Make Noise 0-Coast Manual - page 7
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 about CV, which is in many ways the
defining characteristic of the modular synthesizer.
The medium (white) knobs and large (grey) knobs are generally used for setting base values, while
small (white) knobs are used to Attenuate (i.e. “scale”) and/or Invert incoming CV.
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Common knobs shown with associated
patch notation, when applicable.
Figure 4: Typ. Illuminated Button and Activity Window
Illuminated Buttons and Activity Windows:
The 0-Coast utilizes Buttons for certain functions and behaviors and
or to indicate a variety of behaviors and conditions. Perhaps the
most common use is the Activity Window that shows the
Clock Rate; however, Activity Windows may also display signal amplitude
and polarity, MIDI Activity, or indicate alternate modes, for instance,
Self-Cycle.
Jacks:
Every jack in the 0-Coast is either an input or an output.
Jacks are patched together with cables. Simply plug one end
of the cable into an input and the other end into an output.
Patching an input to another input has no effect; patching an
output to another output has unpredictable effects and is
generally not recommended. Don’t worry though, you won’t
hurt anything by patching “incorrectly,” so don’t be afraid of
happy accidents...
Signal INput CV INput Trigger/Gate INput Signal OUTput
Normalizations:
The 0-Coast often takes advantage of the switching jack behavior such
that when nothing is patched, a Normalization, or pre-wired patch
connection, exists between circuits. For instance, the SLOPE CV
OUTput is Normalled to the MULTIPLY CV INput for pre-configured
modulation of Timbre.
Figure 3:
Figure 5: Typical Jack Labels:
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Figure 6: Typ. Normalization Label
External CV (Control Voltage):
Because the 0-Coast works within the same voltage
requirements as Eurorack modules, the 0-Coast excels
when paired with an analog sythesizer, such as the Make
Noise Shared System (sold separately). As always,
Experimentation is paramount.