Dave-smith-instruments MOPHO SE User Manual

Operation Manual

4 Left Out/Right Out—Mopho’s unbalanced left and right outputs. Phones—A ¼ inch stereo headphone jack.

5 Basic Operation If you’re familiar with analog, subtractive synthesis there shouldn’t be anything that looks terribly foreign or strange about Moph

6 Program—Press to return Mopho to program mode. Hold to select global mode. Compare—When editing a Program, press Compare to hear the saved version.

7 Modes of Operation Mopho has three operating modes: program, edit, and global. In program mode, Param 1, Param 2, and Inc/Dec are used to change fr

8 OSC 1FEEDBACK/EXT. IN GAINFEEDBACK/EXT. IN VOLUMEFEEDBACKSUB 1 VOLUMESUB 2 VOLUMEVCAPANLRVOLUME AUDIO OUTNOISE VOLUMESUBOSCOSC 2SUBOSCNOISEFILTERO

9 Global Parameters Mopho’s Global parameters affect all programs globally. Examples include MIDI channel and fine tune. To edit the Global parameter

10 MIDI Out Select: Out, Thru—MIDI Out can be switched to MIDI Thru to daisychain multiple MIDI devices. Poly Chain: Off, Out 1, Out 4, Out 5, Out 8,

11 arpeggiator. Mopho can be configured for use with either normally open (+) or normally closed (-) footswitches. When set to Arp+ or Arp-, the foot

12 program parameters are basically the same as the Mopho Keyboard’s. The desktop Mopho’s Feedback Gain is not programmable, so some tweaking of that

13 Oscillators The Oscillators section contains the primary controls for Mopho’s two digitally controlled analog oscillators or DCOs. “Digitally con

14 wave, higher values widen it. At the extreme values, the pulse goes completely flat, which allows for some interesting possibilities with pulse wi

15 point in the wave’s cycle other than a zero crossing. The first cycle to play might be truncated. For some sounds, like monophonic basses, this ma

16 Mixer The Mixer section balances the levels of the outputs of the Oscillators section and noise generator, and the Audio In/feedback loop before

17 Filter Mopho features a selectable 2- or 4-pole, low-pass filter. 4-Pole—Selects the filter configuration. When lighted, the filter is in 4-pole

18 Envelopes Mopho has three 5-stage (Delay + ADSR) envelope generators. Two are dedicated—one to the filter and the other to the amplifier—and the

19 LFO Mopho has four low frequency oscillators (LFOs). The LFOs can be free-running, synced to keystrokes, or synced to the sequencer and MIDI cloc

20 Display Timing Sync 32 Steps Sequence speed divided by 32; one LFO cycle takes 32 steps 16 Steps Sequence speed divided by 16 8 Steps Sequence spe

21 Sequencer For many musicians, the term sequencer has become synonymous with MIDI sequencer; that is, a computer-based application or dedicated ha

22 does not respond to MIDI start/stop/continue messages, but it can still sync to an external clock. Simply turn on the sequencer and then play and

23 Sequence one has an additional value, Rest, that appears in the list after Reset. Rest prevents the envelopes from being gated by the correspondi

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24 To program a sequence: 1. Turn the sequencer on. 2. Choose Sequencer in the Modulation section. 3. Choose the sequence to program: 1, 2, 3, or

25 In Mopho’s sequencer, Slew sets the slew rate between the previous step’s value and the current step’s value when the step is gated on. Confused y

26 Syncing an LFO to the Sequencer One very useful way to modulate a parameter in sync with a sequence is using an LFO with Clock Sync. A setting of

27 Modulators Modulators lets you configure the modulation routing and amount for Mopho’s four general-purpose modulation slots. Since each Mopho mo

28 Miscellaneous Modulators There are certain standard controllers that Mopho consigns to dedicated modulators, things like mod wheel, pressure (aka

29 Clock The Clock section contains the controls for the internal clock tempo and the note value for the arpeggiator and sequencer (and LFO, when Cl

30 playing additional notes while latched adds them to the notes already playing. In ReLatch mode, removing your hands from all keys and then playing

31 Miscellaneous Parameters Miscellaneous Parameters groups together programmable parameters that do not conveniently fall into any obvious section

32 droning sounds, or possibly when using Mopho to process external audio, turn the VCA Level up. Push It Mode: Normal, Toggle, Audio In—When set to

33 Modulation Sources Display Source Off No source selected Sequence1 Sequence 1 Sequence2 Sequence 2 Sequence3 Sequence 3 Sequence4 Sequence 4 LFO 1

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harm

34 Modulation Destinations Display Destination Off No destination selected Osc 1 Freq Oscillator 1 Frequency Osc 2 Freq Oscillator 2 Frequency OscAll

35 Mod 3 Amt Modulator 3 Amount Mod 4 Amt Modulator 4 Amount Fback Vol Feedback Volume Sub Osc 1 Sub Oscillator 1 Level Sub Osc 2 Sub Oscillator 2 Le

36 Using USB Mopho’s USB 2.0 port enables bidirectional MIDI communication with a computer. A MIDI interface and MIDI cables are not necessary, just

37 Windows Vista and Windows 7 behave the same as XP, but the device name is DSI Mopho rather than USB Audio Device. In Windows, if you unplug the US

38 Using Audio In The Audio In jack on Mopho’s rear panel can take audio from a variety of sources, including line level signals and guitars. But wha

39 Using Poly Chain Mopho’s Poly Chain output enables it to be connected to other DSI synths for up to 17-voice polyphony. Products that can be chain

40 Note: If syncing to an external MIDI clock, set MIDI Clock (Global menu) on the master and any intermediate units to MIDI In/Out. Set the last ins

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42 Support Troubleshooting Here are a few suggestions for resolving problems that may occur. The sequencer has stopped running. Make sure Clock in th

43 Warranty Repair Dave Smith Instruments warrants that Mopho will be free from defects in materials and/or workmanship for 1 year from the date of p

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44 MIDI Implementation Mopho receives MIDI data according to the mode controls under GLOBAL. In addition, there is interaction between some of the Pr

45 MIDI Messages System Real-time Messages Status Description 1111 1000 MIDI Timing Clock Received Channel Messages Status Second Third Descripti

46 Transmitted Channel Messages Status Second Third Description 1000 nnnn 0kkkkkkk 0000000 Note Off. 1001 nnnn 0kkkkkkk 0vvvvvvv Note On. 1011 nnn

47 Additional Continuous Controllers (CCs) Transmitted/Received The following table details how CCs are mapped onto Mopho’s controls. They are trans

48 The messages are handled in standard MIDI format using the NRPN CC commands in running status byte format. Below is the format used for transmitti

49 Received NRPN Messages Status Second Third Description 1011 nnnn 0110 0011 0vvvvvvv NRPN parameter number MSB CC 1011 nnnn 0110 0010 0vvvvvvv NRP

50 Param NRPN Range Description 8 406 0 - 1 MIDI Out Select*: 0 MIDI Out 1 MIDI Thru 9 387 0 - 6 Poly Chain*: 0 Off 1 Out 1 2 Out 4 3 Out 5 4

51 Program Parameter Data The following table lists Mopho’s voice parameters. The parameter number in the program and edit buffer dumps are different

52 22 17 0 - 127 Filter Keyboard Amount 23 18 0 - 127 Filter Audio Modulation 24 19 0 - 1 Filter Poles 0: 2-pole; 1: 4-pole 25 20 0 - 254 Filter Env

53 50 45 0 - 47 LFO 2 Mod Destination; See Modulation Destination list below 51 46 0 - 1 LFO 2 Key Sync Off/On 52 47 0 - 166 LFO 3 Frequency; same as

54 86 84 0 - 47 Pressure Destination; See Modulation Destination list below 86 85 0 - 254 Breath Amount; -127 to +127 88 86 0 - 47 Breath Destinatio

55 103 97 0 - 14 Arpeggiator Mode: 0 Up 1 Down 2 Up/Down 3 Assign 4 Random 5 Up 2 Octaves 6 Down 2 Octaves 7 Up/Down 2 Octaves 8 Assign 2 Oc

56 The following tables list the values used with the program parameters to specify modulation destinations and sources. Mod Destinations Value Off 0

57 Mod 1 Amt 40 Mod 2 Amt 41 Mod 3 Amt 42 Mod 4 Amt 43 External Audio In Level 44 Sub Osc 1 Level 45 Sub Osc 2 Level 46 Feedback Gain 47 Slew* 48 *Ap

58 Sysex Messages Universal System Exclusive Message (Device Inquiry) Status Description 1111 0000 System Exclusive (SysEx) 0111 1110 Non-realtime m

59 Request Program Edit Buffer Dump Status Description 1111 0000 System Exclusive (SysEx) 0000 0001 DSI ID 0010 0111 Mopho keyboard ID 0000 0110 R

60 Program Edit Buffer Data Dump Status Description 1111 0000 System Exclusive (SysEx) 0000 0001 DSI ID 0010 0111 Mopho keyboard ID 0000 0011 Edit

61 Pitch Wheel Calibration The pitch wheel is calibrated at the factory and, generally speaking, should not have to be calibrated again. If, however,

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1 Quick Start Thanks for purchasing your Mopho SE synthesizer! Listen to the sounds, twiddle some knobs, have some fun! Please Register! Please go to

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2 Don’t forget you get a free editor for Mac OS or Windows with your purchase. Download it from www.soundtower.com/mopho. I should mention that this

3 Getting Connected Mopho has several inputs and outputs on its back panel. Power Input — Connect the power supply included with your Mopho. The powe