CreamWare MINIMAX ASB Manuel utilisateur

Owners Manual

MINIMAX ASB

MINIMAXASBismanufacturedbyCreamWareAudioGmbH,

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Index

Owners Manual MINIMAX ASB

Disclaimer 02

Welcome 04

Setup and layout 05

Getting started

Making connections 08

Power adaptor 08

MIDI connection 08

Audio connection 09

Power switch 09

USB connection and drivers 09

Installation of Remote-software 10

Presets 11

The Control Panel

Controllers 12

Oscillator Bank 13

Mixer 14

Modifiers 15

Output 18

The Configuration-Strip

Match 19

Value 19

MIDI 20

Sound 20

Presets 20

Effects 21

Effectprogramms / Parameters 21

MINIMAX ASB Remote-Software

General information 24

The panel´s layout 24

Main-page 25

Add-page 25

Prefs-page 28

MIDI monitor 30

MIDI keyboard 31

Preset administration 32

Specifications

MIDI implementation table 34

Specifications 35

Warranty regulations 36

CE certification 36

Introduction

What’s inside the MINIMAX ASB?

Welcome

Thank you for choosing MINIMAX ASB. You will have just as

much fun with your MINIMAX ASB as we had when

developing this unique and characteristic Synthesizer. Please

read the manual thoroughly in order to fully take advantage of

the many features the MINIMAX ASB has to offer.

Introduction

One may not consider a synthesizer with three Oscillators and

noise, a mixer as well as a filter followed by amplifiers and

two envelopes, as being spectacular in sound. But we are not

just talking about any kind of synthesizer but about “the"

synthesizer that started it all.

MINIMAX ASB is a perfect emulation of one of the most

popular synthesizers ever. Its ease of use and easy to learn

sound technique made this instrument a role model for many

other synthesizers. Its sound is famous. The oscillators and

filters are extremely powerful and the envelopes extremely

quick.

Many soft and hardware companies have tried to copy its

features but have shattered by doing so. Its hardware

duplicate had different built-in components taking away from

its original sounding character. Most software programs

emulated only parts of the hardware such as the filter.

Significant elements like Oscillators and envelopes were for

the most part forgotten.

MINIMAX ASB is different from anything available before.

MINIMAX ASB not only emulates parts of the instrument. We

consider it as being “the” synthesizer. Today, where most

hardware components are difficult to get and software reached

the limits, MINIMAX ASB has managed to go beyond.

Within the MINIMAX ASB, we have remodelled all significant

sound elements after the original’s circuitry. In addition, a

steady cross-check with the Original was made and now offers

even identical knob positions as within the original. No

reproduction has yet been that precise. Measurements and

adjustments were only a part of the work. Beforehand there

was another problem to tackle. The original analog model

produces frequencies which when copied or emulated would

produce aliasing. Those who are familiar with aliasing know

how awful it sounds. The MINIMAXASB’s sound generation is

based on newly developed algorithms that are free of any

aliasing. The MINIMAX ASB handles even the most complex

Modulations, filter FM or Oscillator-Modulation. Moreover, the

nice thing about this, the MINIMAX ASB will always sound like

the original. Thus MINIMAX ASB tops today’s digital synthesis

technique.

Setup and Layout

Just as the original, the MINIMAX ASB has one oscillator

section with three oscillators. Oscillator 3 can also be used as

an LFO or better said FO (Frequency Oscillator). Oscillators

can be mixed with noise and an external signal within the

mixer section. This is followed by the filter and an amplifier

each using an envelope with attack, decay and sustain pro

voice. In addition to the original model, equipped the

MINIMAX ASB with an additional effects section featuring

chorus/flanger and delay.

The quality of the synthesis algorithms in this instrument is

remarkable. Because the oscillators use the frequency

spectrum’sfullbandwidth, moreovertonesareproduced than in

earlier algorithms. Even the saturation level in the mixer

section for internal and external signals were taken into

consideration. Saturation gives the sound more presence.

Especially the filter profits greatly from the new algorithms.

Existing filter-algorithms may have had resonance, but in

general they weren’t that exciting like the analog archetype.

Using digital filters caused high attention to avoid Aliasing

when using filter sweeps. Many filters therefore reduce the

amount of resonance or don’t open wide enough to not cross

the borderline to Aliasing (half sample frequency). Filter

sweeps with such filters have been so so, but normally were

lacking kind of vitality. The filter implemented in your

MINIMAX ASB now provides all the resonances and

distortions, you desire. Filter resonance can be fully tuned on

and sweeps can be performed withoutAliasing, even when

exceeding the half sample frequency border. This way also a

Filter FM with all the possible side chains occurring is easily

possible.

Besides that the envelopes of the MINIMAX ASB don’t need

hideawayfromtheanalog paragons. They’re not onlyfast,but

also exactly modeled like the Original’s behavior.

Although our major goal for the development of the MINIMAX

ASB has been to reach out for getting as close as possible, we

decided to also implement some of the never fulfilled dreams

of the Original. The envelopes now have an adjustable

velocity and the trigger behavior can be easily switched.

Moreover the Low-Note-Priority can be changed to Last-Note-

Priority. You will note, that there’s an extended effects section

included now, which can be switched off to receive the

Original Sound. And additionally – the Original had only one,

but beautiful voice, desperately waiting for others to join. Now

it’s all in your hands – you can choose between playing

monophonic or polyphonic – it’s up to you.

You will also find our adoration for the Original within the

surface. All elements have been adjusted to fit the Original’s

behavior. If you may have one of the rare sound sheets, you

can even port them now one on one – and then: save them.

And after all, you should take some time to touch the wooden

parts, this is pure nature handcrafted for this fine instrument

and using only natural materials and oil, to get that exiting

surface.

Well – as mentioned before: we made this because we loved

our work and we really hope you enjoy your MINIMAX ASB

with the same intensity, we used to create it – for you.

Getting started

Making Connections

Connecting the power adaptor

To connect your MINIMAX ASB with the power supply, please

use the power adaptor coming with the MINIMAX ASB.

Connect the power adaptor to your MINIMAX ASB. Before

connecting the power adaptor to the socket, make sure it is

compatible to the power supply system. Upon loss of the

power supply, a standard AC or DC 12V / 1.5 A power supply

can be used as a replacement. The connection to the

MINIMAX ASB is made with a hollow plug (5.5 mm x 2.1mm x

11.5 mm, center positive).

MIDI connections

There are two ways to play your MINIMAX ASB using MIDI:

1. Connect your MINIMAX ASB directly to a master

keyboard.

2. Connect your MINIMAX to the MIDI port found on your

computer in order to use it with a sequencer or the

MINIMAX Remote-Software.

Connect the MIDI in and out of your MINIMAX ASB with the

MIDI in and out of your keyboard or computer. The MIDI input

of the MINIMAX ASB has to be connected to the MIDI output

of your keyboard or computer and MIDI output of the

MINIMAX ASB with the MIDI input of your keyboard or

computer.

The incoming MIDI signal can also control another instrument

via MIDI thru. If your computer does not have a MIDI port, you

can use the USB connection as an alternative.

Audio Connections

In order to obtain sound output, you may either connect the

MINIMAX ASB stereo outputs to a mixer’s inputs, computer’s

inputs or HiFi stereo input.

You can also process an external signal

by connecting an external source to

your MINIMAX ASB input.

Power Switch

In order to operate the MINIMAX ASB please

turn the power switch on.

USB Connections and driver installation (Windows XP)

Rather than using MIDI to connect your MINIMAX ASB to a

computer, you can use the

implemented USB

interface. To utilize this

function, you need Windows

Service Pack 2.

After connecting to a

computer, windows will

automatically recognize

your MINIMAX ASB as an

audio USB instrument. No

extra drivers are required

for this device . You can

start playing right away!

After starting your

sequencer program (here:

CubaseSX), you can use

the USB audio instrument

driver as a MIDI port. In very few cases, you may encounter

that under older versions of Windows XP (before Service

Pack 2), the USB port will not show availability after

disconnecting the MINIMAX ASB. In this case, please reboot

XP. After rebooting, your USB port will show availability again.

Installation of the Remote-Software

To install the Remote-Software coming with the MINIMAX ASB

on your PC, please put the CD-ROM with print MINIMAX ASB

into the CD-R drive of your Computer. The Install Dialog should

then appear on your screen automatically. In case you have de-

activated the automatic Start-function of

your CD-R drive, please start the

installation by double clicking the file

„setup.exe” on the CD.

Within the first dialogue please choose

the language used within the install

procedure and then, confirm your choice

by pressing the „Next“ button.

Youwillnextsee the„Welcometo theInstallation“Dialog–please

confirm by pressing „Next“.

In the following you will find the license agreement. Please read

carefully and choose „ I accept the

license terms“ if you agree and go the

next dialog by pressing „Next“ button

then.

You can now choose the installation path by defining it within the

drop down menu „Installation path“. If you

don’t choose a dedicated path here, the

Remote-Software will be installed to

“C:\Programs\Minimax”. The required

empty space on your hard-disk is 6.7 MB.

Within “Choose Startmenu-Folder” you

can decide the directory your own.

Otherwise the directory “Minimax” will be

created and used.

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