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2. GETTING STARTED

1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. Preface

„Magma(fromGreekμάγμα„mixture“)isamixtureofmoltenorsemi-uidrock,volatilesandsolidsthatis

tobefoundbeneaththesurfaceofMotherEarth(peace,man!).Magmaisacomplexsubstance,uidat

excessively high temperatures. Temperatures of most magmas are in the range of 700°C to 1300°C (or

1300°F to 2400°F). Hot stuff, this.

That‘swhatWikipediaknowsaboutmagma…YourMAGMAisnotuidandabitlesshot(youcan–and

oughtto–touchitwithyourhandswithoutbeingharmed)buthopefully,yourmusicwillbecomeevenhotter

(thereyougoagain!)anduidwiththelittlehelpofthisverymachineyouhavejustpurchased.Eowave

says THANK YOU, and congratulations on your excellent taste in electronic music equipment! Now you are

the owner of your own bit of MAGMA! Enjoy exploring and playing it. And no, we will not call you Mother

Earth (peace, man!).

What‘s this?

MAGMA is a monophonic analogue synthesizer with a built-in step sequencer, USB and MIDI interface.

Its entire sound generation is made up of 100 percent of authentic analogue artistry. Only its modulation

sources,theon-boardsequencer,andtheUSB/MIDIinterfaceuse–ofcourse–digitalcomponentparts.

MAGMA is housed in a rugged black sheet-metal case. Only high-quality potentiometers (often referred to

as pot, in case you were wondering where the shrooms are hidden…) with solid metal shafts have been

usedforendlesshoursofjoyfultweaking.Eachpothasbeenmountedrmlytothechassis.MAGMAlooks

as beautiful as it sounds and is made for extensive live tweaking sessions. You will have all the advantages

of analogue sound-generation as well as direct access to all crucial parameters. The built-in sequencer ma-

kesMAGMAindependentfromotherexternalsequencersorcomputers–ofcourseitiseasytotieMAGMA

up to a computer or any other MIDI-equipped gear, should you feel so inclined.

Even though we call MAGMA a ”bass-line synthesiser”, it is not limited to bass (or lines) exclusively. There

is a lot more sonic potential you will encounter while studying this manual and exploring MAGMA. Sound-

wise, MAGMA will instantly make you hark back to the sounds of the 1980s. Its sound-engine is inspired by

Roland´s famous SH series of synthesisers which also featured mixable waveforms and an on-board se-

quencer. To this formula we have added contemporary controls and an on-board memory loaded with 256

presets. Yet, the idea behind MAGMA was not to make another copy of a vintage synthesiser, but to build

a new synthesiser which marries the best of today‘s analogue and digital technology. We wanted to build

a synthesiser with a very special timbral footprint that would conjure up images of something like ”earthy”,

warm,thick,glurpy(thanks,RobertR.!),and„fat“(without„ph“,fellows!).

MAGMA is made in France. All units were assembled by hand and, bien sur, lovingly checked and tuned to

specs by Eowave.

One more thing: Read this fascinating manual!

Weknewit,usermanualsareyourrstchoiceinliterature,and„WarandPeace“hasbecomeabitofan

oldhattoyou,hasn´tit?Hey,thatisfantastic–wearetalkingthesamelanguagehere!Andthatisnotonly

the language in which William S. wrote his Sonnets.

Ifyouareindoubtabouttheentertainingqualitiesofthismanual–howdareyou!–,pleasebearinmind

that its thorough study will eventually turn out to be quite useful, as it will highly increase the entertaining

qualities of your new synthesizer as well. So please do yourself - and us - a big favour: Read (and possibly

understand) this awesome manual! Bless you for your efforts!

IntherstsectionyouwillndallinformationneededtohookupMAGMAtoyoursetup.

Afterthat,youwillndabriefoverviewofitsfunctions.Synthesiserexpertsmayusethisasaquick-start

guide.Youshouldnotskipthecompletedescriptionoftheentire„functions“sectioninthenextchapter,

though - MAGMA hides some interesting features.

Alittlelessconversation,alittlemoreaction–herewego...

2. GETTING STARTED

2.1. Manual Conventions

To make this manual most clearly to understand, we made some conventions:

Control elements that have to be tweaked, are always tagged in bold capital letters like these examples:

• SHIFT button

• CUTOFF control

• TEMPO/VAL encoder

• LFO LED

Toexecuteaspecicprocedure,youwillndinstructionstaggedlikethis:

• Hit SHIFT (hold) + PRESET

Meaning: Hit the SHIFTbuttonrst,andkeepitdepressedwhileyouhitthePRESET button.

• Hit STEP 1 + Hit STEP 5 + Turn CUTOFF

Meaning: Hit STEP 1buttonrst(please!),thenhitSTEP 5 button, and then turn the CUTOFF control.

• Hit BUTTON X or turn VALUE

Meaning: There is a choice between two or more alternatives to perform the described programming

step, e.g. it is up to you whether you use buttons or the value encoder to select a function.

• Hit ENTER

Meaning:Hittheencoderinordertoconrmafunction.

Mostlyyouwillndsomeadditionalgraphicstoshowyouthenecessaryprogrammingsteps.These

graphics will look like this:

Meaning:Hitabuttonrst,andkeepitdepressedwhileyouhitasecondbutton.

Meaning: Hit several buttons successively.

TRANSP A

SHUFFLE B SWING RST

hold

TRANSP A

SHUFFLE B SWING RST

Select Sub Bank

Select up to 8 patterns to be chained

+ + +

hold

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ... 22 23

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