Audio Damage Sequencer 1 - Manual (Page 13)

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that we’d explain everything so that you don’t have to figure out how to use Sequencer 1 all by
yourself.
The three edit modes you’ll use most are Tempo, Step, and Seq. We’ll look at each in turn, but
first we’ll describe some features which apply to all three modes.
6.1. Entering Notes, Gates, Etc.
When Sequencer 1 is in any of the three pattern-editing modes (Tempo, Step, or Seq), you can
do several things with the Note, Step, and Bank buttons. The Step buttons let you choose which
step is the selected step. To select a step, press and hold the appropriate Step button; its LED
will illuminate brightly. If the pattern has more than 16 steps, press the Measure button to switch
from one measure of 16 steps to the next.
The note that the selected step plays is indicated by two things: one of the Note buttons
illuminates, and an octave indicator appears in the lower-left corner of the LCD. Press one of
the Note buttons to change which note the selected step plays. Press the
and buttons
to change the note’s octave. The octaves are numbered from 1 to 5. You will of course have to
tune your VCOs appropriately. Sequencer 1 puts out appropriate voltages for playing notes
chromatically, but your VCO has to be adjusted by hand so that it generates a frequency which
corresponds to the note shown by Sequencer 1’s Note buttons.
The four Bank buttons control four parameters of the selected note, as follows. Press the
buttons to toggle the corresponding parameter on or off.
– if illuminated, the Gate output jack will turn on when the selected note plays.
– if illuminated, the Accent output jack will turn on when the selected note plays.
- if illuminated, the selected step’s Gate output jack will turn on and off two to four
times when the step plays, rather than just once. How many times is specified by the Ratchets
parameter discussed below.
– if illuminated, the Pitch output voltage will move smoothly from the previous note’s
value to the selected note, rather than jumping. This recreates the pitch-sliding effect made
immortal by Roland’s TB-303 bass synthesizer/sequencer.
The Gate parameter for each step is also reflected by the Step button LEDs. If a step’s Gate is
on, the Step LED will be dimly illuminated. You can toggle the step gates on/off by tapping the
Step buttons. You can even toggle a bunch of step gates in succession by dragging your thumb
along the Step buttons.
To reiterate, a long press means select that step, and a quick tap means toggle that step’s gate
on or off. The selected step’s parameters are altered by the Note buttons, the Bank buttons, and
the knobs when you’re in the Step edit mode. We’ll look at the three editing modes next.