Mutable Instruments Braids - Manual (Page 2)

Settings
Click the encoder to display a list of settings. Scroll
through the settings and click to modify one of them.
Once the value has been modified, click to confirm and
get back to the menu. Selecting the first option (WAVE)
saves all the current settings in memory and brings
you back to the module’s initial state (oscillator model
selection).
An overview of the available settings:
BITS / RATE is the bit-depth and sample rate of the
audio output, for digital grit and crunchiness!
QNTZ applies a semitone or quartertone quantization to
the V/Oct input.
FLAT/DRFT/SIGN create various VCO-like instabilities.
TRIG allows a simple AD envelope (6 preset shapes) to
shape the sound whenever a trigger is received on the
TRIG input.
Installation
Braids requires a -12V / +12V / +5V power supply (2x8
pin connector). The ribbon cable connector must be
aligned so that the red stripe of the ribbon cable (-12V)
is on the same side of the module’s power header as the
“Red stripe” marking on the board.
The power consumption is as follows:
-12V: 15mA; +12V: 15mA; +5V: 85mA.
Online manual and help
The full manual can be found online at
mutable-instruments.net/modules/braids/manual
For help and discussions, head to
mutable-instruments.net/forum/
Calibration
Calibrating Braids is as easy as playing a C2 and a C4
note from an accurate MIDI>CV interface or CV source.
Read more about this in the online manual!
Front panel
Controls
A. Display and encoder - when the module starts, they
show and modify the oscillator model.
B. C. Fine and coarse frequency controls.
D. FM attenuverter. Adjusts the amount and polarity of
frequency modulation from the FM input.
E. F. Timbre control, and timbre modulation attenu-
verter. Principal dimension of sound motion and wave-
shaping.
G. Color. Secondary dimension of waveshaping. The
function of Timbre and Color depends on the oscillator
type. Refer to the table on the other side!
Inputs and Outputs
1. Trigger input. Resets the oscillator phase. For the
physical modeling algorithms this input needs to be
triggered to “excite” the oscillator (or it won’t produce
any sound).
2. V/Oct. Main frequency control input, with V/Oct scale.
3. 4. 5. Frequency, timbre, and color modulation CV
inputs.
6. Audio output.
A
B
E
1 2 3 4 5 6
C
F
D
G