Summary of AVALON
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Quick start manual.
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1 avalon - quick start manual warning to reduce the risk of fire, electrical shock or product damage: do not expose the unit to rain, moisture, dripping or splashing. Also avoid placing objects filled with liquid, such as vases, on the unit. Do not expose the unit to direct sunlight, nor use it in a...
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2 avalon - quick start manual thank you for purchasing the avalon bassline synthesizer! The avalon is a powerful synth and sequencer designed to be equally at home in the studio or in live performance. Be sure to visit www.Abstraktinstruments.Com for the latest firmware and tutorials. For registrati...
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3 avalon - quick start manual 1.4.2 button combinations (simultaneous) whenever multiple buttons are to be pressed simultaneously the "+" sign is used. The first button name is the first button pressed. The second button name after the "+" sign is the second button pressed (while holding the first b...
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4 avalon - quick start manual 1.4.5 pattern buttons the "white" keys of the chromatic keyboard are used for pattern selection. Whenever the pattern 1-8 buttons are used in reference to pattern selection they will be denoted by pattern button in bold font. For example, when referring to pattern 6 it ...
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5 avalon - quick start manual 2.1 front panel [1] tune control sets the master tune of the oscillators. [2] sub/input sets the level of the sub oscillator or external input. [3] waveform switches select the waveshape for the main and sub oscillators. [4] filter controls are used to set the cutoff, r...
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6 avalon - quick start manual 2.2 rear panel [1] dc power connector for connecting the external 6vdc psu. [2] pwr switchfor turning the machine on and off. [3] main out is a 1/4" unbalanced jack for connecting the main output to the sound system. [4] phones is a stereo 1/4" output jack for connectin...
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7 avalon - quick start manual 3.1 zero the synthesizer before starting to program a pattern it is a good idea to reset the analog synth voice to the default settings to ensure sound will be heard when a pattern is played. The analog voice of the avalon is backwards compatible with the roland® tb-303...
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8 avalon - quick start manual 4.2.2 pattern step attributes various pitch and time attributes can be entered for each step as shown in the diagram below: * attributes not found on the tb-303 4.2.3 pattern modifiers in addition to per step attributes there are top level pattern modifiers. These are s...
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9 avalon - quick start manual 4.3 pattern selection the avalon has (112) internal patterns. Patterns are organized into (7) banks with (16) patterns within each bank. The (16) patterns of each bank are further organized into two groups of eight. 4.3.1 pattern bank first, select one of seven pattern ...
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10 avalon - quick start manual 4.5 pattern playback press run and set the tempo control so that you can see the step indicators running across the sixteen steps. You will see the run led is lit when the sequencer is running. No step button indicators will be lit if the pattern has just been cleared ...
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11 avalon - quick start manual if you want to use tb-303 style pitch and time entry please refer to the reference manual for details on pitch & time step entry modes. Even if you are a tb-303 die-hard you are encouraged to learn all pattern write modes! There are numerous ways for entering pitch and...
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12 avalon - quick start manual for example, to make steps 1-4 one long note (this would be a quarter-note at the default 1x scale) you would press step button 1 + step button 4. Steps that are tied are easily seen as the indicators will be half-brightness. Steps that don't have a note or tie program...
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13 avalon - quick start manual 4.7.3.2 accent & slide accent and slide are entered in the same way as pitch. Press and hold a step button and press [accent] and/or [slide] to enter the respective data. For example, to accent step 1 press step button 1 + [accent]. The accent indicator will remain lit...
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14 avalon - quick start manual 4.7.4 pattern global modifiers pattern modifiers are the global settings for each pattern, such as the time signature, pattern length, and shuffle amount. 1) pattern length 2) last step 3) time signature* 4) shuffle* 5) pattern direction* 6) pattern rotate* 7) pattern ...
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15 avalon - quick start manual analog synthesizer main oscillator waveform: saw & square range: 5 octaves sub oscillator waveform: saw, triangle, & square range: (-1) and (-2) octaves relative oscillator control tune: +/-500 cents slide time: (4) settings (per step) filter a/b (common controls) cuto...
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16 avalon - quick start manual this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment ...
Page 18: Registration and Support
Registration and support thank you for choosing the avalon bassline synth! Please register your avalon online at: www.Abstraktinstruments.Com/support/register/ for customer support, please contact us online at www.Abstraktinstruments.Com/support avalon is a trademark of abstrakt instruments llc. Inf...