This is where the levels of the three oscillators, a noise generator and a feedback signal can be mixed.
Determines the level of Osc 1 signal that’s fed into the Mixer. The adjacent switch instantly turns the oscillator on or off.
Determines the level of Osc 2 signal that’s fed in to the Mixer. The adjacent switch instantly turns the oscillator on or off.
Determines the level of Osc 3 signal that’s fed in to the Mixer. The adjacent switch instantly turns the oscillator on or off.
We have painstakingly recreated a famous Mini trick called the Loop Feedback function, where you could take a spare output from the synth and plug it straight back into the external input, creating tones from a warm overdrive to signal destroying feedback circuits.
Flashes if your feedback signal is starting to clip the input. Or as we like to call it: “working nicely”.
Once the noise generator switch is turned on, the Noise Volume Knob adjusts the level. There are two types of noise generated by the Minimonsta2 determined by the adjacent switch.
As mentioned above this is used in conjunction with the Noise Volume Knob & Switch and simply selects between White or Pink noise. As a general rule, White Noise is high pitched and Pink Noise is low pitched.
<aside> 📖 Fun Fact(ish): It seems there was a design flaw in the original instrument caused by the use of some early modular circuit blocks which operated on different signal levels to other Mini components. This mix and match introduced distortion when oscillator levels were pushed to around 7 and above.
But thanks to Bob’s analogue engineering genius when designing the now legendary cascading transistor ladder filter, this distortion was both highly complex and, more importantly… musical. Many musicians including Will Gregory believe that this is what gives the Mini a sound that “jumps out the speakers and growls at you.”
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