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Europa User Guide

What is not included

We have not included some features that would be expected in an upgrade like Europa. This section documents the reasons for not including these desirable features. We would like these features ourselves, but adding them would have extended the development time, increased cost, and increased the complexity of the upgrade - all beyond the project’s goals. In the future, Synthcom Systems may provide such an upgrade, but one is not available at the time of this writing.

LFO-2 Control and Pitch bend

The LFO 2 and pitch bend controls are direct wirings from the bender board to the voice boards. The controller board has no control over the bender board, which means Europa has no control over it. This modification would require additional hardware.

MIDI Syncable LFOs

MIDI Syncable LFOs is a feature that everyone would like to have. The voice board LFOs are software generated, and their rates are preprogrammed in the voice board code. The controller board has no way of telling the voice boards to retrigger the LFO or setting the rate to a granular enough level to make syncable LFOs possible. However, most sequencer packages provide continuous controller based LFOs, so the behavior of a MIDI syncable LFO can be simulated by the sequencer via MIDI CC messages.

Tape operation

Tape support was not included for hopefully obvious reasons. Once you have the ability to save and restore patches via MIDI, what use is the tape interface? If you have old patches lying around on cassettes, you can still boot the Roland code and retrieve your patches, reboot to Europa, and save them via MIDI.

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Contents Page Trademarks Europa User Guide Table Of Contents What’s on discTable Of Contents Europa User Guide Voice assignment modesCommon problems Boot block EuropaArpeggiator mode and options when the UP button is Held Arpeggiator step rhythm programming buttonsEuropa User Guide Terminology and symbols Introduction Europa User Guide Bold TapeNew feature summary Europa User Guide Additional arpeggiator modesEuropa User Guide New feature summary What is not included Europa User Guide Operational differences Arpeggiator, voice, and synchronization structureOperational differences Europa User Guide Additional voice assignment modes Power up diagnostics and actions Europa User Guide Power up diagnosticsEuropa User Guide Power up diagnostics and actions To F-5 Europa boot and diagnostic flowchart Jig mode is tested Tape Button is tested Internal CPU stack RAM is testedInternal CPU Xram is tested External scratch RAM is testedWrite + Tape BenderSetting the Jupiter 6’s base Midi channel Selection Base Midi channelLED on LED BlinkingLED Off C D E F Aftertouch assign LFO Delay Manual Cross MOD VCO 1 Range VCA LFOENV-1 Key track ENV-2 Key track Europa User Guide Voice assignment modes Solo Solo assign LED lit solidVoice assignment modes Europa User Guide Whole SplitPoly 2 steal Poly 2 LED blinking Arpeggiator Europa User Guide Europa User GuideArpeggiator Midi Clock Europa User Guide Arpeggiator Sources of notes to be played and keyboard/MIDI interactionArpeggio note List Sequence note Arpeggio note calculator takes the note to play Internal clock a Arpeggiator mode and options when the UP button is held Random mode Sequence modes and options E F G a BRecording a sequence Arpeggiator step rhythm programming buttons Europa User Guide Arpeggiator How do I……..? Europa User Guide Transfer patches from tape to Europa?Europa User Guide How do I……..? Save all patches and presets to MIDI? Europa User Guide Common problems Can’t get any sound out of Europa from the local keyboardCommon problems Europa User Guide Hear unplayed or missing notes in my arpeggiations Arpeggiator runs too fast/slow or doesn’t stay in sync Europa User Guide Europa Firmware Update Utility Windows firmware update utilityEuropa Firmware Update Utility Europa User Guide Locate an image to update Update the Jupiter Apple Macintosh Europa Firmware Update Utility Locate an image to update Update the Jupiter Europa Midi Implementation Europa User Guide Basic Midi functionalityEuropa User Guide Europa Midi Implementation IDI Message=LOWER SPLIT, 127=UPPER Split VCO MODLFO ENVVCO Mixer VCF LFOVCA ENV Unison PWMVCO KEY Mode LOWER/UPPELower Upper Lower SPLIT, 127= Upper SplitEuropa Midi Implementation Europa User Guide Europas Continuous Controller map BPM F0h Command 02h Set Europas base Midi channel Europa User GuideEuropa Midi Implementation VCO MOD LFOVCO MOD ENV Xmod ManualVCF LFO 1 mod VCA ENV 2 LevelPWM LFO Europa Midi Implementation Europa User Guide UPPER/WHOLE Upper /WHOLEA1-F8 Whole Upper Whole LowerCommand 07h Assign controller F0h 41h 10h 4ah 36h 00h 68h 36h f7h Boot block Europa User Guide Europa Internal ArchitectureContact Information Europa User Guide Visit Synthcom on the internetEuropa User Guide Europa Limited Warranty User installed Europa upgradesEuropa Limited Warranty Europa User Guide Acknowledgements Europa User Guide AcknowledgementsArpeggiator mode and options when the UP button is held Europa supermode reference sheet