7.6 EDITING PARAMETERS
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# 7.6 EDITING PARAMETERS 7. QUICK START 7.5 TEMPO AND METRONOME Press the [TEMPO] key to open the TEMPO menu. 7.5.1 TEMPO To change the BPM setting, open the TEMPO menu by pressing the [TEMPO] key. Use DATA ENTRY knob A or LEVEL/DATA to change tempo. Pressing the knob while turning it changes the tempo four BPM at a time. Use DATA ENTRY knob B or [UP] or [DOWN] to change the tempo in decimal steps. You can chose between a tempo for the whole project or use a separate tempo every pattern. Press and hold [FUNC], and then use DATA ENTRY knob E to switch between these modes. On the main interface screen, you can also press and hold the [ARROW] keys [LEFT] or [RIGHT] to nudge the tempo 10% up or down temporarily. Release the key to revert to the original tempo. To tap a tempo setting, hold [FUNC] and tap the [TEMPO] key in a steady rhythm. After four consecutive taps the average tempo of the taps will be calculated. By continuing tapping, the average tempo will keep on updating. You can also use an extrnal MIDI controller to tap the tempo by sending note C0 on the selected FX CONTROL MIDI channel. When in the TEMPO menu (and with PROJECT tempo mode selected), holding [FUNC] while turning DATA ENTRY knob A will not change the tempo to the selected value until [FUNC] is released. While doing this, “PREP.” flash in the bottom left corner of the screen. Nudging the tempo is very handy when manually syncing Digitone II to a turntable or an external sound source. Note that you do not need to be in the TEMPO menu to nudge the tempo. Use DATA ENTRY knob D to adjust the SWING setting of the pattern, to employ a propulsive, rhythmic groove. The swing ratio can be set to 51-80%. The default setting is equal spacing, 50%. 7.5.2 METRONOME The metronome settings controls the internal metronome of the Digitone II. Use the DATA ENTRY knobs to change the settings. METRO activates/deactivates the metronome. You can also press [TEMPO] + [YES] to toggle the metronome on/off. SIG. controls the note and beat measure of the metronome time signature. PREROLL controls for how many bars the metronome will sound before the sequencer starts playing. This setting is only relevant when you are in LIVE RECORDING mode. VOL controls the volume of the metronome click. 7.6 EDITING PARAMETERS Each track has six PARAMETER page groups that each contain a number of pages. Press [PARAMETER] keys TRIG, SYN, FLTR, AMP, FX, and MOD to access the different PARAMETER page groups. These param eters affect the sound and signal in various ways. 1. Make sure a pattern is playing. 2. Press [TRK] + [TRIG] keys 1–16 to select a track. 3. To change, for example, the cutoff of the filter, press the [FLTR] key to open the FILTER page. The parameter labeled FREQ changes the cutoff of the filter. Turn DATA ENTRY knob E to change the parameter value, and hear how the sound is affected. Try out the rest of the PARAMETER page parameters to explore a variety of sound shaping possibilities. 8. DIGITONE II CONTROLS 8. DIGITONE II CONTROLS 8.1 TRIG KEYS The [TRIG] keys have several uses, including for example, triggering an audio/MIDI track from the active pattern. They can also be used for placing trigs in the RECORDING modes. When pressed in combination with the [PTN] and [SONG] keys, they select patterns and songs. The [TRIG] keys light up to indicate the position of placed trigs and to indicate the selected bank and track. 8.2 ROTARY ENCODERS The MAIN VOLUME is an absolute encoder, spanning roughly 320 degrees from its left extreme to its right extreme. The LEVEL/DATA and DATA ENTRY knobs (with which you set various parameter values), are relative encoders which may be spun any number of turns. Pressing and turning these encoders will change their associated values at a greater speed. 8.3 KEY BEHAVIOR As a group, the track selection keys (the [TRIG] keys) have radio button functionality, i.e. when a new track is set to be active, the previous one is simultaneously deactivated. Only one track can be selected at a time. Likewise, the group consisting of the six [PARAMETER] keys also have radio button functionality. 8.4 MIDI NOTES Some functions can be triggered by sending MIDI note values from an external MIDI device (a MIDI key board or a computer, for example) connected to the Digitone II via a standard MIDI cable or a USB 2.0 A to B connector cable. Of the 128 notes in the standard MIDI range, Note numbers 0–15 correspond to notes C0 through to D#1, the leftmost octave (which is sometimes called C2–D#2 in certain applications). These notes will trigger the preset of track 1 through track 16, respectively (provided they are set to their default channels 1-16). These notes values map to each of the sixteen tracks, regardless of which track is active. MIDI note numbers 16–84, that corresponds to notes E2–C7 (C5, MIDI note 60, being middle C) will trigger the preset of the active track in it’s chromatic variations (as if played by the [TRIG] keys in KEYBOARD mode, see section below), from lowest to highest pitch. MIDI program change messages 0–127 will select pattern 1–128 (A01–H16) on the Digitone II. Additionally, MIDI CC and NRPN messages can be sent to control various aspects of the Digitone II. For more informa tion, please see “APPENDIX C: MIDI” on page 112. 8.5 MODES There are several modes of operation on the Digitone II that decides what action the [TRIG] keys perform when pressed. 8.5.1 KEYBOARD MODE Press [KEYBOARD] to enter KEYBOARD mode. In this mode, you can play the preset of the active audio track (or send MIDI notes if you have an active MIDI track). With KB SCALE set to CHROMATIC and MODE set to NORMAL the [TRIG] keys will light up in a pattern that resembles an octave of a piano keyboard layout. Only lit keys are playable. Press [TRK] + [TRIG 1–16] keys to select the track you want to play. Press the lit trig keys to play different notes. The range from [TRIG 9] key to [TRIG 16] key is one octave. The whole note range you can trig is a little more than 10 octaves (C0–G10) You can transpose the key board 4 octaves up and 5 octaves down from the middle octave. Press [+]/[−] to transpose the virtual keyboard up or down in octave steps. With U/D KEY MODE set to KB OCT, you can also press [UP]/ [DOWN] to transpose the virtual keyboard when you are in KEYBOARD mode. For more information, please see “13.7.4 U/D KEY MODE” on page 79. Notes triggered can be recorded on the sequencer in LIVE RECORDING mode. Find out how this is done in section “10.4 LIVE RECORDING MODE” on page 44. Press [KEYBOARD] again to exit KEYBOARD mode. In KEYBOARD mode the color of the [+]/[−] keys shows the current octave for the [TRIG] keys. White: 1 octave up/down, Yellow: 2 octaves up/down, Orange: 3 octaves up/down, Red: 4 octaves up/down, Dark Red: 5 octaves down.
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