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EXPLORING YOUR SUBHARMONICON

START YOUR EXPLORATION

If you are new to synthesizers, or if you just want a deeper understanding of your new instrument

before you get started, join us for a quick hands-on Subharmonicon tour. Knowing what to expect as you

explore the controls will make it easier to achieve your musical goals. You can also begin by following

some of the patch examples (beginning on page 45) and tweaking them to suit your own taste.

To begin, connect Subharmonicon to either a set of headphones or a monitoring system, and set the

controls on your Subharmonicon to match the settings shown above.

LISTENING TO VCO 1

Hold the EG button until it begins to blink. This locks the

VCF EG and VCA EG at their highest values, allowing you

to hear what is happening as you experiment. Raise the

VCO 1 LEVEL knob to the halfway (or center) point, and

then raise the VOLUME knob to a comfortable listening

level. You are now hearing VCO 1.

TUNING VCO 1

Press the QUANTIZE button until no lights are lit

(unquantized), and rotate the VCO 1 FREQ knob to listen

to the tuning range of VCO 1, and you will hear the pitch

change smoothly over a wide range. Next, press the

QUANTIZE button until the 12-ET LED indicator is lit.

Now, as you rotate the VCO 1 FREQ knob, you will hear

the frequency step from note to note, following the steps

of a 12-tone equal tempered scale.