Doepfer Dark Energy I (device no longer available) - Manual (Page 4)

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Dark EnerGy DOEPFER Introduction
1. Introduction
1.1. Preface
Welcome to Dark Energy. As you expect without any doubt, your recently purchased Dark Energy is not
a tool for space research, neither suitable for astrophysical studies. Nevertheless we find these topics as
fascinating as music technology – reason enough to celebrate Hubble & Co‘s amazing discoveries a bit and
to call our brandnew synthesizer Dark Energy.
Doepfer says „Thank You!“
First of all we would like to thank you for purchasing Dark Energy! We really appreciate your decision and
promise you an exemplary support, including useful information, easy service and innovative product deve-
lopement. Hopefully, your Dark Energy will be an importand source of creative power for a long time.
What‘s that?
Dark Energy is a monophonic analogue synthesizer with USB- and MIDI interface. The entire soundgene-
ration as well as all it‘s modulationsources are 100% true analogue. Only the USB/MIDI interface uses, of
course, digital components. Dark Energy is housed in a rugged black steel case with wooden sidepanels.
Only high quality potentiometers with metal shafts are used. Each poti is screwed to the chassis. The space
between the knobs ist larger as with the A-100 modular system and we used knobs with a neat vintage
look. So Dark Eneryg is as beautiful to see as to hear and well made for extensive live tweaking. You get all
the advantages of a true analogue soundgeneration as well as direct access to all soundparameters – for-
get about confusing menues and small sized displays. Nevertheless Dark Energy is a modern soundgene-
ration tool and, thanks to it‘s built in MIDI/USB interface, it can easily be linked to every modern computer
based studio or live setup. Hooking up Dark Energy to classic analogue vintage equipment or to a Doepfer
A-100 modular system is also easy.
R.t.f.m.!
We guessed it: User manuals are your first choice in literature. Congratulations – we talk the same langua-
ge! If you might have any doubts about the entertaining qualities of this manual, please consider that it‘s
study will become quite useful, since it will highly increase the entertaining qualities of your new synthesi-
zer. So please do us – and yours – a big favour: Read (and understand) the f... manual. Thank you!
In the first section you will find all neccessary information to hook up Dark Energy into your setup. Next to
this you will find a brief overview of it‘s functionality. Synthesizer experts may use this as a quickstart guide.
Nevertheless you should not miss the complete description of the entire functionality in the next chapter
– Dark Energy hides some interesting features. Next to this, you will find useful soundsetting examples. If
synthesizer technology and the secrets of subtractive soundgeneration might be totally new to you, please
check out „Basics of soundgeneration“ in the back of this manual.
Enough talk – here we go...