dr-03 hI-HATS / METAL

USER MANUAL
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dr-03 hI-HATS / METAL

The DR-03 Hi-Hats / Metal is the third module in the DR

series dedicated to analog drum synthesis. It is designed to
synthesize hi-hats and metal percussion like cowbells or
cymbals and even FX. Three different voices are available at
the same time Closed Hi-hat, Open Hi-hat and Metal plus a
Hihat mixed output .

Hi-Hats

To synthesize a Hi-Hat there is a key element that de nes

the nal result, the primary sound used to create it. The
DR-03 has three possible sound sources , a white noise
generator, a mix of six square wave oscillators and a mix of
ring modulated square wave oscillators. These three sound
sources, together with the VC Band Pass lter and the Low
Pass Filter allow the DR-03 to create a wide range of hi-hat
sounds.

Another interesting feature is that the Open Hi-hat decay

time is voltage controlled and it can be triggered indepen-
dently or conditioned to the Closed Hi-hat.

Metal

The Metal sound is created using two ring modulated

square wave oscillators and a VC Band Pass Filter. The
frequency of one oscillator can be manually controlled and
the other one has a xed frequency. The variable oscillator
can modulate the cutoff of the BPF to create metallic FM
sounds.

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DR-03 Hi-Hats / Metal

Front Panel

Open Hi-Hat
Closed Hi-Hat Output LED
Output LED
Metal Output LED
Closed Hi-Hat
Decay time Open Hi-Hat
Decay time
Hi-Hat source
Noise oscillator
Open Hi-Hat mode
trigger mode
Hi-Hat Open Hi-Hat Decay
BPF Frequency modulation level

Hi-Hat BPF
FM level
Hi-Hat LPF frequency
BPF resonance

Metal BPF Frequency Metal BPF

FM switch
Metal oscillator Metal
frequency Decay time
Open Hi-Hat
Hi-Hat BPF
Decay CV input
FM CV input
Open Hi-Hat
trigger input Metal trigger input

Closed Hi-Hat Hi-Hat mix output

trigger input
Metal output
Closed Hi-Hat output
Metal BPF
Open Hi-Hat output FM CV input

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DR-03 HIHATS / METAL BLOCK DIAGRAM

HIHATS BLOCK DIAGRAM

LEVEL

BPF LPF

CUTOFF RESONANCE CUTOFF

CH OUT

TRIG CH ENVELOPE ( AD )

∑ HH MIX

DECAY
EXC / IND

OH OUT

TRIG OH ENVELOPE ( AD )

AUDIO SIGNAL
DEC MOD
CONTROL SIGNAL
LEVEL DECAY

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METAL BLOCK DIAGRAM

M F CV

BPF CH OUT

ENVELOPE ( AD )
FM ON / OFF
CUTOFF
METAL TUNE TRIG MET

DECAY

AUDIO SIGNAL
NAME FUNCTION BLOCK XOR GATE NAME OUTPUT
CONTROL SIGNAL

POTENTIOMETER NAME INPUT SWITCH ∑ MIXER

NAME

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CONTROL DESCRIPTION
Hi-Hat Controls

CH DECAY

CH DECAY
This knob sets decay time of the closed hit-hat. It goes
from 10ms up to 150ms.

10mS 150mS

OH DECAY

OH DECAY
This knob sets the base decay time of the open hit-hat. It
goes from 50ms up to 3s.

50mS 3S

DECAY MOD

DECAY MOD
This knob sets the modulation level to the open hi-hat
decay time.

MIN MAX

HI-HAT SOUND SOURCE

This switches select the audio source to create the hi-hat
sound.
NOISE RM
- NOISE : a white noise generator
- OSC : a cluster of six square wave oscillators.
RM: the oscillators are ring modulated by pairs and
OSC SQR
the three resulting signals are mixed together.
SQR : the six oscillators mixed together.

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BPF FREQ

BPF FREQ
This potentiometer sets the Hihat bandpass lter cutoff
frequency.

1KHz 17KHz

CV LEVEL

CV LEVEL
This potentiometer sets amount of external modulation
that affects the Hihat bandpass lter cutoff frequency.

MIN MAX

RESONANCE

RESONANCE
This potentiometer sets amount of resonance to the
Hihat bandpass lter.

MIN MAX

LPF FREQ

LPF FREQ
This potentiometer sets the Hihat lowpass lter cutoff
frequency.

LF HF

OPEN HI-HAT - TRIGGER MODE

IND
This switch allows to chose what happens when the Open
Hihat is on and the Closed Hihat gets triggered
IND : The Open Hihat is not affected by the Closed Hihat.
EXC EXC : When the Closed Hihat is triggered the Open Hihat
stops immediately.

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Metal Controls

METAL TUNE

METAL TUNE
The Metal sound is composed by two ring modulated
oscillators. The rst oscillator has a xed frequency. The
frequency of the second oscillator is controlled by this
knob. It goes from 500Hz to 5Khz
500Hz 5KHz

METAL BPF

METAL BPF
This potentiometer sets the cutoff frequency of the Metal
Band Pass Filter.

500Hz 7 KHz

METAL DECAY

METAL DECAY
This knob sets decay time of the Metal sound. It goes
from 20ms up to 1s

20mS 1S

FM ON METAL BAND PASS FILTER VCO MODULATION

This switch turns on the FM between the variable metal
oscillator and the Band Pass Filter.
FM OFF

TRIG CH
TRIG CH
Closed Hi-Hat trigger input. Any signal with a positive
voltage higher that 3.5V can be used.

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CH OUT
CH OUT
Closed Hi-Hat output.

TRIG OH
TRIG OH
Open Hi-Hat trigger input. Any signal with a positive
voltage higher that 3.5V can be used.

OH OUT
OH OUT
Open Hi-Hat output.

DEC MOD
DEC MOD
Open Hi-Hat decay modulation input.

HH MIX
HH
Hi-Hat mixed output. This ouput mix of the outputs of
the Open and Closed hi-hat.

HH F CV
HH F CV
Hi-Hat Band Pass Filter frequency CV input.

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MET F CV
MET F CV
Metal Band Pass Filter frequency CV input.

TRIG MET
TRIG MET
Metal trigger input. Any signal with a positive voltage
higher that 3.5V can be used.

MET OUT
MET OUT
Metal output.

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Trimmers and power connectors

IMPORTANT !!!!
This module has two power connectors
(MU and MOTM). BPF HH initial
Only one is needed to power the frequency
module. (MU or MOTM).
Never connect both at the
same time.
BPF Metal initial
frequency
MU

N/C -15V GND +5V +15V

Open HH
Envelope Time
MOTM

Noise level

-15V GND GND +15V

MU MOTM
power connector power connector

TECHNICAL DATA
Module Format : 5U, MU format ( Synthesizers.com, Moog )
Module Width : 2 MU ( Moog unit )
Module Depth : 52 mm ( 2,05 inches )
Power : +15V@70mA , -15V@60mA
Power connectors : MU, MOTM ( 4 pin )

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MODULAR LEVEL

MIN MAX

MODULAR SYNTHS

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