ENDORPHINES Two Of Cups User Manual

: June 4, 2024
: Endorphines

Table of Contents

ENDORPHINES Two Of Cups
WARRANTY
INTRO.
CONNECTING THE POWER.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
INTERFACE
References
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ENDORPHINES Two Of Cups

WARRANTY

1-year warranty guaranteed from the product’s purchase date in case of any manufacturing errors or other functional deficiencies during runtime.
The warranty does not apply in case of:

damage caused by misuse
mechanical damage arising from careless treatment (dropping, vigorous shaking, mishandling, etc.)
damage caused by liquids or powders penetrating the device
heat damage caused by overexposure to sunlight or heating
electric damage caused by improper connecting

The warranty covers replacement or repair, as decided by us. Please contact us via email for a return authorization before sending anything. Shipping costs of sending a module back for servicing is paid by the customer. Device complies with all EU regulations concerning RoHS lead-free manufacturing and WEEE disposal.
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INTRO.

Two of Cups is 6 HP intuitive eurorack sample player with 8 banks of samples. It consists of 2 identical sample player voices with zero-latency playback, each having CV control over Pitch, Gate and Meta samples scan. Additionally each channel features a Parameter knob that can set the Decay of the internal ASR Envelope
(min. 10 mSec., max. 10 Sec.), Sample volume, Pitch Offset with +/- 2 octaves, Sample Select over 24 samples, enable / disable Looping and Reverse playback. Modules plays WAV files of arbitrary sample rate: 8 and 16 and 24 bit samples with 12 bit output bitrate.
Factory sound-bank by Julia Bondar.

Firmware v2R video manual: https://youtu.be/69CwM8faryY
Initial firmware v1 quick start guide: https://youtu.be/rdacPSxF4n4

CONNECTING THE POWER.

Before installing a new module in your case, ensure your power supply has a free power header and sufficient available capacity to power the module.
Connect the module directly to the power bus-board with supplied 10-16 ribbon cable like any other eurorack module. Pair of RED/BROWN pins on the multicolor ribbon cable corresponds to NEGATIVE -12 VOLTS.
Make sure to align the power cable with the ‘RED/BROWN STRIPE’ label on the module that corresponds to -12V, to the 10-pin connector and with typically a white line for the 16-pin connector on the bus board.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Width: 6 HP/TE, depth: 25 cm / 1” with inserted ribbon cable
Current draw: +12V: 125 mA, -12V: 20 mA
CV range: 0…+5V typically with up to -5…+5V compensated with offset knobs.
Audio output: typical +/-5V eurorack standard

INTERFACE

1V/OCT PITCH CV i nputs is for the Pitch of the voices 1 and 2, which follows 1v/oct scaling in range -3…+3V (6 octaves), pitch voltage value is added to the manual pitch offset selection knob (RED mode). This lets you play the samples melodically using a sequencer or a keyboard. You can adjust the v/oct scale in the sd/settings/pitch_1(2).txt file on the SD card.
VOICE 1/2 PARAMETER KNOB set the values of the parameters in each of six modes per voice (see MODES below).
VOICE 1/2 T RIG are trigger/gate inputs for voice 1 and 2 used to trigger the samples, and since the internal envelope is an ASR envelope, you can vary the length of the sample by adjusting the length of the Gate.
SAMPLE 1/2 CV are META CV inputs for the Voices 1 and 2. They accept control voltage signals in the range of -5V…+5V. If no CV is applied and no manual sample offset selected using the Parameter knob, the first sample of each voice’s folder is chosen. Sample select voltage value is added to the manual sample offset selection knob (FUCHSIA mode).
VOICE 1/2 OUT are 1 and 2 audio outputs over which samples are played. If no cable is plugged into the Voice 2 audio output, both voices will be summed to the output of Voice 1. When using stereo samples, only the left channel is played.
MODE/BANK BUTTON. Short button press switches thru six various modes (see below) to be adjusted by VOICE 1/2 parameter knobs. Long press switches to the next bank by blinking certain times with blue or red STATUS LED (7). Super long press (around 5 seconds) will initiate nodule’s reset and folders rescan.
STATUS LED shows currently selected mode and blinks showing currently selected bank.
VOICE 1/2 BUTTONS are manual buttons to trigger the samples in each voice as well as play with the fills when the CLOCK IN JACK (9) has a clock.
MODES FW V2
To switch the functionality of the VOICE 1/2 PARAMETER knobs (2), shortly press the MODE/BANK button (6) to scan through six available modes shown by the STATUS LED (7).

DIM BLUE — Sample volume, only manual control
RED — Sample pitch, summed with 1V/OCT JACK (1) values
DIM RED — Sample Looping, disable by setting Parameter knob CCW before
noon and to enable – set it CW past the noon position
FUCHSIA — Sample Selection over available samples, up to 24 samples.
Summed with SAMPLE 1/2 CV JACK (4) (META) values
DIM FUCHSIA — Sample reverse, disable by setting Parameter knob CCW
before noon and to enable – set it CW past the noon position

before noon and to enable – set it CW past the noon position.
CREATING REVERSE SAMPLES FW V2
The first time you power up the module with the new firmware and new samples, you will see a blinking FUCHSIA LED for a few minutes. During that procedure the module is scanning all the samples on the SD card and creates their reverse copies under the same name and .rev extension instead of .wav.
This process is only done once, unless you have added new files. On the next power up will quickly scan the folders and only will create the reverse files for the newly added samples.
Important: in order to switch to a normal work, Two of Cups has to create reverse files first. That process can’t be skipped and with big amount or samples and their high sample rate can take longer as expected. Try to gradually add new files. We recommend saving all your samples as 44.1 or 48 kHz 16 bit WAV files.
PREPARING THE SAMPLES
Two of Cups will play any WAV files with bitrate: 8, 16 and 24 bits, any (arbitrary) sample rate up to 96 kHz. Each sample duration is only limited by its file size: up to 4 Gb as per FAT file system. Simply place the WAV samples in the /voice1/ or more than 24 samples per voice as only first 24 samples from alphabetically sorted list of files will be played. All the samples including 25th in the list will be ignored.
PARAMETERS SAVE
TO SAVE the position of the Parameter knob in any mode, quickly run through the modes by short pressing the MODE/BANK button THREE TIMES. The next time you power up the module those edits you made will be restored independently for each bank and voice.
SAMPLE BANKS
Two of Cups has 8 banks of samples, each bank holds 24 samples per voice. To switch to the next bank, press and hold the MODE/BANK button for 1 second. Audio files need to be 8 or 16 bit PCM WAVE files and can be of any (arbitrary) sample rate up to 96kHz. The samples are sorted in each folder of SD card by the module alphabetically and if we have more than 24 samples in the voice folder, only first 24 will be played.
You can see which bank is selected by the color and number of blinks of the LED. /voice2/ or a certain /bank1…8/ folder and module will play them. Be sure to fill no

BANK 1 ●● BANK 2 ●●● BANK 3 ●●●● BANK 4
BANK 5 ●● BANK 6 ●●● BANK 7 ●●●● BANK 8

For example, BANK 1 will be shown by 1 blink of LED with BLUE color, BANK 2 will blink BLUE twice and BANK 4 will blink BLUE 4 times. BANKS 5-8 will blink RED 1-4 times correspondingly.
SD CARD / SETTINGS FW V2
Apart from the samples, the SD card contains configuration files in the sd/settings/ folder for 1v/oct Pitch CV scaling, Offset and Trigger delay, which are applied globally for every bank. These settings files are created automatically upon new firmware update and can be changed in the text editor. After you delete them, the module will create them again with default values. If you can’t find those files, simply update the latest firmware for your Two of Cups and the module will create them on the next power up.

/settings/pitch_1.txt and pitch_2.txt set the tuning stretch in case you wish to calibrate each of the 1v/oct Pitch CV inputs. Default value is -0.27. Values range: +/-0.5
/settings/pitch_offset1.txt and pitch_offset2.txt set the pitch offset value for each voice, providing additional control for 1v/oct calibration. This value needs to make the sample playback at 100% speed when no Pitch CV is applied and the Pitch Parameter knob is set to noon position. This value is created after an update or after deleting these files from the SD card. Make sure no cable is patched to the 1v/oct input during the update so that the module can detect and apply those offsets correctly. Values range: +/-0.5
/settings/delay_1.txt and delay_2.txt value in the files sets the trigger delay amount in milliseconds. This delay is needed so Two of Cups will be able to change the Sample under the CV at the same time as the new sample launch trigger arrives at the input. Without that delay the previous sample will be fired. Average delay needed to sync the samples start in the time with your sequencer is around 20 mSec.
Default value is 0 which corresponds to 0 mSec. Max. value is 1000 mSec (1 second).

SAMPLES – LICENSE AGREEMENT
All the factory samples included in the SD card that come with the modules as well as samples from the Endorphin.es Sample Library
(https://www.endorphin.es/sample-library) are the property of Endorphin.es and are licensed to the end-user on a non-exclusive, no time limited, worldwide basis as follows:

You are allowed to use any of those samples in any of commercial artist activities such as public performance, music recording, films, video production, streaming, radio/TV broadcasting.
You are allowed to modify the sounds, use it in your tracks and release it anywhere without permission and no need to give credits to the authors.
You are not allowed to transfer that license to any third party as well as copy, duplicate and resell those files.
Upon using / downloading our samples, you accept the above terms, violation of which is subject to liability under law.

FACTORY SOUND BANK
JULIA BONDAR Factory Sample Bank:

*BANK NAME*	*VOICE 1*	*VOICE 2*
SUPREME	jb_drop1.wav	jb_drop2.wav jb_horn.wav
PSYCHE	jb_bass_growl.wav jb_siren1.wav	jb_atmo5.wav jb_brass5.wav

jb_fx_crackles.wav

HOURGLASS| jb_bass1.wav jb_bass2.wav| jb_atmo3.wav jb_atmo4.wav jb_brass4.wav

jb_fx_impact1.wav

PRELUDE| jb_bass_sub.wav| jb_piano1.wav jb_piano2.wav jb_piano3.wav
SCANDAL| jb_atmo2.wav jb_atmo6.wav| jb_bang2.wav jb_bang3.wav jb_fx_impact2.wav jb_fx_impact3.wav

jb_fx_impact4.wav

SAMPLE LIBRARY
Be sure to check more sounds available from our Sample Library: https://[www.endorphin.es](http://www.endorphin.es)/sample-library
Be sure to check more sounds available from our Sample Library: https://www.endorphin.es/sample-library

OVERMONO Sample Bank:

808 MS20 BD.wav
808 MS20 BD2.wav
808 MS20 Clave.wav
808 MS20 CH.wav
808 MS20 Cowbell.wav
808 MS20 High Tom.wav
808 MS20 Maracas.wav
808 MS20 Mid Tom.wav
808 MS20 OH.wav
808 MS20 Ride.wav
808 MS20 Snare.wav
Vermona BD.wav
Drum Break.wav
Vermona Drone 1.wav
. Vermona Drone 2.wav
Vermona FX.wav
Vermona FX Loop.wav
Vermona Pad.wav
Vermona Perc 1.wav
Vermona Perc 2.wav
Ride.wav
Vermona Stab 1.wav
Vermona Stab 2.wav
Vermona Stab 3.wav

FIRMWARE UPDATE
Download latest firmware for TWO OF CUPS here: https://www.endorphin.es/modules/p/two-of-cups

Power OFF your modular system.
Eject the microSD card from the module. Insert it into the computer.
Unpack the downloaded archive and place the toc-firmware.hex file into the root folder of the microSD card. Don’t rename the file to any other name. Put the card back into the module and turn ON the power of your modular system.
The LED will light up in fuchsia color and you will hear an ascending tone from VOICE 1 OUT. After approximately 10 seconds the module will reboot with the new firmware installed and if needed will rescan folders and create reverse files
Enjoy the new features.

CREDITS
ENDORPHIN.ES® – TWO OF CUPS
FIRMWARE VERSION V.2.R
COLLECTION SPRING/SUMMER 2022
Module idea, hardware design, direction and manual by Andreas Zhukovsky Core engine programming and SD card updater by Vitaly (a.k.a. embedder) Manual proofreading, beta testing and demo videos by Wisdom Water Endorphin.es are made in Barcelona, Spain
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COMPLIANCE
FCC
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Changes / modifications not approved by ENDORPHIN.ES (doing business as Furth Barcelona, S.L.) could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
CE
This device meets the requirements of the following standards:
EMC: 2014/30/EU
EN55032:2015 ; EN55103-2:2009 (EN55024) ; EN61000-3-2 ;
EN61000-3-3
Low Voltage: 2014/35/EU
EN 60065:2002+A1:2006+A11:2008+A2:2010+A12:2011
RoHS2: 2011/65/EU
WEEE: 2012/19/EU