Boomstar Modular User Manual.pages
Contents
1. 1 Year Limited Warranty LIMITED WARRANTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS This Limited Warranty applies only to ANALOGIA INC STUDIO ELECTRONICS purchased in the United States of America Outside the USA warranty policy and service is determined by the laws of the country of purchase and followed by our local authorized distributor A listing of our authorized distributors is available at http www studioelectronics com shop distributors ANALOGIA INC STUDIO ELECTRONICS warrants to the first owner of a covered product purchased directly from ANALOGIA INC STUDIO ELECTRONICS or an authorized ANALOGIA INC STUDIO ELECTRONICS dealer in the U S that this product will be free from defects in materials and or workmanship for a period of one year from the date of purchase Please register this product online at http studioelectronics com support registration to establish the date of purchase NOT A REQUIREMENT FOR WARRANTY SERVICE BUT A GOOD IDEA To exercise your rights under this Warranty as the first owner purchaser YOU MUST SHIP THIS PRODUCT IN ITS ORIGINAL PACKAGING which we can replace and send to you for 10 at your expense with proof of purchase documentation and the ANALOGIA INC STUDIO ELECTRONICS supplied power adapter to ANALOGIA INC An RMA Return Material Authorization number from ANALOGIA INC STUDIO ELECTRONICS must be obtained first before returning any product Email RMA requests to rma studioelectronics com or call us at 310 642. 0 3546 to secure an RMA Products shipped to ANALOGIA INC without an RMA will be refused and returned Shipping insurance is optional but highly recommended ANALOGIA INC STUDIO ELECTRONICS will repair or replace this product at its sole option and at no charge to you for parts and labor when deemed necessary and within the warranty period provided that ANALOGIA INC STUDIO ELECTRONICS reserves the right to determine whether the product is defective for purposes of this Limited Warranty This Warranty does not apply if damage to this product occurrs as a result of abuse or misuse abnormal use or handling improper packaging another product s interaction exposure to temperature extremes or if the product has been altered or modified customized in any way or the damage was caused by unauthorized repair or service The original product must return to ANALOGIA INC unaltered 1 Year Limited Warranty 2 IN NO EVENT SHALL ANALOGIA INC STUDIO ELECTRONICS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT INCIDENTAL COLLATERAL EXEMPLARY PUNITIVE CONSEQUENTIAL OR SPECIAL DAMAGES OR LOSSES ARISING OUT OF YOUR PURCHASE OF PRODUCTS AND OR OUT OF THIS WARRANTY INCLUDING WITHOUT LIMITATION LOSS OF USE PROFITS GOODWILL OR SAVINGS OR LOSS OF DATA MUSIC ELECTRONIC FILES OR PREFERENCES THAT MAY HAVE BEEN STORED BY A USER OF THE PRODUCT EVEN IF ANALOGIA INC STUDIO ELECTRONICS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES OR CLAIMS SOME STATES DO NOT ALLOW THE
3. Box Contents Module s of choice 1x Ribbon Cable 1x Information Card A BOOMS TAR MODULAR MOSTAR IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS PLEASE READ Please read the Boomstar Modular Synthesizer Manual completely before use and retain for future reference IMPORTANT Ribbon Cable Power Information Boomstar Modular combines a set of individual modules to create a complete instrument The individual modules can be rearranged removed and replaced with any compatible eurorack modules from Studio Electronics and other manufacturers CAUTION Boomstar Modular uses a standard eurorack power rail to connect the modules to the internal bipolar 12v power supply Please pay very close attention to the orientation of the ribbon cable when adding and removing modules The stripe on the ribbon cable marks 12v This stripe needs to line up with the 12v pins on the power rail and the 12v pins on the module Failure to match up the pins correctly can result in damage to one or all the modules in the Boomstar Modular On the power rail the 12v pins are clearly labeled On the individual modules the positive and negative sides of the pin connectors are labeled next to the power header on either the top or bottom of the PCB Do NOT remove individual modules from the Boomstar while synthesizer is plugged in NEVER unplug ribbon cables from the Boomstar Modular or any other modules while the Boomstar Modular is plugged in DIMENSIONS amp POWER SPECIFICATI
4. EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF INCIDENTAL PUNITIVE OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE LIMITATION OR EXCLUSION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU This Limited Warranty and the right of replacement is in lieu of any and all other warranties which you hereby waive and it gives U S purchasers specific legal rights You may also have other rights which vary from State to State ANALOGIA INC 530 West Palm Ave El Segundo CA 90245 Support amp Contact Support studioelectronics com ANALOGIA INC Ardent Proprietors of STUDIO ELECTRONICS Tel 310 640 3546 Web www studioelectronics com General Delivery email studioelectronics sbcglobal net facebook com StudioElectronics twittercom SE Boomstar youtube com user StudioElectronics soundcloud com studio electronics STUDIO ELECTRONICS SYNTHESIZERS
5. ONS 2 Amplifier AMP Size 8hp Module depth with ribbon cable attached 39 7mm 12 12 Power Usage 36mA 12mA Analog Oscillator OSCILLATION Size 48hp Module depth with ribbon cable attached 39 7mm Power Usage Digital Oscillator GRAINY CLAMP IT Size 19hp Module depth with ribbon cable attached 35mm Power Usage 50mA max Boomstar Modular Introduction THE BOOMSTAR MODULAR SYSTEM realizes the seemingly inevitable eurorack sprawl of our semi modular BOOMSTAR desktop synth consisting of 14 modules that dramatically open up the root level programming and sound sculpting of that lush potent and fantastically flexible multi filtered Boomstar sound What makes it tick Let s tick em off Class A 5089 3003 and AMP rugged through hole construction discrete circuitry hand matched transistors in the filters and amplifier multi filtered hand crafted Premium Quality Analog sound We d like to think we ve learned a few things bringing the MIDIMINI SE1 X ATC X polyphonic CODE OMEGA synths MODMAX PEDALS C2S PRE 2 and SLATE PRO AUDIO DRAGON and FOX to market and the air waves worldwide Our Boomstar Modular System s Modstar 5089 circuit mirrors faithfully the filter design from the Minimoog it is not a style it s not a type not reminiscent of not vintage inspired it is the analog sound standard manufactured anew and how we love it so Apply the same thinking to our 4075 3003 and SE80 filters vis a vis thei
6. ound source such as a Waveforms oscillator LFO running at audio rate or the Filter in oscillator mode The audio signal is then patched through other modules used to shape the sound such as mixers filters and amplifiers Control voltages CV manipulate the audio signal in several different ways Gates are represented by a high or low control voltage A gate can be generated using a square or pulse wave from an oscillator or LFO or by using a gate output from an external sequencer or MIDI keyboard A gate can be shaped using an envelope generator to control the attack decay sustain and release of the gate The modified gate signal can then be sent to any CV input on the synth A second use for control voltages is as a modulation source For example a control voltage from the SCI FI S H OUT Sample and Hold module patched into the 1V O input on an OSCILLATION module controls the frequency of the oscillator based on the randomly generated sequence of notes additionally the OSCILLATION module s full range oscillators make perfect control voltage modulation sources and audio signals make excellent control voltage source for oscillator FM frequency modulation Understanding exactly how it works can sometimes hinder creativity experiment GRAINY CLAMP IT Description GRAINY CLAMP IT is a granular and phase modulated additive oscillator brand new heavy territory for otudio Electronics we know wait till you hear the stunning contras
7. r originals and you ve caught our drift the OSCILLATION and AMP modules also resonate with the Mini s timeless designs functionality and gorgeous gleaming sound modernized and reimagined by the maestro Tim Caswell himself but we re just getting started here the SEM filter is on deck We hope you are as thrilled with your purchase of the complete system individual modules as we are with our partnership with PITTSBURGH MODULAR and the final highly collaborative through hole designs which flowed from the first Nicol St Regis Beer Summit at Winter NAMM 13 The MODSTAR module breakdown upshot Filters Oscillators and AMP are built by SE and the intoxicating remainder by our good friends and exceedingly savvy business partners at PGH without whose invaluable real world walking the streets of Euroland insights experience and deep resources this project would have faded to grey A tip of the SE chapeau to Richard Nicol Perry and the full strength generally less weathered outfit at B M AND to Geoff Farr who relentlessly hounded the St Regis bros When are the euro modules going to be ready Looks See pg 1 par 2 for caveat INPUT 5 STUDIO ELECTRONICS Iztenzi Es Modular Signal Paths Copy courtesy of Pittsburgh Modular The BOOMSTAR MODULAR S signal path is divided into two types of signals audio signals and control voltages The audio signal is the sound that is produced The audio signal path starts at a s
8. s one of 16 variations of four overtones OT MIX Controls the mix of the four overtones from lowest pitched to highest pitched dominance DETUNE Combines the resulting mix with a copy of itself and detunes it up to one octave GRAIN PD Selects the next processing stage Up Granular or Down Phase Distortion GRAIN LEN PITCH Sets the grain length for pitch and sync effects SPACE AMT Sets the spacing between grains for detune wave sequence effects FIX Up Len Pitch controls pitch Down Len Pitch controls sync RANGE Up Grain sample window is long for wave sequencing set Space Amt to O Down Grain sample window is short for detune effects PD LEN PITCH Controls the pitch of the processed sound SPACE AMT Controls the amount of phase distortion 23 GRAINY CL AMPSIT s q N T c 2 r Jon ew oo S A CV OUTPUT STUDIO ELECTRONICS 2 GRAINY CLAMP IT 3 FIX Up the pitch control of Len Pitch is continuous Down Len Pitch selects a range of fixed pitches c GRAINV CLAMP IT amp RANGE Up PD sample window is long for wave sequencing Down PD sample window is short for detune I n LX effects j 1V OCT One volt per octave control voltage input L P CV Length Pitch control voltage OMX CV Oscillator Mix control voltage S A CV Space Amount control voltage OUTPUT Audio Output c A E ME e PA gt e A 5s a N q S hs nr TA S nn Se E S ko x f P ae
9. t it creates when paired with our discrete Class A OSCILLATION module and the inorganic to downright 1970 s combo organy CS 80 ish tones it can generate Pure voltage controlled candy Be sure to wash off the sticky Best to break Granny Clampett s namesake down in stages and time travel a bit First Stage Additive mixing of 4 harmonics using one of 16 waveforms and one of 16 combinations of harmonics Second Stage Granular or phase modulated mixing of the signal from the first stage with a sync option Back to the First Stage Additive section with selection of 16 different combinations of harmonics The harmonics can be based on a sinewave or on one of 15 other waveforms There s a separate control for mixing the selected harmonics Back to the Second Stage The second processing stage allows granular processing or phase distortion Granular processing gives you control over grain length and grain position and can produce sync detune and wave sequencing effects Phase distortion allows the signal from stage one to look up non linearly and can produce thick detune sounds and wildly varying pitch timbre effects 99 Bes r GRAINY CL AMIP IT lt M GRAINY CLAMP IT 2 Patch It Up Five patch points 1V OCT L P CV OMX CV S A CV OUTPUT All Controls arranged in order of signal flow and Patch Points WAVE TYPE Selects one of 16 source waveforms OT TYPE Combines 4 copies of the Wave Type select
Download Pdf Manuals
Related Search