Novation Ultranova User Manual

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23Amplitude and Filter envelopes, but they can be assigned at will to control many other synthfunctions, including most oscillator parameters, ilters, EQ and panning among others.The assignment of Envelopes 3 to 6 to other synth parameters is performed in the Modula-tion Menu (see page 25 for full details). In order to audition their effects, you must irstopen the Modulation Menu and set Modulation Patch 1’s Source to Env3 and theDestination to a parameter of your choice (e.g. Global Oscillator Pitch – 0123Ptch).The arrangement of parameters for Envelopes 3 to 6 is identical, and the arrangementclosely follows that of Envelopes 1 and 2 (Amplitude and Filters). Although denoted asEnvelope 3, the parameter summaries below apply equally to Envelopes 3, 4, 5 & 6, so arenot repeated.The actual function of Envelopes 3 to 6 will obviously depend on what they are routedto control in the Modulation Menu. However, the derivation of the envelope parametersthemselves follow those already described for the Amplitude and Filter envelopes, with theexception of the Delay parameter (Page 1, RE5), whose function is described below.RE1: Envelope 3 Attack TimeDisplayed as: E3AttInitial value: 10Range of adjustment: 0 to 127RE2: Envelope 3 Decay TimeDisplayed as: E3DecInitial value: 70Range of adjustment: 0 to 127RE3: Envelope 3 Sustain LevelDisplayed as: E3SusInitial value: 64Range of adjustment: 0 to 127RE4: Envelope 3 Release TimeDisplayed as: E3RelInitial value: 40Range of adjustment: 0 to 127RE5: Envelope 3 DelayDisplayed as: E3DelayInitial value: 0Range of adjustment: 0 to 127This parameter delays the start of the entire envelope. When a key is pressed, its notesounds normally, with Envelopes 1 and 2 acting as they are programmed. But any furthermodulation effects triggered by Envelopes 3 to 6 will be delayed by a time set by the Delayparameter. The maximum value of 127 represents a delay of 10 seconds, while a value ofabout 60~70 represents a delay of approximately 1 second.RE6: Envelope 3 RepeatDisplayed as: E3RepeatInitial value: 0Range of adjustment: 0 to 127RE7: Envelope 3 Touch TriggerDisplayed as: E3TTrigInitial value: OffRange of adjustment: Off, T1ReTrig to T8ReTrig, T1Trig to T8Trig, T1Enable to T8EnableRE8: Envelope 3 Multi-triggerDisplayed as: E3MTrigInitial value: Re-TrigRange of adjustment: Legato or Re-TrigEnvelope 3 parameters (Page 2)RE1: Envelope 3 Attack SlopeDisplayed as: E3AtSlpInitial value: 0Range of adjustment: 0 to 127RE2: Envelope 3 Decay SlopeDisplayed as: E3DcSlpInitial value: 0Range of adjustment: 0 to 127RE3: Envelope 3 Attack TrackDisplayed as: E3AttTkInitial value: 0Range of adjustment: -64 to +63RE4: Envelope 3 Decay TrackDisplayed as: E3DecTkInitial value: 0Range of adjustment: -64 to +63RE5: Envelope 3 Sustain RateDisplayed as: E3SusRatInitial value: 0Range of adjustment: -64 to +63RE6: Envelope 3 Sustain TimeDisplayed as: E3SusTimInitial value: 127Range of adjustment: 0 to 127RE7: Envelope 3 Level TrackDisplayed as: E3LvlTkInitial value: 0Range of adjustment: -64 to +63Common Envelope ParameterSee page 21. The Track Reference Note parameter is available at RE8 on Page 2 of themenu for every Envelope.lfoSThe UltraNova has three separate Low Frequency Oscillators (LFOs). These are desig-nated LFO1, 2 and 3, are identical in terms of features, and can be used freely to modifymany other synth parameters, such as oscillator pitch or level, ilters, panning, etc.The assignment of LFOs 1 to 3 to other synth parameters is performed in the ModulationMenu (see page 25 for full details). In order to audition their effects, you should irst openthe Modulation Menu and set Modulation Patch 1’s Source to Lfo1+/- or Lfo1+* and theDestination to a parameter of your choice. Note also that the Depth control on this menu(RE6) determines the amount of LFO modulation applied to the Destination parameter,and increasing this value will have a different effect depending on what the Destination pa-rameter is, but can generally be taken to mean “more effect”. The interpretation of negativevalues of Depth will also depend on the chosen Destination parameter.The LFO section has its own set of three LEDs, one per LFO. These monitor the output of eachLFO to provide a convenient visual reference as to their frequency, waveform and phase.Pressing the LFO button [16] opens the LFO Menu, which has two pages for each LFO.One of the SELECT buttons and one of the PAGE buttons will be illuminated, indicatingthat more than one LFO is available to be controlled and that further menu pages are avail-able. A total of 12 parameters per LFO is displayed for adjustment, eight on Page 1 andfour on Page 2. Because the three LFOs’ parameters are identical, only the functions ofLFO1 are described.* Selecting Lfo1+ as the source makes the LFO vary the controlled parameter in apositive sense (i.e. increasing) only. Selecting it as Lfo1+/- varies it in both a positive anda negative sense. These options, and others related to them, are discussed in greater detailat page 25.LFO 1 parameters (Page 1)RE1: LFO 1 RateDisplayed as: L1RateInitial value: 68Range of adjustment: 0 to 127Rate is the oscillator’s frequency. A value of 0 disables the LFO, and most musical effectsCILLATORS O1Semi O1Cents O1VSync O1Wave O1PW/Idx O1Hard O1Dense O1DnsDtn0 0 0 Sawtooth 0 127 0 0O1PtchWh O1WTInt FixNote ModVib MVibRate OscDrift OscPhase NoiseTyp+12 127 Off 0 65 0 0deg WhiteO2Semi O2Cents O2VSync O2Wave O2PW/Idx O2Hard O2Dense O2DnsDtn0 0 0 Sawtooth 0 127 0 0O2PtchWh O2WTInt FixNote ModVib MVibRate OscDrift OscPhase NoiseTyp+12 127 Off 0 65 0 0deg WhiteO3Semi O3Cents O3VSync O3Wave O3PW/Idx O3Hard O3Dense O3DnsDtn0 0 0 Sawtooth 0 127 0 0O3PtchWh O3WTInt FixNote ModVib MVibRate OscDrift OscPhase NoiseTyp+12 127 Off 0 65 0 0deg WhiteFILTERS F1Freq F1Res F1Env2 F1Track F1Type F1DAmnt F1DType F1QNorm127 0 0 127 LP24 0 Diode 64FBalance FRouting FreqLink ResLink-64 Parallel Off OffF2Freq F2Res F2Env2 F2Track F2Type F2DAmnt F2DType F2QNorm127 0 0 127 LP24 0 Diode 64FBalance FRouting FreqLink ResLink-64 Parallel Off OffNVELOPES AmpAtt AmpDec AmpSus AmpRel AmpVeloc AmpRept AmpTTrig AmpMTrig2 90 127 40 0 0 OFF Re-TrigAmpAtSlp AmpDcSlp AmpAttTk AmpDecTk AmpSusRt AmpSusTm AmpLvlTk LvlTkNte0 127 0 0 0 127 0 C 3FltAtt FltDec FltSus FltRel FltVeloc FltRept FltTTrig FltMTrig2 75 35 45 0 0 OFF Re-TrigFltAtSlp FltDcSlp FltAttTk FltDecTk FltSusRt FltSusTm FltLvlTk LvlTkNte0 127 0 0 0 127 0 C 3E3-E6 E3Att E3Dec E3Sus E3Rel E3Delay E3Repeat E3TTrig E3MTrig10 70 64 40 0 0 OFF Re-TrigE3AtSlp E3DcSlp E3AttTk E3DecTk E3SusRat E3SusTim E3LvlTk LvlTkNte0 127 0 0 0 127 0 C 3MIXER O1Level O2Level O3Level RM1*3Lvl RM2*3Lvl NoiseLvl PreFXLvl PstFXLvl127 0 0 0 0 0 0dB 0dBO1Solo O2Solo O3Solo NoisSolo RM13Solo RM23SoloOff Off Off Off Off OffVOICE PortTime PortMode PreGlide PolyMode Unison UnDetuneOff Expo 0 Poly1 Off 25LFO L1Rate L1RSync L1Wave L1Phase L1Slew L1KSync L1Comn L1OneSht1-3 68 Off Sine 0 0 Off Off OffL1Delay L1DSync L1InOut L1DTrig0 Off FadeIn LegatoVOCODER On/Off Balance Width SibLevel SibTypeOff v67 m 0 127 40 HighPassARP EDIT ArpSync ArpMode ArpPatt ArpGTime ArpOctve ArpKsync ArpVel ClockBPM16th Up 1 64 1 Off Off 120