Crumar Mojo61 Manual ENG
Crumar Mojo61 Manual ENG
Crumar Mojo61 Manual ENG
USER'S MANUAL
Firmware version 1.03
www.Crumar.it
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Congratulations! You are now the lucky owner of a Crumar Mojo 61, one of the
finest digital keyboards of the modern era. The Mojo 61 is a high quality instrument that
was entirely conceived, developed and built in Italy with premium quality parts. This
instrument is the the result of years of research in sound design, quality electronics and
has been assembled with first class craftsmanship. We wish you many years of enjoyment
and good music with your new Mojo 61, and, if we may give you a small piece of advice...
you guessed it... please read this manual in its entirety and keep it in a safe place for future
reference! Have fun!
The Crumar Gang.
SAFETY INFORMATION
Do not open the instrument. The instrument can be opened and repaired only
by qualified personnel. Unauthorized opening voids the warranty.
Do not expose the instrument to rain or moisture.
Do not expose the instrument to direct sunlight.
Be careful not to infiltrate powders and liquids inside the instrument. Nor on
the outside.
If liquids get inside the unit, remove the power immediately to prevent the risk
of electric shock and contact a service center as soon as possible.
Do not clean using abrasive cleaners as they may damage the surface.
Please keep all packaging in case you need to transport the instrument to a
service center.
The supplied power adapter can be used in any Country that has a mains
voltage between 100 Vac and 240 Vac. Please use only the supplied PSU.
Do not touch the AC adapter with wet hands.
WARRANTY
Crumar Mojo 61 is subject to 12 months manufacturer's warranty.
Warranty extensions are at the discretion of the retailer.
Damages caused by misuse, improper maintenance or transportation are not
covered by this warranty.
During the warranty period, the customer is entitled to repair or replacement
of any parts considered defective at no charge.
The possible replacement of the entire product is at the manufacturer's
discretion.
CHAPTER SUMMARY:
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2. THE EFFECTS
Tremolo / Auto-panner / Ring modulator
Mojo 61 offers electric pianos and organs, so how could we miss such an important
effect in the chain? It is a must in mono mode when combined with the Reed EP,
sounds great in square stereo with the Tines EP.
Stereo Phaser
This is a 4-stage stereo phaser (two individual phasers slightly shifted), and offers
parameters such as LFO speed and depth. Sounds great on the electric piano sounds.
Stereo Chorus
We've been listening to a selection of chorus effects for keyboards and guitars,
ranging from the early analog BBD choruses up to the modern digital ones, but one
that works really great on a vast variety of sounds is the two-voice BBD-based stereo
chorus that Roland included in the RD-1000 and in many others of their instruments
of the eighties. This is a simulation of that very chorus and sounds really great with
the electric pianos.
Amp Simulator
And here comes the boutique amp collection. This processor simulates five among
the most used guitar and bass amps of all times: the Fender Twin, the Marshall JCM800, the Vox AC30, the Roland Jazz Chorus and the Fender BassMan. Each amp
features a 3-way equalizer and an adjustable overdrive.
Rotary Effect Simulator
There's no VB3-II without a great rotary effect. This is the exact same rotary effect
featured in the Crumar Mojo, offering the same control set and the same sound.
Digital Reverb
This is a great sounding digital reverb that brings light and air to your sound. Sounds
soft, smooth and deep, precise and alive, airy and so much realistic that's a real joy to
have some in the mix.
Equalizer
This section contains a very basic 3-band equalizer. Use it to shape your sound for a
perfect match with your amplification system.
1.
Volume knob.
2.
Drive knob, adjusts the overdrive level when the Rotary Speaker effect is active
on VB3 and when a Static Amp is active on Combo organs or Electric Pianos.
3.
RUN/STOP: press to stop the rotation of the Rotary Speaker effect, the
corresponding LED will turn on; press again to re-start the rotation, the LED will
go off.
4.
SLOW/FAST: press to switch between the two speeds of the Rotary Speaker
effect. The corresponding LED animates accordingly. Please note that the LED
animation is not synchronized with the sound, it's only there for a better visual
feedback. When the STOP speed is engaged, the LED animation halts.
Depressing this button while in STOP mode will switch the speed and the LED
will start animating again, even though there will be no effect on the sound until
the STOP is disengaged using button n. 3.
5.
This LED indicates that the support for the optional Half-Moon switch has been
enabled, in this case buttons 3 and 4 are unresponsive. To enable and disable the
Half-Moon support, press buttons 3 and 4 together.
6.
Press this button to switch cyclically between the Vibrato/Chorus options. When
playing VB3, there are 6 options (C1, C2, C3, V1, V2, V3); when playing the Combo
organ Compact DeLuxe , only 4 options are available (labeled with smaller
characters, explained later).
7.
8.
9.
10. The drawbars. These are used for all organ sounds the Mojo 61 offers.
11. Presets for the lower manual.
12. Lower manual selector / Lower HOLD function.
13. This LED indicates the status of the Pedal-to-lower function that can be
enabled and disabled by pressing button n. 14 and then button n. 12.
14. Pedalboard selector.
15. MODE selector. Press to switch between SINGLE and SPLIT, press and hold to
activate the EXT-LOWER mode.
16. Knobs for adjusting the Reverb level and the amount of key-click produced by
VB3 and the Combo organs.
17. Equalizer section, works on top of everything.
18. Multi-function button n. 1.
19. Multi-function button n. 2.
20. Multi-function button n. 3.
21. Multi-function button n. 4.
22. Instrument type selection. Press this button to cycle between the four basic
sounds (VB3, Pipe organ, Combo organ, Electric piano). The selection of which
Combo organ and which E.P. to play can be done from the Editor app and via
button shortcuts.
23. This LED indicates whether the transposition has been enabled.
24. This LED indicates the status of the Rotary Speaker effect or the Static amps.
25. This LED indicates whether the LOCAL-OFF function has been enabled. In a
normal playing situation this LED should be off.
26. The SHIFT button. It is used in conjunction with other buttons for alternate
functions that will be explained later in this manual.
1.
Analog, line level, balanced, stereo audio output. Use your jack cords to connect
the Mojo 61 to your amplification system. Preferably, use balanced cables.
2.
Output level selection. The optimal choice is to leave this selector in the middle
position (+4 dB); if you're connecting it to a home consumer type hi-fi system,
use the L position (-10 dB); for more power use the H position.
3.
Headphone output, max load = 32 ohm (check with your headphone specs).
Best performance with studio grade 55 ohm headphones.
4.
If you forgot your Wi-Fi password for accessing the Editor web-app, use a small
screwdriver or a sharp pencil to push the button that hides behind this hole,
then power-cycle the instrument (i.e.: turn off, wait a few seconds, turn on again).
5.
System USB 2.0 Type A port, used for firmware updates and other connections.
6.
These are two MIDI inputs internally merged together. If you want to connect an
external keyboard to control your Mojo 61, just pick one of the two, they're
identical. There are two because you might also want to connect a pedalboard,
so you don't need an external MIDI Merger unit.
7.
Your Mojo 61 can also be used to control other MIDI equipment, this is the usual
MIDI output socket.
8.
9.
Half-Moon or Foot Switch input socket. Here you can connect our dual foot
switch or our half-moon switch; the latter can only be attached to the optional
lower manual keyboard, and is activated by pushing buttons n. 3 and n. 4
together. Normally, this socket accepts the dual foot switch that works
concurrently with the panel buttons n. 3 and n. 4. Please make sure to use a foot
switch specifically made for the Mojo 61.
10. Connect a 10-K ohm expression pedal to this jack; our Crumar long-throw pedal
is the perfect choice, but other third party pedals might be compatible as well.
11. Connect a traditional sustain pedal to this jack; the polarity is automatically
detected when the instrument is powered on, so please make sure that the
pedal is already connected before powering on.
ABOUT THE SUSTAIN PEDAL
The sustain pedal is normally used when the Electric Piano sound is active and
functions as a normal piano sustain pedal. However, when VB3 is active and the
Rotary Speaker effect is on, the sustain pedal can be used to switch between SLOW
and FAST speeds; when the speed is set to STOP by using button n. 3, the sustain
pedal can be used to deactivate the rotary brake and return to the previous speed.
8. HOW TO TURN THE MOJO 61 ON
You should have been given an external PSU (Power Supply Unit),
one end goes to the power outlet, the other end goes to the power
socket on the back of your Mojo, labeled with number 12.
Push the switch n. 13, after a second you will see all the lights
illuminating the control panel, and after 8 more seconds the
instrument is ready to be played.
DRAWBARS
We assume you already know what drawbars are and how they affect the sound of a
tonewheel organ. If you don't, we invite you to search the web and read one of many
documents that explain how tonewheel organs work. Our sole intention, in this
chapter, is to explain that the 9 drawbars can work for both the upper manual and
the lower manual, and the first 3 work for the pedalboard.
Have a look at figure 8. The row labeled VB3 indicates the pitch of each drawbar; the
row labeled TW-BASS indicates that the first drawbar adjusts the 16' of the
pedalboard, the second drawbar adjusts the 8' and the third drawbar adjusts the
release time (simulation of the string bass function). Of course, in order to have
drawbars adjusting the pedalboard, you have to select the pedalboard by pushing
button n. 14. Don't forget, first make sure which manual you have selected, then move
the drawbars.
Despite the printed digits from 1 to 8 and the 15 clicks that you feel when
moving the drawbars, they actually send 128 MIDI values from 0 to 127.
Drawbars are just like normal slider pots, only with the shape and the look
of organ drawbars.
DRAWBAR PRESETS
Each manual (upper and lower) supports two drawbar presets; upper manual uses
buttons 8A and 8B, lower manual uses buttons 11A and 11B. They work just like the
reversed color keys of a console tonewheel organ, exactly the same way. They only
store the values of the drawbars. When a preset is activated, moving the drawbars
won't make any change to the sound; when a preset is activated on the upper
manual, the percussion is disabled; to re-enable the drawbars, just re-select the
manual you wish to control.
How to save a drawbar preset: select the desired manual, set the drawbars in the
desired position, press and hold the desired preset button. You'll see the LED quickly
blinking only once, indicating the end of the process.
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The drawbars, in this case, will function as on/off switches, just like the stops of a
real pipe organ that can be pushed in (off ) or pulled out (on). The middle position is
the threshold, and the on/off transition is smooth. Every stop corresponds to a series
of different pipes, some pipes are reused on certain note ranges. Pipes are organized
differently across the stereo field, most generally the lower pitches are most audible
on the left channel, and the high pitches are located more towards the right channel.
The Pipe Organ also supports presets A and B as well as the HOLD function, just like
VB3. Please refer to the previous chapter.
COUPLERS
The same buttons that were previously used for the
percussion sound with VB3 are now used for the socalled couplers, which is a special mechanism of a
pipe organ that allows a single note to play on
multiple octaves.
Let's make an example: play the center C-note, now
push button n. 18, this will activate the SUB OCTAVE
coupler and you'll hear the lower C adding to the
sound; now push button n. 19 that will activate the
OCTAVE coupler, so that the higher C will also add
to the sound; lastly, button n. 20 enables the Fig. 11 - Pipe organ couplers.
CANCEL UNISON which will cancel the center note,
i.e. the note that you are actually playing, leaving only the lower C and the higher C.
If the CANCEL UNISON coupler is enabled and the other two are disabled,
you won't hear any sound. Actually, if you listen closely, you'll hear an airy
attack sound like air that blows through the key and doesn't reach the
pipes. Hey, it's physical modeling, after all!
TREMULANT MOTOR
This is an effect that can be activated using button n. 7. In pipe organs it's like a
rotating vent that produces a sort of tremolo effect by alternating the air flow
through the pipes.
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The row labeled Combo F refers to the Compact DeLuxe type. In this case, the
drawbars will act as on/off switches having the middle position as the threshold.
The row labeled Combo V refers to the Continental type. Here the drawbars act as
normal drawbars with one exception: the first 4 drawbars are the registers, the next
two adjust the volume of the two waveforms, the last three remain unused. If either
the 5th or the 6th drawbars are not pulled out, there will be no sound.
VIBRATO
The Combo F has 4 different vibrato types that can be selected
using button n. 6 and can be turned on or off using button n. 7.
The four selections are labeled as seen in fig. 13 and are:
Light Slow
Light Fast
Heavy Slow
Heavy Fast
Fig. 13 - Vibrato
selection for Combo
Organs
SHIFT + button n. 20: turns on or off the Cabinet simulation which, in case of
VB3, refers to the Rotary Speaker simulator, and in case of Combo Organs or
Electric Pianos, refers to the Static Amp simulator. When the Cabinet simulation
is on, it is possible to adjust the overdrive amount using knob n. 2.
SHIFT + button n. 21: this toggles the Local Off function that disconnects the
keyboard from the internal sound generator and activates the alternative Tx
Midi Channel as explained later in this manual.
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WI-FI PASSWORD
The default password for connecting to the Mojo 61 is "00000000", it can be changed
to any word of a max. length of 8 characters. It's preferable to use only letters and
numbers and avoid special characters. Setting a custom password prevents others to
connect to the Mojo 61 while we are performing on the stage. However, the Wi-Fi
radio in the Mojo 61 is powered enough to serve a connection in a range of max. 5
10 meters (30 feet) - even though this distance may vary according to possible
interferences - and accepts only one connection at a time, so there's no risk that two
people are commanding the Mojo 61 at the same time.
PAGE: EDIT VB3
This page shows all parameters related to the VB3 engine and the Rotary Speaker
effect. Every time you scroll a fader left or right, you can read the current value on
top of it.
PAGE: EDIT COMBO
This page shows all parameters related to the two Combo Organ simulations.
PAGE: EDIT PIANO
This page shows all parameters related to the two electric piano simulations.
PAGE: EDIT EFFECTS
This page shows the parameters related to the effects that can be used with the
Combo Organs and the Electric Pianos. Effects are organized in colored boxes.
PAGE: MIDI MAP
The MIDI Map page can be reached from the button in the home page or by
clicking/tapping on the MIDI CC assigned to each parameter. It is possible to assign
any of the 127 CC numbers to any parameter, and more than one parameter can be
assigned to the same CC, if necessary, but this means that when that specific CC
number is received, all parameters assigned to it will change accordingly.
BUTTON: SAVE ALL
Click or tap this button in order to make all changes permanent.
No further informations are given in this manual about the sound
parameters accessible from the editor because they are explained in detail
in the in-line help. If you have any doubts while editing your sound, click or
tap the name of the parameter you wish to know more about and a pop up
window will appear with the informations you need.
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17. SHORTCUTS
Some of the functions that are normally accessed from the Editor web-app can also
be accessed using key-combinations on the command panel. Here's a summary:
Switch between Combo Organ F and V: press SHIFT + the TYPE button n. 22
while playing the Combo Organ.
Switch between Electric Piano Tine and Reed: press SHIFT + the TYPE button
n. 22 while playing the Electric Piano.
Switch between Square, Triangle and Mono Tremolo: press & hold the multifunction button n. 20 labeled FX1, the effect turns off for a short while then
turns on again with the new setting.
Switch between Phaser and Chorus: press & hold the multi-function button n.
21 labeled FX2, the effect turns off for a short while then turns on again with
the new setting.
Set the split point: press SHIFT + MODE button n. 15, the Split LED starts
blinking, now play the desired split note on the keyboard (you won't hear any
sound), the LED restores its previous position and the split point is now set and
saved.
Reset the transposition: press SHIFT + press & hold either button n. 18 or n. 19,
the transpose LED n. 23 should turn off and the transpose amount is now
zeroed.
18. THE USB PORTS
The Mojo 61 includes a Type-A host USB 2.0 port. This is mainly used for updating
the software in case a new release is available.
Another interesting use for this port is the possibility to connect a Class-compliant
USB-MIDI device, i.e. one of the many MIDI devices that don't need special drivers
when they are connected to a computer. The Mojo 61 will recognize USB-MIDI
devices and will use them along with any other MIDI equipment connected to either
one or both the classic MIDI inputs located on the rear panel. This way you can
connect up to 3 MIDI devices to the Mojo 61, for example a keyboard, a pedalboard
and a control surface. Please avoid connecting unsupported devices to this port.
An additional Type-B USB 2.0 port is present at the back side of the Mojo 61 that
provides Class-compliant USB-MIDI IN/OUT connection to your computer. Use this
port to connect the Mojo 61 to your computer software. No drivers are needed.
Model: Mojo 61
Version: 1.0
Transmit/Export
Recognize/Import
Remarks
1. Basic information
MIDI channels
Note numbers
61
Program change
No
No
Yes
Values 0 to 5
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
No
No
3
127 First C=note 36 Transposed by -24/+24 semitones
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
NRPNs (Yes/No)
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
Start (Yes/No)
No
Continue (Yes/No)
No
Stop (Yes/No)
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Volume
Drive
76
Reverb
91
Key-click
75
Bass
Middle
Treble
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
Only VB3
22
Only VB3
23
Only VB3
24
Only VB3
25
Only VB3
26
Only VB3
27
Only VB3
28
Only VB3
29
Only VB3
33
Only VB3
35
Only VB3
Vibrato Type
73
Values: VB3 = 0, 25, 50, 76, 101, 127; Combo F = 0, 42, 84, 127
31
30
Only VB3
Percussion On
66
Percussion Soft
70
Percussion Fast
71
Percussion Third
72
Pedals-to-lower
55
56
85
68
FX1 Switch
92
FX2 Switch
93
88
KEYBOARD VELOCITY
Mojo 61 can send notes with or without velocity according to the instrument
selected with the Type button n. 22. If VB3 or Combo Organ is selected, notes are
sent with a fixed velocity value of 127 but the first key contact is used (fast key
triggering). If Pipe Organ or EP is selected, velocity is sent. Key-off velocity is always
sent. Any transposition or octave shifting applied to the internal sound generator is
also applied to the transmitted note messages.
PEDALS
The sustain pedal always sends CC #64 with values 0 or 127 when the EP is selected.
To send CC #64 also in VB3 mode, this must be activated from the Global Options in
the Editor's home page. The expression (Swell) pedal sends CC #11.
OTHER
The instrument type selection can be remotely done by sending Program Change
events with the following values: 0 = VB3, 1 = Pipe Organ, 2 = Combo F, 3 = Combo
V, 4 = Tine Piano, 5 = Reed Piano.
21. SPECIFICATIONS
Technical specifications:
power rating: 9 ~ 12 Volts
output level: selectable -10 dBu, +4 dBu, High Gain (~ +10 dBu)
headphone output max load: 32 ohm
dimensions: 92,3 cm X 35 cm X 12 cm / 36,3 x 13,7 x 4,7
weight: 11,5 Kg / 25,35 lbs
Crumar Mojo 61 is a digital Musical Instrument designed and built in Italy. All rights reserved.
All trademarks used herein are the property of their respective owners.
Crumar is a trademark owned by:
V.M. Connection
Via Pascoli, 44/A - 30020 Quarto d'Altino (VE) - Italy
www.Crumar.it
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