User Guide

A look at control features in general
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Data input wheels (wheels)
Envelopes are controlled
using rotary encoder
wheels and adjacent bar
displays. This enables
effective hands-on
tweaking and swift
access to all parameter values of entire groups of
control features. What’s more, this approach to
handling is ideal for ascertaining envelope settings.
Note that several wheels can be operated
simultaneously.
The wheels’ value ranges are scaled on the fly. This
means that the faster you turn a wheel, the greater
the range of values it steps through.
Knob
The pentagon at the top
morphs into a circle
below. This five-sided
design affords a sure
grip. Though the visuals
of this simple control feature are asymmetrical, the
knob’s axis evinces symmetry. The tug of war
between the two signifies dynamism. The knob lacks
a pointer because it is a rotary encoder, meaning
that its range is infinite. You will find that this
control also responds on the fly so that you can
adjust values in individual incremental steps as well
as sweep across greater value ranges.
The knob next to the main display also serves the
function of an enter button as found on the
computer keyboard (see page 31).
Menu navigation in the main display
The central control unit contains the main display
(two lines with 16 characters each); the parameters
of all Neuron modules appear in it. If you activate a
control feature on the device’s panel, the display
also indicates the corresponding parameter changes.
This gives you the choice of editing parameters using
the given module’s dedicated control features or
controlling the module via control unit.
The navigation stick lets you access all menu options
swiftly and efficiently.
A rotary encoder with a built-in button serves to
input data and confirm entries (enter).
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