDRIVE
FUZZ/NOISE
SOURCE
FROM
KEYBOARD
MAIN
EFFECT
PARALLEL
HEADPHONES
FROM LEFT MIX
FROM RIGHT MIX
FROM MIX 3
FROM MIX 4
STEREO
EFFECTS
PROCESSOR
OUTPUT
EG-1 LVL
DECAY
ATTACK
EG-1
RELEASE
SUSTAIN
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EG-1 ATTACK EG-1 DECAY EG-1 SUSTAIN EG-1 RELEASE VCA GAIN VCA PAN VCA SPIN VCF CUTOFF VCF RESONANCE EG-1 LVL EG-2 ATTACK EG-2 DECAY EG-2 SUSTAIN EG-2 RELEASE EG-2 LVL LFO LVL LFO RATE VCO-1 TUNE VCO-1 WIDTH VCO-1 BLEND VCO-1 MIX VCO-2 TUNE VCO-2 WIDTH VCO-2 BLEND VCO-2 MIX WAVE TUNE WAVE SHAPE WAVE MIX NOISE MIX
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LFO
RATE LEVEL
EG-2 LVL
WAVE
= SOURCE / DESTINATION= CV FROM MOD. MATRIX LABEL
SUB
DECAY
ATTACK
EG-2
RELEASE
SUSTAIN
GLIDE
LEFT OUT
RIGHT OUT
OUT 3
OUT 4
KEYBOARD
AFTERTOUCH
VELOCITY
MOD WHEEL
PAN
EXPRESSION
TIME
CVA
MIDI
CVB
SET
EG1
WAVE
LFO
EG2
CUT MOD
Destinations
Sources

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Australia
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