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  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents: Morphagene FCC------------------------------------------------------------------3 Limited Warranty-------------------------------------------------4 Installation----------------------------------------------------------5 Morphagene Overview--------------------------------------6 Setting up for Recording-----------------------------------------7 Button Combinations------------------------------------------8 Panel Controls---------------------------------------------------9 Signal To Be Captured!----------------------------------------------11 Time Scales of the Morphagene: Introduction---------------------------12 Reels---------------------------------------------------------13 Splices-----------------------------------------------------14 Shift-------------------------------------------------------15 Gene-Size and Slide---------------------------------16 Morph---------------------------------------------------17 Types of Recording-----------------------------------------------18 Sound DNA-----------------------------------------------------20 Sound On Sound and Vari-Speed------------------21 Stopping Playback and Microsound----------------------22 Synchronizing the Morphagene---------------------------------23...

  • Page 3: Fcc

    This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. makenoisemusic.com Make Noise Co., 414 Haywood Road, Asheville, NC 28806...

  • Page 4: Limited Warranty

    Make Noise to be the fault of the user are not covered by this warranty, and normal service rates will apply. During the warranty period, any defective products will be repaired or replaced, at the option of Make Noise, on a return-to-Make Noise basis with the customer paying the transit cost to Make Noise.

  • Page 5: Installation

    Eurorack style bus board, minding the polarity so that the RED stripe on the cable is oriented to the NEGATIVE 12 Volt line on both the module and the bus board. On the Make Noise 6U or 3U Busboard, the NEGATIVE 12 Volt line is indicated by the white stripe.

  • Page 6: Morphagene Overview

    Morphagene Overview The Morphagene is a next generation Tape and Microsound music module that uses Reels, Splices, and Genes to create new sounds from those that already exist. It is informed by the worlds of Musique Concrète, where speed and direction variation were combined with creative tape splicing to pioneer new sounds, and Microsound, where computers allow for sound to be divided into pieces smaller than 1/10 of a second and manipulated like sub-atomic particles.

  • Page 7: Setting Up For Recording

    Setting up for Recording The Morphagene comes with a blank microSD card for storing sounds. No sounds are included with this card. You don’t need somebody telling you what sounds are approved for use. The world of sound is larger than we could possibly imply with presets. But this does mean you will need to take some action to get your Morphagene to start doing something.

  • Page 8: Button Combinations

    Button Combinations Below is a list of all the real-time procedures performed using button press combinations on the Morphagene. Note that single presses of the REC, Splice, and Shift buttons are all that is needed for a great deal of performative functionality.

  • Page 9: Panel Controls

    Panel Controls Morphagene Panel Controls 1 + 2 : Audio In A & B: Line Level to Modular level signal. AC coupled. No analog input gain/ attenuation control. Signals may be leveled using Automatic Leveling (see Page 7). 3. Sound On Sound CV IN: Uni-polar control input for the Sound On Sound (S.O.S.) parameter. Range 0V to 8V, linear response. Normalized to +8V.
  • Page 10 Panel Controls (Cont’d) 15. Morph CV Input: Unity level, uni-polar CV input which sets Morph level. Range 0V to +5V. 16. CLK Input: Synchronizes REC, Gene-Size, and Morph (see Page 23). Expects Clock or Gate of at least 2.5V in amplitude. 17.

  • Page 11: Signal To Be Captured

    Signal To Be Captured! The Signal Inputs (1+2) accommodate modular synthesizer signals, as well as line level sources. Signals are leveled using Automatic Leveling (Hold REC Button, Press Shift Button) so that the resulting output is around 10Vpp. Early electronic music composers often recorded pure sine waves to tape at di erent frequencies and amplitudes, editing and splicing sounds into musical phrases;...

  • Page 12: Time Scales Of The Morphagene

    Time Scales of the Morphagene Introduction: The Morphagene operates on several Time Scales, allowing the synthesist to explore sound and time at multiple levels and in great detail. The power is so great that a full view of all time scales at once can be daunting, even for those musicians with a deep understanding of tape and Microsound techniques.

  • Page 13: Reels

    Time Scales of the Morphagene: Reels Note: The following diagrams all assume nothing is patched into the Play Input so the Morphogene is playing back continuosly. To hear the entire Splice, turn Gene-Size full counterclockwise. Diagrams not scale. If no microSD Card is present, then only one Reel may be created and Reel mode cannot be entered.

  • Page 14: Splices

    Time Scales of the Morphagene: Splices 4 sec 12 sec 7 sec 15 sec If a Reel is under 2.9 minutes long... Splice Marker 1 Splice Marker 2 Splice Marker 3 38 sec ...you can record additional Splices onto the end, up to 2.9 minutes total. These Splices may consist of entirely new material, oversdubs, manipulations of the current Splice, or any combination thereof.

  • Page 15: Shift

    Time Scales of the Morphagene: Shift The Shift Button and/or Gate Input can also be used to Shift from one Splice to the next. Note: Organize Panel Control always takes priority. In other words, changes to the Organize Panel Control override the Shift Button and Gate Input. Splice 1 <Press>...

  • Page 16: Gene-Size And Slide

    Time Scales of the Morphagene: Gene Size and Slide Gene-Size and Slide determine how much and which portion of the Splice are playing back. With Gene-Size full Counterclockwise, the entire Splice plays and loops. Splice 1 As Gene-Size is turned up, the portion of the selected Splice you hear playing back gradually is getting smaller. Splice 1 Splice 1 The Slide Panel Control and CV Input determines where in the selected Splice the rst Gene will begin playing.

  • Page 17: Morph

    Time Scales of the Morphagene: Morph Morph: No Clock patched to CLK IN Morph: Clock patched to CLK IN Morph controls the amount of playback overlap there is between the end of a Gene instance and the beginning of the next.
  • Page 18 Time Scales of the Morphagene: Morph (Cont’d) Turning the Morph Panel Control up further causes the new Gene instance to start before the previous one has ended, causing a playback overlap of multiple Gene instances. Splice 1 O set x Gene Overlaps are indicated by the Red Morph Activity Window: After about 12:00 on the Morph Panel Control, the overlap is more than one half of the full Gene length and a third instance of the Gene is added.

  • Page 19: Types Of Recording

    Types of Recording Recording and playback are independent in the Morphagene. In other words, Recording always takes place at a constant speed and direction regardless of modulation that might be happening to previously-recorded material. Thus, any audible modulations are preserved in the resulting recording.

  • Page 20: Sound Dna

    Sound DNA Replicating Genes: Morph The MORPH parameter controls the amount of overlap from one Gene to the next. At full counter clockwise, there is a small gap between Genes for a pointillist e ect. At around 9:00, MORPH is set as a seamless loop, i.e. “1/1” (the opposing Vari-Speed Activity Window lights Amber when Morph is set to an integer).

  • Page 21: Sound On Sound And Vari-Speed

    Sound On Sound and Vari-Speed Once the initial recording is made, the Record function then allows for Punch In/Out within the loop and layering of other sounds. The Sound On Sound Control sets the balance of the Live Signal and previously-recorded Loop Signal. While the Morphagene does not record in reverse, it does playback in reverse while recording for Sound On Sound.

  • Page 22: Stopping Playback And Microsound

    Stopping Playback and Microsound Stopping Playback, Starting Playback, Re-Triggering Sounds When Vari-Speed is at 12:00, the Morphagene slows to a halt. When Vari-Speed is set to greater or less than 12:00, playback starts from where it was halted. The Play IN also stops and starts playback, but in a very di erent way. At the end of each Gene or Splice, the Morphagene looks at the Play In.

  • Page 23: Synchronizing The Morphagene

    Synchronizing the Morphagene The Morphagene has four timing inputs and one timing output. The Play, Rec, Shift, and CLK Inputs are all useful for synchronizing the Morphagene. The EOSG Gate OUT is useful for synchronizing other events to the Morphagene. CLK IN Patching a Clock source to the Clock INput performs several tasks which are in some cases dependent upon other settings on the Morphagene.

  • Page 24: Time Stretch

    Time Stretch With an External Clock source patched the CLK IN, setting the Morph panel control to 11:00 changes the Morph Activity Window to Blue in order to indicate Time Stretch. In this mode, the External Clock source synchronizes the currently-selected Splice with each Clock or Gate.

  • Page 25: Gene Shift

    Gene Shift With an External Clock source patched to the CLK IN, setting the Morph panel control to 11:00 or lower changes the Morph Activity Window to Red in order to indicate Gene Shift. In this mode, the External Clock increments Genes with each Clock or Gate.

  • Page 26: Deleting Splice Markers And Splice Audio

    Non Real-Time Functions: Deleting Splice Markers and Splice Audio Once you are familiar with recording, playback, and the many real-time modulations of the Morphagene, you may want to dig into the deeper non-realtime functions. When dealing with large numbers of Splices, these more abstract processes can be useful, but they are by no means necessary for enjoyment of the module.

  • Page 27: Deleting All Splice Markers And Clearing The Reel

    Non Real-Time Functions: Delete All Splice Markers and Clearing the Reel Delete All Splice Markers For either of the previous combos, you can delete ALL of the respective items in the Reel by holding for 3 seconds. Delete all Splice Markers by holding the Shift Button and then holding the Splice Button for 3 seconds. Splice 1 Splice Marker 1 Splice Marker 2...

  • Page 28: Reels And File Naming Convention

    Non Real-Time Functions: Reels and File Naming Convention Reels Reels are collections of audio up to ~2.9 minutes in length. Each Reel can be divided into up to 300 Splices using the Splice controls. One Reel is active on the Morphagene at any given time. Additional Reels (and their Splice Markers) are stored on the included microSD Card in the form of standard .wav les.

  • Page 29: Editing Reels And Splices With Reaper

    Non Real-Time Functions: Editing Reels and Splices with Reaper These screenshots illustrate how to edit Splice Markers and export Reels using Reaper: http://www.reaper.fm/ First, drop a sound le into the scene: Add Splice Markers by pressing "M" at the desired location(s). Markers can be removed via Option-Click (aka Alt-Click):...

  • Page 30: Non Real-Time Functions

    Non Real-Time Functions: Editing Reels and Splices with Reaper (Cont’d) Render the .wav le..Render settings (where “UNTITLED 2” is the name of the SD Card, mgx.wav). Note: Tail UNChecked, Sample rate 48000Hz, Channels: Stereo, bit depth 32 bit FP, "Markers only."...
  • Page 31 Non Real-Time Functions: Editing Reels and Splices with Reaper (Cont’d) If importing a le created by Morphagene into Reaper, Splice Markers will show up as red dotted lines and must be imported before editing. To do so, click on the Item Menu and select "Import media cues from items as Project markers:” They now show up as Reaper Standard.

  • Page 32: Tips And Tricks

    Tips and Tricks -Don’t forget to Auto-Level when switching from line to modular level sources or vice-versa. When performing Auto-Level, it is possible to hold the REC Button and tap the Shift Button while Recording to let the Morphagene continue “listening” to the source material.

  • Page 33: Mg137 Changelog

    MG137 Changelog New rmware available at http://makenoisemusic.com/manuals/mg137_ rmware.zip . 1. Improves Vari-Speed response for slow modulation rates. 2. Improves SD Card le format for more compatibility with software .wav le formats. 3. Doubles total record time per Reel. Upgraded memory performance o ers an increase from 1.45 minutes to 2.9 minutes of record time.

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