Mutable Instruments ambika User Manual

With great power comes great responsibility – this feature has the potential to create some damage
that would require a factory reset!
Developers can use the avr-nm tool to get a memory map and find out which datastructures are
located at which addresses. For example:
avr-nm build/ambika_controller
/ambika_controller.elf -C -n
. Addresses in
RAM
are prefixed by 0080. Mutable Instruments
cannot guarantee that these addresses won’t be subject to changes from one firmware version to the
other.
Memory card storage
Filesystem layout
The Ambika firmware supports both SD and
SDHC
memory cards, formatted with FAT16 and FAT32
filesystems. Memory cards with long file names are not supported. Congrats to ChaN for his amazing
FAT
library!
Firmware update files
/
AMBIKA.BIN
Firmware update for motherboard
VOICE1.BIN
Firmware update for voicecard 1
...
VOICE6.BIN
Firmware update for voicecard 6
Patches, programs and sequences
/PATCH
/BANK
/A
/000.PAT
Patch 000 in bank A
/000.PA~
Backup version of Patch 000 in bank A
...
/127.PAT
Patch 127 in bank A
/B
/000.PAT
Patch 000 in bank B
...
/Z
/127.PAT
Patch 127 in bank Z
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Mutable Instruments ambika Specifications

General

Brand	Mutable Instruments
Model	ambika
Category	Synthesizer
Language	English

Summary

Getting Started

Overview

Introduces Ambika as a hybrid synthesizer and lists its key features.

Controls and Navigation

Editing Parameters

Explains how to navigate between pages and adjust synthesis parameters using knobs.

Using the Encoder

Synthesis

Digital Oscillators (S1)

Covers oscillator waveforms, morphing parameters, pitch, and tuning.

Mixer (S1)

Explains mixer parameters like mix, noise, sub-oscillator, cross-modulation, and fuzz.

Filter (S2)

Envelopes and LFOs (S3)

Modulation Matrix (S4)

Explains routing modulation sources to synthesis parameters and using modifiers.

Keyboard and Sequencing (S5)

Sequence Editor (S5)

Firmware Update

Firmware Update Procedures

Details updating motherboard and voicecard firmware via SD card or MIDI.

Factory Reset

Resetting to Factory Settings

MIDI Implementation

SysEx Communication