Erica Synths LXR-02 Drum Machine Synthesizer - Manual (Page 18)

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PATTERN EDITING
The 16 SEQUENCER buttons are used to set and remove steps in the selected pattern. Each button
is a 16th note from a 4/4 bar. If a step is set, the LED in the button is lit.
SOUND EDITING
> The 7 VOICE buttons (10) select the active voice, which is indicated by a lit LED.
> The parameters of the voice are divided into several pages which can be selected using the 8
SELECT buttons (12).
> Each voice type has its own set of parameters, but the overall page structure is the same for all
voices.
> Parameters in the display can be edited using the 4 encoders below.
Parameter editing
As an example lets
take a look at the
filter page:
To change the frequency of the filter of voice 3
> Press ' VOICE Button 3' to select the voice.
> Press ' SELECT button 6' to show the filter page.
> Use the first knob to adjust the 'frq' parameter.
CLEAR KIT / INIT SOUND
If you want to start over with a fresh sound, you can use the
‘clear kit’ option.
> Press and hold SHIFT + COPY = CLEAR and use the encoder to
select “Clear [kit]?”
> Confirm the selection by pushing the CLEAR button again.
The kit will now revert back to the init sound.
7.2. STEP (EDIT) MODE
This Mode is used to edit the step parameters volume, note
value and probability as well as automation data. You can enter
the step edit mode by hitting the VOICE button again, when you
are in voice mode. It is indicated by a blinking voice LED.
The VOICE button will toggle between voice and step mode.
Did you know?
If you have a MIDI keyboard connected, you can enter
NOTE values for a step via MIDI in Step Edit Mode.
Frq
32 res
120 typ
LP drv
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MORPH KITS
A morph kit is a normal kit that is loaded as morph target. Any kit can be loaded as
a morph target.
Loading
> Press LOAD + MORPH
> Select the preset number of the kit you want to load.
> Push the encoder.
> The morph sound is loaded.
> Please note that you won't hear any change if the morph parameter value is set to
zero.
> Use the morph parameter on the performance page to morph the current kit into
the loaded morph kit.
Saving
You can also save the resulting sounds from morph operations. Just press the
SAVE + MORPH buttons and save the sound as a new kit. Instead of the original
sound, the currently playing mixture of the 2 presets will be saved.
Did you know?
If morphing arbitrary presets is too drastic for you, try modifying your
favourite pattern just a little bit and save it to a new location. Now you
can control all tweaked parameters at once!
SONGS
The process to load and save songs is the same as described for the kits. Just use
the button combo Press LOAD + SONG or SAVE + SONG instead.
PATTERNS
Patterns are a special case as they have no name. Loading and saving is done in
a similar fashion like changing patterns in pattern mode.
Loading
> Press LOAD + PATTERN
> The screen will show “Select Pattern, Current: x”
> Now you can use the SEQUENCER and BAR buttons to select the pattern to load.
> If the sequencer is playing, the new pattern will start after the current pattern
has finished playing.
Saving
> Press SAVE + PATTERN
> The screen will show “Save Pattern, Current: x”
> Now you can use the SEQUENCER and BAR buttons to select where to save the
pattern.
> As soon as you press the SEQUENCER button, the display will show “success!”
and the pattern is saved.
PROJECT
The process to load and save project is the same as described for the kits. Just
use the button combo Press LOAD + PROJECT or SAVE + PROJECT instead.
Where Projects are special is in regard to the place where they are saved. All
previous datatypes are loaded from and saved to the non persistent RAM region
where the project data is located. Projects however are saved to the memory
card and are the only way to save kits, songs and patterns so they will be
restored after a power cycle. Projects are containers that are a collection of Kits,
Patterns, Songs and settings.
7.5. PATTERN GENERATOR MODE
The pattern generator provides an easy way to generate interesting poly rhythms
on the fly. You just have to set the desired pattern length and the number of
active steps to generate a new pattern using the euclidean algorithm.
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