Sure.



Step 1: Cut up your credit card. This will save you thousands of dollars once you actually start creating sounds with this thing! TRUST ME!!!



Step 2: The output comes from the Exponential VCA module. Audio Out jack. That can be plugged into your mixer.



Step 3: Start simple. Patch an Oscillator Saw wave jack to that same VCA Audio In 1. Turn up the level a bit for that input (the knob right beside the jack) and then turn up the gain knob at the top a bit and hopefully you hear the sound.



Step 4: Next thing you might want to do is add an envelope generator to the VCA so the sound isn’t ON all the time. Take an output from one of the envelope generators and patch that into the CV1 jack of the VCA. Now turn the Gain knob back down to zero and play a note on a keyboard (you have one connected through the midi module, right ) The envelope generator will electronically turn the gain up and back down for you when you hit a note on the keyboard.



This is a slightly more complicated part: You need to control the oscillators and envelope generators with the outputs from the midi module. Whatever modules are on the same row as the midi module will (hopefully) be getting those signals through the buss (the power cables, a couple of the wires in the connectors are used to send these signals) so you don’t have to patch them on the front.



So, as shipped, generally, the envelope generators are in the same row as the MIDI module so they should already be getting the Gate signal from that module. The Gate signal is what starts the envelopes Cycling through the ADSR.



If the Oscillators are in the row above, they will NOT be getting the pitch control voltage through the buss since that only works on the same row. So in that case you will need to patch a cable from CV1 on the MIDI module to the CV1 on the Oscillator module.



Now the voltage that tells the oscillator what pitch it should be at is patched, and the gate is triggering the envelope generator, which is turning the VCA on and off.



That covers a bunch of the basics. If you want to use 2 oscillators, patch the wav outputs into the Exp Mixer inputs, then take the Mixer Output and patch it into say the Filter A-120 Audio Input. Then take the Audio Output from that module and patch that to the VCA Audio Input.



To add vibrato patch the Sine wave output of an LFO module into the CV2 jack of the Oscillator and slowly turn up the CV2 knob beside it. This is an example of using a control voltage (CV) to control one of the modules, which is actually what the envelope generators do as well. You can even patch the output of one oscillator into the CV input of another oscillator and see what that does.



The only other thing you might need to know (because it is a little less obvious) is that the audio outputs of the A-106 XP filter are the row of jacks on the right side of the module. Each jack is labeled with its filter type and you use the switch at the bottom to switch between each side. Eg: The bottom jack is labeled 1L and 2L. Patch that jack (which is audio out) into the VCA audio in. When the switch is on the left you are hearing a 1 pole Lowpass filter. When the switch is on the right you are hearing a 2 pole lowpass filter. If you want a 4 pole lowpass filter, patch that cable into the jack above it and make sure the switch is to the right.



Step 5: Because you ignored step 1, thinking I was joking, please go cut up your credit card to avoid bankruptcy.



You can ignore modules 160 and 161 for now, but the rest you can have fun with. They are much simpler than you might think, but once you start understanding the concepts your patches can get very complex.



One more thing: To send the CV1 to both oscillators at the same time, patch it into the first jack at the top of the 180 Multiples module, then use 2 patch cables to take it out of that module (the next 2 jacks down) to each of the oscillator CV inputs. A Multiple is basically just a splitter. Patch something into one jack and you get 3 copies of it at the other jacks to patch to multiple modules. The 180 is 2 of those splitters in one module.



That should be enough for now. Class dismissed.



Scott





From: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com [mailto: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com ]
Sent: Monday, July 13, 2015 12:28 PM
To: Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com
Subject: 1 First patch





Hi everyone,



This is my first post to the group. I'm embarrassed to admit this: I got a new Basic System 2 sometime in March, it looks great and I have it connected properly (I think) to my MIDI interface, but I have yet to construct my first patch! I'm a bit intimidated by the whole thing, to be honest. Shawn from Analogue Haven sent me an example patch but unfortunately that e-mail got deleted.



So I'm appealing to the experienced among you: could someone please post step-by-step instructions on how to create a first patch of some kind And which outputs to use to connect the System 2 to my mixer I apologize if this is already outlined elsewhere and if it is, may I request the link to it



Thanks!



Jan Cornell





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