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MANTHER QUICKSTART GUIDE 814 SE 14TH AVENUE PORTLAND OR 97214 Version 1.0...
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Do not apply unnecessary pressure to the LCD screen. MANTHER is a full featured, tabletop monosynth with an analog signal path, an advanced 64-step digital sequencer and onboard delay. The heart of this beast is a coveted CEM3340 based VCO IC chip.
FIRST STEPS FIRST: 1. POWER UP YOUR UNIT. It will take a few seconds for Manther to initialize and recall your memory settings. LED screen will show the following info for settings: • PRESET INDICATOR: A (BANK A) and 01 (preset number 1) •...
LFO, VCO & SOURCE MIXER 1 LFO RATE CONTROL 6 VCO FREQUENCY MODULATION Controls LFO speed from minimum to maximum speed. Turning the VCO MODULATION SLIDER up increases the amount of LFO modulation applied to the VCO’s frequency for 2 LFO DELAY CONTROL vibrato effect for instance.
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VCF, VCA, ENVELOPE & SEQUENCER 16 VCF CUTOFF FREQUENCY SLIDER 22 VCA ENVELOPE/GATE MODE SWITCH Manual control of filter cutoff frequency. Sums with VCF Switches VCA control between ENV and GATE mode. In ENV modulation mixer (ENV, MOD, KEY) and VCF CV IN input. mode the ENV section’s ADSR controls the amplitude of the VCA.
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MENU, PRESETS, SONG MODE & DELAY MENU MIXER WAVEFOLDER TRI is default and can be changed to VCF where 42 OLED / MENU wavefolder folds signal after VCF (fold all). Press the MENU button to enter main MENU. Turn the MENU SUB SHAPE changes sine to square.
WARRANTY This product is covered by the Malekko Heavy Industry warranty for one year following the date of purchase. This warranty covers any defect in the manufacturing of this product. This warranty does not cover any damage or malfunction caused by incorrect use such as, but not limited to the use of incorrect power supplies, excessive voltage levels, or exposure to extreme temperature or moisture levels.