Moog Music Minimoog Voyager XL - Manual (Page 15)

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Voyager XL User’s Manual - The Components
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Voyager XL User’s Manual - The Components
External:
The EXTERNAL control allows an external monophonic audio source to be routed into the Mixer, where it
can be mixed with the Oscillators and Noise source (an “Ext Audio In” jack on the Voyager XL back panel is
provided for this input). The LED above the EXTERNAL control knob begins to light up as the input signal
overdrives the Mixer input. When the light is faint, a small amount of soft clipping is occurring. When the
LED is bright, the signal is strongly overdriven. Judicious use of overdrive can really fatten up a sound. The
External Audio Input can accept a signal from instrument level to line level.
Mixer Back Panel Connections:
Mix-Out Loop:
The jack on the back labeled “Mix Out/Filter In” is an insert point between the Mixer output and the Filter
input. Using a standard insert cable, an effect such as a moogerfooger® MF-102 Ring Modulator can be
inserted to add effects to the oscillator, noise source, and external audio in prior to the Filter stage. The
Mixer output signal appears at the tip of the insert cable jack as shown below. The return signal is applied
to the ring of the jack. A cable fully plugged into the jack breaks the connection between the Mixer and the
Filter, and unless the Return signal is sent to the ring of the jack, no signal will pass through to the Filter. The
level settings in the Mixer affect the output level, so keep this in mind as you try different devices in this loop.
A secondary function of the EXTERNAL control knob is that it can be used to scroll through a
bank of presets when in PANEL mode when the EXTERNAL switch is set to OFF. For more on
this feature, see ‘Quick Mode’ on page 47.
Got a few guitar stompboxes laying around? The Mix-Out loop allows you to easily insert guitar
pedal effects into the Voyager XL signal path. What to try? Nearly any type of sound effects
device or sound modifier is fair game (chorus, phaser, flanger, overdrive, distortion, graphic/
parametric EQ, tube preamp, exciter, etc.) and worth checking out. As always, experimentation
is encouraged!
The Mix-Out loop adds tremendous
flexibility to the powerful sound
creation abilities of the Voyager XL!
You can use the External Audio Input jack to route the Voyager XL output back into itself. This
classic feedback trick is a great way to produce a thicker, meatier sound when the gain is
properly set with the EXTERNAL control knob.