COSMIC DEBRIS
Notes
Knobs are labelled in two lines: a boxed label (a) and an italic label below it (b), reached by holding SHIFT. These will be noted in this way on the knobs and buttons as well, where B is the shifted version of the button or knob. Also note that the pots are all soft takeover, meaning that you will have to find where they were set before moving them. I tend to like a full sweep: turn the pot fully clockwise and slowly bring it back counter clockwise (if it’s closer to counter clockwise, consider starting on the other end). The manual notes that an LED will flash red when the knob hasn’t caught up to its setting. If you can not see that LED, you will have to do this by ear. Also consider use of the snapshot feature. Also note that all knobs, like all other WMD modules documented, have a very obvious tactile line to help line up where you want it. WMD puts a lot of emphasis on performance, and this is helpful as a tactile marker.
Top buttons
Left to right:
- SHIFT (button) a: SHIFT / b: TAP HOLD To LATCH
- BLAST (button, latchable) a: BLAST / b: MODE (blur, ratio, warp)
- FREEZE (button, latchable) a: FREEZE / b: GATE
- KILL ! (button, latchable) a: KILL ! / b: SEND
- TAP (button) a: TAP / b: FREE
Knob rows
Row 1
Left to right:
- TIME (knob) a: TIME / b: PRE DELAY.
- SPRAY (large knob, center) a: SPRAY / b: SIDE CHAIN.
- SCATTER (knob) a: SCATTER / b: SLEW RATE.
Row 2
- MOD (knob, left) a: MOD / b: SPREAD
- FEEDBACK (largest knob, center) a: FEEDBACK / b: ANOMALY.
- MIX (knob, right) a: MIX / b: WET GAIN
Row 3
- RATE (knob, lower left) a: RATE / b: SHAPE.
- WIDTH (small knob, bottom center)
- CENTER (knob) a: CENTER / b: WARP FACTOR
- SNAPSHOT (button, right edge) a: LOAD/b: SAVE
Upper Jack Row
Eight jacks, left to right.
- IN L
- GATE
- KILL !
- CLOCK
- TIME
- SPRAY
- SCATTER
- OUT L
Lower Jack Row
Eight jacks, left to right.
- IN R
- RATE
- MOD
- FBACK
- WIDTH
- CENTER
- MIX
- OUT R
Other Notes
Not to be confused with the note at the top for navigating the module:
- Hold the SNAPSHOT button when powering up to restore module to default settings. This is particularly helpful if you get yourself into a situation where you don’t remember what you’ve set.
- See the Cosmic Debris Manual for tips on patching. There’s a lot of good info here.
- Note that KILL’s operation takes hold after release. When performing, consider holding it down (this is similar to the C4Rbn’s mode switch), and letting go when you want the operation.
- Time knob counter clockwise is faster, while turning farther clockwise slows the delays.
- Feedback at 12:00 is 100%, beyond that and feedback grows exponentially. This is fun to use in transitions paired liberally with the KILL button.
- Shift+Freeze sets gate modes, which are as follows:
- FREEZE
- BLAST
- GLITCH
- The SNAPSHOT button has a few uses:
- Hold the button while powering up to set back to defaults.
- After loading a snapshot and pressing again, you can toggle between current knob positions and saved positions.
- If you press SNAPSHOT while holding the KILL button, the settings won’t load until KILL is released. This means that you can easily clear up a build-up and jump back to your saved state.