S1 - Sequencer 1

Step sequencer - One pattern active at a time.

Layout:

"Black keys" (sharp/flat keyboard keys)

The first 2 black keys are Function Keys (FUNC) - F1 - First black key - F2 - Second black key

The next 8 are Pattern Keys and they select the active sequence pattern (P1-P8).

Hold a key (long press) to access parameters for that pattern. This is "Pattern Params".

"White keys" (bottom row)

Sequencer Step Keys - These are your sequencer step on/off keys.

Hold a key (long press) to access parameters for that step. This is "Note Select / Step Parameters". F1 + Step Key is also a quick shortcut.

Step sequencer - One pattern active at a time.

Keys/Commands:
- AUX is Start/Stop
- Start/Stop sends MIDI transport control, and MIDI clock when running
- Pattern Key: Selects playing pattern
- F1 + AUX: Reset sequences to first/last step
- F2 + AUX: Reverse pattern direction
- F1 + Pattern Key: Enter Step Record (transport must be stopped)
- F2 + Pattern Key: Mute that pattern
- F1 + Step Key: Enter Note Select / Step Parameters
- Long press a Step Key: Enter Note Select / Step Parameters
- Long press a Pattern Key: Enter Pattern Parameters
- AUX-key exits sub-modes
- Hold F1 + F2: first 4 "white keys" select "page" of the current pattern (depending on pattern length)

Parameters:
(see below)

Note Select / Step Parameters

Long press a step key to enter this mode. Here you can change the note values (note number, velocity, note length and octave), set CC parameter-lock values with the knobs, and set step parameters (step events, step probability, trig conditions).

While in Note Select, the rightmost and leftmost keys will blink (orange or blue)- these 2 keys will shift the current octave up or down.

Press AUX to exit Note Select.

Parameters:

Page 1:
- NOTE: midi note number
- OCT: octave
- VEL: note velocity
- LEN: note length in steps (1-16)

Page 2:
- TYPE: step event type (see below)
- PROB: percentage of the step triggering
- COND: trig conditions (see below)

Page 3: (set CC parameter-locks)
- L-1: pot 1 p-lock value for this step
- L-2: pot 2 p-lock value for this step
- L-3: pot 3 p-lock value for this step
- L-4: pot 4 p-lock value for this step

Touching any potentiometer while in Note Select will set that p-lock value.

To reset/erase a p-lock - Highlight the parameter and turn the encoder to the left.

Step Events (TYPE):

"-" mute "+" play "1" reset to first step ">>" set parttern direction forward "<<" set parttern direction reverse "#?" jump to random step number "?" set random event (of any of the previous events) for that one step

Trig conditions - A/B Ratios (COND):__

Play that step on the A cycle of B total cycles (or bars) of the pattern. Default is 1:1 (every time). First number - play step on that cycle thru the pattern Second number - resets the counter after that pattern cycle.

So 1:4 would play on the first cycle, not play on the next three and then reset (after the 4th cycle). 3:8 would play only the 3rd cycle and reset after the 8th.

Step Record

(SH-101-ish style note entry)

Holding F1 + a Pattern Key will enter Step Record Mode.

Enter notes from the keyboard and the sequence step will automatically advance to the next step. Change knob 1-4 positions to set a CC parameter lock for that step. Knob #5 (far right) will enter a velocity value for that step (there is no visual feedback when entering values from the knobs.

If you want to skip steps while entering notes, use the encoder button to select the STEP parameter and rotate to the step you want to change/update. While a step is selected, you can also record plocks/velocity for that step with the knobs without changing the note value.

There are two pages of parameters in Step Record. First is the current octave (OCT), step number (STEP), note-value (NOTE), and pattern number (PTN). Second shows the step event parameters TYPE, PROB and COND as described above.

Press AUX to exit Step Record.

Keys/Commands:
- Potentiometers 1-4 set a CC parameter lock
- Potentiometers 5 sets a step velocity
- AUX exit this sub-mode

Pattern Parameters

Long press Pattern Key to enter Pattern Params Mode.

Turning the encoder will show different pages of parameters.

A short-press on the encoder will select the active parameter for editing. Press the encoder repeatedly until nothing is selected to change pages.

Press AUX to exit Pattern Parameters.

Parameters:

Page 1:
- PTN: selected pattern
- LEN: pattern length
- ROT: rotation
- CH: midi channel

Page 2 (see Sequence Reset Automation below):
- START: steart
- END: end
- FREQ: frequency
- PROB: probability

Page 3:
- RATE: default note length (1/64th to whole note)
- SOLO: MIDI solo

Keys/Commands: - Step Keys set pattern length
- F1 + pattern copies pattern
- F2 + pattern pastes pattern (to other pattern slot)
- F1 + F2 + pattern clears the pattern back to GM drum map default (and clears all plocks)

(you can paste multiple times - paste buffer should stay the same until you copy again)

MIDI solo: Set a pattern to MIDI solo and you can play the keyboard while that pattern is selected.

Note - once in MIDI solo, you will only be able to change the active pattern by using the encoder knob.

Pattern Parameters: Sequence Reset Automation

This is located on the second page of pattern parameters

The goal of this "Sequence Reset Automation" feature was developed in the spirit of classic sequencers that can generate more complex sequences from simpler ones by setting any step in a given sequence to trigger a "reset" based on some constraint (i.e., number of cycles, probability, random).

Note - This behavior is a pattern-based solution. You can also execute step-based resets in Step Parameters.

Settings:

  • START (Currently 0 - PatternLength-1): Use this to set the start step in current pattern to reset to for beginning a new cycle.

  • END (Currently 0 - PatternLength-1): Use this to set the last step in current sequence to end/reset pattern cycles. This in essence is the step that will be used to trigger resets.

  • FREQ of trigger reset (i.e., every X sequence cycle iterations)

  • PROB of triggering reset (percentage)

NOTE: Setting STEP = 0 and PROB = 1 dictates random trigger steps which can lead to interesting results by jumping to random position/step.