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1. MIDI In MIDI Out MIDI In MIDI Thru Note The computer sequencer must be configured to echo incoming MIDI data Please consult your sequencer documentation for more information S DSTATI ON Owners Manual 1 2 Using the SidStation Getting around and basic editing The SidStation is controlled using three different types of controls The keyboard can be used to do everything but realtime controllers and a rotary encoder have been added to make sound editing smoother The menu system is made up of a hierarchy of menus and parameters Use the arrow keys UP DOWN LEFT and RIGHT to direct the focus on the display The current focus is indicated with flashing brackets or a flashing arrow By pressing the ENTER key you select the item and enter a new sub menu To exit to a higher level in the menu system you press the EXIT key To change a value of a parameter select it by moving the focus over it and press the UP key to increase the value or DOWN to decrease it The ENCODER wheel can also be used to change parameter values in steps Turn it clockwise to increase or counter clockwise to decrease If any values on screen some or all of the four realtime controllers can be used to set a new value The values are assigned from left to right giving the KNOB 1 access to the first parameter KNOB 2 to the second and so on for the number of values presented on screen The numbers
2. Oscl Oscl Oscl Oscl Oscl Oscl Oscl Oscl Oscl Oscl Oscl Oscl Oscl Oscl Oscl Oscl Osc2 Osc2 Osc2 Osc2 Osc2 Osc2 Osc2 Osc2 Osc2 Osc2 Osc2 Osc2 Osc2 Osc2 Osc2 Osc2 Osc2 Osc2 Osc2 Osc2 Osc2 Osc2 Osc3 Osc3 Osc3 Osc3 Osc3 Osc3 Osc3 Osc3 Osc3 Osc3 Osc3 Osc3 Osc3 Osc3 Osc3 Osc3 Osc3 Osc3 Osc3 Osc3 Osc3 Osc3 LFO1 LFO1 LFO1 LFO1 LFO1 LFO1 LFO1 LFO1 LFO1 LFO1 LFO1 LFO1 LFO1 LFO1 LFO1 LFO1 LFO2 LFO2 LFO2 LFO2 LFO2 LFO2 LFO2 LFO2 LFO2 LFO2 LFO2 LFO2 LFO2 LFO2 LFO2 LFO2 LFO3 LFO3 LFO3 LFO3 LFO3 LFO3 LFO3 LFO3 LFO3 LFO3 LFO3 LFO3 LFO3 Sync PWM add to key on Envelope gate ON OFF Pitch track 0 track keyboard other fixed note Arpeggiator Speed 0 no arpeggio on osc Transpose U D signed 7 bit 24 Detune U D signed 7 bit Pitch bend range 0 24 Attack Decay Sustain Release Delay Pulsewidth start Pulsewidth addvalue Pulsewidth LFO1 4 0 3 Pulsewidth LFO depth Waveform 1 Tri 2 Saw 4 Pulse 5 Mixed 8 Noise Portamento speed 0 99 Vibrato LFO1 4 0 3 Vibrato LFO depth Vibrato LFO wheel depth Tablespeed 0 no table Sync PWM add to key on Envelope gate ON OFF Pitch track 0 track keyboard other fixed note Arpeggiator Speed 0 no arpeggio on osc Transpose U D signed 7 bit
3. key The second focus position lets you either select the loop point or set synchronise and ringmodulation on off If the current step is a loop command then this is where the loop point is entered only loop points with and index lesser than the current step is accepted Once the table is played it will play until the loop command and then restart at the index specified by the loop point Since we have entered a waveform we can select oscillator synchronisation on off for this step using the 1 The 2 key selects ring modulation on off for the current step The third focus position sets the step note pitch mode using the keypad Key Mode Description F Sets the note pitch to fixed mode Subtracts the note pitch in from the base note currently played Adds the note pitch to the base note currently played No change to the original base note pitch 1 When the F mode is selected the table step ignores the pitch of the original MIDI note This is good for fixed drums and for adding some noise at the beginning of a sound B O0 D The fourth focus position sets the actual note pitch For the fixed note pitch mode F you can enter a value from 00 to 81 which will be the note number that will be played for this row no matter what MIDI key that is received For positive and negative values a value from 00 to 47 semitones can be entered This will be added or subtracted f
4. 24 Detune U D signed 7 bit Pitch bend range 0 24 Attack Decay Sustain Release Delay Pulsewidth start Pulsewidth addvalue Pulsewidth LFO1 4 0 3 Pulsewidth LFO depth Waveform 1 Tri 2 Saw 4 Pulse 5 Mixed 8 Noise Portamento speed 0 99 Vibrato LFO1 4 0 3 Vibrato LFO depth Vibrato LFO wheel depth Tablespeed 0 no table Sync PWM add to key on Envelope gate ON OFF Pitch track 0 track keyboard other fixed note Arpeggiator Speed 0 no arpeggio on osc Transpose U D signed 7 bit 24 Detune U D signed 7 bit Pitch bend range 0 24 Attack Decay Sustain Release Delay Pulsewidth start Pulsewidth addvalue Pulsewidth LFO1 4 0 3 Pulsewidth LFO depth Waveform 1 Tri 2 Saw 4 Pulse 5 Mixed 8 Noise Portamento speed 0 99 Vibrato LFO1 4 0 3 Vibrato LFO depth Vibrato LFO wheel depth Tablespeed 0 no table Type 0 Tri 1 Saw 2 Ramp 3 Pulse 4 DC CTRL source 0 ModWheel 1 PitchBend 2 Velocity 3 Afttouch 4 7 CTRL1 4 8 11 LFO1 AN Sync to note on Invert Above zero Sync to note off CTRL destination 0 None 1 LFO Depth 2 LFO Speed 3 LFO S H 4 LFO Lace Speed Sample and hold 0 OFF Depth Add LFO 0 3 LFO1 AN Lace speed 0 OFF Lace with 0 Zero 1 4 LFO1 A Add LFO depth CTRL value Fade In 0 0FF Type 0 Tri 1 Saw 2 Ramp 3 Pulse 4 DC CTRL source 0 ModWheel 1 PitchBend 2 Velocity 3 Afttouch 4 7 CTRL1 4 8
5. LFO4 CTRL destination 0 None 1 LFO Depth 2 LFO Speed 3 LFO S H 4 LFO Lace LFO4 Speed LFO4 Sample and hold 0 0FF LFO4 Depth LFO4 Add LFO 0 3 LFO1 4 LFO4 Lace speed 0 OFF LFO4 Lace with 0 Zero 1 4 LFO1 4 LFO4 Add LFO depth LFO4 CTRL value LFO4 Fade In 0 OFF Tablel see below for details Table2 see below for details Table3 see below for details Sl DSTATION Owners Manual Table Direct Program Details Loop from pos XX FE XX Each row of the tables consist of one 16 bit word which in direct End of table FF FF programming breaks up in four four bit nibbles Each row has to be programmed in one sequence four Direct Program messages in sequence Again all four nibbles must be programmed in sequence Nibble one Example for programming the first table Ph Pl Of 04 0000yyyy Waveform 0 Off 1 Tri 2 Saw 4 Pulse 5 Mixed 8 Noise 9 DP 01 76 Of 04 08 Program first table position with Noise Nibble two DP 01 76 Of 00 00 Ringmod and Sync deactivated Ph Pl Of 00 00000xy0 x Ringmod y Sync DP 01 77 Of 04 02 The note of this position will be fixed to note Nibble three DP 01 77 Of 00 0d with index 45 2d A 3 Ph Pl 1 Of 04 0000xxxx Pitch high nibble Nibble four DP 01 78 Of 04 02 Program second table position with Sawtooth Ph Pl 1 Of 04 0000yyyy Pitch low nibble DP 01 78 Of 00 04 Ringmod activated Sync deactivated DP 01 79 Of 04 0c The note of this position will be
6. 11 LFO1 AN Sync to note on Invert Above zero Sync to note off CTRL destination 0 None 1 LFO Depth 2 LFO Speed 3 LFO S H 4 LFO Lace Speed Sample and hold 0 OFF Depth Add LFO 0 3 LFO1 AN Lace speed 0 OFF Lace with 0 Zero 1 4 LFO1 A Add LFO depth CTRL value Fade In 0 OFF Type 0 Tri 1 Saw 2 Ramp 3 Pulse 4 DC CTRL source 0 ModWheel 1 PitchBend 2 Velocity 3 Afttouch 4 7 CTRL1 4 8 11 LFO1 AN Sync to note on Invert Above zero Sync to note off CTRL destination 0 None 1 LFO Depth 2 LFO Speed 3 LFO S H 4 LFO Lace Speed Sample and hold 0 OFF Depth Add LFO 0 Lace speed Lace with 0 Zero 1 4 LFO1 4 01 01 01 02 02 03 03 04 46 47 48 5a 5a 5b 5b 5b 5b 5b 5c 5d Se 5f 60 61 62 63 64 76 77 78 79 7a Tb 7E TE TE of of of of of 00 00 00 SOyyYYYYY S0YyYYYYY S0yyYYYYY 00000yyy 0000yyyy 0000000y 0000000y 0000000y 0000000y 00000yyy S0yyYYYYY SOYYYYYYY S0yyYYYYY 000000yy S0yyYYYYY 00000yyy S nnen S0YYYYYYY S0yyYYYYY 0000yyyy 0000yyyy 0000yyyy 0000yyyy 0000yyyy 0000yyyy LFO3 Add LFO depth LFO3 CTRL value LFO3 Fade In 0 OFF LFO4 Type 0 Tri 1 Saw 2 Ramp 3 Pulse 4 DC LFO4 CTRL source 0 ModWheel 1 PitchBend 2 Velocity 3 Afttouch 4 7 CTRL1 4 8 11 LFO1 4 LFO4 Sync to note on LFO4 Invert LFO4 Above zero LFO4 Sync to note off
7. MOS6581 SID chip Features In 1983 Commodore released the Commodore 64 It was a home computer based around the 6510 microprocessor and a couple of custom chips It soon became very popular and played a major part in shaping the computer gaming industry During the development of the Commodore 64 Bob Yannes who later founded Ensoniq was approached by Commodore to help develop a custom sound chip for their home computers He created possibly the most flexible sound system ever to be used in a home computer The SID chip is capable of three note polyphony with one programmable filter ring modulation and oscillator hard synchronisation Each channel can use one of 4 waveforms Triangle Sawtooth Pulse and Noise it was soon found that the Triangle and Pulse waveforms could be combined to a different strange sound in the SidStation this waveform is called Mixed But the characteristics of the SID chip are much more than can be seen in specifications It s wonderful lo fi distorting filter beautiful pulsesweep and dramatic ringmodulation effects it all has to be experienced MOS 6581 synthesis Powerful SidStation OS operating system Special arpeggiator Unique waveform and notenumber table function Flexible LFO modulation system Hands on modulation capabilities through direct controllers External audio in connector routed through the filter C64 SID song player support S D STATI 10 N Owners Manual 6 e When a button o
8. Manual 40 SYSEX init 03 Dump Skip Patch Clear ID SEI SYSEX end SYSEX Direct Program DP This message is recognised and intended for directly program all available parameters of the current SidStation patch see separate document for specification MIDI Byte Purpose SYSEX init 04 Dump Skip Patch Clear ID 00000aaa Memory position high 3 bits 0aaaaaaa Memory position low 7 bits Ommmmmmm Mask 00000sss Positions to shift up 0ddddddd Data to program SEI SYSEX end Sl DSTATION Owners Manual SYSEX Patch data bytes LFO data The first ten patch data bytes are the patchname in ASCII format Index Subsequent bytes are sent and received in high low nibble format as seen below LFO_CTRL_TYPE 1 o Ee E 0000aaaa highnibble 0000bbbb lownibble LFO_TYPE taaaabbbb ModWhee1 PitchBend Velocity Aftertouch LFO_CTRL1 MIDI CTRL LFO CTRL2 MIDI CTRL LFO CTRL3 MIDI CTRL Together they form an eightbit byte as Patchdata 0 9 PATCH_NAME Patch name in ASCII LFO CTRL4 MIDI CTRL 10 PATCH_DCTRL1 Direct controller 1 0 96 LFO1 11 PATCH DCTRLI_LD DCTRL1 limit down 0 127 must be lower than LFO2 Si e PATCH_DCTRL1_LU 0 LFO3 12 PATCH DCTRL1 LU DCTRLI limit up 0 127 must be higher than 1 LFO4 PATCH_DCTRL1_LD LFO TYPE 0 4 Triangle 13 PATCH_DCTRL2 Direct controller 2 0 96 Saw 14 PATCH DCTRL2 LD DCTRL2 limit
9. Oscillator 1 21 bytes TABLE_DATA1 PATCH_OSC2 Settings for Oscillator 2 21 bytes PATCH_OSC3 Settings for Oscillator 3 21 bytes TABLE DATA1 and TABLE DATA2 follows after each other building up the steps in PATCH_LFO1 Settings for LFO 1 11 bytes the table The table can be of maximum size of 32 After that the table is PATCH_LFO2 Settings for LFO 2 11 bytes ended even if TABLE END or TABLE LOOP were found Normally a table is ended PATCH_LFO3 Settings for LFO 3 11 bytes with TABLE END or TABLE LOOP TABLE LOOPPOINT PATCH_LFO4 Settings for LFO 4 11 bytes PATCH TABLE1 PATCH TABLE2 PATCH_TABLE3 Table data see below for documentation x 0 OSC_FLAGS SYSEX Direct Program messages All Direct Program messages start with the general SidStation Direct Program SPWM Synchronize PWM add ie restart PWM value from sequence PWM_START on every NOTE_ON received FO 00 20 3c 01 00 04 GATE Use gate or SID envelope continues with one not more Direct Program sequence as specified below in the x 1 OSC_TRACK 0 Keyboardtracking chart below and ends with the standard F7 SYSEX end byte 1 99 fixed note x42 OSC_ARPSPEED 0 No arpeggiator The x y characters refers to data as specified in the Function row 1 127 arpeggiator speed x43 OSC_TRANSPOSE Oscillator Transpose 24 24 Only use the data specified in the Function menu Sending data other than what is x 4 OSC_DETUNE Oscillator Detune 6
10. above to enter its sub menu The direct controllers will appear in the order 1 to 4 in the play mode screen In the screen above we are editing direct control number 1 The DC1 parameter is the destination selected for control with direct control 1 No Control means that no destination has been chosen for this Direct Controller will be seen as in the play mode screen If No Control is chosen continuos MIDI control data is still output when the knobs are turned so that the SidStation can be used as an external MIDI control box It is possible to limit the output range for a direct control which can be useful in some cases An example is a bass sound with a filter cut off direct control The patch programmer might want to limit the cut off so that the user that plays his patch doesn t turn down the cut off too much The Lu and Ld parameters are used for this Ld is the lower limit value selected for this direct control Lu is the upper limit value selected for this direct control Local patch synchronisation Sync The Sync sub menu contains the local synchronisation parameters for the current patch Each patch in SidStation can have its own unique synchronisation setting See section The menu system System for more information about the following parameters 25 The Filter Sl DSTATION Owners Manual Speed sets the local update speed for the patch HCut sets the local hardcut setting for the patch Reln is a swit
11. lower Vibrato Vib Vibrato is used to give the sound a bit more expression This can be explained by listening to a violinist playing On some notes he or she vibrates the tone so that some more feeling is introduced In SidStation we do this by using the vibrato settings Using more extreme vibrato settings crazy video game sounds can easily be done First you have to select which LFO of the four available in SidStation that will generate the vibrato modulation The LFO parameter selects this Please see the Low Frequency Oscillator section for more information on the LFO in SidStation The Dpth parameter controls the depth of the vibrato The range is 0 127 The WhDpth parameter sets the amount of which the modulation wheel should add to the Dpth value The range is 0 127 Waveform table Tabl A waveform table is a concept unknown to most people unknown of music creation techniques of the Commodore 64 It is a bit similar to what is used in the Wave synthesizers by Waldorf but with the SID it is usually not used to do sweet sweeping pads SID tables are often harsh transitions for dramatic effects The difference from wave sequences known from the Korg Wavestation is that the SidStation tables are usually played through much quicker to create percussive effects Or it can be used at a lower speed as a conceptual sequencer with control over waveform synchronisation ringmodulation notenumber transpose Viewe
12. not very useful The filter envelope Env The filter has it s own envelope which is controlled by the two screens wide Env submenu EnvDpth controls how much the envelope affects the cut off value Setting EnvDpth to 0 will leave the Envelope unused An EnvDpth value of 127 and setting the Cut on the main filter screen parameter to 0 makes the envelope span all over the cut off range Att controls the filter envelope attack speed A low value gets the envelope up to full value quicker than a higher value Dec controls the filter envelope decay speed A low value gets the envelope from full value to sustain value quicker than a higher value Accessing the second screen to the right shows the remaining parameters of the envelope Sus controls the filter envelope sustain value After the attack and decay phase the filter envelope will stay at the sustain value until the key is released Rel controls the filter envelope release speed After all keys are released the release phase will begin and the envelope value will slope down to zero Invert will invert the filter envelope when activated the envelope will be subtracted from the cut off value rather than added Filter modulation LFO The LFO submenu controls LFO cut off modulation of the filter 27 S DEIA ON Owners Manual First select which LFO of the four available in SidStation that will generate the cut off frequency modulation The LFO parameter selects thi
13. on the keypad can be used for quick access to menus Pressing 1 moves the focus to the first option and selects it Pressing 2 moves to the second option and select it etc Some menus are two screens wide This is represented by a small animated arrow that points in the direction the next screen is located Simply move the focus in that direction to access the screen Zero menu selection While editing an oscillator in single mode or an LFO it is possible to quickly access other menus by using the zero menu selection feature As an example we can say that we are currently editing the oscillator 1 waveform You can now move to the waveform menu of another oscillator by using the zero menus First press the 0 key on the keypad and the screen will show rotating directional arrows Now you can press either arrow right left for accessing the next or previous waveform oscillator menu You can also press keys one through three to directly access a specific oscillator This work equivalent for LFO menus only difference is that there are four LFO menus in total The menu system When you switch on your SidStation you are greeted by a short welcoming message and then the following screen appears This is the top level menu from where you start exploring the SidStation On this screen there are three menu items to choose from controlling three very different aspects of the SidStation Choose using the UP and DOWN keys Press ENTER to ente
14. settings are controlled from the two screen menu below All oscillators can be tuned separately in poly mode there s only one oscillator to edit The pitch can be locked to a specific note by the pitch parameter To lock the pitch select the note you want the oscillator to hold no matter what key is pressed on the keyboard To make the pitch follow the incoming MIDI data set the parameter to Key The arpeggiator in SidStation is quite different from the ones found in other synthesizers This arpeggiator implements the broken chord style found in Commodore C64 music The speed of the arpeggiator is divided down from the frequency set in the system menu or if selected relative to the patch Different arpeggiator speeds can be set for the three oscillators It is also possible to synchronise the arpeggiator to external MIDI clock messages using the following table Desired note length Speed value A 96 Ya 48 1 8 24 1 16 12 1 32 6 1 64 3 Note For the arpeggiator to synchronise to external MIDI clock the system sync source must be set to ExtCl Please see section The menu system for more info about the system settings The order the chords are pressed on the keyboard controls the order they will be replayed As long as one note is held down the arpeggiator is held This is made to help simple chord changes without restarting the arpeggio in other words feature not bug The arpeggiator h
15. the patch data you want to send Then initiate the transfer according to the manual for these products You should be able to receive SYSEX patch data any time but you d better leave the SidStation alone while it processes the incoming data The best menu to be located in when receiving patch data should be the play mode menu where you can verify that the patches actually are received in realtime When receiving single patches they will be placed in current position selected in the patch choose menu If that position is occupied the next free one will be used 33 Sl DSTATION Owners Manual Note When receiving complete banks that are stored with the AllPatch message the old patches in the memory will be lost The patch memory will first be reset before the transferred patches are stored in their original positions Be sure to save important patches before you perform this operation Programming tips Programming the SidStation is like programming many other synthesizers in some aspects but very different in others In order to get a deeper understanding the only way is experimenting and listening to what happens Below we have gathered a few tips for both the inexperienced and the experienced synthesizer programmer A good idea is to start with a single oscillator when starting editing a new patch Disable the other two oscillators and build up your patch gradually This is extra important when you are using ring modulation and sy
16. 4 63 specified can make the SidStation crash and invalidate the patchmemory x45 OSC_PBRANGE Oscillator pitchbend range 0 24 x 6 OSC_ATTACK SID envelope Attack 0 15 Direct Program sequences x 7 OSC_DECAY SID envelope Decay 0 15 x 8 OSC_SUSTAIN SID envelope Sustain Gate volume 0 15 9900 777 AO x 9 OSC_RELEASE SID envelope Release 0 15 Sequence Function x 10 OSC_DELAY Oscillator delay 0 127 nnn nn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn pe nnn nnn nnn nnn nn nnn nnn nnn nnn nnn enn x 11 OSC_PWM_START Pulsewidth start 0 127 00 00 7f 00 0yyyyyyy x 12 OSC_PWM_ADD Pulsewidth modulation add PWM sweep 0 127 e Patch name in extended ASCII positions 0 9 x 13 OSC_PWM_LFO Pulsewidth LFO number 0 3 00 09 7f 00 0yyyyyyy x 14 OSC_PWM_LFODPTH Pulsewidth LFO depth 0 127 x 15 OSC_WAVE 00 0a 7f 00 0yyyyyyy Direct Controller 1 0 OFF 1 82 DCTRL_x tere ph 6 Ss a PBs ome Ph CN Nr EM 00 Ob 7 00 0yyyyyyy DCTRL1 limit up 00 Oc 7f 00 0yyyyyyy DCTRL1 limit down Oscillator Waveform RINGM SyNC 00 0d 7 00 0yyyyyyy Direct Controller 2 0 OFF 1 82 DCTRL_x 00 Oe 7f 00 0yyyyyyy DCTRL2 limit up Oscillator Waveform 00 Of 7f 00 0yyyyyyy DCTRL2 limit down 1 Triangle 00 10 7f 00 0yyyyyyy Direct Controller 3 0 OFF 1 82 DCTRL_x 2 Saw 00 11 7f 00 0yyyyyyy DCTRL3 limit up Pulse 00 12 7f 00 0yyyyyyy DCTRL3 limit down Mixed 00 13 7f 00 0yyyyyyy Direct Controller 4 0 OFF 1 82 DCT
17. Contact information Mail address Elektron Music Machines AB Erik Dahlbergsgatan 3 411 26 Goteborg Sweden Email info elektron se Website http Amww sidstation com Fax 46 31 7437449 SidStation owners manual rev 2 2b The operating system discussed in this manual is of version 1 1 This manual is copyright 1998 99 Elektron All reproduction without written authorisation is strictly prohibited The information in this manual may change without notice All other trademarks in this manual are properties of their respective owners S D STATI CO N Owners Manual 2 CAUTION Before using this unit make sure that you have read the instructions below Do not perform any modifications to the unit itself Make sure that you use the correct power supply unit PSU If you don t use the one supplied by Elektro please check that it fits according to the requirements found in the PSU section of this manual Please protect the SidStation from strong electronic discharges These can make the SidStation malfunction Turn down the volume on your amplifier before switching on the SidStation On powerup the SidStation can emit a sharp click that could harm your equipment Do not connect or disconnect cables to the unit with the power turned on Never climb on top of nor place heavy objects on the unit Avoid nuclear explosions The SID chip might be harmed 3 Sl DSTATION Owners Manual USING THE UNIT SAFELY ege gees 2 CO
18. NT LFO1 Lace Speed x CONT LFO2 Speed x CONT LFO2 Depth x CONT LFO2 AddDepth x CONT LFO2 Fade In x CONT LFO2 Sample And Hold x CONT LFO2 Lace Speed x CONT LFO3 Speed x CONT LFO3 Depth x CONT LFO3 AddDepth x CONT LFO3 Fade In x CONT LFO3 Sample And Hold x CONT LFO3 Lace Speed x CONT LFO4 Speed x CONT LFO4 Depth x CONT LFO4 AddDepth x CONT LFO4 Fade In x CONT LFO4 Sample And Hold x CONT LFO4 Lace Speed x CONT SYSEX messages All data st SYSEX init All SYSEX me MIDI Byte 00 SYSEX Patch arting with a dollar sign ssages start with this sequence Purpose SYSEX Start Europe USA ID Europe ID Elektron ID SidStation ID Base channel Padding all clear Clears all patch positions MIDI Byte SYSEX init 01 45 2d 14 SEI SYSEX Patch This is the MIDI Byte SYSEX init 02 00 000000aa 0aaaaaaa 2d 24 45 7 Purpose Dump Patch memory all clear ID Magic byte Pad SYSEX end dump data that is sent and received for patch dump Purpose Dump Patch ID Dump Patch version aa upper bits of patch size in bytes aaaaaaa lower bits of patch size inbytes Pad Start of Patch Data bytes Patch Data bytes See separate documentation SYSEX end SYSEX Skip Patch Clear This message MIDI Byte is sent received for increasing the current patch position Purpose is printed in hexadecimal format S DSTATI ON Owners
19. NTENTS ts 3 INTRODUCTION ia 5 A WORD FROM THE CREATORS cuina ed 5 THE MOQS6581SID CHIP E 5 FEATURES sitesi rice ce dd EE SES AE eevee 5 CONVENTIONS IN THIS MANUAL ccoo 6 A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF SIDSTATlON coccion 7 THE SIDSTATION INTERFACE diria daa 7 CONNECTIONS AT THE REAR PANELocoiorita sida aa 8 CARE INSTRUCTIONS amp IMPORTANT NOTEG c cssssssesseeseressesseeerseeseeseeerseeseeeeseeseeeesessersesensessareeseesarenseraeees 10 ABOUT THE MEMORY ioe ia A A E A E 10 Le ge EE 10 QUICK START esu gees A SEENEN EENS ee 11 USING THE SIDSTATION sania 12 GETTING AROUND AND BASIC EDITING 0ococonoinonoiononnanc rn 12 LOTO INE SCIOCHON EE 12 THEMENUIS STE Mica phos a Mes Sie EE is 12 ee ee 13 Direct Controllers and MIH eiior o Raa ER T E T EAE RT E EO T TORA 13 SYSTEM PARAMETERS 22 cta ir edd dil dd AETR LAT Ee EET aera Wa eya needs wees iredi 13 MIDI settings and SYSEX patch dump Menu MIDI 13 Synchronisation mMenu SYNC assesseer A ed Haters EE 14 SidStation patch memory control Menu Mem 15 The ASID COF Song Player messies nea dit Ane eG nani eae eee ae Ea ee 15 PROGRAMMING THE SIDSTATION coccion 16 ANATOMY OF THE SYNTHESIS IN SIDSTATION coccion 16 PATCH EDITING 000 ao Sette dense ot E ecient ide ee eg 16 OSCILLATORS tail A Wea aie bean eve rial Gite tern E eerie 17 Wavetorm Wave 2200 Sarwan cana naa anes cts EEN 17 Pulse Width Modulation PM 18 Envelope Env EE 19 LS A e e O NE NN 20 Vibrato ENA E NEER E a A A A A Seed 21 Wave
20. NTER will delete the patch Itchy in memory slot 2 Selecting N will abort the overwrite operation S DSTATI ON Owners Manual 32 Note The deletion of a patch is a non recoverable operation Any deleted patch is gone forever so be sure that you have saved important patches by using SYSEX dump SYSEX patch transfers SYSEX transfers are ideal for backups of your patch data It is also a gateway to exchange patches with other SidStation owners around the world by downloading them from the Internet Visit www sidstation com frequently for new patch collections by users and professional sound programmers Dumping a single patch from SidStation Go to the system menu and select the MIDI submenu Select the dump mode you want with the SYSEXDump switch and start the MIDI SYSEX receive function in your sequencer or MIDI recording hardware Consult the manual for these on how to do this Select Patch to dump a single patch You will be asked what patch you want to dump Press ENTER to dump the patch you have selected Dumping the entire patch memory It is possible to dump the entire patch memory in your SidStation The procedure is the same as above for a single patch but select AllPatch as the dump mode with the SYSEXDump switch Press ENTER to start the dump When the counter is showing 100 the transfer is complete Transferring patch data to the SidStation Simply load your sequencer or MIDI recorder with
21. ONT 34 Oscl Arpeggiator Speed x CONT 35 Osc1 Pitch Track x CONT 36 Oscl Transpose x CONT 37 Osc1 Vibrato Depth x CONT 38 Oscl Detune x CONT 39 Osc1 Portamento Speed x CONT 40 Oscl Synchronize x BOOL 41 Osc1 RingModulation x BOOL 42 Oscl PWM Startvalue x CONT 43 Osc1 PWM Addvalue x CONT 44 Oscl PWM LFO Depth x CONT 45 Oscl Delay x CONT 46 Oscl Attack x CONT 47 Oscl Decay x CONT 48 Osc1 Sustain x CONT 49 Oscl Release x CONT 50 Osc2 Arpeggiator Speed x CONT 51 Osc2 Pitch Track x CONT 52 Osc2 Transpose x CONT 53 Osc2 Vibrato Depth x CONT 54 Osc2 Detune x CONT 55 Osc2 Portamento Speed x CONT 56 Osc2 Synchronize x BOOL 57 Osc2 RingModulation x BOOL 58 Osc2 PWM Startvalue x CONT 59 Osc2 PWM Addvalue x CONT 60 Osc2 PWM LFO Depth x CONT 61 Osc2 Delay x CONT 62 Osc2 Attack x CONT 63 Osc2 Decay x CONT 70 Osc2 Sustain x CONT 71 Osc2 Release x CONT 72 Osc3 Arpeggiator Speed x CONT 73 Osc3 Pitch Track x CONT 74 Osc3 Transpose x CONT 75 Osc3 Vibrato Depth x CONT 76 Osc3 Detune x CONT 77 Osc3 Portamento Speed x CONT 78 Osc3 Synchronize x BOOL 79 Osc3 RingModulation x BOOL 80 Osc3 PWM Startvalue x CONT 81 Osc3 PWM Addvalue x CONT 82 Osc3 PWM LFO Depth x CONT 83 Osc3 Delay x CONT 84 Osc3 Attack x CONT 85 Osc3 Decay x CONT 86 Osc3 Sustain x CONT 87 Osc3 Release x CONT Sl DSTATION Owners Manual LFO1 Speed x CONT LFO1 Depth x CONT LFO1 AddDepth x CONT LFO1 Fade In x CONT LFO1 Sample And Hold x CO
22. OO Anpanman P01 Krutong P02 Floating 7 P03 P Itchy P04 Paddan P05 VeloBass P06 Tel Lead P07 Acid ModWh P08 Mental FX PO9 8bitOrchst P10 C64 Stabs P11 Body drive P12 Spaceducks P13 Nebula pad P14 Distorted P15 Killer P16 Dreamy Arp P17 Hellcat P18 Tracers DA P19 JV AirMod P20 JV BabyBas P21 JN Basis P22 JV BeaBass P23 JV Cheesy P24 JV Crunchy P25 JV DropFX P26 JV Electro P27 JV LaVache P28 JV LOFi P29 JV OberPWM P30 JV PaddyFx P31 JV Quadran P32 JV SIDHype P33 JV Whisper P34 A Fly High P35 A WalkLoop P36 A Minimals P37 A Dipeggio P38 SelfPlayr1 P39 NoisyNeedl P40 Doorbeller P41 P Autochrd P42 Eurodance P43 FilmScore1 P44 Trance it Daniel Hansson Daniel Hansson Daniel Hansson Daniel Hansson Daniel Hansson Daniel Hansson Daniel Hansson Daniel Hansson Daniel Hansson Izik Levy Mikael Raim Mikael Raim Mikael Raim Mikael Raim Mikael Raim Mikael Raim Mikael Raim Mikael Raim Daren Ager Joeri Vankeirsbilck Joeri Vankeirsbilck Joeri Vankeirsbilck Joeri Vankeirsbilck Joeri Vankeirsbilck Joeri Vankeirsbilck Joeri Vankeirsbilck Joeri Vankeirsbilck Joeri Vankeirsbilck Joeri Vankeirsbilck Joeri Vankeirsbilck Joeri Vankeirsbilck Joeri Vankeirsbilck Joeri Vankeirsbilck Joeri Vankeirsbilck Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch P45 Pulsation P46 Comin
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25. ation Wheel control the speed of the LFO from 127 slow Modulation wheel at zero to 0 fast Modulation wheel at its maximum The LFO synchronisation control menu Sync The NoteOn switch selects re synchronisation of the LFO when a new note is played If sync is not selected the LFO runs independent from any new notes played The ramp waveform is always synced to Note On as it would not make any sense to have it non synchronised The NOff switch controls if the LFO should be restarted each time a new Note Off message is received The Fadeln parameter controls the time of the LFO fade in effect This allows a LFO modulation to start at zero and then gradually fade in during the time specified by Fadeln A very useful feature for making automatic smooth transitions on Note On without having to use the modulation wheel to control the LFO depth manually Naming and managing patches When you are done with your patch editing it is time to name the patch This is done from the edit mode screen 31 S DEIA ON Owners Manual The keyboard and the ENCODER are used for character input The LEFT and RIGHT arrows moves the cursor left and right To enter or change a character turn the ENCODER wheel or use the UP and DOWN arrows You can also use the number keys on the keyboard 1 9 Each number key has a couple of characters in the alphabet assigned to them Each time you press the key the character toggles to the next out o
26. ave no function in poly mode The pitch is transposed by the Trnsp parameter Transpose allows you to move the pitch range of your oscillator up or down For example this can be used to let an oscillator act as a sub oscillator when making bass sounds so that the sound gets more depth The transpose interval is 24 to 24 semitones 21 Sl DSTATION Owners Manual By accessing the second screen to the right you can edit the pitch wheel and portamento settings The range of the pitchbend wheel is controlled by the PB parameter This parameter gives the interval of the wheel If the PB parameter is set to 12 then the pitch can be varied from 12 to 12 semitones by the pitchbend The maximal pitchbend range is 24 to 24 semitones Portamento controls the sliding between two consecutive notes played A slow portamento speed gives the effect of a slow pitch bend up to or down to the next note The portamento speed is controlled by the Port parameter The portamento of the SidStation is the same that can be found on for example the TB 303 e g it uses the same amount of time to slide between any two notes The fine tune is controlled by the Detune parameter Detune is useful when the oscillators are too much in phase with each other and the result sound dull To avoid this and make the sound more alive detune one or two oscillators a bit The interval is 63 to 64 The maximum settings moves the pitch one half note higher or
27. ch that when set for a single patch forces a new note to be initiated envelopes LFO s and tables restarted for all new notes pressed down even if the previous wasn t let up before the new one In Poly mode with the Reln function activated the envelopes for all three oscillators are retriggered for every note on Note The Speed and HCut local sync settings only apply if the sync source is set to Patch in the system synchronisation menu See section The menu system System for more information A filter can change the timbre of a sound very dramatically Thumping analogue bass sounds or needle sharp leads can be produced with the help of a filter The filter of the SID chip is unlike any other filter The filter sub menu controls the filter in SidStation To access this menu you have to go to the edit mode screen The selection Flt opens the following screen The filter controls are divided into three submenus called Typ Env and LFO The Cut parameter controls the cut off frequency This frequency is where the filter will start to affect the sound depending on its selected type The range is 0 to 127 The filter type menu Typ To select the actual filter type enter the first Typ submenu screen below All oscillators in SidStation are routed through the same filter The filter can however be bypassed for each oscillator To bypass the filter for an oscillator simply move the cursor to the desired oscillator nu
28. d on the whole it sounds very different from what is known from other synthesizers If you ve searched for the secret on how to do those Rob Hubbard effects from classic Commodore C64 games like Commando or Delta or how the cool drums of SID songs are made tables are the answer It takes some practice to master the technique but the results can be radical S DSTATI ON Owners Manual 22 So what is a table As a simple description it is a table of waveforms and frequencies that are replayed quickly one at a time from beginning to end Either as a one time shot at the beginning of a note on or as loop Take a look at the following figure for a simple example A table in SidStation has 65 steps that contain the data much like a sequencer Each oscillator in SidStation has an individual table so in single mode you can play up to three tables simultaneously Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Triangle Pulse Sawtooth The table menu is shown below The Speed value determines the speed of the table when played If the Speed value is Off then the table is not active Like in the case of the arpeggiator the table speed can be synchronised to MIDI clock messages See the section Oscillators Pitch for a speed table and general considerations when using external sync To start edit a new table we enter the sub menu called Edit This is the editor for SidStation tables Use the arrow keys to move around Use the numbers from on
29. documentation that is included in the host application for your computer platform for more information S DSTATI ON Owners Manual 1 6 Programming the SidStation Anatomy of the synthesis in SidStation The following picture shows the synthesis architecture in SidStation Ext In Oscillator 1 Ty Filter Oscillator 2 LY Oscillator 3 LU y Ring mod Osc sync y Filter bypass In this manual we speak of an oscillator as a complete set of synthesis components This means that inside every oscillator we have a tone generator envelope pulse width modulation and pitch settings among other things If the above picture and synthesis terminology seems alien to you don t be alarmed Everything will be explained as we now take an in depth look at the programming of the SidStation Patch editing To start editing a patch in SidStation simply press ENTER in play mode See section The menu system for more info about the play mode The Edit LED will light up and the following screen is shown which is the edit mode screen You are now ready to start making changes to your patch First we enter the Osc sub menu to set the mode for the patch This is where the three oscillators in your SidStation can be edited The current mode selected is the single mode In this mode the SidStation is monophonic This means that when you play a note all oscillators are trigged simultaneously to for
30. down 0 127 must be lower than Ramp PATCH_DCTRL2_LU Pulse 15 PATCH DCTRL2 LU DCTRL2 limit up 0 127 must be higher than Random PATCH_DCTRL2_LD Flat 16 PATCH_DCTRL3 Direct controller 3 0 96 x 1 LFO_OPTIONS 17 PATCH _DCTRL3_LD DCTRL3 limit down 0 127 must be lower than PATCH_DCTRL3_LU 18 PATCH DCTRL3 LU DCTRL3 limit up 0 127 must be higher than T A PATCH_DCTRL3_LD 19 PATCH_DCTRL4 Direct controller 4 0 96 sync note on 20 PATCH _DCTRL4 LD DCTRL4 limit down 0 127 must be lower than INV invert LFO PATCH_DCTRL4_LU ABZ Above Zero Output of LFO is strctly positive 21 PATCH DCTRL4 LU DCTRL4 limit up 0 127 must be higher than SNOFF sync to note off PATCH_DCTRL4_LD CTRL Dest Destination of control 22 PATCH_MODE 0 None LS 25 SL rok 1 LFO Depth 2 LFO Speed FEINV FWRAP LEGAT PoLy osc3 osc2 osc1 3 LFO S H 4 LFO Lace FEINV Filter Envelope Invert x 2 LFO_SPEED Speed of LFO 0 127 FWRAP Filter wrap x 3 LFO_SAMPHOLD Sample and hold 0 127 O off LEGAT Portamento Legato On Off x 4 LFO_DEPTH Depth of LFO 0 127 POLY Poly mode On Off x 5 LFO_ADDLFO Add output of this LFO 0 2 0SC3 Oscillator 3 active x 6 LFO_LACE Speed of interlace 0 127 osc2 Oscillator 2 active x 7 LFO_LACEWITH Use this to lace with 0 3 OSCl Oscillator 1 active 0 Zero 23 PATCH_MODE2 Not used set to ze
31. e and up to enter data Press ENTER to insert and the 0 key to delete one step The knobs have no function in this menu The list is longer than the screen so use UP and DOWN to access steps outside the screen A table can have a maximum of 32 steps Press ENTER to insert a new step The number to the left is the current step index 0 31 As you can see each step has four focus positions Move the focus from one to another by using the LEFT and RIGHT arrows The first focus position can either be a waveform or a Loop End command To insert a command we make use of the keypad with the following mapped keys Key Command Description 1 Tri Triangle waveform 2 Saw Sawtooth waveform 3 Puls Pulse waveform 4 Mix Mixed waveform 5 Nois Noise waveform 6 Off Output is disabled for this table step 7 Waveform is left untouched from the Osc gt Wave setting 23 Sl DSTATION Owners Manual Loop Loop from step xx xx is edited in focus position y End Stop playing the table continue with normal mode 8 9 1 Unless the step command Off or a waveform is selected the original waveform for the current oscillator will play Any changes in oscillator sync ringmodulation and pitch will affect the original waveform when using tables 2 A loop can not be initiated from step 00 since this would give an infinite loop Select a triangle waveform using the 1
32. e it Please consult your dealer if you are unsure of which kind of adapter you should use 40 Power switch Turns your SidStation on or off S DSTATI ON Owners Manual 1 0 Care instructions amp important notes To ensure many years of troublefree operation some advice about taking care of your SidStation could be in place e Never use any aggressive cleaners on the casing or display Remove dust dirt and fingerprints with a dry soft cloth If needed damp the cloth slightly with water to remove more persistent dirt e Never use sharp objects near the display to avoid scratches or damage Also avoid applying any pressure to the display itself e When transporting the SidStation from one place to another please use the box within which it was shipped with padding or use equivalent packaging About the memory The data contained in the SidStation memory may be corrupted or lost during a repair upgrade or after a temporary malfunction To be sure that your sounds patches are preserved in these cases please use the SYSEX patch dump feature to transfer the data over MIDI No liability is assumed for lost data by Elektron About noise The SID6581 chip is designed unlike any other chip This design has given the SidStation a unique sound The price to pay for this special design technology is that the noise level unfortunately is quite high We have done all we can to help to keep the noise level down and compared to the or
33. ent anymore SidStation system patch memory control menu Mem The Mem sub menu is where you restore the original factory settings This is a non recoverable operation that will reset all settings to default also erasing all patch data This is very useful if you re experiencing problems with your machine This could also need to be done after some system upgrades Also if you have problems with the SidStation locking up when entering the patch menu this could mean that the memory is corrupted and a reset is needed If you decide to proceed with this operation by pressing ENTER you are prompted with the question Selecting Y and pressing ENTER will restore the factory settings from ROM To abort and keep the current data in memory simply select N and ENTER Note Since SidStation only stores patches in RAM no patches will be present after a memory reset operation To restore the factory patches you will have to download them online from www sidstation com and transfer them by SYSEX dump to your SidStation The ASID C64 song player This selection sets up the SidStation for direct access of the SID chip This allows the ASID software or compatible on your computer to play Commodore 64 SID songs directly on your SidStation After selecting ASID the screen will go blank and the SidStation waits for data from host computer Press a key on the keypad to exit this mode and restart the SidStation Please refer to the
34. esauaeneseenasenans 38 5 Sl DSTATION Owners Manual A word from the creators Thank you for buying the SidStation synthesizer module The instrument that brings back the unique sound of the SID6581 chip originally found in the Commodore 64 home computer Using the full power of the SID chip combined with innovative synthesis techniques it gives musicians access to a whole new world of exciting sounds We have put many hours of hard work in this product a synthesizer that reintroduces the spirit and sound from the 80 s By using the famous MOS 6581 Sound Interface Device chip also known as the SID chip from the Commodore 64 computer we bring you a classic sound which can not be reproduced by any other music equipment Integrating it into the SidStation unleashes the full potential of this chip and puts you in control Freeing it from the limitations of the C64 architecture and providing new methods to control the SID sound gives possibilities yet to be explored The SID is the classic synthesizer that never had a case built around it The secret of the SidStation sound is only partially explained by the actual SID6581 chip The SidStation operating system stretches the chip to its limits by updating all SID6581 parameters up to 200 times per second This implies results of a previously unheard nature We in the SidStation design team wish you good luck with your new instrument and hope that it will inspire you and your music The
35. f the three assigned to this key Once the lowercase characters has been displayed you can continue to press this key and get the uppercase characters Note that to input numbers or other non letter characters you would have to use the ENCODER or the arrow keys To enter a space you can use the 0 key When you are done exit the input mode with the EXIT key Saving the patch To save the patch in memory move the cursor to the store option on the edit mode screen The number and name between the flashing brackets is the target memory slot for the store operation Empty memory slots are marked by three in a row To save the patch Phatt bass in an empty memory slot press ENTER once Then press the EXIT button to go back up the edit mode screen Overwriting a patch Overwriting an existing patch in a memory slot is similar the procedure for empty slots but you get the following request Selecting the Y option with ENTER will overwrite the patch Itchy in memory slot 2 Selecting N will abort the overwrite operation Note The overwriting of a patch is a non recoverable operation Any patch overwritten is gone forever so be sure that you have saved important patches using SYSEX dump Deleting a patch It is possible to delete a patch and thus free up the memory it is using This is done from the edit mode screen by pressing LEFT The following screen is then shown Selecting the Y option with E
36. g In P47 A Starpego P48 DualFunctn P49 RM Synth1 P50 P Britepad P51 P IcySynth P52 P Ghosty P53 Jarrism P54 Fatburger P55 PulsePorta P56 EvolvingSy P57 Fluttering P58 ThinBandPs P59 64 Floor P60 NewAger P61 Chaser P62 EchoeSynth P63 Electron Q P64 Flat2 Type P65 RMG Tri P66 ShrpintLd P67 Matricky P68 Synched P69 Intervaler P70 CuttinLead P71 Vengasynth P72 Syncrubber P73 Pyramid P74 AnalogBase P75 Octabase P76 Wha Bass P77 SparkleBas P78 Heartbeat P79 Subloop P80 Aliensign P81 Digicrickt P82 Translava P83 Formula X1 P84 Weird One P85 BassDront P86 BassDrTech P87 SomeHat P88 Snare Lego P89 Snare Std Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Klaus P Rausch Daniel Hansson Daniel Hansson Daniel Hansson Daniel Hansson Daniel Hansson S D STATI CO N Owners Manual 36 Technical specifications Model na
37. given in the unit Hertz which is how many times per second the sound settings are updated A value of 100 means that the sound parameters are updated 100 times per second and an arpeggiator speed value of 20 would mean that the arpeggiator is updated 5 times per second The Hard cut HCut parameter controls a function that compensates for a bug in the envelopes of the 6581 sound chip When a new note is triggered the first few milliseconds of the envelope sometimes are left out This means that the notes played sometimes suffer from a slightly bad timing With the HCut setting you can choose to force the oscillators to keep silent for a certain amount of time when a new note is triggered With a setting high enough the envelope bug will not be noticed However this function will make the SidStation to react more slowly to new notes often referred to as lag so this function may not be appreciated in all situations But when working with a sequencer this is no problem as you can program the sequencer to send notes to the SidStation a certain time in advance The time the envelope will be kept quiet can be calculated from the following formula Time HCut speed s 15 SIDSTATION Owners Manual We recommend a setting of around 20ms HCut 2 at Speed 100 Hz or HCut 4 at Speed 200 Hz For patches using the gate envelope there is no need for HCut The gate will override the SID envelope and the related bug will not be pres
38. iginal Commodore 64 it is very silent What is left is the noise generated by the SID chip itself Some people find the noise level irritating whereas others appreciate it as a part of the unique qualities of the SID chip There are several different sources of noise The most distinct source is the oscillators that never keep totally silent even when the envelope is done This means that after the sound is supposed to have died out it can still be heard in the background Using the gated envelope will cure this bug but will introduce other strange SID effects see the oscillator section for details Another source of noise is that the address and data bus leaks noise into the audio output To restrict this problem we have put the SID chip on an isolated address data bus However we still have to write data to the chip so there is some noise from this source To locate this type of noise pump up the volume vary the update speed from low to high and you should note a slight pitch change in a part of the background noise For best results we recommend using a noise gate 1 1 SIDA O N Owners Manual This is a very simple MIDI setup that allows you to quickly get started with your SidStation To mixer console Audio Out MIDI In MIDI Out The following setup could be used to connect the SidStation to a computer sequencer To mixer console MIDI Out Audio Out O coo oo oe oo MIDI In
39. is received Check your audio cables and routing Try changing sound When the MIDI indicator LED is blinking the SidStation should be playing sounds When play notes on my MIDI keyboard nothing happens The MIDI indicator LED is never lit up Check the MIDI base channel setting in the System gt MIDI menu This is the only channel that the SidStation accepts MIDI data on Please refer to the section The menu system for more info Also check your MIDI cables and routing The SidStation boots up fine but crashes immediately when enter the patch menu The memory of your SidStation appears to have become corrupted Try resetting the memory by accessing the System Memory Reset option After resetting the memory there are no patches available This is normal If you want the preset patches you will have to download them from the SidStation website and transfer them to your SidStation If your problem still exists please contact technical support at Email support sidstation com Fax 46 31 772 81 11 Please state your full name and return email address fax number Also include the OS version of your SidStation as seen on startup and the serial number 35 Sl DSTATION Owners Manual Reference section Factory patches These are the authors of the patches that are distributed as default with the SidStation synthesizer v1 1 Patch name Author Patch name Author P
40. iting in the SidStation menu system In this manual we refer to them as KNOB 1 KNOB 2 KNOB 3 and KNOB 4 S D STATI 10 N Owners Manual 8 4 Rotary encoder wheel Used to stepwise increase or decrease a value By turning the rotary encoder one step clockwise the value is increased by one unit Turning it counter clockwise decreases the value by one unit In this manual we refer to it as the ENCODER 5 Keyboard This is where most data input is done The symbols on the right side and below the keyboard indicate the directions and functions that happen when the corresponding key is pressed The cross A key is the symbol for EXIT or up one level The UP and DOWN B and C key arrows allows a value to be increased or decreased In some menus a blinking cursor is shown Use the LEFT and RIGHT and key arrows together with the UP and DOWN arrows to move it around note some menus only allow left and right movement The dot D key is the symbol for ENTER The number keys have different functions in different areas of the SidStation OS Please see section Getting around and basic editing for more information Connections at the rear panel ee0 Q O og 6 MIDI connectors MIDI Thru Connect this output to the next keyboard in your MIDI chain MIDI Out Connect this output to the MIDI In port of your sequencer or keyboard MIDI In Connect this input to the MIDI Out port
41. leased All parameter values are defined from 0 to 15 Value Attack Rate Decay Release Rate 0 2 ms 6 ms 1 8 ms 24 ms 2 16 ms 48 ms 3 24 ms 72 ms 4 38 ms 114 ms 5 56 ms 168 ms 6 68 ms 204 ms 7 80 ms 240 ms 8 100 ms 300 ms 9 240 ms 750 ms 10 500 ms 1 58 11 800 ms 245 12 1s 3s 13 3s 9s 14 5s 15s 15 8s 24s Moving the focus to the extreme right accesses the second screen The Gate switch when active replaces the SID chip hardware envelope found on screen 1 with a software gate with amplitude of the Sustain Since the SID envelope now is not used this gives S DSTATI ON Owners Manual 20 perfect timing without any need for the HCut delay se section regarding the System menu and the sync sub menu It also keeps the SID chip oscillators totally quiet reducing the background noise However while curing the SID chip envelope bug it introduces a new peculiar effect courtesy of the SID chip A few seconds after a sound is played and the SID is forced to be quiet it lets go of a ghost sound Choose for yourself if you think that this envelope mode is useful The Delay value makes it possible to delay the output of an oscillator with a number of update cycles Can be used either to fatten up a layered sound by giving the different sounds a slight delay or it can be used for echo effects found on some C64 game tunes using greater values Pitch The pitch
42. m a three layer patch All oscillators can be edited individually This is accomplished by moving the focus to the desired oscillator and pressing ENTER A single oscillator can also be deactivated to make a 1 or 2 layer patch To do so move the cursor to it and press DOWN to deactivate it activate it by pressing UP The second oscillator mode is the poly mode 17 Oscillators Sl DSTATION Owners Manual This is a three note polyphonic mode In this mode up to three notes can be played simultaneously or in sequence without interrupting notes playing This allows you to form three note chords and other polyphonic musical structures To edit the oscillator simply move the cursor to the GoEdit sub menu and press ENTER A poly sound is made from only one oscillator with three note polyphony Note In the following text we use single mode as basis for our discussion as the difference to poly mode when editing is very small In single mode we edit up to three oscillators but in poly mode only one The oscillator edit menu is shown below To determine the oscillator currently being edited please look at the underlined number in the upper left corner of the screen In the case above we are editing oscillator 1 Every oscillator has 6 sub menus with parameters We will now explain them one at a time Waveform Wave This is where you select the waveform for the current oscillator and edit related parameters The first
43. mber and press DOWN Press UP to enable it again The filter characteristics can be chosen with the Type parameter from the following e Lowp Low pass filter which cuts frequencies above the cut off frequency e Band Band pass filter that cuts frequencies above and below a region around the cut off frequency e L B Low pass and band pass combined forming a sort of low pass filter cutting higher than just Lowp e High High pass filter which only cuts frequencies lower than the cut off frequency e LH Low and high pass filter combined forming a band reject filter that removes frequencies around the cut off frequency S DSTATI ON Owners Manual 26 e B H Band pass and high pass filter combined forming a sort of high pass filter that lets through frequencies lower than just high pass e All All filters combined which does provide some strange filtering yet to be understood by the human being Resonance specifies the degree to which the frequencies in the region of the cut off frequency will be emphased In SidStation you can set the resonance between 0 15 with the Res parameter Moving the focus to the extreme right accesses the second screen The filter normally doesn t wrap round between open and closed Driving the cut off above 127 with a LFO modulation only results in a maximum value of 127 But if Wrap is activated the filter will wrap around from highest to lowest value above 127 Some might say this is
44. me Polyphony Maximum number of patches SID chip characteristics Display 3 Tone Oscillators 4 Waveforms Oscillator 3 Amplitude Modulators 3 Envelope Generators Oscillator Synchronization Ring Modulation Programmable Filter Connectors Audio Out Ext In MIDI DC In Power requirements Dimensions Weight SidStation MOS 6581 synthesis module 3 voices poly mode 1 voice single mode 100 Range 0 4 kHz Triangle Sawtooth Variable Pulse Noise Range 48 dB Exponential response Attack Rate 2 ms 8 s Decay Rate 6 ms 24 s Sustain Level 0 peak volume Release Rate 6 ms 24 s Cutoff range 30 Hz 12 kHz 12 dB octave rolloff Low pass bandpass high pass Notch Variable Resonance 2 x 16 character back lit LCD 1 x inch phone Unbalanced 1 x inch phone Unbalanced 3 x DINSP In Out Thru 1 x 2 1 mm standard Euro DC connector 6Volts DC 400 mA 240W x 70H x 200D mm Approx 1 2kg 37 S DEIA ON Owners Manual Initial hardware design Anders Garder Daniel Hansson Kristoffer Johansson Jens Wall SidStation programming Daniel Hansson PCB layout Mikael Raim ASID emulator Anders Garder Flash upgrading Anders Garder Manual author Mikael R im Addition manual writing Daniel Hansson We would like to thank the following people for help on the project Lennart Hansson Computer Engineering Chalmers for project supervision Hans Bergstrand Computer Engineeri
45. menu press 0 on the keyboard See Zero menu selection in Using the SidStation for more information Editing the selected LFO Selecting the LFO you want to edit presents you the LFO main menu The symbol in the upper left corner indicates that we are currently editing LFO 1 This symbol is present in all the LFO sub menus These menus are Mixer Shape CTRL and Sync The various submenus will be explained one at a time The LFO mixer menu Mixer The mixer menu controls the mixing of two LFOs This means that you can add another LFO to the current and create a more complex waveform The parameters are S DSTATI ON Owners Manual 28 Depth controls the outgoing depth of the current LFO Add selects the LFO to be added to the current LFO AdDep controls the depths of the added LFO in this case LFO 1 Setting AdDep to 0 means that no other LFO is added default Note For a walk on the wild side try adding the output of an LFO to itself The LFO will start to have a life of it s own The LFO shape menu Shape This menu is two screens wide and the first screen is seen below The LFO base waveform is selected by the Typ parameter from the following Tri Triangle Saw Sawtooth Rmp Ramp Sar Square Rnd Random Flat LFO output is set to a steady maximum value Triangle Sawtooth Ramp Square Random Flat The Flat waveform is a non oscillating flat LFO which
46. nchronisation of the oscillators so that you can hear the effect of every new parameter set It is often good to start off editing an existing patch if you are new to synthesizer programming Try to use the speed setting on the arpeggiator for interesting effects By setting the arpeggio speed of each oscillator to half the speed of the one before you might get some exciting patterns Experiment with the routing of the filter Try to filter only one or two oscillators to get some new timbres When using poly mode with filter or routing all of the oscillators of a single sound through the filter you can get beautiful cutoff frequency depending distortion from the SID filter The LFO is an essential part of a synthesizer Use this to get everything from wild arcade game sounds to subtle vibratos Experiment with filtering the noise function and tables played at high speeds to get percussive sounds Try out the inverted ramp LFO on the vibrato modulation to get a good percussive pitch sweep for bass drums When using waveform tables remember that you can always turn off the oscillator waveform and only use the waveforms specified in the table The table can be used as a small sequencer to make small looping phrases that can be synched to MIDI clock events Think of it as an extended arpeggiator Ring modulation and synchronisation are perhaps the most characteristic features of the SID chip It can be used to create lead sounds that cuts
47. ng Chalmers for sharing his experience while designing the printed circuit board Henrik Sundberg for assistance with the development amp production of the casing Ingvar Anderson CEO Chalmers Invest for supporting our project Tomas Danko Jr for betatesting ACNE International for being cool in general Assistance for the user manual Andreas Varga SID Homepage http stud 1 tuwien ac at e9426444 sidpage html Tim Forsyth http Avww soton ac uk tf Patch programming Klaus P Rausch Joeri Vankeirsbilck Daren Ager Izik Levy Mikael Raim Daniel Hansson Daniel Eriksson Big thanks to everyone who have helped to make this project reality Sl DSTATI ON Owners Manual 38 SidStation MIDI implementation MIDI CONTROLLER ASSIGNMENTS MIDI_CTRL Name Trn Rec Type 1 Modulation wheel x CONT 16 Direct Controller 1 x x CONT BOOL 17 Direct Controller 2 x x CONT BOOL 18 Direct Controller 3 x x CONT BOOL 19 Direct Controller 4 x x CONT BOOL 20 LFO CTRL1 x CONT 21 LFO CTRL2 x CONT 22 LFO CTRL3 x CONT 23 LFO CTRL4 x CONT 24 Oscillatorl active x BOOL 25 Oscillator2 active x BOOL 26 Oscillator3 active x BOOL 27 Filter Cutoff x CONT 28 Filter Envelope Depth x CONT 29 Filter LFO Depth x CONT 30 Filter Envelope Attack x CONT 31 Filter Envelope Decay x CONT 32 Filter Envelope Sustain x CONT 33 Filter Envelope Release x C
48. o a computer sequencer or a MIDI data recorder See section SYSEX patch transfers for more information Synchronisation menu Sync The Sync sub menu controls how the SidStation is being updated Sourc sets the source for the update frequency There are three choices e Patch the update frequency and HCut settings are taken from the local patch settings e Globl the global settings for Speed and HCut found at the right of this screen are used for all patches e ExtCl the update speed is locked to external MIDI clock when available HCut setting is taken from the global value found to the right on this screen When locked to an external clock the SidStation makes 48 updates per quarter note 2 updates per MIDI clock This can be used to time various parts of the SidStation to the external beat The arpeggiators square LFO sample amp hold LFO and oscillator delay are obvious targets for such timings But actually all sound updating parts of the SidStation except for the VCA envelope will be locked to the external clock See small table below for various note signatures Desired note length Speed value Ye 96 Ya 48 1 24 1 16 12 1 32 6 1 64 3 If the clock source is set to Globl then the Speed parameter sets the timing The timing of the SidStation arpeggiator as well as all other functions in the SidStation is then directly derived from the Speed parameter A speed value is
49. of your sequencer or keyboard DAudio connectors Out Line level audio output to connect to your mixerboard or amplifier Ext in Accepts an unbalanced line level signal that is routed through the SIDs filter WARNING Never connect any signals to the Ext in input that can be carrying hazardous voltage signals of too high voltage This may damage your SidStation and possibly harm the SID chip Ext in is designed for normal line level signals 9 S DEIA ON Owners Manual 8 LCD Contrast This knob controls the contrast of the LCD Please set the contrast to an appropriate value The display is a super twist model which means that it has a wider observer angle to maximise visibility The contrast should be set so that no ghosting appears from inactive character cells 9 Power connector Connect the DC power adapter here Check the specifications below carefully if you fit a PSU not supplied by Elektron The PSU should be stabilised deliver a voltage of 6V up to 7V DC and be able to supply at least 400mA to power the SidStation The connector has a diameter of 2 1 mm The connector should have the positive voltage on the inner core and ground on the outer ring Please check that this applies to your PSU before powering up the SidStation as both this standard and the opposite exists OD WARNING Using an improper type of power adapter may result in malfunction of the SidStation and could even damag
50. output is always set to a steady maximum This is useful as a base for external MIDI control messages To set the speed of the LFO use the Spd parameter The value is a divisor from from the system sync speed see section The menu system for more info A higher value consequently means that the oscillator is slower AbZ inverts all LFO output values below zero The LFO waveform output is forced into the positive domain so that no negative values are allowed which can be useful with some modulation parameters 29 Sl DSTATION Owners Manual Triangle waveform with AbZ The Inv switch selects the inversion of the waveform For instance a square waveform goes from low to high and back to low If Inv is set the sequence is now high to low and back to high again By moving the focus to the extreme right you access the second screen S H sets the value for the Sample and Hold Sample and hold holds the output of the LFO fixed for a certain amount of time A low value holds the value a shorter time OFF disables the Sample and hold function See below for an example of sample amp hold on a triangle waveform Sample amp Hold Lace controls the interlace speed of the current LFO output Interlace is a special feature that allows the current LFO to be interleaved with another source This is done by rapidly inserting values from another source into the output of the LFO at the rate
51. parameter is the waveform The available waveforms are Triangle Tri Sawtooth Saw Pulse Puls Mixed Mix Noise Nois The waveform is the essential building block of the synthesis in SidStation Every type of waveform has its own distinctive timbre For all waveforms synchronisation and ringmodulation can be selected to make the current oscillator coupled to the previous one We call the previous oscillator the carrier Synchronisation is an effect better experienced than explained It restarts the modulated waveform every time the carrying waveform crosses zero This however says nothing about what it really sounds like Try it out by enabling the switch Sync Ringmodulation is the product of two signals the carrier wave and the modulator If the switch Ringm is set the current oscillator will modulate the previous one So if ring modulation is switched on for oscillator 2 then it will ring modulate oscillator 1 Oscillator 1 modulates oscillator 3 Please see the figure in the Anatomy of the synthesis in SidStation section above to find out how the oscillators are connected S DSTATI ON Owners Manual 1 8 Triangle is usually the waveform that produces the most audible results both for synchronisation and ringmodulation but do experiment with other waveforms as well the ringmodulator can do some wild things with the mixed waveform Also try different pitch settings The effect of the synchronisation ringmodulation
52. r knob is discussed the name is enclosed in brackets with bold style For instance the real time control knob 1 is referred to as KNOB 1 e When a specific mode is discussed the name is written in italic and bold style The play mode is an example of this e Parameters in the LCD menus are written in bold style like the parameter sync 7 SIDSTATION Owners Manual A brief overview of SidStation SE SID a Patch ES Susten ER STATION Mos 658 Synthesis l I l l I l l l l I l l I l l I l l y l Doto Input l l I l l I l l l l I l l I l l l l I l l I OJ 2 GI fl x a 5 Lo le A Dl i L CM Lx lo 4 lo o Computer Controlled The SidStation interface DLCD The backlit liquid crystal display LCD is your source of information of what s happening in your SidStation 2 Indicator LEDs m Sync Indicates the current update speed of the SidStation Each blink represents one hundred updates MIDI Indicates incoming MIDI note events Edit This LED indicates that a patch is currently being edited m Ext clk Indicates when the SidStation is slaved to external MIDI clock 3 Real time control knobs These knobs are used for changing parameters both in edit mode and in play mode By turning a knob clockwise the corresponding value on the LCD increases Doing the opposite decreases the value This allows quick and easy ed
53. r the menu 1 3 SI DSTATION Owners Manual Patch play mode This is where you select and edit a patch in the SidStation The patch is a set of parameters which can be named and stored in the SidStation memory bank The parameters control the nature of the sound that is played on the audio output when MIDI data is received In the SidStation memory you can store up to one hundred different patches The patch selection screen is shown below The UP and DOWN keys along with the ENCODER wheel lets you browse the patches stored in memory To select a patch press the ENTER key A patch that is selected but not yet activated with ENTER will flash The four values at the bottom of the screen are user assignable parameters called direct controllers This allows realtime control of up to four parameters that can be selected by the patch programmer The SidStation knobs are mapped in the following order KNOB 1 DCH KNOB 2 DC2 KNOB 3 DC3 KNOB 4 DC4 When a patch is selected you can play it by sending MIDI notes from your keyboard or other MIDI compatible equipment The SidStation is now in play mode By pressing RIGHT you enter the edit mode where you edit the parameters of the patch currently playing Please see the Programming the SidStation section for more information on how to edit a patch Note When changing patches there may be a short loud static noise This is normal and is a result of changing the fil
54. ro 1 LFOL 24 PATCH_FLT_ACTRS 2 LFO2 3 LFO3 4 LFO4 x 8 LFO_ADDDEPTH Amount of added LFO 0 127 x 9 LFO_CTRLVAL Amount the CTRL data can affect the depth 0 127 FLT3 Oscillator 3 routed through filter x 10 LFO_FADEIN Speed of Fade in FLT2 Oscillator 2 routed through filter 0 no fade in FLT1 Oscillator 1 routed through filter 1 127 fade in speed 25 PATCH_FLT_TYPLFO i FilterLFO FilterLFO What LFO to control filter cutoff 0 3 PATCH_FLT_CUTOFF Cutoff value for filter 0 127 x 0 TABLE DATA1 FF TABLE END no TABLE DATA2 follows after PATCH_FLT_ENVDEP Filter envelope depth 0 127 No more data for this table PATCH_FLT_ENVATT Filter envelope attack 0 127 FE TABLE LOOP TABLE DATA2 tells looppoint PATCH_FLT_ENVDEC Filter envelope decay 0 127 Only TABLE DATA2 follows for this table PATCH FLT ENVSUS Filter envelope sustain 0 127 Other values Waveform see OSC_WAVE for PATCH_FLT_ENVREL Filter envelope release 0 127 specification PATCH FLT LFODEP LFO depth for filter 0 127 x 1 TABLE DATA2 00 7F Fixed notenumber PATCH FLT LFOWHD Amount the modulation wheel adds to filter LFO 0 127 80 BF Add TABLE DATA2 80 to notenumber PATCH SYNC SPEED Local update speed for patch 50 200 CO FF Subtract TABLE DATA2 C0 from notenumber PATCH SYNC HCUT Local Hardcut setting for patch 0 15 TABLE LOOPPOINT if TABLE DATA1 was TABLE LOOP PATCH_OSC1 Settings for
55. rom the current base note pitch when this step is replayed This is the whole procedure to program one step in a table Now it is just a matter of adding more steps to build up your table As said once before it takes some practise to master it See section Programming tips for more information about how to use tables Common parameters The global patch parameters are located in the common sub menu To access the common sub menu you have to go back up to the edit mode screen The selection Cm opens the screen below S D STATI CO N Owners Manual 24 The Pitch sub menu opens up the following screen Here you set the legato mode for the notes played With legato off portament o is always active Legato on means that portamento is only activated when a note is initiated while another note is held In other words with legato on portamento is only activated for notes played legato Direct controls CTRL The CTRL sub menu holds the direct control routing information for the four realtime controllers In SidStation it is possible for the user to assign a direct control destination to a number of parameters in the SidStation synthesis engine It is then possible to tweak the corresponding realtime controller in patch play mode to directly control the parameter selected See the section The menu system Patch play mode for more information about the play mode To assign a direct control simply select one from the screen
56. s Please see the Low Frequency Oscillator section for more information on the LFO in SidStation The Dpth parameter controls the depth of the vibrato The range is 0 127 The WhDpth parameter controls how much depth the modulation wheel should add to the Dpth value The range is 0 127 Low Frequency Oscillators LFO The low frequency oscillators LFO are used for parameter modulation This allows parameters in SidStation to be modulated during the length of which the note is played A typical example is to modulate the filter cut off frequency LFO modulation is simply a variation of a parameter value along with the amplitude of a relatively slow propagating waveform This is very useful for making evolving changes in the sound as the note is playing In SidStation you can find one of the most flexible LFO implementation ever made The SidStation has four LFOs that can be operated independently from each other The LFO select sub menu is accessed from the edit mode screen with the option Lfo Here you select edit the LFO Selecting any of the four options 11 12 I3 and 14 to edit the LFO of your choice Note The individual LFO menus can also be accessed directly from some of the parameter menus of an oscillator In the vibrato menu for instance the vibrato is modulated by a LFO Pressing ENTER on the selected LFO brings you directly to the edit menu of that LFO You can switch between different LFO s by accessing the zero
57. specified by Lace The result is a non continuos or chopped up LFO waveform A low value gives a quick interleave function OFF disables the interlace function With selects the source of which the current LFO output is interlaced with The source can be a zero value or the output of another LFO See figure below for a typical example Triangle waveform A Inverted ramp waveform B A laced with B The LFO modulation control source menu CTRL ALFO parameter in SidStation can be modulated by an external MIDI source event CTRL sets the source of the LFO parameter modulation The different modulation sources are ModWh Modulation Wheel PBend Pitch bend Veloc Velocity AfTch Aftertouch S DSTATI ON Owners Manual 30 e CTRL1 to CTRL4 Mapped MIDI control messages 20 to 23 e LFO1 to LFO4 Output of LFO1 to 4 is used to modulate the selected parameter Dest selects the destination LFO parameter to be modulated by the external control The different destinations are None No external control for this LFO Dpth LFO Depth Spd LFO Speed S H LFO Sample and hold Lace LFO Interlace rate Val sets the maximum value of the external control modulation influence on the selected LFO parameter A minimal value of the external control sets the original value for the destination An example to clear this out a bit CTRL ModWh Dest Spd Val 0 In CTRL menu Spd 127 In Shape menu This will make the Modul
58. ter settings between different patches This is not because of the SidStation but depends on the way the SID chip is designed Direct Controllers and MIDI The four direct controllers DC1 to DC4 all send and receive MIDI control data They are mapped to MIDI control number 16 through 19 Direct controllers that are not used shows as in the patch selection menu still output MIDI control data for the corresponding MIDI control number This means that the SidStation also can be used as an external control box for other synthesizers System parameters The system menu screen contains the parameters that control MIDI synchronisation and memory integrity It is accessed from the top level menu and is seen below The system parameters are divided into three submenus called MIDI Sync and Mem MIDI settings and SYSEX patch dump menu MIDI The MIDI submenu lets you set the MIDI base channel of your SidStation and also control the SYSEX patch dump function S DSTATI ON Owners Manual 1 4 By adjusting the BaseCh value you set the MIDI channel which is monitoring incoming MIDI data If your connected MIDI equipment sends note data to your SidStation on channel 1 you must set the base channel to 1 Any other data on channels 2 16 is ignored The MIDI thru port echoes all incoming data The SYSEXDump switch controls the system exclusive SYSEX patch dump functions It is easy to make a backup of your patches in your SidStation t
59. three index The Pitch nibbles form a byte with the following meaning DP 01 79 Of 00 03 over what is received from the keyboard 00 51 Fixed note DP 01 7a Of 04 Of End of table FF FF 80 bf Subtract value 80 from current note DP 01 7a Of 00 Of c0 ff Add value c0 to current note DP 01 7b Of 04 Of DP 01 7b Of 00 Of The nibbles can also form loop and end statements as follows S D STATI CO N Owners Manual 44 45 S DEI ON Owners Manual
60. through any mix Even if the triangle waveform gives the best results try out the other ones as modulators Also try to use the oscillator sync with ring modulation together When using tables you can turn these features on for some steps to create exciting timbre changes The audio input is routed through the filter This allows you to get external signals to run through the SID chip lo fi filter distortion The filter envelope can be triggered with external note on messages and control changes For patches not using the filter set the cutoff frequency to zero to get the noiselevel down slightly Use the zero menus in the oscillator and LFO menus for quick navigation Finally it is up to you to explore the SidStations capabilities to find new exciting sound textures S D STATI 10 N Owners Manual 34 Trouble shooting In the event of problems with your SidStation you can find some solutions to some common problems in this section The nature of the problem Suggested solution My SidStation does not start up at power on Have you checked that your power supply is one that is compliant with the specifications in the Brief overview section When start up my SidStation the LCD screen is blank but the indicator LEDs are working Adjust the LCD contrast with the contrast knob on the back of the SidStation When play notes on my MIDI keyboard nothing happens The MIDI indicator LED indicates that data
61. torm table Tal A AA A A AA ata RA Ea 21 COMMON PARAMETERS iis sota EES A A A EE 23 Direct CONYOIS Eege EE 24 Local patch Synchronisati0n VNC roia E ENE E OEA E ONEA 24 PRE FITER anan e a ce anette a a e a da 25 TRE Merva meon LV ia A A a ARA E e E A eg 25 ee EE 26 Filler modulation LEO A A O 26 LOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS FOI 27 Editing the selecteG LFO iii A din dian desl nla din A 27 THE LEO mixerimenu MKO eege a elena sede Ee ie 27 The LFO shape menu EE 28 The LFO modulation control source menu CIR 29 S D STATI CO N Owners Manual 4 The LFO synchronisation control Menu Gwnmc iniciar 30 NAMING AND MANAGING PATCHES E 30 Sarna Ne PICT EE 31 EVERE PACA eege deed Dee 31 Deleting a PAC EE 31 SYSEX PATCH TRANSFERS caricia ida o da 32 Dumping a single patch from Sla Station A 32 Dumping the entire pateh Mamy sir sssrri pia eiert inn aaa EO AEET EAEAT AAE O R 32 Transferring patch data to the SidStation c cececsccecseeseesecnceeesecneesesecneesesecnecsessetesnesaesecnesaetessessenersetesnenaetesnens 32 PROGRAMMING TIPS eene daiie atau E EE EE 33 TROUBLE SHOOTING erien avecenta sted deccineavedtvas teense ved tute dteatseeduevedtvasddecedtvaeateacveeuvedtvarateduee 34 REFERENCE SECTION lt commit atic 35 FACTORY PATCHES A ee eae ee ae 35 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS o ici 36 ALE EE 37 SIDSTATION MIDI IMPLEMENTATION 0 cccssssssssssssssssssessseesesesesnsseneesesesesoesesoeseneuaeaeseseaseneuaeaes
62. varies very much depending on the pitchlevel of the two coupled oscillators The best effects are often found when changing the pitch of the modulating oscillator in realtime with pitchbend or LFO Pulse Width Modulation PWM This is the first screen of the menu that controls the pulse width modulation The most characteristic waveform of the SID chip is probably the pulse sound Its shape can be varied wildly from a needle sharp thin sound to full rich square The parameter that control the basic setting of the pulse width sound is Start Try first setting Syne and Add 0 You can now vary the pulse width from the most sharp pulse sound 1 to square 64 This is all very well we can vary the type of pulse sound but wouldn t it be fun to have the pulse animated from sharp to square To do this set the start parameter to 1 and increase the add value to around 3 Let the note play a while and notice the difference The Sync switch stands for Synchronise to note on If set it will restart the pulse settings to the start value each time you press a new note If not selected it will run through the pulse values without regarding new notes This renders the start value obsolete as the pulse values will never restart from it The figure above shows a theoretic visualisation of a pulse sound The A pulse shows a sharp pulse sound and B a square If we start with a pulse like the one in A Start 16 and set add to a value higher than
63. zero it will gradually turn into a more square like shape and then become sharper again This makes the sound animated and alive Moving the focus to the extreme right accesses the second screen that holds the pulse width modulation LFO control settings The LFO parameter lets you choose an LFO to modulate the pulse width Any of the four LFO s in SidStation can be used The Depth value sets the modulation depth 0 to 127 Note For any of the above settings to have any effect you must select Pulse as the waveform of the current oscillator The pulse settings will also affect the Mixed waveform but the effect can not be explained logically the sound gradually disappears with higher pulse width settings 19 Sl DSTATION Owners Manual Envelope Env The first screen of the parameter menu for the envelope is seen below The envelope controls the variation of the oscillator volume over time A string sound fades in with a slow attack but a piano or a guitar string has a fast attack time In this manner we can control the characteristics of our sound This can be described by the figure below Max amplitude Sustain level Release The parameters are A Attack The time the envelope takes to reach full level D Decay The time it will take to reach the sustain level S Sustain The volume level to keep when a key is held R Release The time it takes for the sound to fade out after the key is re

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