Operation Manual

MALSTRÖM SYNTHESIZER
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Connecting the signal from the Malström itself
If you connect one or both oscillator outputs to the audio input(s), the internal signal
path from the oscillators to the filters is broken. In other words, no signals will pass in-
ternally from the oscillators to the filters, and the three routing buttons for the oscilla-
tors are ignored.
This may seem pointless at first, but there are several uses for this:
D When you play the Malström in this mode, the filter envelope will be trig-
gered for each note you play, affecting all sounding notes.
This is due to the monophonic “extra” filter described above. On older synthesiz-
ers, this feature is called “Multiple triggering”.
D Since all notes you play are mixed before being sent into the filter, the
result of using the Shaper will be totally different (if you play more than
one note at a time).
This is similar to playing a guitar chord through a distortion effect, for example.
D You can patch in external effects between the oscillators and the filters.
Just connect an oscillator output to the input of the effect device, and the effect
output to the Malströms’s audio input.
✪ You can use combinations of connections and routing. You could for in-
stance connect an external audio signal to one of the inputs, one of the
Malström’s oscillators to the other input and then use the routing op-
tions on the front panel for the other oscillator. All of these signals will
then be mixed and sent to the Malström’s main outputs.