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Equator2 User Manual
Equator2 User Manual
Contents
Equator2 Introduction 5
O e ie 5
A h i ai ,i alla i a d da e 5
File a d f lde l ca i 5
Mac file a d f lde l ca i 6
Wi d file a d f lde l ca i 6
Equator2 Settings 14
Pe - e e Se i g 14
Cl ck 14
Pi ch a d Le el 14
V ici g a d m d la i 14
S h Se i g 15
A di & MIDI Se i g 15
O e ie 18
B e 18
Ad a ced a ame e 18
Ga la S h E gi e 18
O e ie 18
B e a d U e Sam le 18
Ad a ced a ame e 19
N i e E gi e 20
N i e P file 20
Pa ame e 20
Fil e 20
Fil e O /Off 21
M de 21
Pa ame e 21
T e age 22
C m e 33
N i e Ga e 33
Sim le Di i 34
M del Di i 34
Bi c he 34
5-ba d EQ 35
Fil e 35
Ch 35
Fla ge 35
Pha e 36
Sim le Dela 36
M del Dela 37
G ai Dela 38
R m Re e b 39
Big Re e b 39
Glossar 40
Equator2 introduction
Welc me he E a 2 U e Ma al. Thi c m ehe i e g ide de ail e e eleme a d fea e fE a 2i de
hel ge he m f hi ama i g h.
F f he i f ma i a d ech ical , lea e i i age a d e f m.
O e ie
E a 2 i a h b id he i e i h i Source Modules a i c e, each f hich ca eaei a ff ig al
ge e a i g m de :
O cilla (Wa e able a d Vi al A al g)
Sam le
G a la
N i e
The S ce M d le feed i a e emel fle ible i g ma i , he e each e ca be i de e de l ed he
m l i-i mai Fil e Bl ck a d he Effec Bl ck.
The Fil e Bl ck e able elec i f a ide a ge f fil e e a df fil e i g cheme ; hile he Effec Bl ck i
a emi-m d la 12- l ack h i g a a lib a f ef l ce i g m d le a d i chable be ee f ig al
i g e .
Al g ide ha , a ad a ced m d la i ma i all f a ma ed m eme fa mbe f a ame e b ai
m d ce , c ea i g a highl e e i e e gi e f d de ig .
A h i ai ,i alla i a d da e
E a 2 i a h i ed, d l aded a d i alled ia he ROLI Connect d l ad a lica i . T d l ad a d i all
ROLI C ec , lea e g roli.com/start.
Whe fi ROLI C ec , ill eed l gi c ea e a ROLI Acc a h i ea dd l ad
E a 2.
If b gh E a 2 di ec l f m he ROLI li e e a d elec ed A Regi e a check , E a 2 ill
a ma icall a ea i he Apps ab he l gi ROLI C ec . Al e a i el , if ha e a egi a i c de f
E a 2, click he egi e ic i he igh ha d c e f ROLI C ec e e i.
O ce a h i ed, click Install a d ROLI C ec ill a ma icall d l ad a d i all E a 2. Click he E a 2
ame i ROLI C ec e eal he E a 2 a d E a 1 Legac c e lib a ie ; clicki g I nstall ill d l ad a d
i all he c e he defa l file l ca i li ed bel .
File a d f lde l ca i
He e i a li f he defa l l ca i hich he a dal e a d l g-i e i fE a 2aei alled, a ell a he
Fac a dU e c e :
Top bar
The -m ba i ed a iga e he ha di e i g .
(E el e, LFO, e c) i he S ce c l m a d a a ge a ame e i he De i a i c l m , a d e he m d la i
de h i h he Am lide . B defa l , all e a ig me a e ma ed a li ea a fe c e, b clicki g he Edit
b i he T a fe F c i c l m e aga hi hich he c e ca be edi ed, a d e e c e a ed a d
l aded. T dele e a a ig me , click he Remo e b i .
F de ail f he a ailable M d la i S ce , ee he Equator2 Modulation Sources ec i .
I e ac i g ihE a 2
Adjusting parameters
All E a 2 a ame e a e adj ed b ma all e a i g hei - c ee dial di ec l e e i g me ical al e . A
dial ill di la i ame il m e e i , he e i ill di la he c e a ame e al e.
The modulation matrix that appears when the Filter 1 - Cutoff control is right-clicked
Fi di g e e
The P e e B e make i ea fi d he d el ki g f i g fil e a d he ea ch f ci .
Filtering
Refi e ea ch b elec i g e m e fil e ag i he lef ha d a el. The e i cl de:
Location: Fil e e e b hei l ca i i he Factor , User a d/ Soundpack di ec ie . See File a d
f lde l ca i f he l ca i f he e di ec ie . (ROLI S d ack a e e a a el a ailable add- e e
ba k ee he ROLI S d S e f de ail .)
Creators: Fil e b d de ig e .
Results
The e e Re l li al a eflec he c e l elec ed fil e , a d he ic he lef fe e e e ell ha
T ei i :
Seaboard icon: MPE e e
Ke board icon: S a da d e e
Whe c me ac a e e a ic la l like, click he hea ic he igh f i ame add i
Fa orites li . T ie l h e e e i he Fa i e li , click he hea ic a he f he e l .
Y ca al ea ch f a ecific e e i g he Search e field. A d f i a i iai , clicki g he die ic
elec a a d m e e ba ed ac i e fil e .
Preset Info
E e Fac a dS d ack P e e i cl de a b ief de c i i hel de a d he da dh be
a ach i g i . Thi i e eciall ef l f MPE e e , hich ca be la ed i ma diffe e a . A ell a ha ,
he f ll i g i f ma i i ided:
Location: Sh he l ca i f he e e file ha d d i e.
Tags: Sh all Tag a ig ed he e e .
Macros: The ame f he Mac c l a ig ed i hi he e e .
Auditioning Seaboard
U e he i al Seab a d a he b m igh a di i he elec ed e e.
Maki g a d a i g e e
Making a ne preset
T e e he I i (defa l )
e e , click he N e b i
he ba f he l g-i
i d .
Sa e As / Sa e
Click Sa e As a ea e
e e . I he dial g ha
a ea , ame e e a d
edi a f he f ll i g
e ie :
B e Fil e Tag
Mac Name
P e e De c i i
A a a edi i made a
a ed e e , he Sa e as
b bec me ac i e. Click hi
e i e he e e i h he
c e a ame e a e.
Equator2 Settings
Pe - e e Se i g
Click he Global ab i he ce al i d f he S nth
Vie acce he f ll i g e e - ecific Se i g .
Clock
The Cl ck g e he ime-ba ed a ame e f
En elopes, LFOs, Multi-Mods, Source Modules a d
effec he hei S nc i che a e e gaged.
Clock: T ggle be ee he e i g
bel .
Internal: E a 2 cl ck i ed a
he i e al cl ck. Se he em ih
he Tap Tempo BPM c l .
E ternal: S ch i e he l g-i
e i fE a 2 he h DAW
cl ck. N a ailable i he a dal e e i .
Pitch and Le el
Adj he l me a d i g f he e e i h he e e i g :
Octa e S itch: Shif he i ch i ca e e +/-3 c a e .
Number of Voices: I Pol phonic Voice Mode, e he mbe f ice f m 2 16. N e ha he mbe f
ice e he e i affec ed b he e f Unison i each S ce M d le, a U i i ge e a ed i hi
S ce , a he ha d a i g he gl bal ice limi .
e .
S h Se i g
Click he ke b a d ic a he igh f he E a 2 i e face acce he f ll i g
i , a d he Audio & MIDI Settings a el.
Audio & MIDI Settings: See bel .
Visit Support: O e he E a 2 eb i e i b e.
Animations: T he a ima ed m d la i c lla a d m d la ed a ame e
dial a d ff, a d e able/di able he mai a d ke b a d i ali e , g ea l
ed ce CPU age.
Ignore Warnings: Di able e able c fi ma i dial g he cha gi g e e .
Di abli g a i g ma e l i a ed cha ge bei g l .
A di & MIDI Se i g
di & MIDI Se i g panel is only available in the standalone
Please note that the A
Equator2 application, as these settings are managed by your DAW when using the
plug-in version.
Output: Li a ailable a di i e face elec he e a ef
.
Test: Se d a e e he de ice b iefl , f diag ic e .
Acti e output channels: If a di de ice ha m l i le , elec
hich e e e he e.
Sample Rate: Li all a ailable am le a e ed b he a di
de ice.
Audio buffer si e: Adj he b ffe i e. If e e ie ce e f ma ce/CPU
i e , i c ea i g he b ffe i e ill hel e l e hem. The la ge he b ffe i e, h e e , he highe he
la e c .
MIDI: Li all a ailable MIDI i de ice ac i a e he e a e b clicki g hem.
Auto Connect to ROLI Hard are: A c ec ed ROLI MIDI De ice a e a ma icall elec ed.
S ce Mi i Vie
I he mai S h Vie , al a ha e acce he Mi i Vie f all S ce M d le , c m i i g he f ll i g
c l f all b he Noise Engine:
Mute/Solo: I la e m e he S ce M d le. (Note: this doesn t deactivate the Source Module but rather
disables any routing from it to the Filters, FX and Main Output. This means that any source being used for cross
modulation FM or ring mod will still work as expected.)
O cilla S h E gi e
O er ie
The O cilla E gi e ca ge e a e a al g- le a ef m ( i e, a e, a , e c), de ig ed i gle-c cle a ef m ,
a d m ch m e c m le Wa e able ha ca be ca ed h gh c ea e e l i g, c a l hif i g e a d
e e .
Ad anced parameters
Ring Mod Amount: Se he m d la i de h f he ch e Ri g M d S ce. (Note: the Ring Mod circuit has
its own output for routing separately to any Filter, FX or the Main Output.)
Sam le E gi e
O er ie
The Sam le E gi e facili a e la back f E a 2 Fac lib a f dee l
m l i am led i me , a ell a i gle am le im ed f m c llec i .
Bro ser
The Sam le M d le b e gi e acce E a 2 lib a f M l i- a d Si gle-la e
am le . The la e a e ima il i e ded f e i h he G a la S h E gi e, b feel
f ee l ad hem i he Sam le e hele .
Multi-la er samples: A a a a f i ica e, fi el c af ed m l i am led
i me , i h d- bi la back f i c edible eali m, c e i g e e hi g
f m ia a d ld i me a al g h .
Single-la er samples: The e a e ima il ce f he G a la S h
E gi e, b he ca be ed i he Sam le E gi e, , if de i ed. Im ed U e
am le al fall i hi ca eg .
T im am le i E a 2, j d ag e m e . a a di file di ec l
i he b m half f he am le b e . Y ll eed
ecif he Root Note f he am le e e ha i
i ched c ec l ac he ke b a d.
Ad anced parameters
Ga la S h E gi e
O er ie
The G a la S h E gi e di ide a i gle am le he i di id al am le i hi a
m l i am led i me i a e ie f i g ai a d la hem back i a a ie f
a , i h adj able a ame e i cl di g he i e, la back eed a d am li de
e el e f he g ai , a d he m eme f he g ai a i i hi he am le.
Ad anced parameters
100:0: All g ai a e la ed i e e e.
50:50: G ai a e la ed f ad a di e e ei e al mbe .
0:100: All g ai a e la ed f ad .
50%: A li ea eak.
100%: A e ha eak.
N i e E gi e
Noise Profile
The N i e E gi e ffe h ee diffe e N i e P file :
White: E e g i e al a li ea cale, all f e e cie i he e i e ec m a e a e al l me.
Pink: E e g i e al a l ga i hmic cale, he le el d a f e e cie ge highe .
Crackle: A c m le el diffe e le f i e, c ea i g a c ackle/ a ic effec .
Parameters
The N i e S h E gi e c l a e all h ed i i
Mi i Vie , i h ad a ced c l a ailable i he
ce al i d .
Width: Se he e e id h f he N i e ,
f mm (0%) f ll e e (100%).
Le el: Se he le el f he N i e E gi e, f m -i f 0dB.
Fil e
E a 2 fea e a i di id al fil e he f e e S ce M d le, a d f eel a ig able m l i le
im l a e de i a i ia he Mi e a el. The e a e all e ice, he ca be m d la ed b a fE a 2
m d ce . A ell a ha , 12 m e Fil e a e al a ailable a m d le i he Effec Sec i f ce i g f
he fi al .
Filter On/Off
E e fil e ha a e b e i ame ha i che i a d ff.
Modes
Each Fil e m d le ca be i ched be ee m l i le m de , i h a d i h a al g- le a ai :
Classic analog filter models
L - a 12dB/ c a e ih a ai
L - a 24dB/ c a e ih a ai
Ba d- a
N ch
Hi- a 12dB/ c a e ih a ai
Hi- a 24dB/ c a e ih a ai
C mb Fil e
State- ariable filter models
S a e- a iable l - a 12dB/ c a e
S a e- a iable ba d- a 12dB/ c a e
S a e- a iable high- a 12dB/ c a e
S a e- a iable l - a 24dB/ c a e
S a e- a iable ba d- a 24dB/ c a e
S a e- a iable high- a 24dB/ c a e
Wa eshapers
Sa a i
Wa ef lde
Parameters
The L - a , Ba d- a , High- a a d N ch fil e fea e he f ll i gc l :
Cutoff: The c ff ce efe e c f he fil e ,
f m 20H 15kH .
Dri e: Se he i le el g i g i he Wa e ha e .
Tone stage
A e a high- a d l - a fil e ai , i h adj able c ff f e e c c l f each, ca be laced bef e af e he
mai fil e / a e ha e . Thi i a ic la l ef l f ha i g he f he C mb Fil e Wa e ha e .
Pre/Post: P i i he addi i al fil e bef e af e he mai
Fil e /Wa e ha e i he ig al a h.
LPF: Se he c ff f e e c f he l - a fil e .
Outputs (VCAs)
The VCA f he S ce M d le , Ri g M d a d Gl bal Fil e a e mmed g i g i he FX 1, FX 2 a d D
i , each f hich ha i fi al le el c l. Af e he e le el c l , all ice a e mmed i a e e ig al
be fed i he FX chai Mai O .
The e a e ef l c l , a he ca be m d la ed e ice a d ed a VCA- le le el c l f he ig al i
he FX chai . I he I i (defa l ) e e , he Am E el e i a ig ed f ll m d la e he le el g i g i all h ee
i ( ee bel ).
Please note: Due to the default routing behavior of the Amp Envelope in the Init preset, removing this routing can result in
an ungated signal that may sound like a stuck note . To avoid this, ensure that all three VCA controls are set to 0%, and
then apply modulation from the Amp Envelope (or any of the other four envelopes) to determine the amount of signal
affected by the envelope.
En elope modes
The e a e f eai al m de a ailable each e el e, e abli g a i diffe e e .
En elope parameters
The e el e all ha e he ame e f adj able a ame e :
En elope Le el: Se he e all le el f he e el e a a m d la i ce.
Sustain: Se he S ai le el.
LFO
E a 2 fi e e a ile LFO ide le f c e f a ide a ge f m d la i e . Clicki g he E pand b a
he igh f he LFO/M l i-M d a el i h a LFO elec ed i che f m he eg la abbed LFO ie a e ie
f all fi e LFO i h hei g a h (a d i h ab ab e f i chi g ei he M l i-M d).
Parameters
Each LFO ha he f ll i g a ame e :
Wa eform: Se he ha e f he LFO c clical ig al.
S ae
Ri i g Sa h
Falli g Sa h
Si e
T ia gle
Ra d m
M l i-M d
The expanded Multi-Mod view enables gives more space for editing
Parameters
Sustain: Af e
igge i g, he
la back head
a e h gh all
de il i
eache he S ai
de, he e i
emai il he
igge i g ei
elea ed, af e hich i a e h gh a emai i g de . The ig al he a a he le el f he
fi al de rigger i al a on i S ai M de.
il he ice i e igge ed. T
Grid Si e: Se he g id e l i a he e f m 2 32 a li e .
See he W ki g i h c e ec i age 11 f a li fe el e g a h i e ac i .
Ke acki g
E a 2 f Ke acki g M d la i S ce a e adj ed i he ke b a d i ali e a he b m f he mai
i d . Click a he e a d he Ke tracking heade elec i , a d elec e f he f ce b clicki g he
g id b e he heade .
i e ac i a e e he g a h i E a 2 ee he W ki g i h c e ec i age 11 f a -d .
Ma h M difie
Modes
Add: Add S ce 1 a d 2 ge he .
Multipl : M l i lie S ce 1 b S ce 2.
Ma Threshold: S ce 2 e he ma im m m d la i de h f S ce 1.
Min Threshold: S ce 2 e he mi im m m d la i de h f S ce 1.
Parameters
Ra d m
The Ra d m M d la i S ce i a lied e- e/ l h icall ie,
i de e de l i h e e e ice.
Randomisation
Each f he f Ra d mi a i ce im l j m a e a d m al e
i h e e i c mi g MIDI e.
Flip-flop
The Fli -Fl ce ggle i be ee 0 a d 100% i h e e e e.
All fi e Ra d m ce ca be e i la (0 100%; 0 1) bi la (-100 100%) .
E e i C eI
Ce al E a 2 c ea i e i i i he ea e i h hich e f ma ce/ge e ca be ed cha ge he d
e ime. The Standard a d MPE m d la i c e a e ke hi , e abli g ickl add e e i ia he
ai ei ge e made ible b MPE a d a da d ke b a d .
MPE Mode
I MPE M de, he a ailable ge ei a e:
Strike: N e Vel ci .
Glide: P l h ic Pi chbe d.
Slide: P l h ic Y a i c l (CC74).
Press: P l h ic P e e (Cha el
Pe e).
Lift: N e ff Vel ci .
Mac c l
E a 2 fi e Mac c l c m i e h ee fade a d a XY ad.
Effec m d le
E a 2 15 effec ide e e hi g f m d amic ha i g a d EQ di i ,
e e b, m d la i -ba ed ce i g a d m e.
T l ad a effec , e he Select Effect T pe dial g b clicki g a he e i a em
l , he click he effec a . The a ame e c l f he c e l elec ed effec
a ea i he a el he igh .
T a he effec m d le l aded i a l f a diffe e e, click he d ada
e he effec ame a he f he l he c l a el. Al e a i el , e he
e i / e a b e h gh all 15 m d le .
E e effec ha i lib a f Fac e e , a d a U e lib a hich ca
add e e . Acce b h lib a ie b clicki g he Load ne me b a
he f he effec c l a el, a d a e e e b clicki g he Sa e/Sa e
As b he igh f ha .
T b a a effec , click he e b a he lef f i l c l a el. A d
m e a effec i hi he la e , d ag a d d he ha dle ha a ea he he
igh -ha d edge f i l i m ed e .
Compressor
The C m e effec l e he l me he e e he i ig al c e a defi ed
h e h ld i de e e e ce i e cha ge i le el, a d f e a a c ea i e effec .
In Gain: C l he le el f he ig al g i g i he C m e .
Out Gain: C l he le el f he ig al c mi g f he C m e . U e hi
make a gai l h gh c m e i .
Ratio: Se he a i fi ig al ie, he am fc m e i
a lied.
Noise Gate
U e he N i e Ga e ge id f a ed l -le el i ei a ig al, a d f a ie
em ha i .
Attack: De e mi e he eed a hich he ga e e he he am li de
Threshold i e ceeded b he i ig al.
H steresis: Sm h he e e f he ga e. Thi i ef l if he ga e i
e i g a d cl i g e ickl d e he i ig al h e i g a d he
Threshold f l g e i d , b be a a e ha i ill make he ga e le e ii e
ick cha ge i am li de.
Simple Distortion
The di i alg i hm f m E a 1.
Dri e: C l he am f di i .
Bass: A lie l -f e e c b .
Fu : B e e ha m ic f a di ie d a high e i g .
Model Distortion
Ch e f m a a ge f di i m del alg i hm , ada ed f m FX a i di i
e gi e.
Distortion Model: Thi me gi e acce a ide a ge f di i
alg i hm .
Input Gain: Se he le el f he ig al g i g i he di i .
Dri e: C l he am f di i .
Bitcrusher
Bi c hi g i l e ed ci g he bi de h f a digi al ig al (f m 24- 16-, 8- e e fe e bi , f e am le), f e
d ce a i e i all l -fi d emi i ce f i age digi al h , d m machi e a d ide game . E a 2 Bi
C he al ef m am le a e ed c i , gi i g e e m e c l e he l -fi cha ac e .
Dri e: De e mi e he am f a e ha i g a lied. L e e i g ca be
ed add a m h; highe e i g ill e l i a edi e di ed d.
5-band EQ
A fi e-ba d a ame ic e ali e . Selec a ba d f edi i g i g he mbe ed ab a he
.
Frequenc : S ee he ce efe e c f he ba d, adj able f m 20H
15kH .
Filter
The Fil e effec i ide ical he mai fil e ee he Fil e ec i ab ef de ail .
Chorus
A h m d la ed i le dela li e f c ea i g hicke i g e emble effec . The
m d la i ig al i ge e a ed b a b a d i e a e LFO.
Depth: Se he am f i ch m d la i a lied.
Flanger
A h m d la ed dela li e i h feedback he i , he Fla ge i ed c ea e a
e e f m eme , a d f chedelic effec , f m b le e eme. The m d la i ig al i ge e a ed b a
b a d i e a e LFO.
Phaser
The Pha e e ha e ca celli g ech i e ( h gh he e f all- a fil e i g)
c ea e a e ie f eak ac he f e e c ec m. Whe he e eak a e
m d la ed, a chedelic ee i g effec i c ea ed.
S nc: De e mi e he he he Rate i e i He em - ced e al e .
Simple Dela
A e e dela i h i de e de Lef a d Righ dela li e . The f ll i g a ame e ae
a ailable e a a el f each dela li e:
Dela Time: C l he le g h f he dela . Wi h S nc di abled, he Dela Time
ca be e f m 0-2000 milli ec d . Wi h S nc e abled, he Dela Time i e i
em - ced m ical e al e f m 1/128 4 ba .
Model Dela
A e f l c ea i e dela effec ba ed FX a i dela ech l g .
Dela Model: E able elec i f e f h ee di i c dela ech l g m del .
Ping Pong: Whe e abled, he i ig al i mmed m bef e bei g e e iall ed ha d lef / igh .
Wi h he igh e i g , hi achie e a al e a i g a ed e e effec .
BBD Stages (BBD): Se he mbe f age ie, ca aci i he BBD m del be ee 256 a 0%
a d 4096 a 100%. L e mbe f age gi e a l -fi d i h m e alia i g a ifac . De i e bei g
a al g , BBD dela i l eaf m f am li g; a d e e h gh he me h d f am le ' age' i
a al g, a ce ha i l e am li g a di ig al a fi i e i e al i ce ible alia i g.
Link L & R: Whe e abled, a ame e cha ge made e ide a e a lied e all he he .
Grain Dela
The G ai Dela a lie he ame le f g a la he i a ed b he G a la
S he i E gi e a dela li e.
S nc: Whe e abled, he Dela al e i e i em - ced e al e , a he
ha He . Thi i ef l if a he dela f ll he em f DAW
jec , kee he dela i c i h E el e a d/ LFO .
Pitch: C l he i ch f he ge e a ed g ai , a d ai e /l e he i ch f he ig al i he feedback ci c i
f e am le, a 12.00, he ig al i i ched a c a e i h each a h gh he feedback l .
Tilt: Adj he ha e f he g ai am li de e el e:
Densit : C l he le g h f he g ai a dh m ch he e la .
Wet: Se he le el f he e ( ce ed) ig al a he .
Room Re erb
A im le, ick- - e e e b.
Dela : Se he dela be ee he di ec ig al a d he e e be a ig al, f m
0-100m .
Big Re erb
A m e c m le , eali ic (a d, c e e l , CPU-i e i e) e e b im la i .
Room Si e: S ecifie he i e f he i al e e be a i chambe . Highe
e i g e l i am e ced a d l ge e e be a i effec .
Densit : C l he de i f he la e eflec i .
Glossar
Dimensions of Touch: The eal- ime c l a d m d la i f d made ible b MPE c lle , h gh he
ba ic fi ge ge e f S ike, P e , Glide, Slide, a d Lif .