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1. 4 HT RS Qcr ca cY OH CH If you hold the Clear button while holding one of the instrument buttons for a longer period that instrument will be erased from all of the steps the sequencer passes through during the time the buttons are held 11 Clear all Instruments All of the instruments programmed on a step can be erased by pressing the Clear button and the Inst Select button simultaneously INST ef CLEAR SELECT If the Clear Button and the Inst Select button are held for a longer period all instruments will be erased from the steps the sequencer passes through during the time the buttons are held By holding the Clear Button and the Inst Select Button for the duration of an entire pattern you can erase the entire contents of a pattern or pattern chain Pattern Length Programming Pattern Tap Write Mode By pressing the Length Button and one of the Step Buttons 1 16 simultaneously you can choose the last step of the pattern 11 BD SD LT MT HT RS O cp cB cy OH CH KEEEXXXXXXXNMNMMNMY PS A EN O LO ee Vow A Ve 12 13 14 15 16 For example if the Length Button and and the button at step 12 is pressed the pattern will be 12 steps long after running through the first 12 steps the pattern will repeat The pattern length will stay the same even when changing to another mode The unplayed steps after the last step remain in memory 12 Scale Programming Pattern Tap Write Mode One of 4 possible scales ca2. warranty claims This warranty does not apply to products which have been modified or mechanically damaged A repair charge will apply to products not covered by the warranty To determine the applicability of the warranty the manufacturer must be contacted before sending the product to be serviced Excepting the manufacturer no third parties are authorized to confirm or effectuate this warranty The warranty is transferrable in the case of resale during the warranty period The manufacturer is not responsible for incidental or consequential damages acidlab Dipl Ing FH Klaus SuBmuth e mail miami acidlab de web www acidlab de 23
3. the pattern to its starting point i e step 1 of the current pattern When the Miami is synchronized the Start Stop signal comes from the MIDI or Sync In and the Start Stop button is disabled Pattern Group The 12 available pattern groups can be selected with the rotary switch A pattern group contains 16 patterns These are selected with the pattern buttons 1 16 Pattern eeeeecce TIT 12 Hr iS e cp A Be an CH The current pattern is indicated by the LEDs 1 16 A pattern consists of up to 16 steps In total 192 patterns are available 12 pattern groups each consisting of 16 patterns Pattern Play The memory of a new Miami is empty and a pattern must first be programmed gt see Pattern Write Mode TRACK PATTERN PLAY PLAY WRITE TAP WRITE STEP WRITE A PLAY MODE Patterns are played back in Pattern Play mode The active step is illuminated on the the upper LED Row and runs the length of the pattern 1 16 The patterns are selected from one of the 12 pattern groups Switching between pattern groups can be done at any time the switch occurs at the end of the next pattern For each of the 12 pattern groups one of 16 patterns can be selected with the buttons under the LED rows gt ee eeoeoeonee ec eoe0e Shs As Bia Sight boa giee wg ate 11 12 13 14 15 16 Ac BD sD LT MT HT RS 3 cp cB cy OH CH The LED over the current pattern blinks to show that
4. IDI Expander Mode ia Oxidase eed tine dd 21 COUMOUTS catarro dead naked E 22 A bakes ty uumalitdtin stebudsesublabedsabieueealy 22 Audio MOULDING spa Ea 22 Power Supply isi ect 23 Introduction Thank you for deciding on an Acidlab instrument Acidlab instruments are designed for live use bringing classic analog sounds back to the stage Of course Acidlab instruments can also be used in the studio All Acidlab instruments are professionally manufactured in series in Germany ensuring high quality for low prices Go out and play your music LOUD Instruments The sound circuitry of the Miami is identical with the 808 and has been realized using present day components Its sounds closely match the original 808 Parameter ranges Tone Decay The parameter ranges are with the exception of the Bass Drum the same as those of the original 808 Changes to the Bass Drum The decay time of the Bass Drum can be adjusted to 2 3 times longer than the original 808 For technical reasons the rotation of the tone knob has been reversed Sequencer Modes TRACK PATTERN PLAY PLAY WRITE TAP HRITE STEP WRITE S PLAY MODE The sequencer runs continuously in all six modes You can switch between modes while the sequencer is running the switch takes place after the last step of the current pattern has been played Start Stop The Start Stop button works in every mode and returns
5. Write mode pattern 6 will selected It can then be edited in Step Write Mode Changing patterns is always done in Pattern Play Mode Editing can be done in the Pattern Write Modes In Tap Write Mode single patterns and pattern chains can be edited In Step Write Mode only single patterns can be edited Pattern Tap Write In Tap Write Mode it is possible to edit sequences live while the sequencer is running The selection of patterns or pattern chains for editing should be done in Pattern Play mode The upper running LED row works as in Pattern Play Mode In the lower row each of the LEDs above the instrument buttons AC BD SD is the indicator for its corresponding instrument XXIXIIXIXIXII sD LT MT HT RS CP CB cy OH CH The instrument buttons BD SD LT write their instrument to the running pattern at the instant they are pressed The accent button AC can be used to add an accent to the instruments programmed on a step The LEDs over the instrument buttons indicate which instruments are programmed at each step If you program the same instrument on a step more than once it will not affect the pattern Clear Instrument If an instrument has been programmed incorrectly or on the wrong step it can be erased by holding the Clear button while simultaneously pressing its corresponding button AC BD SD The instrument will be erased from the step at the instant the button is pressed 200000000000
6. button will start or stop the sequencer 20 When using a sync cable all of the pins of the cable must be wired Some MIDI cables do not have connections between all the pins and thus cannot be used as sync cables MIDI Expander Mode The Acidlab Miami can also be controlled using MIDI Note Data To use the Miami in Midi Expander Mode switch off the Miami using the On Off slide switch on the right side of the rear panel Now hold the the Write Next Midi Expander button and switch the Miami back on with the On Off slide switch WRITE NEXT N MIDI EXPANDER OUTPUT 14UVAC 0 You can see that you are in MIDI Expander Mode when all 4 Scale LEDs are illuminated Repeat the same process to resume using the internal sequencer By pressing the Instr Select button and the Write Next MIDI Expander button simultaneously the Midi Learn Mode is activated and will be indicated by a blinking LED above the Write Next MIDI Expander button The first received midi note sets the midi channel 1 16 and the LED stops blinking The midi channel will be saved untill a new Midi Learn Mode is activated The following MIDI Notes are used to play the Miami s instruments 36 gt Bassdrum 37 gt Snare 38 gt Low Tom 39 gt Mid Tom 40 gt High Tom 41 gt Rimshot or Clave 42 gt Handclap or Maracas 43 gt Cowbell 44 gt Cymbal 45 gt Open Hihat 46 gt Closed Hihat Velocity values gt 100 will put an ac
7. cent on the instruments 21 Outputs Accent Out The Accent Out 3 5 mm mono can be used as a Gate signal The gate is a 12v impulse with a duration of 10ms SE ACCENT QUT The Accent Out is primarily intended to be used to control an analog synthesizer with a gate input Audio Outputs Each of the 11 Instruments can be accessed through one of the 11 individual outs 6 3mm mono Every instrument has a dedicated Level knob Output is for the mixed signal 6 3mm mono of the instruments Instruments connected by their individual out will not be present at the mix out The volume of the mix out can be controlled with the Volume knob VOLUME The Bass frequencies created by the Bassdrum and Low Tom can put an intensive load on amplifiers and speakers Without protection this could result in damage 22 Power Supply The Miami should only be used with the supplied AC Adapter 14VAC 300mA Do not use other AC adapters OUTPUT 14UAC ON The Miami has an On Off slide switch on the right side of the rear panel Replacement AC Adapters can be ordered from acidlab de Warranty The manufacturer warrants this product for a period of two years from the purchase date in accordance with the conditions described here Defects found during this period will be repaired Potentiometers switches and sockets are not covered under this warranty The manufacturer reserves the right to make the final decision on all
8. entire chain can be added all at once to a track using the Write Next button For example Pattern 1 Press Write Next Pattern 1 Press Write Next Pattern 14 15 chain Press Write Next The following sequence of patterns has now been saved into the Track memory 1 1 14 15 gt If you use the mode switch to change to Track Play Mode the track is finalized The sequence of patterns will now continuously repeat as a track 1 1 14 15 1 1 14 15 1 1 14 15 ous Switching to Track Write Mode will erase the track from the currently selected pattern group Synchronization The sequencer can be synchronized to an external clock using MIDI in or Sync In Midi Clock to Sync Out If the synchronization switch is in the MIDI in position the Miami s sequencer will be slaved to the MIDI Clock of a MIDI Master connected to the MIDI in port NIDI SYNC IN IN OUT A Sync out Signal will be generated at the Sync socket for other devices that have a Sync In socket Sync Slave If the synchronization switch is in the Sync In Position the Miami s sequencer will be slaved to the Sync Clock of an external Sync Master connected to the Sync socket Sync Master If the synchronization switch is in the Sync Out Position the Miami functions as a Sync Master A Sync out Signal will be generated at the Sync socket for other devices that have a Sync In socket You can adjust the tempo with the Tempo Knob and the Start Stop
9. it is active When a new pattern is selected the corresponding LED is lit but stays solid After the last step of the current pattern the sequencer switches to the newly selected pattern Now the LED of the new pattern blinks In total 192 patterns are available 12 pattern groups each consisting of 16 patterns Pattern Chaining In Pattern Play mode it is possible to chain patterns within a pattern group For example to chain patterns 1 and 2 when pattern 1 is active and running press and hold pattern button 1 Then press pattern button 2 The LEDs of both pattern 1 and 2 will illuminate The two patterns will now alternate with the active pattern blinking and the other solid The chaining of two neighboring patterns is possible with patterns 1 2 3 4 15 16 Up to all of the 16 neighboring patterns of a bank can be chained In addition you can also chain from the 16th pattern to the 1st pattern Examples of possible pattern chains 2 3 4 6 13 15 1 16 15 3 When you press any two pattern buttons simultaneously the LEDs of all of the patterns between them will be lit solid with the active pattern blinking The chained patterns repeat after the last pattern in the chain has been played For example 4 pattern chain Selected 2 5 gt 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 2 pattern chain Selected 13 14 gt 13 14 13 14 Pattern Copy Paste Pattern Play Mode In Pattern Play Mode it is possible to copy pa
10. mimnmi WWW acidlab de MIDI SYNC ACCENT Bass SNARE LouTom MID Tom HITOM RIMSHOT HANDCLAP i OUT DRUM Drun LouConca MIDCONGA HICONGA CLAVES MARACAS ven N N ouT OPEN CLs D OUTPUT 14VAC ON HIHAT HIHAT IES IS ES i S LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL EVEL LEVEL wey uuw acidlab de y Silla ES E ES UA AS AS 4 TUNING TUNING TUNING TEMPO slou te i i VOLUME GOWA V nax K ree p N N DECAY SNAPPY TRACK PATTERN PLAY PLAY WRITE TAP WRITE STEP WRITE PLAY PATTERN X 4 J12 MODE START INST LENGTH 1 CLEAR WRITE NEXT STOP SELECT gt SHUFFLE MIDI EXPANDER Declaration of Conformity Address D 83024 Rosenheim Germany Manufacturer Klaus SiiRmuth Elektronik Manufacturer s Karlsbaderstr 7 C E The manufacturer hereby declares that the product Product Name Bassline Miami Bombass Model Numbers all Product Options all complies with the following European directives 2006 95 EC Low voltage directive LVD 2004 108 EC EMC Directive The applied standards certifying the conformity are listed below Electromagnetic Emission EN 61000 6 3 EN 55011 Electromagnetic Immunity EN 61000 6 1 Safety Low Voltage Directive EN 61010 1 A A Klaus S ifmuth June 12 2008 Rosenheim Germany li ION goes Sk sect A Aah aed Fata oh 5 NSTLIMSAES rrenean E a AE aa EOAR E REAO NEAR 5 Parameter ranges Tone Decay cccoooonccnncccccn
11. n be selected for a pattern with the Scale Button Ee ee eee ened Eee SCALE PP _ __ gt SS The LED of the scale indicates which scale has been selected The lowest Scale LED corresponds to 4 4 time signature Shuffle can only be adjusted if 4 4 time signature is selected i e the lowest LED is illuminated Shuffle Programming Pattern Tap Write Mode The Miami has two kinds of Shuffle The first kind of shuffle delays the even numbered steps 2 4 6 This is similar to the common shuffle found on the 909 The second kind of shuffle delays steps 3 7 11 and 15 This second kind of shuffle is similar to the one on the CR 8000 Both shuffles can be applied simultaneously Each of the two shuffles can be adjusted over a range of 5 degrees To do so press the Inst Select and the Length Shuffle buttons at the same time LEDs 1 5 of the step buttons will now indicate the shuffle setting of the first kind of shuffle LEDs 8 12 indicate the shuffle setting of the second kind of shuffle 13 Keeping the Inst Select and Length Shuffle buttons held you can now press the corresponding Step buttons 1 5 or 8 12 to adjust the shuffle When shuffle is set to step 1 and step 8 no shuffle is present If the scale is changed the shuffle settings return to the default setting no shuffle Pattern Step Write With the Mode rotary switch you can change to Pattern Step Write Mode without stopping the sequence
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13. pressed again the instrument will be deleted from the step Clear Pattern Pattern Step Write Mode The entire pattern can be deleted by pressing the Clear Button and the Instrument Select button at the same time 15 Pattern Length Programming Pattern Step Write Mode By pressing the Length Button and one of the Step Buttons 1 16 simultaneously you can choose the last step of the pattern eeeeeeeneeeeeee 9 010 Aac BD sp 11 12 13 14 15 16 LT MT HT RS O cp cB cy OH CH For example if the Length Button and and the button at step 12 is pressed the pattern will be 12 steps long after running through the first 12 steps the pattern will repeat The pattern length will stay the same even after changing to another mode The unplayed steps after the last step remain in memory Pattern Length Programming is the same as in Pattern Tap Write Mode Scale Programming Pattern Step Write Mode One of 4 possible scales can be selected for a pattern with the Scale Button The LED of the scale indicates which scale has been selected The lowest Scale LED corresponds to 4 4 time signature Scale Programming is the same as in Tap Write Mode Shuffle Programming Pattern Tap Write Mode Shuffle can only be adjusted if 4 4 time signature is selected i e the lowest LED is illuminated The Miami has two kinds of Shuffle The first kind of shuffle delays the even numbered steps 2 4 6 This is similar to
14. r TRACK PATTERN PLAY f PLAY WRITE TAP WRITE STEP WRITE SH PLAY MODE In this mode unlike as in Pattern Tap Write Mode you can only playback and edit a single pattern The pattern to be edited depends on the pattern playing at the moment the mode is changed This pattern will continue to play when the mode is switched back In Pattern Step Write Mode the instruments can be edited using step based programming The instruments are individually programmed at each step Any changes to the pattern length scale or shuffle are retained if you switch to Pattern Play Mode or Pattern Tap Write Mode Selecting an instrument To select an instrument to program or the Accent hold the Inst Select button while pressing one of the Instrument buttons AC BD SDRADADBA ADA ac 1 sD LT MT HT RS Qcr ca cy OH CH When the Inst Select Button is held down the currently selected Instrument is indicated by the LED above the corresponding instrument button When the Inst Select button is released the pattern of this instrument is displayed by the LEDs over the Step Buttons 1 16 XXXXXXNYNE NENE A CAP FG 6d rd ET RT A 12 13 gt E O 16 11 ac BD sD LT MT HT RS cp cB cy OH CH Programming and Erasing an Instrument By pressing one of the Step Buttons 1 16 you can write the selected instrument to that step in the pattern The LED above the Step Button will light up When the button is
15. rn 1 of the current pattern group will be selected Track Play Mode can only be used to select and playback the programmed tracks The Start Stop Button will return the track to the beginning where it will start again from the first pattern in the track Track Write Mode In this mode you can select and order patterns to form a Track The Track can then be played back in Track Play Mode To program a track select the track in Track Play Mode When you switch to Track Write mode the track will be erased and a new track can be programmed in its place Playing back patterns is the same as in Pattern Play Mode However you can only play patterns from the pattern group currently selected with the rotary switch You can select from the 16 patterns in the group using the row of buttons 1 16 gt 89ee e eeensdeneaedede CoS CVS FS Dae AOS bre 11 13 14 15 16 12 Ac BD sD LT MT HT RS 3 CP cB cy OH CH The active pattern will be indicated by a blinking LED above the corresponding button and will start to play after the end of the last pattern The pattern will repeat continuously as in Pattern Play Mode By pressing the Write Next button you can set the current pattern as the first pattern in the Track WRITE NEXT CMIDI EXPANDER If you then select another pattern and press the Write Next button that pattern will be saved as the second pattern in the track As in Pattern Play Mode you can chain several patterns An
16. the common shuffle found on the 909 The second kind of shuffle delays steps 3 7 11 and 15 This second kind of shuffle is similar to the one on the CR 8000 Both shuffles can be applied simultaneously Each of the two shuffles can be adjusted over a range of 5 degrees To do so press the Inst Select and the Length Shuffle buttons at the same time The first 5 LEDs of the step buttons will now indicate the shuffle setting of the first kind of shuffle LEDs 8 12 indicate the shuffle setting of the second kind of shuffle Keeping the Inst Select and Length Shuffle buttons held you can now press the corresponding Step buttons 1 5 or 8 12 to adjust the shuffle When shuffle is set to step 1 and step 8 no shuffle is present If the scale is changed the shuffle settings return to the default setting no shuffle Shuffle programming is the same as in Pattern Tap Write Mode Track Play Mode The memory of a new Miami is empty and a track must first be programmed A track is a sequence of different patterns from a pattern group Once you have programmed one of Tracks 1 12 in Track Write Mode you can use this mode to play the track back Use the Pattern Group rotary switch to select it There is one track is available for every Pattern Group When changing tracks the newly chosen track will start after the end of the current pattern The track will start with its first pattern If you switch to Pattern Play Mode patte
17. tterns Copy Function To copy a pattern press one of the pattern buttons 1 16 while holding down the Inst Select button The pattern is now saved to the buffer memory and will remain there until another pattern is selected eeeeeccece e3e5ee5e te a e cp a x a ae Paste Function To paste a pattern press one of the pattern buttons 1 16 while holding down the Write Next Button This pattern will be overwritten with the pattern from the buffer memory WRITE NEXT CMIDI EXPANDER eceeeeccccccce LT MT HT RS O ES amp ok ae Patterns can also be copied to another Pattern Group To do so select the new group with the rotary switch and then use the Paste Function Pattern Write The memory of a new Miami is empty and a pattern must first be programmed There are two Pattern Write Modes Pattern Step Write Pattern Tap Write You can switch to the Pattern Tap or Step Write modes from Pattern Play Mode while the sequencer is running For example if a chain from patterns 5 7 is playing in Pattern Play mode the chain will continue to loop when you change to Pattern Tap Write Mode The whole pattern chain can now be edited in Pattern Tap Write Mode Alternatively if Step Write Mode is selected only the pattern that was last active will continue to play It can then be edited in Step Write Mode For example if one switches to Step Write Mode while pattern 6 from the pattern chain 5 7 is playing in Pattern Tap
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