MANIKK ADSR User manual

MANIKK ADSR

Advanced Envelope Generator - Eurorack Module

Users Guide

MANIKK ADSR

Users Guide

Document version 1.03

ã 2019 manikk

SWEDEN

Table of Contents

Front panel layout ...................................................................... 1

Welcome .................................................................................... 2

Overview .................................................................................... 3

User interface and navigation .................................................... 4

Feature-buttons .......................................................................... 4

MOD-button ............................................................................... 4

MOD-mode ...................................................................................... 4

Config-mode .................................................................................... 4

LED’s ......................................................................................... 5

Normal run mode ............................................................................. 5

MOD mode ...................................................................................... 5

Config mode .................................................................................... 5

Parameters on the front-panel ................................................... 6

LOOP ......................................................................................... 6

INV ............................................................................................. 6

JUMP ......................................................................................... 6

FRZ ............................................................................................ 6

REV ............................................................................................ 7

AMPL ......................................................................................... 7

RANG ......................................................................................... 7

MOD ........................................................................................... 7

MOD-mode ...................................................................................... 7

Config-mode .................................................................................... 7

Config parameters ..................................................................... 9

Alternative modulation style ....................................................... 9

On/off-parameters ............................................................................ 9

Value-parameters ............................................................................ 9

Retrig-type ............................................................................... 10

Gate-type ................................................................................. 10

Sustain-mode ........................................................................... 10

Amplitude-mode ....................................................................... 10

Range-mode ............................................................................ 11

MIDI-mode ............................................................................... 11

1 – MIDI off .................................................................................... 11

2 – 31.250 (MIDI) ........................................................................... 11

3 – 115.200 .................................................................................... 11

4 – 230.400 .................................................................................... 11

Learn-mode ................................................................................... 12

Factory reset ............................................................................ 12

Connections ............................................................................. 13

Power connector ...................................................................... 13

Modulation input jack ............................................................... 13

Retrig input jack ....................................................................... 13

Gate input jack ......................................................................... 13

EG output jack ......................................................................... 13

Otto Active Expander pins ....................................................... 14

Pins on the back of the ADSR module .......................................... 14

Active Expander output jacks ........................................................ 16

MIDI pins .................................................................................. 17

MIDI Implementation ................................................................ 18

Technical details ...................................................................... 20

More information ...................................................................... 20

Warranty .................................................................................. 20

MANIKK ADSR

Front panel layout

Welcome

Congratulations to your purchase of this module.

The manikk ADSR is an advanced envelope generator, capable of producing normal

ADSR-envelopes but also a number of experimental envelopes. In loop-mode, it can

also be used as LFO.

It is a linear envelope generator with modulation capability.

The module can also be used as a gate delay by using the “Jump”-parameter.

As usual, you need to install it properly inside a case made for Eurorack synthesizer

module systems.

The module can be expanded with a manikk Otto Active Expander. The expander

gives eight additional digital outputs for different states of the module.

All parameters can also be controlled by MIDI-CC with an optional midi module.

Happy tweaking!

Overview

Manikk ADSR is a linear envelope generator.

You can use it to create normal linear ADSR-style envelopes, but you can also use

the parameters and modulation capabilities to create other type of envelopes.

In loop-mode the module can be used as LFO. By using the jump-parameter, the

module can be used as a gate delay.

Main features:

• Linear behavior

• Loop – after a completed envelope it starts over again and again…

• Invert – the envelope is inverted and moves from max to zero and back to

max again.

• Jump – no gliding between the phases, it just waits and jumps to the target

level.

• Freeze – freeze the time and hold the current envelope output level.

• Reverse – run backwards: R-S-D-A.

• Amplitude – lower or modulate the amplitude.

• Time-range – extend or modulate the A, D, R-times.

• Modulation – the modulation jack can modulate most of the parameters.

• Retrig input jack – retrig an ongoing envelope.

• Gate/trig input jack – start the envelope.

• EG output jack – the resulting output curve (0 – 8,2V) .

Almost all of the parameters can be modulated by the modulation input jack.

Some basic behaviors can be configured by a number of config-parameters.

User interface and navigation

Feature-buttons

All buttons except for MOD controls different features directly.

When you make a short press on those buttons, you turn that feature on or off.

A red led indicates if the feature is on.

MOD-button

The MOD-button is special.

MOD-mode

If you make a short press, the module will go into MOD-mode. In MOD-mode the

MOD and the MODULATION jack leds are lit. The 7 feature leds now indicates if

that feature is affected by the modulation jack or not.

To return to run-mode from MOD-mode, you just make a short press again on the

MOD-button. The MOD led will turn off.

Config-mode

If you long-press (hold the MOD-button for a longer time), the module will go to

config-mode. Config-mode is indicated by a blinking MOD-led. An additional led

will also blink that indicates which config-parameter you are editing.

If you make a short press on the MOD-button when you are in config-mode, you will

cycle to the next config-parameter.

If you want to change the config-parameter, you use the Loop-button to cycle the

values for that config-parameter.

To leave config-mode and return to run-mode, you need to make a long-press again

on the MOD-button. The blinking leds will turn off and the MOD-led will also turn

off.

See the chapter “Config-parameters” for more information about each parameter and

their values.

LED’s

The module can be in three different modes described here:

Normal run mode

The leds indicates the status of the 7 features. Use the buttons to turn on or off.

MOD-led is turned off.

Modulation led shows if the modulation input signal peaks. The modulation range is

-5V to +5V.

Retrig and Gate leds indicates if these jacks have logic high input signals.

EG out led indicates if there is an envelope ongoing.

The leds under the A,D,S,R potentiometers indicates which phase the envelope

currently is in.

MOD mode

The MOD-led is lit.

The 7 feature leds shows if that feature is controlled by the modulation input jack.

Use the buttons to turn modulation on or off for the features. Long press on the 4 left

buttons toggles the A, D, S, R features on/off. In total the modulation input jack can

control 11 parameters.

Config mode

The MOD led is blinking.

Additional leds will also blink to indicate which config-parameter you are editing.

See the chapter “Config-parameters” for more information.

Parameters on the front-panel

LOOP

Puts the envelope generator in looping mode. As long as the gate is high, it will create

a looping ADSR curve. In loop-mode the module acts like a LFO.

There is a config-parameter that where you can select the sustain-mode. The sustain-

mode controls how the sustain state should behave. Normal sustain or the same fixed

time as the A, D or R phases. For more information see the config-parameters chapter.

Modulating this parameter turns the feature on or off.

INV

Inverts the envelope.

Normally the envelope starts from zero and reaches its maximum at the end of the

Attack phase, then reaches the sustain level within the Decay time. When the gate is

released the output goes from sustain level back to zero.

When it is inverted, it starts at the maximum level and goes to zero and then back to

max again.

Modulating this parameter turns the feature on or off.

JUMP

When jump is turned on, the curve will not glide to the next level. It will instead jump

and therefore make square-wave-like outputs. This can also be used as gate delay.

Modulating this parameter turns the feature on or off.

FRZ

When you activate the freeze, the current level of the output curve will freeze and

hold at that current level. It will stay at that level as long as the freeze is turned on.

When freeze is turned off again, the curve will continue from that level. You can

think of this as if you “stop the time”.

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