Summary of 0-Coast
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5.19.16 rev 7 v.1.16.
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1 fcc: ----------------------------------------------------------------------2 limited warranty: ----------------------------------------------------3 overview:------------------------------------------------------------4 patch notations: ----------------------------------------------------5 user in...
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This device complies with part 15 of the fcc rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes / modifications ...
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Limited warranty: 3 about this manual: written by tony rolando and walker farrell illustrated by w.Lee coleman make noise warrants this product to be free of defects in materials or construction for a period of one year from the date of purchase (proof of purchase/invoice required). Malfunction resu...
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The 0-coast is a single voice patchable synthesizer. It’s name reflects the fact that it utilizes techniques from both the moog and buchla paradigms (aka “east coast,” and “west coast,” due to their locations), but is loyal to neither and thus implements “no coast synthesis.” while the 0-coast utili...
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Patch notations : in this manual, patch instructions will be notated like this (the represents a patch cable connected to the two jacks): for example: as you may have guessed, this is instructing you to patch the square wave output ftom the 0-coast’s oscillator circuit to the external input of the b...
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User interfa ce : panel controls: the knobs on any particular module are utilized to set values for their respective parameters. Often a value can be altered by control voltage (cv) in an input jack, which can be visualized as an invisible hand “turning” the knob. We will go into much more detail ab...
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7 panel controls panel controls: 27 28 14 15 4 5 6 16 21 20 10 11 18 19 7 3 12 13 25 34 36 38 39 46 44 43 48 47 42 56 35 45 33 37 32 26 1 2 9 8 51 59 60 58 57 55 54 52 53 17 23 24 30 22 31 40 41 49 50 figure 7: panel controls 1. Pgm a illuminated button 2. Midi a activity window 3. Midi input jack 4...
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8 figure 8: default sound figure 9: drone.
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Power up, monitoring, and signal safety it is recommended that the 0-coast ac adapter is plugged into a fuse-protected power strip with an on/off switch; however, if that is not available, it is ok to plug it into a wall outlet. Use only the make noise 0-coast 15vdc tip positive ac adapter to power ...
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Midi and cv/gate controllers once powered up, set all panel controls to “default sound” positions as indicated in figure 8 on page 8. For midi control, use the included midi adapter to plug your midi controller or sequencer to the midi input on the 0-coast (figure 13). The 0-coast defaults to receiv...
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Program buttons the pgm_a and pgm_b buttons allow access to a number of functions: basic actions • hold pgm_b : panic! Stops midi and arp notes. If you encounter a "stuck" midi note, this will make it disappear. If using the latch & shift arpeggiator type, this will clear all the notes. • press pgm_...
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Here are the seven pages. Each page is indicated by number of presses it took to navigate to it, as well as behavior of activity windows while on the page. For example, the second page is {legato}, which takes [two presses] to reach, and is indicated by pgm_a = . 1. {arpeggiator}: pgm_a = this selec...
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(cont’d) 5. Midi b gate source: pgm_a = , midi_b = • pgm_b = – gate goes high with note-on • pgm_b = – gate goes high when velocity > 50% • pgm_b = – gate goes high when mod wheel > 50% (default) • pgm_b = – lfo ([tap] pgm_ a) this is a square wave lfo with user-defined frequency. 6. Midi clock: pgm...
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Follow the arrows! Aside from the midi circuit, the 0-coast has a 100% analog signal path with panel controls for all of the parameters that shape the sound. It helps to learn what each of these circuits does to create, modify, and modulate the sound. The signal path travels from the left to right s...
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Figure 19: midi a and b normalizations midi b as demonstrated previously, midi a cv and gate are always connected to oscillator pitch, and contour gate (the latter connection can be overridden by patching). There is, however, an additional option for midi on the 0-coast: midi b has a cv and gate out...
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Getting started : signals audio: audio signals change voltage levels, or oscillate, in the frequency range that is audible to human beings. This is the type of signal that you can actually hear when you send it to your monitoring system. In some cases, control signals can also oscillate at audio rat...
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Attenuation 17 attenuation to attenuate a signal is simply to decrease its amplitude. Attenuating an audio signal has the effect of making the signal softer/quieter. Attenuating a control voltage signal has the effect of decreasing the modulation depth, reducing the amount of effect the source signa...
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18 attenuversion an example user for the attenuverter on the control processor’s ch.2 input is patching a variable depth vibrato. If you patch a cycling slope directly to the 1v/oct input on the oscillator, you get a vibrato, but with a range of many octaves. Instead, try patching it to the right in...
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Getting styarted : control voltage unipolar control voltage: “range” now that we’ve discussed the use of control voltage to manipulate parameters over time, it is important to introduce the concept of attenuation as a method of controlling the range of movement. Using a unipolar control voltage like...
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Oscillator set 0-coast to the “default sound” (figure 8, page 8). To hear how the oscillator works, it is helpful to either hold a key down on your controller, or to set the 0-coast to drone, as shown in figure 9. The voice of the 0-coast begins at this circuit: a triangle core, voltage-controlled o...
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Overtone & multiply if you follow the gold wires from the outputs of the oscillator circuit, you see that the triangle and square waves are wired to the overtone circuit (figure 40), where the square waveform is used to add an overtone to the triangle waveform (you might have noticed that the slope ...
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Modulation with slope in addition to the multiply panel control the slope circuit could act as a “ghost hand” to adjust the multiply panel control in your absence. A gold wire indicates the slope circuit is able to modulate the multiply circuit via a normalization at the multiply cv in jack. This me...
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Balance the balance circuit provides variation in the blend of the fundamental frequency of the oscillator core and the harmonic overtones that are generated by the overtone and multiply circuits. Follow the gold wire out of the multiply circuit past the contour circuit all the way to the right side...
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Amplitude and brightness dynamics a short gold wire indicates the wired connection from the balance to the dynamics circuit (figure 46). The dynamics circuit provides simultaneous control over the amplitude and frequency content of the signal coming from the balance circuit. It is in essence, a low ...
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Amplitude and brightness (cont’d) contour (cont’d) contour is a 4 stage function generator that creates control voltages to drive the dynamics circuit, resulting in amplitude envelopes which greatly define the sound of the 0-coast. This approach takes inspiration from the original loudness contour c...
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26 amplitude and brightness contour (cont’d) with sustain set to full clockwise, sustain is maximum, but with no audible decay, as the circuit remains at the maximum level. Figure 53 is a 3 stage function, operating as an asr, or attack sustain release envelope. Many older electronic organs utilized...
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(cont”d) line out the default sound patch utilizes the line out for monitoring the 0-coast. The dynamics circuit is connected to the line out circuit as indicated by the gold wire in figure 55. While it is not possible to reroute this connection, the dynamics circuit does have an additional output l...
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28 to this point in the manual, we have used variations of the default sound as a jumping off point to explore the sonic parameters of the 0-coast. These dimensions of sound creation (the oscillator, overtone, multiply, slope, balance, contour, and dynamics circuits) are wired together in a way that...
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29 looking over the faceplate of the 0-coast, we will see a number of patch points that are not connected by gold wire to any others. To begin, set up the default sound drone (figure 9). The patch cable used to create this sound is a perfect example of a connection that is not hardwired or normalled...
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Panel controls: the knobs on any particular module are utilized to set values for their respective parameters. Often a value can be altered by control voltage (cv) in an input jack, which can be visualized as an invisible hand “turning” the knob. We will go into much more detail about cv, which is i...
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Patch notations : in this manual, patch instructions will be notated like this (the represents a patch cable connected to the two jacks): for example: as you may have guessed, this is instructing you to patch the square wave output ftom the 0-coast’s oscillator circuit to the external input of the b...
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32 the "open connections" section showed the many places in which it is possible to expand your use of the 0-coast without changing anything about its normal operation. In this section we will show patch connections with the potential to override that operation entirely. The 0-coast utilizes switchi...
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33 patching into a jack to override a normalization does a lot to open up the signal flow possibilities in the 0-coast. The concepts already outlined can get you very far, but as you continue patching, some questions will eventually start to arise: what if you want to control a parameter with two so...
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34 using the 0 - coas t with other devices the 0-coast's signal inputs and outputs fit the standard of the eurorack modular synthesizer created by doepfer. For details of this format visit http://www.Doepfer.De/home_e.Htm figure: 69 any cv or gate signal conforming to these signal levels may be used...