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Surface

Contents

Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Specs..................................... 3

Marked Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

General Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

1.Trig .................................. 5

2.Choke................................. 5

3. Frequency . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

4.Model................................. 6

5. Strike . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

6.Tone ................................. 8

7.Decay................................. 8

8. Voices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

9. Outputs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Edit Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Stereo Output Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Dark Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Example Patches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Getting Started . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Strummed Guitar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Keyboard Tracking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Calibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Updating Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Checking Firmware Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Description

Surface is a multi-timbral physical modeling voice capable of emulating the sonic qualities

of acoustic instruments or morphing into otherworldly synthetic textures. Physical models

contain plucked strings, prepared piano, and an assortment of melodic percussion, with up

to 8 voices of polyphony. Creating a sense of space is easy with the true stereo outputs

and their configurable spatialization modes.

Surface provides a unique take on physical modeling which blurs the line between emulation

and synthesis to create entirely new worlds of sound.

• Multi-timbral Physical Modeling Voice

• Various sound models: plucked strings, prepared piano, tuned percussion, and

waveguides

• 8 Voice Polyphony

• True stereo outputs with unique spatialization modes

Specs

Width: 10HP

Depth: 28mm

Power: +12V: 60mA, -12V: 60mA, +5V: 0mA

Marked Diagram

General Overview

1. Trig

Triggers a new voice, depending on the number of active voices and the Voices setting this

will take over the oldest voice.

The LED for this will be indicated by the color of the active model.

2. Choke

Silence all voices by damping them.

The LED for this will be indicated by the color of the active model.

3. Frequency

Sets the pitch of the Root note of the active voice.

3a. Coarse

Quantized to semitones (5 octaves)

3b. Fine

Unquantized fine tune (+/- a perfect fourth from center.)

3c. V/Oct

1 volt per octave input for musical pitch tracking. Responds to +/-5V

4. Model

Selects the model to be used for the next triggered voice.

The following models are mapped evenly across the knob from left to right:

• Pluck

• Bell

• E. Piano 1

• E. Piano 2

• Kick

• Snare

• Prepared Piano

CV responds to +/-5V.

Pluck

Plucked String Model

•Tone: Brightness, Filter Quality, and Cutoff

•Strike: Attack Strength

•LED Color: Purple

•Split Model Output Routing: Left

Bell

Modal Bar Model

•Tone: Controls ratios of the Bar to be struck. Morphs between Vibraphones and

Tablas.

•Strike: Mallet Weight and Material

•LED Color: Blue

•Split Model Output Routing: Left

Bell Types (in order across the Tone knob):

• Vibraphone

• Steel Drum

• Bayan Tabla

• Dahina Tabla

E. Piano 1

Rhodes-like Electric Piano Model

•Tone: Blend between two FM sources

•Strike: FM Index control for the secondary sound source (No effect when tone is all

the way down)

•LED Color: Cyan

•Split Model Output Routing: Left

E. Piano 2

Wurlitzer-like Electric Piano Model

•Tone: FM Index Control

•Strike: Attack Amplitude (Click sound silenced when all the way down)

•LED Color: Green

•Split Model Output Routing: Left

Kick

Sine Wave Based Kick Drum Model With Saturation

•Tone: Amount of Saturation applied

•Strike: Attack time and Pitch Envelope amount (Slight audible attack time when all

the way down)

•LED Color: Yellow

•Split Model Output Routing: Right

Snare

Snare Drum Model

•Tone: Noise Amount

•Strike: Pitch Envelope Amount

•LED Color: Orange

•Split Model Output Routing: Right

Prepared Piano

Prepared Piano Model

•Tone: Detune/Space Amount

•Strike: Semirandom Rattle/Restrike Amount

•LED Color: Red

•Split Model Output Routing: Right

5. Strike

Unique parameter for each model that affects the attack characteristics of the model.

See Each model for details.

CV responds to +/-5V.

6. Tone

Unique parameter for each model that has a general effect on the sound of the model.

See Each model for details.

CV responds to +/-5V.

7. Decay

Controls the decay time of the given model.

Generally in the range of 500 microseconds to 5 or 10 seconds (Pluck and Kick are on the

longer side).

CV responds to +/-5V.

8. Voices

Sets the number of voices that can be active at a time.

Pressing the button will advance through each setting with the LED indicating the current

selection.

Number of Voices Color

1 Blue

2 Cyan

4 Green

8 Purple

9. Outputs

Stereo Outputs. See Stereo Settings below for details on how these can be configured.

Average 10Vpp depending on settings.

Edit Functions

Accessing the Extra Settings Menu is as easy as holding down the voices button for longer

than 1 second.

The Voices LED will begin to blink white while in this mode.

The mode can be exited immediately by pressing voices again, otherwise the mode will exit

automatically if no buttons have been pressed for 30 seconds.

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