User Guide

The manual ...
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The manual ...
If all you had needed was more reading material, you
would have bought Bukowski’s collected works or
Keith Emerson’s biography but not a neural
synthesizer.
We are well aware that reading operating manuals is
a pain. So the question begs, "Who should read what
in this manual?"
... for pros
If Neuron is the latest in a long
line of synthesizers owned by
you, if you’re a seasoned sound
programmer, and if you’re
familiar with the theory behind
envelopes and filters, you will
need this book merely as a
reference for individual parameters, for guidance in
navigating the menus, or because you want to look
up something about this or that control feature. Not
so: Even if you are a bona fide synthesizer expert, its
controls are sure to be new to you!
This manual also offers a parameter table for every
Neuron module, a list of control features and menu
diagrams for quick reference – plenty of stuff to
ponder even for the synthesizer expert.
... and for not quite so professional pros
In the event that you are an (absolute) beginner or
are not quite sure what an envelope is good for and
what a chorus does, this manual offers an
explanatory and hopefully enlightening introduction
for every module.
... with an index to boot!
We invested considerable effort into referencing
terminology in the index starting on page 195 so
that you can access any desired information in a
hurry.
Style conventions
Most of us are creatures of habit. That is why in this
manual we have opted to use distinctive typeset to
denote control features, parameters, and displays.
Control features such as buttons, knobs, wheels, and
stick controllers appear in bold. Parameters that can
be selected or edited in a module as well as LEDs
appear in italics.
Display read-outs are shown in
typescript .
Our Quick Start Guide starts on page 16 . Its
purpose is to give the eager synthesist who wants to
dive right into the Neuron pool a friendly shove.
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