Summary of PHONOGENE
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1 phonogene.
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2 proper installation of included power cable on mod- ule. Please note the red band. Installation: the make noise phonogene is an electronic signal processor/ generator requiring 70ma of +/-12v regulated power and properly formatted distribution receptacle to operate. It is designed to be used withi...
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3 limited warranty: make noise warrants this product to be free of defects in materials or con- struction for a period of two years from the date of manufacture. Malfunction resulting from wrong power supply voltages, backwards power cable connection, abuse of the product or any other causes determi...
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4 overview the phonogene is a digital re-visioning and elaboration of the tape recorder as musi- cal instrument. It takes its name from a little known, one of a kind instrument, used by composer pierre schaeffer. While it is not an emulation, it does share the primitive, tactile nature of its namesa...
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6 1. Signal in rotary level control: for line level set at 70% cw, and for 10vpp at set 30% cw. Faceplate is marked accordingly. 2. Signal in: line level or typical modular synth levels acceptable. Ac coupled. 3. Sound on sound cv in: sets mix of previously recorded loop with live signal input when ...
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7 15. Record pulse in: toggles record on/ off. When recording from a cleared buffer, the first record cycle sets the record length, so be sure to perform the erase routine to achieve a new recording. Sees only rising edge of signal. Needs at least 1.5v trigger signal to operate. 16. Record button: m...
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8 getting started erase routine it is best to start with a cleared memory. To reset the phonogene and start fresh you need to enter the erase routine, where you may erase splice markers and the audio buffer (aka loop, aka recording, aka sample). To erase all splices, press and hold splice button (18...
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9 recording process the record control toggles record on/ off. Starting with a cleared memory, pressing the record button (16) once (or sending a single pulse to record pulse in, 15) starts the recording process, and pressing record button again (or sending a second, single pulse to record pulse in)...
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10 re-organizing splices organize is the one control on the phonogene that is not instantaneous. Turning the panel control or modulating organize, the vari-speed and splice indicator leds (6, 7) flash indicating new splice found, however, the newly found splice will not be se- lected for playback un...
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11 microsound microsound includes sounds shorter than musical notes, and yet longer than single samples. The sound is essentially a cluster of samples contained in an amplitude en- velope. The phonogene offers two methods “micromontage” and “granulation.” mi- cromontage is done manually using the sp...
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12 chronological inspection of the sound dna using the gene-shift clock/ pulse in (27) it is possible to play through the genes in chronological order. This is synchronous granulation. At the rising edge of each clock or pulse, the phonogene will jump to the next gene, and will play that gene at the...
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13 hidden functions/ routines “mid-fi” record: this setting may be achieved, by setting vari-speed at around 50%, so that both vari-speed and splice indicator leds (6 & 7) are off. This records with good quality and a 2 second record length, which is great length for venturing into a microsound opus...
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14 sliding phonogene: with a sound already recorded into the phonogene, set vari- speed to 50%, so that playback is stopped. Patch the press cv from column 1 of pressure points to channel 1 of maths. Patch the press cv from column 2 of pressure points to channel 4 of maths. Set the rise and fall of ...
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15 recycler: record. Mult the signal out, and patch to signal in maths channel 1. Set maths channel 1 rise and fall so that the activity led is flashing in time with the transients of the recorded sound. This will usually put rise at around 60% and fall at around 50%. Patch a dummy cable, or a manua...