Owner‘s Manual PRO-12 ASB
PRO-12 ASB is manufactured by CreamWare Audio GmbH, Siegburg, Germany. (C) CreamWare 1999 - 2005 - all rights reserved. The following documentation, compiled by CreamWare Audio GmbH (henceforth called CreamWare), represents the current state of the described product. The documentation may be updated on a regular basis. Any changes which might ensue, including those necessitated by update specifications, are included in the latest version of this documentation.
Index Owner’s Manual PRO-12 ASB Disclaimer Index Intrduction Getting started Making connections Power adaptor MIDI connection Audio connection Power switch USB connection and drivers Installation of Remote-software Presets The Configuration-Strip Match Value MIDI Sound Presets Effects Effect programs / Parameters The Control Panel Oscillator A & B Filter Section Amplifier LFO / Modulation Glide / Unison PRO-12 ASB Remote-Software General information The panel´s layout Main-page Add-page Prefs-page, Hardware
Introduction Welcome Thank you for choosing PRO-12 ASB. You will have just as much fun with your PRO-12 ASB as we had when developing this unique and characteristic Synthesizer. Please read the manual thoroughly in order to fully take advantage of the many features the PRO-12 ASB has to offer. Introduction From todays view the configuration of the PRO-12 ASB can be described as classic style.
Getting started Making Connections Connecting the power adaptor To connect your PRO-12 ASB with the power supply, please use the power adaptor coming with the PRO-12 ASB. Connect the power adaptor to your PRO-12 ASB. Before connecting the power adaptor to the socket, make sure it is compatible to the power supply system. Upon loss of the power supply, a standard AC or DC 12V / 1.5 A power supply can be used as a replacement. The connection to the PRO-12 ASB is made with a hollow plug (5.5 mm x 2.1mm x 11.
Audio Connections In order to obtain sound output, you may either connect the MINIMAX ASB stereo outputs to a mixer’s inputs, computer’s inputs or HiFi stereo input. You can also process an external signal by connecting an external source to your MINIMAX ASB input. Power Switch In order to operate the MINIMAX ASB please turn the power switch on. USB Connections and driver installation (Windows XP) Rather than using MIDI to connect your PRO-12 ASB to a computer, you can use the implemented USB interface.
Installation of the Remote-Software To install the Remote-Software coming with the MINIMAX ASB on your PC, please put the CD-ROM with print MINIMAX ASB into the CD-R drive of your Computer. The Install Dialog should then appear on your screen automatically. In case you have de-activated the automatic Start-function of your CD-R drive, please start the installation by double clicking the file „setup.exe” on the CD.
In the following dialog you have the opportunity to check your setting once again. If all settings are correct, please choose install to start the installation process. The final dialog offers the opportunity to open the Readme-File with actual information about the MINIMAX ASB and to start the Remote-Software after installation. Presets The Preset administration will be handled within the sound section of the Configuration-strip. There are 128 user and 128 factory presets. Activate the preset button.
Configuration-Strip The Configuration-Strip is used for System-Adjustments, Preset Configurations and various Display features. Match This display shows you all adjustable values for every parameter of the chosen preset . Turn a knob long enough so the LED (PRESET) in the middle blinks. If the changed value is smaller than the one in the Preset, then one of the three LEDs (left) will light up. Should the value be greater, then one the first LEDs (right) will light up.
Midi Activate the CHANNEL button in order to select the desired MIDI channel with the DOWN/UP buttons or Data Wheel. If a small vertical line appears under the channel number, this means the instrument receives MIDI data on all channels (Omni-Mode). Midi data will be sent though, on the selected channel. Without the line, the instrument receives and sends MIDI data on the selected channel.
Presets ff. The second function of the USER button will be activated by pressing for longer time. In this case all visible parameters of the hardware will be stored as they are. Invisible parameters will be set to their basic value. Activate the STORE button to save a preset. The LED starts blinking. Now choose a preset number either by turning the Data-Wheel or by using the UP/DOWN buttons and then press STORE again. On this the LED start flickering – please press STORE button until the LED turns off.
Effect programs: PARAMETER 1 PARAMETER 2 PARAMETER 3 Chorus Chorus Depth Chorus Rate Chorus Feedback Delay Time Delay Damping Delay Time Left Delay Time Right Delay BPM Delay BPM Delay Note Left Delay Note Right Chorus Delay Time Chorus Depth Delay Time Left Delay Time Right Chorus Delay BPM Delay BPM Delay Note Left Delay Note Right Value range of Parameters: C ontrol R ange C horus D epth C horus R ate C horus Feedback D elay Time D elay B P M 0 - 10 0.01 Hz - 20 Hz -5 - 5 0.
Control Panel Oscillator A&B The Oscillators A&B are mainly identic except some few differences. Turning the wheel allows you to add various waveforms to the oscillator signal. With Oscillator A you can apply Saw Wave and Pulse, with the Oscillator B you can choose between Saw Wave, Triangle and Pulse. All waveforms can be activated at the same time, which allows a mix of up to 5 oscillator waveforms in parallel. You can adjust the Pulse range manually or via modulation.
Pulse Width Adjust here the pulse range of the assigned Osczillator manually. To hear the resulting sound, the pulse width has to be activated. The range reaches from app. 5% up to 100% of the pulse width. Modulation of the Pulse width is described within the chapter „modulation“. Sync On/Off Activates the Hard Sync of Oszillator A to Oszillator B. With the Hard Sync the waveform of Oscillator A will be restarted with every finalized period of Oscillator B.
Filter Section The filter section consists of a lowpass Filter which can be modulated with resonance which reaches the Eigenresonanz. Together with the envelope curve and other modulations the lowpass filter defines the sound behaviour over time. The lowpass shows a Flankensteilheit of 24dB per Octave. All frequencies below the cutoff frequencies will stay untouched. The frequencies above the cutoff frequency will be abgesenkt with 24dB/Octave.
Amplifier Together with the envelope curve the Amplifier defines the volume Verlauf of the sound. For Modulation of the Amplifiers you can use the ADSR-envelope curve. The Volume Control is part of this section. Attack defines the duration of the first envelope curve segment. Within the given Attack Phase the envelope curve increases within the given time to the Maximum value.The intensity of the increase is defined by Envelope Amount.
Options for Amp- and Filter Envelope ADR Activate this option to set Sustain to zero. This way you can switch very quickly between percussive sounds and Sustain based soundswithout having to adjust or change the Sustain level each time. Release Activate this option to set Release time to zero. Volume Here you can adjust the master volume for the Synthesizer. As this wheel also regulates the volume of the instrument before effects passing, you can also use it to meter the implemented effects, i.e.
LFO The LFO of your PRO-12 ASB features three different wave forms, which are the same used within Oscillator B. Choosing the desired waveform can easily be done with the three LED push buttons. You can activate all waveforms one by one, all at the same time or in any combination you like, which can lead to very interesting results. Destination and intensity of the LFO have to be defined within the Modulation Matrix.
Modulation PRO-12 ASB comes with three modulation sources - Filter Envelope, Osczillator B and LFO - which can be combined with and routed to five different destinations - Frequency Oszillator A, Pulsewidth Oszillator A, Frequency Oscillator B, Pulsewidth Oscillator B and Filter Cutoff. You can connect sources and destinations directly or via the modulation wheel within the PRO-12 ASB. Thus you have two different modulations busses. The basic intensity will be adjusted initially for each source.
Destination Freq A Activate this button to set the Modulation Signal of Oscillator A . Freq B Activate this button to set the Modulation Signal of Oscillator B. PW A Activate this button to set the Modulation Signal of the pulse width of Oscillator A . PW B Activate this button to set the Modulation Signal of the pulse width of Oscillator B. Filter Activate this button to set the Modulation Signal of the Filter.
Glide By using the Glide function a played note will glide into the next note following fluently within the time defined by turning the glide wheel. Glide Here you define and set the time, in which the played note glides into the next following note. The Glide function doesn‘t have to be separately activated to work, you only have to use the glide wheel to activate this funtion. If the glide wheel is set to zero position, no glide will occur. Unison You can activate the Unisono-Mode here.
PRO-12 ASB Remote Software General To control your PRO-12 ASB via the Remote-Software, you have to connect the PRO-12 ASB via USB or MIDI with a Computer. The Panel’s Layout The Remote-Software offers you different pages for operation. The Main-Page shows the surface of the PRO-12 ASB and you will find all parameters which you already know from the hardware. On the Add-Page you will find parameters which are not easy to control via the PRO-12 ASB hardware or even not accessible at all.
More details As the functions you can access on the Main Page are identical to the hardware behavior and have been described within the first chapters of this manual, the focus of this chapter lies on the additional functions of the Remote-Software. The ADD PAGE Keyboard Mode Retrig/Normal Here you can define the Trigger behaviour of the envelope curves. Within the mode „normal“ the envelope curves are not restarted upon the voice stealing.
Aftertouch The Original never had an Aftertouch to adjust Modulation. The Aftertouch Section implemented within the PRO-12 ASB has been designed after a similar section within the T8 model. Other than within the T8 model the PRO-12 works with one-channel Aftertouch and not with Key Aftertouch. This means, that if Aftertouch is sent by one Taste the referring modulations will be sent to all played voices.
LFO Freq Intensity and direction of Modulation towards LFO Frequency. Time Velocity You can modulate the envelope curve times via velocity here. Filter Envelope Attack Define Intensity and direction of Attack time Modulation via velocity here. Dec/Rel Define Intensity and direction of Decay or Release times Modulation via Velocity here. Amplifier Envelope Attack You can define Intensity and direction of Attack time towards the Amplifier Envelope here.
MIDI Clock Settings Withi the MIDI Clock Settings you can adjust the MIDI-Tempo and define, if the instrument shall be synced to internal or external MIDI Clock. External Switches between internal and external MIDI Clock sync. Course/Fine To adjust and show the Tempo, you will find two text fields. The first one shows values in BPM (Beats per Minute) and the second shows the values in 1/100s BPM. BPM Here you can adjust the Tempo of the internal MidiClock in BPM.
Wheel MOD MW Intensity Maximum Intensity of the Wheel-Bus within the Modulation Section, while the maximum Modulation is set with the Modulation Wheel. MW Offset General Intensity of the Wheel-Bus within the Modulation Section. Depending on your Offset settings you can strengthen the modulation additionally with the Modulation Wheel. Bend Range Here you adjust the maximum Detuning of the instrument in half tones by Pitchbend. The value range is between 0 up to 24 half tones.
PREFS PAGE On the PREFS and EFFECTS pages you can edit the system settings of your PRO-12 ASB. MIDI IN Device Here you can choose the desired MIDI or USB port, the Pro-12 ASB is connected to with your Computer. Channel Here you choose the MIDI channel, through which you want to control your PRO-12 ASB (both ways for Midi In and Midi Out) MIDI OUT Here you can choose the desired MIDI or USB port, the Pro-12 ASB is connected to with your Computer.
Hardware Info Within this section you will find further information on your PRO-12 ASB hardware, which you might need upon firmware updates. Device Name of the connected unit Version Version number of the Firmware Serial Number Serial number of your MINIMAX ASB Refresh will update the information on the connected unit Firmware Update This feature enables you to equip your PRO-12 ASB with actual software programs when available. Activation Key Please enter here the Activation Key of your PRO-12 ASB.
EFFECTS PAGE The Effects-Page offers controls for the Chorus and Flanger Effects implemented within your PRO-12 ASB. Chrous/Flanger Select Chorus or Flanger Algorithm. Rate Here you adjust the Modulation Velocity. Depth Here you adjust the Intensity of Modulation. Phase Here you adjust the Phase of Modulation. Feedback Here you adjust the Intensity of the Feedback. Dry Wet Here you adjust the ratio of the effects mixed to the signal.
Wirhin the DELAY SECTION you will find controls for adjustment of the implemented Delay Effect. Left Cannel Here you adjust the Delay setting of the left channel. Right Channel Here you adjust the Delay settings of the right channel. Time Here you adjust the time of the Delay. If BPM is activated, you can enter the value in note length and set time in milliseconds as standard. Feedback Here you adjust the ratio of Feedback in the Delay chain, which will affect the number of echoes, you receive.
MIDI MONITOR You can enter the MIDI-Monitor by pressing the MIDI-Monitor button on the right side of the Remote Software. The MIDI-Monitor allows you to check incoming and outgoing MIDI-messages. Controls Clear removes the shown values within the MIDI-Monitor. Pause sets MIDI messages on hold. Hex dosplays the values as a Hexadecimal number. Realtime displays the Realtime values like i.e. MIDI-Timecode. SysEx When activated also SysEx (System Exclusive) data will be shown within the Midi Monitor.
MIDIKEYBOARD By using the Midi keyboard integrated in the Remote-Software you can play PRO-12 ASB without using any external keyboard or Sequencer software – with computer mouse or your PC keyboard only. You activate the Midi Keyboard by actuating the referring buttons on the bottom of the Remote-Software. Channel Here you adjust the Midi channel, on which signals are transferred. Octave This function allows you to adjust the note region in octave steps.
PRESET ADMINISTRATION The integrated Preset Administration within the Remote-Software allows an easy and comfortable way of storing, exchanging and editing of your preset lists. Open Presetlist öpens the Presetlist. Open File ou can open a preset list file. Either you can save any Preset list as a file for possible exchange with other users of the MINIMAX ASB or to create backup copies. The File extension for Preset lists is *.pre.
Storing, deletion and changing of Presets To store a preset, please create a new entry by using “create” from the dropdown menu. After having created a new entry, you can store the preset by choosing “save”. Obviously already existing presets can be replaced this way also. By choosing “Restore” you can load an existing preset and use it again. With “New File”, “Open File”, “Save File” and “Save File as” you can edit any file from the list of presets.
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Specifications Analog Outputs Asymmetric 2 x jack 6,3mm Analog Inputs Asymmetric 2 x jack 6,3mm Connections MIDI USB-Port DIN-5-Pol, In, Out, through Full Speed Rev. 1.1 General Power Input Dimensions Weight Number of Voices Sampling Rate Resolution >20 W 4 x 21 x 5 (front) / 8 (back) 3.4 kg 6 44.
Warranty Regulations The hardware described within this documentation and the warranty regulations are governed by and granted according to German Law. CreamWare Audio GmbH (“CreamWare”) warrants, that the described product has been free of failures within parts or components of the hardware and was found to be fully functional. Any single units has been checked by Quality Assurance Department several times and with various measures, before this product has been delivered to you.
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