Arturia mini v - Default Chapter; Table of Contents

ARTURIA – Mini V – USER’S MANUAL
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 FROM THE FIRST BOB MOOG'S SYNTHESIZERS UP TO TAE ................................................................... 7
1.1 THE GENESIS OF THE 1971 REFERENCE MONOSYNTH .............................................................................. 7
1.2 A BETTER EMULATION THANKS TO TAE
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1.2.1 Aliasing-free oscillators: ............................................................................................................................... 11
1.2.2 Better reproduction of analog waveforms: ................................................................................................... 11
1.2.3 Better reproduction of analog filters ............................................................................................................. 13
1.2.4 Implementation of the soft clipping ............................................................................................................... 14
2 ACTIVATION & FIRST START ........................................................................................................................... 15
2.1 REGISTER & ACTIVATE......................................................................................................................................... 15
3 QUICK START ......................................................................................................................................................... 15
3.1 USING THE PRESETS .............................................................................................................................................. 16
3.1.1 Modifying this preset ..................................................................................................................................... 17
3.2 THE PLAYING MODES ............................................................................................................................................ 18
3.3 OVERVIEW OF THE “CLASSIC” MODE .................................................................................................................... 20
3.4 THE “EXTENDED” MODE ....................................................................................................................................... 21
3.4.1 The modulation matrix .................................................................................................................................. 21
3.4.2 The LFO ........................................................................................................................................................ 22
3.5 THE ARPEGGIATOR SECTION ................................................................................................................................. 23
3.6 THE EFFECTS SECTION .......................................................................................................................................... 23
3.6.1 The chorus ..................................................................................................................................................... 23
3.6.2 The delay ....................................................................................................................................................... 24
3.7 THE REAL TIME CONTROLLERS AND MIDI ASSIGN ................................................................................................ 24
4 THE INTERFACE.................................................................................................................................................... 27
4.1 USE OF PRESETS .................................................................................................................................................... 27
4.1.1 Choice of a bank, sub-bank, preset ............................................................................................................... 27
4.1.2 Creation of a bank, sub-bank, preset ............................................................................................................ 29
4.1.3 Saving a user preset ...................................................................................................................................... 29
4.1.4 Import/ Export of a bank of presets ............................................................................................................... 29
4.2 THE SOUND MAP ................................................................................................................................................... 30
4.2.1 Opening the sound map ................................................................................................................................. 32
4.2.2 The sound map interfaces.............................................................................................................................. 33
4.2.2.1 The sound map main interface .................................................................................................................................. 33
4.2.2.2 The Sound Map overview ......................................................................................................................................... 34
4.2.2.3 The instrument type filter window ............................................................................................................................ 35
4.2.2.4 Preset snap shot memories ........................................................................................................................................ 36
4.2.2.5 The “Morphing” interface ......................................................................................................................................... 36
4.2.2.6 The list preset manager ............................................................................................................................................. 38
4.3 USE OF CONTROLLERS .......................................................................................................................................... 39
4.3.1 Potentiometers .............................................................................................................................................. 39
4.3.2 Switches......................................................................................................................................................... 39
4.3.3 Pitch Bend wheel ........................................................................................................................................... 39
4.3.4 Virtual keyboard ........................................................................................................................................... 40
4.3.5 MIDI control ................................................................................................................................................. 40
4.3.5.1 Learn menu ............................................................................................................................................................... 40
4.3.5.2 Assigning MIDI controls ........................................................................................................................................... 40
4.3.5.3 Manage configurations .............................................................................................................................................. 41
4.3.5.4 Minimum and maximum bounds ............................................................................................................................... 42
4.3.5.5 Multiple assigned parameter ..................................................................................................................................... 42
4.3.5.6 Tricks ........................................................................................................................................................................ 43
5 THE SYNTHESIZER ............................................................................................................................................... 44
5.1 THE OSCILLATORS ................................................................................................................................................ 45
5.2 THE MIXER ............................................................................................................................................................ 46
5.3 THE FILTER AND ITS ENVELOPE ............................................................................................................................. 47
5.4 THE OUTPUT VOLUME AND ITS ENVELOPE ............................................................................................................. 48
5.5 THE POLYPHONIC MODE, THE PLAYING MODES ..................................................................................................... 49
5.6 THE PITCH BEND AND MODULATION WHEELS ........................................................................................................ 50
5.7 THE MOTION RECORDER ...................................................................................................................................... 51