Moog Mother-32 Manual Addendum

April 2020 VERSION 2.0 Version 2.0 is a comprehensive firmware update to Mother-32, adding some new sequencer functions, more versatility with MIDI and Clock functions, an enhanced Setup menu, and a variety of other new additions and improvements. In order to begin enjoying these new features, you will first need to update your Mother-32. WHAT YOU WILL NEED • A Computer with internet access • A USB-MIDI Cable or Interface with 5-Pin MIDI Output • A program for sending MIDI SysEx files from your computer; free options include SysEx Librarian for OS X or Bome SendSX for Windows. HOW TO UPDATE YOUR FIRMWARE You will need a 5-pin (DIN) MIDI output device for your computer. Connect MIDI Out from the computer to MIDI In on the Mother-32. Use a program for sending MIDI SysEx files from your computer; free options include SysEx Librarian for OS X or Bome SendSX for Windows. 1. Connect your Mother-32 to your computer using a USB to MIDI cable or via your MIDI-enabled interface. 2. Download the newest Mother-32 Firmware from https://www.moogmusic.com/products/mother-32. 3. Open the downloaded .zip file. 4. Open the folder: “Mother-32_Firmware_v2.0”. 5. Copy these files from the folder to your SysEx application’s library: • Mother-32_ERASE_firmware.syx • Mother-32_Firmware_v2_0_0.syx 6. Send Mother-32_ERASE_firmware.syx from your SysEx application to your Mother-32 via your USB MIDI interface. Look for the Tempo LED to flash green/red; this means unit is now in boot-loader mode. The old firmware still needs to be erased. 7. Send Mother-32_ERASE_firmware.syx a second time – you should see two slow red blinks from the Tempo LED, then it will flash green on/off. The old firmware is now erased and the unit is ready for new firmware. 8. Send new main firmware (Mother-32_Firmware_v2_0_0.syx). Observe the MIDI LED flashing red and the Tempo LED flashing yellow during transfer. 9. On completion, the Tempo LED will flash green 2-3 times and the unit will perform the normal boot-up light show sequence, indicating the update finished successfully. If you have any questions or trouble with your update please contact [email protected].

April 2020 NEW SEQUENCER FUNCTIONS SEQUENCER PLAYBACK DIRECTION The playback order of the notes being generated by the sequencer can be changed from Forward (normal/ default), to Reverse (backward), to Pendulum (back & forth), or to Random. To set the playback order, hold down both the (KB) and (STEP) buttons while pressing one of the first four (STEP) buttons. FORWARD / (KB) + (STEP) + 1 This combination of buttons will cause the notes stored in the sequencer to play normally, from beginning to end. This is the default setting. REVERSE / (KB) + (STEP) + 2 This combination of buttons will cause the notes stored in the sequencer to play in reverse order, from end to beginning. PENDULUM / (KB) + (STEP) + 3 This combination of buttons will cause the notes stored in the sequencer to play in pendulum order, alternating from beginning to end, from end to beginning, from beginning to end, etc. RANDOM / (KB) + (STEP) + 4 This combination of buttons will cause the notes stored in the sequencer to play in a random order. PRE-ARMING THE SEQUENCER FOR AN EXTERNAL CLOCK If the Tempo Input mode is set to Single Clock Advance or to Analog Clock (see page 3), then holding down the (KB) and (STEP) buttons then pressing the RUN / STOP button will arm the sequencer for use with an external clock. In this case, the sequencer is stopped, but it will begin playing as soon as the next clock or trigger is detected at the TEMPO input jack. NOTE: To start the sequencer playing from the beginning, press RESET after arming the sequencer and before starting the external clock. SWING AMOUNT AND RATCHET VALUE In the sequencer, pressing (SHIFT) while rotating the TEMPO knob will vary the Swing Amount. Pressing (SHIFT) while rotating the GLIDE control will select a Ratchet value. Swing sets a percentage that the off beats are ahead of or behind the beat. Ratchet specifies a number (1-4) of note-repeats occurring during the length of a single step. NOTE: In addition to setting the Swing Amount, Version 2.0 now allows the Swing Interval (note value) to be set independently as well. Please refer to the SWING section on page 5. Forward Reverse Pendulum Random + + HOLD HOLD HOLD HOLD PRESS + +

April 2020 NEW TEMPO INPUT MODES TEMPO INPUT TEMPO is a configurable input for modulating the internal clock tempo, or for replacing the internal clock signal. Beginning with Version 2.0, the TEMPO input has 4 available modes, which are assigned using the SETUP mode. See page 9 for details on selecting the mode for this input. NOTE: By default, the TEMPO input accepts a -5V to +5V signal. 0V to +5V is selectable via Setup Mode, Page 8, Option 5 (see page 11 of this doc). MODE 1 - TEMPO CV The input is summed with the position of the TEMPO panel control. With the TEMPO knob in the center position, a -5V to +5V control voltage changes the internal clock tempo from minimum to maximum (20 BPM to 300 BPM). MODE 2 - SINGLE CLOCK ADVANCE (DEFAULT) When the input of a clock’s rising edge is detected, the internal clock is suppressed, and the Tempo LED is lit green. The pattern is advanced one step for each rising edge detected. If the clock applied is at a steady tempo, then any Ratchets will be performed in synchronization with the incoming clock pulses. A rising edge must be faster than 1V / msec to be detected as an edge, so slowly changing signals will be ignored. In this mode, the TEMPO panel control is ignored. If clock pulses to this input stop, the Mother-32 internal clock may be restarted by pressing RUN / STOP or by turning the TEMPO knob. MODE 3 - ANALOG CLOCK Prior to Version 2.0, this mode was fixed at 24 pulses per quarter note (PPQN) and was referred to as “DIN Sync mode.” Beginning with Version 2.0, the Analog Clock Mode can be used to synchronize with any regular analog clock signal applied to the TEMPO input. The time base for the analog clock input is set on Setup Page 4 (Clock Input PPQN). While the TEMPO input is in Analog Clock mode, a clock detected at the TEMPO input will override both the internal clock and MIDI sync. Stop the external clock or disconnect it from the TEMPO input in order to use internal clock or MIDI sync again. MODE 4 - STEP ADDRESS CV In the Step Address CV mode, the sequencer isn’t driven by a clock. Instead, individual sequence steps are selected and played directly based on the CV level received at the TEMPO input. The total CV input voltage range is evenly divided across the number of sequence steps in the pattern. Any input voltage within the range allocated to each step will select that step. When the input voltage crosses the division between one step address and another, the new step is played. Smaller voltage changes which do not cross a boundary between step addresses have no effect. A ramp LFO will play the sequence normally, and will be synced to the ramp LFO rate. Experiment with patching in different modulation sources to find fun new playing techniques. NOTE: While in Step Address CV mode, a changing voltage at the TEMPO input will override normal playback. Pressing the RUN / STOP button will restore normal playback until / unless the voltage at the TEMPO input changes again.

April 2020 NEW CLOCK DIVISIONS ADDED CLOCK/TEMPO OVERVIEW The Mother-32 sequencer runs in musical time, using note durations (quarter note, sixteenth note and so on) based on some tempo in beats per minute. The tempo is set by a “clock”, which in the world of analog sequencers is just an equally spaced series of pulses. The Mother-32 can follow its own internal clock, or an external clock signal connected to the TEMPO input jack. The Tempo LED located above the (SHIFT) button blinks to indicate how fast the sequencer is stepping. The color of the Tempo LED shows the current clock source: red for internal clock or green for external clock (MIDI, or an analog clock connected to the TEMPO input). The internal clock Tempo is set by the panel TEMPO knob. When using the internal clock, the TEMPO knob can vary the base tempo from 20 BPM to 300 BPM. The TEMPO knob is also used to set the note value (interchangeably called the clock division) at which the sequencer will advance relative to the clock. When synchronized to an external clock (analog or MIDI), or if you hold the (KB) or (STEP) buttons while turning it, the TEMPO knob is used to set the clock division value. Previously, the TEMPO knob offered only eight clock divisions. With Version 2.0, this has been increased to twenty-four clock divisions. These twenty-four values are arranged in three groups of eight; one group for dotted note values, one group for triplet note values, and one for straight timing. HERE ARE THE AVAILABLE CLOCK DIVISION VALUES: 1. Two whole notes (dotted, triplet, straight) 2. Whole note (dotted, triplet, straight) 3. Half note (dotted, triplet, straight) 4. Quarter note (dotted, triplet, straight) 5. Eighth note (dotted, triplet, straight) 6. Sixteenth note (dotted, triplet, straight) 7. Thirty-second note (dotted, triplet, straight) 8. Sixty-fourth note (dotted, triplet, straight) HERE IS HOW TO ACCESS THE CLOCK DIVISION VALUES: DOTTED NOTES Hold down the (KB) button while turning the TEMPO knob to select one of the eight dotted note values. TRIPLET NOTES Hold down the (STEP) button while turning the TEMPO knob to select one of the eight triplet note values. STRAIGHT NOTES When Mother-32 is synced to MIDI or to an analog clock input, simply rotate the TEMPO knob to select one of the eight straight note values. If Mother-32 is synced to the internal clock, then hold down both the (KB) and (STEP) buttons whole rotating the TEMPO knob to select one of the eight straight note values. NOTE: The selected clock division will be shown by yellow OCTAVE / LOCATION LEDs. + +