Befaco 530374 Noise Plethora User Manual

Befaco 530374 Noise Plethora

POWER & INTRO

POWERING THE MODULE

THANK S FOR PURCHA SING A MODULE FROM BEFACO! BEFORE YOU PLUG THIS MODULE IN…

1. Disconnect your cabinet from the mains.
2. Triple check the power cord polarity. The colored line on the cable (pin number one) is the -12V rail.
3. If you plug the module backward you might burn it out and unfortunately, this is not covered by the warranty.
4. If you have any questions about this product feel free to contact us at [email protected] 

WHAT IS NOISE PLE THORA?

Noise Plethora is a Eurorack Noise Workstation in 14HP. The module consists in three digital sound generators equipped with an Analog Multimode Filter to sculpt the sound and generate any kind of textures and noises.

MODULE STRUCTURE

• GENERATOR A
  Digital Noise algorithms Analog multimode filter

• GENERATOR B
  Digital Noise algorithms Analog multimode filter

• GENERATOR C
  White Noise and Granular “Gritty Noise” Analog multimode filter

CONTROLS

1. Manual Program/Bank Selector
   Programs are organized in banks of 10 programs each (0…9) Turn it to select the programs. Toggle between Generator A and B by pushing it quickly. Hold it for 1 second to access Bank selection (Bank LED will blink). Select the bank same way you select a program. To come back to Program selection just hold it for 1 second again. After a couple of seconds of inactivity on this control, the selection is saved to the internal non-volatile memory.

2. Program/Bank Display
   Shows the current Program or Bank. The dot at the bottom right corner of the display shows which Generator is selected.

3. Program/Bank Display
   Shows the current Program or Bank. The dot at the bottom right corner of the display shows which Generator is selected.

4. Program Select CV Ins
   Select between programs on the selected Bank.

5. Program Select CV Ins
   Select between programs on the selected Bank.

6. Bank LED Indicator
   It lits during Bank selection.

7. “X” Controls (Generators A and B).
   The voltage applied to “X” CV Input is summed to the value present at “X” manual control. CV Input Range: 10Vp-p. Higher voltages will be ignored.

8. “X” Controls (Generator A and B).
   The voltage applied to “X” CV Input is summed to the value present at “X” manual control. CV Input Range: 10Vp-p. Higher voltages will be ignored.

9. “Y” Controls (Generator A and B) The voltage applied to “Y” CV Input is summed to the value present at “Y” manual control.
   CV Input Range: 10Vp-p. Higher voltages will be ignored.

10. “Y” Controls (Generator A and B) The voltage applied to “Y” CV Input is summed to the value present at “Y” manual control. CV Input Range: 10Vp-p. Higher voltages will be ignored.

11. “X” Controls (Generators A and B).
    The voltage applied to “X” CV Input is summed to the value present at “X” manual control. CV Input Range: 10Vp-p. Higher voltages will be ignored.

12. “X” Controls (Generators A and B).
    The voltage applied to “X” CV Input is summed to the value present at “X” manual control. CV Input Range: 10Vp-p. Higher voltages will be ignored.

13. “Y” Controls (Generator A and B) The voltage applied to “Y” CV Input is summed to the value present at “Y” manual control. CV Input Range: 10Vp-p. Higher voltages will be ignored.

14. “Y” Controls (Generator A and B) The voltage applied to “Y” CV Input is summed to the value present at “Y” manual control. CV Input Range: 10Vp-p. Higher voltages will be ignored.

15. Filter Mode Selectors
    Switch between Low-Pass, Band-Pass, and High-Pass modes.

16. Filter Mode Selectors
    Switch between Low-Pass, Band-Pass, and High-Pass modes.

17. Filter Mode Selectors
    Switch between Low-Pass, Band-Pass and High-Pass mode.

18. Filter Mode Selectors
    Switch between Low-Pass, Band-Pass and High-Pass mode.

19. Filter Cutoff Frequency Control.

20. Filter Cutoff Frequency Control.

21. Filter Cutoff CV Inputs.
    The voltage applied to those Inputs is summed to the value present at the Cutoff manual control. Input Range: 10Vp-p

22. Filter Cutoff CV Inputs.
    The voltage applied to those Inputs is summed to the value present at the Cutoff manual control. Input Range: 10Vp-p

23. Filter Cutoff CV Inputs.
    The voltage applied to those Inputs is summed to the value present at the Cutoff manual control. Input Range: 10Vp-p

24. Filter Cutoff CV Attenuators. Attenuators for Cutoff CV Inputs.

25. Filter Cutoff CV Attenuators. Attenuators for Cutoff CV Inputs.

26. Filter Cutoff CV Attenuators. Attenuators for Cutoff CV Inputs.

27. Filters Resonance Control.

28. Filters Resonance Control.

29. Filters Resonance Control.

30. Main Outputs for Generators A and B

31. Main Outputs for Generators A and B

32. White Noise Output.

33. Gritty Noise Output.

34. Gritty Noise “Grit” Quantity.
    The voltage applied to “Grit Qty” CV Input is summed to the value present at “Grit Qty” manual control. CV Input Range: 10Vp-p

35. Gritty Noise “Grit” Quantity.
    The voltage applied to “Grit Qty” CV Input is summed to the value present at “Grit Qty” manual control. CV Input Range: 10Vp-p

36. Filtered Noise Output.

37. Filtered Noise Source Selector.
    Selects between Gritty or White Noise to be filtered.

MISCELLANEA

• Size: 14HP
• Deeth: 30 mm
• +12v: 65 mA
• -12v: 8mA

This module is the result of loads of hours of work, love, and care. It would have been impossible to finish without the help of beta testers, loving friends, fearless programmers, and the whole Befaco conclave of opinionologist. Hardware design, documentation, user interface, and sound design by the Befaco team. Beta testing by Jose Cabrera, Sam Gerber, Miguel Edel, and the Befaco team. Firmware coding by Jeremy Bernstein, Julia Mugica, Ivan Paz, and Befaquers.

BE SURE YOU HAVE THE LATEST FIRMWARE INSTALLED

The firmware version will display shortly at startup.

Example of a display showing 1.1 version

If your Noise plethora is not updated please download the firmware from “https://Befaco.org/noise-plethora” and follow the install instructions

PROGRAMS

References

• Noise Plethora - Befaco

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