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ODYSSEY
Quick Start Guide
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ODYSSEY Getting started
OVERVIEW
This “getting started” guide will help you set up the
ODYSSEY analog synthesizer and briefly introduce
its capabilities.
CONNECTION
To connect the ODYSSEY to your system,
please consult the connection guide earlier in
this document.
Caution:
If used, do not overload the
3.5 mm inputs. They can only accept
the correct level of voltages as shown in the
specification tables.
SOFTWARE SETUP
The ODYSSEY is a USB Class Compliant MIDI device,
and so no driver installation is required. The
ODYSSEY does not require any additional drivers to
work with Windows and MacOS.
HARDWARE SETUP
Make all the connections in your system.
Apply power to the ODYSSEY using the supplied
power adapter only. Ensure your sound system is
turned down. Turn on the rear panel power switch.
WARM UP TIME
We recommend leaving 15 minutes or more time
for the ODYSSEY 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.
INITIAL SETUP
The following steps will help you get started making
sound with the ODYSSEY.
1.
With the power off, connect a pair of
headphones, and turn down the rear panel
headphones knob.
2.
In the AUDIO MIXER section, turn up the
VCO-1 fader, with its switch set to sawtooth
waveform. Turn down all the other faders.
(If all these faders are down, then there will
be no sources to listen to.)
3.
In the VCF section, turn up the VCF FREQ
fader. (If the fader is down, then the cutoff
frequency of the low pass filter may be
too low.)
4.
In the VCA section, turn up the VCA fader.
(If its switch is set to ADSR, then make sure to
initially turn up the D (decay) fader or the S
(sustain) fader.)
5.
Turn on the ODYSSEY and play notes on
the keyboard, and adjust the rear panel
headphone knob for a comfortable
listening level.
6.
If you hear no sound, hold SHIFT + <KYBD in
the Sequencer section, to make sure you are in
Keyboard mode and not Step mode. Check the
REC switch LED is Off.
AUDIO MIXER SECTION
The ODYSSEY has level faders for VCO-1, VCO-2,
and Noise. VCO-1 and VCO-2 can be sawtooth or
pulse waveforms. These three faders, and any
combination, can be adjusted to create an audio mix.
VCO-1 and VCO-2 SECTIONS
Adjust the FREQUENCY faders as you play, and you
will hear the frequency increase or decrease through
the various octaves.
Each VCO can be FM modulated either by the LFO
(pulse or sinewave) or the S/H or ADSR envelope.
The FM faders allow you to create just the right FM
modulation for each VCO.
Use the PULSE WIDTH fader to adjust the pulse
width. The MOD fader allows the pulse width
to be modulated by the LFO sinewave or the
ADSR Envelope.
SAMPLE and HOLD SECTION
The S/H can be used for random FM modulation
of VCO-1 and VCO-2, and the VCF. Look for the S/H
switches in each of these sections.
The S/H MIXER section allows you to make a mix
of the source used for the S/H, from VCO-1 (saw or
pulse), and Noise or VCO-2 pulse. Vary the faders and
listen to the effect.
If no S/H switches are selected, or their faders are
down, or if both S-H Mixer faders are down, then
there will be no effect.
Try switching the VCO-1 FM modulation switch to
S/H, with its fader up, and then increase the S/H
MIXER fader for VCO-1 (saw or pulse).
Try setting the S/H to trigger by the LFO, then adjust
the LFO frequency.
(EN)
Step 3: Getting
started
VCF SECTION
Adjust the VCF Frequency fader, and VCF Resonance,
and listen to their effect on the sound. Vary the
VCF MODE switch to select from 3 classic modes.
The KYBD / S/H MIXER or PEDAL fader adjusts how
much the VCF is affected by the pitch of notes
played, or by the S/H, or an optional footpedal.
The S/H /LFO fader adjusts the amount of
modulation on the VCF. Choose between S/H and LFO
as a modulation source. Vary the fader, and adjust
the S/H controls or the LFO rate fader.
The ADSR/AR fader will adjust the amount of effect
the ADSR or AR envelope controls have on the VCF.
VCA SECTION
The VCA switch allows you to select if the VCA is
affected by the ADSR or the AR envelope controls.
Adjust the fader and also the VCA GAIN fader if
required. The high pass filter is used to cutoff any
unwanted lower frequencies. Select DRIVE on or off
as needed.
ADSR and AR ENVELOPE SECTION
These faders adjust the VCA, and their effect is on
the volume level, and its variation with time.
These faders also adjust the VCF and their effect is on
the cutoff frequency and its variation with time.
The VCO-1 and VCO-2 pulse widths and FM
modulation can also be affected by the ADSR
envelope controls, if the relevant switches in the
VCO-1 and VCO-2 sections are set to ADSR.
PORTAMENTO
The PORTAMENTO fader will allow you to adjust
the glide time between different played notes. An
optional footswitch will allow the PORTAMENTO to
be engaged or disengaged.
ARPEGGIATOR
To use the arpeggiator, press the ARP switch in the
sequencer section:
1.
Press it once to play the arpeggiator. (It stops
when notes are released.)
2.
Press it twice to play and hold the arpeggiator.
(It continues when notes are released.)
The arpeggiator rate is set by the TEMPO/GATE
LENGTH fader.
The order in which the arpeggiator notes are played
has 8 options, and this can be changed by pressing
either <KYBD or STEP> when the arpeggiator is
playing. The LOCATION LED shows the current order
1 to 8:
1.
UP 1
2.
DOWN 1
3.
DOWN and UP
4.
RANDOM
5.
UP 2
6.
DOWN 2
7.
UP 3
8.
DOWN 3
ACCENT
To use accent while playing, press the ACCENT switch
in the sequencer:
1.
Press and hold to play the note with accent
status. (It stops when the switch is released.)
2.
Press it twice to play and hold the accent
status. (The LED flashes slowly.)
NOTE PRIORITY
If more than one note is played at the same time, the
note which is played (the note priority) depends on
which VCO is being used:
VCO-1: the Lowest note is played
VCO-2: the Highest note is played.
SEQUENCER
The sequencer allows you to program up to 32 steps
of notes and rests, and to save them as a pattern.
Up to 64 patterns can be recorded, saved, and
recalled in 8 banks of 8 patterns.
The sequencer has two modes of operation:
KEYBOARD mode, where you can create and store
a pattern, and STEP mode, where you can interact
while composing a pattern.
Details of the Sequencer operation are shown on
page 44.
Klark Teknik EFFECTS
The FX section is engaged using the FX On/Off
switch. Select from 32 classic effects, by turning the
PROGRAM/VALUE knob, and pressing it.
Each FX program has 3 parameters that can be
viewed by pressing the PARAMETER switches, and
varied by rotating the knob. Adjust the level of the
FX using the FX SEND level knob.
See page 48 for a list of FX programs, parameters,
and value ranges.
FIRMWARE UPDATE
Please check our website behringer.com
regularly for any updates to the firmware of your
ODYSSEY synthesizer. The firmware file can be
downloaded and stored on your computer, and
then used to update the ODYSSEY. It comes with
detailed instructions.
HAVE FUN
The ODYSSEY has various Gate, Trigger, and CV inputs
and outputs that allow for further experimentation
and expansion to other ODYSSEY units and modular
synthesizer equipment.
With all these controls, the possibilities for musical
creativity with the ODYSSEY are endless. We hope
you will enjoy the journey.
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