Doepfer Dark Energy I (device no longer available) - Manual (Page 24)

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Dark EnerGy DOEPFER Functionality
Since Dark Energy‘s note range covers a maximum of 5 octaves, higher notes will be ignored and cause
„pauses“ within the pattern. This effect can be used in a creative way to create musical phrases.
Example: With the setting „octave 1“, the played chord A3-C4-F4-G4 will provide exactly the same pattern.
Using „octave 2“ instead, provides the pattern A3, C4, F4, G4, A4, F5, G5 and so on.
(10) MIDI controller for CV4
If Dark Energy receives a MIDI controller message (except bank controller 0 & 32) while being in learn
mode the controller no. of these message defines the controller no. for CV4. I.e. the CV4 output of Dark
Energy corresponds from now on to these controller no. The controller message must be sent on Dark
Energy‘s MIDI channel (see section „MIDI channel / Learn mode“ on page 17). Controller 0 and 32 (Bank
Change) will be ignored and cannot be „learned“.
Whenever Dark Energy receives one of the MIDI messages listed in the table above, the parameter in
question is changed and Dark Energy returnes to the normal play mode, i.e. the LED stops flashing. Pay
attention that not unintentional MIDI messages appear while beeing in the learn mode (e.g. from a sequen-
cer) as you change the settings of Dark Energy with such MIDI messages. All parameter changes made
while beeing in the learn mode are stored non volatile in Dark Energy parameter memory. When Dark
Energy is turned on next time the parameter settings are taken from this memory.
3.3.4. Resetting Dark Energy
To obtain the factory settings for all parameters one has to reset the device. This might be useful if you
e.g. do not remember the last parameter settings (e.g. MIDI channel, reference note, controller # for CV4,
key assign mode) or if they are misadjusted. If your Dark Energy seems to behave strange and you do not
know how to solve the problem resetting the device may help as the values of all parameters are known
after the reset.
To reset the device press down and hold the learn button while the power supply is plugged in. The LED
will turn on and one has to keep down the button a few seconds until the LED starts to flash. Pressing the
button again leads to the normal operation mode and the LED will turn off.
After the reset Dark Energy‘s parameters are set to these default values:
- MIDI channel 1
- Reference note 36 (i.e. the lowest „C“ on a standard 5-octave keyboard)
- Retrigger: on
- CV3: volume (controller #7)
- CV4: modulation (controller #1)
- Key assign mode: highest note
- Internal Arp-Tempo: approx. 120 BPM
- Gate length: 6
- Octave: 1
- Arppeggiator Sync: internal
These values are identical to the factory default settings.