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MOTOR SYNTH MKII MANUAL

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MOTOR SYNTH MKII MANUAL

21 SETTINGS MENU

TABLE OF CONTENTS

21.1 Description

The SETTINGS MENU holds access to the general settings of the MOTOR Synth. These settings are stored in PROJECTS but not PRESETS. To access the SETTINGS MENU press ALT + ▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODER / MENU. Use the  < / > arrow buttons to navigate left and right between various SETTINGS MENU sections. Push the ▷ LEFT & ◁ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODERS to highlight various parameters and turn the encoders to change values. Some of the SETTINGS MENU parameters are duplicates to parameters in other screens. These are indicated in the tables below.

21.2 SETTINGS MENU sections

21.2.1 ROUTING SCREEN

The ROUTING SCREEN provides control over DCO, INPUT and MOTOR VOICE routing.

IN THIS SECTION

PARAMETERCONTROLDESCRIPTIONVALUE RANGE
DCO Routing [DCO]▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERThe DCO output routing setting. The same as [ROUTE TO] parameter in the DCO section“MSTR” Master output
“V1” Mix with MOTOR VOICE 1
“V2” Mix with MOTOR VOICE 2
“V1+V2” Mix with MOTOR VOICES 1 & 2
INPUT Routing [IN]▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERINPUT signal routing. The same as [INPUT ROUTE] parameter in the INPUT SIGNAL PROCESSING section“MSTR” Master output
“V1” Mix with MOTOR VOICE 1
“V2” Mix with MOTOR VOICE 2
“V1+V2” Mix with MOTOR VOICES 1 & 2
Master Route [MST]▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERMaster routing. The same as [MASTER ROUTE] parameter in the INPUT SIGNAL PROCESSING section“MIX L” Both MOTOR VOICES mixed to one channel
“SPLIT” Separate output channel for each MOTOR VOICE (With TRS insert cable)
PARAMETERCONTROLDESCRIPTIONVALUE RANGE
DCO Routing [DCO]▶ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERThe DCO output routing setting. The same as [ROUTE TO] parameter in the DCO section“MSTR” Master output
“V1” Mix with MOTOR VOICE 1
“V2” Mix with MOTOR VOICE 2
“V1+V2” Mix with MOTOR VOICES 1 & 2
INPUT Routing [IN]▶ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERINPUT signal routing. The same as [INPUT ROUTE] parameter in the INPUT SIGNAL PROCESSING section“MSTR” Master output
“V1” Mix with MOTOR VOICE 1
“V2” Mix with MOTOR VOICE 2
“V1+V2” Mix with MOTOR VOICES 1 & 2
Master Route [MST]▶ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERMaster routing. The same as [MASTER ROUTE] parameter in the INPUT SIGNAL PROCESSING section“MIX L” Both MOTOR VOICES mixed to one channel
“SPLIT” Separate output channel for each MOTOR VOICE (With TRS insert cable)
DCO Routing [DCO]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

DCO Routing [DCO]

▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODER

The DCO output routing setting. The same as [ROUTE TO] parameter in the DCO section

“MSTR” Master output
“V1” Mix with MOTOR VOICE 1
“V2” Mix with MOTOR VOICE 2
“V1+V2” Mix with MOTOR VOICES 1 & 2
INPUT Routing [IN]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

INPUT Routing [IN]

▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODER

INPUT signal routing. The same as [INPUT ROUTE] parameter in the INPUT SIGNAL PROCESSING section

“MSTR” Master output
“V1” Mix with MOTOR VOICE 1
“V2” Mix with MOTOR VOICE 2
“V1+V2” Mix with MOTOR VOICES 1 & 2
Master Route [MST]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

Master Route [MST]

▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODER

Master routing. The same as [MASTER ROUTE] parameter in the INPUT SIGNAL PROCESSING section

“MIX L” Both MOTOR VOICES mixed to one channel
“SPLIT” Separate output channel for each MOTOR VOICE (With TRS insert cable)

21.2.2 VOLUME SCREEN

The VOLUME SCREEN provides control over Motor Volume and DCO Volume.

PARAMETERCONTROLDESCRIPTIONVALUE RANGE
Motor Volume [MOTORS VOL]▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERMaster routing. The same as [MOTOR VOL] parameter in the INPUT SIGNAL PROCESSING sectionFrom 0 to 100
DCO Volume [DCO VOL]◁ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODER & DCO VOLUME knobThe volume level of the DCOFrom 0 to 100
INPUT Volume [INPUT VOL]◁ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODER The volume level of the INPUT signalFrom 0 to 100
PARAMETERCONTROLDESCRIPTIONVALUE RANGE
Motor Volume [MOTORS VOL]▶ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERMaster routing. The same as [MOTOR VOL] parameter in the INPUT SIGNAL PROCESSING sectionFrom 0 to 100
DCO Volume [DCO VOL]◀ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODER & DCO VOLUME knobThe volume level of the DCOFrom 0 to 100
INPUT Volume [INPUT VOL]◀ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODERThe volume level of the INPUT signalFrom 0 to 100
Motor Volume [MOTORS VOL]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

Motor Volume [MOTORS VOL]

▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODER

Master routing. The same as [MOTOR VOL] parameter in the INPUT SIGNAL PROCESSING section

From 0 to 100
DCO Volume [DCO VOL]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

DCO Volume [DCO VOL]

◁ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODER & DCO VOLUME knob

The volume level of the DCO

From 0 to 100
INPUT Volume [INPUT VOL]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

INPUT Volume [INPUT VOL]

◁ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODER

The volume level of the INPUT signal

From 0 to 100

21.2.3 STARTUP SCREEN

PARAMETERCONTROLDESCRIPTIONVALUE RANGE
Startup motor sound [STARTUP]▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERThe acoustic sound of motors at startup“ELECTRIC”
“GAS”
“DIESEL”
PARAMETERCONTROLDESCRIPTIONVALUE RANGE
Startup motor sound [STARTUP]▶ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERThe acoustic sound of motors at startup“ELECTRIC”
“GAS”
“DIESEL”
Startup motor sound [STARTUP]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

Startup motor sound [STARTUP]

▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODER

The acoustic sound of motors at startup

“ELECTRIC”
“GAS”
“DIESEL”

21.2.4 MIDI SCREEN

The MIDI SCREEN provides control over MIDI input and output parameters. For extended info on full MIDI implementation refer to MIDI IMPLEMENTATION section.

PARAMETERCONTROLDESCRIPTIONVALUE RANGE
[BASE (I/O)]▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERThe main MIDI input/output channelCH1-16
“ALL”
“OFF”
[NOTES OUT]▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERThe MIDI note output filter“ON”
“FILT”
[RT OUT]▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERMIDI clock output filter“ON”
“FILT”
[STRT/SP]▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERStart/Stop message output filter“ON”
“FILT”
[CC OUT]▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERContinuous controller output filter“ON”
“FILT”
[NRPN OUT]▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERMIDI NRPN output filter“ON”
“FILT”
[V1 NOTE IN]◁ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODER MOTOR VOICE 1 MIDI note inout channel that overrides the [BASE (I/O)]. Also available in the NOTES TO VOICES SCREENCH1-16
“ALL”
“OFF”
[V2 NOTE IN]◁ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODER MOTOR VOICE 2 MIDI note inout channel that overrides the [BASE (I/O)]. Also available in the NOTES TO VOICES SCREENCH1-16
“ALL”
“OFF”
[DCO NOTE IN]◁ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODER DCO MIDI note inout channel that overrides the [BASE (I/O)]. Also available in the NOTES TO VOICES SCREENCH1-16
“ALL”
“OFF”
[NOTES IN]◁ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODER MIDI Note input filter“ON”
“FILT”
[RT IN]◁ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODER MIDI clock input filter“ON”
“FILT”
[CC/PC IN]◁ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODER Continuous controller and program change input filter“ON”
“FILT”
PARAMETERCONTROLDESCRIPTIONVALUE RANGE
[BASE (I/O)]▶ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERThe main MIDI input/output channelCH1-16
“ALL”
“OFF”
[NOTES OUT]▶ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERThe MIDI note output filter“ON”
“FILT”
[RT OUT]▶ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERMIDI clock output filter“ON”
“FILT”
[STRT/SP]▶ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERStart/Stop message output filter“ON”
“FILT”
[CC OUT]▶ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERContinuous controller output filter“ON”
“FILT”
[NRPN OUT]▶ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERMIDI NRPN output filter“ON”
“FILT”
[V1 NOTE IN]◀ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODERSMOTOR VOICE 1 MIDI note inout channel that overrides the [BASE (I/O)]. Also available in the NOTES TO VOICES SCREENCH1-16
“ALL”
“OFF”
[V2 NOTE IN]◀ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODERSMOTOR VOICE 2 MIDI note inout channel that overrides the [BASE (I/O)]. Also available in the NOTES TO VOICES SCREENCH1-16
“ALL”
“OFF”
[DCO NOTE IN]◀ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODERSDCO MIDI note inout channel that overrides the [BASE (I/O)]. Also available in the NOTES TO VOICES SCREENCH1-16
“ALL”
“OFF”
[NOTES IN]◀ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODERSMIDI Note input filter“ON”
“FILT”
[RT IN]◀ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODERSMIDI clock input filter“ON”
“FILT”
[CC/PC IN]◀ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODERSContinuous controller and program change input filter“ON”
“FILT”
[BASE (I/O)]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

[BASE (I/O)]

▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODER

The main MIDI input/output channel

CH1-16
“ALL”
“OFF”
[NOTES OUT]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

[NOTES OUT]

▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODER

MIDI note output filter

“ON”
“FILT”
[RT OUT]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

[RT OUT]

▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODER

MIDI clock output filter

“ON”
“FILT”
[STRT/SP]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

[STRT/SP]

▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODER

Start/Stop message output filter

“ON”
“FILT”
[CC OUT]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

[CC OUT]

▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODER

Continuous controller output filter

“ON”
“FILT”
HOLD [H]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

Hold [H]

AMP ENV encoder; Push to jump to the parameter; Turn to change the parameter

The hold stage time in seconds (available only when the ADSHR envelope type is selected)

From 0.00 to 5.00
[NRPN OUT]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

[NRPN OUT]

▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODER

MIDI NRPN output filter

“ON”
“FILT”
[V1 NOTE IN]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

[V1 NOTE IN]

◁ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODERS

MOTOR VOICE 1 MIDI note inout channel that overrides the [BASE (I/O)]. Also available in the NOTES TO VOICES SCREEN

CH1-16
“ALL”
“OFF”
[V2 NOTE IN]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

[V2 NOTE IN]

◀ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODERS

MOTOR VOICE 2 MIDI note inout channel that overrides the [BASE (I/O)]. Also available in the NOTES TO VOICES SCREEN

CH1-16
“ALL”
“OFF”
[DCO NOTE IN]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

[DCO NOTE IN]

◁ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODERS

DCO MIDI note inout channel that overrides the [BASE (I/O)]. Also available in the NOTES TO VOICES SCREEN

CH1-16
“ALL”
“OFF”
[NOTES IN]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

[NOTES IN]

◀ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODERS

MIDI Note input filter

“ON”
“FILT”
[RT IN]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

[RT IN]

◁ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODERS

MIDI clock input filter

“ON”
“FILT”
[CC/PC IN]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

[CC/PC IN]

◁ RIGHT SCREEN ENCODERS

Continuous controller and program change input filter

“ON”
“FILT”

21.2.5 PARAMETER SETTINGS AND BRIGHTNESS SCREEN

The PARAMETER SETTINGS AND BRIGHTNESS SCREEN provides control over potentiometer and encoder settings, as well as strobe and KEYPAD and button brightness.

PARAMETERCONTROLDESCRIPTIONVALUE RANGE
[POT MODE]▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERDetermines how potentiometers function when the physical position does not match with the value loaded with a PRESET“RELATIVE” - remaining value range of a given parameter is spread across the available physical range of the potentiometer - thus ensuring smooth knob behaviour at all times.
“JUMP” - a change of the physical position of a potentiometer immediately affects the parameter.
“CATCH” - the parameter is affected only after the potentiometer crosses the parameter value
[WHILE ASSIGN]▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERDetermines if physical potentiometer and encoder adjustments affect parameters during the MOD ASSIGN process“CHANGE” - parameters are affected normally
“FREEZE” - parameters are not affected
[POPUP TIMEOUT]▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERDetermines the time duration of pop-up messagesFrom 1 to 10 seconds
[FILTER UNITS]▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERDetermines the FILTER [CUTOFF] measurement units“CENTS”
“Hz”
[STROBE BRIGHT]▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERThe brightness of the motor bay strobe“FULL”
“HALF”
“DIM”
[BUTTON BRIGHT]▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERThe brightness of keys and buttons“FULL”
“HALF”
“DIM”
PARAMETERCONTROLDESCRIPTIONVALUE RANGE
[POT MODE]▶ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERDetermines how potentiometers function when the physical position does not match with the value loaded with a PRESET“RELATIVE” - remaining value range of a given parameter is spread across the available physical range of the potentiometer - thus ensuring smooth knob behaviour at all times.
“JUMP” - a change of the physical position of a potentiometer immediately affects the parameter.
“CATCH” - the parameter is affected only after the potentiometer crosses the parameter value
[WHILE ASSIGN]▶ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERDetermines if physical potentiometer and encoder adjustments affect parameters during the MOD ASSIGN process“CHANGE” - parameters are affected normally
“FREEZE” - parameters are not affected
[POPUP TIMEOUT]▶ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERDetermines the time duration of pop-up messagesFrom 1 to 10 seconds
[FILTER UNITS]▶ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERDetermines the FILTER [CUTOFF] measurement units“CENTS”
“Hz”
[STROBE BRIGHT]▶ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERThe brightness of the motor bay strobe“FULL”
“HALF”
“DIM”
[BUTTON BRIGHT]▶ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERThe brightness of keys and buttons“FULL”
“HALF”
“DIM”
[POT MODE]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

[POT MODE]

▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODER

Determines how potentiometers function when the physical position does not match with the value loaded with a PRESET

“RELATIVE” – remaining value range of a given parameter is spread across the available physical range of the potentiometer – thus ensuring smooth knob behaviour at all times.

“JUMP” – a change of the physical position of a potentiometer immediately affects the parameter.

“CATCH” – the parameter is affected only after the potentiometer crosses the parameter value.
[WHILE ASSIGN]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

[WHILE ASSIGN]

▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODER

Determines if physical potentiometer and encoder adjustments affect parameters during the MOD ASSIGN process

“CHANGE” – parameters are affected normally.

“FREEZE” – parameters are not affected.
[POPUP TIMEOUT]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

[POPUP TIMEOUT]

▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODER

Determines the time duration of pop-up messages

From 1 to 10 seconds
[FILTER UNITS]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

[FILTER UNITS]

▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODER

Determines the FILTER [CUTOFF] measurement units

“CENTS”
“Hz”
[STROBE BRIGHT]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

[STROBE BRIGHT]

▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODER

The brightness of the motor bay strobe

“FULL”
“HALF”
“DIM”
[BUTTON BRIGHT]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

[BUTTON BRIGHT]

▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODER

The brightness of keys and buttons

“FULL”
“HALF”
“DIM”

21.2.6 PRESETS SETTINGS SCREEN

The PRESETS SETTINGS SCREEN provides control over PRESET loading settings as well as information about the selected INIT PRESET and currently loaded PRESET.

PARAMETERCONTROLDESCRIPTIONVALUE RANGE
[KEYPAD (NOTES)]▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERDetermines if the KEYPAD SETUP parameters of each PRESET are loaded“ON”
“OFF”
[RND SETTINGS] ▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERDetermines if the RANDOM GENERATOR parameters of each PRESET are loaded“ON”
“OFF”
[ARP SETTINGS]▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERDetermines if the ARPEGGIATOR parameters of each PRESET are loaded“ON”
“OFF”
PARAMETERCONTROLDESCRIPTIONVALUE RANGE
[KEYPAD (NOTES)]▶ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERDetermines if the KEYPAD SETUP parameters of each PRESET are loaded“ON”
“OFF”
[RND SETTINGS] ▶ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERDetermines if the RANDOM GENERATOR parameters of each PRESET are loaded“ON”
“OFF”
[ARP SETTINGS]▶ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERDetermines if the ARPEGGIATOR parameters of each PRESET are loaded“ON”
“OFF”
[KEYPAD (NOTES)]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

[KEYPAD (NOTES)]

▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODER

Determines if the KEYPAD SETUP parameters of each PRESET are loaded

“ON”
“OFF”
[RND SETTINGS]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

[RND SETTINGS]

▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODER

Determines if the RANDOM GENERATOR parameters of each PRESET are loaded

“ON”
“OFF”
[ARP SETTINGS]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

[ARP SETTINGS]

▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODER

Determines if the ARPEGGIATOR parameters of each PRESET are loaded

“ON”
“OFF”

21.2.7 SERVICE SCREEN

The SERVICE SCREEN provides information about the FIRMWARE version, power supply status as well as access to the SERVICE MODE and option to reset the MOTOR Synth to the factory settings.

PARAMETERCONTROLDESCRIPTIONVALUE RANGE
[SERVICE MODE]▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERPuts the MOTOR Synth in the SERVICE MODENA
[FACTORY RESET]▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERResets the MOTOR Synth to factory settings. This does not affect PRESETS and PROJECTSNA
PARAMETERCONTROLDESCRIPTIONVALUE RANGE
[SERVICE MODE]▶ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERPuts the MOTOR Synth in the SERVICE MODENA
[FACTORY RESET]▶ LEFT SCREEN ENCODERResets the MOTOR Synth to factory settings. This does not affect PRESETS and PROJECTSNA
[SERVICE MODE]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

[SERVICE MODE]

▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODER

Puts the MOTOR Synth in the SERVICE MODE

NA
[FACTORY RESET]
PARAMETER CONTROL DESCRIPTION VALUE RANGE

[FACTORY RESET]

▷ LEFT SCREEN ENCODER

Resets the MOTOR Synth to factory settings. This does not affect PRESETS and PROJECTS

NA

The MOTOR Synth detects any need for calibration upon startup and offers to perform calibration if needed. Additionally, the calibration can be manually started in the SERVICE MODE.

The SERVICE MODE offers the FILTER calibration [VCF_CALIB] and [RESO CALIB], Optical Waveform calibration [WAVE_CALIB] and amplifier calibration [VCA_CALIB].

Note: Disconnect the MOTOR Synth from speakers and headphones when performing calibration, as it may produce loud output.

21.2.8 PADLOCK SCREEN

Nobody knows why that padlock is there.

20 PRESETS AND PROJECTS
22 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION
20 PRESETS AND PROJECTS
22 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION

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