PRELIMINARY USER’S MANUAL OCTOBER 2012 ___________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Congratulations! You re now the owner of a MAGMA! The MAGMA will make you go back into the 80's sounds with sonorities. The sound engine is inspired from the SH series by Roland, which had a waveform mix and a sequencer.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ CAUTION! Before using the MAGMA, make sure you have read the following instructions carefully, as well as the instructions for use. RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT OPEN OR MODIFY THE MAGMA REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REM OVE COVER (OR BACK). NON USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE Do not try to repair the MAGMA.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ I - Connections Connections are located on the rear side of the control panel. DC IN: The MAGMA uses an external DC - 15 V ‒ 0,8 A power supply. Use the power supply provided with the unit. Never open the unit when it is switched on. IN: main audio in to process external signals. OUT: main audio out.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Preset 64 will be lower row 6 ‒ upper row 4 ___________________________________________________________________________ MENUS There are 14 menus in the MAGMA. To switch from one to another, press and hold SHIFT KEY + MENU. NOTE MENU Enables to edit the patterns. The sequencer is a 16 steps sequencer. Press and release one step to activate a note.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Button preset Activate/disactivate the multiple/single trig. Multiple trig means that each time a note is played, an envelope is started. Single trig means that the envelope triggers only after all notes off have been sent. Button pattern Activate/disactivate the glide. When disactivated, the glide only works in mode legato. Save preset Activate/disactivate the LFO MIDI clock sync.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ SAVE PRESET MENU To change the presets, press SHIFT + PRESET to enter the preset mode. Select a preset with the TEMPO VAL dial or click on the lower row to select the sub-bank and the upper row for the number.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________ VCO Section The MAGMA is monophonic, but with the desync of the sub-oscillator, you could think it has more than one oscillator! The mix between the four waveforms is incredibly versatile and can create infinite variety of sounds.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ allows to feed the filter. ` CUTOFF : Adjust the frequency of the filter RESO : Resonance of the filter KEYB : Keyboard tracking from 0 to 2 times KB.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ The LFOs have 8 waveforms for 24 different states. Waveforms are triangle, ramp up, ramp down, square, random, digital noise, staircase up, staircase down. For each waveform, there are 3 states : normal, reset after each new note, one shot.
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ Terms of Warrant The MAGMA has a one year term warrant after the date of purchase. Shipping the unit back to Eowave will be at the charge of the owner. Any damage resulting from misuse of the instrument is not covered by the warrant. Eowave Team The MAGMA has been designed and developed by Marc Sirguy. Graphic design: Philipp Roller Design and export: Emmanuelle Gallin.
