Measure display – Audio Damage Sequencer 1 User Manual
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Repeats
The control voltage triggers step repeats in the same manner as the step buttons, as described
under
. Positive voltage inputs activate repeats, negative voltages are ignored.
There is a dead zone near zero so that a small voltage won’t park Sequencer 1 in an endless
series of repetitions. A voltage of 1V to 2V causes one step to be repeated, 2V to 3V repeats the
last two steps, 3V to 4V repeats the last four steps, and above 4V repeats the last eight steps.
The panel buttons get priority over this control-voltage assignment. In an argument over who
gets to say which steps repeat and when, you’ll always win.
Ratcheting
The control voltage triggers ratcheting in the same manner as the step buttons, as described in
the
paragraph. Positive voltage inputs activate ratcheting, negative voltages
are ignored. There is a dead zone near zero so that a small voltage won’t make every step
ratchet. A voltage of 1.25V to 2.5V triggers two gate pulses per step, 2.5V to 3.75V triggers
three pulses per step, and above 3.75V triggers four pulses.
Transposition
The control voltage is quantized into semitones with the usual 1V/octave convention and added
to each step’s programmed pitch to transpose the pattern. As you’d probably guess, positive
voltages transpose the notes upward, negative voltages transpose them downward. You might
also guess that this transposition is constrained by the Pitch CV output’s usual range, and you’d
be right.
Pattern
The control voltage changes which pattern plays. Positive voltage inputs choose from the (up to)
16 patterns in the current bank. Unused patterns are ignored, as are negative voltages. For
example, suppose you’ve used patterns 2, 3, 5, and 11 in the current bank. An input voltage of
zero to 1.25V will select pattern 2, a voltage of 1.25 to 2.5V will select pattern 3, a voltage of
2.5V to 3.75V will select pattern 5, and any higher voltage will select pattern 11.
When the voltage changes, the pattern will change as dictated by the Pattern Switch option
described under
. Also, the pattern changes in response to this
control-voltage assignment only when the sequencer is in its default, non-editing mode. This is
to prevent the confusion which would arise if the pattern switched while you were editing it.
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Measure Display
The LCD displays four symbols in the lower-right corner which indicate the length of the pattern
and which measure of the pattern is currently visible on the STEP buttons. If the sequencer is
playing, the symbols also indicate which measure contains the step currently being played.
There are four distinct symbols: