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1Chapter 1: Basic SetupINTRODUCTION& BASIC SETUP

Morpheus Operation Manual90PRESET PROGRAMMINGBecause creating the complex filtering is difficult and very time con-suming, we have created hundreds of

Chapter 7: Preset Programming 91PRESET PROGRAMMINGSuppose we added yet another dimension to the filter model. Wecould have the realtime Morph paramete

Morpheus Operation Manual92PRESET PROGRAMMING• Another ViewAnother way to look at the Z-Plane filter is simply as a “black box”.You don't really

Chapter 7: Preset Programming 93PRESET PROGRAMMINGMORPHEUS SIGNAL FLOWGoing back to the block diagram for a single channel we can re-exam-ine the comp

Morpheus Operation Manual94PRESET PROGRAMMINGNOTE-ON CTRL #0Vel Attack +064NOTE-ON MODULATION CONTROLModulation sources must be connected to a desti

Chapter 7: Preset Programming 95PRESET PROGRAMMINGRealtimeModulation SourcesPitch WheelMIDI Control AMIDI Control BMIDI Control CMIDI Control DMono Pr

Morpheus Operation Manual96PRESET PROGRAMMINGKEY NUMBERThe Key Number is affected by the Keyboard Center parameter whichcan be set to any key from A-1

Chapter 7: Preset Programming 97PRESET PROGRAMMINGMIDI REALTIME CONTROLSThe MIDI realtime controllers may seem confusing at first, but theyare really

Morpheus Operation Manual98PRESET PROGRAMMINGFirst, we would go to the Master menu, MIDI Controller Assign anddefine the 4 MIDI controllers that we wi

Chapter 8: Preset Menu 99PRESETMENU

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Chapter 8: Preset Menu 101PRESET MENU••• While the Preset menuis activated, incoming MIDIpreset changes are ignored.This is a quick and easyway to tem

Morpheus Operation Manual102PRESET MENUPRESET MENU FUNCTIONS• Preset NamePreset Name allows you to name each of the user presets with a name ofup to 1

Chapter 8: Preset Menu 103PRESET MENU• VolumeVolume sets the amplitude of the primary and secondary instruments.This function also allows you to compe

Morpheus Operation Manual104• Primary Key RangeKey range sets the keyboard range of the primary instrument. This isuseful for creating positional cros

Chapter 8: Preset Menu 105PRESET MENU• TransposeThis function allows you to transpose the key of the primary and second-ary instruments in semitone in

Morpheus Operation Manual106• Primary Alternate Envelope ParametersThis function allows you to adjust the alternate volume envelope para-meters for th

Chapter 8: Preset Menu 107PRESET MENU• Sound DelaySound Delay varies the time between the arrival of a MIDI Note-Onmessage and the onset of a note. Th

Morpheus Operation Manual108PRESET MENU• NontransposeThis function turns keyboard transposition On or Off for the primaryand secondary instruments. Wi

Chapter 8: Preset Menu 109• Solo ModeSolo mode provides the playing action of a monophonic instrument. Itcan make wind and string instruments sound mo

3Chapter 1: Basic SetupINTRODUCTIONMORPHEUS Z-PLANE SYNTHESIZERMorpheus is a completely new type of music synthesizer which repre-sents a major landma

Morpheus Operation Manual110PRESET MENU• Solo Mode PriorityWhen multiple notes are played and held in solo mode, the last noteplayed is always heard.

Chapter 8: Preset Menu 111PRESET MENU▼ To enable the crossfade orcross-switch functions, youmust assign Crossfade to amodulation source in theRealtime

Morpheus Operation Manual112PRESET MENU▼ In order to use theCrossfade or Cross-Switchfunctions, you must assignCrossfade to a modulationsource in the

Chapter 8: Preset Menu 113• Cross-Switch PointThe cross-switch point determines the point at which cross-switchingwill occur when key position or velo

Morpheus Operation Manual114PRESET MENU• Morph OffsetThis function allows you to set the initial point in the filter morph withno modulation applied.

Chapter 8: Preset Menu 115PRESET MENUFilter Frequency Tracking allows the timbre of the sound to remain constant up anddown the keyboard (if Key Numbe

Morpheus Operation Manual116Each axis of the three-dimensional cube changes the filter in a differentway. In the example above, key number is being ap

Chapter 8: Preset Menu 117• LFO 1 - Shape & AmountThis screen controls the waveshape and amount of Low FrequencyOscillator 1. The LFO can be used

Morpheus Operation Manual118PRESET MENUThe Function Generator contains eight segments, each with a level and time param-eter.L1T1L2L3L4L5L6L7L8T2 T3T4

Chapter 8: Preset Menu 119PRESET MENUThe function generator can have up to eight segments, each with a Leveland a Time parameter. The level parameter

Morpheus Operation Manual4GETTING STARTEDIn it's most basic form, Morpheus is organized as shown in the dia-gram below. Complete acoustic instrum

Morpheus Operation Manual120PRESET MENUThe function generator can be programmed to jump between segmentsbased on certain conditions. Because the decis

Chapter 8: Preset Menu 121PRESET MENUFor Velocity End & Key EndFUNC GEN F1S1CondValue +064FUNC GEN F1S1CondValue -064••• When one segmen

Morpheus Operation Manual122PRESET MENU• Note-On Modulation ControlThese functions allow you to route Note-On information (informationreceived at note

Chapter 8: Preset Menu 123PRESET MENU• Realtime Modulation ControlThese functions allow you to route realtime controllers to any of themodulation dest

Morpheus Operation Manual124PRESET MENU• Footswitch ControlThis function allows you to route the 3 footswitch controllers (1, 2 or 3)to any of the foo

Chapter 8: Preset Menu 125PRESET MENU• Velocity CurveIncoming velocity data can be modified by a velocity curve in order toprovide different types of

Morpheus Operation Manual126PRESET MENU• Keyboard CenterThe Keyboard Center parameter establishes a reference point for key-board modulation. Keys abo

Chapter 8: Preset Menu 127PRESET MENU• Mix SelectThis function allows you to direct a particular preset to one of the fourdestinations (Main, Sub 1, F

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Chapter 9: Copy Menu 129COPY MENUCOPYMENU

5Chapter 1: Basic SetupCONNECTION INSTRUCTIONS• • • If Morpheus does notseem to be respondingcorrectly, make sure thatboth Morpheus and yourMIDI contr

Morpheus Operation Manual130COPY MENU

Chapter 9: Copy Menu 131COPY MENUThe Copy menu functions allow you to copy data between Presets,Hyperpresets or Midimaps. Selected groups of parameter

Morpheus Operation Manual132COPY MENU• Copy LayerThis function allows you to copy everything in the primary or second-ary layer (or both) from another

Chapter 9: Copy Menu 133COPY MENU• Copy Function GeneratorThis function allows you to copy the function generator parametersfor either FG1, FG2 or bot

Morpheus Operation Manual134COPY MENU• Copy HyperpresetThis function allows you to copy a hyperpreset from any hyperpresetinto the current hyperpreset

Chapter 9: Copy Menu 135COPY MENU• Copy ChannelThis function allows you to copy all the information from a singleMIDI channel from any midimap into th

Morpheus Operation Manual136COPY MENU• Copy BankThis function allows you to copy an entire bank of 128 programs or aset of 16 Midimaps between ROM, RA

Chapter 10: Step-by-Step 137STEP-BY-STEPSTEP-BY-STEP

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Chapter 10: Step-by-Step 139STEP-BY-STEPThis chapter walks you through Morpheus in a step-by-step manner.Although it is not possible to cover every de

Morpheus Operation Manual6CONNECTION INSTRUCTIONSSETUP #2 STUDIO SETUPMIDI InIn this setup, Morpheus is controlled by MIDI messages receivedat the M

Morpheus Operation Manual140STEP-BY-STEPSTARTING FROM SCRATCHWhen starting from scratch, first select the Default Preset (-defPreset-)which is located

Chapter 10: Step-by-Step 141STEP-BY-STEP• VolumeTurn the data knob one click to the right to the Volume screen. Thisscreen adjusts the volumes of the

Morpheus Operation Manual142STEP-BY-STEP• Coarse TuningThis function is related to transpose and in fact, the two work welltogether in the creation of

Chapter 10: Step-by-Step 143STEP-BY-STEP• Alternate Volume EnvelopeTurn the Alternate Volume Envelope On for the primary instrument.This enables the n

Morpheus Operation Manual144STEP-BY-STEPPractice making different volume envelopes. As you hear everydaysounds, try to imagine what the volume envelop

Chapter 10: Step-by-Step 145STEP-BY-STEP• Sound DelayThis function delays the onset of the note after a key is pressed and ismainly used when a second

Morpheus Operation Manual146STEP-BY-STEP• Application - Sound SplicingSound Splicing is an operation that uses most of the features we've goneove

Chapter 10: Step-by-Step 147STEP-BY-STEP• Time to Save?If you wanted to keep this sound, you would have to SAVE it using theSave Preset function (the

Morpheus Operation Manual148STEP-BY-STEPturn the data knob, each possible modulation source is displayed. SelectLFO 1 as the Source and press Home/Ent

Chapter 10: Step-by-Step 149STEP-BY-STEPGo back to the Realtime Modulation screen and set it as shown below.REALTIME CTRL #0Lfo1 Pan +127Notice how

7Chapter 1: Basic SetupCONNECTION INSTRUCTIONSSETUP #3 PERFORMANCE SETUPMIDI InMorpheus is controlled by MIDI messages received at the MIDI Inconnect

Morpheus Operation Manual150STEP-BY-STEP• Modulating ModulatorsGo back again to the LFO 1 screen and turn the amount to “+000”. Nextturn to the Note-O

Chapter 10: Step-by-Step 151STEP-BY-STEP• The Morpheus FilterThis is what a lot of you have been waiting for. This incredible filter iswhat puts the M

Morpheus Operation Manual152STEP-BY-STEPKey tracking is used to keep the timbre of the sound constant as youplay up and down the keyboard. Of course,

Chapter 10: Step-by-Step 153STEP-BY-STEPMove to the “Filter Frequency Tracking” screen and adjust the primaryoffset while playing the keyboard. (You m

Morpheus Operation Manual154STEP-BY-STEP• Filter FilosophyThe Instrument and the Filter work together to determine the harmoniccontent of the final so

Chapter 10: Step-by-Step 155STEP-BY-STEPThe Filter imposes its response on the harmonic spectrum of the Instrument.40 80 160 360 720 1440 2880Frequenc

Morpheus Operation Manual156STEP-BY-STEPTo illustrate the point, let's create a complete sound from scratch as anexample of how the various param

Chapter 10: Step-by-Step 157STEP-BY-STEP• MorphologyThe best and ultimately the only way to choose filters is to try them out.Morpheus is no mere mort

Morpheus Operation Manual158STEP-BY-STEPUSING MORPHEUS WITH A SEQUENCERWe thought you’d never ask. Morpheus was designed from its concep-tion with mul

Chapter 10: Step-by-Step 159STEP-BY-STEPMORE ADVANCED SEQUENCING• Pre-Sequence SetupSuppose that you want to have your sequencer set up everything for

Morpheus Operation Manual8CONNECTIONSbypass the internal effects section. The Sub 2 outputs are fed from theeffects section. If a stereo plug is inser

Morpheus Operation Manual160STEP-BY-STEP•␣ Using the 32 ChannelsAs stated earlier, Morpheus has 32 independent audio channels whichare utilized dynami

Chapter 11: Reference Section 161REFERENCESECTION

Morpheus Operation Manual162FACTORY RAM PRESETS - BANK 0DRUM9. Sweep100. House101. Skritch102. Reversa103. Scratch104. My Kick105. Kicks106. Snares107

Chapter 11: Reference Section 163FACTORY ROM PRESETS - BANK 1MORPH0. Morpheus10. Phat Sky11. Swell Pad12. Windy Pip13. Organ/Bass14. Harpog15. Sethy S

Morpheus Operation Manual164MORPHEUS INSTRUMENTSSAMPLED SOUNDS1. Dance Drums 1 ...2. Dance Drums 2 ...3. Dan

Chapter 11: Reference Section 165MORPHEUS INSTRUMENTSHARMONIC WAVEFORMS61. Oct 1 (Sine)62. Oct 2 All63. Oct 3 All64. Oct 4 All65. Oct 5 All66. Oct 6 A

Morpheus Operation Manual166MORPHEUS INSTRUMENTSSYNTHESIZER & ORGAN WAVEFORMSSingle cycle waveforms are sampled waves from various synthesizersand

Chapter 11: Reference Section 167MORPHEUS INSTRUMENTS143. Reson Bass 2144. Deep Bass145. Eight 0 Eight146. MOOG Wave 1147. MOOG Wave 2148. MOOG Wave 3

Morpheus Operation Manual168MORPHEUS INSTRUMENTSPERCUSSION INSTRUMENTS176. Rack Bell177. Solder Sucker178. Rasp Shaker179. Iron Rattle180. Burst Hats1

Chapter 11: Reference Section 169B3 WAVES - DRAWBAR SETTINGS••• You can add animationto the single cycle waves bymodulating their pitch orvolume with

9Chapter 1: Basic SetupABOUT SAMPLINGMorpheus utilizes digital recording of acoustic sounds for the basis ofeach Instrument. This is similar to a tape

Morpheus Operation Manual170PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT LOCATIONSDance Drums 2Instrument 002Dry 909 ClapMIDIKey #24 36 48 60 72 84 96Dry Bass DrumLiquid Dru

Chapter 11: Reference Section 171PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT LOCATIONSElectric Snare #4Snare 5Snare 5Snare 909 #1Snare 909 #2Snare 909 #2Distorto-KickMIDIKe

Morpheus Operation Manual172PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT LOCATIONSFoot HatOpen Hat 909Shaker 2Closed Hat 909Open HatTip HatMIDIKey #3624 48 60 72 84 96Tip Ha

Chapter 11: Reference Section 173PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT LOCATIONSScratch 2MIDIKey #36 48 60 72 84 96Scratch 2Modular ScratchScratch 2Scratch 1Scratch 5

Morpheus Operation Manual174Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSThe Z-Plane filters are categorized into groups of: Flangers, VowelFilters, Traditional Filters

Chapter 11: Reference Section 175Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF004 CubeFlangerA flanging filter featuring deep notches tuned in octaves and asteep roll-

Morpheus Operation Manual176Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF009 Flange 6R.4This is a variation of filter 008, Flange 6.4. It is a bit more reso-nant-sound

Chapter 11: Reference Section 177Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF014 Flng>Flng3bMorph: Sweeps from flange 1 to 2Freq. Tracking: Provides key tracking

Morpheus Operation Manual178Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSDIPTHONGSImplemented with parametric equalizer subsections, the resonances donot have the tradi

Chapter 11: Reference Section 179Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF025 AUParaVow.4Morph: Controls movement between vowels.Freq. Tracking: Shifts all of th

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Morpheus Operation Manual180Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF033 Bassutoi.4Morph: Controls movement between “yu” and “ee”.Freq. Tracking: Tracks filter w

Chapter 11: Reference Section 181Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF040 Vow>Vow2Morph: Sweeps between “ee” and “oh”.Freq. Tracking: Provides key trackin

Morpheus Operation Manual182Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF045 BrickWal LP2Morph: Controls filter ‘Q’.Freq. Tracking: Controls filter cutoff.Transform

Chapter 11: Reference Section 183Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF051 4 PoleLoQ.4A resonant low-pass filter emulation. Morphing creates the famil-iar filte

Morpheus Operation Manual184Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF057 HPSweep.4A highly resonant high-pass filter which generally rolls off fre-quencies steeply

Chapter 11: Reference Section 185Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF062 Deep CombsThis filter can provide a tremendous variety of comb-filtering andfilter sw

Morpheus Operation Manual186Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF067 Ntches2Oct4This filter is composed of a series of notches, tuned in octaves.Morph & Fr

Chapter 11: Reference Section 187Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF073 BassDrumEQMorph: Adds low end boost.Freq. Tracking: Tends to smooth out the filter.

Morpheus Operation Manual188Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF078 Band-aidMorph: Sets the amount of cut on the high and low frequencies.Freq. Tracking: Th

Chapter 11: Reference Section 189Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF084 0>MuterMorph: Introduces “Mute”.Freq. Tracking: Provides key tracking to fix par

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Morpheus Operation Manual190Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF089 BrsSwell2.4An emulation of a lowpass filter with low resonance designed forbrass-type filt

Chapter 11: Reference Section 191Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF095 EZ Vibez.4Like 098-“Easy Rhodes”, this is essentially a 2-pole low-pass filter,sweepi

Morpheus Operation Manual192Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF101 StrngThing4A series of widely spaced notches produces this filter, which cansound somewhat

Chapter 11: Reference Section 193Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF106 Tube Sust.4Use this filter with broad-band waves to produce sounds character-istic of

Morpheus Operation Manual194Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF110 TamMorph: Sweeps frequencies from low to high. Try routing velocityor mod wheel to Morph

Chapter 11: Reference Section 195Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF116 Bel>Crs>BelMorph: Sweeps from flat to dissonance.Freq. Tracking: Provides key

Morpheus Operation Manual196Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF123 SwingshiftMorph: Try setting Transform 2 to 255 for brighter morph. Modu-lates from low-fr

Chapter 11: Reference Section 197Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF129 0>Shp3Morph: Sweeps to shape.Freq. Tracking: Provides key tracking to balance ke

Morpheus Operation Manual198Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF134 TSweep.4A grouping of inharmonically related peaks gives this filter some-thing of a metal

Chapter 11: Reference Section 199Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF139 Harmonix.4Morph: Morphs between complex responses sweeping to midfrequency resonance

Morpheus Operation Manual12MAIN CONTROLSVolume ControlThis is the master volume control for all audio outputs. Note: Formaximum dynamic range, set thi

Morpheus Operation Manual200Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF145 GentleRZ4A series of unevenly spaced resonant peaks converge to a singlepeak as Morph Offs

Chapter 11: Reference Section 201Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF149 Lo/High4A scattering of poles and zeros with fairly high Q settings producesthis very

Morpheus Operation Manual202Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF153 Bw65Hz/2k.4This filter is similar to filter 152, but in addition to sweeping thebandwidth

Chapter 11: Reference Section 203Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF157 Intervallc4This filter is similar to the ‘Bendup/Swap’ filter, but here the effectis

Morpheus Operation Manual204Z-PLANE FILTER DESCRIPTIONSF162 BroadRes.4Sweeping filter for resonant effects. Can be used for a “waterdrop”effect on per

Chapter 11: Reference Section 205F168 CntrySweep4Multiple peaks are swept in a variety of directions, imparting aphase-shifter-like, almost vocal qual

Morpheus Operation Manual206F173 Acc.Vel-2Variation of “Acc.Vel-1”, except somewhat brighter on bottomand mellower on top.F174 Vel2-WindMorph: Fixes

Chapter 11: Reference Section 207F179 MovingPick2A variation on “MovingPick1” to simulate different pick positions,for example. Morph moves closer to

Morpheus Operation Manual208F185 EvnHrm+rezThis filter cube is nearly identical to the ‘OddHrm+rez’ filter, butit’s based on the even harmonic series.

Chapter 11: Reference Section 209F190 Bonk>COA series of highly resonant peaks alternating with notches arespaced at intervals of about an octave.

Chapter 2: Basic Operation 13••• The cursor can also bemoved bidirectionally usingthe data entry control whilethe right cursor button isheld down. (i.

Morpheus Operation Manual210F194 MildPolSwapBasically, a variable cut-off low pass filter.Morph: Tunes the filter.Freq. Tracking: Tunes the filter.T

Chapter 11: Reference Section 211LOOP OFFSET SAMPLE LOCATIONSThis listing represents the actual order of the ROM samples inmemory. This information ma

Morpheus Operation Manual212LOOP OFFSET SAMPLE LOCATIONSBright Electric Piano 1Bright Electric Piano 2Bosendorfer - D1Bosendorfer - F1Bosendorfer - C2

Chapter 11: Reference Section 213LOOP OFFSET SAMPLE LOCATIONSPulse 99% - F5Noise3rd Octave White NoiseTriangle - D4Triangle - D5Triangle - D7Octave 1

Morpheus Operation Manual214FUNCTION GENERATOR CURVESLinear Exponential +1Exponential +2 Exponential +3Exponential +4Exponential +5Exponential +6 Expo

Chapter 11: Reference Section 215FUNCTION GENERATOR CURVESCircle 1.4 Circle 1.6Circle 1.8 Circle 1.16Squeeze Fast Line 1Fast Line 2 Fast Line 3

Morpheus Operation Manual216FUNCTION GENERATOR CURVESMedium Line 1 Medium Line 2Slow Ramp 1 Slow Ramp 2Bloom Bloom 2Circle 1.16 R Circle 1.8 R

Chapter 11: Reference Section 217FUNCTION GENERATOR CURVESCircle 1.16 R Circle 1.4 RSlow Curve 1 Slow Curve 2DC DelayDelay DCCurve 2x Curve 2x B••• De

Morpheus Operation Manual218FUNCTION GENERATOR CURVESCurve 2x C Ziz-Zag 1Ziz-Zag 2 Ziz-Zag 3Chaos 03 Chaos 06Chaos 12 Chaos 16

Chapter 11: Reference Section 219FUNCTION GENERATOR CURVESChaos 25 Chaos 33Chaos 37 Chaos 50Chaos 66 Chaos 75Chaos 95 Chaos 99

Morpheus Operation Manual1400BASIC OPERATION•• Channel Pan shouldormally be set to “P” unlessealtime control of panning isesired. If Pan is set to “0”

Morpheus Operation Manual220FUNCTION GENERATOR CURVESLinear Shuffle Linear Shuffle 2Random BRandom ARandom C Random DRandom E Random F

Chapter 11: Reference Section 221FUNCTION GENERATOR CURVESRandom G Random HRandom I Random JRandom KRandom LRandom Z

Morpheus Operation Manual222FUNCTION GENERATOR, LFO & ENVELOPE SPECIFICATIONS••• The Pitch Intervals canbe used when modulatingPitch. All other at

Chapter 11: Reference Section 223TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSAudio Channels: ... 32Audio Outputs: ...

Morpheus Operation Manual224MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHARTTransmitted Recognized RemarksBasicChannelDefaultChangedMode DefaultMessagesNoteNumber True Voice

Chapter 11: Reference Section 225MIDI SPECIFICATIONRECEIVED CHANNEL COMMANDSChannels number (n) = 0-15. Message bytes are represented in hex. Allother

Morpheus Operation Manual226MIDI SPECIFICATIONMIDI SYSEX COMMANDSFor system exclusive commands, the following format is used:F0 System Exclusive Statu

Chapter 11: Reference Section 227MIDI SPECIFICATIONCOMMAND SUMMARYThe following SysEx Command IDs are recognized by Morpheus.Command FunctionNumber 00

Morpheus Operation Manual228MIDI SPECIFICATIONCOMMAND DETAILSAll parameters are sent as 14-bit signed values, LSB-MSB. (See discussionof number conver

Chapter 11: Reference Section 229MIDI SPECIFICATIONOffset Name Range0 Preset Name 12 chars, ASCII 32-12712 Preset Low Key 0-127 MIDI key number13 Pres

Chapter 2: Basic Operation 15BASIC OPERATION▼ RAM Cards need to beinitialized before they arefirst used. They display willprompt you to initialize abl

Morpheus Operation Manual230MIDI SPECIFICATIONOffset Name Range106 FG Seg Shape See FUNCGEN SHAPES chart107 FG Seg CondJump See FUNCGEN CONDITIONS cha

Chapter 11: Reference Section 231MIDI SPECIFICATION••• The Parameters labeledwith (L) are the primarylayer. The secondary layerparameters bigin at num

Morpheus Operation Manual232MIDI SPECIFICATION•••␣ The parameters labeledwith (Z) equate to zone 1.Zones 2-16 begin at param-eter number 72.No. Name R

Chapter 11: Reference Section 233MIDI SPECIFICATION• Midimap DataVersion 01 of the midimap follows. If map is sent to current selectedlocation, the sc

Morpheus Operation Manual234MIDI SPECIFICATIONOffset Name Range... 10 parm values344 FX B Type See EFFECTS TYPES chart345 FX B Parm Vals See EFFECTS T

Chapter 11: Reference Section 235MIDI SPECIFICATION• Tuning Table RequestF0 SysEx Status Byte18 E-mu Mfg. ID0C Morpheus Product IDdd Device ID 0-1504

Morpheus Operation Manual236MIDI SPECIFICATION• Program Map DataF0 SysEx Status Byte18 E-mu Mfg. ID0C Morpheus Product IDdd Device ID 0-1507 Command I

Chapter 11: Reference Section 237MIDI SPECIFICATIONF7 End of SysEx Statusthen...F0 SysEx Status Byte18 E-mu Mfg. ID0C Morpheus Product IDdd Device ID

Morpheus Operation Manual238MIDI SPECIFICATION• Configuration RequestUse this command to get configuration information. Note that muchof the informati

Chapter 11: Reference Section 239MIDI SPECIFICATION• Instrument List RequestRequest list of available instruments. See data message for format ofrespo

Morpheus Operation Manual16BASIC OPERATIONMULTI-TIMBRAL OPERATIONMulti-timbral operation means that the Morpheus can play morethan one sound at the sa

Morpheus Operation Manual240MIDI SPECIFICATION• Filter List DataList of currently available filters and their ids in the order they appearin the box.

Chapter 11: Reference Section 241MIDI SPECIFICATION• Preset List DataList of currently available presets in the order they appear in Morpheus.F0 SysEx

Morpheus Operation Manual242MIDI SPECIFICATION• Midimap List RequestRequest list of available midimaps. See the data message for the format ofthe resp

Chapter 11: Reference Section 243MIDI SPECIFICATION• Effect List DataList of currently available effects and their ids in the order they appearin the

Morpheus Operation Manual244MIDI SPECIFICATIONMISCELLANEOUS DOCUMENTATION• Patchcord SourcesThe MIDI patchcord sources are unique across all Proteus t

Chapter 11: Reference Section 245MIDI SPECIFICATION• Patchcord DestinationsThe MIDI patchcord destination numbers are unique across all Proteustype pr

Morpheus Operation Manual246MIDI SPECIFICATIONMIDI Description NO/RTValue Availability32 ToneP NO33 ToneS NO34 Morph RT/NO35 MorphP RT/NO36 MorphS RT/

Chapter 11: Reference Section 247MIDI SPECIFICATIONMIDI ShapeValue Name24 Cir1.6R25 Cir1.4R26 SlwCrv127 SlwCrv228 DelayDC29 DCdelay30 Curve2X31 Curv2X

Morpheus Operation Manual248MIDI SPECIFICATIONMIDI Description AvailabilityValue10 Footswitch2End Preset, Hyperpreset11 Footswitch2Imm Preset, Hyperpr

Chapter 11: Reference Section 249MIDI SPECIFICATIONTransform Filter Type0 2 frame filter1 4 frame “square” filter2 6 frame “phantom cube” filter3 8 fr

Chapter 3: Master Menu 17MASTERMENU

Morpheus Operation Manual250MIDI SPECIFICATIONParm Parm RangeNumber Description274 SysEx Device ID 0-15... Unused320 Current Midimap 0-MAXMAP... Unuse

Chapter 11: Reference Section 251SYSEX TUTORIAL• 14-bit Signed 2's Complement NumbersIf the data value is negative, you must first take the 2&apo

Morpheus Operation Manual252SYSEX TUTORIAL••• In all of these examples,the process of Hexadecimalconversion has been omitted.Use a table or a Hex calc

Chapter 11: Reference Section 253SYSEX TUTORIALHOW TO EDIT A GLOBAL PARAMETERParameter data editing is accomplished using the format described onpage

Morpheus Operation Manual254SYSEX TUTORIAL••• In all of these examples,the process of Hexadecimalconversion has been omitted.Use a table or a Hex calc

Chapter 11: Reference Section 255INDEXA“A” effects list 42A-B-C-D controllers 24, 97-98, 122-124About sampling 9Aftertouch 71Alternate volume

Morpheus Operation Manual256INDEXF (cont)Function generator 71, 76, 118Conditional jumps 66, 77Delta level 79Pitch intervals 222Random delta

Chapter 11: Reference Section 257INDEXM (cont)MIDI basic channel 22MIDI channel selection 14MIDI controller amount 124MIDI controller assign 2

Morpheus Operation Manual258INDEXSSample rate 214Sampled sounds listing 164sampling 9Save 147Save hyperpreset 66Save midimap 36Save preset

Chapter 11: Reference Section 259Please read this warranty, as it gives you specific legal rights.Length of WarrantyThis warranty covers all defects i

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Chapter 3: Master Menu 19MASTER MENUThe Master menu contains functions that affect the overall operationof Morpheus. For example, changing the Master

Morpheus Operation Manual20MASTER MENU• User Key TuningIn addition to standard twelve tone equal temperament, Morpheuscontains four additional preset

SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS4. Morpheus should be situated so that its location or position does notinterfere with its proper ventilation.5. Morpheus shoul

Chapter 3: Master Menu 21MASTER MENUGLOBAL VELOCITY CURVES

Morpheus Operation Manual22MASTER MENU• MIDI ModeThis function selects one of the four MIDI receive modes and the MIDIsystem exclusive ID number.Omni

Chapter 3: Master Menu 23• MIDI Program Change MapIncoming MIDI program changes can be remapped to a differentnumbered preset. This is a handy feature

Morpheus Operation Manual24MASTER MENU• MIDI Controller AssignMorpheus allows you to assign up to four realtime control sourcesfrom your MIDI controll

Chapter 3: Master Menu 25MASTER MENUThe Enter LED will be flashing. Press the Enter button to confirm theoperation. To receive MIDI data, simply send

Morpheus Operation Manual26MASTER MENU• Proteus SysexWhen this function is On, Proteus presets can be transferred overMIDI into Morpheus. It also allo

Chapter 4: Midimap Menu 27MIDIMAPMENU

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Chapter 4: Midimap Menu 29THE MIDIMAPA Midimap is a group of parameters which you might associate with aspecific sequence or song. You can also use th

Morpheus Operation Manual30MIDIMAP MENUTo enable the Midimap menuPress the Midimap button, lighting the LED. The current screenwill be the one most re

CONTENTSiiiINTRODUCTION & BASIC SETUP 1Introduction... 3G

Chapter 4: Midimap Menu 31• Midimap NameThis function allows you to name each of the 16 Midimaps with aname of up to 12 characters. Position the curso

Morpheus Operation Manual32MIDIMAP MENUThe Output Mix allows you to selectively route the program throughone of the effects processors or direct it to

Chapter 4: Midimap Menu 33MIDIMAP MENU• MIDI EnablesThe MIDI enables allow you to enable or filter out specific MIDI mes-sages on a per-channel basis.

Morpheus Operation Manual34MIDIMAP MENU• Program Map SelectThere are four Program Maps in Morpheus. Program Maps allowincoming MIDI program changes to

Chapter 4: Midimap Menu 35MIDIMAP MENU• FX BThis function allows you to select which effect is active on EffectProcessor B. Processor B effects includ

Morpheus Operation Manual36• FX Output SelectThis function selects which pair of output jacks each effect processorwill be routed. This is shown in th

Chapter 5: Effects Section 37EFFECTSSECTION

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Chapter 5: Effects Section 39Where are the Effects?The effects in Morpheus are separate from the preset. This is similar toan external effects unit ex

Morpheus Operation Manual40EFFECTS OUTPUT ROUTINGThe diagram below shows how the effects section is integrated into theoutput jack routing scheme. The

CONTENTSivMIDIMAP MENU (cont)Volume, Pan & Output Mix ... 31MIDI Enables ...

Chapter 5: Effects Section 41EFFECTS SECTIONTO PROGRAM AN EFFECT:1) Press the MIDIMAP button lighting the LED.2) Slowly turn the data entry knob clock

Morpheus Operation Manual42EFFECTS SECTIONB EFFECTSFuzzFuzz LiteStereo FlangePhaserStereo ChorusDelayCross DelayRing ModulatorFloor, Wall &.Ceilin

Chapter 5: Effects Section 43EFFECTS SECTIONRoom programs simulate small rooms with high frequency absorptioncaused by drapes and furniture.Plates sim

Morpheus Operation Manual44EFFECTS SECTION• Hall 1Hall 1 is a large, highly reverberant space with auditorium-like acous-tics. Like all the Hall progr

Chapter 5: Effects Section 45EFFECTS SECTIONEARLY REFLECTION GROUPAll Early Reflection programs have a single Ambience parameter whichadds diffusion t

Morpheus Operation Manual46EFFECTS SECTION• Stereo FlangerA flanger consists of a short audio delay line whose output is mixedtogether with the origin

Chapter 5: Effects Section 47EFFECTS SECTIONA Minimum Delay control serves to tune the flanger. In other words,it adjusts the placement of the comb fi

Morpheus Operation Manual48EFFECTS SECTION• Stereo PhaserThe stereo phaser is an effect similar to the flanger although muchmore subtle. The phaser cr

Chapter 5: Effects Section 49EFFECTS SECTION• Stereo ChorusThe function of a chorus device is to thicken the sound or to make onevoice sound like many

Morpheus Operation Manual50FXA:StereoChorusMin Delay 036FXA:StereoChorusFeedback +100EFFECTS SECTIONFXA:StereoChorusLFO Rate 050FXA:StereoCh

PRESET PROGRAMMING 67Starting to Program ... 69Modulation ...

Chapter 5: Effects Section 51FXA:DelayL DelayTime 120FXA:DelayL Tap Level 120with large amounts of feedback. This quality allows the delay line to b

Morpheus Operation Manual52• EchoThe Echo produces echoes up to 400 milliseconds in length (twice thatof the Delay and Cross Delay effects). The feedb

Chapter 5: Effects Section 53B EFFECTSThe B effects include Stereo Flanger, Stereo Chorus, Phaser, Fuzz, RingModulator, Delay, Cross Delay and Fuzz Li

Morpheus Operation Manual54STEREO FUZZThe Stereo Fuzz introduces a controlled distortion to any signal pass-ing through it. Distortion creates harmoni

Chapter 5: Effects Section 55• Ring ModulatorA Ring Modulator is a device which takes two signals and multipliesthem together into one resultant signa

Morpheus Operation Manual56There are no controls on the ring modulator as shown by the blockdiagram below. The left and right outputs are simply multi

Chapter 6: Hyperpreset Menu 57HYPERPRESETMENU

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Chapter 6: Hyperpreset Menu 59HYPERPRESET MENUTHE HYPERPRESETA Hyperpreset is a group of one to sixteen presets which have beenassigned to areas of th

Morpheus Operation Manual60• Preset to Zone AssignmentThis function allows you to select the preset which will be assigned toeach of the sixteen keybo

PRESET MENU (cont)Sound Reverse... 107Nontranspose ...

Chapter 6: Hyperpreset Menu 61• Zone Volume and PanThis function sets the Volume and Pan position for each zone. Volumeallows you to adjust the relati

Morpheus Operation Manual62• Zone Velocity RangeEach zone can be given its own velocity range so that different presetswill be selected according to t

Chapter 6: Hyperpreset Menu 63• Zone Velocity OffsetThis function works in conjunction with the Zone Velocity Rangefeature and adds a programmable off

Morpheus Operation Manual64HYPERPRESET MENU•• The function generatorhapes are diagrammed onage 214 of this manual.• Hyperpreset Portamento ModeThis fu

Chapter 6: Hyperpreset Menu 65HYPERPRESET MENUHyperpresets contain a slightly different version of the function genera-tor called a Free-Running Funct

Morpheus Operation Manual66HYPERPRESET MENUThe functions of the Free-Run FG are almost identical to the preset FG'sexcept that the conditional ju

Chapter 7: Preset Programming 67PRESET PROGRAMMINGPRESETPROGRAMMING

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Chapter 7: Preset Programming 69PRESET PROGRAMMINGThis chapter explains how preset sounds are constructed in Morpheus.It also contains important backg

Morpheus Operation Manual70PRESET PROGRAMMINGMorpheus has an extensive modulation implementation using twomulti-wave LFO’s (Low Frequency Oscillators)

COPY MENU 129Enabling the Copy Menu ... 131Copy Preset ...

Chapter 7: Preset Programming 71PRESET PROGRAMMINGMODULATION SOURCESMorpheus uses three kinds of modulation sources.• NOTE-ON MODULATION CONTROLValues

Morpheus Operation Manual72PRESET PROGRAMMING• FOOTSWITCH MODULATIONChanges a parameter when one of the three footswitches are pressed.The footswitche

Chapter 7: Preset Programming 73PRESET PROGRAMMINGENVELOPE GENERATORSAn envelope can be described as a “contour” which can be used toshape the sound i

Morpheus Operation Manual74PRESET PROGRAMMINGAUXILIARY ENVELOPE GENERATOR1) When a key is pressed, the envelope generator waits for the specified Dela

Chapter 7: Preset Programming 75PRESET PROGRAMMINGTriangleSquareSineSawtoothRandomInverted SawtoothNegative Amount+-SawtoothLOW FREQUENCY OSCILLATORS

Morpheus Operation Manual76PRESET PROGRAMMINGFUNCTION GENERATORThe Function Generator is another kind of modulation source which ismuch more programma

Chapter 7: Preset Programming 77PRESET PROGRAMMINGThe jumps are called Conditional Jumps because they only jump if acertain condition is met. For exam

Morpheus Operation Manual78PRESET PROGRAMMINGIn the example below, a standard ADSR envelope generator has beenprogrammed. Segments 5-8 have been set t

Chapter 7: Preset Programming 79PRESET PROGRAMMINGIn the example below the function generator becomes a complex LFOthrough the use of an “Always End”

Morpheus Operation Manual80PRESET PROGRAMMINGA slightly more complex example could use non-linear segmentshapes or multiple segments in the loop. In t

Using Morpheus with a Sequencer... 158More Advanced Sequencing ...

Chapter 7: Preset Programming 81PRESET PROGRAMMINGTo access the Random Delta parameter, turn the level value of afunction generator one unit past r +1

Morpheus Operation Manual82PRESET PROGRAMMINGIf the Free-Run FG were to be programmed as an LFO and to modulatethe pitch, all the voices in all preset

Chapter 7: Preset Programming 83PRESET PROGRAMMINGMorphPreset 1VolumePreset 2When Presets are Selected,the Free-RunFunction Generator has No EffectFre

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Morpheus Operation Manual84PRESET PROGRAMMINGThe Tone filter is a simple low-pass tone control which can be used todarken the tone of an instrument. T

Chapter 7: Preset Programming 85PRESET PROGRAMMINGA filter that lets only the high frequencies pass is called a High PassFilter.A filter which only le

Morpheus Operation Manual86PRESET PROGRAMMINGA Notch Filter is just the opposite of a bandpass filter and is used toeliminate a narrow band of frequen

Chapter 7: Preset Programming 87PRESET PROGRAMMINGUsing a filter, we now have a way to control the harmonic content ofa sampled sound. As it turns out

Morpheus Operation Manual88PRESET PROGRAMMINGIf four parametric filter sections were cascaded, it would be possible tocreate the following complex fil

Chapter 7: Preset Programming 89PRESET PROGRAMMINGConsider, as an example, the human vocal tract, which is a type ofcomplex filter or resonator. There