Behringer WASP DELUXE Quick Start Guide - Page 9

16 WASP DELUXE WASP DELUXE Getting started (EN) Step 3: Getting started OVERVIEW WARM UP TIME This 'getting started' guide will help you set up the WASP DELUXE analog synthesizer and briefly introduce its capabilities. CONNECTION To connect the WASP DELUXE to your system, please consult the connection guide earlier in this document. We recommend leaving 15 minutes or more time for the WASP DELUXE 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. SOFTWARE SETUP The WASP DELUXE is a USB Class Compliant MIDI device, and so no driver installation is required. The WASP DELUXE does not require any additional drivers to work with Windows and MacOS. HARDWARE SETUP Make all the connections in your system. Use the rear panel MIDI switches to set the WASP DELUXE to a unique MIDI channel in your system. Connect an external MIDI keyboard directly to the WASP DELUXE MIDI IN 5-pin DIN type input. Apply power to the WASP DELUXE using the supplied power adapter only. Ensure your sound system is turned down. Turn on the WASP DELUXE rear panel power switch. OSCILLATORS SECTION and MIX CONTROLS The WASP DELUXE has two oscillators, an internal Noise generator, and an external source input. Each of these, and any combination, are used by the WASP DELUXE to generate sound. The MIX controls allow you to adjust the volume of each of these sources to create an overall mix. Start by adjusting the volume control of Oscillator 1, while turning the other sources all the way down. In the OUTPUT section, adjust the main volume. Now, if you play a note on your MIDI keyboard, you should hear the sound of Oscillator 1 only. Turn up the other oscillator and /or noise and adjust their volume controls to create a mix. In the Oscillator section, adjust the FT (Foot) knob for either oscillator, and you will hear the sound of the various octaves. Adjust the WAVEFORM controls and listen to the differences. CONTROL OSC. SECTION Play with the FREQ. and PITCH MOD. controls to hear how they affect the speed and pitch of the oscillators. Use the Control Oscillator 6-way WAVEFORM switch to apply different control waveforms and listen to how they affect the sound. FILTER and CONTROL ENV. SECTIONS Switch between lo-pass, bandpass, notch and hi-pass filters, and try playing with the cutoff frequency by using the FREQ. knob. Use the Q knob to experiment with the filter contour and slope. The CONTROL ENV. controls are used to control the filter, so play with the Attack, Decay and Delay controls to hear how these controls affect the filter sound. Spend some time moving the FILTER CONTROL knobs between positive (+) and negative (-) settings to hear how the different combinations of rising or falling control envelopes affect the oscillators and filter. ENVELOPE GENERATORS SECTION In this section, adjust the Attack, Decay, and Sustain; they affect the overall level over time, while a note is played. The loudness decay switch affects the decay in level after a note is released. EURORACK The WASP DELUXE synthesizer can be taken out of its factory chassis and fitted into a standard Eurorack case (not supplied). Please see the details shown later in this manual. FIRMWARE UPDATE Please check our website behringer.com regularly for any updates to the firmware of your WASP DELUXE synthesizer. The firmware file can be downloaded and stored on your computer, and then used to update the WASP DELUXE. The firmware file comes with detailed instructions on the update procedure. Quick Start Guide 17