Bird Call  ^

Play the highest note on the keyboard while turning the MG section Frequency knob.

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UFO  ^

Turn the knobs and meet your own UFO.

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Horn  ^

This is a soft horn sound. Turn the Scale knob for other brass instruments.
Make fine adjustments in tone color by turning the VCF section fc knob.

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Gun Shot  ^

When you play a key, it sounds like a pistol. How would you set up a patch for continuous gunfire*?

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* this version demonstates the MS-10 envelope with the longest settings for 'Hold', 'Decay time', 'Sustain level' and 'Release time'.

Engine  ^

Sounds like a car engine speeding up. Drag your finger along the keys as shown in the diagram from the low notes to the high notes.

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Whistling  ^

Use the VCF section fc knob to vary the tone color. Try to make it sound like your own whistle.

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Pitch Bend  ^

In this example, the control wheel varies the pitch, so you have real control over the type of pitch bend.

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Marimba  ^

When you play a note on the keyboard, turn the MG EG/EXT knob (under the VCO section) up to the point where there is a one octave rise in pitch. Use the MG section FREQ knob to control the speed (of the mallet striking the marimba.)

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Steam Engine  ^

Try varying the Decay and Release times in the EG section to try and get the kind of sound you want. Vary the speed with the MG section FREQ knob.

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Voice  ^

Note the positions of the VCO section EG/EXT knob and the EG Attack knob. Turn the control wheel and try to synthesize the vowel sounds.

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