Summary of Contents for GMedia impOSCar
- Page 1 Programmable Music Synthesiser Manual THIS MANUAL IS COPYRIGHT© GMEDIA Music 2003-2005 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. NO PART MAY BE REPRODUCED WITHOUT PERMISSION. ALL TRADEMARKS ACKNOWLEDGED...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
OSCar to impOSCar In these days of affordable, and largely high-quality plug-in instruments, it’s 1. OSCar to impOSCar easy to forget that many years ago, in the intrepid days of hardware behemoths, 2. Installing impOSCar things were very different. For example, in the late 1970s the highly desirable Minimoog would set you back a whopping £1500 and only play one note at a... - Page 3 - now’s their chance to find out.” their now aging ARP Odysseys. So that’s the story behind the impOSCar. But given that the sounds and During its life, the OSCar has appeared on countless tracks, acting as the features of this eminent beast are still so highly sought after today, what main instrument on Ultravox’s Love’s Great Adventure, as well as performing...
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Page 4: Installing Imposcar
The impOSCar installer allows you to install any or all versions via a single installer; Loading Sounds one for Mac and one for PC. Insert the impOSCar Master CD into your CD ROM Cubase drive and select the impOSCar installer applicable to your machine type, PC or Mac. -
Page 5: Oscillator Controls
This allows you to determine the effect the pitchbend wheel – on either the Because the Oscillators on the OSCar were digital they impOSCar interface or your master keyboard – has on the impOSCar sound. were referred to as OSC1 and 2 (as opposed to VCO 1 You can select any amount between 0 (off) and 24 semitones (two octaves). -
Page 6: Lfo Controls
KEYB TRACK knob. Triangle, Sawtooth, Square, Filter Env, However, the impOSCar has expanded on these original modes Random and Kbd. The latter was replaced by by adding several more that were achievable on the original Guitar instrument with the careful use of a soldering iron. -
Page 7: Env1 Amplitude Adsr Controls
Triggering Controls Q Knob Or resonance: This boosts the harmonics around the cut-off frequency. Separation Knob: Unique to the OSCar and impOSCar. This takes the two 12dB Keyboard Triggering Knob: The impOSCar filters and allows independent control of their cutoff frequencies. When used with has five triggering modes as follows: either the 4 or 2 pole filter modes it’s possible to separate the filters by up to 24... -
Page 8: Keyboard Velocity Response Controls
Edit Mode Knob: Used to close the keyboard and to provide access to parameters besides those shown on the main impOSCar panel: Min: Set to this only the main impOSCar control panel is visible. Kbd: Opens the impOSCar keyboard. This mode also gives access to the... -
Page 9: Effects Section
Turning the knob to the left will produce a ‘ducking’ function. This will be the impOSCar comes with a pre-defined list of controller numbers (see page 21) but percentage by which the delay mix is dropped when there is signal present and is these can be easily changed to suit your needs. -
Page 10: Creating And Using User Waves
Creating and using User Waves Using the Arpeggiator As explained previously, in addition to a traditional The impOSCar arpeggiator can be used in subtractive synthesis sound creation method, the monophonic, duophonic and polyphonic modes impOSCar also allows the creation of additive and although at first glance it looks fairly basic but there are synthesis waveforms via the User Wave Matrix. -
Page 11: Using Duo Mode
MIDI Guitar The impOSCar has a feature specifically designed for MIDI Guitar players. In Mono Mode the impOSCar behaves as if it were 16 mono synths in parallel, with seperate note and bend control response for each MIDI channel. Make sure your sequencer track is set to receive on 'all' MIDI channels and both your MIDI guitar and the impOSCar are set to a pitchbend range of 12. -
Page 12: Logic Parameter Lists
Logic Parameter List Parameter Name Short Name Parameter Name Short Name Parameter Name Short Name Parameter Name Short Name 1 Filter Type Flt Typ 33 Filter Delay Flt Dly 65 Delay Highpass Cutoff Del HP 97 Wave1 Fundamental W1 Hr 01 2 Filter Q Flt Q 34 Arpeggio... -
Page 13: Credits And Thanks
Credits and thanks All Program Code: Jon Hodgson Jon wrote his first commercial software program at the age of 14 and later, after graduating from Brunel University with a degree in Micro-Electronics Engineering, he went on to assist in the development of 3D sound for stereo equipment for EMI offshoot Sensaura. - Page 14 Patch name. save it. The impOSCar has a group of 4 buttons that will help you with this process. 6. Click on Logic’s patch loading icon and select ‘Save Setting’ to save your Patches.
- Page 15 The impOSCar .sup file (the setup file) Values - Upon first use the impOSCar generates a text file with the suffix .sup. The .sup file is named Number between 0 and 1 (e.g. 0.5) and stored in the following locations according to the impOSCar version you are using.
- Page 16 User Waves these can be loaded into any instance of the impOSCar by simply dragging the .hrm file onto the GUI of the impOSCar. Like the .sup file the .hrm file is a standard text file and it can be shared with other impOSCar users.
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