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1. MFB Analogue Synthesizer Operating Manual IMPRINT MFB Ingenieurb ro Manfred Fricke Engineering office Neue Str 13 14163 Berlin Germany www mfberlin de DISCLAIMER MFB will not assume any responsibility for errors which may occur in this manual The content of these instructions is subject to change without prior notice When this manual was created good care was taken to exclude any mistakes and contradictions MFB will not accept any guarantees for this manual except those provided by commercial law No part of this user manual is allowed to be reproduced without the expressly written consent of the manufacturer GENERAL SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Please carefully read these safety instructions before start using the device They comprise basic rules for the use of electronic devices Please read all the notes Suitable location e Only operate the device in closed rooms e Never operate the device in humid environments e Do not operate the device in dusty or dirty environments Ensure unhindered air supply to all sides of the device Do not place the device in proximity of heat sources Do not expose the device to direct sunlight Do not expose the unit to heavy vibration Mains connection e Only use the supplied connection cable e If the supplied mains connector does not fit into your socket you should consult a qualified electrician e Disconnect the mains connector from the socket if you do not use the de
2. With Mod Select being switched to a new position from PW the former Modulation setting waveform symmetry is being preserved This allows to modulate a narrow square wave e g in volume and pitch Even with a pitch modulation being selected e g by a LFO the symmetry can still be manually altered or modulated However with Mod Select being set to PWM the pulse width will always be modulated starting from a 50 position Note When switching Mod Select the new function will be activated after having moved the Modulation control Note Although this function has been labeled PW resp PWM meaning pulse width modulation the parameter modifies the symmetry of all VCO waveforms Using the Modulation control the curves change as follows when turned from left to right Wave Triangle triangle to sine Wave Saw tooth saw tooth to triangle Wave Square 50 to 95 pulse width center 75 VCO Synchronization All three oscillators of Dominion can be hard gh T xo synced Here the main oscillator will dictate its fe pitch to the synced e partner Changing the Tune Sync Wave tuning of the synced oscillator using Tune or Modulation will lead to drastic timbral changes The best settings for typical sync sounds are Pitch resp 2 and AD selected for the modulation path using Mod Select VCO1 always acts as main oscillator However an external signal fed into input Syne In may replace its signal see page 3
3. In being used the noise generator will be replaced by an audio signal being fed e inhere VCO3 RM Y In The corresponding Noise Ext control will then set the level for the external audio signal e Noise Ext The RM Y In control adjusts the level of the ring modulated signal of VCO2 resp an audio signal being fed into the RM Y In jack Note In order to hear any ring modulation results the VCO1 mixer control needs to be turned on RM Y In will be inactive without having selected VCO1 for RM see page 7 11 FILTER Bpi BP gps LP4 BP4 LP3 Nol 0 50 100 AD LFO2 O O O LP2 No2 e e e e e e e e LPI HPL HP2 Filter Select Cutoff Key Resonance Inverse Contour Reso Sel Reso Cont The filter section has been greatly expanded compared to the MFB Dominion X It now offers twelve different filter modes based upon the SED circuit Single Ended amp Discrete Use Filter Select to choose between the filter modes LPT 24 dB low pass LP2 18 dB low pass LP3 12 dB low pass LP4 6 dB low pass BP1 band pass with 18 dB low pass and 6 dB high pass BP2 band pass with 12 dB low pass and 12 dB high pass BP3 band pass with 6 dB low pass and 6 dB high pass BP4 band pass with 6 dB low pass and 12 dB high pass NO1 notch combining 6 dB low pass and 6 dB high pass NO2 notch combining 6 dB low pass and 6 dB high pass and additional 6 dB low pass HP1 6 dB high pass HP2 12 dB high pass Cu
4. amp hold Press Reset to determine whether the LFO waveform is restarted by every incoming MIDI note LED off free running LFO LED green free running LFO LED pulses in sync LED red green the LFO waveform cycle starts with each incoming MIDI note LED changes color for each beat LED red LFO works in one shot mode Note In one shot mode the selected waveform is only being completed once for each note played This mode is indicated by a green LED that lights up upon triggering The Key button will change the LFO speed in dependency of the incoming pitch Higher notes will produce higher LFO speeds LED off no key follow LED slightly lit 50 key follow LED fully lit 100 key follow 15 Note At 100 key follow the LFO speed doubles with each octave Hence the maximum speed increases to approx 1 2 kHz MODULATION LFO3 MODULATION LFO3 vco2 vco3 VCO 3 ycr vco2 VCA VCO e Select Pitch Range Mod Rate The third LFO in Dominion utilizes a triangle waveform and works in dependence of the ribbon MODULATION control respectively MIDI controller CC 1 of an external MIDI source The more the ribbon is being used on its vertical axis the higher the modulation intensity This ribbon works equally to a common modulation wheel meaning it will remain at a certain position when the finger is being removed from the ribbon Activity is displayed by a corresponding LED This LED extinguishes
5. and LFO3 right LED dot in the sub menu VCO affects the VCO waveforms symmetry Mod Select gt PM 63 to 63 Use Enter to toggle between VCO1 left LED dot VCO2 middle LED dot and VCO3 right LED dot in the sub menu ADSR affects Attack Decay and Release of the envelopes IS to 15 Use Enter to toggle between ADSRI left LED dot ADSR2 middle LED dot und AD right LED dot in the sub menu Note This modulation works inverted meaning that higher values will shorten the envelope phases with increasing velocity In combination with a filter modulation you may imitate an accent function comparable to the one found in Roland s TB 303 21 SYSTEM SETTINGS The selector switch s positions Voice to Midi are dedicated to Dominion I s system settings Voice toggles between a monophonic I and a paraphonic mode with three voices 3 For paraphonic mode the sub menu middle LED dot selects whether the filter s key follow function uses the lowest note LQ or highest note HI as reference Note In paraphonic mode all three VCOs work in unison as long only one note is being played For each additional note played an oscillator is being subtracted from the unison sound Glide type left LED dot t C the glide time is independent from the interval being played and has a given duration time constant i C the glide time is dependent upon the interval being played Larger intervals lead to longer
6. each utilize a digital ring modulator with so called XOR wiring which offers a rough sounding character To be able to hear the ring modulation of VCO1 you have to turn up RM Y In in the mixer section In alternative to VCO2 and or VCO1 external audio signals can be fed into the connectors RM X In and RM Y In on the unit s top panel see page 32 The Tune control for VCO1 sets the general tuning for all three oscillators The available range is approx 6 semi tones The Tune controls for VCO2 and VCO3 set the tuning for the respective oscillators The range is approx 13 semi tones allowing detuning by a little more than a full additional octave Use the four stage selector Octave to adjust the octave range for each oscillator Select between 32 16 8 4 2 and 1 VCO Modulation Each VCO can individually be modulated The Modulation control adjusts the respective modulation intensity whereas the modulation target depends on the setting of the Mod Select selector The six stage selector Mod Select allows choosing a specific modulation path for the corresponding oscillator The choices available are Level pre mixer level modulation by LFO1 Pitch1 pitch modulation by LFO1 up to 2 octaves Pitch2 pitch modulation by LFO2 up to 2 octaves AD pitch modulation by envelope AD PWM modulation of waveform symmetry by LFO1 PW manual modulation of waveform symmetry by Modulation control Note
7. 1 Use the two Syne buttons for oscillators 2 and 3 to individually enable the sync function The corresponding red LEDs will then be lit VCO Frequency Modulation FM VCO1 vco2 ADSR1 LFO2 ADSR2 VCO1 2 LFO1 AD OFF Manual FM Destination FM Mod FM Mod Select Use the frequency modulation section to modulate VCO1 and VCO2 in pitch by VCO3 Depending on the settings and intervals this leads to metallic and atonal sounds Use the four stage selector FM Source to set the modulation target OFF no frequency modulation VCO1 is being modulated by VCO3 VCO2 is being modulated by VCO3 VCO1 2 are being modulated commonly by VCO3 FM Mod sets the amount resp intensity of the frequency modulation Use the six stage selector FM Mod Select to set a modulator for the FM intensity When set to Manual the FM intensity is being manually controlled by the FM Mod control With LFO1 LFO2 ADSR1 ADSR2 or AD being selected FM Mod will adjust the modulation amount of the selected modulation source In lieu of VCO3 an external signal being fed into the FM In jack see page 31 can be used as modulator MIXER Controls VCO1 VCO2 and VCO3 set the oscillators output level prior entering the filter stage With all controls set to full level the vcol filter input will be slightly overdriven Noise Ext adjusts the level of the internal noise generator white noise vco2 With the input labeled Ext
8. 34 Declaration of Conformity CE Information Europe This product has been tested and found to comply with the following Harmonised European Standards EN 55013 2003 CENELEC EN 55020 2003 EN61000 3 2 2000 and EN 61000 3 3 1995 corr 1998 This product complies with the radio frequency interference requirements of the Council Directive 89 336 EC FCC Information U S A 1 Important Do not modify this unit This product when installed as indicated in this manual meets FCC requirements Modifications not expressly approved by MFB may void your authority granted by the FCC to use this product 2 Important When connecting this product to accessories and or another products use shielded cables Cable s supplied with this product must be used Follow all installation instructions Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC authorization to use this product in the USA 3 Note This product has been tested and found to comply with the requirements listed in FCC Regulations Part 15 for Class B digital devices Compliance with these requirements provides a reasonable level of assurance that your use of this product in residential environment will not result in harmful interference with other electronic devices This equipment generates uses radio frequencies and if not installed and used according to the instructions found in this manual may cause interference harmful to the operation of other electronic devices C
9. D being already lit The display will now show the bank setting D In Select a memory location by pressing Store and one of the buttons 1 to 8 Note A new sequence can be loaded during playback The sequence change will be carried out once the currently active sequence has been completed 29 PATCH PANEL CONNECTIONS The connections on Dominion l s upper side allow the unit to be used with analogue control voltages CV and gate signals Suitable products to control Dominion are MFB s step sequencer URZWERG PRO or the functional expansion MEGAZWERG In addition Dominion is compatible to all common Eurorack compatible module synthesizer systems O OO 2 090 CV2 Out CV3 Out Gate Out LFOl Out LFO2 Out LFO2 In ADSR1 Out O O O u CV VCO2 CV VCO3 Gat FM In Sync In Ext In CV VCF cv Vi gt z 3 2 O O 5 z 20 t Rib1 Out Rib2 Out laster n Al u ut Mix Out RMX RM Y In 6 A VCF o CV VCO1 CV VCO2 CV VCO3 these inputs allow control over all three VCOs using control voltages conforming to the 1V Oct standard With only one input being connected the signal will be distributed to the following VCOs By this connecting a single CV to input VCO1 allows control over all three oscillators pitches simultaneously CV1 Out CV2 Out CV3 Out these outputs allow control play of external VCO modules or synthesizers using the Dominion l keyboard or its arpeggiator sequencer With Voice mode being set t
10. Dominion offers 128 memory locations being organized in 16 banks of eight sounds each To call up a preset Patch mode needs to be active which is visualized by a corresponding LED Use the Value control to select a preset bank Oin to I6n from the display Next select and call up a preset using switches 1 to 8 The preset will immediately be loaded Saving Presets After having created an individual sound preferably in Select menu Man it can be stored to any of the 128 memory locations To do so press and hold Store choose a preset bank using Value when needed and select a memory location by pressing one of the buttons 1 to 8 The preset is stored upon release of the Store button Program Changes Dominion sends and receives MIDI program change commands 001 to 128 in order to remotely select presets SHIFT Functions All elements being printed in capitals on Dominion l s surface can be reached by pressing the SHIFT button Transposition The keyboard can be transposed in semitones over a range of 1 octave Pressing SHIFT Trans will display the current transposition i to 12 Press and hold SHIFT Trans to transpose the keyboard by a certain value using notes C1 to C3 24 Function buttons 1 to 8 O O O O ARP ADSR1 ADSR2 AD SPEED SPEED SPEED 1 2 3 4 O O O O LFO1 LFO2 LFO3 SEQ SPEED SPEED SPEED 5 6 7 8 In combination with the SHIFT button the preset selector switches 1 to 8 serve to activate different fun
11. arpeggio Tempo Use the Tempo control to adjust the arpeggio speed in BPM 30 to 280 With a MIDI clock and MIDI start command being present at the Midi In input the arpeggiator sequencer will also start at a tempo determined by the MIDI clock The sequencer can be stopped by pressing Start Stop It can manually be restarted upon the next eighth note 27 SEQUENCER Arpeggiator Sequencer Down Up UNLATCH Scale EDIT O O 0 O O o e A Range Direction Hold Pause Length Shuffle Record Start Stop Tempo By pressing the Seq Arp button Dominion changes into a mode where either the arpeggiator or the sequencer can be started Use SHIFT button 5 SEQ to select the sequencer Playing Sequences Press Start Stop to manually start the sequence Use the Tempo control to adjust the speed in BPM 30 to 280 The Scale and Shuffle functions work as described for arpeggiator mode see page 27 Creating Sequences To create an individual sequence press the Record button once first The display will now show the current resolution initial setting Scale 16 which can be changed to your needs Press Record once more to record enable the sequencer The display will show O00 Notes can now be entered from the keyboard Every note entered will advance the sequence by one step which is reflected by the display Prior entering each note the Length AT Mod and Glide for tied notes controls and the Modulation ribb
12. ctions Press and hold the SHIFT button to display which function is currently activated Buttons 1 ARP and 5 SEQ If Dominion l s mode has been changed using the Seq Arp button these two buttons select the arpeggiator 1 ARP or sequencer 5 SEQ These are the only two function buttons to be mutually exclusive Buttons 2 3 and 4 envelope speeds The envelopes ADSR1 ADSR2 and AD may be slowed down by a factor of four individually using the corresponding buttons The slowdown applies to envelope phases attack decay and release likewise Buttons 6 7 and 8 LFO speeds The speeds of LFO1 LFO2 and LFO3 may be slowed down by a factor of four individually using the corresponding buttons 25 ARPEGGIATOR Arpeggiator Sequencer Down Up UNLATCH Scale EDIT O O fe O O o e A Range Direction Hold Pause Length Shuffle Record Start Stop Tempo By pressing the Seq Arp button Dominion changes into a mode where either the arpeggiator or the sequencer can be started Use SHIFT button 1 ARP to select the arpeggiator Start Stop pressing this button enables the arpeggiator Note and chords being played will now be arpeggiated Hold Pause acts like a sustain pedal With Hold being active LED lit the arpeggio will continue with keyboard notes being released Note Pause is inactive in arpeggiator mode UNLATCH with UNLATCH being disabled every new note is being added to the arpeggio in Hold mod
13. e With UNLATCH being enabled using the SHIFT function a new chord will replace the previous arpeggio Direction gt Value the arpeggio s direction can be set here The settings are being displayed as UP ascending arpeggio d0 descending arpeggio UdE ascending and descending without first and last notes being repeated UdI ascending and descending with first and last notes being repeated rnd randomly selected notes OrG notes being played back in same order as originally being entered 26 The same arpeggio directions are available for three additional modes With the left LED dot lit e g U P every note is repeated twice With the left and middle LED lit every note is repeated three times e g d D With all LED dots being lit e g r n d every note is repeated four times Scale EDIT gt Value Sets the resolution between 2 to 32th The initial setting is 16th Note EDIT is inactive in arpeggiator mode Range gt Value sets the octave range rAO the arpeggio notes will only played once in the octave being played on the keyboard rAl to rA4 the arpeggio notes will additionally be repeated in one to five higher octaves Confirm edits by pressing Enter Shuffle gt Value shuffle factor Set a shuffle value for the arpeggio in the display G00 to 127 This value is a global parameter not being saved with the presets Length The Length control can edit the note length for the
14. ermanently connected to control the filter s cutoff frequency with its modulation intensity being controlled by the Contour knob In addition this envelope can also be used to modulate oscillators 1 and 2 by setting the VCO gt Mod Select switch respectively Note With Inverse being activated located next to the Contour control the inversion of the envelope also applies to the oscillators modulation Envelope ADSR2 mainly controls the VCA and therefore sets the output volume of Dominion However it may also serve to support FM Mod see page 10 Envelope AD can modulate oscillator 3 and the filter s resonance see page 13 Note The envelopes speed can be switched between a normal and slower mode that reduces all times by a factor of four see page 25 Note The three envelopes control signals can additionally be tapped from the respective PATCH PANEL jacks and used for parallel modulation of external equipment see page 32 14 LFOs LFOI and LFO2 offer f OT te eats equal functions The Rate 5 N a control sets the speed 2 2 u within a range of approx 0 1 Hz to 100 Hz N O Rate Reset Wave Note Just as for the envelopes the LFOs can be switched to a slower mode see page 25 Here the speed approx ranges from 40 seconds to 25 Hz Use the six stage selector Wave to choose the modulation waveform Available are sine triangle descending saw tooth ascending saw tooth square as well as sample
15. glide times Glide mode middle LED dot Std the glide effect is triggered for each note LEG the glide effect is only being triggered by notes played legato Glide curve right LED dot The display visualizes the curves shapes logarithmic linear exponential 22 Curve settings for the velocity curve and pitch ribbon Sub menu 1 left LED dot selects the velocity curve O to 3 Selecting O disables velocity In this case the modulation routings for the velocity see page 20 are noneffective Sub menu 2 middle LED dot adjusts the reset speed for the pitch ribbon Pb I to Pb3 Selecting Pb I will lead to immediate resets to the neutral position Man in this setting Dominion will fully reflect the current knob positions Midi settings for channel local on off and dumps Sub menu 1 left LED dot MIDI channel 1 to 16 Sub menu 2 middle LED dot decoupling of keyboard and sound engine LOn LOF Note Local off for instance is recommend with the internal sequencer being active Here you may play an external synthesizer using Dominion l s keyboard at the same time Sub menu 3 right LED dot MIDI dump of preset data O in to ALL Press Store to transfer the selected preset bank 1 to 16 or the complete memory contents Note To reload MIDI dump data into Dominion simply play back the dump file Dominion will automatically switch to receive the data 23 Selecting Presets
16. l dealer MFB s local distributor or www mfberlin de Table of Contents General 6 Setup 6 OSCILLATORS 7 VCO Modulation 8 VCO Synchronization 9 VCO Frequency Modulation FM 10 MIXER 11 FILTER 12 VCF Modulation 13 ENVELOPES 14 LFOs 15 MODULATION LFO3 16 PITCH 17 Key Functions Aftertouch 18 Single Multi Trigger 19 Glide 19 VCA 19 VELOCITY PROGRAMMING 20 VELOCITY Routing 20 SYSTEM SETTINGS 22 Preset Selection 24 Saving Presets 24 Program Changes 24 SHIFT Functions 24 ARPEGGIATOR 26 SEQUENCER 28 Playing Sequences 28 Creating Sequences 28 Editing Sequences 29 PATCH PANEL CONNECTIONS 30 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS 33 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION 34 Note We have included schematic views of the described sections for better understanding All names of controls switches and jacks are printed bold and exactly spelled as labeled on the unit 5 General Dominion is a monophonic analogue synthesizer Among its most important characteristics are a threefold oscillator section that can be played paraphonically with up to three voices a new designed multimode filter with twelve operational modes 128 memory locations step sequencer and arpeggiator versatile MIDI and CV Gate control as well as a three octave keyboard with two ribbon elements for pitch and modulation Setup Dominion is powered by an internal power supply Connect the provided power chord to the corresponding socket on the unit s rear panel Find
17. o 3 outputs CV2 and CV3 carry separate voices when playing polyphonically Gate In apply a 5 volts gate signal here to trigger the envelopes With Reset and or the one shot function being active for one or both LFOs see page 15 the external gate signal will also trigger these functions 30 Gate Out this jack outputs a gate signal being generated by Dominion lIs keyboard or _ its arpeggiator sequencer It may be used to trigger an external envelope FM In an external signal applied to this input will replace VCO3 as the source of frequency modulation for oscillators 1 and 2 see page 10 The settings for Select and Freq Mod will remain valid Inserting a cable here will interrupt the internal FM connection Sync In an external signal applied to this input will replace VCO1 as the sync reference see page 9 The setting for the Sync selector will remain valid Inserting a cable here will interrupt the internal sync connection Ext In use this input to feed an audio signal into the Mixer replacing the noise generator see page 11 The corresponding level is set using the Mixer control Noise Ext The internal noise generator is being deactivated as soon as a cable is inserted into this jack CV VCF this CV input allows modulation of the filter frequency with a control voltage This modulation is added to existing modulation signals of the envelope LFO and ribbon CV VCA this CV input addresses the VCA by a contr
18. ol voltage This signal may open the VCA even if no note is being played on the keyboard VCF Out this jack outputs the signal after passing through the filter section but prior to the VCA This signal may be fed into a modular system for example Mix Out this jack outputs the oscillators signal after the Mixer stage but prior to the VCF and VCA This signal may be fed into a modular system for example 31 RM X In RM Y In these two input jacks allow one or two external signals to be fed into the analogue ring modulator A signal being fed to RM X In replaces the signal of VCO1 while a signal being fed to RM Y In replaces the signal of VCO2 Both signals can be controlled in level using the VCO1 and RM Y controls in the Mixer section LFO1 Out LFO2 Out these jacks carry the waveform outputs of both LFOs for a possible modulation of external targets LFO2 In this input jack allows modulation of LFO2 s speed using an analogue control voltage ADSR1 Out ADSR2 Out AD Out these jacks carry the signals of all three envelopes for a possible modulation of external targets Rib1 Out Rib2 Out these jacks carry the signals of both ribbon controllers for a possible modulation of external targets Master this jack outputs the same signal as the Audio OUT jack on the rear panel This output may serve for a connection to Eurorack modules 32 REAR PANEL CONNECTIONS Power attach the supplied power ch
19. ompliance with FCC regulations does not guarantee that interference will not occur in all installations If this product is found to be the source of interference which can be determined by turning the unit Off and On please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures Relocate this product or the device that is being affected by the interference Utilize power outlets that are on branch circuit breaker or fuse circuits or install AC line filter s In case of radio or TV interference relocate reorient the antenna If the antenna lead in is 300 ohm ribbon lead try a coaxial type cable If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this tyoe of product The statements above apply only to products distributed in the USA 35
20. on may be re adjusted This new setting will be recorded for the respective step 28 Note With Voice being set to three voices see page 22 the sequencer may also record two or three notes per step You may press a chord or alternatively hold the first note and add another one or two notes Upon release of the first note the step is being saved The Hold Pause button allows recording longer notes and insert rests Pressing this button shortly and the note of the previous step will be extended by a 1 16th note Pressing and holding Hold Pause until the display advances to the next step will insert a rest for that step Up to 128 steps may be programmed With the sequence being completed to your needs exit record mode by pressing Record The sequence can now be played back by pressing Start Stop In order to transpose the sequence in real time use SHIFT Trans and the keyboard notes C1 to C3 Editing Sequences Existing sequences may be edited later Enter edit mode by pressing SHIFT and Record Scale EDIT The display will first show the scale resolution By pressing Record Scale EDIT again the display changes to G00 You may now navigate through the sequence steps by pressing the Down Range and Up Direction buttons Each step can be modified by re entering a new keyboard note Saving sequencer and arpeggiator settings To save a sequence or the arpeggiator s settings press Seq Arp first even with the corresponding LE
21. ord to this connector Use the adjacent switch to switch Dominion on and off Midi IN Midi OUT Midi THRU these three connectors allow integration of Dominion into a MIDI setup Sustain FSW connect a hold pedal closing type to this jack Audio OUT this jack carries the monophonic output signal of Dominion to be connected to a mixing console an audio interface or an amplifier 33 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION Model MFB Dominion Version 1 0 Date 6 26 2014 Function Basic Channel Mode Note Number Velocity Aftertouch Pitch Bender Control Change Prog Change System Exclusive System Common System Realtime Aux Messages Default Messages Altered True Voice Note On Note Off Channel Key 1 64 Song Pos Sel Tune Clock Commands Local On Off All Notes off Active Sense Reset All Sound Off Value Remark T R T R T R E REX T R T R 36 127 3 T 9nh 1 127 R 1 127 T R T R T R T R T R T R T R T R T R T R T R T R xX X T R T R T R x x KX WA 1 16 stored TX RX 4 x 36 127 2 x o x O 7 bit resolution o Mod Wheel Sustain Index o Yes x No T Transmitted R Recognized Notes Modes 1 Omni on Poly 2 Omni On Mono 3 Omni Off Poly 4 Omni Off Mono 2 also transmitted with active arpeggiator transposed keyboard range limited to 36 96 3 limited by VCOs octave and tune settings
22. the corresponding on off switch alongside Make sure to connect the unit s AUDIO OUT to a mixing console an audio interface or an amplifier before switching on Toggle the aforementioned switch to turn Dominion on and off In case Dominion is not played using its keyboard the unit is addressed via its MIDI or CV Gate connectors Connect the Midi IN input to the MIDI output of a keyboard or a computer MIDI interface Alternatively use inputs CV VCOI as well as VCO2 and VCO3 and GATE to connect to an analogue sequencer or CV Gate keyboard Note Dominion uses analogue circuits It is therefore recommended to warm up the unit for 5 to 10 minutes to ensure solid tuning OSCILLATORS pitch2 APSR pwm vco1i ee na 8 2 amp RM Pitchl pw 16 ji Level 32 e e Mod Select Modulation Octave Tune Wave Dominion utilizes three voltage controlled oscillators VCO with almost equal functions Differences are to be found for the Tune controls and ring modulation All described functions are valid likewise for VCO1 VCO2 and VCO3 Use the four stage selector Wave to choose the waveform Available choices are triangle saw tooth square and ring modulation resp XOR When set to Ring XOR the oscillators modulate each other as follows VCO1 VCO 1 lt gt VCO2 resp external signals RM X Y In VCO2 VCO2 lt gt VCO3 VCO3 VCO3 lt gt VCO Oscillator 1 offers an analogue ring modulator while oscillators 2 and 3
23. thout any changes applied by pressing the AT Select button Single Multi Trigger The Trig button toggles between single and multi triggering When using multi triggers LED lit red the envelopes will be retriggered by every new note even when played legato i e while the first key is still being held In normal mode LED off single trigger mode is active Glide The Glide control sets the duration for the portamento effect This value is valid for all three oscillators commonly also see Glide Settings on pages 22 and 23 VCA The Master control sets the overall output level of Dominion l O The Mod LFO2 2 a p control introduces a variable amplitude modulation Tremolo by LFO2 that can be inverted by pressing the Inverse button Mod LFO2 Inverse Master VELOCITY PROGRAMMING Vel Prg o Cont Reso LFO VCO ADSR Patch Voice mee oe O Curve Select Store SHIFT Trans Enter Value Seq Arp The Vel Prg section fulfils several tasks Here system settings as well as the routing of the keyboard s velocity towards one or several parameters can be set The procedure is as follows Select a modulation target resp a system function using the Select selector Choose between possible sub functions by pressing Enter These are visualized by three dots at the lower display border Enter the desired values using the Value control VELOCITY Routing The keyboard s velocity can address
24. to different O parameters j S AT Mod AT Select Glide The bipolar AT Mod control sets the amount of modulation When turned right from its center position the modulation is positive When turned left from center the modulation is inverted There is no aftertouch modulation with this control in center position The modulation target is selected by AT Select and the program section Press the AT Select button and the corresponding LED will be lit red while the display changes Use the Value control to select a modulation target that is enabled by pressing Enter The display will now read On while the AT Select LED will turn off Available choices are pitch VCO Modulation and the filter s cutoff frequency DAP pitch of all three oscillators 0 IP OeP DIP pitch of oscillator 1 2 or 3 OAR common modulation of all three oscillators according to Mod Select and Modulation settings 0 IA Dar 03A modulation of oscillator 1 2 or 3 according to Mod Select and Modulation settings Note With all oscillators Modulation controls being set to null this modulation is being virtually activated by using aftertouch Here the modulation depth for AT Mod is the decisive factor With any modulation depth being preset for the oscillators the AT Mod modulation will be added Cut modulation of the filter s cutoff frequency EUR amount of Modulation for the parameter selected by the filter s Mod Select Exit this menu wi
25. toff controls the filter s cutoff frequency Resonance adjusts the filter s resonance which can reach self oscillation in all modes Pressing Key will activate the key follow function where the cutoff frequency will follow the played notes pitch LED off key follow amount 0 LED lit slightly key follow set to 50 LED fully lit key follow amount 100 Press Inverse to apply negative envelope modulation The LED is lit is in this mode see note on page 14 The Contour control sets the modulations intensity of ADSR 1 towards the cutoff frequency The filter s resonance can either be modulated by LFO2 or envelope AD Use the Reso Sel switch to toggle between both modulation sources With the LED being lit LFO2 is used as modulation source VCF Modulation In parallel to the manual control of the cutoff frequency using the Cutoff control and envelope ADSR1 modulation up to four other sources may also be used to modulate the cutoff parameter LFO2 VCO2 LFO1 vco3 Use the four stage selector Mod Selectto Mod Select set the modulation source for Cutoff Available sources are LFO1 LFO2 VCO2 or VCO3 The Modulation control located underneath sets the amount of modulation Modulation ENVELOPES EICH Sa a a a TEEN EEE ee eae ee N Attack Decay Sustain Release Attack Decay Sustain Release Attack Decay Dominion offers two ADSR envelopes and one AD envelope ADSR1 is p
26. up to seven modulation targets These are the selectors positions VCA to ADSR All modulations are available simultaneously but with individual modulation amounts With a value of 00 being displayed no modulation is applied Positive values add to the modulation targets parameter control settings while negative values subtract from these All settings are being stored with a preset When changing the target parameter using Select the current value is being displayed Consequently the use of the Value control may result in parameter value jumps By pressing SHIFT and Enter Rst commonly all velocity routings will be set to OO Note With velocity curve O being selected see page 23 the routing settings will not apply to the modulation targets 20 VCA affects the output volume 63 to 63 VCF affects the filter frequency 63 to 63 The sub menu Enter allows for a filter calibration Key Follow middle LED dot and Resonance right LED dot may be calibrated for increased tonality Here the values are being displayed in hexadecimal numbers 000 to FFS Since analogue sound generation is subject to tolerances we recommend adjustments by ear Reso affects the filter s resonance 63 to 63 Cont affects the modulation amount of the Contour parameter i e the filter modulation by ADSR1 IS to 15 LFO affects the LFOs speeds 63 to 63 Use Enter to toggle between LFO1 left LED dot LFO2 middle LED dot
27. vice for a longer period of time e Never touch the mains connector with wet hands e When disconnecting always pull the connector and never the cable Operation e Never place any vessels containing liquids on top of the device e Ensure that the device cannot move during operation e Ensure that no objects can get inside the device Should this happen switch the device off and disconnect it from the mains Then contact a qualified technician Maintenance e Do not open the device Any repair or maintenance should only be done by qualified tech personnel There are no parts inside the device that could be maintained by the user You will also lose your right to claim warranty if you open the device e Only use a dry smooth cloth or brush for cleaning the device Do not use any alcohol solvents or similar chemicals These will damage the surfaces Proper use This device is exclusively intended for creating audio signals and creating and processing control signals according to the MIDI and CV Gate 1V Oct standards Any other use is not permitted and will exclude any warranty claims towards MFB Disposal This device has been manufactured RoHS conforming in compliance with the requirements of the European parliament and council and thus is free from lead mercury cadmium and chromium Nevertheless this product is special waste and must not be disposed in ordinary household waste For disposal please contact your loca
28. with the modulation being moved down to zero Use the six stage selector Select to set the modulation target for MODULATION LFO3 VCO pitch of all three oscillators VCO2 pitch of VCO2 e g for sync VCO3 pitch of VCO3 e g for XOR VCO2 3 pitch of both VCO2 and VCO3 VCF filter cutoff frequency VCA output volume The Mod Rate control sets the LFO speed which is visualized by a rhythmic blinking LED When set fully left no LFO modulation is applied However the ribbon can still be used to manually control the targeted parameter The LED is lit red in this case Note The settings for MODULATION LFO3 are not being saved with the presets They are meant as performance tools only PITCH PITCH MODULATION vco3Y 0243 ycr vco3 Y02 3 ycr vco2 VCA vco2 VCA vco vco J Select Select Pitch Range This ribbon works equally to a common pitch wheel meaning it will ump back to its original position as soon as the finger is being removed from the ribbon Use the six stage selector Select to set the target for the PITCH modulation VCO pitch of all three oscillators VCO2 pitch of VCO2 VCO3 pitch of VCO3 VCO2 3 pitch of both VCO2 and VCO3 VCF filter cutoff frequency VCA output volume The Pitch Range control adjusts the ribbon range The maximum range is one octave 17 Key Functions Aftertouch The keyboard s channel PBO aftertouch function can be used to add punctual Trig control

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