Manual for VCV Rack 2

PUNO Vintage Series 2.0

ORIGIN VCO

7 HP. VCO from the PUNO VINTAGE series.

Available waveforms are triangle, sawtooth and pulse. Coarse selects the octave and Fine pitch adjusts fine tuning. Pulse width sets the width of the pulse. The PWM input modulates that width and affects the pulse waveform. Both Pitch modulation inputs contribute to the pitch, each with its own amount control.

ORIGIN VCO module screenshot

FORM VCF

7 HP. VCF from the PUNO VINTAGE series.

The three audio inputs are summed after their individual level controls and feed a single four-pole resonant low-pass filter. The three CV inputs modulate the cutoff together, each with adjustable amount and polarity. Cutoff and Resonance adjust the cutoff frequency and resonance. The main output carries the low-pass signal. The High-pass output applies additional high-pass filtering to the already filtered signal. The selector offers Off, 1 kHz, 2 kHz and 5 kHz. In the Off position, this output carries the low-pass signal.

FORM VCF module screenshot

DYN VCA

7 HP. VCA with a three-input audio mixer, three CV inputs for the shared gain and a choice of Linear or Exponential response.

The three audio inputs are summed after their individual level controls and pass through a single amplification stage. The three CV inputs, each with adjustable amount and polarity, contribute to the shared gain along with Initial gain. Response selects Linear or Exponential. The setting labeled Exponential uses a cubic curve in place of an exact exponential curve. The main output is active. The legacy output is inactive and held at 0 V.

DYN VCA module screenshot

CONTOUR ADSR

7 HP. ADSR envelope with a manual gate and positive and inverted outputs.

Attack, Decay, Sustain and Release control the four stages of the envelope. The gate is active whenever the external input reaches at least 1 V or the manual button is pressed, including when both conditions are met. A retrigger edge restarts the attack from the current level only while the gate is active. The outputs provide the positive envelope from 0 to 10 V and an inverted copy from 0 to −10 V.

CONTOUR ADSR module screenshot

CYCLE LFO

7 HP. LFO with four waveforms, three frequency ranges and fade-in.

Frequency adjusts the rate within the selected range. Low covers 0.05–1.8 Hz, Mid covers 0.2–9 Hz and High covers 0.5–30 Hz. Frequency CV follows 1 V/octave and stays within the selected range. Waveform selects sine, triangle, sawtooth or pulse. Output level selects full level (up to ±5 V) or 1/10 level (up to ±0.5 V). The two outputs have opposite polarities. An edge at the Trigger input resets the phase and fade-in timer to zero. Fade-in gradually increases the amplitude to the selected level over 0–10 s. At 0 s the selected level is reached immediately.

CYCLE LFO module screenshot

FUSE RING

7 HP. Bipolar ring modulator with two unnormalled inputs and one output.

FUSE RING module screenshot

HISS NOISE

7 HP. White and pink noise, with two identical outputs per source.

HISS NOISE module screenshot

DRIFT S&H

7 HP. Sample & hold with internal white noise, external clock priority and lag.

DRIFT S&H module screenshot

BLEND MIXER

7 HP. Four-input mixer with two copies each of the normal and inverted outputs. Inputs 3 and 4 are normalled to +10 V and −10 V respectively.

BLEND MIXER module screenshot

GLIDE PORTA

7 HP. Single-channel exponential portamento with a TIME slider and a variable-brightness LED.

GLIDE PORTA module screenshot

PASS GATE

7 HP. Two independent signal gates with positive CV, negative CV and OPEN LEDs.

PASS GATE module screenshot

BRANCH MULTIPLE

7 HP. Six independent multiples, each with one input and two identical outputs.

BRANCH MULTIPLE module screenshot

SWIRL PHASER

7 HP. Six-stage phaser with an internal triangle LFO and an external CV input.

SWIRL PHASER module screenshot

ECHO DELAY

7 HP. 1–7 ms audio delay with a triangle LFO, feedback and an effect bypass.

ECHO DELAY module screenshot

SHIFT GATE DELAY

7 HP. Gate delay with adjustable threshold, delay and duration, and a 10 V output.

SHIFT GATE DELAY module screenshot

STRIDE SEQUENCER

21 HP. Two-channel, eight-step sequencer with parallel and series configurations and a horizontal panel.

Repeat advances on the internal clock and loops at the end of the sequence. Step advances on edges at the external trigger input only while the sequencer is running. Single uses the internal clock and stops at the end of the sequence. Tempo sets the internal clock rate, which can be modulated at the Tempo CV input. Start/Stop stops a running sequence and starts a stopped sequence from the first step. Changing Repeat/Step/Single or Parallel/Series returns to the first step and resets the clock and end-of-sequence trigger while preserving the running or stopped state. Step values can be adjusted while the sequencer runs. Channel configuration, DELAY and TRIG OUT are described below.

STRIDE SEQUENCER module screenshot

TONE EQ

14 HP. Four-band parametric EQ with two identical outputs, bypass and SIGNAL/CLIP indicators.

TONE EQ module screenshot

MAIN MIXER OUTPUT

14 HP. Four-channel stereo mixer with pan and fader controls, a reference oscillator, independent master and phones levels, and unnormalled inputs.

MAIN MIXER OUTPUT module screenshot

Connections and behavior

These notes describe the behavior of the current code. The audio and functionality are unchanged.