Play, stop, record
| PLAY tap | play from step 1 / stop |
| PLAY hold | full stop: all sound off |
| GLO PLAY | play from the selected step |
| REC, PLAY | record: Press PLAY, then play along. Notes go into the step that is playing |
| REC while playing | punch in; again = punch out |
| PLAY while recording | stops both |
Chords and phrases
| SEL tap | chord mode on / off (a key = a whole chord) |
| SEL hold | the chord map: which chord is on which key |
| ARP tap | phrase on / off (plays while keys are held) |
| ARP hold | the phrase page (piano roll) |
| SELECT knob | phrase style 1 to 9 |
| ALGORITHM knob | phrase variation 1 to 12 |
| ENV | HOLD: notes keep sounding (a tie when editing a step) |
| OCT− OCT+ | octave; with GLO: key transpose |
Pages
| HOME | Play |
| SEQ | Sequencer (16 steps at a time) |
| SEQ again | Patterns: all 64 on one grid |
| LFO | Sounds: 64 in 8 banks |
| FX | Effects: delay and reverb |
| EDIT | Settings (EDIT again leaves and saves) |
| SEL / ARP hold | Chord map / Phrase |
The keys play on every page, so you hear what you pick.
Knobs
| alone | + GLO |
| K1 | filter | resonance |
| K2 | release | attack |
| K3 | delay level | delay time |
| K4 | reverb level | reverb time |
| MASTER | volume |
The PRESETS knob
| Play, Phrase, FX | tempo (GLO: 0.1 BPM) |
| Chord map | the 100 chord sets |
| Sounds | sound (GLO: a bank of 8) |
| Patterns | pattern (GLO: a bank of 8) |
| Sequencer | the step to edit (first turn = step 1) |
| Settings | choose a setting; K1 changes it |
Edit a step
- Turn PRESETS: pick a step
- Play a key or a chord: it goes in (a chord replaces, a note adds, up to 4)
- ENV: tie to the next step
- SEQ: done
| GLO + F3 G3 A3 B3 C4 | copy, paste, insert, clear the step, double the pattern |
| OCT− OCT+ | page of 16 steps (no step selected) |
lit step has notes
flashing playing now
blinking being edited
Save, clear, reset
| SAVE | save this pattern |
| GLO SAVE | save all patterns |
| Settings → RESET | Clear pattern: empties its steps. Factory reset: erases everything. Choose with PRESETS, then hold SAVE |
A * after the pattern name means unsaved. Unsaved changes are lost at power-off.
Good to know
| Switch on holding OCT− | USB rescue: install any firmware again |
| Keys | 27: F3 to G5 |
| Patterns | 64 in banks A to H, each remembers its steps, sound, tempo and phrase |
| A step | lasts 4 beats by default (Settings → Step length) |
First chords in a minute
- SEL: chord mode on
- Hold SEL, turn PRESETS: pick a chord set, play keys
- ARP: phrase on, turn SELECT and ALGORITHM
- LFO, PRESETS: pick a sound
- SEQ, PRESETS, a chord: build a loop, PLAY