Dubreq Stylophone Gen X-1 User Manual

5. DELAY
A repeating, decaying echo. When switched on,
this creates a repetition of your sound.
This adds space to your sound as it mimics
dierent environments. Think of the dierence
you hear between clapping in a small room
(short delay time as the sound bounces o the
close wall and then is quiet) and clapping in a
big cave (big delay and more feedback as you
hear echo several times as it bounces around),
This is delay!
Congure your Gen X-1 to these settings and play
with the Delay. ..
4. FILTER
This is a Low Pass Filter that cuts o high
frequencies.
This does not control anything, but simply
applies a lter to the GEN X-1.
Think about how physical barriers aect
sounds in the world around us, like hearing
loud music through a wall (mued, low bass
frequencies but high notes cut out), and then
how it changes when you open the door (all
frequencies heard). This is a primitive real world
Low Pass Filter,
Congure your Gen X-1 to these settings and play
with the lter...
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DETAILED GUIDE
1. INTRODUCTION
Welcome to the world of
the Stylophone Gen X-1
portable analog synthesizer
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2. ENVELOPE
Attack and no decay = sustain (by leaving the
lter open).
The envelope controls two parameters on the
Gen X-1, the pitch and the lter, When the
pitch dial is set to zero the attack and decay
will eect only the lter, When the pitch dial is
turned, the attack and decay will also eect the
pitch of the Gen X-1.
The attack dial is used to adjust the amount of
time it takes for either the lter/ pitch to fade
in, The decay control adjusts the amount of
time it takes for the lter/ pitch to fade out.
Think about the sound of a bell, it starts o
abruptly (low attack) and fades out slowly
(high decay),
Congure your Gen X-1 to these settings and play
with the envelope...
3. LOW FREQUENCY
OSCILLATOR
Low-Frequency Oscillator that modulates the
pitch of the sound. You can change it in the
following ways:
WAVE PATTERN Changes the shape (and so
sound) of the wave pattern,
Square (jumps between pitch levels)
Triangle (rises and falls smoothly between
pitch levels)
RATE OF WAVES Eects the number of waves
you hear per second.
DEPTH OF WAVE Changes the depth of the
wave pattern creating peaks and troughs,
The LFO is a very slow oscillator that controls
other parameters on the Gen X-1.
It can eect the pitch of the oscillator and
the frequency of the Pulse Width Modulation
(X button). The switch allows you to choose
between square and triangle wave patterns.
Congure your Gen X-1 to these settings and play
with the LFO...
PITCH ADJUST
This handy control on the underside of the
GEN X-1 allows you to ne tune the pitch
of your sound exactly.
KEYBOARD AND SOUNDSTRIP
You have two ways to make sounds with the stylus:
• The keyboard to play distinct notes
• The soundstrip above the keyboard to slide
between notes on a scale. The soundstrip can
also be played with your nger – this will override
any playing of the keyboard.
When no pitch is engaged,
the Attack and Decay
control the lter.
A Low Pass Filter that cuts
o high frequencies.
A 3.5mm mini jack socket
allows you to apply the LFO
dials, lter, cut o, resonance
and all delay dials, to incoming
audio of your choice. Why not
put your guitar or even voice
through the GEN X-1 !
This mini jack socket
is your audio out and
is also suitable for
headphones.
A repeating, decaying echo.
Three options to enrich
the sound:
Low-Frequency Oscillator
that modulates the sound.
You can change it in the
following ways:
ATTACK how quickly the
frequency fades in
CUT OFF the point to cut
o the high
frequencies
D-TIME time between
the signal and
the echo
DELAY ON activates eect
X adds Pulse Width
Modulation
WAVE select square
or triangle
PITCH controls the
oscillator pitch
RESONANCE the frequency
of the peak point
where you set
the cut o
No sound? Try turning Cut
O to the centre position.
F-BACK creates multiple
echoes
-1 adds a frequency one
octave lower
RATE the number of
waves per second
DEC AY how quickly
the frequency fades
out
ATTACK how quickly the frequency fades in
PITCH how much of the envelope is ALSO
controlling the pitch,
DEC AY how quickly the frequency fades out
CUT OFF The point to cut o the high
frequencies
RESONANCE The frequency of the peak point
to set the cut o.
NO SOUND? Try turning Cut O to the middle.
D TIME This increases the time between the
initial signal and the echo,
F-BACK This creates multiple echoes,
LEVEL This controls the amount of echo
you hear,
E-LEVEL sets how much
echo you hear
-2 adds a frequency two
octaves lower
DEPTH changes peaks
and troughs of
the wave
TUNING
As your Stylophone Gen X-1 is an analog
instrument, the tuning can sometimes drift
depending on temperature and humidity. If
this happens, please see the Users’ Guide.
Insert 4
AA batteries
Switch on
Pick up the stylus and play!
For more tips join the
GEN X-1 community online
www.stylophonegenx1.com
X
-1
-2
POWER
SWITCH
TRIM DIAL
(SCREWDRIVER REQUIRED)
PITCH DIAL
(REAR)
LINE-IN
LINE-OUT
ENVELOPE
DELAY
LFO
FILTER
PWM &
SUB-OCTAVE
LINE-IN
LINE-OUT
The keyboard is set out in the same way as a piano keyboard, with
the bottom row of notes representing the white keys and the top
row the black keys.
You play by touching the tip of the stylus on to a note or your
nger/stylus on the sound strip.
To remove the stylus simply press on the right end and lift gently
to release, TAKE CARE not to damage the connection wire!
The sound strip above the keyboard can be played with either the stylus
or your nger. When played, it will override any playing of the keyboard.
PLEASE NOTE: You need to press down on the sound strip for it to work.

Dubreq Stylophone Gen X-1 Specifications

General

Brand	Dubreq
Model	Stylophone Gen X-1
Category	Synthesizer
Language	English