Bassline Synthesizer ( Sokkos OS 1.9.1 ) User Manual
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1. TRACK iMIDISYNCI TEMPO COMPUTER CONTROL O O O 000000700 6 5 12 track VOLUME ot O f oO 7 oO J VY WV J PREV NEXT DONE rx rx lt b C VS J O 2 R S CHAIN MIDI PLAY RANDOM KEYBOARD USERA USERB USERC BOOTLOAD PATTERN SYNC OUT N y PATTERN DINSYNC PATTERN MIDISYNC PATTERN EDIT TRACK SYNC OUT TRACK DINSYNC TRACK MIDISYNC TRACK EDIT COMPUTER CONTROL 1 1 Function knob The function knob is used to select the x0xb0x modes It puts the xOxbOx in the current operating status The functionality of the knobs are the same in each mode If the respective position of this knob will be changed without saving the pattern conctenation CHAIN previosly data will be lost 1 2 Bank knob The Bank knob has many functions You can select the particular bank for example when writing or choosing a pattern The knob has 16 grids Each grid position stands for a separate bank The only exception is in the track mode here are only 8 Banks available positions 9 16 for the Banks 1 8 With the Bank knob you can also select the MIDI In MIDI play mode and MIDI OUT keyboard mode channel 1 3 Tempo knob amp LED The tempo knob is a rotary encoder the knob also can be pressed If the knob is turned to the left the tempo decreases by 1 BPM If the knob is turned clockwise the tempo increases by 1 BPM The tempo will be stored in internal m2. Press a button to note enter the note value Press NEXT to go to the next note entry or PREV to go back to the last note To save exit the command it is necessary to press the done key 2 for times If you don t the data will be lost by leaving the pattern To listen to the pattern you created before simply press the RUN button to start the pattern Each note has a fixed pitch but can include different parameters UP and DOWN informations include the octave of each note ACCENT prompted an emphasis on the respective note SLIDE causes the slide Portamento to extend the note The REST button deletes the note information and adds a break If the DONE LED lights up the end of a pattern appears A pattern does not necessarily include 16 steps it may also include any number of steps maximum 16 The current pattern can also be rotated Note 1 to Note 2 Note 2 to Note 3 etc for this you have to hold the PREV key and press the NEXT button for 1 time To rotate the note 1 step backwards hold down the NEXT button and press the PREV button for 1 time To save the pattern please press the DONE button for 2 times If you want to create a 4 step pattern for example you have to press the DONE button when the LED lights up 4 times You can also put the pattern on another bank for this you must press the DONE button only 1 time Then select the bank knob to the desired bank and press the corresponding pattern key Now you need only to pre
3. mode please turn the function knob to MIDI play The current MIDI channel is displayed by the light of the 16 LED s To change the channel you only have to change the bank knob to the desired channel Now you can play your x0xb0x with an external sequencer or MIDI keyboard To emphasize notes you only need MIDI velocity value over 100 4 Pattern Edit Mode To access the pattern edit mode please turn the function knob to pattern edit Programming of a pattern 1 Loading a pattern from persistence memory 2 Using the step write process each note has to be entered individually This can be taken also when the sequencer is running To run the sequencer please press the RUN button 3 Save the pattern to the persistence memory Choosing the pattern bank To select the pattern bank please turn the bank knob to the desired bank 16 banks are available To generate or edit a pattern please select the pattern which you want to edit or generate Please press one of the 8 number keys pattern numeric key is selected this is indicated by the LED From this moment the note input etc can be started Edit a pattern in step write mode Editing a pattern in the step write mode is a far more comprehensive way to enter or edit patterns To enter this mode press the NEXT button The 16 LED s indicate the current position in the pattern All other LED s indicate the current parameters ACCENT REST SLIDE e g
4. M lt DE MACHINE Se xOxbOx Bassline Synthesizer Sokkos OS 1 9 1 User Manual Contents Synthesizer Section 1 Knobs buttons amp LED s 1 1 Function knob 1 2 Bank knob 1 3 Tempo knob amp LED 1 4 Bank LED s 1 5 Buttons amp LED s 1 6 DONE button amp LED 1 7 DOWN UP button amp LED s 1 8 REST ACCENT SLIDE buttons amp LED s 1 9 PREV NEXT button amp LED s 1 10 RUN STOP button amp LED 1 11 CHAIN button amp LED Sequencer 2 Keyboard mode 3 MIDI Play 4 Pattern edit mode 5 Pattern play Section of pattern playing 5 2 Concatenation of patterns CHAIN 5 3 SYNC out 5 4 MIDI sync 5 5 DIN SYNC 5 6 Transposing 5 7 REST ACCENT amp SLIDE 5 8 Swing timing 5 9 Loop mode 5 10 Note nudge 5 11 Pattern restart 5 12 Half tempo 6 Track edit 6 1 Selecting of tracks 6 2 Step Write mode 7 Track play 7 1 Selecting of one track 7 2 Transponsing 7 3 REST ACCENT amp SLIDE 8 Random 9 User A B C 10 Bootload 11 Computer control 12 Connections 12 1 Power supply amp switch 12 2 Phones Synthesizer Section 1 Knobs buttons amp LED s 1 DINSYNC MIX IN MIDIIN MIDI THRU MIDI OUT MIX OUT uss cv GATE PHONE saw SQR TUNE CUTOFF RESONANCE ENV MOD DECAY ACCENT O PATTERN BYNC OUM MIO PLAY cnn PATTERN DINSYNDI PATTERN MIDISYNC PATTERN EDIT RANDOOw USER USER D TRACK ISYNC TRACK IDINSYNCI UBER c
5. ack in the opposite way Once you select a new pattern the transpositions of this pattern are reversed 7 REST ACCENT LIDE The functions of the REST ACCENT SLIDE keys in the pattern play mode are different to the pattern edit mode This is especially important by playing the xOxbOx live It can thus produce very good variations These will not be saved and thus have no lasting effect on any given pattern To perform the functions the corresponding button has to be pressed and held As soon as you release the button the relevant function is switched off again and the pattern is playing back the original pattern of the sequence The following functions can be realized REST Insertion of one or more breaks as long as the button is pressed ACCENT Insertion of one or more ACCENT s as long as the button is pressed SLIDE Insertion of one or more portamento s as long as the button is pressed Tip Pr ne or more of th k in rhythm an will achiev mpletel new variations of your patterns 5 8 Swing Timing By changing the swing timing fixed pattern can be played with more vitality Among experts is often the word Shuffle to hear by change the swing timing it is easy to achieve this effect The notes in the ordinary xOxbOx sequencer rater will be moved and the pattern was thus granted a special swing factor The xOxbOx has a 5 fold increase swing timing and can be played in different strength also 5 fold The Swing Timing will also aff
6. art step write press the NEXT button The current position 1 16 in the track will be shown by the corrspondenting LED The current bank an the current pattern will be shown by a permanent lighten LED This means that the particular pattern runs in a loop To place the pattern in the respective track position please use the Bank knob and press the corresponding button of the desired pattern To set the all REST SLIDE ACCENT Flags ror the track press the correspondenting key As soon one of the flags has been chosen the correspondenting LED lights up To determine the octave pitch just press the UP or DOWN button The current octave is shown by by the flash of each LED A pitch of 0 is displayed as a low C a pitch of 1 2 as C a pitch of 1 octave is displayed in a high C If no LED lights up the current pitch is in negative territory To change the pitch hold the UP button and press the note button to change current value The new value is displayed by the respective LED Do the same to pitch in the lower range To go to the next location pattern in the track simply press the NEXT button and repeat this for each pattern in the track In order to save the track simply press the DONE button after input the last pattern After that you will leave the mode automatically and the track is thus saved 7 Track Play There are 3 different modes to play tracks These are identical to the familiar types of the pattern play mo
7. ct each user could create various functions according to their own programming skills Please understand that we can not offer support 10 Bootload The boot loader mode 1 for uploading the new firmware Again we can give no support In the internet you can find various custom firmware versions The respective support will be given by the provider of the firmware 11 Computer Control The computer control mode is for connecting the x0xb0x via USB to a computer Again there is only 3rd party software available that is not offered by Mode Machines Here we also can not provide any support 12 Connections 12 1 Power supply amp switch This connector is for the power supply Please use only the included AC adapter The switch is for switching on and off 12 2 Phone This is the headphone jack Please note that the x0xb0x can generate very high and very low tones At high volume this may be marmful to your ears and the headphones 12 3 CV Gate The CV and Gate outputs are alluding to external analog devices Here we have played the following equipment successfully Doepfer A100 Modular System amp Dark Energy Mode Machines KRP 1 Roland TB 303 SH 101 SH 09 Mode Machines Synthlab SL 1 12 4 USB The USB port is for connecting to a PC MAC 12 5 Mix Out The Mix Out should be used to connect the x0xb0x to a mixing console 12 6 Mix In With the mix in external audio signals can pass through the x0xb0x Any audio source can b
8. d to be re entered 5 3 SYNC Out If you use the SYNC out mode the internal tempo of x0xb0x is used To enter the tempo you can use the tempo knob or the tap tempo function The tempo LED flashes in the tempo of the internal sequencer By turning the tempo knob the tempo is always affected in 1 BPM increments Turn clockwise increases the tempo and turn counterclockwise will the lower the tempo The tap tempo input is realized by pushing the tempo knob To enter the Tap tempo you need to press the knob to the desired tempo a few times The tempo is then adjusted to the desired pace The x0xb0x in sync out mode could be referred as a sync master because the x0xb0x at running sequencer sends the currently selected speed over the DIN SYNC and MIDI OUT The outgoing DIN SYNC and MIDI SYNC signal sends out always 24 DIN SYNC and 24 MIDI SYNC information per note Thus MIDI standard for example Elektron Machine Drum etc and DIN SYNC devices e g Roland TR 808 TR 606 etc properly triggered To start the pattern sequencer press the RUN button The particular pattern is repeated until you select a new one or the RUN button is pressed to stop the sequencer The stop button of the sequencer then sends a DIN SYNC and MIDI SYNC stop signal This stop signal then interrupts the sync playback and external devices stop exactly at the same time as the internal sequencer of the x0xb0x The same applies to the start of the internal sequenc
9. de see chapter 5 3 5 5 These are SYNC OUT MIDI SYNC and DIN SYNC All these three modes have the same functionality but not the same sync source 7 1 Selecting a single track The x0xb0x has 8 Track banks of 8 tracks and thus the possibility to store 64 tracks In all 3 play modes the selection of the respective track is the same To select a track you only have to use the bank knob as usual and select one of the 8 number keys the sequencer of the x0xb0x should not be active the corresponding LED of the selected track is lights up Ifthe sequencer is already running however only the current track is played to the end and the new track starts after the last pattern in the track 7 2 Transposing The octave can be changed for an already playing pattern current pattern in the track The octave is just changed as you know from the pattern play mode see Section 5 6 The transposition pitch is only valid for the current pattern the next pattern is not considered 7 3 REST ACCENT amp SLIDE The REST SLIDE keys have the the same function as in the Pattern Play mode The all REST al ACCENT and all SLIDE function can be used also see Section 5 7 8 Random Der random mode is a test mode Here the x0xb0x will play a random melody 9 User The user B C positions are for own firmware versions or for custom functions Since the firmware of the x0xb0x is an open source proje
10. e pattern amp track Mode The DONE LED indicates the end of a pattern or a track in the pattern amp track edit mode Patterns or even empty tracks are indicated by the LED pattern amp track play mode 1 7 DOWN UP Button amp LED s The UP amp DOWN buttons are used to transpose the octave By simply pressing the keys UP or DOWN the octave will be transposed The respective LED displays the current octave e oO O O hf al L4 1 D u D u D ate u lowest octave second octave third octave 7 om CA E e O O e 1 m LA L4 D u D u D u transposed down no transpose transposed up 1 8 REST ACCENT SLIDE Buttons amp LED s The buttons REST ACCENT amp SLIDE are used for the mute the emphasis and portamento In pattern edit mode the keys have the following functions REST a pause will be inserted into the sequence no note will be heard ACCENT emphasize the respective note in the sequence SLIDE a portamento slide is inserted into the sequence the current note glides to the next In the pattern play mode the keys have the following functions REST the sequence is muted for the duration in which the button is pressed ACCENT each note of the sequence is played with emphasis for the duration in which the button is pressed SLIDE each note of the sequence played with a portamento for the duration in which the button is pressed This causes a continuo
11. e connected Please note Don t feed in excessively high signals This may possibly lead to unwanted distortions 12 7 DIN SYNC This connector is designed as an input and output Here various SYNC capable instruments could be connected E g Roland TB 303 TR 909 808 707 606 etc 12 8 MIDI IN OUT THRU At MIDI IN e g External MIDI sources such as sequencers MIDI keyboards etc can be connected At MIDI OUT you get all output from the x0xb0x sequencer generated data You may connect various MIDI sound modules synthesizers drum machines etc At MIDI THROUGH all sent MIDI data will pass through the xOxbOx without any change The generated sequencer data from the xOxbOx is not sent here Copyright www modemachines com
12. ect the MIDI SYNC and DIN SYNC signals That means that the external devices will run with the same swing timing which provides a most vivid pattern To change the swing timing press the NEXT or PREV button 1 5 times This changes the swing timing as described above In order to bring the timing back to their original state simply press the PREV button 1 5 times 6 Track Edit A track consists of several individual patterns The x0xb0x can save up to 16 tracks These will stay in memory even after switching off the x0xb0x A track contains not only the pattern information also REST ACCENT SLIDE and pitch information can be stored To access the track edit mode turn the function knob to track edit As in pattern edit mode the track is loaded first into the volatile memory Therefore you should save after entering a track so that the track will be still available after turning off the xOxbOx 6 1 Selecting a track Make sure you are not in the step write mode or running the sequencer The RUN STOP LED should be off The current to be processed track is shown by one of the 16 LED s To change a track just use the bank knob This clears the current settings and loads a new track 2 Write There is no way to create tracks in the step write mode by the run write process Therefore you must select each pattern individually with stopped sequencer The same applies to the PITCH ACCENT SLIDE REST information To st
13. emory this also means that the tempo remains in the memory even after switching off If you switch on the xOxbOx the tempo will be set to the last remaining setting The minimum speed of the internal sequencer is 20 BPM the maximum speed is 300 BPM The current speed is displayed by the tempo LED The speed knob can also be used as tap tempo input By running the sequencer the tempo knob has to be pressed in time If the xOxbOx is controlled by external sources such as MIDI or SYNC this knob has no effect Only the LED will display the current tempo A A A A A A A fF A A 7 gt f s O WU uU UOU UO uU uU AA O O O O O O O QO 1 z 3 5 6 y B 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 1 4 Bank LED s The 16 Bank LED s are used for visual feedback in the various modes of the x0xb0x The main task is to display the current position in the sequencer running In MIDI play and keyboard mode the current MIDI channel is displayed 1 5 B n LED The black amp white keys have multiple functions c oe a the main task is to entry notes and selection of JP the playing patterns j ill i i T In the different modes the buttons have a o E 4 different functions Each button has LED that is mounted directly ll ll ll above each key 2 83 4 7 The corresponding LED indicates the current status of each key 1 6 DONE Button amp LED The DONE button is used to store the patterns and tracks in th
14. er of the x0xb0x If RUN is pressed to start the x0xb0x sends a DIN SYNC and MIDI start signal thus the external devices start as well 5 4 MIDI SYNC The MIDI SYNC mode is designed to synchronize with external MIDI tone generator sequencer or drum machine In this mode the internal rate is not observed Once an external midi master sends a clock and the respective start signal the external tempo is used The tempo LED will light up the tempo of the external signal The MIDI SYNC mode processes the following MIDI informations MIDI Start MIDI Stop MIDI Continue MIDI Notes will be ignored 5 5 DIN SYNC The DIN SYNC mode works almost identically to the MIDI SYNC mode The main difference is that the DIN SYNC terminal is used for the input of a external clock The DIN SYNC connection is bidirectional and can be used as INPUT as well as OUTPUT Please note that only sync cables no MIDI cables can be used The plugs of MIDI and SYNC cables are identical so the possibility of confusion is very high The x0xb0x has been tested and operated with the following DIN SYNC devices Roland TR 909 TR 808 TR 707 TR 606 TR 727 MC 202 TB 303 5 6 Transposing Transposing the pattern is very simple while the sequencer is running you need to press and hold the UP or DOWN button until the value of transposing is arrived Once you release the button the entire pattern is to the particular value To undo the transposition just go b
15. k knob in the respective position 1 16 and select the desired pattern by pressing one of the 8 keys If no button is selected always the first possition in the bank Key 1 Pattern 1 is selected Ifthe sequencer is stopped the LED lights up and the sequence starts when the sequencer is started even with external midi sync and DIN SYNC If a sequence will be selected by running sequencer the new sequence changes directly after the current sequence To play several patterns related please use the CHAIN function 2 Con nation of rn HAIN Pattern which are located in a common bank can be linked together This is also called pattern chain CHAIN A maximum of 32 patterns can combined in a CHAIN To create a chain please press and hold the CHAIN button while the sequencer is stopped Now press the correspondenting keys of the patterns in the order you desired A pattern can also be played several times please press the corresponding key as many times as you want a to play them To complete the chain input please release the Chain button Now all the correspondenting LEDs of the selected patterns are lighten Now start the sequencer as usually the corresponding LED lights up until the next sequence from the chain is played The chain input with the same method is possible by running sequencer The chain is repeated until you choose a new or different pattern After selecting a different new pattern the chain is deleted and may nee
16. ss the DONE button 1 time again The pattern is now stored on the desired place On this mode the chain button has no function To listen to the pattern press the RUN button If you press the NEXT button by running the sequencer editing at current sequence is possible To do this press the NEXT button so you can change note by note including all parameters The sequence is running the hole time so you can hear the changes directly 5 Pattern Play The x0xb0x has 3 pattern playback modes Pattern SYNC out MIDI SYNC pattern and pattern DIN SYNC All 3 modes play patterns the only difference is the clock source Pattern SYNC out uses the x0xb0x internal clock at the SYNC and MIDI output a clock is distributed to synchronize external devices The pattern MIDI SYNC mode switches off the internal clock Thus the x0xb0x is ready for external MIDI clock information and will only start when a MIDI master sends a start command The x0xb0x sequencer Start Stop is controlled remotely via MIDI The pattern DIN SYNC mode also switches off the internal clock Thus the x0xb0x is ready for DIN SYNC clock information and will only start when a DIN SYNC master sends a start command The x0xb0x sequencer Start Stop is remotely controlled by DIN SYNC 5 1 Selecting patterns to play The x0xb0x has 16 banks of 8 presets for patterns Thus the x0xb0x can manage 128 patterns in the memory To select a pattern you only need to turn the ban
17. us portamento can be realized This depends on the particular sequence In keyboard mode only the ACCENT key has a function REST amp SLIDE have no function because these function will be realized by the particular way of playing on the Keyboard The LED s indicate the status 1 9 PREV NEXT n LED PREV amp NEXT buttons are used in the pattern amp track mode to transport through the pattern or the track The NEXT button is also used to start the writing mode in track edit and pattern edit mode the NEXT LED will light up 1 10 RUN STOP B n amp LED RUN STOP button is used to start and stop the sequencer The RUN STOP LED lights up when the sequencer is active The RUN STOP button is disabled when the sequencer is powered by an external clock MIDI or DINsync The LED lights up but when the sequencer is active O 1 11 CHAIN B n amp LED The CHAIN mode is for linking CHAIN pattern tracks Here EN there will be several patterns linked together Sequencer 2 Keyboard Mode To get to the keyboard mode turn the function knob on your keyboard Now you can play on the x0xb0x own keyboard and sound generator About the CV Gate and MIDI OUT ports on the back of your x0xb0x the notes are always displayed simultaneously Thus you can preview your external tone generator synthesizer modular system etc By pressing the UP amp DOWN keys the octave will be changed 3 MIDI Play To enter the MIDI play
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