Future Retro Revolution Owner Manual - Manual (Page 6)

GETTING STARTED
I WANT TO PLAY NOW!
I know, you just got this cool new machine and don’t really feel like reading the entire manual
before you at least get to hear what it sounds like, right?
To play the Revolution follow these directions in order.
1. Connect the Revolution to an audio system, or headphones as shown below.
2. Set the Tune control to it’s mid position, and turn the volume all the way down (counter
clockwise).
3. Turn the Revolution’s power on by pressing the power switch located on the back of the unit.
The display will light up indicating the unit is now on. The display shows the current pattern
bank selected, and keys 1-16 are used to select one of the 16 patterns in each of the 16 banks,
when the Pattern key indicator is on.
4. Press the Play key and the pattern currently selected will begin playing. The Play key
indicator will blink at the rate of quarter notes. Raise the Volume control until you hear audio
in your speakers or headphones. You can select patterns by pressing step keys 1-16. To
change the pattern bank you are selecting patterns from, use the Up/Down keys and the
display will show the current bank selected.
5. You can change the tempo patterns are currently playing at by pressing and holding the
Tempo key, and using the Up/Down keys to change the tempo. While the Tempo key is held,
the display will show the current tempo setting.
6. Feel free to tweak the knobs in the analog section to vary the sound being played.
7. Press the Play key again when you want to stop playback.
For most live or studio work you will
want to connect the MAIN OUTPUT
to a mixer, amplifier, and stereo
speakers. The audio outputs of the
Revolution are stereo 1/4” jacks. You
can use either mono or stereo cables
to run the output into your mixer.
For personal monitoring, you can
connect headphones to the PHONES
OUTPUT.
As a general rule, turn the Revolution
on first, then mixer, then amplifier.
When shutting everything off, turn
the amplifier off first, then proceed
with turning off the rest of your
equipment. This will help prevent
any power surges to your
amplifier and speakers.
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