LET`S VA - Dignode, El nodo de Carlos
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1. LETS_VA PC3 is 4 Set the synthesizer in Storage mode A EN AO 5 Enable USB mode on the synthesizer USB CHOOSE Slop 332 Jab enor Sr Create USE Temporary Drive This will detach any USB MIDI connections Choose Care 6 On the computer appears an icon called PC3 Doubleclick to open 7 Copy the LETS_VA PC3 file in the folder called PC3 z is Lo E 5 fe og 100 0 wf x z gt UES x De _ S x E cras E Escritorio Let s One Soundwar i D made Backup_110427 PC3 Es 8 Push the synthesizer s LOAD button lode Card 256 Mb Toshiba fee TemPorara Drive LE Ten More 9 Select the file LETS_VA PC3 and accept with OK e E gepa g 10 Select the range of numbers where Programs Setups and QA will be loaded Should take note of the initial number Caution Let s VA has more than one hundred Setups be sure you are using a sufficiently large free range 11 Choose the Append mode to ensure that data will not be destroyed 12 Wait to load all the data 13 Remove the PC3 drive from your computer s operating system 14 Exit from the PC3 Store mode Setup Before operating a Let s VA Synthesizer is a good idea to place the labels as described in the pictures pan rgrnaprsay pr AMPLITUDE DISTORTION ATTACK SUSTAIN RELEASE fUFREQUENCY MW AMP AV FREQUENCY av PITCH PARAM 1 ATTACK SUSTAIN RELEASE A2. section 02 e Stereo position of the section 03 e Tone of the section 01 e Tone of the section 02 e Tone of the section 0 Timbre combi 1 Controls the volume mix between the three section and the filter s static parameters for each section It could be interesting for recording sessions or live mixes The assignment of the sliders from left to right is e Volume of the section 01 e Filter cutoff of the section 01 e Filter resonance of the section 01 e Volume of the section 02 e Filter cutoff of the section 02 e Filter resonance of the section 02 e Volume of the section 03 e Filter cutoff of the section 03 e Filter resonance of the section 03 Timbre combi 2 It controls the static parameters of the oscillator stage for the three sections It could be interesting for recording sessions or live mixes The sliders assignment from left to right is e Tone of the section 01 e Section s 01 parameter 1 see Modulation parameters e Section s 01 parameter 2 see Modulation parameters e Tone of the section 02 e Section s 02 parameter 1 see Modulation parameters e Section s 02 parameter 2 see Modulation parameters e Tone of the section 03 e Section s 03 parameter 1 see Modulation parameters e Section s 03 parameter 2 see Modulation parameters 01 Timbre 02 Timbre or 03 Timbre Controls all the static parameters that affects the timbre of the section 1 2 or 3 Is useful
3. LET S VA USER S MANUAL Carlos Iglesias Valencia V1 1 What ts Let s VA Introduction Let s VA is a compilation of virtual analog synthesizers VA for PC3 and PC3k series Kurzweil Synthesizers PC3LE series compatibility is not included Let s VA synthesizers lets the user control 93 synthesis parameters in real time without any additional hardware Let s VA makes the most of the PC3 to compete in sound ease of use and fun with the VA synths that were created specifically for this function The Let s VA collection Let s One Main synthesizer Let s One HP Alternative with perpetual and quick attack and release envelopes Let s One SP Alternative with perpetual and long attack and release envelopes Let s One HL Alternative with limited and quick attack and release envelopes Let s One SL Alternative with perpetual and long attack and release envelopes Let s 4P Alternative with four poles low pass filter Let s BP Alternative with 2 2 poles band pass filter Let s Multi Alternative with 16 sections independently controlled from different MIDI channels Accesories The Let s One synthesizer is provided with labels that are disposed surrounding the physical buttons on the synthesizer to remind the user the parameters that are available The Let s One virtual synthesizer Architecture Let s One is a polyphonic virtual analog synthesizer It consists of three parallel twin sections each one controlled by 31 parameters in real tim
4. SR PITCH ASR re e CUTOFF RESONANCE TACK SUS RELEASE ASR CUTOFF ASR RI res Fi In order to access the Let s VA compilation of synthesizers set the PC3 in Quick Access mode and look for the et number of the _ from which Let s VA was loaded Ta PSSI ode EB k a das j rs Now you can see the Let s One synthesizer main control screen Use the Chan Layer keys to navigate into the various synthesizers control screens To activate the synthesizer first select ON RESET This loads the programs into its respective channels and set all the synthesizer s parameters to its minimum value MmetAcce s Mode Bank 1744 Letts 01 Amp 0 2 AmE 01 Oso 3 Dsc 01 Filt 3 Filt ON RESET meses bio Pill Se LUE Beta eis Chant nto Mecze HEN In a control screen each column represents a section of the synthesizer 01 02 03 and each row represents a stage of the corresponding section Amplifier Oscillator and Filter Now you must select the synthesizer s section that you want to sound For that purpose you simply select any stage of the section To choose an option from Quick Access it is recommended to click on the numeric keypad the key whose physical position corresponds to the option on the Quick Access screen So pushing an only button you can select any stage from any section The synthesizer don t sounds hic because all sections are not activated until you select a waveform uN Pa E OFF CTS A St
5. alue Time that the volume takes to return to zero while a key is pressed In the Let s One HP and Let s One SP synthesizers it has no effect Time that the volume takes to return to zero after a key is released Frequency of the square wave LFO Influence of the square LFO over the volume Frequency of the sine wave LFO Influence of the sine LFO over the volume Amplifier s noise Pitch Param 1 Sine Triangle Saw triple Rectangular Ruido Seno gt Sierra EM Attack Sustain Release ASR 5 Pitch ASR gt Parl op Frequency Y Pitch Param 2 Sine Triangle Saw triple Rectangle Noise Seno gt Sierra FM Filter parameters Cutoff Resonance Attack Sustain Release ASR 5 Cutoff ASR Res op Frequency Slope Modulation parameters Tone of the sound If the waveform is a noise it controls the frequency of equalization If the waveform is FM it controls the tone of the modulator Modulation parameter that modifies the wave shape It depends on the selected waveform Shaper Shaper Detuning beat Pulse width Equalizer width Morphing frome sine to saw Modulator amplitude Time that the envelope takes to rise from zero to its maximum value Time that the envelope takes to return to zero while a key is pressed Time that the envelope takes to return to zero after a key is released Envelope s influence on the tone Envelope s influence on the Param1 parameter Frequency of the sine LFO Sine LFO s infl
6. at the 16 available memories one per button store the MIDI status of the entire PC3 so they will act differently depending on the active virtual synthesizer It s a good idea to include a suffix on your bank name that will remember the virtual synth by example SL HL or BP To recover a 16 memories bank with the sounds of a Let s VA synthesizer enter the Storage mode select the media where is saved and push Load Here you can select the file MST extension and load it pushing OK Pathe Select 51411
7. e Each section can be set independently but all of them responds to the keyboard and the tone wheel as one Each section consists of three stages oscillator filter and amplifier OSC DP FIT P AMP OSC gt FIT gt AMP OSC gt FIT P gt AMP Oscillator Produces seven editable waveforms with two additional parameters and tone control Filter Resonant filter with eight separable poles Amplifier Amplifier with gain noise distortion and stereo position control Each stage supports an ASR envelope and a senoidal oscilator LFO The amplifier stages also allow a square shape LFO Use Operating principles The Let s One library uses PC3 Programs Setups more than one hundred and quick access screens All of them are necesary for its operation The user always works in Quick Access mode where any screen is the main control pannel of a virtual synthesizer By selecting an option from the Quick Access screen a Setup is loaded to access one of the nine stages of the synthesizer by the control sliders the modulation wheel and the Program buttons How to load Let s VA to the PC3 Let s VA can be loaded to the PC3 from a computer or a XD card It s assumed that it s going to be loaded from a computer 1 Connect the synthesizer to the computer USB 2 Boot the computer 3 Open the folder or drive where the file
8. eere Le nap A ey lt lt lt Y a A The potential waveforms are sine triangle saw triple rectangle noise sine morphed to saw and two FM operators OFF key turns off the section again OK Now you can play and hear your virtual analog synthesizer REMEMBER To make the synthesizer sound 1 ON RESET 2 Select a section 3 Select a waveform Synthesizer programming Templates The parameters that can be programmed on the synthesizer are shown on the attached mnemonic template In cyan are all the parameters for the amplifier stages in yellow the parameters for the oscillator and in magenta the parameters for the filter AMPLIFIER AMPLITUDE ll il AAA ANN M f UAN TAAA REET SOLUT ULE aE aaa N JIII b DISTORTION ATTACK SUSTAIN RELEASE fUFREQUENCY MU AMP rv FREQUENCY CLI FAIK fl a A ok SUSTAIN RELEASE SUSTAIN RELEASE ASR CUTOFF ASR RES rw FREQUENCY There is also a mnemonic template for the modulation wheel NEA gt y y N NNE gt RNA ANNAN SIN SAS The following section describes all the parameters the order is the same as the sliders from left to right and finally the modulation wheel Amplifier parameters Amplitude Distortion Attack Sustain Release _ Frequency L Amp _ Frequency J gt Amp Noise Amplitude volume of sound Amplifier distortion Time that the volume takes to rise from zero to its maximum v
9. tu quickly programming a sound From left to right e Volume e Tone e Parameter 1 e Parameter 2 e Filter cutoff e Filter resonance e Filter slope In Let s BP is the highpass cutoff In Let s 4P has no purpose e Amplifier s distortion e Amplifier s noise Sync Amp Sync Osc and Sync Filt The controllers assignment is the same that in the common control Quick Access screens but when the controller moves the value is changed for the three sections at time It can be useful to create fat sounds where every section is very similar to the others To save and restores sounds Save and restore into the synthesizer Let s VA works in Quick Access mode In this mode since the 2 04 version of the Operating System PC3 synthesizers allow to store all the MIDI CC controllers status using the Category buttons SA Erano Efiano2 To save a sound just maintain one of the 16 Category buttons pressed by three seconds and release SO ests Pads Pop Keys Clavier To recover a sound a Let s VA virtual synthesizer has to be running if not push ON RESET push the button that you used to save the sound and it will be restored To save and recover using an external memory The 16 MIDI State Presets are a bank that can be saved entering the Storage mode selecting a media and next pushing Export and MIDISt Here you can select the file name and write cc A ee SB No connection More STORE Consider th
10. uence on the tone Modulation parameter that modifies the wave shape It depends on the selected waveform Distorstion sine saturation until it seems a square wave Quantization The wave is cut into digital samples There is not second parameter Treble highlight Equalization volume Shaper Fine tune of the modulator Cutoff frequency of the filter Resonance volume of the filter Time that the envelope takes to rise from zero to its maximum value Time that the envelope takes to return to zero while a key is pressed Time that the envelope takes to return to zero after a key is released Envelope s influence on the filter s cutoff Envelope s influence on the filter s resonance Frequency of the sine LFO Sine LFO s influence on the filter s cutoff Separation between filter s poles In Let s4P has no effect in Let sBP controls the cut frequency of the filter s high harmonics Alternative control mode For advanced users a Quick Access control has been provided to access the parameters in alternative ways This control is made for the Let s One synthesizer but you can load another synthesizer with its own ON RESET option and afterwards go to the Let s 1 alt con screen to control it Mixer Designed to quickly mix the three sections The assignment of the sliders from left to right is e Volume of the section 01 e Volume of the section 02 e Volume of the section 03 e Stereo position of the section 01 e Stereo position of the
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