Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
Operation Manual
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Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................................................. 1
Product Description .......................................................................................1
Important Safety Instructions .................................................. 4 Foreign Language Warnings - German ................................... 7 Foreign Language Warnings - French ................................... 10 Setup ...................................................................................... 15
Unpacking ....................................................................................................15 Connection Instructions..............................................................................16 Basic Setup ..............................................................................................16 Studio Setup ............................................................................................17 Performance Setup ..................................................................................18 Power Down Sequence ................................................................................19 Rack Mounting ...........................................................................................19
Instant Gratification ............................................................... 21
Playing Patterns & Songs ........................................................................21 Playing Songs ..........................................................................................23 Playing Demo Sequences ........................................................................24 Auditioning Presets .................................................................................24 Selecting and Quick Editing Presets .......................................................25 Exploring the Master Arpeggiator ...........................................................27 Multi-Channel Arpeggiator ....................................................................28 Time to Save? .......................................................................................29
Basic Operations .................................................................... 31
Power Switch ...........................................................................................31 Volume Control ......................................................................................31 12VDC Lamp ..........................................................................................32
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Mode/View Buttons ..................................................................................... 32 Track/Channel +/- Buttons ..................................................................... 33 Data Entry Control ................................................................................. 33 Left/Right Cursor Buttons ...................................................................... 33 LED View Select Section .............................................................................. 33 Sequencer Controls...................................................................................... 34 Stop Button ............................................................................................. 34 Play Button ............................................................................................. 34 Record Button ......................................................................................... 34 Song Record modes (from Song mode) .............................................. 34 Pattern Record modes (from Pattern mode) ....................................... 34 Tap Tempo ............................................................................................. 35 Edit Section .................................................................................................. 36 Song Edit Button .................................................................................... 36 Pattern Edit Button ................................................................................. 36 Preset Edit Button ................................................................................... 36 Global Button ......................................................................................... 36 Controllers Button .................................................................................. 36 Arpeggiator Button ................................................................................. 37 Real-time Controller Knobs ......................................................................... 38 Knob Functions ...................................................................................... 39 Quick Edit mode ................................................................................. 39 Programmable Knobs mode ................................................................ 40 Multichannel Volume Knobs .............................................................. 40 Multichannel Pan Knobs .................................................................... 41 Trigger Buttons............................................................................................. 42 Trigger Mode ........................................................................................... 42 Preset Menu Jump Keys .......................................................................... 42 Touchstrip, Transpose, Keypads & Glide ..................................................... 43 Touchstrip Hold ...................................................................................... 43 Transpose Buttons .................................................................................. 43 Rubber Keypads ...................................................................................... 43 Glide Button ........................................................................................... 43 Erase Button ............................................................................................ 44 Repeat Button ......................................................................................... 44 Preset Screen ................................................................................................ 45 MIDI Channel Selection ......................................................................... 45 Preset Selection ....................................................................................... 45 Channel Volume .................................................................................... 46 Channel Pan ........................................................................................... 47 Channel Arpeggiator .............................................................................. 47 Sound Navigator .......................................................................................... 48 Preset Category ....................................................................................... 48 Instrument Category .............................................................................. 48
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Sequencer .............................................................................. 49
Overview ......................................................................................................50 Definitions ...................................................................................................50 Events ......................................................................................................50 Tracks ......................................................................................................50 Patterns ...................................................................................................50 Pattern Recording & Editing ...............................................................51 The Asterisk .........................................................................................51 Standard MIDI Files .............................................................................51 Songs .......................................................................................................52 Song Record Modes .............................................................................52 Event Timing................................................................................................53 Track Priority .......................................................................................53 Pattern Mode................................................................................................54 Pattern Play .............................................................................................54 Realtime Recording .................................................................................55 Preparing to Record a Pattern .................................................................55 Input Quantize ........................................................................................55 Count In ..................................................................................................57 Pattern Length ........................................................................................58 Metronome .............................................................................................58 Recording a Pattern .................................................................................58 Automatic Channel Assignment .........................................................62 Grid Recording ........................................................................................63 What is Grid Recording? .....................................................................63 Step Time Recording ...............................................................................68 Note Value/Number of Ticks ............................................................68 Pattern Edit Menu ........................................................................................70 Track Enable/Mute Buttons ....................................................................70 Name Pattern ..........................................................................................70 Pattern Length ........................................................................................70 Setting Meter (Time Signature) ...............................................................71 Metronome .............................................................................................72 Quantize ..................................................................................................73 Quantize Parameters ...........................................................................73 More about Swing ...............................................................................74 Scale/Shift Duration ................................................................................75 Thin Events .............................................................................................76 Erase Events ............................................................................................77 Transpose ................................................................................................78 Scale/Shift Velocity .................................................................................79 Extend Sequence Data To .......................................................................80 Erase Track ..............................................................................................81 Cut Track to Clipboard ...........................................................................82 Copy Track to Clipboard ........................................................................83 P ...
