behringer EDGE Analog Semi Modular Percussion Synthesizer User Guide
- June 12, 2024
- Behringer
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behringer EDGE Analog Semi Modular Percussion Synthesizer User Guide
Important Safety Instructions
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magnitude to constitute risk of electric shock. Use only high-quality
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(or the rear section). No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to
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appliance to rain and moisture. The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping
or splashing liquids and no objects filled with liquids, such as vases, shall
be placed on the apparatus.
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servicing other than that contained in the operation instructions. Repairs
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EDGE Hook-up
EDGE Controls
Step 2: Controls
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FREQUENCY (VCO 1) control the frequency ± 5 octave (10 octave range).
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SHAPE select Square or Triangle waveform.
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ENVELOPE this bipolar control increases pitch modulation when turned to the CW (Clock-wise). Turning left applies negative Envelope Modulation giving a slide pitch effect.
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SEQ PITCH MOD this 3 way switch selects if the Pitch Sequencer is sent to OSC 1&2, to OSC 2 only or off.
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LEVEL this sets the volume for VCO 1.
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EG (VCO 1&2) DECAY this control modulates the pitch of both Oscillator’s. Turning CW increases the amount of modulation added.
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FREQUENCY (VCO 2) control the frequency ± 5 octave (10 octave range).
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SHAPE select Square or Triangle waveform.
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ENVELOPE this bipolar control increases pitch modulation when turned to the CW (Clock-wise). Turning left applies negative Envelop Modulation giving a slide pitch effect.
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HARD SYNC switch On to force OSC 2 to match the phase of OSC 1. Can be used for complex metallic sounds or flanged sounds.
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LEVEL this sets the volume for VCO 2.
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1-2 FM AMT modulate the pitch of OSC 2 with OSC 1, turn CW to increase the effect.
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NOISE COLOR select Pink or White noise. White noise is bright while pink noise is darker sounding.
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NOISE/EXT set the amount of NOISE or the level of EXT AUDIO added into the signal.
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POWER LED indicates the unit is on. Turns red if poly mode is activated.
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VCA MODE Fast sets the VCA EG to around 1ms. Slow sets the attack time of the VCA EG to 100ms.
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DECAY sets the decay time of the VCA envelope.
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VOLUME controls the main overall volume.
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VCF SELECT choose either High Pass HP or Low Pass LP filter modes.
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CUTOFF adjust the filter cut-off point depending which mode is selected (20 Hz to 20 kHz).
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RESONANCE – adjusts the resonance of the filter. This emphasizes the frequencies around the cut-off point.
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DECAY (FILTER) determines how quickly the change in timbre returns to its original value over time.
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ENVELOPE (FILTER) turning CW from 12 o’clock increases filter envelope modulation. Turning counter clockwise (CCW) applies negative envelope modulation to the filter cut-off frequency.
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NOISE/VCF MOD turning the NOISE/VCF MOD CW governs how much the Filters Cut-off Frequency is being modulated by the Noise source. By patching into the VCF MOD input on the patch bay, any control signal can modify the Filter’s Cut-off Frequency.
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TEMPO Tempo can be set from 10 to 10,000 when set to internal (INT). Via MIDI and USB the range is 10- 300 BPM.
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CLOCK Clock can be set to MIDI, USB or INT/EXT. Use the ADV/CLOCK patch point to clock externally.
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SCALE this sets the timing of the sequencer against the incoming MIDI or USB CLOCK. Choose from 1/4, 1/8, 1/16, 1/32 straight rhythm or 1/4T, 1/8T, 1/16T and 1/32T triplet feel.
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TRIGGER – With the Sequencer stopped, pressing the TRIGGER button will play the current Sequencer Step (shown by the LED) without advancing to the next step. This makes it easy to fine-tune settings for a specific step by playing it as many times while changes are made.
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PLAY/STOP this button stops and starts the sequencer at the current step.
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ADVANCE move step by step through the 8 steps of the sequencer.
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PITCH These 8 controls adjust pitch values. CW of centre adds to the VCO Frequency control. Moving CCW from the 12 o’clock position lowers the pitch for that step. The controls have around a 10-octave range.
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VEL these 8 controls adjust the velocity of each. They control the amplitude of the VCO Envelope, Filter Envelope/ Decay and the VCA Decay. Turn CW to raise the value from 0 V to 5 V.
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MIDI IN this MIDI DIN input can be used to play sounds via an external MIDI device and also allow MIDI clock to be used.
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OUT/THRU MIDI DIN can be used as an output or a thru.
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OSC 1 CV oscillator 1 pitch CV, at 1 V/octave.
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OSC 2 CV oscillator 2 pitch CV, at 1 V/octave.
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OSC DECAY input determines the Decay Time of the OSC Decay and is useful for adding pitched dynamics to tuned percussion sounds.
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ADV/CLOCK When the input of a clock’s rising edge is detected, the Sequencer pattern is shifted by one step. In this mode, the Tempo control has no use.
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TRIGGER This input will Trigger all three Envelope Generators at the currently selected Sequencer Step Velocity level without advancing to the next step. This is useful when connecting to external sequencers.
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VELOCITY controls the maximum amplitude of the Envelope Generators and is one of the keys to a highly dynamic and expressive sound.
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NOISE LEVEL input modulates the value of the NOISE / EXT LEVEL control regardless of whether it is controlling the Noise level, or the level of an External Audio Signal connected via the EXT AUDIO input jack.
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1-2 FM AMT This input modulates the value of the 1-2 FM AMT control to determine the amount of modulation applied to Oscillator 2 by Oscillator 1.
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EXT AUDIO Inserting an External Audio source into this jack removes Noise from the signal path and replaces it with the External Audio Signal. The volume of this input is then controlled by the NOISE / EXT LEVEL control.
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TEMPO This input provides 1V/Octave control of the Sequencer Clock VCO speed.
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PLAY/STOP allows an external voltage to start and stop the Sequencer.
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VCF MOD inserting a control voltage replaces the Noise Generator as a hardwired modulation source for the Filter. The maximum amount of modulation applied to the Filter will still be controlled by the NOISE / VCF MOD control.
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VCF DECAY This input controls the Decay Time of the VCF EG and is useful for creating large variations in sound.
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VCA CV This input allows a control voltage to be applied to the output VCA offering another way of modulating the overall volume.
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VCA DECAY This input regulates the Decay Time of the VCA EG and is useful for adding variations to non-pitched percussion patterns.
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OSC 1 direct out of Oscillator 1. Can be used as a modulation or audio output.
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OSC 2 direct out of Oscillator 2. Can be used as a modulation or audio output.
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OSG EG this output duplicates the control voltage used to modulate both Oscillator’s internally.
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TRIGGER provides a pulse from the Sequencer Clock that can be used as a clock source for synchronizing to external instruments, or as a Trigger signal.
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VELOCITY provides a voltage that varies based on the Velocity setting of the current Sequencer step.
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PHONES 3.5 mm headphone output controlled by the volume control (18).
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PITCH provides a voltage that changes based on the Pitch setting of the current Sequencer step.
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VCF EG – This output is a duplicate of the control voltage used to modulate the Filter internally.
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VCA This is the main audio output, set by the Volume control.
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VCA EG – This output provides a copy of the control voltage used to modulate the VCA internally.
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MIDI CHANNEL SELECT a MIDI channel from 1 to 16 is selectable using the dip switches.
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USB connect to a computer using standard A to B USB cable.
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ON/OFF power switch.
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DC INPUT attach supplied PSU only, 12 V 1000 mA.
EDGE Getting Started
Step 3: Getting Started
OVERVIEW This `getting started’ guide will help you set up the EDGE and
briefly introduce its capabilities.
CONNECTION
To connect the EDGE to your system, please consult the connection guide
earlier in this document.
⚠ SOFTWARE SETUP The EDGE is a USB Class Compliant MIDI device, and so no driver installation is required. The EDGE does not require any additional drivers to work with Windows and MacOS.
HARDWARE SETUP Make all the connections in your system. Keep the EDGE power turned off when making any connections. Ensure your sound system is turned down. Turn on the EDGE before turning on any power amplifiers and turn it off last. This will help prevent any turn on or turn off “pops or thumps” in your speakers.
WARM UP TIME We recommend leaving 15 minutes or more time for the EDGE to warm up before recording or live performance. (Longer if it has been brought in from the cold.) This will allow the precision analog circuits time to reach their normal operating temperature and tuned performance.
OCILLATOR (VCO) SECTION The EDGE has two main voltage controlled oscillator (VCO). The VCO waveforms can be selected from pulse or triangle. The frequency can be adjusted up or down over ten octaves and allow fine tuning to other instruments. The VCO may be modulated in frequency. The source of the modulation can either be the envelope as detailed below, or vi the OSC 1&2 CV input in the patch bay. The amount or depth of VCO envelope modulation can be adjusted using the ENVELOPE or EG DECAY (VCO 1&2) control. Use the LEVEL control to adjust the mix between the internal VCO. The internal noise generator can be added by running the NOISE/EXT CW. If an external input signal is present at the EXT AUDIO input, then this will take the place of the noise in the mix.
FILTER (VCF) SECTION
Play with the cut-off frequency, and resonance controls, and listen to their
effects on the sound.
The classic 24 dB/octave high pass and low pass filters allow a great deal of
control over the sounds created by EDGE.
The high-pass filter reduces the level of signals that are below the cut-off
frequency. It effectively reduces the level of the fundamental, and lower
order harmonics.
The low-pass filter reduces the level of signals that are above the cut-off
frequency. It reduces the levels of the higher-order harmonics.
The resonance control gives an enhancement to the signals at the crossover
frequency.
The amount of VCF modulation can be varied with the NOISE/VCF MOD control.
This will add noise if no audio is preset in the EXT AUDIO input in patch bay.
The VCF ENVELOPE is dedicated to modulating the Cut-off Frequency of the
Filter. The Decay time of this envelope is set using the VCF DECAY control.
This value may also be affected by the Sequencer 8 VELOCITY controls. The 8
levels are connected to the Velocity inputs of the Envelope, providing an
extra source of control to both the amount and decay time of the Filter
envelope.
All these features, in addition to using the patch bay, allows for a great
deal of flexibility in sound creation.
PATCH BAY SECTION
This section allows you the versatility to create many different sounds, with
an endless variety of options and configurations. Below are 3 patch ideas to
try:
OSC 1 Out to OSC 2 CV IN for some interesting modulation.
VELOCITY OUT to 1-2FM AMT. This now adds FM tones at varying amounts using the
velocity sequencer.
PITCH OUT to VCA DECAY IN. This adds variation into the decay controlled by
the sequencer PITCH levels.
Caution: Do not overload the 3.5 mm inputs. They can only accept the correct
level of voltages as shown in the specification tables. The 3.5 mm outputs
should only be connected to inputs capable of receiving the output voltages.
Failure to follow these instructions may damage the EDGE or external units.
FIRST SOUNDS
The following steps will help you start making sounds from your new
synthesizer once connected:
Turn up the volume control.
Set the clock to INT.
Set all controls to the default patch levels in the diagram.
Press PLAY/STOP.
You should now hear a repeating pattern.
FIRMWARE UPDATE
Please check the behringer.com website regularly for any updates to the
Behringer SYNTHTRIBE app.
The app looks for the latest firmware file which can then be downloaded and
used to update the EDGE.
EDGE SYNTHTRIBE
The SYNTHTRIBE application allows you to select the MIDI channel number and to
set and adjust various parameters
of the EDGE to suit your preferences. Connect the EDGE to your computer via
USB and run the application (PC or MacOS).
Check our website regularly for any updates to SYNTHTRIBE or EDGE
documentation.
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EDGE Patch Sheet
Specifications
Other important information
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Power Connections.
Before plugging the unit into a power socket, please make sure you are using the correct mains voltage for your particular model. Faulty fuses must be replaced with fuses of the same type and rating without exception.
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(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
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