Arturia MOOG MODULAR 2.6 - Manual (Page 4)

4 ARTURIA – MOOG MODULAR V 2.6 – USER’S MANUAL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1
What's new in Moog Modular v 2.6......................................................................... 7
2 Introduction........................................................................................................ 8
2.1 The birth of modular moog systems.................................................................... 8
2.2 A modular synthesizer, why? ........................................................................... 12
2.3 A better emulation thanks to TAE® .................................................................. 12
2.3.1 Aliasing-free oscillators: .............................................................................. 13
2.3.2 Better reproduction of analog wave forms:..................................................... 13
2.3.3 Better reproduction of analog filters .............................................................. 14
2.3.4 Implementation of soft clipping .................................................................... 15
3 Installation ....................................................................................................... 17
3.1 Windows Installation (XP, VISTA, 7) ................................................................. 17
3.2 Installation Mac OS X ..................................................................................... 19
4 Authorization .................................................................................................... 20
4.1 Registration................................................................................................... 20
4.2 License download ........................................................................................... 22
5 Quick Start ....................................................................................................... 25
5.1 The 4 sections of the Moog Modular V ............................................................... 25
5.1.1 The synthesis section .................................................................................. 25
5.1.2 The other three sections .............................................................................. 26
5.1.3 Reduced view of the keyboard and the real time controllers ............................. 27
5.2 Using presets................................................................................................. 27
5.3 Modular synthesizer ....................................................................................... 29
5.3.1 First connections......................................................................................... 29
5.3.2 Description of the synthesis section modules .................................................. 33
5.4 The other sections.......................................................................................... 37
5.4.1 The sequencer............................................................................................ 37
5.4.2 The effects................................................................................................. 40
5.5 the virtual keyboard and its real time controllers................................................ 45
5.5.1 The keyboard ............................................................................................. 45
5.5.2 The keyboard controllers ............................................................................. 46
5.5.3 The play modes .......................................................................................... 47
5.5.4 The sound design controllers ........................................................................ 48
6 The interface .................................................................................................... 51
6.1 Using the presets ........................................................................................... 51
6.1.1 Choice of bank, sub-bank, preset.................................................................. 51
6.1.2 Creation of a bank, sub-bank, preset............................................................. 52
6.1.3 Saving a user preset ................................................................................... 53
6.1.4 Import / Export of a preset bank .................................................................. 53
6.2 Work pages ................................................................................................... 54
6.2.1 The complete view ...................................................................................... 54
6.2.2 The reduced usage page .............................................................................. 55
6.3 Using controllers ............................................................................................ 55
6.3.1 Knobs........................................................................................................ 55
6.3.2 Joysticks.................................................................................................... 56
6.3.3 Selectors ................................................................................................... 56
6.3.4 Keyboard ................................................................................................... 57
6.3.5 MIDI control............................................................................................... 57
6.4 Using cables .................................................................................................. 61
6.4.1 Audio and modulation connections ................................................................ 61
6.4.2 Modifying a connection ................................................................................ 63
6.4.3 Modulation level setting ............................................................................... 63
6.4.4 Cable display options .................................................................................. 63
6.4.5 Trigger connections..................................................................................... 64
6.4.6 Synchronization connections ........................................................................ 65