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1. Y Signal IN 3 gt Amplifier Delay Amplifier OUT L Signal Low pass Level Amplifier lt filter Feedback Damping Gain Stereo Delay Refers to v2 8 The RS290 offers three delay sub modes selected using the Delay Options menu There are myriad ways in which you will be able to use these to create new sounds and effects far more than can be described here To help you to understand these the signal path diagrams show the three configurations E Stereo delay no external feedback loop The RS290 acts as a stereo delay unit with two taps presented to the Left and Right outputs Mono delay Pre effect loop With this selected you can patch external effects and treatments into the regeneration loop Mono delay Post effect loop With this selected you can patch external effects and treatments into the signal path following the output from the delay itself As in Pre mode these will affect the regeneration loop but will also affect the output signal 128 ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR Wet dry mix Inverter Amplifier Signal IN gt Amplifier Delay Amplifier OUT L2. Feedback i send Signal Level Feedback return t Lovv pass Amplifier filter Feedback Damping Gain Pre effect Wet dry mix Inverter Amplifier Feedback Feedback send return Signal IN 3 gt Amplifier Delay K O Amplifier OUTL Signal Low pass Level Amplifier lt j filter Feedback Damping Gain Post effect ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR 129 THE FRONT PANEL In the delay modes the front panel controls inputs and outputs operate as follows Controls 130 INPUT GAIN Adjusts the input level in the range 80dB to 3dB REPEAT SPEED Adjusts the delay time To keep quantisation noise to a minimum use as short a delay range as possible for your desired delay F B GAIN Controls the feedback gain With the knob turned fully anticlockwise the Gain is zero With the knob turned fully clockwise the Gain is unity WET DRY MIX Controls the amount of wet affected and dry original signal in the output mix With the knob turned fully anticlockwise the output comprises input signal only With the knob turned fully clockwise the output comprises delayed signal only BYPASS When switched to Bypass this determines that the output contains no affected signal It is equivalent to rotating the WET DRY MIX knob to its fully anticlockwise position ASSIGN This input can be assigned various functions ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR Inputs S
3. marks Clock The asterix in the top righthand corner shows the clock which is by default triggered by TRIG1 RS290 knob input values Clock Triggers 124 Factory defaults This allows you to reset the operation of the RS290 to the factory defaults Be careful how you use this the operation cannot be undone and if you wish to re use effects that you previously created you will need to reprogram or if appropriate reload any of your own effects sounds or settings Factory defaults press EDIT mM Are you sure ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR Memories press EDIT Y Write to memory Read from memory Edit memory name Enable prog change SysEx dump memory Erase all memories Memories menu Write to memory press EDIT Write to memory You may write your current settings but not sample data to any one of the 50 internal memories Rotate the EDIT knob to cycle through the memory locations and press it to store your current setup Warning this operation overwrites any existing settings and parameter values which will be permanently lost unless saved elsewhere beforehand Read from memory Rotate the EDIT knob to cycle through the memory locations and press it to recall a saved setup Read from memory press EDIT ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR Edit memory name With this menu selected you can rotate the EDIT knob to move left
4. 148 ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR CONVERTING TEMPO BPM TO DELAY TIME IN MILLISECONDS Tempo 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 bye 58 59 Crotchet 1333 1304 1277 1250 1224 1200 1176 1154 1132 1111 1091 1071 1053 1034 1017 Quaver 667 652 638 625 612 600 588 577 566 556 545 536 526 517 508 Semi quaver 333 326 319 313 306 300 294 288 283 278 273 268 263 259 254 Dotted semi quaver 444 435 426 417 408 400 392 385 377 370 364 357 351 345 339 Tempo 60 61 F4 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 Crotchet 1000 984 968 952 938 923 909 896 882 870 857 845 833 822 811 Quaver 500 492 484 476 469 462 455 448 441 435 429 423 417 411 405 Semi quaver 250 246 242 238 234 231 227 224 221 217 214 211 208 205 203 Dotted semi quaver 333 328 323 317 313 308 303 299 294 290 286 282 278 274 270 Tempo TS 76 77 78 rE 10 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 Crotchet 800 789 779 769 759 750 741 732 723 714 706 698 690 682 674 Quaver 400 395 390 385 380 375 370 366 361 357 353 349 345 341 337 Semi quaver 200 197 195 192 190 188 185 183 181 179 176 174 172 170 169 Dotted semi quaver 267 263 260 256 253 250 247 244 241 238 235 233 230 227 225 Tempo 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 Crotchet 667 659 652 645 638 632 625 619 612 606 600 594 588 583 577 Quaver 333 330 326 323 319 316 313 309 306 303 300 297 294 291 288 Semi quaver 167 165 163 161 160 158 156 155 153 152 150 149 147 146 144 Dotted semi quaver 222 220 217 215 213 211 208 206 204 202 200 198 196 194 19
5. Midi clock requires RS295 A MIDI Clock signal received at the RS295 MIDI IN will be used as the clock Note When receiving a clock signal astar in the top right hand corner of the display will flash at half the clock frequency Clock source press EDIT Trigger 1 Trigger 2 MIDI clock ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR Clocks per beat Determines how many clocks there are per beat If the clock source is set to MIDI clock this should normally be set to 1 Clocks per beat press EDIT Show BPM Displays the incoming clock in Beats Per Minute If no clock is detected the message Waiting for clock is shown Show BPM press EDIT Mm XXX XX 0r Waiting for clock ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR Show delay time Displays the current delay time You cannot adjust the delay time here Show delay time press EDIT X XXXX Seconds LFO press EDIT Y Range Speed Depth Shape Controls Sync Mode LFO menu 138 LFO range press EDIT 0 0005 to 0 128Hz 0 005 to 1 28Hz 0 05 to 12 8Hz LFO Range and Speed Three LFO ranges are provided e 0 0005Hz 0 128Hz e 0 005Hz 1 28Hz e 0 05Hz 12 8Hz Within each of these ranges you can determine the speed of the internal LFO using the LFO speed menu LFO speed press EDIT 0 001 0 01 10 05 Hz 0 128 1 28 12 80Hz Range dependent LFO Dept
6. diagrams earlier in this chapter External feedback press EDIT Off Pre effect Post effect ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR 135 Clock settings press EDIT Y Shovv BPM Show delay time Sync to clock Clock source Clocks per beat Clock settings menu Clock settings This sub menu provides five sub sub menus that allow you to control other characteristics of the echo delay effect 136 Sync to clock Determines whether the delay effect is synchronised to an external clock and the input from which the clock is derived Off The delay is not synchronised to an external clock e Synchronise The repeat speed is controlled by the REPEAT SPEED knob but any increase or decrease in the speed of the external clock will cause a corresponding increase or decrease of the repeat speed e Lock to XX The repeat speed is locked to a fraction of the external clock frequency For example if lock to 3 is selected the input will repeat once every three beats The fraction XX is controlled by the REPEAT SPEED knob Sync to clock press EDIT Off Synchronise Lock to XX Clock source Determines the source for the clock signal used within the RS290 There are three options Trigger A stable set of triggers received at the TRIG1 input will be used as the clock Trigger2 A stable set of triggers received at the TRIG2 input will be used as the clock
7. allows you to determine how an audio clip will be sampled and how and when it will be replayed You will need to set these options appropriately before you use the Sample record menu described on the previous page Note If you have Record start and Record stop set to the same value the triggers become toggles This means that triggering the input will start recording if the sampler is not already recording otherwise it will stop recording The Playback start and Playback stop commands work in the same way 146 Record start Determines when a recording is initiated There are five options Trig high Recording starts when the signal presented to TRIG1 exceeds the trigger threshold Trig low Recording starts when the signal at TRIG falls below the trigger threshold Trig2 high Recording starts when the signal presented to TRIG2 exceeds the trigger threshold Trig2 low Recording starts vyhen the signal at TRIG2 falls below the trigger threshold Manual Allows you to initiate a recording manually within the Sample record menu Record start press EDIT Trig 1 high Trig 1 low Trig 2 high Trig 2 low Manual Record stop Determines when a recording is complete There are five options Trig high Recording stops when the signal presented to TRIG1 exceeds the trigger threshold Trig1 low Recording stops when the signal at TRIG fal
8. to the RS295 is contained in the chapter on the RS290 150 ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR
9. to the TRIG2 input e MIDI clock RS295 required The LFO is reset every 24 midi clocks LFO Sync mode press EDIT No sync Trigger 1 Trigger 2 MIDI clock 139 Assign 1 press EDIT Damping Sample rate Sample size Delay fine Disabled LFO Speed LFO Depth Left right delay Left right pan Assign 1 menu Assign 1 This sub menu offers eight destinations for the CV applied to the ASSIGN CV input This menu has no sub menus 140 Assign 2 press EDIT Y Damping Sample rate Sample size Delay fine Disabled LFO Speed LFO Depth Left right delay Left right pan Assign 2 menu Assign 2 This sub menu is identical to Assign 1 and offers eight destinations for the CV applied to the ASSIGN2 CV input found on the RS295 DELAY EXPANDER If the RS295 expander is not connected then the Assign 2 menu will not appear This menu has no sub menus e Damping Controls the amount of feedback damping e Sample rate Steps through the available sample rates This can cause extreme effects and should be used with care e Sample size Steps through the available wordlengths This can cause extreme effects and should be used with care Delay fine Allovys you to modulate the delay time e Disabled Disables the effect of the applied CV LFO speed Affects the speed of the internal LFO allowing further CV control of the delay time left right de
10. 2 INPUT GAIN Adjusts the input level in the range 80dB to 3dB SAMPLE START Adjusts the start point for the sample playback and or loop SAMPLE END Adjusts the end point for the sample playback and or loop Note Ifthe end point is less than the start point the sample will not play WET DRY MIX Affects OUT L only Balances the audio signal being received at the SIGNAL IN input with the output of the existing sample if being played back When fully anticlockwise DRY only input signal is heard When fully clockwise WET only the sample is heard When no signal is being received at the SIGNAL IN input this knob acts as an output level control for the sampler BYPASS When switched to Bypass this determines that the output contains only input signal It is equivalent to rotating the WET DRY MIX knob to its fully anticlockwise position ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR Inputs SAMPLE PITCH Allows you to play back the sample at various pitches If you have calibrated the OV 3V keyboard scale correctly see Common Menus Special Options you will be able to play the sample in conventional fashion You may also input non keyboard control voltages for special effects SIGNAL IN Accepts audio signals in the range 3V Signals in excess of 6V p p will cause clipping F B RETURN Not used SAMPLE START CV Accepts control voltages in the range 5V to 5V The incoming voltage is added to that determined by the SAMPLE STAR
11. 2 Tempo 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 11 118 119 Crotchet 71 566 561 556 550 545 541 536 531 526 522 517 513 508 504 Quaver 286 283 280 278 275 273 270 268 265 263 261 259 256 254 252 Semi quaver 143 142 140 139 138 136 135 134 133 132 130 129 128 127 126 Dotted semi quaver 190 189 187 185 183 182 180 179 177 175 174 172 171 169 168 Tempo 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 192 133 134 Crotchet 500 496 492 488 484 480 476 472 469 465 462 458 455 451 448 Quaver 250 248 246 244 242 240 238 236 234 233 231 229 227 226 224 Semi quaver 125 124 123 122 121 120 119 118 117 116 115 115 114 113 112 Dotted semi quaver 167 165 164 163 161 160 159 157 156 155 154 153 152 150 149 Tempo 135 136 LETA 138 LEK 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 Crotchet 444 441 438 435 432 429 426 423 420 417 414 411 408 405 403 Quaver 222 221 219 217 216 214 213 211 210 208 207 205 204 203 201 Semi quaver 111 110 109 109 108 107 106 106 105 104 103 103 102 101 101 Dotted semi quaver 148 147 146 145 144 143 142 141 140 139 138 137 136 135 134 Tempo 150 151 LEYA 153 154 155 156 LEYA 158 159 160 161 162 163 164 Crotchet 400 397 395 392 390 387 385 382 380 377 375 373 370 368 366 Quaver 200 199 197 196 195 194 192 191 190 189 188 186 185 184 183 Semi quaver 100 99 99 98 97 97 96 96 95 94 94 93 93 92 91 Dotted semi quaver 133 132 132 131 130 129 128 127 127 126 125 124 123 123 122 Tempo 165 166 167 168 169 170 IFA 172 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 Cr
12. EDIT press EDIT press EDIT Delay Options Y V Clock Settings u Delay time Delay range Shovv BPM 46 9kHz 5 6s Sample Rate Press EDIT Damping Show delay time Sample Size gt Left right delay Sync to clock LFO External feedback Clock source Assign 1 a Clocks per beat Assign 2 CANCEL Special Options 9 8kHz 26 8s Mode Memories Delay time display Delay Options menu Clock settings menu Sample rate selector Memories Sample record Sampler options Transmit sysex dump press EDIT press EDIT press EDIT press EDIT Mode Memories V f 1 Sample record Write to memory Start recording Record start WE Transmit sysex dump Ja Pi EDIT Select to send Sampler options Tess Read from memory Stop recording Record stop p s Transmit sysex deump Edit memory name Play sample Playback method Sample rate Enable prog change Playback start a q Sample size SysEx dump memory Playback stop CANCEL Special options Erase all memories Memories menu Sample record menu Sampler options menu SysEx dump menu RS290 menu structure v2 8 dated 9 April 2007 The RS290 is in many ways two separate products On one hand it s a sophisticated Delay unit with six distinct modes of operation and its inputs controls and menus act in ways that are most appropriate for using it in this fashion However a quick change to Sampler mode alters the front panel operation and substitutes the eleven Delay menus and numerous s
13. IGNAL IN Accepts audio signals in the range 3V Signals in excess of 6V p p will cause clipping F B RETURN Accepts audio signals in the range 3V Signals in excess of 6V p p will cause clipping Note The Feedback return is effective only when one of the external feedback modes are enabled in the menus e REPEAT SPEED CV Accepts control voltages in the range 5V to 5V The incoming voltage is added to that determined by the REPEAT SPEED knob immediately above it e F B GAIN CV Accepts control voltages in the range 5V to 5V The incoming voltage is added to that determined by the F B GAIN knob immediately above it ASSIGN CV Accepts control voltages in the range 5V to 5V The incoming voltage is added to that determined by the ASSIGN knob immediately above it TRIG1 Apply pulses in the range 1 5V to 20V to this input for use as a clock or LFO sync reset TRIG2 Apply pulses in the range 1 5V to 20V to this input for use as a clock or LFO sync reset Outputs OUT L Outputs a signal in the range 2 25V Signals in excess of 4 5V p p may be clipped e OUTR F B SEND Depending upon the Delay Mode this acts as the output for the right audio channel stereo delay sub mode or as the Send for an external feedback loop Pre and Post sub modes Indicators LEVEL Signal IN amp Signal OUT These offer visual feed back regarding the signal level at input and output LED off very low signal level
14. LED green amber optimum signal level LED red clipping is occurring ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR DELAY MENUS The following pages outline the menu structure in the Delay modes and detail all the options available The top level of the menu heirarchy is as shown here Five sub menus are common to both the Delay and Sampler modes These are Mode Sample rate Sample size Special options Memories The following pages will therefore explain the functions of the remaining six sub menus Show delay time Delay Options Clock Settings LFO Assign 1 Assign 2 Of these Show delay time offers no sub sub menus The other five sub menus have extensive sub sub menus with each offering additional sets of options Default Delay Top Level Of Heirarchy Show delay time Delay Options Clock Settings Sample Rate Sample Size LFO Assign 1 Assign 2 Special Options Mode Memories Press CANCEL EDIT Kr ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR Show delay time press EDIT CI Delay time Delay time display Show delay time This sub menu displays the delay time to four decimal places i e to an accuracy of one ten thousandth of a second This menu has no sub menus 133 Delay Options press EDIT Y Delay range Damping Left right delay External feedback Delay Options menu Delay Options This sub menu provides four sub sub menus that al
15. SAMPLER DELAY ANALOGUE SYSTEMS ECHO DELAY Echo was almost certainly the earliest effect used on electronic sounds It is also the easiest to produce all you need is a tape recorder with a record head offset by a few centimetres from the playback head If you then record a sound onto the tape you can replay it as a single echo a few fractions of a second later with the delay determined by the tape speed and the distance between the heads Later innovations included machines with multiple heads that produced a series of echoes and tape loop systems that if you wished extended the number of echoes to infinity each sounding muddier and less like the original sound than the previous If you listen to the electronic music of the 1950s you ll find it awash with tape echo sometimes used to excellent effect more often not The problem with tape echo was that it was neither convenient nor cheap to produce A lighter and more affordable alternative arrived in the 1970s with the development of the bucket brigade device or BBD Although totally analogue in nature a BBD takes a series of samples of the incoming audio and allows you to tap these at various stages as they pass down a series of discrete steps through the device BBDs made cheap electronic delay lines a commercial reality and although they never sounded as good as their tape based counterparts solid state echo units soon became a staple of electronic music Although the maximu
16. T knob immediately above it SAMPLE END CV Accepts control voltages in the range 5V to 5V The incoming voltage is added to that determined by the SAMPLE END knob immediately above it SAMPLE PITCH CV Accepts control voltages in the range 5V to 5V The incoming voltage is added to that determined by the SAMPLE PITCH knob immediately above it TRIG1 Apply pulses in the range 1 5V to 20V to this input for use as a clock or LFO sync reset TRIG2 Apply pulses in the range 1 5V to 20V to this input for use as a clock or LFO sync reset Outputs OUT L Outputs a signal in the range 2 25V Signals in excess of 4 5V p p may be clipped OUT R F B SEND Outputs a 50 50 mix of the existing sample if played and the signal presented to the SIGNAL IN input Indicators LEVEL Signal IN amp Signal OUT These offer visual feed back regarding the signal level at input and output LED off very low signal level LED green amber optimum signal level LED red clipping is occurring ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR 143 SAMPLE MENUS The following pages outline the menu structure in Sample mode and detail all the options available The top level of the menu heirarchy is as shown here Five sub menus are common to both the Delay and Sampler modes These are Mode Sample rate Sample size Special options Memories The following pages will therefore explain the functions of the remaining three sub menus Sampl
17. The RS290 provides two delay modes one which echoes the operation of a vintage tape delay and the other of which is that of a modern digital delay unit Tape delay In Tape delay mode the operation is very similar to a true tape delay on which the delay time is determined by the speed of the tape as it passes across the heads and is controlled by speeding up the tape and slowing it down as appropriate This makes it possible to create unusual effects that are not as common today as they were thirty years ago For example if the tape is running slowly you have a long delay time and you then speed up the tape the delay time will decrease and the pitch of the delayed sound will increase Once the whole loop of tape has run through the machine the delay time will stay at its new faster rate but the pitch of the delayed sound will drop back to the input pitch Extending this idea a bit further imagine that you increase the tape speed and then quickly decrease it The pitch will increase and then decrease Then as the loop is replayed on its next revolution a few seconds later the opposite will happen the pitch will decrease then increase The Tape delay mode on the RS290 imitates this unusual behaviour thus making it possible to create all manner of unusual effects However due to the nature and complexity of the algorithm needed you may experience the generation of digital artefacts You may wish to avoid these or alternatively use them t
18. alues 9 8kHz 26 8s 4 bits Factory defaults Sample rate selector NAVIGATION Sample size selector Special options menu The RS290 is controlled primarily by the menus displayed on its 2 line x 20 character LCD This display is backlit to aid its use in darkened conditions The two main menus the top level of each menu hierarchy offer access to the sub menus which in turn may offer additional sub sub menus The sub sub menus are not shown above CANCEL ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR Navigate through any menu by rotating the EDIT knob Move down to select a sub menu by pressing the EDIT knob Enter a value and return to the previous menu by pressing the EDIT knob Jump up a level from a sub menu to a main menu by pressing CANCEL Leave an option or parameter unchanged and return to the menu containing it by pressing 119 COMMON MENUS Mode press EDIT Refers to v2 8 There are five sub menus that are common to the Tape delay Digital Delay and Sampler modes Tape delay Mode Digital delay Sample rate Sample size Special options Memories Sampler Of these Mode Sample rate and Sample size offer all their options within the sub menu itself In contrast Special Options and Memories have extensive sub sub menus Mode menu Mode This menu allows you to switch between Tape delay Digital delay and Sampler modes When you do so all settings are remembered so you
19. and right across the memory name Press the EDIT knob to select the character you wish to edit then rotate it clockwise or anti clockwise to scan through the alphanumeric table You may insert a character into the selected position by pressing EDIT again Edit memory name press EDIT mM Edit memory name XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX 125 Enable prog change Requires Analogue Systems RS295 Delay Expander module e Yes The RS290 will respond to MIDI program change messages in the range 1 to 50 selecting the memory of that number This operation overwrites any existing settings and parameter values which will be permanently lost unless stored beforehand No The RS290 will not respond to MIDI program change messages Enable prog change press EDIT 126 Sysex dump memory Requires Analogue Systems RS295 Delay Expander module Press EDIT to dump the currently active memory via SysEx Note that the unit receiving the information must be ready to accept the SysEx dump or it will not be stored Sysex dump memory press EDIT E Select to send Erase all memories Clears all fifty memory locations This operation cannot be undone and all information stored within the RS290 will be lost unless it has been archived elsewhere using the RS295 s SysEx capabilities Erase all memories press EDIT mM Are you sure ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR THE DELAY MODES
20. ate keyboard press EDIT Apply OV to assign then press Edit Apply 3V to assign then press Edit Show version Display the version of the operating system loaded Show version press EDIT Vx x dd mm yy ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR Upgrade firmware This option allows you to upgrade the firmware that lies at the heart of the RS290 If you answer Yes the device will show FL WAI If you are unable to present the new software to the MIDI Input on the RS295 Delay Expander the RS290 will lock up DO NOT WORRY Switch off the RS290 wait a few seconds and switch on again It will then function as before Upgrade firmware press EDIT mM Are you sure 123 Show pot values The screen displays the knob values as follows Upper row e Input gain e Repeat speed Sample start e F B gain Sample end e Wet Dry mix Lower row e Assign Sample pitch e RS295 Assign 2 if connected Note The Wet Dry mix value is only shown when the Bypass on off switch is set to On If CVs are received at the following inputs the readouts show the values generated by the sum of the knob positions and the input voltages Upper row e Repeat speed Sample start e F B gain Sample end e Lower row e Assign Sample pitch e RS295 Assign 2 if connected Triggers The two dash marks report when triggers are received at TRIG1 or TRIG2 by changing to hash
21. ator In the 1970s early users of the newly developed sampling technology were carried away by this idea and transposed many vocal and instrumental sounds inappropriately producing an effect sometimes called munchkinisation This arises when the nature of the clip is altered too much by the transposition making the tonal qualities unsuitable for the pitch that is being produced The solution to this was to develop instruments capable of recording and storing multiple clips and distributing these clips across the range of pitches required Multi sampling required more powerful processors and a significant increase in memory so early performance samplers such as the Fairlight CMI were extremely expensive But the cost of hardware diminished rapidly throughout the 1980s and 1990s and manufacturers can now design low cost devices that offer a huge range of sampling editing and replay capabilities The RS290 is one such device and although it is a single voice sampler its unique combination of digital sampling computer based sample manipulation and control via analogue CVs makes it a unique product that allows you to experiment with sound in ways that are not possible elsewhere ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR 117 Mode menu Tape Delay or Digital Delay Sampler Show delay time Delay Options Clock settings Sample rate IN USE Show delay time press EDIT press
22. can return to the previous mode and find that its dedicated menus and settings are in the same state as you left them 120 ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR Sample rate press EDIT 46 9kHz 5 6s 9 8kHz 26 85 Sample rate selector Sample rate You may select the sample rate of the digital audio data stored and used within the RS290 You can not set the sample rate independently for the Delay and Sampler modes and the value set in this menu will be used by both The time in seconds shown to the right of the sample rate is the amount of sample time available at the selected sample rate ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR Sample size press EDIT 16 bits 4 bits Sample size selector Sample size You may select the sample size or vvordlength used within the RS290 You can not set the sample size independently for the Delay and Sampler modes and the value set in this menu will be used by both Higher sample sizes increase fidelity while lower sizes increase the grittiness of the sound and offer additional creative options Special options press EDIT Y Show input level Show output level Set MIDI channel Calibrate keyboard Show version Upgrade firmware Show pot values Factory defaults Special options menu 122 Show input level press EDIT HHH HA KS Shovy input level Shovy output level These display the levels of the signals presen
23. d Trig2 low Playback starts when the signal at TRIG2 falls below the trigger threshold e Immediate Playback starts immediately a recording is completed Playback start press EDIT Trig 1 high Trig 1 low Trig 2 high Trig 2 low Immediate ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR Playback stop Determines when a playback is concluded There are five options Trig high Trig1 low Trig2 high Trig2 low As Playback start but to stop the playback Auto Playback method once reverse once The sample will play once then stop Playback method any loop mode The sample will keep playing until you start recording another sample or until you trigger Playback start to restart playback from the beginning of the sample loop Playback stop press EDIT Trig 1 high Trig 1 low Trig 2 high Trig 2 low Auto Transmit sysex dump press EDIT E Transmit sysex dump Select to send SysEx dump menu Transmit Sysex dump You may dump the current sample to an external MIDI recorder using SysEx Press the EDIT knob to initiate transfer The message Sending Sample will be displayed together with the percentage of the total data transmitted On completion the screen will revert to the sub menu To ensure safe receipt of the data from the RS295 and reliable reloading please refer to the manual for the receiving device This menu has no sub menus
24. e record Sampler Options Transmit Sysex dump Of these Transmit Sysex dump offers no sub sub menus The other two sub menus have sub sub menus with each offering additional options Default sampler Top Level Of Heirarchy Mode Memories Sample record Sampler options Transmit sysex dump Sample rate Sample size Special options Press CANCEL EDIT 144 ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR Sample record Start recording ress EDIT p Press the EDIT knob to start recording an audio clip Stop recording Start recording Press the EDIT knob to stop recording an audio clip Stop recording Play sample Play sample Press the EDIT knob to replay the audio clip just recorded Note While recording the RS290 shows the progress of the recording by displaying the screen below This means that you will not see the Stop recording option Sample record menu Start recording Sample record press EDIT This menu allows you to record and play back audio clips under manual control For it to be active you must set up the Record start Record stop and Playback start sub sub menus in the Sampler options sub KKEKKKK menu as shown on the next page mM RECORDING ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR 145 Sampler options press EDIT Y Record start Record stop Playback method Playback start Playback stop Sampler options menu Sampler options This menu
25. eplace it with another incoming sample The amount of time a sample can be stored is determined by the amount of RAM in the system If you can modulate the clock rate of a DDL and mix the affected signal with the original you can create a much wider range of effects than just simple delays As on their analogue counterparts this is the method used to recreate sounds such as chorusing flanging and phasing SAMPLER Like the digital effects units mentioned above digital samplers use computer memory to store clips of audio that have been converted into digital form by an analogue to digital converter Playing back these clips is simply a matter of reversing the process reading the information in the memory and converting this as accurately as possible back into the original audio It this were the limit to the capabilities of a digital sampler it would not be a particularly useful tool However if we vary the rate at which the memory is read during the playback process we can alter the pitch of the audio transposing the sound up and down So for example if an audio clip was sampled at a clock rate of 44 100 times per second but played back at 22 050 samples per second the resulting sound would have a pitch exactly one octave lower than the original Clearly if we could control the clock rate using a keyboard or other controller of some sort we could play the audio clip just like the waveform produced by a conventional analogue oscill
26. h This menu determines the depth of the LFO effect applied to the selected destination in the LFO Controls sub sub menu LFO Depth press EDIT 0 100 ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR LFO Shape Determines the waveform generated by the LFO There are five options e Square wave e Triangle wave e Sawtooth wave e Reverse sawtooth ramp wave e Sine wave LFO Shape press EDIT Square Triangle Sawtooth Reverse sawtooth Sine LFO Controls Use this to determine the parameter of the delay effect that is modulated by the LFO There are four options e Nothing No LFO is applied e Left Right delay The LFO signal is added to the left right delay ratio altering the timing relationship between the channels Delay time The LFO signal is added to the delay time This generates a wide range of pitch shifting phasing and flanging effects e Left right pan The LFO signal controls panning between the left and right outputs LFO Controls press EDIT Nothing Left right delay Delay time Left right pan ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR Sync mode Determines whether the LFO is synchronised to an external source and what that source is There are four options e No sync The LFO free runs and produces a continuous waveform Trigger The LFO is reset by a suitable signal applied to the TRIG1 input Trigger2 The LFO is reset by a suitable signal applied
27. lay ratio and left right pan LFO depth Affects the depth of the internal LFO allowing further CV control of the delay time left right delay ratio and left right pan Left right delay Directly affects the left right delay ratio e Left Right pan Directly affects the left right pan ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR SAMPLER MODE The RS290 is unlike any conventional digital sampler Its combination of sampling with voltage control of record start stop playback start stop and playback loop points is unique and allows you to create sounds and effects not available elsewhere The RS290 will store a single clip of audio with a maximum length of 26 8 seconds You can sample the clip manually or use one of a selection of triggers to start and stop the sampling process If you use electronic record and playback triggers you can take samples dynamically updating the stored data and replaying this in a variety of ways not possible using conventional samplers There are numerous playback modes including the standard one shot looped and alternating modes You can set the start and stop times i e the range of the audio data used for playback and modify these settings dynamically using control voltages This allows you to selected different snippets of the sampled audio ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR THE FRONT PANEL In Sample mode the front panel controls inputs and outputs operate as follows Controls 14
28. low you to control the primary nature of the echo delay effect 134 Delay range You may select from four ranges The exact nature of the ranges is dependent upon the sample rate selected in the Sample Rate sub menu At the maximum rate of 46 9kHz the ranges offer delays lying between 0 0001s to 5 59s At the minimum sample rate of 9 8kHz the ranges lie between 0 005s and 26 85s The Repeat Speed front panel control will work within the selected range with the fastest repeats i e the shortest delay at the clockwise extreme and the slowest repeats i e the longest delay at the anticlockwise extreme Delay range press EDIT 0 0001s to 0 01s 0 0010s to 0 06s 0 0100s to 0 56s 0 0999s to 5 59s Damping Select feedback damping from 0 to 100 Damping press EDIT 0 100 ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR Left right delay The percentage of the overall delay time between the left and right outputs 50 halfway Left right delay press EDIT 0 100 External feedback Allows you to use the external feedback loop F B SEND F B RETURN in three ways Off There is no external feedback Pre effect The F B SEND output lies before the effect in the signal path For further information refer to the diagrams earlier in this chapter Post effect The F B SEND output lies after the effect in the signal path For further information refer to the
29. ls below the trigger threshold Trig2 high Recording stops when the signal presented to TRIG2 exceeds the trigger threshold Trig2 low Recording stops when the signal at TRIG2 falls below the trigger threshold Manual Allows you to conclude a recording manually within the Sample record menu Record stop press EDIT Trig 1 high Trig 1 low Trig 2 high Trig 2 low Manual ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR Playback method Determines the manner in which the audio clip is replayed There are five options Once Once triggered the clip is played once and then stops e Loop Once triggered the sample loops continuously until stopped e Reverse once Once triggered the clip is played backward once and then stops e Reverse loop Once triggered the sample loops backward continuously until stopped e Alternate loop Once triggered the sample loops continuously first playing forwards and then backwards until stopped Playback method press EDIT Once Loop Reverse once Reverse loop Alternate loop Playback start Determines when a playback is initiated There are five options Trig high Playback starts when the signal presented to TRIG1 exceeds the trigger threshold Trig1 low Playback starts when the signal at TRIG falls below the trigger threshold Trig2 high Playback starts when the signal presented to TRIG2 exceeds the trigger threshol
30. m delay times available from BBD echo units tended to be rather short of the 116 ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR order a few hundred milliseconds they proved to be ideal for a wide range of electronic effects such as chorus flanging and phasing whereupon their often metallic sound could prove to be a benefit rather than a hindrance The Analogue Systems RS310 Reverb Chorus is one such device and unlike the stand alone units developed in the 70s this offers significant benefits such as voltage control of the delay time and voltage control of the mix between the unaffected and affected signals Offering far higher fidelity digital delay lines DDLs were also developed in the 1970s Although clunky by today s standards the earliest of these were unbelievably expensive which is why they did not come to the attention of most musicians for another decade or so To explain precisely how a digital delay line works would require a thorough treatise on sampling theory and this manual is not the correct place for that Nonetheless it s not hard to grasp the basics A digital delay line is nothing more nor less than a specialised computer that samples an incoming signal and stores it in RAM These samples are typically taken at a rate of 44 100 times per second and stored with a resolution of 16 or 24 bits per sample Once a sample is held it can be read back at any time or times determined by the delay algorithm until it is necessary to r
31. o create extreme sounds as you choose Digital delay If you think of the Digital delay mode in analogue terms it differs from the Tape delay in the following manner In Tape delay mode changes in delay time and pitch are caused by changing the tape speed while the distance between the heads remains constant In Digital delay mode the tape runs at a fixed speed but the distance between the heads varies Digital delay mode is capable of creating larger pitch shifts but the shift only occurs while the virtual tape head delay time is being moved As soon as you stop changing this the pitch at the output returns to the input pitch One novel consequence of this is that if you increase the delay time quickly enough you can make the RS290 play the sound backwards briefly To visualise this imagine moving the head faster than the tape is moving The incidence of artefacts in much smaller in Digital delay mode than in Tape delay mode but you may still experience some at extreme settings Delay Sub Modes Both types of delay offer three sub modes of operation for a total of six delay modes as described in the following pages ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR DELAY SUB MODES Wet dry mix Inverter Amplifier Amplifier OUT R UR delay time S r
32. otchet 364 361 359 357 355 353 351 349 347 345 343 341 339 337 335 Quaver 182 181 180 179 178 176 175 174 173 172 171 170 169 169 168 Semi quaver 91 90 90 89 89 88 88 87 87 86 86 85 85 84 84 Dotted semi quaver 121 120 120 119 118 118 117 116 116 115 114 114 113 112 112 Tempo 180 181 182 183 184 185 186 LETA 188 189 190 191 LEY4 193 194 Crotchet 333 331 330 328 326 324 323 321 319 317 316 314 313 311 309 Quaver 167 166 165 164 163 162 161 160 160 159 158 157 156 155 155 Semi quaver 83 83 82 82 82 81 81 80 80 79 T9 79 78 78 77 Dotted semi quaver 111 110 110 109 109 108 108 107 106 106 105 105 104 104 103 Tempo 195 196 197 198 EK 200 201 202 203 204 205 206 207 208 FAE Crotchet 308 306 305 303 302 300 299 297 296 294 293 291 290 288 287 Quaver 154 153 152 152 151 150 149 149 148 147 146 146 145 144 144 Semi quaver 77 77 76 76 75 75 75 74 74 74 T3 73 72 72 72 Dotted semi quaver 103 102 102 101 101 100 100 99 99 98 98 97 97 96 96 Tempo rale 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 bye 58 59 Crotchet 286 1304 1277 1250 1224 1200 1176 1154 1132 1111 1091 1071 1053 1034 1017 Quaver 143 652 638 625 612 600 588 577 566 556 545 536 526 517 508 Semi quaver 71 326 319 313 306 300 294 288 283 278 273 268 263 259 254 Dotted semi quaver 95 435 426 417 408 400 392 385 377 370 364 357 351 345 339 DELAY EXPANDER e The RS295 Delay Expander expands the facilities provides by the RS290 Sampler Delay It has no functionality in isolation All information relating
33. ted to the SIGNAL IN input and provided at the OUT L output respectively For optimum results the signals should lie in the range If either signal lies below this in the range you should check the input level and if necessary increase the INPUT GAIN or the level offered by the device providing the signal Peaking in the range is acceptable but if either display shows the symbol the signal will be clipping and unpleasant distortion may result Show output level press EDIT t tttkK KK Set MIDI channel Requires Analogue Systems RS295 Delay Expander module The channel set here is used throughout the RS290 and RS295 You cannot set it independently for the Delay and Sampler modes The selected MIDI channel is used for both SysEx dumps and program change commands Set MIDI channel press EDIT 16 ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR Calibrate keyboard This option allows you to calibrate the RS290 so that in Sample mode you can play the sample from an x V Oct keyboard and have it track correctly across a wide range To calibrate Apply a CV of Ov to the ASSIGN SAMPLE PITCH input select Apply OV to Sample pitch input and then press SELECT Next apply a CV of 3V to the same input on a 1V Oct keyboard play a note three octaves higher than before select Apply 3V to Sample pitch input and then press SELECT The RS290 is now calibrated Calibr
34. ub menus with eight Sampler menus and sub menus that allow you to use it as a powerful voltage controlled single voice sampler There is some overlap between the operation and menu structures in the two modes so the rest of this chapter is divided into three sections Common menus e Menus and commands specific to the Delay modes Menus and commands specific to the Sampler mode 118 ANALOGUE SYSTEMS RS INTEGRATOR LFO Sample size Assign 1 Assign 2 Special options Memories press EDIT press EDIT press EDIT press EDIT press EDIT press EDIT j Damping Damping Show input level R 16 bits Range Write to memory Sample rate Sample rate Show output level Speed s ba G he Read from memory ib aces a Set MIDI channel Depth Delay fine Delay fine E Edit memory name Calibrate keyboard Shape Disabled Disabled Enable prog change Show version Controls LFO Speed LFO Speed SysEx dump memory Upgrade firmware Sync Mode LFO Depth LFO Depth Erase all memories Show pot values Abits Left right delay Left right delay Factory default Left right pan Left right pan SO Sample size selector LFO menu Assign 1 menu Assign 2 menu Special options menu Memories menu Sample rate Sample size Special options press EDIT press EDIT press EDIT 46 9kHz 5 6s 16 bits Showiloputlevel Show output level Set MIDI channel Calibrate keyboard Show version Upgrade firmware Show pot v
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