1. SAFETY & WARRANTY 2 2. WHAT IS CGM 3 3. SYSTEM SETUP (LINKING) Master to Group(s) Group to Channel(s) 3 4. CONNECT THE POWER 4

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1 CGM CREATIVE MIXER

2 1. SAFETY & WARRANTY 2 2. WHAT IS CGM 3 3. SYSTEM SETUP (LINKING) Master to Group(s) Group to Channel(s) 3 4. CONNECT THE POWER Which channel module should be powered Warm-up and working temperature 4 5. MOUNTING THE MODULES 4 6. GROUP JUMPERS CONFIGURATIONS 4 7. CHANNEL 5 8. GROUP 6 9. MASTER FLOW CHARTS CHANNEL GROUP MASTER TIPS & tricks Stereo Inputs More than 2 send/return per channel Serial send/return (and feedbacks) Config examples CURVES a) RED CV response curve - Channel b) YELLOW and GREEN CV response curve - Channel to group Send c) YELLOW and GREEN CV response curve - Group Return d) PAN TECHNICAL DETAILS QUALITY CONTROLS WHAT S IN THE BOX 12

3 1. SAFETY & WARRANTY This product is covered by the Frap Tools srls (hereinafter Frap Tools ) warranty, for two (2) years following the date of purchase. This warranty covers any defect in the manufacturing of this product. This warranty does not cover any damage or malfunction caused by incorrect use as described in the following instructions. The warranty covers replacement or repair, as decided by Frap Tools. Please contact customer service at hello@frap.tools for a return authorization. information on Frap Tools warrants that your new Frap Tools product, when purchased at an authorized Frap Tools dealer, shall be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period of two (2) years from the original date of purchase. Please contact Frap Tools for warranty and service outside of Europe. During the warranty period, Frap Tools shall, at its sole option, either repair or replace any product that proves to be defective upon inspection by Frap Tools. Frap Tools reserves the right to update any unit returned for repair and to change or improve the design of the product at any time without notice. This warranty can be transferred to anyone who may subsequently purchase the product provided that such transfer is made within the applicable warranty period and Frap Tools is provided with all of the following items: all warranty registration information for the new owner; proof of the transfer within thirty (30) days of the transfer purchase, and a photocopy of the original sales receipt. Warranty coverage shall be determined by Frap Tools in its sole discretion. This is your sole warranty. Service and repair of Frap Tools products are to be performed only by Frap Tools or an authorized service company. Unauthorized service, repair or modification will void this warranty. Please follow the given instructions for use of the device because this will guarantee correct device operation. Due to the fact that these instructions also include indications concerning Product Liability, it is absolutely imperative that they be read carefully. Any claim for defect will be rejected if one or more of the following points is not observed. Disregard of the instructions can void the warranty. The device may only be used for the purpose described in this operating manual. Due to safety reasons, the device must never be used for purposes not described in this manual. If you are not sure about the intended purpose of the device please contact an expert or Frap Tools at the address above. Do not use or store the device in humid places. Avoid contact with any kind of liquid. Do not touch any component of the device when it is power or connected to any power source. Do not place the device on unstable carts, stands, tripods, tables, or other surfaces, or on surfaces which are not perfectly plane. This may cause the device to fall which could result in human injury, property damage and/or improper functioning of the device itself. The device is designed for use only when safely and tightly mounted in a proper eurorack case, made of non flammable materials. If you are not sure about the intended purpose of the device please contact an expert or Frap Tools at the address above. Do not ever leave the device switched on when not in use. To prevent fire, never place any type of candle, or fire, or other source of heat on or near the device. Transport the device only in the original box with original packaging or when safely and tightly mounted in a proper eurorack case, and handled with care. Never let the device fall or topple. Make sure that during transport and while in use the device and its case, have a proper stand and does not fall, slip or turn over because of potential human injury to persons and/or property damage. Any damage from physical abuse such as dropping the unit, impact from hard objects or damage to external components as a result of negligence will void this warranty. Never subject the device to temperatures above +40 C or below 0 C. Before operation, also verify operating temperature ranges of all the modules and the power boards in use. Do not keep or leave the case that hosts the device, or the device itself near heat sources. Any modification must be carried out only by Frap Tools or an authorized service company. The device may not be modified in any way by any parties not expressly authorized by Frap Tools. Any repair, modification, tampering, or attempted repair made by unauthorized personnel will void this warranty. Frap Tools can not be held responsible in any way for problems to persons or property or to the device itself, if the device is installed improperly, or if it is improperly used, maintained, or stored. Any device shipped to Frap Tools for return, exchange, warranty repair, update, or examination must be sent in its original packaging! Any other deliveries will be rejected. Therefore, you should keep the original packaging, and any technical documentation or manual provided. The device must be shipped only with the original packaging. As specified on the product box, this box is not intended for shipment: if you bought the device directly at a physical reseller's shop, you should put the device in the original packaging and put the packaging in a proper larger box with proper packaging destined for shipping. If you received the device via carrier or any post service, it should have come with a proper double box packaging. All non-warranty services are subject to a minimum fee of VAT (within the European Union). The customer must pay for shipping to Frap Tools, Frap Tools will cover return shipping costs. It is important to note that the front panel of the CGM creative mixer modules may get warm, and may warm up the case where they are mounted. Please do not be alarmed, as this is normal and is part of its standard operation. Shut down your equipment immediately if it produces smoke, a strange odor, or unusual noise. Continued use may lead to fire. Immediately unplug the equipment and contact your dealer or Frap Tools at the address above for advice. user manual rev 0 August 2016 Page! 2 of! 12

4 Never attempt to repair this product yourself. Improper repair work can be dangerous. Never disassemble or modify this product. Tampering with this product may result in injury or fire and will void your warranty. Do not allow foreign matter to fall into the equipment. Penetration by foreign objects may lead to fire. If water or other liquid spills into this equipment, do not continue to use it. Continued use may lead to fire. Unplug the power cord immediately and contact your dealer or Frap Tools at the address above for advice. WARNING: The internal components of any CGM creative mixer module can get very hot. Do not touch the internal components while any of them are connected and/or powered and after they completely cool down after use for at least 30 minutes. 2. WHAT IS CGM The CGM Creative Mixer is a modular mixing solution for eurorack modular systems, designed to obtain a flexible setup, providing all the tools you may need in studio and during a live performance, as well as everything you may want to control via CV. It is currently composed of three modules: the Channel, the Group and the Master. The Channel manages mono signals via the 3.5 mm input mono jack. It has a main stereo with CV in and attenuator (RED), a direct output post main (pre or post fader), two parallel sends with mono with CV in and attenuator for each send and pre/post fader switch (YELLOW and GREEN), and a PAN control with offset CV and offset pot. This, together with the latching buttons for mute, solo in place, and PFL, manages the incoming signal and distributes it to the Group module. This one, gets and sums the L/R post fader signals (WHITE) of all the linked Channels, sums all the signals from the YELLOW and GREEN sends, and manages the sends (mono) and returns (DUAL MONO or STEREO), summing it to the signals from the CHANNELS. It also manages the solo in place activation on all the linked Channels, and provides a L/R output for the outgoing signal, or (via a jumper on the back of the module) a L/R output of the sum of the returns signals. Up to 8 Channels may be connected to a single Group, taking care also of its powering. You can connect also up to 4 Groups to a Master module. This module sums the incoming signals from the Groups, and manages the PFL (stereo) of both Channels and Groups. It also features a stereo in via a 3.5 mm stereo jack with PFL latching button and a stereo out via 3.5 mm stereo jack for headphones, whose signal can be blended between PFL (BLUE) and main out (WHITE). 3. SYSTEM SETUP (LINKING) In a CGM system, the communication between the modules happens via 10 poles IDC cables (please refer to the last section of the manual to see the content of each module and to have an overview of the available link cables for various setups) Master to Group(s) Each Master comes with one link cable to connect a Group to it. You can connect more Groups using a proper Link cable. The Master module, on its back, has two 10 pole IDC connectors, the one in the TOP left corner is for powering, the other in the bottom without any direction is for linking. Use this one and patch it to the corresponding one on the Group to establish a connection between them (in the Group is the one in line (at the same height) of the one in the Master). In the example on the side the cable continues and goes to other Groups Group to Channel(s) Each Group comes with two link cables to connect one Group to up to four Channels. You can connect more Channels (up to eight) using a proper Link cable, but remember that at least one Channel is required for the Group to work. The Channel module, on its back, has three 10 pole IDC connectors, the one in the TOP left GROUP CHANNEL CHANNEL corner is for powering, the other two in the center without any direction are for linking. Use these and patch them together on the different Channel you want to link to a Group and on the Group too (In the Group these are the two connector in line (at the same height) with the two on the Channel). It is important to double check that all the modules are orientated in the same way, and that all the upper connector are connecter with one IDC cable, while all the lower connectors are connected with another IDC cable. It is imperative to do not swap connectors!!! In the example on the side the cable continues and goes to other Groups. WARNING: Frap Tools can not be held responsible in any way for problems or damage to persons or property or to the device itself, if the device is not connected as indicated above. MASTER GROUP FROM CHANNELS TO GROUP FROM CHANNELS TO GROUP IDC CABLE GOES TO OTHER GROUPS IDC CABLE GOES TO OTHER CHANNELS FROM GROUP TO MASTER user manual rev 0 August 2016 Page! 3 of! 12

5 4. CONNECT THE POWER Before to connect the power cable, pay attention to: the power connector on the module is the one in the top with the outside frame; the red line on the cable should be placed matching the -12V side on your power board: please double check with your power boar supplier that the marked side is the -12V. The CGM use a section powering system: you have to connect ONLY one Channel module for each link chain, the power will be then distributed to the other Channels connected and to the Group connected. While Groups doesn t have a power connector, each Channel that you get will come with a 16 to 10 poles IDC cable for powering: it is imperative to use only one per chain, on one of the Channels in the chain. To do that, when the power is switched off and the power cable is disconnected from your case, connect the 10 poles connector to the module, then connect the 16 poles connector to your power board. The Master module has a separate standalone power: when the power is switched off and the power cable is disconnected from your case, connect the 10 poles connector to the module, then connect the 16 poles connector to your power board. WARNING: Frap Tools can not be held responsible in any way for problems or damage to persons or property or to the device itself, if the device is not connected as indicated above Which channel module should be powered To get the best results we suggest to power the channel closer to the group Warm-up and working temperature For best sonic result and to allow propers behavior, we suggest to let the CGM mixer warm up around 15 minutes prior to use it [tested at 25 C]. It is absolutely normal that it feels warm when using it: it s a real piece of high-end equipment! 5. MOUNTING THE MODULES After connecting the power as explained in the previous section, install the 6HP modules in your case using the 2 screws provided you prefer being sure the module is safely and tightly connected to your eurorack case. The CGM modules use the standard eurorack orientation, red line is -12V. Please double check with the power system you want to use that both uses the same powering system. WARNING: Frap Tools can not be held responsible in any way for problems or damage to persons or property or to the device itself, if the device is not connected as indicated above. 6. GROUP JUMPERS CONFIGURATIONS Group L/R output can be configured in two ways: looking at the PCB from the back, if the two jumpers on the top of the module are connected to the pins 2-3 (from the left) the group outputs the sum of the signals from all the channels connected to the group itself, and the signals coming in from the yellow and green return. Otherwise, if the two jumpers on the top of the module are connected to the pins 1-2 (from the left) the group outputs the sum of the signals coming in from the yellow and green return only. In any jumper configuration, the group sends the same signal to the master. Only group physical outputs may be configured. WARNING: It is imperative to do not connect the jumpers to any other connector except the two mentioned in this section, and shown in the pictures below. Frap Tools can not be held responsible in any way for problems or damage to persons or property or to the device itself, if the device is not connected as indicated above. PINS 1&2 group outputs the sum of the signals coming in from the yellow and green return only PINS 2&3 group outputs the sum of the signals from all the channels connected to the group itself, and the signals coming in from the yellow and green return " " user manual rev 0 August 2016 Page! 4 of! 12

6 7. CHANNEL 1. Signal Input Mono 1 2d 2. Main - RED 2.a) CV input. Both 0 5V and 0 10V range supported 2.b) when CV is patched to 2a, then 2b attenuates that CV. When nothing is patched to 2a, then 2b works as an attenuator for the 2.c) post peak meter 2.d) mono direct output 2.e) switch to select direct out pre-fader (up, or red dot), or post fader (lower, or white dot) 3. Send - YELLOW [always post RED ] a) CV input. Both 0 5V and 0 10V range supported b) when CV is patched to 3a, then 3b attenuates that CV. When nothing is patched to 3a, then 3b works as an attenuator for the c) switch to select where to take the signal for the send : prefader (up, or yellow dot), or post fader (lower, or white dot) 2a 2e 3a 3c 4a 4c 5a 2c 2b 3b 4b 5b 4. Send - GREEN [always post RED ] a) CV input. Both 0 5V and 0 10V range supported b) when CV is patched to 4a, then 4b attenuates that CV. When nothing is patched to 4a, then 4b works as an attenuator for the c) switch to select where to take the signal for the send : prefader (up, or green dot), or post fader (lower, or white dot) 6 5. PAN a) Pan CV Offset. Range -5V 5V b) Panorama pot ( pot value is summed with incoming CV) Fader 8 7. Mute 8. Solo in Place works only when is enabled the safe solo in the connected Group 9. Stereo PFL accessible via the Master module user manual rev 0 August 2016 Page! 5 of! 12

7 8. GROUP 1. Send/Return - YELLOW a) send - mono signal output - outputs the sum of all the signal processed for the yellow send by each Channel connected to the Group b) dual mono return or Left Channel, if both L&R jacks are connected c) dual mono return or Right Channel, if both L&R jacks are connected d) return stereo CV input. Both 0 5V and 0 10V range supported e) when CV is patched to 1d, then 1e attenuates that CV. When nothing is patched to 1d, then 1e works as an attenuator for the 3d 1a 1b 1c 3e 2a 2b 2c 2. Send/Return - GREEN a) send - mono signal output - outputs the sum of all the signal processed for the green send by each Channel connected to the Group b) dual mono return or Left Channel, if both L&R jacks are connected c) dual mono return or Right Channel, if both L&R jacks are connected d) return stereo CV input. Both 0 5V and 0 10V range supported e) when CV is patched to 2d, then 2e attenuates that CV. When nothing is patched to 2d, then 2e works as an attenuator for the 1d 1e 3a 2d 2e 3b 3c 3. Main Volume 3.a) LED left post fader 3.b) LED right post fader 3.c) FADER - Set the volume of the sum of all connected Channels with send/return signals 3.d) Left Output This output can get signal from the main out, or also only from the sums of the left channels of the YELLOW and GREEN returns 3.e) Right Output This output can get signal from the main out, or also only from the sums of the right channels of the YELLOW and GREEN returns Mute for all the connected Channels and send/return signals 5. Safe Solo switch when moved to the left enables the solo in place function on each of the connected Channels. 6. Stereo PFL for all the connected Channels and send/return signals user manual rev 0 August 2016 Page! 6 of! 12

8 9. MASTER 1. Aux 1.a) stereo in 3.5 mm jack 1.b) gain 1.c) PFL 3c 3d 2. Headphones output 2.a) Blend between main out (white) and PFL signal (blue) 2.b) volume 2.c) stereo out 3.5 mm jack 1a 1b 3. Main Volume 3.a) Master Fader 3.b) Stereo VU meter [ -6dBu, -1dBu, +4dBu, +7dBu, +10dBu ] 3.c) Left Output 3.d) Right Output 1c 2c 2a 2b 3b 3a user manual rev 0 August 2016 Page! 7 of! 12

9 " " " 10. FLOW CHARTS CHANNEL IN mono signal SOLO IN PLACE PAN MUTE PFL FADER FROM SAFE SOLO CONNECTED TO GROUP VIA FLAT CABLE stereo signal DIRECT OUTPUT PRE POST GROUP SAFE SOLO JUMPERS FLAT CABLE FROM CONNECTED CHANNELS SENDS SENDS MAIN L/R OUT IN SEND / RETURN OUT IN MUTE PFL GROUP FADER STEREO OUTPUT CONNECTED TO MASTER VIA FLAT CABLE PFL L/R MASTER FLAT CABLE FROM CONNECTED GROUPS PFL L/R MAIN L/R IN FADER PFL BLEND MASTER FADER HDP FADER HEADPHONES OUT STEREO OUTPUT +10 dbu +7 dbu +4 dbu -1 dbu -6 dbu 11. TIPS & tricks Stereo Inputs The returns on the group manages audio signal in the same way as the mono input on the channel: this means in case you need more than one stereo input, that is included in the master module, you can use these two returns to include two stereo signal. Furthermore, you ll get two stereo s that can be automated via CV More than 2 send/return per channel In case you have more than one group on your CGM system, you can use the direct out of a channel linked to a group, patching it to the mono input of another channel linked to another group: in this way you ll use the RED of the original channel, and its CV, to shape the amplitude of your signal, then on the second, add the 3rd and 4th parallel send to it, taking advantage of the second group. user manual rev 0 August 2016 Page! 8 of! 12

10 11.3. Serial send/return (and feedbacks) Let s put it simple: the two sends are patched with a delay and a reverb. Now you want that also the delayed signal has reverb, but you can t since the sends work in parallel. You can bypass this setting the return of the delay on a channel linked to the group of the delay and reverb, and gradually increase the amount of reverb send on that signal too. Be aware, that adding some delay to the channel of the delay return will result in undesired feedback, so be extremely careful. 12. Config examples maximum number of channels per group 411 configuration minimum config to enable PFL maximum number of groups per master user manual rev 0 August 2016 Page! 9 of! 12 maximum configuration possible

11 " " " 13. CURVES All tests performed after 30 minutes of warmup at room temperature of 25 C, assuming external audio input at 0 dbu. Overall tolerance ±2dB. 13.a) RED CV response curve - Channel 13.d) PAN db db Input on a channel, output from the direct output. Maximum gain with red potentiometer, pre-fader b) YELLOW and GREEN CV response curve - Channel to group Send Input on a channel, output from the yellow and green output on connected group. 5V CV patched on main red with pot at max. Maximum gain with yellow and green potentiometers, pre-fader. 13.c) YELLOW and GREEN CV response curve - Group Return V V Input on returns on group module, output from the group output with both potentiometers and fader at their maximum (jumpers allowing output of sum of channels and return). db Input on a channel, output from the L/R output on the connected group. Pan potentiometer at center position. The pan potentiometer offers a range from +6 to -30 db. Please note that the pan is tightly connected to the main : with hard and PAN settings distortion may occur " V db V user manual rev 0 August 2016 Page! 10 of! 12

12 14. TECHNICAL DETAILS Channel, group and master size is 6HP. Input Impedance Channel Group Master Audio CV Audio CV Audio CV > 25KΩ 100 KΩ ±10% > 20KΩ mono > 40KΩ stereo 100 KΩ ±10% > 3KΩ 100 KΩ ±10% All following measures are subject to ±2 db tolerance. Without any CV applied and all pot at maximum, gain scale, referred to channel input, is: 7.5 db on channel direct output 4 db on send output (with 5V CV patched to main ) 12.5 db on group output (jumpers allowing output of sum of channels and return) 18 db on master output and 20dB on headphones. Without any CV applied and all pot at maximum, gain scale, referred to group return inputs, is: 9 db on group output (jumpers allowing output of sum of channels and return) Master aux input gain is 27 db referred to master output. Frequency response: All system is guaranteed from 10Hz to 40KHz bandwidth within 1dB, measured at +10dBu at master output onto a 1KΩ load. Harmonic Distortion (THD+N): on a complete system (Channel to group to master) less than 0.3%, measured at 1KHz with output signal of +10 dbu onto 1KΩ load with a 10Hz to 80KHz bandwidth measurement system. Current Draw Channel Group Master idle +12V 80 ma 80 ma 62 ma -12V 80 ma 75 ma 44 ma +12V 104 ma 120 ma 101 ma max -12V 100 ma 115 ma 85 ma notes With heavy driven output onto low impedance load. With heavy driven output onto low impedance load. 15. QUALITY CONTROLS 100% of CGM modules are tested in the following aspects: correct behavior, power consumption and avoid any failed components with a 1 hour burn-in frequency response curves after minimum 20 minutes of warm up VU meters and peak LEDs level pots, buttons switches, jack sockets and any mechanical part stress test correct behavior with various audio signals visual quality inspection 100% of CGM cable is testes in the following aspects: mechanical behavior shorts open pins user manual rev 0 August 2016 Page! 11 of! 12

13 16. WHAT S IN THE BOX code description composed by Q.ty Channel Module 1 F-CAN0-MX F-GRU0-MX F-MAS0-MX CGM Creative Mixer - Channel CGM Creative Mixer - Group CGM Creative Mixer - Master 16 to 10 poles IDC Power Cable 1 M3x6 black and Zinc with plastic washer for mounting 2 Group Module 1 M3x6 black and Zinc with plastic washer for mounting 2 10 poles IDC Link Cable - 1 Group to 4 Channels 2 Master Module 1 16 to 10 poles IDC Power Cable 1 M3x6 black and Zinc with plastic washer for mounting 2 10 poles IDC Link Cable - 1 Master to 1 Group 1 F-C120-LK CGM Link Cable - 1 Master to 2 Groups 10 poles IDC Link Cable - 1 Master to 2 Groups 1 F-C130-LK CGM Link Cable - 1 Master to 3 Groups 10 poles IDC Link Cable - 1 Master to 3 Groups 1 F-C140-LK CGM Link Cable - 1 Master to 4 Groups 10 poles IDC Link Cable - 1 Master to 4 Groups 1 F-C011-LK CGM Link Cable - 1 Group to 1 Channel 10 poles IDC Link Cable - 1 Group to 1 Channel 2 F-C012-LK CGM Link Cable - 1 Group to 2 Channels 10 poles IDC Link Cable - 1 Group to 2 Channels 2 F-C013-LK CGM Link Cable - 1 Group to 3 Channels 10 poles IDC Link Cable - 1 Group to 3 Channels 2 F-C015-LK CGM Link Cable - 1 Group to 5 Channels 10 poles IDC Link Cable - 1 Group to 5 Channels 2 F-C016-LK CGM Link Cable - 1 Group to 6 Channels 10 poles IDC Link Cable - 1 Group to 6 Channels 2 F-C017-LK CGM Link Cable - 1 Group to 7 Channels 10 poles IDC Link Cable - 1 Group to 7 Channels 2 F-C018-LK CGM Link Cable - 1 Group to 8 Channels 10 poles IDC Link Cable - 1 Group to 8 Channels 2 user manual rev 0 August 2016 Page! 12 of! 12