C major chord, Tipt p – Tiptop Z3000 Smzrt VCO User Manual

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Musical Note Mode. - Chords

Musical Note Mode is very useful for creating tonal

music with a modular synthesizer. It allows multiple

VCOs to be set to specific notes or semitones, space

several Z3000s apart to build chords, or set any VCOs

to a specific musical key to match a music piece. For

example, using three Z3000s, it is possible to set a

basic C major chord consisting of notes C, E, and G.

Chord charts are available from many music retailers.

d2

d2

C2

C2

F2

F2

E2

E2

G2

G2

b2

b2

A2

A2

d.2

d.2

F.2

F.2 G.2

G.2 A.2

A.2

C.2

C.2

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

LOW

HIGH

SYNC

HSM

1V/Oct

1V/Oct

Linear FM

INPUT

PWM

FM 1

LOW

HIGH

Hz

Oct

FM 2

INPUT

CV IN

INPUT

CV IN

CV OUT

INPUT

INPUT

+

+

+

+

EXT IN

FREQUENCY/NOTE/OCTAVE

Tipt p

A u d i o

Z 3 0 0 0

Z 3 0 0 0

Smart VC-Oscillator

FREQUENCY

FINE TUNE

PULSE WIDTH

PWM

FM

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

LOW

HIGH

SYNC

HSM

1V/Oct

1V/Oct

Linear FM

INPUT

PWM

FM 1

LOW

HIGH

Hz

Oct

FM 2

INPUT

CV IN

INPUT

CV IN

CV OUT

INPUT

INPUT

+

+

+

+

EXT IN

FREQUENCY/NOTE/OCTAVE

Tipt p

A u d i o

Z 3 0 0 0

Z 3 0 0 0

Smart VC-Oscillator

FREQUENCY

FINE TUNE

PULSE WIDTH

PWM

FM

MIN

MAX

MIN

MAX

LOW

HIGH

SYNC

HSM

1V/Oct

1V/Oct

Linear FM

INPUT

PWM

FM 1

LOW

HIGH

Hz

Oct

FM 2

INPUT

CV IN

INPUT

CV IN

CV OUT

INPUT

INPUT

+

+

+

+

EXT IN

FREQUENCY/NOTE/OCTAVE

Tipt p

A u d i o

Z 3 0 0 0

Z 3 0 0 0

Smart VC-Oscillator

FREQUENCY

FINE TUNE

PULSE WIDTH

PWM

FM

Set three Z3000s to the following notes. Cascade their

1V/Oct inputs and outputs, then mix their audio outs.

Try sending each voice, or a mix of all three, through

a VCF controlled by an envelope generator.

C Major Chord

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