AS-16 Analog Sequencer User Manual
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1. Show Programmer Now every time a note is played on Thor the AS 16 sequence will start and the level of the sound will be modulated by the 16 control knobs 128 CHANNEL SEQUENCER In this example we will connect 8 AS 16 devices to a CV 8 Gateway with full chaining The CV 8 Gateway device is available for free from the Propellerhead Shop Create an AS 16 device and set up the timing note mode and initial control GW knob positions Select Copy Devices and Tracks from the popup menu the select Paste Devices and Tracks 7 times so that you have 8 devices Rename these devices to Seq 1 Seq 2 etc Connect Seq 1 Chain Out to Seq 2 Chain In Connect Seq 2 Chain Out to Seq 3 Chain In and so on Finally connect Seq 8 Chain Out to Seq 1 Reset Add a CV 8 Gateway Connect Seq 1 Gate amp CV Out to Gateway Gate 1 amp CVA 1 Repeat this for all 8 devices Optionally connect the Pad Outs to CVB 1 8 Finally connect the CV 8 Gate and CV output to your instrument O Gate Out ov out Pad Out 13 15 Gate out O Gate out Gate out O cvout cvout O cv out O Pad out Paou Padout AIN ADDER MULTIPLY AUDIO 1 AUDIO 2 Crainn cvma ovna O audion OY Audion Chaindut cvine cvine GY Lovoled Out ON Leveled Out cvouta B cvoutaxB Y Gatedout Y Gated Out _ Gate6 Gate 7 f j Gate 8 GATEWAY CVA 6 MCvAT cva s 2YB 6 J RCVB7 CvBB Graphics udi a Creations Sequencer Control Modulatio nput Modula2. AS 16 Analog Sequencer Rack Extension for Propellerhead Reason User Manual Version 1 1 INTRODUCTION AS 16 is a fully featured CV based analog sequencer It implements the following features e 16CV channels with separate CV outputs e Skip Jump and Pad features for each channel e Unipolar Bipolar and Note output modes e Common musical scales with selectable root note via Ul or MIDI e Octave and range controls when in Note mode e Normal One Shot and Random modes e Selectable slide e Pattern reverse and bounce modes e Synchronise with sequencer external clock or free run e Swing control e Audio envelope and chopping facility e CV add and multiply e Chaining of devices for unlimited channels WHAT IS AN ANALOG SEQUENCER Analog sequencers were popular before MIDI sequencing was available they allow control of one or more CV signals using analog knobs or sliders Being CV based they can control pitch or any other analog input such as filter cut off More recently analog sequencers are popular with modular synthesizer enthusiasts as they allow for more expressive and real time control than a MIDI sequencer or computer can AS 16 offers all the features of hardware based sequencers plus a lot more LIMITATIONS Due to limitations in the current Reason Rack Extension SDK the device cannot export MIDI notes or offer a Copy Loop to Track facility These may be added in the future if and when the SDK allo
3. Clock In input CV value will select channel V1 1 Clock Timing based on Reason master clock the Clock knob changes the resolution 1 16 etc Ext Timing based upon an external input using the Clock In input Free Timing duration set using Clock Knob from 10ms to 1000ms SWING The Swing knob adds a swing feel to the pattern by delaying every second channel This is useful for adding life to patterns when set to a low value or used as a creative tool at larger values PLAY AND AUTO The Play button will start the sequence even if the main Reason sequencer is not running Normally AS 16 will start playing when the Reason sequencer starts to disable this feature toggle the Auto button Note that the Play button cannot be automated Use the Chain Reset CV input instead USAGE INSTRUCTIONS REAR PANEL S CHANNEL GATE CV amp PAD OUT Each of the 16 channels will output its own gate control value and pad status and can be individually wired to any other CV device in Reason Gate and Pad durations are controlled by the GW knob on the front panel MAIN GATE CV amp PAD OUT The current gate CV and pad signals are outputted here When connecting to an instrument you will normally connect Gate Out and CV Out to the appropriate Gate CV inputs on the instrument Optionally you may want to connect Pad Out to another control input TIMING CLOCK IN The Clock In socket is used to control the timing of the AS 16 d
4. KNOB Each channel has a large control knob This sets the output of the channel CV Out and the main CV out when the channel is selected A LED is used to indicate the active channel The CV output is dependent upon the note mode selected using Output LCD on the bottom left e CV Out gives a 0 0 to 1 0 pure CV output e CV Bipolar gives a 1 0 to 1 0 CV output e Chromatic outputs notes from the chromatic scale with position 5 being the Root Note e Major outputs notes from the major scale with position 5 being the Root Note e Minor outputs notes from the minor scale with position 5 being the Root Note e Harmonic Minor outputs notes from the harmonic minor scale with position 5 being the Root Note e Dorian outputs notes from the dorian scale with position 5 being the Root Note e Mixolydian outputs notes from the mixolydian scale with position 5 being the Root Note e Blues outputs notes from the common blues scale with position 5 being the Root Note The Root Note is determined using the Root Key LCD It can be overridden by adding a Reason Sequencer for the device and entering MIDI notes either using a keyboard or the Reason editor GATE WIDTH KNOB Each channel has a smaller Gate Width GW knob which controls how long the Gate Out and Pad Out signal lasts Setting GW to zero will mean that no gate signal is set This is useful for setting rests in the pattern Setting GW to 100 will mea
5. The random pattern will not repeat itself whilst playing but it will be the same each time the sequencer starts Changing the control knobs will change the seed of the random number generator at start of playback This means that your song will sound the same each time you play it providing you don t change the control knobs SLIDE The slide feature is used to smoothly change the CV output to create musical slides or envelopes The settings are Off No slide is used CV Out will jump from one value to the next Pad Slide is used when the PAD button is active On Slide is active all the time CV Out will smoothly change from one value to the next over the duration set by the GW control Warning Most synthesizers in Reason do not accept slides via CV they will instead play a series of distinct notes when AS 16 outputs a slide For this reason slide is of most use to control non note values DIRECTION The Direction control determines how AS 16 plays the channels Assuming no SKIP or JUMP buttons are set the rules are Both2 Plays channels 1 to 16 to 1 and repeats end channels are played once V1 1 Up Plays channels 16 to 1 and then repeats Both Plays channels 1 to 16 then 16 to 1 and then repeats end channels are played twice Down Plays channels 1 to 16 and then repeats SYNC amp CLOCK The Sync control determines how AS 16 will be clocked The options are Pos Timing and channel based on external input using
6. also need to connect all the CV Out Gate Out and Pad Out connections together This can be done using multiple Spider CV Mergers or get the free CV 8 Rack Extension from the Propellerheads Shop which is designed for the job CHAIN RESET The Reset input can also be used to start the sequence playing even if playback is stopped By connecting this to a Gate Out from another instrument you can restart the sequence every time a note is played on the instrument for complex CV or envelopes ADDER This is a general purpose CV Adder It takes adds the values of CV In A and CV In B and outputs via CV Out A B The adder runs all the time and is independent of the reset of the device From version V1 1 adding a single biploar CV value into CV In A will transpose all the knobs This is useful for moving a musical pattern up and down the scale MULTIPLIER This is a general purpose CV Multiplier It takes multiplies the values of CV In A and CV In B and outputs via CV Out AxB The multiplier runs all the time and is independent of the reset of the device AUDIO 1 amp 2 The audio section allows for modification of audio signals controlled by the sequencer Levelled Out will take the audio signal and adjust the volume based upon the current control knob If slide is enabled then a smooth slide from one volume to the next will occur allowing AS 16 to be used as an advanced envelope modifier Gated Out will output the audio signal if th
7. e current gate is active otherwise silence A very quick fade is used to avoid clicks This results in a chopped audio effect which can be accurately controlled by the 16 GW knobs APPLICATIONS SIMPLE BASS LINE FROM MIDI Create a track for AS 16 to allow it to accept MIDI input Set the Output to be Harmonic Minor or Major and set Root Key to Octave Range Mode Slide Direction Sync Clock 5 6 1 hooks 4 0 i 2 Es E Pad hen Both f 8 1 3 Free 9 10 Connect Main Gate and CV Out to the synth of your choice Play the Reason sequencer and use the MIDI keyboard to set the root note When no MIDI is played AS 16 will not output CV data Change the 16 control and GW knobs to get an interesting bass line You can now play record your bass lines with a single key ENVELOPE GENERATOR The AS 16 can be used as a complex envelope generator when used with Thor Set CV output 1Shot mode and disable the Auto play button Octave Range Mode Slide Direction Sync Clock s 6 1 Clack y o j 2 Aes Pad FG Both ge 8 1 3 Rand Free 9 AB 10 Route the Thor audio outputs through Audio 1 and Audio 2 as shown Connect Global Envelope CV out from Thor to Chain Reset ITA 16 CHANNEL ANALOG SEQUENCER sciite by DD Temat Gate out Gate Out cv out ov out Pad Out Pad Out 13 Gate Out cv out O Pad Out ADDER MULTIPLY ovna OG ovma ocvne OQcvine O ovouta e Y ovoutaxt thor
8. evice To use this the Sync switch on the front must be in the Ext position The CV signal must change from zero to non zero to step to the next channel Clocks can be generated from devices such as the Reason Matrix Pattern Sequencer or another AS 16 TIMING CLOCK OUT The current clock with swing will be outputted on this CV socket This can be used to sync other devices with clock inputs TIMING SWING IN The CV value will be added to the current Swing value set from the front panel CONTROL HOLD When this CV value is active AS 16 will be held on the current channel Any instruments attached will keep playing the same note until hold is released CONTROL JUMP When this CV value is active AS 16 will act as if the Jump button was set on the current channel and perform a jump to the next PAD or start of the sequence if no PADs are set CONTROL SKIP When this CV value is active AS 16 will act as if the Skip button was set on the current channel and perform a skip to the next channel CHAIN The Chaining inputs allow multiple AS 16 devices to be chained together to make patterns longer than 16 notes When chaining multiple devices together the general rules are e All AS 16 devices in the chain should have the same timing settings e All devices except the end device should have a connection from Chain Out to Chain In e The last device should connect Chain Out to Reset on the first device You will
9. n that the gate is set continuously This can be used to join two or more channels together Gate Width is determined as a percentage of the current timing When the Sync switch is set to Clock this will be derived from the main Reason tempo using the current clock setting 1 16 1 3 etc If Sync is set to Free then it will be a percentage of the duration set on the Clock knob 100ms etc If Sync is set to Ext then it will also be a percentage of the duration set on the Clock knob 100ms etc This is because the device has no knowledge of the external clock tempo OCTAVE Octave is only used when AS 16 is run in note mode not CV or CV Bipolar Normally AS 16 will output notes around middle C MIDI note 60 This switch allows you to transpose all notes up or down 1 octave RANGE Range is only used when AS 16 is run in note mode not CV or CV Bipolar Range determines how many notes are mapped to the control knob This can be 10 20 or 30 notes Setting a larger range will give a larger range of notes but be more difficult to set the exact note using the knob MODE Mode controls how AS 16 operates Rand2 Sequencer will select random channels and ignore jump skip buttons V1 1 Norm Sequencer will repeat a pattern when it gets to the end 1Shot Sequencer will play the pattern once and then stop Rand Sequencer will create a pseudo random pattern based upon the initial settings of all 16 control knobs
10. tion Qetput Gate Input udio Output osdurch amp Env R main DEC Phase Filter Env Fiter Env FM Amount DJ 401 mod Es Fitter 1 Freq SUBTRACTOR 1 Filter 1 Res Filter 2 Freq Amp Ue Pitch Wheel Finally change the controls on each of your 128 channels to make the perfect sequence then minimise all the devices to get a cool looking LED sequence on the front panel b SE ANALOG SEQUENCER 29 29 00020060 CC 00000000009 sees EITT TT esee e b SEQ4 ANALOG SEQUENCER 222922000080 Gis tones lse Anno EEE RSS ONS AO ee p SEQ ANALOG SEQUENCER 200000000000 EEE Reese seen ita gt aommecvorevr CREDITS Design and coding by Richard Harvie DLD Technology Ltd http www dldtechnology com Graphics by Steven James Chimera Creations http www chimeracreations co uk Idea suggested by Gary Mcleod on Reason UK Facebook page Additional patches by Gaz Cox Matt Hammond and Okeh
11. ws these features The Run button is not available for automation as this can cause problems when changing the Reason sequencer position a work around is available via the Reset CV input When the Reason sequencer is stopped AS 16 will reset to its initial position REVISION HISTORY V1 0 Initial Version V1 1 Fixes bipolar output bug Fixes jump on step 1 bug Fixes bug where evens steps on chained devices would play when GW was zero Adds Random 2 mode Adds Both 2 mode Adds Position Sync mode Adds note transpose mode USAGE INSTRUCTIONS FRONT PANEL SKIP PAD AND JUMP Each channel has a Skip Pad and Jump button These control the flow of the sequencer and allow for complex non linier patterns to be created They can be changed whilst playing to introduce variations in the patterns The rules for each are as follows SKIP If the SKIP button is highlighted then that channel will be skipped it will not be played and it will reduce the sequence length This is not the same as a rest set GW to zero for a rest PAD The PAD button has multiple uses It acts as a Landing Pad for any previous JUMP events It set the channel and main PAD CV output allowing for a secondary switched gate output It controls the CV slide if enabled JUMP Setting the JUMP button will force the sequencer to jump to the next channel with an active PAD button If there are no PAD buttons active then the sequence will restart CONTROL
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