DOEPFER Dark Energy User Manual

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Dark EnerGy
DOEPFER
Introduction
•Powersupply:
Connecttheincludedpoweradaptortothe15VACsocketintherearpanelofDarkEnergy.
Importand: Only use this power adaptor or an equal one with exactly the same specs!
ApowersupplyviaUSBisnotpossiblesincetheinternalanaloguecircuitsofDarkEnergyrunwith+/-12V.
Iftwoormoreunitsruninparallel,eachunitsneedsit‘sownpowersupplywithpoweradaptor.Iftherewill
beademand,wemayconsiderofferingabiggerpoweradaptorwithseveralconnections.
•USB:
ConnectDarkEnergy‘sUSBsockettoyourcomputer.Anycongurationworkordriverinstallationisnot
needed.
•MIDI:
TorunDarkEnergyinaconventionalMIDIsetupwithoutUSB,pleaseconnectDarkEnergy‘sMIDI-inso-
ckettotheMIDI-outsocketofyourMIDIcontrollerdevice(e.g.masterkeyboard,synthesizer,sequencer).
ThedefaultsettingofDarkEnergy‘sMIDIchannelisChannel1.Changingthissettingisdescribedon
page 19 in the chapter „USB/MIDI interface“.
•Audio:
ConnecttheAudiooutputsocketonDarkEnergy‘sfrontpaneltotheaudioinputofyourmixer,amp,etc.
Pleaseusetheincludedconnectioncable.
•CV/Gate:
TorunDarkEnergywithaCV/Gatesequencer/keyboard,youhavetoconnectatleastGate-and
VCOFsockets.Gatetriggersthenotes,VCOFdeterminesthepitchofthenotes.Usingadditionally
VCOPW,VCFFandVCAAconnections,DarkEnergy‘scorrespondingsoundparameterscanbe
controlled dynamically via control voltages. More on this topic later on in this manual.
1.3. Check it out
Pleasebringallfrontpanelcontrolstoit‘sbasicsettingasshowninthepicturebelow.ThedefaultMIDI
channelsettingis1andshouldnotbechangedatthismoment.
Tune
Res
ADSR
Range
Shape
Shape
Shape
Range
Range
LFO1 LFO2 LFO1
LFO2
up half low
high
highhigh
low
low
ADSR ADSR ADSR
ADSR
down full
medium
Attack
Decay
Sustain
Release
medium
medium
Frequ.
Frequ.
Inputs Outputs
GateVCA AVCF FVCO PWVCO F Ext.
Audio
LFO1 Envelope Audio
VCO VCF
Envelope
VCA
LFO1
LFO2
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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