CreamWare PRO-12 ASB Manuel utilisateur
PRO-12 ASB
Authentic Sound Box
Rev 1.2
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Index
Owner’s Manual
Disclaimer 2
Index 3
Introduction 4
Getting started
Making connections 5
Power adaptor 5
MIDI connection 5
Audio connection 6
Power switch 6
USB connection and drivers 6
Installation of Remote Software 6
Presets 7
The Control Panel
Oscillator A & B 8
Filter Section 11
Amplifier 13
LFO / Modulation 15
Glide / Unison 18
Configuration Strip 19
Prodyssey Remote Software
General information 23
Panellayout 23
Main page 24
Add page 24
Effects Page 30
Prefs Page 33
MIDI Monitor 35
MIDI Keyboard 36
Preset administration 37
Specifications
MIDI implementation table 39
Specifications 40
Warranty regulations 41
CE certificate 41
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Introduction
Welcome
Thank you for choosing the PRO-12ASB. We hope you will have as
much fun with your PRO-12 ASB as we did when developing this
unique and characterful synthesizer. Please read this manual
thoroughly in order to take full advantage of the many features the
PRO-12ASB has to offer.
Introduction
The design of the PRO-12ASB is now regarded as classic synthe-
sizer style. Two oscillators with multiple waveforms (which may be
played independently or simultaneously) constitute the main sound
source. The oscillators are mixed with white noise in the mixer
section, then routed through the 24dB lowpass reso¬nating filter
and amplifier section.
The filter and amplifier each have their own dedicated envelope
curve with attack, decay, sustain and release controls. The filter
envelope, oscillator B and the LFO (low frequency oscillator) can
also be routed to different modulation destinations. One of the ma-
jor highlights of the PRO-12 is that many interesting combinations
of modulation source and destination can be accessed using the
mod wheel and the 'poly mod' section. We have added some con-
temporary features which the original synth lacked: a full effects
section comprising chorus, flanging and delay, keyboard aftertouch
and MIDI clock synchronisation. In addition, the PRO-12 ASB now
has 12 voices - when played in 'unison mode', this produces ama-
zing results.
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Getting started
Making Connections
Connecting the power adaptor
Toconnectyour Pro-12 ASBtoamains supply,pleaseusethe power
adaptor supplied with the unit. First connect the power adaptor to
your Pro-12 ASB. Before plugging the adaptor's plug into a mains
socket, make sure it is compatible with the mains voltage in your
country. If you lose the power supply, a standard AC or DC 12V /
1.5A power adaptor can be used as a replacement. The PRO-12
ASB's power socket requires a hollow plug (5.5 mm x 2.1mm x 11.5
mm, centre positive).
MIDI connections
There are two ways to play your PRO-12 using MIDI:
1. Connect your PRO-12 directly to a master keyboard.
2. Connect your PRO-12 to your computer's MIDI port in
order to use it with a sequencer or with the PRO-12
Remote Software.
Connectthe MIDI in andout ofyour PRO-12 ASBto theMIDI inand
out of your keyboard or computer. The MIDI input of your PRO-12
ASB should be connected to the MIDI output of your keyboard /
computer, and vice versa.
The PRO-12 ASB's incoming MIDI signal can also control another
instrument if you connect the PRO-12 ASB's 'MIDI thru' to the
instrument's MIDI in. If your computer does not have a MIDI port,
you can use USB connection as an alternative.
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Audio Connections
In order to hear the PRO-12 ASB, connect its
stereo outputs to the left / right inputs of a mixer,
a computer sound card or a HiFi system. You
can also process external signals by plugging
anaudiosoundsourceinto your PRO-12 ASB's
input.
Power Switch
This is rather obvious, but in order to activate the
PRO-12 ASB please turn the power switch on!
USB Connections and driver installation (Windows XP)
An alternative to using MIDI to connect your PRO-12 ASB to a
computer is to use the built-in USB interface. On a PC, this requires
WindowsXPwithServicePack2;theMacversionsupportsOS10.4.
After connecting the PRO-12 to a computer, Windows will
automaticallyrecognizethePRO-12
ASB as an audio USB instrument.
No extra drivers are required - you
can start playing right away! After
starting your sequencer program
(shown here: Cubase SX), you can
usetheUSBaudioinstrumentdriver
as a MIDI port. Once in a while,
under older versions of Windows XP (before Service Pack 2), the
USB port will not re-appear on screen after disconnecting the PRO-
12 ASB. In this case, please reboot Windows XP. After rebooting,
your USB port should appear again.
Installation of the Remote Software
To install the Remote Software supplied with the PRO-12 ASB on
your PC, please put the CD-ROM labelled ' PRO-12 ASB' into the
CD-R drive of your computer. The 'Install dialogue' should then
automatically appear on your screen. (If you have de-activated the
automaticstartfunctionofyourCD-Rdrive,pleasestarttheinstallation
by double-clicking the file 'setup.exe' on the CD.) On the first page,
pleasechoosethe language you'dliketousefor theinstallprocedure
and then confirm your choice by pressing the 'Next' button.
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You will then see the message 'Welcome to the Installation' - please
continue by pressing 'Next'.
On the following page you will find the license agreement. Please
read it carefully and if you agree, select "I accept the license terms"
- then continue by pressing the 'Next' button. You can now set the
installation path within the 'Installation path' drop-down menu. If you
don’t set a dedicated path here, the Remote
Software will be installed to
“C:\Programs\Creamware\PRO-12 ASB
Remote”.Installationrequires6.7MBofempty
hard disk space.
The 'Choose Start Menu
Folder' lets you choose
your own directory. If you don't make a choice,
a ' PRO-12' directory will be created.
Presets
Preset administration is handled in the 'sound' section of the
'configuration strip'. There are 128 user and 128 factory presets.To
load a preset, press the 'preset' button, then use the 'down/up'
button or the data wheel to scroll through the presets. A preset
holds all parameter and effects settings, including the additional
settings found in the Remote Software’s 'Add page' (see below).
You can only save presets in the user bank - consequently, 'user' is
automatically selected when saving a preset.
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Control Panel
OscillatorA&B
Apart from a few small differences, oscillators A & B are largely
identical. Both have sawtooth and pulse waveforms, and oscillator
B has an additional triangle wave. Each oscillator waveform has its
own dedicated on/off button and all of them can be active at the
same time, which allows a mix of up to five waveforms in parallel.
The pulse wave has a variable width which can be adjusted manu-
ally or via modulation - full width produces a fat 'square wave'
sound, while more narrow settings
create a thinner, more nasal tone. In
addition, oscillator B can operate in
alowerfrequencybandwhich allows
you to use it as a typical LFO (low
frequency oscillator). If oscillator B
isusedas amodulationsource,you candisableitskeyboardtracking
to make it produce a fixed pitch. The pitch of oscillator A can be
synchronized with oscillator B, which creates some interesting tim-
bres.
Frequency (both oscillators)
Each oscillator has a basic frequency (tuning / pitch) control which
operates in semitone steps over a five-octave range.
Fine (oscillator B)
OscillatorB has itsown fine tuning knobwith arange ofone semito-
ne. Detuning oscillator B slightly and mixing it with oscillatorApro-
duces a characteristic 'beating' effect - this instantly recognisable
analogue synthesizer sound helps make their sound rich and vi-
brant.
Sawtooth wave button (both oscillators)
Switches the oscillators' sawtooth wave on and off.
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Coarse
Use this to set the oscillator frequency. The range can be adjusted
over 6 octaves.
Fine
Use this knob to detune the oscillators with respect to one another.
Detuning and then mixing two oscillators produces vibrations that
result in a more lively sound. The range can be adjusted over
approximately one octave.
Octave Up/Down
Unlikethe original model, our remakeis equippedwith aswitch that
allows you to set each oscillators’frequency in octave steps over a
range of 3 octaves.
Keyboard On/Off
You can use this switch to disconnect Oscillator 1 from the key-
board in order to use it as an LFO. The oscillator is now running at
a much slower rate. Instead of frequencies spanning several octa-
ves in the higher ranges, the “coarse” setting now ranges from just
0.2 Hz to 20 Hz.
Sync On/Off
Thissetting activates the hard syncfrom Oscillator2 toOscillator 1.
Hardsync makes the Oscillator2 waveform re-startwith each cycle
of the Oscillator 1 waveform. This process transfers the pitch from
Oscillator 1 to Oscillator 2. Depending on the “coarse” setting and
Oscillator 2’s frequency modulation, you can create different over-
tone spectra each time you re-start the waveform.
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Audio mixer
The audio mixer is used to mix the oscillators' signal before they are
routedtothefilter section.Eachoscillatorhasitsownvolume control.
A third knob controls the amount of unpitched 'white noise' (useful
for creating percussion sounds and other effects) in the mix.
The'Addpage'oftheRemoteSoftwarecontainsanadditionalvolume
control for external sound sources.
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