Moog Music Voyager Old School - Manual (Page 5)

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Voyager OS User’s Manual - The Basics
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Voyager OS User’s Manual - The Basics
Now Power up
Turn the Voyager OS power ON. The LFO RATE LED will be begin to blink at the rate set by LFO RATE
knob, indicating that the Voyager OS is ON.
Test for Sound and Set Levels
Play a few notes on the Voyager OS keyboard while turning up the volume of your amplifi cation. Set the
volume to a comfortable listening level.
Start Playing
The sound produced by the Voyager OS is determined by the various knob and switch settings on the front
panel, along with the switches and controllers wheels in the left-hand controller section.
Creating Sounds
To create your own sounds from scratch, it’s best to start from a default patch confi guration. This will give
you a familiar starting point and guaranty that sound will be produced. To set the Voyager OS to a default
patch, adjust the knobs and switches according to the light blue/grey markings on the panel. This will give
you a basic one-oscillator square wave sound that will act as a blank canvas for your sonic creations.
After you adjust the Voyager panel controls to the default settings, try the controls to the right of the Mixer,
one at a time, starting with FILTER CUTOFF, and notice how they affect the sound. Then try combining
different tones with the Mixer and
Mixer Mixer Oscillators 2 and 3. Finally experiment with the Mod Busses to see
how different types of modulation affect the sound.
When working with the Voyager, keep in mind that many of the controls are interactive, so there is
frequently more than one way to control a single parameter. This may be a source of confusion at fi rst.
For instance, if the SUSTAIN control of the Volume Envelope is all the way down, and the ATTACK and
DECAY knobs are set to zero, there will be no output. Similarly, if you have a sound where the AMOUNT
TO FILTER knob for the Filter Envelope is set to zero, then changing the Filter Envelope ATTACK control
will likely result in no audible change. To use your Voyager to its fullest potential, it is very important to
understand the workings of all the controls and how they interact in order to understand how a sound (or
lack thereof) is produced. Don’t get frustrated; simply work systematically until you know what each control
does and how it works with the rest of the Voyager.
If you are new to subtractive synthesis, be sure to read the synthesis tutorial that appears in Appendix D.
Warranty registration
Moog’s on-line warranty registration system is the best way to activate your warranty. Access the Moog
web site at www.moogmusic.com and click on the “Product Register” tab. If you complete all the requested
information, Moog Music will send you a complimentary gift.
NOTE: The Voyager is recommended for an operating temperature between about 50 and
100 degrees Fahrenheit. It is safe to operate the synthesizer outside of this range (between 0
and 125 degrees F), but the Voyager’s voltage controlled oscilators (VCOs) may not remain in
tune.
It is recommended that a warm up period of about 15 minutes be allowed before using the
Voyager. The warm up period may be longer if the Voyager has been stored outside the recom-
mended operating temperture range.