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16tracks · 8 cv + 8 midi

16sequences / project

8+4fx · mod lanes / track

[ step ] press
[ step ] hold
turn / push [ encoder ]
[ pad ] 1 of 16
[ tr 1 ]–[ tr 8 ] track switches
› then

modes: [ step ] · [ effects ] · [ track ] · [ seq ] · on air
effects ›[ note fx ] : arpeggiator · chance · echo · euclid · glide · harmonizer · hold* · randomizer · ratchet · register* · scale · swing[ cv fx ] : envelope · lfo[ converters ] : mod to note · note to cc[ note or cv ] : bernoulli* · filter · midi output** = new in os 3.0
red = hold

anywhere

hrm_01

[ tr 1–8 ]

select track

[ play ]

start / stop (stop returns to top)

[ seq ]+[ pad ]

launch that sequence

[ seq ]+[ play ]

restart every pattern player

[ step ]+[ rec ]

on air: pads become a keyboard

[ play ]

bpm menu: turn [ encoder ] for tempo, tap [ rec ] to tap tempo, sync input inside

[ rec ]

record settings

[ step ] [ effects ] …

hold any mode button to peek, release to return

recording

hrm_02

[ rec ]

arm overdub (default) on the selected track; starts with [ play ] or live while playing

[ x ]+[ rec ]

hard rec: overwrites old notes *

[ y ]+[ rec ]

looper rec: length set when you stop *

[ x ] [ y ]+[ rec ]

multitrack rec: all routed tracks *

* factory defaults. reassign: record settings › shortcut x / y / x+y — hard rec, multitrack, looper, punch-in or nothing.

power-on

hrm_03

[ step ] at boot

skip autoload, start a fresh project

[ x ] at boot

calibrate [ cv 1–8 ] outputs (voltmeter; [ tr ] picks voice, [ x ] saves)

[ y ] at boot

auto-calibrate [ cv a–d ] inputs from [ cv 1 ] (do outputs first)

__fig.01 : pad matrix indexed 01–16

■ red = modmatrix attenuverter pads ([ effects ] › [ y ]) · [ pad ] n = sequence n (seq) or step n (step)

step · length / view

hrm_04

[ x ] / [ y ]

page right / left (pauses follow-playhead until you leave step)

[ x ]+turn [ encoder ]

zoom: /4, /2, 2/3, ×1, 3/2, ×2, ×4, ×8

[ y ]+turn [ encoder ]

pattern length, 16–256 steps

[ y ]+push+turn [ encoder ]

length in single 1/16 steps (polymeter)

[ x ] [ y ]+turn [ encoder ]

double / halve length

hold + turn [ encoder ]

rotate all events left / right

step · notes

hrm_05

[ pad ]

add / delete a note

turn [ encoder ]

set pitch for the next note

[ pad ]+turn [ encoder ]

edit note; push [ encoder ] cycles pitch › length › velocity

[ pad ]+push+turn [ encoder ]

fast scroll (pitch jumps octaves)

[ pad ] [ pad ]

hold several to edit a range together

[ pad ]+[ pad ]

copy a step, paste onto another

[ pad ]+[ tr 1–8 ]

quick note length

[ step ]+turn → [ encoder ]

row edit on (one pitch per row); turn ← exits

[ step ] in row edit

cycle through pitches used in the pattern

[ midi ] / on air chord

play it, then [ pad ] drops the whole chord in (note learn)

step · mod / gate

hrm_06

[ step ]

toggle mod / gate tab

[ step ]+turn [ encoder ]

switch mod value ←→ interpolation (off, lin, s, log, exp)

[ pad ]+turn [ encoder ]

offset that mod value / gate length

[ tr ] again

multi-voice layout: opens that voice’s gate view

step · analyzer

hrm_07

hold [ step ] and press a track switch to show and edit that event lane:

[ tr 1 ]notes

[ tr 2 ]pitchbend

[ tr 3 ]aftertouch

[ tr 4 ]sustain

[ tr 5 ]mod

[ tr 6 ]mod 2

[ tr 7 ]mod 3

[ tr 8 ]mod 4

[ step ]+[ x ]

erase the shown lane in this pattern (row only, in row edit)

[ step ]+[ y ]

randomize the shown lane

track

hrm_08

[ track ] or turn [ encoder ]

flip cv tracks 1–8 ←→ midi tracks 1–8

[ pad ]

mute track in this pattern

[ track ]+[ pad ]

mute track in all patterns

[ x ]

layout configurator (voices › layout)

[ y ]

global settings

push [ encoder ]

copy, paste, clear, rename track

[ tr 1–8 ]

per-track config (see hrm_12)

__fig.02 : the orrerymm_01

effects

hrm_09

empty [ pad ]

jump into “add effect”

filled [ pad ]

jump into “edit effect” (any pad exits)

[ pad ]

mute effect in this pattern

[ effects ]+[ pad ]

mute effect in all patterns

[ effects ] again

toggle parameter view ←→ fx rack

[ encoder ] on slot

context menu: edit, copy, paste, delete (paste works track to track)

[ encoder ] on param

global value ←→ pattern-only value

[ y ]

modmatrix, 4 lanes; [ pad ] picks a lane

[ pad 2 · 6 · 10 · 14 ]

lane’s attenuverter / polarity / offset (fig. 01)

seq

hrm_10

[ pad ]

launch sequence (waits for sync)

[ x ]+[ pad ]

append to song chain

[ x ] tap

clear the chain

[ x ]+turn [ encoder ]

sync: modulo, bars, shortest / longest, same as tr; push+turn = step precise

[ y ]+turn [ encoder ]

run: sync / instant, restart / free

live [ pad ]+empty [ pad ]

duplicate the playing sequence

turn › push [ encoder ]

chain stopped: jump to any chain step

[ seq ] [ seq ]

straight to project save / load

on air

[ step ]+[ rec ] · hrm_11

turn [ encoder ]

lowest note on the pads

[ x ] / [ y ]

octave shift

[ rec ]

record what you play

mod track

pads become 16 fixed mod values

exit

[ step ] or any mode button

pdf

__fig.03 : front panel01–11 = sections · 13–18 = hardware

[ 01 ] __play : hold = bpm

[ 02 ] __rec : hold = rec settings

[ 03 ] __x : zoom, rack, voices, song

[ 04 ] __encoder : turn / push

[ 05 ] __pad : matrix, 16 pads

[ 06 ] __cv 1–8 __gate 1–8

[ 07 ] __tr 1–8 : track switches

[ 08 ] __track

[ 09 ] __effects

[ 10 ] __seq

[ 11 ] __step

[ 13 ] __cv a–d : ins · a/b, c/d

[ 14 ] __usb device : usb in

[ 15 ] __usb host : out

[ 16 ] __midi : in · out

[ 17 ] __reset __clock : outs

[ 18 ] __y : length, matrix, settings, run

_where things hide

12 · hrm_12

global settings [ track ]›[ y ]

├─

sync inclock source, [ cv a–d ] reset / play / rec, clock div

├─

sync outclock + transport per port, [ reset ] mode, [ clock ] rate

├─

midi inactive-track port / channel, filters, pc › seq

├─

midi thruport-to-port copies

├─

cv/gate in[ cv a–d ] routing, range, pitch offset

├─

miscautoload, leds, hold time, smart overdub, follow playhead

├─

recsame as hold [ rec ]

├─

tunerturn [ encoder ] to pick [ cv a–d ]

├─

monitorcv in › turn right: midi in › jitter

├─

custom scales16 user scales for the scale effect

├─

savenothing above sticks until you save

└─

infoos version, cpu / ram

quick routes

├─

rec optionshold [ rec ]

├─

tempo + synchold [ play ]

├─

modmatrix[ effects ] › [ y ]

├─

voice layouts[ track ] › [ x ]

├─

hold threshold[ track ] › [ y ] › misc

└─

seq copy[ seq ] › push [ encoder ] (across projects)

per-track config hold[ tr 1–8 ]

├─

playerquantize, apply sustain, transpose, mute affects input

├─

inputsmidi port + channel, mod cc, [ cv a–d ] note / mod in, generator trigs

├─

outputsmidi port + channel, mod 1–4 / pitchbend / aftertouch destinations

└─

cv[ gate ] retrig, poly allocator, v/oct · 1.2 v · hz/v, finetune, bend range, [ cv ] min / max

transpose leader = tr8 midi, always. enable player › transpose on it, then on followers.

pattern edit [ step ]›push[ encoder ]

├─

copy / pastewhole track, or per lane (with page variants)

├─

deleteper event lane

├─

generatorrandomize all, or just pitch / length / velocity

└─

gen settingsgrid, density, pitch / length / velocity ranges

projects [ seq ]›push[ encoder ]

├─

save loadsave, save as, new

├─

loaddelete lives in here. shortcut: [ seq ] [ seq ]

└─

after load[ y ] take its bpm · [ x ] keep current. swaps in sync, no stop.