User manual NOVATION A STATION

[. . . ] A-STATION A-station polyphonic synthesizer v in music, anything is possible. User Manual Copyright: Novation E. M. S Limited 2001 A-Station User Guide Version 1. 1 Features and specifications subject to change without notice due to improvements www. novationmusic. com Table of Contents Introduction. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Using this manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Main Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Conventions used in this manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Connecting to audio equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] Select the EQ RATE option and set it to a medium speed. While playing, notice how the sound automatically becomes brighter and softer in time with the speed of the LFO (If there is no effect, select the EQ SYNC option and make sure it is set to o F). The final step is to synchronize this with the musical piece. With a sequencer connected and sending MIDI clock information, (see page 26) set the EQ SYNC to the desired musical timing (See page 27 for listing of timings available). Vocoder Vocoder sounds have recently returned to popularity and are being used more frequently in modern Pop and Dance music. In order to hear a Vocoded sound, recall one of the factory preset sounds (Bank 2 259, 269 and 279) and experiment by entering the Vocoder Menu (Press KEY 5 when in SHIFT mode) and tweaking the settings. All the factory presets require an external audio input such as a microphone to be connected to the external Audio Input jack on the rear panel (See pages 54, 55 and 58 for setting up). To listen to the sound, simultaneously play a connected MIDI keyboard and talk into the microphone (if another input device is being used such as a CD player, then ensure this is playing). The resulting sound will have a Robot or talky like quality to it. EQ LFO Initial Position oF Lo CE Hi Description Off Low Centre High position. Set to C E and it climbs from the centre of the waveform. Using the EQ Filter Effect One of the most powerful ways to use this effect is to automatically open and close the filter in time with the musical piece. The easiest way to listen to this effect is to play a sound with this feature setup. Select a sound (a bright lead or string type sound is ideal for this example). For this effect, the filter must be set to mimic a low pass filter that opens and closes (`sweeps' up and down the frequency spectrum) Select the EQ FREQUENCY option (page33) and set it to 5. Select the EQ AMOUNT option (Page 32) and set it to 63. Play a few notes and listen to the sound. This is because the EQ filter is cutting most of the frequencies above the set point and boosting those below. Select the EQ FREQUENCY option again and while playing the keyboard, adjust the value and notice how the sound becomes Advanced features 34 Effects - Vocoder What is a Vocoder ?Assuming a voice is used via a microphone connected to the external input, the Vocoder superimposes a replica of the voice's energy pattern on to the currently selected sound. The voice signal known as the Modulator is fed to a bank of band pass filters. Each of these filters, 12 of them in the AStation covers a set band in the audio spectrum from low to high frequencies. A program (for example a string sound) is known as the Carrier. [. . . ] IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT!This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this Manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Novation may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables. [. . . ]