Erica Synths LXR-02 Drum Machine Synthesizer - Manual (Page 7)

LXR OWNERS MANUAL 7
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PHONES CONNECTOR
3.5 mm audio output for stereo headphones.
AUDIO OUTS
4 x 1/4” mono audio, line-level (+4dBu) outputs. Can
be used as stereo output pairs as well.
MIDI OUT
MIDI output
MIDI IN
MIDI input with soft thru option.
USB
Electrically isolated hi-speed USB 2.0 port. Class
compliant USB MIDI interface to connect the LXR
to a computer.
SD CARD
Memory card slot to save project data.
ANALOGUE CLOCK IO
Clock IO for synchronization with analogue gear
using 5V signal levels.
The upper row of the display will show the short name of
the parameter. The bottom row shows the value of the
parameter. You can change the value using one of the 4
knobs below the display.
POWER
Switch for turning the unit on and off.
DC IN
Center positive 5.5 × 2.5 mm barrel jack, 12 V DC, 1 A.
> The encoder selects a menu parameter. Capital
letters highlight the selected parameter. In our
example picture above, the 'RES' parameter is selected.
> If there are more than 4 entries in the current
menu, the next page will be shown if you scroll over
the screen boundary. A '>' or '<' sign in the right
upper corner indicates if there is a 2nd page
available and which page is active. The 2 pages of a
menu can be toggled by pressing the menu button
again.
If you push the encoder the detail page is shown
On the detail page you can see the full name of the
parameter and change its value using the encoder.
This is good for fine adjustments, where the knob
control is too coarse. By pushing the encoder again,
you return to the normal menu mode.
2.2. BACK
2.3. MENU NAVIGATION
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.
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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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