DOEPFER Dark Energy User Manual

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Introduction
1. Introduction
1.1. Preface
WelcometoDarkEnergy.Asyouexpectwithoutanydoubt,yourrecentlypurchasedDarkEnergyisnot
atoolforspaceresearch,neithersuitableforastrophysicalstudies.Neverthelesswendthesetopicsas
fascinatingasmusictechnology–reasonenoughtocelebrateHubble&Co‘samazingdiscoveriesabitand
tocallourbrandnewsynthesizerDarkEnergy.
Doepfer says „Thank You!“
FirstofallwewouldliketothankyouforpurchasingDarkEnergy!Wereallyappreciateyourdecisionand
promiseyouanexemplarysupport,includingusefulinformation,easyserviceandinnovativeproductdeve-
lopement.Hopefully,yourDarkEnergywillbeanimportandsourceofcreativepowerforalongtime.
What‘s that?
DarkEnergyisamonophonicanaloguesynthesizerwithUSB-andMIDIinterface.Theentiresoundgene-
rationaswellasallit‘smodulationsourcesare100%trueanalogue.OnlytheUSB/MIDIinterfaceuses,of
course,digitalcomponents.DarkEnergyishousedinaruggedblacksteelcasewithwoodensidepanels.
Onlyhighqualitypotentiometerswithmetalshaftsareused.Eachpotiisscrewedtothechassis.Thespace
betweentheknobsistlargeraswiththeA-100modularsystemandweusedknobswithaneatvintage
look.SoDarkEnerygisasbeautifultoseeastohearandwellmadeforextensivelivetweaking.Yougetall
theadvantagesofatrueanaloguesoundgenerationaswellasdirectaccesstoallsoundparameters–for-
getaboutconfusingmenuesandsmallsizeddisplays.NeverthelessDarkEnergyisamodernsoundgene-
rationtooland,thankstoit‘sbuiltinMIDI/USBinterface,itcaneasilybelinkedtoeverymoderncomputer
basedstudioorlivesetup.HookingupDarkEnergytoclassicanaloguevintageequipmentortoaDoepfer
A-100modularsystemisalsoeasy.
R.t.f.m.!
Weguessedit:Usermanualsareyourrstchoiceinliterature.Congratulations–wetalkthesamelangua-
ge!Ifyoumighthaveanydoubtsabouttheentertainingqualitiesofthismanual,pleaseconsiderthatit‘s
studywillbecomequiteuseful,sinceitwillhighlyincreasetheentertainingqualitiesofyournewsynthesi-
zer.Sopleasedous–andyours–abigfavour:Read(andunderstand)thef...manual.Thankyou!
IntherstsectionyouwillndallneccessaryinformationtohookupDarkEnergyintoyoursetup.Nextto
thisyouwillndabriefoverviewofit‘sfunctionality.Synthesizerexpertsmayusethisasaquickstartguide.
Neverthelessyoushouldnotmissthecompletedescriptionoftheentirefunctionalityinthenextchapter
–DarkEnergyhidessomeinterestingfeatures.Nexttothis,youwillndusefulsoundsettingexamples.If
synthesizertechnologyandthesecretsofsubtractivesoundgenerationmightbetotallynewtoyou,please
checkout„Basicsofsoundgeneration“inthebackofthismanual.
Enoughtalk–herewego...

DOEPFER Dark Energy Specifications

General

LFO	1 LFO with triangle and square waveforms
Envelope	1 ADSR Envelope Generator
Connectivity	MIDI In, CV/Gate In/Out
Type	Analog Synthesizer
Oscillator	1 VCO with sawtooth, pulse, and triangle waveforms
Filter	24 dB low-pass filter
Audio Output	1 mono audio output
Power Supply	External Power Supply