MAUSI User's guide
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1. Performance Menues PERFORMANCE Menu 1 Channel This parameter sets the MIDI receive channel The data received on this channel in PERFORMANCE mode are converted to gate and CV signals and then transmitted to the analog synthesizer connected to MAUSI e e m Set the MIDI channel 1 16 H We recommend to set the MIDI channel by means of a MIDI message received in CONFIG menu 1 page 10 since you can immediately check if the procedure was successful PERFORMANCE Menu 2 LFO FREQ This parameter sets the frequency of the LFO integrated in MAUSI If you select a value lt 3 the LFO is switched off Make an acoustic check of the set frequency e e m Set the LFO frequency 0 2 Hz 20 kHz e H If you keep pressing the INC or DEC keys the value will increase or decrease rapidly PERFORMANCE Menu 3 Glide time This parameter sets the time of the GLIDE function portamento implemented in MAUSI Set the value in steps of 20 ms http www doepfer de maus_m_e htm 09 12 2013 13 05 45 MAUSI User s guide e e M PROG CHANGE n on any MIDI channel n 0 Glide Off n 1 127 Glide On m Set the GLIDE time 0 127 H Additionally you can change this parameter in real time using the MIDI controller 5 portamento see p 19 PERFORMANCE Menu 4 Assign Mode This parameter sets the note assignment i e it determines which note is played when more than one note is received simultaneously e e M Last Note priority PROG CHANG2. plug All parameter changes can be stored to a special resident memory EEPROM 2 Overview Front panel http www doepfer de maus_m_e htm 09 12 2013 13 05 45 MAUSI User s guide OOSPFEA M A U S I MIDI ANALOG SYNC INTERFACE E S lt L lt Q e e e o o o MENU key switches to EDIT mode selects the menu to be edited switches to PERFORMANCE mode MODE key selects a menu set CONFIG or PERFORMANCE menus to be edited INC key increases the current parameter value by 1 DEC key decreases the current parameter value by 1 GATE indicator indicates the status of the gate signal CLOCK indicator indicates the status of the clock signal f MENU indicators indicates the selected menu in EDIT mode Back Panel CV 2 CV 1 GATE SYNC MIDITHRU MIDIIN gt y A e q amp Ce je e Q f F a h HUES FER M AU S I MIDI CV SYNC INTERFACE g E y A d b F yf ca f pre san mtf http www doepfer de maus_m_e htm 09 12 2013 13 05 45 MAUSI User s guide CV 2 jack sends CV 2 generated by DAC 2 CV 1 jack sends CV 1 generated by DAC 1 GATE jack sends gate pulses SYNC jack sends SYNC pulses MIDI THRU jack forwards MIDI messages received at the MIDI In jack e MIDI IN jack receives MIDI messages A jack Connect your external power unit here SYNC Jack Connections GND ata START STO P e CLOCK plan view 3 Startup e e H Befor
3. 0 127 ch MIDI channel controller 123 All Notes Off If you transmit this controller message to MAUSI the gate signal will be switched off and all notes left in MAUSI s memory will be deleted All control voltages remain on the voltage level currently selected e e M CONTROL ch 123 n n 0 127 ch MIDI channel 4 6 Reset When MAUSI is powered up for the first time its memory is initialized meaning that all parameters are set to default values see diagram below renee a e o o p e f e e clock time 1 1 MIDI clock message 1 SYNC clock pulse M a ee o o o em E a a glide time 0 No portamento bend width 12 1 octave assign cv2 0 Velocity ree me ee a i http www doepfer de maus_m_e htm 09 12 2013 13 05 45 MAUSI User s guide ead scale Semitone scale a S a a CC E cv char 0 1 V octave If necessary you can always recall the default factory settings Select one of the two options e e a Only the parameters marked with a in the diagram above will be reset or b all parameters depicted in the diagram above will be reset The procedure is as follows a e Switch off MAUSI by disconnecting the power unit e Keep the MENU key pressed and reconnect the power unit The reset is confirmed by MAUSI s indicators which will be flashing slowly for about five seconds b e Switch off MAUSI by disconnecting the power unit e Keep all keys to pr
4. 8 for further information Retrigger This parameter determines if another gate signal is transmitted RETRIGGER ON when a key is pressed while another one is not yet released or when you play legato This second gate signal may for instance trigger an ADSR envelope e e M OFF PROG CHANGE 5 ON PROG CHANGE 6 H You can set this parameter in PERFORMANCE mode too If you experience no retrigger though you have set RETRIGGER ON set a higher value for the gate retrigger time CONFIG menu 5 CONFIG Menu 2 clock time This parameter sets the divisor for the MIDI clock frequency thus determining the frequency for the SYNC clock Normally the divisor is set to 1 e g for Roland TB303 or TR808 which means that the SYNC frequency is the same as the MIDI clock frequency If you want to control another device such as an arpeggiator you may have to select a greatest divisor since the MIDI clock frequency is usually too high for such applications If you for example set the divisor to 2 the SYNC clock frequency is half the MIDI clock frequency e e M PROG CHANGE n on any MIDI channel n divisor 1 64 m Increase or decrease of the devisor clock polarity This parameter sets the polarity of SYNC pulses This is important only for slow applications divisor gt 1 such as arpeggiator control but has no consequences for normal SYNC operation divisor 1 In the worst case it actually causes a non perceptible delay of a few mill
5. E 1 on any MIDI channel Highest Note priority PROG CHANGE 2 on any MIDI channel m Select the note assignment PERFORMANCE Menu 5 No function This menu is reserved for future extensions arpeggio PERFORMANCE Menu 6 Bend Width This parameter sets the range for pitch bending For example if you set the bend width to one whole tone use the pitch bender to bend the pitch of a pressed note up and down to the point of one semitone e e M The bend width results from the interval between two successively received MIDI notes Note 1 reference note NOTE On on any MIDI channel Note 2 range note NOTE On on any MIDI channel m Sets the bend width 4 4 Storing Edits MAUSI is equipped with a special resident memory EEPROM You can store the whole device setup this setup will be recalled when MAUSI is powered up again If you change a parameter this change is temporary and will be lost when MAUSI is disconnected from the power unit Therefore you have to store your edits so that they can be recalled later In order to store the setup press the INC and DEC keys simultaneously Your action is confirmed by MAUSI in the following way e All indicators are on until you release the keys again e All indicators flash slowly for about three seconds e All indicators flash quickly for about three seconds e Afterwards the storing procedure is executed All indicators go out When MAUSI is powered up again th
6. MAUSI User s guide MAUSI User s Guide Important Notes Power Unit MAUSI has no integrated power supply Therefore you need an external power unit not included You may use Doepfer PS1 power unit or any other that meets the requirements listed below e Voltage output 7 12 V DC gt 500 mA e Outer sleeve of the low voltage plug ground e Inner sleeve 7 412 V MAUSI will not operate at wrong polarity However this will not damage the device since a protection diode is incorporated A Use the Doepfer PS1 power unit if you want to avoid any risk Cleaning and Servicing There are no user serviceable parts inside the device Open the device only in case you want to adjust the gate voltage s 4 7 Use a soft dry or slightly moistened cloth to clean the housing If you want to remove obstinate dirt moisten the cloth with a small amount of mild detergent and wipe the dirt away Be sure to rub the device entirely dry afterwards Never use solvents such as benzene thinners alcohol and the like to clean the device 1 Introduction MAUSI is a MIDI to CV SYNC interface It allows MIDI control of analog synthesizers provided with control voltage CV and gate trigger inputs Since you can select different CV characteristsics MAUSI allows you to control synthesizers featuring either V octave Moog Roland Sequential A 100 or Hz V characteristics Korg Yamaha Moreover you can select gate trigger 5 412V or switched trig
7. PERFORMANCE mode first Then press the MODE key to switch over to the other menu set 4 2 CONFIG Menues Config Menu 1 CHANNEL REF NOTE The CHANNEL parameter sets the MIDI receive channel The MIDI messages received on this channel in PERFORMANCE mode are converted to gate and CV signals and then transmitted to the analog synthesizer connected to MAUSI The REF NOTE parameter sets the basic note which is the note on the MIDI keyboard corresponding to the lowest note which can be generated by the analog synthesizer usually MIDI note number 36 e M NOTE ON ch n vel ch MIDI channel n MIDI note number e H Please note that the MIDI channel and the basic note are reset to the values of a received MIDI note This way of setting the MIDI channel should be preferred to the setting made in PERFORMANCE mode no confirmation http www doepfer de maus_m_e htm 09 12 2013 13 05 45 MAUSI User s guide m Change of basic note 0 127 GATE Polarity This parameter sets the gate polarity of the analog synthesizer connected to the MAUSI IV wk AL e e M Positive polarity PROG CHANGE 1 Negative polarity PROG CHANGE 2 5Y H When using S Trigger jumper removed the mode of operation is exactly the other way round di cv char This parameter sets the CV proportion of the analog synthesizer connected to the MAUSI e e M V octave PROG CHANGE 3 Hz V PROG CHANGE 4 Some functions are not accessible in Hz V mode Refer to chapter 4
8. e parameter to be edited is not part of the first menu press the MENU key repeatedly to switch over to the next menues see figure below http www doepfer de maus_m_e htm 09 12 2013 13 05 45 MAUSI User s guide OOBOOO00 i MENU O 0O 0 0000 EDIT Mode MENU OO00000Ce O MENU Caco L PERFORMANCE Mode Changing Parameters There are two ways of changing MAUSI s parameters manually or by learned MIDI messages Whenever possible make your changes via MIDI In chapters 4 2 and 4 3 the symbols M MIDI and m manual change indicate the possible ways of setting parameters When changing the values manually press the INC key Z to increase the value by 1 and the DEC key to decrease the value by 1 Any change is confirmed by a short flash of all indicators You can also change the values through a MIDI message transmitted to MAUSI For instance when you are in CONFIG menu 1 and transmit the MIDI message PROG Change 3 the parameter CV CHAR is changed to V octave proportion Returning to PERFORMANCE Mode When you have made your change you may change other parameters available in the same menu or you may press the MENU key to switch over to the next menu Pressing the MENU key repeatedly gets you back to PERFORMANCE mode after passing menu 6 All menu indicators f are off now see fig above e o H If you have changed a parameter and now want to edit a parameter of the other menu set you have to return to
9. e stored setup will be recalled automatically MAUSI provides a function to cancel the storing procedure If you want to cancel the storing press any key while the indicators are flashing The parameter values will remain he same as before starting the storing procedure e e H We strongly recommend to execute the storing procedure in PERFORMANCE mode indicators f are off If you try to store the setup in EDIT mode this is when one of the indicators f is flashing the value of the currently activated parameter may be increased or decreased by 1 just before the storing This is likely because it is practically impossible to press the INC and DEC keys exactly at the same time http www doepfer de maus_m_e htm 09 12 2013 13 05 45 MAUSI User s guide If necessary you can always recall the default factory settings see chapter 4 6 4 5 PERFORMANCE Mode When in PERFORMANCE mode MAUSI converts received MIDI messages to corresponding gate and CV signals Apart from the MIDI controllers mentioned before MAUSI recognizes the MIDI controller messages described below and converts them accordingly controller 01 Modulation This controller sets the modulation intensity i e the LFO amplitude e e M CONTROL ch 01 n n 0 127 ch MIDI channel controller 05 Portamento Time This controller sets the glide time portamento time see also PERFORMANCE menu 3 The settings made here will not be stored in MAUSI s memory whic
10. e you connect MAUSI to an analog synthesizer for the first time refer to the user s guide of the synthesizer for information about the nature of the required gate trigger signal The default factory setting of MAUSI is a gate voltage of 5 V If the device to be connected requires a different gate trigger signal refer to chapter 4 7 Before powering up MAUSI by connecting the power unit first establish all connections between your MIDI device MAUSI and the analog synthesizer or a device controlled by SYNC signals e Connect the MIDI IN jack of MAUSI with the MIDI OUT jack of your MIDI device e g keyboard controller MIDI synthesizer sequencer etc Operation with an Analog Synthesizer e Connect the GATE jack of MAUSI with the gate trigger input jack of your analog synthesizer e Connect the CV 1 jack of MAUSI with the pitch CV input jack of your analog synthesizer e f your synthesizer features input jacks for other voltage controlled components connect the CV 2 jack of MAUSI with the appropriate CV input jack for example jacks allowing to control the synthesizers cutoff frequency e Power up MAUSI The flashing GATE indicator shows MAUSI s software version one flash v1 etc If not check the power unit for proper functioning and correct polarity of the low voltage plug e In CONFIG and PERFORMANCE menues select suitable parameter values for your synthesizer Operation with a SYNC controlled device e Connect
11. essed simultaneously and reconnect the power unit The reset is confirmed by MAUS s indicators which will be flashing slowly for about five seconds then flashing quickly for another five seconds 4 7 Adjustment of Gate Signals MAUS I s gate voltage default setting is 5 V If your analog synthesizer requires a different sort of gate trigger signal select one of the two options described below e agate voltage with a level equal to the supply voltage e an S Trigger switched trigger which is preferably required by Moog synthesizers Refer to the manual of your synthesizer for information about the required trigger signal You have to open the housing in order to adjust the gate signal The procedure is as follows e Switch off MAUSI by disconnecting the power unit e Open the housing by removing the four cross head screws in the front panel with an appropriate screwdriver e Remove the upper cover e A 3 pole pinboard is located behind the power jack The sort of gate trigger signal is determined by the position of the jumper attached to one of these pins see also the print on the circuit board e 5 Control voltage 5 V e U Gate voltage with level equal to the supply voltage e S S Trigger no jumper e H The marks indicating 5 and U were by mistake exchanged on the circuit board Attach the jumper to the correct pin on the pinboard If you select the S Trigger no jumper attach the jumper to the dummy pinboard n
12. ext to the print so it cannot get lost http www doepfer de maus_m_e htm 09 12 2013 13 05 45 MAUSI User s guide e Reassemble the housing 4 8 Notes on the Hz V mode If you select the Hz V proportion see chapter 4 2 to control for instance a KORG MS 10 or MS 20 synthesizer the functions listed below are not available for technical reasons meaning that the settings cannot be changed e REF OFFSET e SCALE e PITCH BEND e GLIDE e LFO MODULATION Therefore you should operate MAUSI in V octave proportion whenever possible e H The KORG MS 10 and MS 20 synthesizer allow V octave operation Use the TOTAL jack as CV input and select 1 V octave with the MG T EXT control http www doepfer de maus_m_e htm 09 12 2013 13 05 45
13. ger control S Trigger MAUSI is equipped with two digital to analog converters DAC generating a CV of 0 V 5 V Thus you can control not only the pitch of your synthesizer but also another voltage controlled component DAC 1 is firmly assigned to received MIDI note messages and converts these to corresponding control voltages available at the CV 1 jack The DAC operates with a resolution of 12 bits providing a very accurate adjustment in steps of 1 4096th DAC 2 can be assigned to velocity after touch or any MIDI controller The control voltages produced by this 7 bit converter operating in steps of 1 128th can be accessed at the CV 2 jack Additionally the software implemented in MAUSI offers functions such as portamento glide LFO and pitch bending All these functions can be switched on off and controlled by MIDI controllers Furthermore you can use MAUSI to synchronize older devices equipped with a SYNC interface to MIDI clock e g Roland TR 808 TB 303 Received MIDI real time messages such as CLOCK START and STOP are converted to CLOCK and START STOP commands according to the sync standard Normally the SYNC CLOCK frequency is the same as the one of the received MIDI clock messages However you can lower the SYNC CLOCK frequency by selecting a divisor Furthermore the polarity of the SYNC CLOCK pulses can be set In addition it is possible to control devices such as arpeggiators by means of a special cable SYNC plug gt 4
14. h means that the default factory setting will be restored when MAUSI is powered up e e M CONTROL ch 05 n n 0 127 Portamento time ch MIDI channel controller 64 Sustain This controller switches the sustain function on and off e e M CONTROL ch 64 n n 0 63 Sustain Off n 64 127 Sustain On ch MIDI channel controller 65 Portamento This controller switches the glide function on and off e e M CONTROL ch 65 n n 0 63 Glide Off n 64 127 Glide On ch MIDI channel controller 68 Legato This controller switches the retrigger function see CONFIG menu 1 on and off The settings made here will not be stored in MAUSI s memory which means that the default factory setting will be restored when MAUSI is powered up e e M CONTROL ch 68 n n 0 63 Retrigger Off n 64 127 Retrigger On http www doepfer de maus_m_e htm 09 12 2013 13 05 45 MAUSI User s guide ch MIDI channel controller 92 Tremolo This controller sets the LFO frequency see PERFORMANCE menu 2 The settings made here will not be stored in MAUSI s memory which means that the default factory setting will be restored when MAUSI is powered up e e M CONTROL ch 92 n n 0 127 LFO frequency ch MIDI channel controller 121 All Controllers Off If you transmit this controller message to MAUSI modulation intensity will be decreased down to 0 however the LFO runs on and the Glide function will be switched off e e M CONTROL ch 121 n n
15. is parameter sets the gate retrigger time i e the amount of time that has to pass before another gate signal is transmitted when the retrigger function is activated e e H When setting this value always start with the shortest retrigger time 1 ms and check if the connected synthesizer is retriggered If not increase this value until your synthesizer recognizes the new gate signal http www doepfer de maus_m_e htm 09 12 2013 13 05 45 MAUSI User s guide M PROG CHANGE n n 0 127 RTRIG TIME n 1 ms m Value increase decrease 0 255 in steps of 1 ms CONFIG Menu 6 assign cv2 This parameter sets the MIDI event assigned to DAC2 According to this assignment received MIDI messages are converted to CV 2 e e M No for manual setting MIDI event 0 Velocity H in that case a NOTE On Off has to be transmitted 1 Program change 2 Controller n 3 Pitch bend 4 channel s after touch 5 polyphonic after touch e e m Assignment 0 5 H Please note that MAUSI is able to learn any MIDI controller that you want to assign to DAC2 Just select CONFIG menu 6 and transmit the controller via MIDI to MAUSI For example if you move the Data Entry control MIDI controller 6 at the connected MIDI keyboard this control is assigned to DAC 2 meaning that whenever data produced by this controller are received they are converted to CV 2 This is also valid for Main Volume MIDI Controller 7 Breath Controller Foot Controller etc
16. iseconds e M Positive polarity PROG CHANGE 65 on any MIDI channel Negative polarity PROG CHANGE 66 on any MIDI channel http www doepfer de maus_m_e htm 09 12 2013 13 05 45 MAUSI User s guide IV 5V LI OV CONFIG Menu 3 Ref Offset This parameter sets the voltage offset for the basic note usually 0 V e e m Increase or decrease of voltage offset e H If you keep pressing the INC or DEC keys the value will increase or decrease rapidly CONFIG Menu 4 scale This parameter sets the fine scale causing the pitch voltage generated by the DAC to correspond exactly to the received MIDI note see fig on the opposite page In other words when you have selected the basic note and the voltage offset you transmit a MIDI note to the MAUSI This note is usually one or more octaves above the basic note A correct SCALE setting ensures the output of a note in pure octaves In the example shown above the SCALE parameter is set in a way that after the MIDI basic note MIDI note number 36 and the corresponding voltage offset 0 V have been set and the MIDI note 84 which is exactly four octaves above the basic note 36 is received the connected analog synthesizer generates the note which is four pure octaves above the basic note pitch CV 4 V e e m Increase or decrease of voltage offset e H If you keep pressing the INC or DEC keys the value will increase or decrease rapidly CONFIG Menu 5 rtrig time Th
17. mode The procedure to edit parameter values is as follows e Select the menu set to be edited e Switch over to EDIT mode e Select the menu containing the parameter to be edited e Change the parameter value either manually or via MIDI e Return to PERFORMANCE mode Menu Set Selection When MAUSI is powered up and you switch over to EDIT mode the PERFORMANCE menues can be accessed right away By pressing the MODE key you can switch over to the CONFIG menues The selected menu set is indicated by the indicators flashing successively PERFORMANCE menu set from left to right CONFIG menu set from right to left SOOCCOOO O BO OCOO0O00C OOCOO00 Oe gt gt gt PERFORMANCE menues CONFIG menues For example when you have powered up MAUSI and now want to edit the GATE POLARITY parameter in CONFIG menu 1 press the MODE key once The indicators flashing from right to left suggest that you can access the CONFIG menues if you change to EDIT mode now Changing to EDIT Mode When in PERFORMANCE mode press the MENU key to change over to the EDIT mode The flashing menu indicator f suggests that you are in EDIT mode and can access the parameters of the first menu EDIT mode menu 1 Generally the EDIT mode can be identified by a flashing menu indicator f The frequency of the flashing LED points to the activated menu set slow flashing CONFIG menues quick flashing PERFORMANCE menues Menu selection If th
18. the GATE jack lt of MAUSI with the SYNC input jack of your device Use an appropriate cable for this connection e g a stereo DIN cable Do not use a MIDI cable e Power up MAUSI The flashing GATE indicator suggests MAUSI s software version 1 flash v1 etc If not check the power unit for proper functioning and correct polarity of the low voltage plug e In CONFIG and PERFORMANCE menues select suitable parameter values for your device 4 1 Operating Concept http www doepfer de maus_m_e htm 09 12 2013 13 05 45 MAUSI User s guide When MAUSI is powered up PERFORMANCE mode is automatically selected This is the normal mode of operation in which the received MIDI messages are converted to CV gate and clock signals according to the interface parameter settings In PERFORMANCE mode the indicators f to are off Only the gate indicator and the CLOCK indicator will light if MIDI data are received and converted Since MAUSI provides a multitude of parameters affecting MIDI data conversion parameter adjustment is implemented on the basis of a menu structure There are two menu sets each containing six different menues In PERFORMANCE menues you can set frequently used playing parameters such as bend width or glide time whereas the basic configuration parameters which are not changed regularly for example gate polarity CV proportion or gate retrigger time are edited in CONFIG menues Parameter changes are made in EDIT
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