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1. DRESSED FILTER BISCUIT user manual Copyright 2009 OTO MACHINES SARL All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of OTO MACHINES SARL Product features specifications availability and informations in this manual are subject to change without notice www otomachines com Safety warnings and recommendations Do not eat Biscuit Before using BISCUIT make sure you read all the instructions below and the User Manual BISCUIT should be connected to a power supply only of the type described in this manual The included AC adaptor has some openings on its enclosure for cooling purpose Do not obstruct these openings or place things on the top of the AC adaptor which could prevent normal cooling If your BISCUIT is unused for a long period of time disconnect the AC adaptor from the outlet BISCUIT in combination with an external amplification system or headphones may gener ate a high sound level which could potentially damage your ears Do not operate BISCUIT for a long period of time at a high volume level It s safer to keep reasonable levels and start with low volume Do not expose BISCUIT and its AC adaptor to rain moisture dust sand or dirt Do not pour liquids into BISCUIT Never use or store BISCUIT near water for example sea swimming pool bathtub kitchen or bathroom sink BISCUIT should be located away from high temperatures gt 352. 98 BRAIN 4 F3 5 WAVE Press one of the four switches on the right to activate or deactivate one of the four effects 08 You can only have one effect activated at a time The corresponding switch lights up red to show you which effect is currently selected The effect name is written underneath the switches Depending on the chosen effect you have different parameters to set These parameters are accessible through the F1 F2 F3 Switches and the CLOCK pot acting as DATA ENTRY in this case 13 09 PRESS ONE OF THIS SWITCH TO SELECT BRAIN WAVESHAPER TYPE 5 WAVE 6 DELAY PITCH 8 STEP 3 1 WAVESHAPER A waveshaper is a device that modifies the signal waveform using digital processing BISCUIT offers you 8 types of waveshaping These treatments can create distortions type 1 to 5 very different from Biscuiting cf chap 2 or even generate a synthesizer waveform type 6 to 8 14 Only the F1 and F2 switches are used in this effect They al low you to select one of the 8 types of waveshaping The switch lit up white indicates the current selection 09 The CLOCK pot acts as usual changing the sampling frequency except for the last 3 waveshapers oscillators where CLOCK sets the filter attack 10 1 2 WAVESHAPER TYPES 10 1 Rectifying The negative parts of th
3. To modify their state just press any rectangular switch 06 NB High order bits 6 7 8 are the most powerful bits Changing their state produces stronger distortion than changing the state of low order bits 1 2 3 Changing 1 2 3 bits produces subtle effects 12 06 BIT ACTIVE BIT INVERTED WHITE RED BIT MUTED OFF and is often used for bit reduction or for adding noise to signal BISCUIT has a level compensation system However depending on the input signal distortion can still be very loud Keep the DRESSED pot in check to avoid hearing problems Shortcuts When you press the 1 and 2 switches simultaneously the 8 bits are in their normal state they re all white When you press the 1 and 3 switches simultaneously the 8 bits are all inverted they re all red When you press the 1 and 4 switches simultaneously the 8 bits are off NB You can save your 8 bits configuration in one of the 8 memory slots called Snapshot cf Chap 4 107 3 EFFECTS You can add one of the four following effects to your 8 bit modifications WAVESHAPER PITCH SHIFTER DELAY and STEP FILTER BISCUIT is a dual mono effect there are two BISCUIT in the box WAVESHAPER and STEP FILTER are stereo DELAY and PITCH SHIFTER are mono Direct signal NAKED is always stereo To activate and set effects press the BRAIN switch which lights up blue o7
4. switch still lights up red and has saved the last freeclock setting 14 By pressing the F2 switch again you go back to the freeclock function The CLOCK pot s physical position may very well be different than the previous freeclock setting since you moved it to set the delay feedback 15 18 To prevent a sudden jump of the delay time the CLOCK pot will not be active until it reaches the previous value The BYPASS switch will briefly turn blue to indicate this NB BISCUIT modifies the delay time by changing its sampling frequency The longer the delay slow tempo and dotted quarter note the lower the sampling frequency Some aliasing may appear when the input signal contains H F harmonics TURN THE CLOCK POT BRAIN TO CHANGE PITCH LIT UP WHITE i _ DOWN S3 5 WAVE 1 TAR 2 F BRAIN 5TH MIN 3RD UP NER P 3 F2 5 6 DELAY 7 PITCH 8 STEP 3 3 PITCH SHIFTER An Old School 8 bit transposition is applied to the signal Only the left input is used the pitch shifter output is sent on both left and right outputs and can be mixed with the direct signal The 1 to 4 switches are inactive in this mode Only the CLOCK pot is used in this effect It selects the transposition value indicated by one of the 8 switches lit up white 16 1 2 Octaves down C 1 2 1 Octave down C 2 3 1 Fifth down F 2 4 Detune signal is transposed by
5. page 27 page 27 page 28 page 29 page 30 page 31 page 33 page 36 1 PRESENTATION Thank you for choosing the BISCUIT BISCUIT is a stereo effects processor Thanks to a subtle blend of 8 bit digital and analog processing BISCUIT is able to create a wide range of sounds It goes from 8 bit character and lo fi digital artefacts to numeric distortions BISCUIT is very useful to add depth and texture to any kind of electronic sound It works best with synthesizers digital or analog bassline drum machines loops samplers or computers but you can use it with any other Source BISCUIT is basically an enhanced bit depth and sample rate reducer known as bitcrusher followed by an analog filter and a simple mixing section dry wet It also offers other features like removing or inverting each of the 8 bits changing the sample rate from 250Hz to 30kHz or adding one of the four effects waveshaper delay pitch shifter and step filter Biscuit is MIDI compatible You can save the complete BISCUIT settings pots and switches in 16 presets A SysEx dump function lets you save and recall as many presets as you like on your computer Features Stereo inputs and outputs Input gain from co to 15 dB with diode clipping Real amp bit Analog to Digital and Digital to Analog converters analog multimode filter with resonance control Variable sample clock from 250 Hz to 30 kHz Unique capability of
6. SEND ALL PRESETS The 16 presets will be sent in an unique SysEx file 3 RECEIVE ONE PRESET The switches 1 to 8 flash red Press one of the Switches 1 to 8 to select the preset destination The corresponding switch will turn pink waiting for a manually sent SysEx file from the computer 31 35 36 STATUS DESCRIPTION PRESETS PROGRAM CHANGE NUMBER OxFO SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE 1 0 0x00 OTO MACHINES ID 1 2 T 0720 010 MACHINES ID 2 3 2 0x70 OTO MACHINES ID 3 4 3 0x01 BISCUIT ID 5 4 0x01 PRESET DUMP CODE 6 5 Oxvv PRESET NUMBER 00 TO 15 7 6 Oxvv PRESET PACKED DATA 40 BYTES 8 T OxF7 END OF EXCLUSIVE 9 8 10 9 SYSEX NOTA BENE 5 4 PROGRAM CHANGE 11 12 4 RECEIVE ALL PRESETS The switches 1 to 8 light up pink waiting for If you encounters problems when sending or receiving presets by SysEx You can recall a BISCUIT preset from a MIDI controller or a computer using 13 a SysEx file from the computer you should send the SysEx file manually try to PROGRAM CHANGE messages 14 The 16 presets from the SysEx file are now stored in the BISCUIT s 16 set the delay between played messages or buffers of the program 45 presets being used to transfer the SysEx messages to 250 ms PROGRAM CHANGE allows you to recall 128 programs but there s only 16 38 To exit the MIDI SETTING mode press the BYPASS switch again while pressing the BRAIN switch or wait for 10 seconds BISCUIT will revert to its regular state
7. does not cover damage due to abuse faulty connections or operation under other than specified conditions Warranty is void when serial number is un readable when the device is repaired by unauthorized persons opened or tampered with in any way or if the product was not sold to the end user through an authorized dealer or the OTO MACHINES website This warranty is limited to replacement or repair of the product The unit can only be returned for repair after agreement from OTO Machines Customer covers shipping cost of faulty BISCUIT to Machines OTO Machines ers shipping cost back to customer Disposal The trash can symbol indicates that your product must be disposed of properly according to local laws and regulations BISCUIT has been tested to comply with the 2004 108 EC EMC Directive X Table of contents 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 3 1 3 2 3 3 3 4 Presentation User Interface Front Panel Rear Panel Example connections Diagram Set the Input Level Biscuiting Effects Waveshaper Delay Pitch Shifter Step Filter page 5 page 6 page 8 page 9 page 11 page 11 page 12 page 13 page 14 page 16 page 19 page 20 4 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 5 1 5 2 5 3 5 4 Presets Saving a preset Recalling a preset Snapshots Potentiometers position Factory presets Midi Midi Channel Midi Filters Presets Dump Program Change Specifications page 24 page 24 page 25 page 26
8. four times as fast as the TAP TEMPO or MIDI BEAT CLOCK Speed 22 7 Speed x8 The STEP FILTER goes eight times as fast as the TAP TEMPO or MIDI BEAT CLOCK Speed 8 Speed x24 The STEP FILTER goes 24 times as fast as the TAP TEMPO or MIDI BEAT CLOCK Speed F3 NUMBER When the switch lit up red you can choose the number of steps with the CLOCK pot One of the 2 3 4 6 8 switches lit up white indicating the current number of steps 20 Summary of the fx parameters 21 amp SELECT THE PLAY MODE WHEN F2 IS LIT UP SELECT THE STEP WITH CLOCK MOVE FREQ TO WRITE NB 1 The CLOCK pot sets the filter attack for the WAVE number 6 7 and 8 oscillators NB 2 Use the CLOCK pot to modify the parameters NB 3 The CLOCK pot select the pitch 2 oct 1 oct 5th detune 3rd m 3rd M 5th 1 oct SPEED 2 x1 x2 x4 x8 or x24 PLAY MODE hit TAP fwd alt random TAP F1 F2 F3 WAVESHAPER 1 NOT USED NOT USED SELECT ONE OF THE 8 WAVESHAPER SELECT ONE OF THE 8 WAVESHAPER DELAY TAP TEMPO DIVISION 2 FEEDBACK 2 FREE CLOCK 2 d J J J J FROM 0 100 DELAY TIME PITCH SHIFTER 3 NOT USED NOT USED NOT USED NOT USED STEP FILTER TAP TEMPO WRITE RUN NUMBER 2 2 3 4 6 or 8 STEPS 23 22 J 3 F2 F3 5 WAVE 6 DELAY 7 PITCH 8 STEP 4 PRESETS You can save all the BISCUIT functions pots position switches filter by pass fx in one of
9. some hundredths of a semitone C 3 5 1 Minor third up D 3 6 1 Major third up E 3 7 1 Fifth up G 3 8 1 Octave up C 4 NB You can also select the transposition value by using a MIDI key board The notes are written between parentheses 19 SELECT THE M BRAIN TO WRITE LIT UP WHITE 3 4 STEP FILTER STEP FILTER allows you to memorize 8 positions steps of the FREQ pot and to read these different steps one after the other Many settings of Play Mode Speed and Number of steps are available The STEP FILTER speed depends on TAP TEMPO or MIDI BEAT CLOCK A MIDI START message will lock the first step to the beginning of the first bar The TAP F1 F2 F3 switches are used to set the STEP FILTER parameters When the F1 F2 and F3 switches are off the CLOCK pot acts as usual modification of the sampling frequency 20 WRITE THE CUTOFF E yt FREQUENCY LIT UP WHITE 28 PRESS THE SWITCH BRAIN TURN THE CLOCK POT 5 WAVE TO CHANGE SPEED LIT UP WHITE 6 DELAY 7 PITCH 8 STEP 3 2 TAP Tap this switch in rhythm to set the STEP FILTER speed The switch will flash in rhythm If BISCUIT receives a MIDI BEAT CLOCK message the TAP switch will be inactive and the STEP FILTER speed will follow the MIDI tempo Unless you have deactivated the MIDI CLOCK RX function in the MIDI menu Cf Chap
10. 5 F1 WRITE When this switch lights up red you can record any position of the FREQ pot Filter cutoff frequency in one of the 8 steps The CLOCK pot allows you to choose one of the 8 steps that lights up white To record a cutoff frequency value you just have to move the FREQ pot to the desired position If you don t touch the FREQ pot the previous value will not be erased 17 F2 RUN When this switch lights up red you can choose one of the 3 play modes and select one of the 5 speeds Press the TAP switch to select one of the 3 play modes indicated by one of the 3 first switches lit up white 18 1 Forward The steps play from left to right looping back to step 1 when the last step is reached depending on the NUMBER parameter BRAIN x4 x8 DELAY PITCH 8 STEP 2 Alternate The steps play from left to right When the last step is reached depending on the NUMBER parameter the steps play in reverse from right to left 3 Random The steps play at random Move the CLOCK pot to select one of the 5 speeds indicated by one of the last 5 switches lit up white 19 21 TURN THE CLOCK POT TO CHANGE NUMBER 7 BRAIN OF STEPS LIT UP WHITE 4 Speed x1 The STEP FILTER goes at the TAP TEMPO or MIDI BEAT CLOCK Speed 5 Speed x2 The STEP FILTER goes twice as fast as the TAP TEMPO or MIDI BEAT CLOCK Speed 6 Speed x4 The STEP FILTER goes
11. D Weight External 9VAC power supply included Power Consumption Size W x H x D Weight 190mm x 60mm x 117mm 7 48 x 2 36 x 4 60 580 g 1 27 Ib 4 2 Watts max 75mm x 80mm x 50mm 2 95 x 3 15 x 1 96 245 g 0 53 Ib OTO MACHINES SARL 27 Boulevard Saint Martin 75003 PARIS FRANCE 33 0 1 83 56 25 89 www otomachines com info otomachines com support otomachines com Cooker Denis Cazajeux Thinker St phane Briat Drawer H5 Ludovic Houplain Sandra Schmalz Thanks to Elise Canepa Annie Giroud Vincent Belliard Ludovic Houplain Sandra Schmalz Arnaud Fleurent Didier Francois Allaux Rachel Cazadamont Paolo Carrozzino Alex Gopher Etienne de Cr cy Bruce Keen Edith Rambaud C sar Ognib ne Jean Christophe Niquet Mathieu Persan Model Serial N 0001 Rons CE X FE Oto machines Made in France
12. OTE 22 to 42 DOTTED QUARTER NOTE 43 to 63 EIGHTH 65 to 84 DOTTED EIGHTH 85 to 105 SIXTEENTH 106 10 127 DOTTED SIXTEENTH DELAY FEEDBACK 33 CC NUMBER HEX 21 VALUES Oto 15 2096 16 to 31 gt 10 32 to 47 20 48 to 63 30 64 to 79 35 80 to 95 45 96 96 to 111 50 112 to 127 100 DELAY FREE CLOCK 34 PITCH SHIFT 35 STEP FILTER PLAY 36 MODE STEP FILTER SPEED 37 STEP FILTER 38 NUMBER 22 23 24 25 26 Oto 63 OFF 64 to 127 ON NOTICE DELAY TIME IS CONTROLLED BY THE CLOCK CC N 18 IN FREE CLOCK MODE 15 2 OCTAVE DOWN 16 to 31 1 OCTAVE DOWN 32 to 47 1 FIFTH DOWN 48 to 63 DETUNE 64 to 79 1 MINOR THIRD UP 80 to 95 1 MAJOR THIRD UP 96 to 111 1 FIFTH UP 112 to 127 1 OCTAVE UP O to 42 FORWARD 43 to 84 ALTERNATE 85 to 127 RANDOM Oto 25 1 26 to 50 x 2 5110 75 4 76 to 100 x 8 101 to 127 x 24 Oto 25 2 26 to 50 3 5110 75 4 76 to 100 6 101 to 127 8 35 34 6 SPECIFICATIONS Input Input Connectors Maximum Input Level Impedance Output Output Connectors Maximum Output Level Impedance 2 x unbalanced 1 4 jacks 14 7 dBu Naked 5 dBu Dressed Drive pot 9 10 o clock position 390 k ohms 2 x unbalanced 1 4 jacks 14 7 dBu Naked 5 dBu Dressed 220 ohms All measurements done with a 1kHz sine wave 36 General Size W x H x
13. SHOTS You can save your 8 bits configuration in one of the 8 memory slots called Snapshot Snapshots only save the 8 bits status If you want to save all the BISCUIT functions pots effects and parameters use the Presets cf Chap 4 The 8 snapshots are independent from the presets SAVING A SNAPSHOT While pressing the BRAIN switch press the 1 TAP switch 26 26 Keep pressing the BRAIN switch for 2 seconds 25 The switches 1 to 8 flash red You can now press one of the switches 1 to 8 to save the 8 bits status in the corresponding snapshot The switches revert to their regular states RECALLING A SNAPSHOT While pressing the BRAIN switch press the 1 TAP switch 26 The switches 1 to 8 flash white You can now press one of the switches 1 to 8 to recall the corresponding snapshot The switches stop flashing and revert to their regular states 27 1 2 4 LOVE 8 OLD COMPUTER BITS BENDING DARK SIDE NOISE ADDER BROKEN DELAY MIDLINE DETUNE BECQUEREL DIRTY LEAD DIGITAL DUCK 4 4 POTENTIOMETERS POSITION Once you recall a preset the physical position of a pot may not be the same as in the preset To prevent a sudden jump of volume after recalling a preset the preset value will reach the pot value in a smooth fade of 1 second If you want to know the original value of a pot in the preset you just re called keep pressing the BRAIN switch and move this pot Th
14. The table 35 shows you the content of BISCUIT s SysEx DUMP messages 32 reduce the transmit speed of the program being used to transfer the SysEx messages update the drivers for your MIDI interface remove any devices between your interface and BISCUIT such as MIDI thru boxes mergers splitters use another interface presets in BISCUIT memory The first 16 PROGRAM CHANGE messages 0 to 15 correspond to the 16 BISCUIT presets The following 16 PROGRAM CHANGE messages 16 to 31 will correspond also to the 16 BISCUIT presets The following table indicates which BISCUIT preset is recalled by a PRO GRAM CHANGE message 36 37 CC NUMBER CC NUMBER HEX VALUES DRIVE 14 0 to 127 NAKED 15 o DRESSED 16 8 s BIT 1 20 O to 42 OFF BIT 3 22 85 to 127 INVERSE BIT 4 23 7 BYPASS 28 6 0 to 63 ON BISCUIT DEACTIVATED 64 to 127 OFF BISCUIT ACTIVATED FILTER MODE 29 0 to 42 LOW PASS 43 to 84 BAND PASS 85 to 127 HHPASS FX 30 E 0 to 25 OFF 26 to 50 WAVE SHAPING 51 to 75 DELAY 76 to 100 PITCH SHIFTER 101 to 127 STEP FILTER WAVE TYPE 31 T oto15 1 16 to 31 gt 2 ALT RECT 32to 47 3 BAT FUZZ 48 to 63 4 BISCUIT 64 to 79 5 SWAP 80 to 95 6 SAW OSC 96 to 111 7 LO SAW OSC 112 to 127 8 LO SQUAR OSC DELAY DIVISION 32 20 O to 21 QUARTER N
15. UIT electronics can be enabled or dis abled This can be useful with an external sequencer 2 SEND CC Enables the physical controls pots and switches to send their corresponding CONTINUOUS CONTROLLER message 37 30 3 RECEIVE CC Enables BISCUIT functions drive filter to be con trolled by incoming CONTINUOUS CONTROLLER messages 37 4 RECEIVE CLOCK Enables DELAY and STEP FILTER tempo to be syn chronised to the incoming BEAT CLOCK messages including START and CONTINUE 5 RECEIVE PGM Enables BISCUIT to follow incoming PROGRAM CHANGE messages 6 RECEIVE NOTE Enables BISCUIT to accept incoming NOTE ON messages for Waveshapers nr 6 7 8 amp Pitch shifter 34 5 3 PRESETS DUMP This sub menu allows you to save one or all BISCUIT presets to a computer and recall them back later using a SysEx System Exclusive MIDI message library utility Connect BISCUIT to your computer s MIDI interface to send and receive presets The switches 1 to 4 light up red Press one of the switches 1 to 4 to access the following DUMP actions 34 1 SEND ONE PRESET The switches 1 to 8 flash white Press one of the Switches 1 to 8 to send the desired preset as a SysEx file To send one of the presets 9 to 16 do the same as explained above When the 8 switches are flashing white press the BRAIN switch again BRAIN switch turns blue You can now send one of the presets 9 to 16 by pressing the switches 1 to 8 2
16. d parameters They are also used for presets MIDI section and snapshots 01 1 DRESSED BYPASS pr 7 BRAIN 22 ITER 1 2 REAR PANEL 02 1 3 EXAMPLE CONNECTIONS 03 1 IN L MONO Left or Mono input Unbalanced 1 4 jack oooo0oo0oo00000 0000000000 2 IN R Right input Unbalanced 1 4 jack OUT L Left output Unbalanced 1 4 jack s i B E 4 OUT R Right output Unbalanced 1 4 jack 5 MIDI IN MIDI input 6 MIDI OUT MIDI output 7 AC ADAPTOR INPUT Only use a 9 volts AC adaptor 500 mA minimum with a 2 1mm plug h 8 POWER SWITCH COMPUTER MIDI INTERFACE MONITOR SPEAKERS DRUM MACHINE LINE INPUTS NI 440 NO JVA6 e z 4 AC ADAPTER 0 0 0 SYNTHESIZER 04 IN L MONO RIGHT 10 CONVERTER MIDI 1 0 CONVERTER CLOCK MICRO CONTROLLER MULTIMODE lt NAKED FILTER FILTER OUT T DRESSED LEFT USER INTERFACE SWITCHES LEDS DRESSED MULTIMODE CONVERTER FILTER FILTER OUT NAKED RIGHT 1 4 DIAGRAM 04 After changing gain by using the DRIVE pot the sound is converted into an 8 bit digital signal The sample clock can be adjusted from 250 Hz to 30 kHz By lowering the sampling frequency aliasing effects are produced You can m
17. degrees C for example direct sunlight in an enclosed vehicle radiators heat registers stoves or other heat Sources Only clean BISCUIT with a soft dry cloth Do not apply any liquids or alcohol Do not apply excessive vibration forces to BISCUIT do not drop it and always transport it in its original packaging or in shock absorbent material Never climb on top of nor place heavy objects on BISCUIT Some parts of BISCUIT are fragile such as the housing and some electronic components 50 dropping it might damage your BISCUIT Repair work resulting from dropped BISCUIT is not covered by the normal warranty of the product Do not leave small children alone with BISCUIT and do not let them use BISCUIT unless they are capable of following all the rules for the safe operation of BISCUIT Do not open or modify in any way BISCUIT or its AC adaptor There are no user serviceable parts inside Refer all servicing to qualified personnel only If you think your BISCUIT needs repair you can send us an e mail at support otomachines com 2 Warning on epilepsy A very small percentage of individuals may experience epileptic seizures or blackouts when exposed to certain light patterns or flashing lights If you have an epileptic condition or have had seizures of any kind consult your physician before using Biscuit Warranty BISCUIT is sold with one year full warranty This warranty covers all malfunctions that may occur from normal use and
18. e BYPASS switch turns blue when the pot reaches the preset value 28 3 4 5 FACTORY PRESETS The 16 BISCUIT presets contain factory settings called the factory pre sets 27 By saving your own presets you will erase these factory presets You can still recall these 16 factory presets whenever you want While pressing the BRAIN switch press the FILTER switch Keep pressing the BRAIN switch for 4 seconds 28 The switches 1 to 8 will first flash red after 2 seconds and will flash pink 2 seconds later Press one of the switches 1 to 8 to recall the desired factory preset Switches stop flashing Only the selected switch stays alight for 2 seconds 27 EJ BYPASS BRAIN Switches then revert to their regular function To recall one of the factory presets 9 to 16 do the same as explained above When the 8 switches are flashing pink press the BRAIN switch again The BRAIN switch turns blue You can now select one of the factory presets 9 to 16 by pressing the switches 1 to 8 To exit the factory preset mode press the FILTER switch while press ing the BRAIN switch or wait for 10 seconds BISCUIT will revert to its regular state NB When you recall a factory preset it doesn t erase the corresponding user preset 28 5 MIDI BISCUIT is MIDI compatible Every pot and switch can send its own Con tinuous Controller known as CC BISCUIT accepts the following incoming MIDI messag
19. e signal are inverted and become positive This waveshaper creates an octave up effect similar to a fuzz octave pedal 2 Alternate rectifying Only the positive parts of the signal are used and one of two are taken off This waveshaper creates a distorted octave down effect 3 Bat Fuzz Beyond a certain threshold sound is inverted as in a mir ror 4 Biscuit This create a fifth down effect with some crunchy saturation added 5 Swap The 1 to 4 bits are swapped with the 5 to 8 bits This distortion is pretty radical and full of high harmonics It may be close to white noise depending on the signal level Try to lower the DRIVE pot to get different sound colours The 6 7 and 8 waveshapers are little synthesizers They generate a wave form that tracks input signal frequency These 3 waveshapers work best on bass synth sounds but can lead to stunning results on other sources The DRIVE pot works at the same time on the sensitivity of the filter attack and on the detection of input signal to generate the waveform To allow the oscillator to work properly BISCUIT needs a certain amount of input signal Thus the BYPASS switch should often light up orange Adjust the DRIVE pot to obtain a stable sound and a well defined attack The CLOCK pot sets the level of the filter attack When the incoming signal attacks are not detached legato the filter at tack will not be triggered Play staccato or play on a keyboard connected
20. es CONTINUOUS CONTROLLER 37 for all BISCUIT controls pots switches and effects BEAT CLOCK PROGRAM CHANGE NOTE ON for Waveshapers nr 6 7 8 amp Pitch shifter 1 While pressing the BRAIN switch press the BYPASS switch to enter the MIDI SETTING mode 29 The 1 to 3 switches flash white to let you know that you have 3 sub menus in the MIDI SETTING mode Press one of the 1 to switches to access the following sub menus 30 32 PRESS BRAIN TO SELECT CHANNELS 9 TO 16 5 1 MIDI CHANNEL The switches 1 to 8 light up red alternately in a forward backward move ment 31 Press one of the switches 1 to 8 to assign the desired MIDI CHANNEL to BISCUIT The MIDI Channel selected will be the same for transmission and reception of MIDI data To assign one of the MIDI channel 9 to 16 do the same as explained above When you see the blinking movement press the BRAIN switch again BRAIN switch turns blue 32 You can now select one of the MIDI channel 9 to 16 pressing the switches 1 to 8 29 33 F2 5 2 MIDI FILTERS The switches 1 to 6 light up or flash red When the switch is flashing the corresponding function is inactive and when the switch is on the function is active Press one of the switches 1 to 6 to activate or deactivate the following functions 33 1 LOCAL CONTROL Internal connection between the physical controls pots and switches and the BISC
21. muting and inverting each of the 8 bits FX section Waveshaper Delay Pitch Shifter and Step Filter Separate level control of dry and 8 bit signals 16 presets MIDI compatible True relay bypass Rugged metallic Neutrik connectors 1 1 USER INTERFACE Front Panel 1 1 DRIVE Input gain from ce to 15 dB placed before the AD conversion A diode clipper protects the converters 2 NAKED Dry signal level from co to dB 3 DRESSED 8 bit signal level from dB 4Q Filter Resonance 5 FILTER Filter type Switch colour indicates which type of filter is selected Green is for Low pass Yellow for Band pass and Orange for Hi pass 6 FREQ Filter cutoff frequency from 20 Hz to 15kHz 7 BRAIN When BRAIN is off the switches 1 to 8 are used for Biscuiting cf Chap 2 When BRAIN is Blue the switches 1 to 8 are used for selecting FXs and parameters This switch is also used for recalling and saving Presets and to access the MIDI section 8 CLOCK Sample Clock Frequency from 250 Hz to 30 kHz This pot is also used in the FX section to set parameters 9 BYPASS True relay bypass When the switch lights up green BISCUIT is active It turns orange when input signal is strong When its light is off BISCUIT is inactive and input signal is directly routed to output jacks with no electronics in between 10 1 to 8 These switches have 2 main functions muting or inverting the 8 bits and selecting FX type an
22. the 16 presets 4 1 SAVING A PRESET While pressing the BRAIN switch press the FILTER switch Keep pressing the BRAIN switch for 2 seconds 22 The switches 1 to 8 flash red Press one of the switches 1 to 8 all the Biscuit functions will be saved in the corresponding preset 24 PRESS BRAIN TO SELECT PRESETS 9 TO 16 Switches will then revert to the display of the 8 bits status To save the presets 9 to 16 do the same as explained above When the 8 switches flash red press the BRAIN switch again The BRAIN switch turns blue 23 You can then save to one of the presets 9 to 16 by pressing one of the switches 1 to 8 24 4 2 RECALLING A PRESET While pressing the BRAIN switch press the FILTER switch 24 The switches 1 to 8 flash white Press one of the switches 1 to 8 to recall the desired preset Switches stop flashing The selected switch will light up for 2 seconds Switches then revert to the display of the 8 bits status To recall one of the presets 9 to 16 do the same as explained above When the 8 switches are flashing white press the BRAIN switch again The BRAIN switch turns blue 23 You can now select one of the presets 9 to 16 by pressing the switches 1 to 8 To exit the saving a preset or recalling a preset mode press again the FILTER switch while pressing the BRAIN switch or wait for 10 seconds BISCUIT will revert to its regular state 25 125 4 3 SNAP
23. to MIDI in to trigger attacks Check that the NOTE ON function in the MIDI menu is on cf Chap5 15 TURN THE CLOCK A d BRAIN TO CHANGE SUBDIVISION LIT UP WHITE 2 FM 3 5 WAE 6 DELAY 6 Sawtooth wave oscillator at input signal frequency 7 Sawtooth wave oscillator an octave below the input signal frequency 8 Square wave oscillator an octave below the input signal frequency NB Even if you can use both Biscuiting and Waveshapers at the same time the different waveform modifications it creates can sometimes con flict resulting in a very low sound level In order to have a better under standing of the Waveshapers start using them with the 8 bits in their normal state the 8 switches lit up white 16 TURN THE CLOCK POT 7 BRAIN TO CHANGE FEEDBACK LIT UP WHITE BRAIN 3 A F3 5 WAV 6 DELAY 7 PITCH 8 STEP 3 2 DELAY This is an 8 bit mono delay Only the left input is used The delay output is sent on both left and right outputs and can be mixed with the direct stereo signal via the DRESSED and NAKED pots The TAP F1 F2 F3 switches are used to set delay parameters TAP Tap this switch in rhythm to set the delay time The switch will flash in rhythm If BISCUIT receives a MIDI BEAT CLOCK message the TAP switch will be inactive and the delay time will follow the MIDI tempo unless you have deacti
24. ute or invert each of the 8 bits using the 8 rectangular switches The sound is then converted into an analog signal and goes to a multimode filter to be mixed with the direct signal via the NAKED and the DRESSED pots 1 5 SET THE INPUT LEVEL The DRIVE pot adjusts the signal level at the BISCUIT input Turn this pot counterclockwise for strong input signals and clockwise for weaker signals The BYPASS switch lights up green when BISCUIT is active and for no or moderate input signal The light goes from green to orange to indicate a strong signal In normal use the BYPASS switch should change to orange quite often If the BYPASS switch lights up orange when the DRIVE pot is below its 9 o clock position it means that your input signal is too strong loud line level for ex ample Reduce the source level to obtain a better DRIVE range and to avoid clipping 11 los ALL BITS ON BIT 8 INVERTED BIT 8 MUTED 2 BISCUITING BISCUIT s main function is to modify the 8 bits status with the 8 rectan gular switches Depending on the modifications applied bits inverted muted the bit number the conversion will reproduce a sound faithful to the original or totally deconstructed Muting or inverting some of the bits can generate strong distortions with an intense digital character 05 You re in Biscuiting mode when the BRAIN switch is off The colour of the 8 rectangular switches shows us the different bit status
25. vated the MIDI CLOCK RX function in the MIDI menu Chap 5 F1 subdivisions 11 When this switch lights up red the CLOCK pot allows you to select the tempo subdivision You can choose between six different subdivisions Quarter Note switch 1 lights up white Dotted Quarter Note switch 2 lights up white Eighth switch 3 lights up white Dotted Eighth switch 4 lights up white Sixteenth switch 5 lights up white Dotted Sixteenth switch 6 lights up white F2 Feedback When this switch lights up red the CLOCK pot sets the delay reinjection level from O switch 1 lights up white to 10096 switch 8 lights up white 12 Free Clock When this switch lights up red the TAP TEMPO or the MIDI BEAT CLOCK are inactive The delay time is now set by the CLOCK pot 13 If you press the F3 switch again it turns off delay will go back to TAP TEMPO or the MIDI BEAT CLOCK 17 i os FREE CLOCK POSITION T IS SAVED TURN THE CLOCK POT i TO CHANGE FEEDBACK BRAIN WHEN YOU ARE IN FREE CLOCK MODE EI CLOCK POT WILL BECOME ACTIVE WHEN IT REACHES THE SAVED FREE CLOCK VALUE GO BACK TO FREE CLOCK SETTING You can still set your delay feedback when the F3 switch Freeclock is on Press the F2 Feedback switch that flashes red and set your delay feedback by moving the CLOCK pot cf F2 FEEDBACK The
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