Tick Tick Step Sequencer
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1. e aeolian blues chromatic diatonic minor dorian harmonic minor indian locrian lydian major melodic minor minor mixolydian natural minor pentatonic phrygian turkish v NOTE If you re using scales melodically or as a bassline or arpeggiator for a melody make only monophonic patterns In Tick Tick polyphonic patterns only work well for triggered events such as drum sounds Monophonic notes in Tick Tick have the duration of 1 2 of the step size which is also the default in Matrix Tick Tick BOOM Beat Pack The Beat Pack by 008 includes over 100 Tick Tick beats for use with BOOM 808 in the following styles e Club Dirty South Trap Dub amp Step Hip Hop House Pop Rap For each style there are three sets of patches at different tempos and each has five patterns e Intro Main beat Alt beat Break 1 Break 2 7 TICK TICK STEP SEQUENCER A special BOOM 808 kit and combinator is included for each set of patches These combinators are essentially song starters as each has a full chain of all 5 patterns already connected to BOOM 808 and fully mixed panned balanced and processed The combinators are Club 4 A M 115 BPM Club Dance 120 BPM Club Techno 128 BPM DirtySouthTrap Dirty 68 BPM DirtySouthTrap South 73 BPM DirtySouthTrap Trap 70 BPM Dub amp Step 2Step 140 BPM Dub amp Step Drum amp Bass 170 BPM Dub amp Step Dubstep 137 BPM HipHop2. 90 s 90 BPM HipHop Boom Bap 93 BPM HipHop NewJack 99 BPM House Acid 120 BPM House Classic 130 BPM House Modern 135 BPM Pop Bouncy 112 BPM Pop Electro 125 BPM Pop Straight 133 BPM Rap Club 103 BPM Rap Radio 95 BPM Rap Street 88 BPM With these combinators and BOOM 808 making songs with Tick Tick is a snap Other Patches Some demo combinators and patches are in the Other demo patches folder This includes a basic Tick Tick BOOM 808 combinator chain starter combinators including a blank chain combi and a processed chain combi Additionally there are some demo patches and combinators as well as a large set of con tributed patches in mostly Latin and Jazz Other demo patches Jazz and World Beats IK Blank patches for use with drum machines These patches have the correct MIDI numbers and labels for some of the Kong kits and BOOM 808 Feel it demo song with chain This Reason song file demonstrates how a chain can be used to make an entire song TICK TICK STEP SEQUENCER 8 Chain Mode Chain mode allows you to use multiple Tick Tick units together each with its own pattern that play in sequence a chain This allows you to create complex combinations of patterns and even entire songs with Tick Tick Connecting Tick Tick units in a chain You can either start with one of the blank combinators with a chain already created Other demo patch es Blank Song Patter
3. instrument note rows the accent row Together these controls will be used to define the pattern dynamics and timing Top controls e RESOLUTION STEPS CHAIN NUMBER a i _a OF REPEATS EEE enasie PATTERN PLAY VELOCITY ACCENT SHUFFLE VELOCITY DIRECTION These control the tempo and steps velocity shuffle patches direction and chain repeat Some of these controls are also available in the folded view Resolution Sets the note length for each step From 1 1 whole note to 1 128 Steps The number of steps for this pattern From 1 to 32 Patch browser Loads or saves Tick Tick patterns Run Plays pattern or chain Should only be used when Reason is not playing or recording Enable Pattern Play Turning this off immediately stops a pattern or chain when Reason is or isn t playing or recording Pattern or chain will not start again until Enable Pattern Play is lit Can also be used for automating pattern play Chain number of In chain mode sets the number of times this Tick Tick pattern plays before the next pattern in the repeats chain Velocity Sets the unaccented velocity for notes Accent Sets the velocity for notes that have the accent button lit Shuffle Sets the amount of shuffle or swing Direction Sets the direction the pattern is played Forward reverse pendulum forward then back or random It s worth noting that pendulum is twice as long as the other patterns 1st When more than one Tick Tick are chaine
4. that computer model which is why it s recommended to only have one large chain file open at a time As mentioned in the chain section shuffle may not be properly calculated when you manually move the song position pointer in chain mode This will only effect the current pattern and Tick Tick unit the next unit in the chain will properly calculate shuffle Getting Support If you have problems or questions go to http www reasonsync com support html DISCLAIMER Josh Levy and BOOM 808 Percussion Synth are not affiliated with Avid Technology Inc BOOM 808 Percussion Synth is a Rack Extension for Propellerhead Reason while Avid s Boom is a plugin for Avid Pro Tools All other company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies BOOM 808 was inspired by the TR 808 originally created by Roland Corporation The TR 808 was originally produced by Roland Roland is a registered trademark of Roland Corporation and or Roland Corporation U S The reference to Roland is made here strictly for the legitimate purpose of comparison and it does not in any way imply Roland s permission or endorsement of this product Tick Tick Step Sequencer user manual Copyright 2013 Josh Levy all rights reserved TICK TICK STEP SEQUENCER 12 TICK TICK STEP SEQUENCER
5. Bra FER oy 6 CHAINING CV CHAIN CV CHAIN IN OUT sal Tick ick ep Sequencer Tick Tick Step Sequencer has a variety of CV connections to enable many creative options In addition to main outputs and CV connections shown by a white box each instrument has its own individual connec tions available and individual Tick Tick units can be chained into more complex patterns or songs CV Outs Parameter Description CV Note CV output for notes for example from a Matrix pattern sequencer CV Gate Gate CV input for triggering notes for example from a Matrix pattern sequencer Note both Note CV and Gate CV must be connected for overall triggering to occur TICK TICK STEP SEQUENCER 4 Here is an example of how to connect Tick Tick to a BOOM 808 Percussion Synth Q NOTE CV Not CV Galjecv BOOM 808 Percussion Synth MIDI Note Gate Lane Note Out Out co oD rm EE DD CHAINING CV Ins CV in velocity Unipolar CV input which controls the velocity of notes CV in accent Unipolar CV input which controls the velocity of accented notes CV in shuffle Unipolar CV input controlling the amount of shuffle swing CV in enable pattern Unipolar values at zero stop the Tick Tick while values above zero allow it to run play 5 TICK TICK STEP SEQUENCER Individual Note Instrument Section This section sets MIDI notes and labels for each lane and also allows individual lanes to control their own instruments via CV out Pa
6. Tick Tick Step Sequencer Tick Tick is a button style step sequencer for Propellerhead Reason Tick Tick is designed to polyphoni cally control your BOOM 808 Percussion Synth as well as other Reason drum machines and monophoni cally send notes to other Reason synthesizers Features 16 note polyphonic step sequencer with editable names and assignable midi notes up to 32 steps per pattern from whole notes to 1 128th notes shuffle control forward reverse pendulum and random repeat modes two velocity levels chain multiple units together to create whole songs or complex patterns automation and cv control for starting and stopping individual cv outs for each instrument massive beat pack by 008 more than 1 500 scale and mode patches for use as a note sequencer or arpeggiator run and stop controls for previewing Tick Tick patterns Front Panel K ET A E A a 7 Hist a a RESOLUTION STEPS CHAIN NUMBER a i a OF REPEATS LETT lt md Step Seq vencer PATTERN PLAY VELOCITY Haaser SHUFFLE OCITY DIRECTION IE PATTERN PLAY A Bigi CHN NUM REPS z 1 TICK TICK STEP SEQUENCER At the top of the front panel are the note and step controls the patch browser the run and stop controls the 1st for chain mode and the chain repeat control Below are the controls for velocity and accent shuffle repeat type Along the left edge are the labels for each instrument note In the center are the 32 columns for each step and 16
7. d together the first in the chain must have this lit so that it knows to start when the Reason transport starts playing or recording One and only one Tick Tick must have 1st lit TICK TICK STEP SEQUENCER eo Note Instrument Lanes ACCENT This is where the actual pattern to be played is set gt NOTE if a pattern is at all polyphonic i e more than one lit button per column notes are sent as fast short duration triggers If a pattern is monophonic i e maximum of one lit button per column note duration is exactly 1 2 step size So if you are trying to play a bass line or other musical non drum pattern you may only hear your notes if your Tick Tick pattern is monophonic Component Description Running LED Above the lane labels is a red rectangular indicator LED that is lit when this Tick Tick is playing Step LEDs To the right of the running LED are the round green step LEDs which indicate which step is currently playing Lane labels Along the left of each of the 16 note instrument lanes is a label which is editable and duplicated on the rear panel as well Note instrument When lit plays that note instrument in that row at the step indicated by that column at the velocity buttons set by the velocity knob Accent buttons Sets the velocity for all notes instruments in that step to the level of the accent knob TICK TICK STEP SEQUENCER Tick Tick Rear Panel MIDI Note Gate Lane Note Out Out TICK 2 COPY 5
8. first loop TICK TICK STEP SEQUENCER 10 gt NOTE Shuffle may not be properly calculated when you manually move the song position point er in chain mode This will only effect the current pattern and Tick Tick unit the next unit in the chain will properly calculate shuffle Playing a chain with the Tick Tick Run Button When the Reason sequencer is not playing you can preview a pattern or chain by pressing run on the 1st unit in the chain you wish to hear To stop the chain turn off the enable pattern play button Enable pattern play if you want to play the chain again NOTE When the Enable Pattern Play button is off on a Tick Tick unit or on any unit in a chain that unit or chain will not play any notes You must turn re enable pattern play for the unit or chain to play notes Recording Tick Tick Patterns to a Note Lane Although Tick Tick is a CV control device there is a method that will enable you to take your patterns and chains and record them to a note lane Windows setup 1 Install a virtual MIDI port such as LoopBe1 http www nerds de en loopbe 1 html 2 In Reason go to edit preferences control surfaces 3 Click add 4 for manufacturer choose other for model choose midi control keyboard 5 set the midi port to LoopBe internal midi Now whenever you want to record your Tick Tick pattern 1 Connect the Tick Tick gate and note outs to a external midi instrument module 2 Set the midi output to LoopBe interna
9. ion Synth m E ee E Tick Tick CHN NUM REPS e A eek 2 a Tick Tick meer EB Tick Tick CHN HUM REPS 7 Optionally you can connect the CV chain out from the last Tick Tick unit to the CV chain in of the first Tick Tick in the chain thereby creating an infinite chain loop Examples of this can be found in the combi nators in the included beat pack 8 Program your patterns For each Tick Tick unit in the chain you can set the number of times the pat tern repeats with the Chain rep control which is visible on the front of both the unfolded and folded Tick Tick unit 9 If you need to add more units to the chain insert them where you need to i e at the end of the chain and reroute the appropriate CV cables Playing a chain with the Reason transport bar Make sure you have 1st properly set on the first unit in your chain Start the Reason transport play or record and your chain should start playing A chain will automatically calculate which unit should play at which beat no matter where you move the song position pointer Tick Tick chains will even work in when looping in Reason To stop a chain stop the Reason transport with the stop button gt NOTE If your chain is an infinite loop and you move the transport it will not be able to calculate the proper position if you move the song position pointer beyond the first loop It will play be yond the first loop if you start it playing before the end of the
10. l midi Mac setup 1 Open Audio MIDI Setup and click on Window gt Show MIDI Window 2 Double click on IAC driver then make sure device is online is checked 3 In Reason go to edit preferences control surfaces 4 Click add 5 for manufacturer choose other for model choose midi control keyboard 6 set the midi port to IAC Driver Bus 1 Now whenever you want to record your Tick Tick pattern 1 Connect the Tick Tick gate and note outs to a external midi instrument module 2 Set the midi output to IAC Driver Bus 1 Tick Tick will now be sending MIDI notes that can be recorded using any instrument in Reason gt NOTE Tick Tick will continue to send MIDI notes even after you record the patterns for an in strument so you may want to disable pattern play on Tick Tick 11 TICK TICK STEP SEQUENCER Known Problems IH OUT OSF Tick Tick chains may show high DSP usage blue bars This is not due to the actual programming code of Tick Tick but the fact that each unit has hundreds of buttons which Reason must handle Here are some tips for using Tick Tick chains if you experience high DSP usage e Keep only one song with a Tick Tick chain open at a time e Use sample rates of 48khz or lower e Only use as many units in a chain as you need for the song pattern On a mid 2009 MacBook Pro chains worked fine up to 96khz sample rate with 40 units in a chain Opening two song files with those chains caused very high DSP usage on
11. n 20 Chain Combi cmb or Other demo patches 30 Tick Tick chaintBOOM 808 processed cmb or you can set up your own chain by following these instructions 1 Create a BOOM 808 or other instrument that you want to sequence 2 Create as many Tick Tick units as you think you ll need by dragging them from the Utilities tool window below your BOOM 808 or other instrument 3 Connect the CV chain out from the first Tick Tick to the CV chain in of the second unit CV CHAIN CV CHAIN ir OUT 4 Repeat for the rest of the units connecting the CV chain out from the second Tick Tick unit to the CV chain in of the third Tick Tick unit etc until all Tick Ticks are chained together 5 Connect the CV note out and CV gate out of the last Tick Tick unit to the CV note and gate inputs on your BOOM 808 or other instrument a TICK TICK STEP SEQUENCER I om 808 Percussion Synth You only need to connect the last Tick Tick unit in the chain to your instrument all notes are send up the chain to the last unit which sends them to the instrument You may also use the individual CV outs for each note lane 6 On the front of the first unit in the chain click 1st This tells Tick Tick that when the transport starts from zero this is the first unit in the chain Only click 1st on the first Tick Tick in the chain otherwise the chain will not function correctly Here is an example chain in which the first unit has 1st selected BOOM 808 Percuss
12. rameter Description Lane labels Along the left of each of the 16 note instrument lanes is a label which is editable and duplicated on the front panel as well MIDI note Sets the MIDI note number for this lane Note out Individual note out for only this note instrument lane Gate out Individual gate out for only this note instrument lane Chain Section See the Chain Mode section below for instructions on how to properly connect units in a chain gt NOTE NEVER connect anything except CV chain in to CV chain out DO NOT connect CV cables from other kinds of CVs to Tick Tick s chain CV connectors Parameter Description CV chain in Connect CV chain out from another Tick Tick unit to CV chain in and this Tick Tick unit will be triggered when the previous Tick Tick finishes playing its pattern CV chain out Connect CV Chain out from this Tick Tick unit to CV chain in on another Tick Tick and when this Tick Tick unit finishes its pattern it will trigger the next Tick Tick unit TICK TICK STEP SEQUENCER Patches and Demos Tick Tick is packaged with a full beat pack by Reason Refill maker 008 Also included are contributed demo beats combis and over 1 500 scales and modes Scales and modes In the folder Scale patches in many modes you ll find patches that make it easy to use of Tick Tick for basslines melodies and as an arpeggiator Scales are included for all 12 notes over 8 octaves in the following scales modes
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