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POLY D
POLY D Getting started

(EN) Step 3: Getting started

OVERVIEW
This 'getting started' guide will help you set up the
POLY D analog synthesizer and briefly introduce
its capabilities.
CONNECTION
To connect the POLY D to your system, please consult
the connection guide earlier in this document.
SOFTWARE SETUP
The POLY D is a USB Class Compliant MIDI device,
and so no driver installation is required. The POLY D
does not require any additional drivers to work with
Windows and MacOS.
The "Synthtool.exe" application allows you to
select the MIDI channel number and to set and
adjust various parameters of the POLY D to suit
your preferences. SysEx commands can also be used.
Please see the information later in this manual.
HARDWARE SETUP
Make all the connections in your system.
Apply power to the POLY D using the supplied power
adapter only. Ensure your sound system is turned
down. Turn on the POLY D power switch.
WARM UP TIME
We recommend leaving 15 minutes or more time
for the POLY D 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.
MIXER SECTION
The POLY D has four oscillators, an internal Noise
generator, and an external source input. Each of
these, and any combination, are used by the POLY D
to generate sound.
The Mixer section allows you to turn each of these
sources on or off, and adjust the volume of each
to create an overall mix. Start by turning on the
top switch for Oscillator 1, and turn off the others.
Adjust the volume control of Oscillator 1. In the
Output section, adjust the main volume. Now, if you
play a note on your keyboard, you should hear the
sound of Oscillator 1 only.
Turn on other oscillators and/or noise and adjust
their volume controls to create a mix.
If the MODE switch is set to POLY, the first note will
play Oscillator 1, playing 2 notes plays Oscillator 1
and 2, playing 3 notes plays Oscillator 1, 2, and 3,
and playing 4 notes plays Oscillator 1, 2, 3, and 4.
OSCILLATOR SECTION
In the Oscillator section, adjust the Range knob
and you will hear the sound of the various octaves.
Adjust the wavetype and listen to the differences.
The oscillator modulation switch allows the oscillator
frequency to be modulated by the modulation mix.
The OSC 4 switch allows its frequency to be affected
by, or be independent of, the notes played on the
keyboard, and the modulation and pitch wheels.
Note: The TUNE knob and OSCILLATOR 2, 3, and
4 FREQUENCY knobs are marked in units of semi
tones as a general guide.
FILTER SECTION
Play with the Cutoff Frequency, Emphasis, and
Contour, and listen to their effects on the sound.
Adjust the Attack, Decay, and Sustain; they affect the
cutoff frequency with time, while a note is played.
The 2 keyboard switches affect how much the filter
is affected by the frequency of notes that are played.
If the filter modulation switch is ON then the filter
section is modulated by the modulation mix.
LOUDNESS CONTOUR SECTION
In this section, adjust the Attack, Decay, and Sustain;
they affect the overall level with time, while a note is
played. The loudness decay switch affects the decay
in level after a note is released.
CONTROLLERS SECTION
First set the 2 switches to choose from internal
LFO or internal Noise, OSC 4 or the filter envelope,
and then use the MODULATION MIX knob to vary the
mix between them.
You can experiment by first setting the switch to
OSC 4, and turning the MODULATION MIX knob to
OSC 4. Then set the Oscillator 4 range control to LO,
and the Oscillator Modulation switch ON. You may
now be able to hear the sound of the Oscillator 1
modulated by OSC 4. Use the Modulation wheel of
your keyboard to increase the effect.
If the Filter Modulation switch is ON, listen to the
effect of modulation on the filter.
The Modulation Sensitivity curve can be chosen from
hard, medium, or soft (the default), using the SysEx
commands shown later in this manual.
SEQUENCER SECTION
Details of the Sequencer operation are shown on
page 38.
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 HOLD to play and hold the arpeggiator.
(It continues when notes are released.)
The arpeggiator rate is set by the TEMPO/GATE
LENGTH knob.
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 (+1 OCT)
6. DOWN (+1 OCT)
7. UP (-1 OCT)
8. DOWN (-1 OCT)
FIRMWARE UPDATE
Please check our website behringer.com regularly
for any updates to the firmware of your POLY D
synthesizer. The firmware file can be downloaded
and stored on your computer, and then used
to update the POLY D. It comes with detailed
instructions on the update procedure.
HAVE FUN
The POLY D has various Gate and CV inputs and
outputs that allow for further experimentation
and expansion to other POLY D units and modular
synthesizer equipment.
Make copies of the patch sheet at the end of this
manual, and record your favorite settings.
With all these controls, the possibilities for musical
creativity are endless, rather like an artist with a
new box of paints. We hope that you will enjoy your
new POLY D.