Behringer NEUTRON

6 drum sounds this box makes from scratch, in the order to build them. Work down the list: open one, patch it, set the values, then record a single hit before moving to the next.

1. 1Envelope-swept kick, pitch falling through an attenuatorkick · hard

   Routing — Both oscillators tuned low and locked; ENV 2 drives the pitch drop through ATT 1

   • OUT · ENV2 → IN · ATT1 IN

     supplies the pitch envelope — ATT 1 IN has no normal, and the attenuator is what keeps 9 V from becoming nine octaves

   • OUT · ATT1 → IN · OSC1+2

     supplies pitch modulation to both oscillators at once; OSC1+2 has no normal

   • PARAPHONICoff(on, off)

     Both oscillators follow one note

   • OSC SYNCon(on, off)

     OSC 1 restarts the period of OSC 2, so both share a base frequency (p.7)

   • OSC 1 RANGE32'(8', 16', 32', full range)

     One octave LED lit — this is the ±1 octave scale TUNE is read against

   • OSC 1 TUNE-12st(-12…12 st)

     p.25 gives the 8'/16'/32' scale as +1/-1 octave

   OSC 1

   • OSC 1 SHAPESine(Tone Mod, Square, Sawtooth, Triangular, Sine)

     Hold that OSC’s RANGE, press PARAPHONIC

   • OSC 1 WIDTH50%(0…100 %)

   • OSC 2 RANGE32'(8', 16', 32', full range)

     One octave LED lit — this is the ±1 octave scale TUNE is read against

   • OSC 2 TUNE-12st(-12…12 st)

     p.25 gives the 8'/16'/32' scale as +1/-1 octave

   OSC 2

   • OSC 2 SHAPETriangular(Tone Mod, Square, Sawtooth, Triangular, Sine)

     Hold that OSC’s RANGE, press PARAPHONIC

   • OSC 2 WIDTH50%(0…100 %)

   • OSC MIX35% travel(0…100 % travel)

     p.25 gives this only as a linear blend between OSC 1 and 2, with no scale

   • NOISE0%(0…100 %)

     White noise injected into the filter (p.7)

   • VCA BIAS0%(0…100 %)

     Opens the VCA without a note — turn it down for a gated part (p.10)

   OUTPUT

   • VOLUME80%(0…100 %)

   VCF

   • VCF MODElow pass(high pass, band pass, low pass)
   • VCF FREQ220Hz(10…15000 Hz)
   • VCF RESO3(0…10)

     Self-resonates at or near maximum, and plays in tune with KEY TRK on (p.11)

   • VCF KEY TRKoff(on, off)

     Cutoff follows the last MIDI note received (p.11)

   • VCF MOD DEPTH0%(0…100 %)

     Depth of the LFO normalled to FREQ MOD; p.11 and p.21 call this knob FILTER DEPTH

   • VCF ENV DEPTH30%(0…100 %)

     Depth of ENVELOPE 2, which is normalled to the filter (p.12)

   ENVELOPE 1

   • ENV 1 A0.3ms(0.3…5000 ms)

     300 µs to 5 s, linear attack

   • ENV 1 D180ms(2.4…10000 ms)

     2.4 ms to 10 s, exponential decay

   • ENV 1 S0V(0…9 V)

     A level, given as a voltage

   • ENV 1 R30ms(1.5…6000 ms)

     1.5 ms to 6 s, exponential release

   ENVELOPE 2

   • ENV 2 A0.3ms(0.3…5000 ms)

     300 µs to 5 s, linear attack

   • ENV 2 D55ms(2.4…10000 ms)

     2.4 ms to 10 s, exponential decay

   • ENV 2 S0V(0…9 V)

     A level, given as a voltage

   • ENV 2 R20ms(1.5…6000 ms)

     1.5 ms to 6 s, exponential release

   OVERDRIVE

   • OD DRIVE2(0…11)
   • OD TONE4(0…10)

     Left boosts the lows, right thins them and lifts the highs (p.7)

   • OD LEVEL70% travel(0…100 % travel)

     p.25 gives this as "0 dB to -∞" — a named endpoint, so percent of travel

   ATTENUATORS

   • ATTENUATOR 112% travel(0…100 % travel)

     p.25 gives this as "+4 dB to -∞" — a named endpoint, so percent of travel. Low: a 9 V envelope into a 1 V/octave input is nine octaves

2. 2Kick driven into the overdrive, resonance rising with the hitkick · dirty

   Routing — The pitch drop as above, plus ENV 2 opening the resonance so the tail bites

   • OUT · ENV2 → IN · ATT1 IN

     supplies the pitch envelope; ATT 1 IN has no normal

   • OUT · ATT1 → IN · OSC1+2

     supplies pitch modulation to both oscillators

   • OUT · ENV2 → IN · RES

     supplies resonance modulation — RES has no normal, so the bite arrives with the hit

   • PARAPHONICoff(on, off)

     Both oscillators follow one note

   • OSC SYNCon(on, off)

     OSC 1 restarts the period of OSC 2, so both share a base frequency (p.7)

   • OSC 1 RANGE32'(8', 16', 32', full range)

     One octave LED lit — this is the ±1 octave scale TUNE is read against

   • OSC 1 TUNE-12st(-12…12 st)

     p.25 gives the 8'/16'/32' scale as +1/-1 octave

   OSC 1

   • OSC 1 SHAPESquare(Tone Mod, Square, Sawtooth, Triangular, Sine)

     PULSE WIDTH only affects these two shapes (p.10)

     Hold that OSC’s RANGE, press PARAPHONIC

   • OSC 1 WIDTH40%(0…100 %)

   • OSC 2 RANGE32'(8', 16', 32', full range)

     One octave LED lit — this is the ±1 octave scale TUNE is read against

   • OSC 2 TUNE-10st(-12…12 st)

     p.25 gives the 8'/16'/32' scale as +1/-1 octave

   OSC 2

   • OSC 2 SHAPESawtooth(Tone Mod, Square, Sawtooth, Triangular, Sine)

     Hold that OSC’s RANGE, press PARAPHONIC

   • OSC 2 WIDTH50%(0…100 %)

   • OSC MIX45% travel(0…100 % travel)

     p.25 gives this only as a linear blend between OSC 1 and 2, with no scale

   • NOISE8%(0…100 %)

     White noise injected into the filter (p.7)

   • VCA BIAS0%(0…100 %)

     Opens the VCA without a note — turn it down for a gated part (p.10)

   OUTPUT

   • VOLUME78%(0…100 %)

   VCF

   • VCF MODElow pass(high pass, band pass, low pass)
   • VCF FREQ180Hz(10…15000 Hz)
   • VCF RESO7(0…10)

     Self-resonates at or near maximum, and plays in tune with KEY TRK on (p.11)

   • VCF KEY TRKoff(on, off)

     Cutoff follows the last MIDI note received (p.11)

   • VCF MOD DEPTH0%(0…100 %)

     Depth of the LFO normalled to FREQ MOD; p.11 and p.21 call this knob FILTER DEPTH

   • VCF ENV DEPTH35%(0…100 %)

     Depth of ENVELOPE 2, which is normalled to the filter (p.12)

   ENVELOPE 1

   • ENV 1 A0.3ms(0.3…5000 ms)

     300 µs to 5 s, linear attack

   • ENV 1 D200ms(2.4…10000 ms)

     2.4 ms to 10 s, exponential decay

   • ENV 1 S0V(0…9 V)

     A level, given as a voltage

   • ENV 1 R40ms(1.5…6000 ms)

     1.5 ms to 6 s, exponential release

   ENVELOPE 2

   • ENV 2 A0.3ms(0.3…5000 ms)

     300 µs to 5 s, linear attack

   • ENV 2 D70ms(2.4…10000 ms)

     2.4 ms to 10 s, exponential decay

   • ENV 2 S0V(0…9 V)

     A level, given as a voltage

   • ENV 2 R25ms(1.5…6000 ms)

     1.5 ms to 6 s, exponential release

   OVERDRIVE

   • OD DRIVE8(0…11)
   • OD TONE3(0…10)

     Left boosts the lows, right thins them and lifts the highs (p.7)

   • OD LEVEL55% travel(0…100 % travel)

     p.25 gives this as "0 dB to -∞" — a named endpoint, so percent of travel

   ATTENUATORS

   • ATTENUATOR 115% travel(0…100 % travel)

     p.25 gives this as "+4 dB to -∞" — a named endpoint, so percent of travel

3. 3Tuned tom, pitch dropping a fourth into the bodytom · hard

   Routing — ENV 2 through ATT 1 into the pitch, as the kicks do, with a longer decay

   • OUT · ENV2 → IN · ATT1 IN

     supplies the pitch envelope; ATT 1 IN has no normal

   • OUT · ATT1 → IN · OSC1+2

     supplies pitch modulation to both oscillators

   • PARAPHONICoff(on, off)

     Both oscillators follow one note

   • OSC SYNCoff(on, off)

     OSC 1 restarts the period of OSC 2, so both share a base frequency (p.7)

   • OSC 1 RANGE16'(8', 16', 32', full range)

     One octave LED lit — this is the ±1 octave scale TUNE is read against

   • OSC 1 TUNE-5st(-12…12 st)

     p.25 gives the 8'/16'/32' scale as +1/-1 octave

   OSC 1

   • OSC 1 SHAPESine(Tone Mod, Square, Sawtooth, Triangular, Sine)

     Hold that OSC’s RANGE, press PARAPHONIC

   • OSC 1 WIDTH50%(0…100 %)

   • OSC 2 RANGE16'(8', 16', 32', full range)

     One octave LED lit — this is the ±1 octave scale TUNE is read against

   • OSC 2 TUNE-5st(-12…12 st)

     p.25 gives the 8'/16'/32' scale as +1/-1 octave

   OSC 2

   • OSC 2 SHAPETriangular(Tone Mod, Square, Sawtooth, Triangular, Sine)

     Hold that OSC’s RANGE, press PARAPHONIC

   • OSC 2 WIDTH50%(0…100 %)

   • OSC MIX30% travel(0…100 % travel)

     p.25 gives this only as a linear blend between OSC 1 and 2, with no scale

   • NOISE6%(0…100 %)

     White noise injected into the filter (p.7)

   • VCA BIAS0%(0…100 %)

     Opens the VCA without a note — turn it down for a gated part (p.10)

   OUTPUT

   • VOLUME78%(0…100 %)

   VCF

   • VCF MODElow pass(high pass, band pass, low pass)
   • VCF FREQ700Hz(10…15000 Hz)
   • VCF RESO4(0…10)

     Self-resonates at or near maximum, and plays in tune with KEY TRK on (p.11)

   • VCF KEY TRKoff(on, off)

     Cutoff follows the last MIDI note received (p.11)

   • VCF MOD DEPTH0%(0…100 %)

     Depth of the LFO normalled to FREQ MOD; p.11 and p.21 call this knob FILTER DEPTH

   • VCF ENV DEPTH30%(0…100 %)

     Depth of ENVELOPE 2, which is normalled to the filter (p.12)

   ENVELOPE 1

   • ENV 1 A0.3ms(0.3…5000 ms)

     300 µs to 5 s, linear attack

   • ENV 1 D420ms(2.4…10000 ms)

     2.4 ms to 10 s, exponential decay

   • ENV 1 S0V(0…9 V)

     A level, given as a voltage

   • ENV 1 R60ms(1.5…6000 ms)

     1.5 ms to 6 s, exponential release

   ENVELOPE 2

   • ENV 2 A0.3ms(0.3…5000 ms)

     300 µs to 5 s, linear attack

   • ENV 2 D140ms(2.4…10000 ms)

     2.4 ms to 10 s, exponential decay

   • ENV 2 S0V(0…9 V)

     A level, given as a voltage

   • ENV 2 R40ms(1.5…6000 ms)

     1.5 ms to 6 s, exponential release

   OVERDRIVE

   • OD DRIVE3(0…11)
   • OD TONE5(0…10)

     Left boosts the lows, right thins them and lifts the highs (p.7)

   • OD LEVEL68% travel(0…100 % travel)

     p.25 gives this as "0 dB to -∞" — a named endpoint, so percent of travel

   ATTENUATORS

   • ATTENUATOR 120% travel(0…100 % travel)

     p.25 gives this as "+4 dB to -∞" — a named endpoint, so percent of travel

4. 4Sync-and-FM clang, OSC 1 restarting OSC 2 out of tunemetallic · bright

   Routing — p.21 tip 8: OSC 1 into OSC 2 with OSC SYNC active, which is FM synthesis on this box

   • OUT · OSC 1 → IN · OSC 2

     the manual’s tip 8: supplies audio-rate FM into a pitch input with OSC SYNC active

   • PARAPHONICoff(on, off)

     Both oscillators follow one note

   • OSC SYNCon(on, off)

     OSC 1 restarts the period of OSC 2, so both share a base frequency (p.7)

   • OSC 1 RANGE8'(8', 16', 32', full range)

     One octave LED lit — this is the ±1 octave scale TUNE is read against

   • OSC 1 TUNE0st(-12…12 st)

     p.25 gives the 8'/16'/32' scale as +1/-1 octave

   OSC 1

   • OSC 1 SHAPESawtooth(Tone Mod, Square, Sawtooth, Triangular, Sine)

     Hold that OSC’s RANGE, press PARAPHONIC

   • OSC 1 WIDTH50%(0…100 %)

   • OSC 2 RANGE8'(8', 16', 32', full range)

     One octave LED lit — this is the ±1 octave scale TUNE is read against

   • OSC 2 TUNE7st(-12…12 st)

     p.25 gives the 8'/16'/32' scale as +1/-1 octave

   OSC 2

   • OSC 2 SHAPESquare(Tone Mod, Square, Sawtooth, Triangular, Sine)

     PULSE WIDTH only affects these two shapes (p.10)

     Hold that OSC’s RANGE, press PARAPHONIC

   • OSC 2 WIDTH30%(0…100 %)

   • OSC MIX70% travel(0…100 % travel)

     p.25 gives this only as a linear blend between OSC 1 and 2, with no scale

   • NOISE0%(0…100 %)

     White noise injected into the filter (p.7)

   • VCA BIAS0%(0…100 %)

     Opens the VCA without a note — turn it down for a gated part (p.10)

   OUTPUT

   • VOLUME70%(0…100 %)

   VCF

   • VCF MODEhigh pass(high pass, band pass, low pass)
   • VCF FREQ900Hz(10…15000 Hz)
   • VCF RESO5(0…10)

     Self-resonates at or near maximum, and plays in tune with KEY TRK on (p.11)

   • VCF KEY TRKoff(on, off)

     Cutoff follows the last MIDI note received (p.11)

   • VCF MOD DEPTH0%(0…100 %)

     Depth of the LFO normalled to FREQ MOD; p.11 and p.21 call this knob FILTER DEPTH

   • VCF ENV DEPTH20%(0…100 %)

     Depth of ENVELOPE 2, which is normalled to the filter (p.12)

   ENVELOPE 1

   • ENV 1 A0.3ms(0.3…5000 ms)

     300 µs to 5 s, linear attack

   • ENV 1 D120ms(2.4…10000 ms)

     2.4 ms to 10 s, exponential decay

   • ENV 1 S0V(0…9 V)

     A level, given as a voltage

   • ENV 1 R45ms(1.5…6000 ms)

     1.5 ms to 6 s, exponential release

   ENVELOPE 2

   • ENV 2 A0.3ms(0.3…5000 ms)

     300 µs to 5 s, linear attack

   • ENV 2 D90ms(2.4…10000 ms)

     2.4 ms to 10 s, exponential decay

   • ENV 2 S0V(0…9 V)

     A level, given as a voltage

   • ENV 2 R30ms(1.5…6000 ms)

     1.5 ms to 6 s, exponential release

   OVERDRIVE

   • OD DRIVE4(0…11)
   • OD TONE9(0…10)

     Left boosts the lows, right thins them and lifts the highs (p.7)

   • OD LEVEL62% travel(0…100 % travel)

     p.25 gives this as "0 dB to -∞" — a named endpoint, so percent of travel

5. 5Filtered white noise, oscillators out of the mix entirelynoise · bright

   Routing — No cables. NOISE up, VCA BIAS down, and the band pass picks the band

   • PARAPHONICoff(on, off)

     Both oscillators follow one note

   • OSC SYNCoff(on, off)

     OSC 1 restarts the period of OSC 2, so both share a base frequency (p.7)

   • OSC 1 RANGE8'(8', 16', 32', full range)

     One octave LED lit — this is the ±1 octave scale TUNE is read against

   • OSC 1 TUNE0st(-12…12 st)

     p.25 gives the 8'/16'/32' scale as +1/-1 octave

   OSC 1

   • OSC 1 SHAPESquare(Tone Mod, Square, Sawtooth, Triangular, Sine)

     PULSE WIDTH only affects these two shapes (p.10)

     Hold that OSC’s RANGE, press PARAPHONIC

   • OSC 1 WIDTH50%(0…100 %)

   • OSC 2 RANGE8'(8', 16', 32', full range)

     One octave LED lit — this is the ±1 octave scale TUNE is read against

   • OSC 2 TUNE0st(-12…12 st)

     p.25 gives the 8'/16'/32' scale as +1/-1 octave

   OSC 2

   • OSC 2 SHAPESquare(Tone Mod, Square, Sawtooth, Triangular, Sine)

     PULSE WIDTH only affects these two shapes (p.10)

     Hold that OSC’s RANGE, press PARAPHONIC

   • OSC 2 WIDTH50%(0…100 %)

   • OSC MIX50% travel(0…100 % travel)

     p.25 gives this only as a linear blend between OSC 1 and 2, with no scale

   • NOISE100%(0…100 %)

     White noise injected into the filter (p.7)

   • VCA BIAS0%(0…100 %)

     Opens the VCA without a note — turn it down for a gated part (p.10)

   OUTPUT

   • VOLUME72%(0…100 %)

   VCF

   • VCF MODEband pass(high pass, band pass, low pass)
   • VCF FREQ4500Hz(10…15000 Hz)
   • VCF RESO6(0…10)

     Self-resonates at or near maximum, and plays in tune with KEY TRK on (p.11)

   • VCF KEY TRKoff(on, off)

     Cutoff follows the last MIDI note received (p.11)

   • VCF MOD DEPTH0%(0…100 %)

     Depth of the LFO normalled to FREQ MOD; p.11 and p.21 call this knob FILTER DEPTH

   • VCF ENV DEPTH25%(0…100 %)

     Depth of ENVELOPE 2, which is normalled to the filter (p.12)

   ENVELOPE 1

   • ENV 1 A0.3ms(0.3…5000 ms)

     300 µs to 5 s, linear attack

   • ENV 1 D60ms(2.4…10000 ms)

     2.4 ms to 10 s, exponential decay

   • ENV 1 S0V(0…9 V)

     A level, given as a voltage

   • ENV 1 R20ms(1.5…6000 ms)

     1.5 ms to 6 s, exponential release

   ENVELOPE 2

   • ENV 2 A0.3ms(0.3…5000 ms)

     300 µs to 5 s, linear attack

   • ENV 2 D45ms(2.4…10000 ms)

     2.4 ms to 10 s, exponential decay

   • ENV 2 S0V(0…9 V)

     A level, given as a voltage

   • ENV 2 R15ms(1.5…6000 ms)

     1.5 ms to 6 s, exponential release

   OVERDRIVE

   • OD DRIVE1(0…11)
   • OD TONE8(0…10)

     Left boosts the lows, right thins them and lifts the highs (p.7)

   • OD LEVEL70% travel(0…100 % travel)

     p.25 gives this as "0 dB to -∞" — a named endpoint, so percent of travel

6. 6Low impact into a long delay tailimpact · hard

   Routing — No cables. The overdrive and the delay carry it after the envelope has gone

   • PARAPHONICoff(on, off)

     Both oscillators follow one note

   • OSC SYNCoff(on, off)

     OSC 1 restarts the period of OSC 2, so both share a base frequency (p.7)

   • OSC 1 RANGEfull range(8', 16', 32', full range)

     All three octave LEDs lit — this is the ±10 octave scale TUNE is read against

   • OSC 1 TUNE-24st(-120…120 st)

     p.25 gives the full-range scale as +10/-10 octaves, and the oscillators as 0.7 Hz to 55 kHz across four ranges; p.10 says "over 50 kHz" for the same mode

   OSC 1

   • OSC 1 SHAPESine(Tone Mod, Square, Sawtooth, Triangular, Sine)

     Hold that OSC’s RANGE, press PARAPHONIC

   • OSC 1 WIDTH50%(0…100 %)

   • OSC 2 RANGEfull range(8', 16', 32', full range)

     All three octave LEDs lit — this is the ±10 octave scale TUNE is read against

   • OSC 2 TUNE-19st(-120…120 st)

     p.25 gives the full-range scale as +10/-10 octaves, and the oscillators as 0.7 Hz to 55 kHz across four ranges; p.10 says "over 50 kHz" for the same mode

   OSC 2

   • OSC 2 SHAPETriangular(Tone Mod, Square, Sawtooth, Triangular, Sine)

     Hold that OSC’s RANGE, press PARAPHONIC

   • OSC 2 WIDTH50%(0…100 %)

   • OSC MIX45% travel(0…100 % travel)

     p.25 gives this only as a linear blend between OSC 1 and 2, with no scale

   • NOISE30%(0…100 %)

     White noise injected into the filter (p.7)

   • VCA BIAS0%(0…100 %)

     Opens the VCA without a note — turn it down for a gated part (p.10)

   OUTPUT

   • VOLUME80%(0…100 %)

   VCF

   • VCF MODElow pass(high pass, band pass, low pass)
   • VCF FREQ400Hz(10…15000 Hz)
   • VCF RESO5(0…10)

     Self-resonates at or near maximum, and plays in tune with KEY TRK on (p.11)

   • VCF KEY TRKoff(on, off)

     Cutoff follows the last MIDI note received (p.11)

   • VCF MOD DEPTH0%(0…100 %)

     Depth of the LFO normalled to FREQ MOD; p.11 and p.21 call this knob FILTER DEPTH

   • VCF ENV DEPTH40%(0…100 %)

     Depth of ENVELOPE 2, which is normalled to the filter (p.12)

   ENVELOPE 1

   • ENV 1 A0.3ms(0.3…5000 ms)

     300 µs to 5 s, linear attack

   • ENV 1 D900ms(2.4…10000 ms)

     2.4 ms to 10 s, exponential decay

   • ENV 1 S0V(0…9 V)

     A level, given as a voltage

   • ENV 1 R600ms(1.5…6000 ms)

     1.5 ms to 6 s, exponential release

   ENVELOPE 2

   • ENV 2 A0.3ms(0.3…5000 ms)

     300 µs to 5 s, linear attack

   • ENV 2 D300ms(2.4…10000 ms)

     2.4 ms to 10 s, exponential decay

   • ENV 2 S0V(0…9 V)

     A level, given as a voltage

   • ENV 2 R200ms(1.5…6000 ms)

     1.5 ms to 6 s, exponential release

   OVERDRIVE

   • OD DRIVE8(0…11)
   • OD TONE3(0…10)

     Left boosts the lows, right thins them and lifts the highs (p.7)

   • OD LEVEL58% travel(0…100 % travel)

     p.25 gives this as "0 dB to -∞" — a named endpoint, so percent of travel

   DELAY

   • DELAY TIME640ms(25…640 ms)

     p.12 gives the low end as 24 ms; the specifications say 25 ms

   • DELAY REPEATS65%(0…100 %)

     Fully right with MIX right, repeats build without end (p.7)

   • DELAY MIX50%(0…100 %)

The page behind any of these values is in Parameter sources below, under the name it is printed with here.

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