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8sounds

2scenes per sound

32s per sample

[ rec ] press[ rec ] hold› then1 s = keep holding[ load ] grey = alt label

home page unless marked · alt › = press alt first · knobs edit the blinking sound + scenesamples = .wav · 48_khz · 16-bit · stereo · ≤ 32_secred = hold

sounds

mgr_01

[ 1–8 ]

press / hold = play grains · active sound blinks

[ latch ]›[ 1–8 ]

latch it on · switching keeps it latched

[ latch ]+[ 1–8 ]

select silently, without playing

[ 1–8 ]+[ 1–8 ]

copy sound to an empty sound

[ latch ]+[ clear ]

kill all grains (blur tails on)

[ gate ] [ next ]

play the sound · step one right (normalled)

[ select ]

0–5 v picks 1–8 · empties skipped

scenes · morph

mgr_02

[ scene a ] [ b ]

which scene the knobs edit (blinks)

fader

a ←→ b · you always hear the fader

[ scene ]+[ scene ] / [ 1–8 ]

copy scene to the other one or a sound

[ rand ] / [ clear ]+[ scene ]

randomize / reset that scene

[ morph ] cv

±5 v = full sweep · knob attenuverts

shape · reverse

don’t blend: each grain picks a or b by chance

position

mgr_03

[ start ]

where grains begin in the sample

[ wrap ]

how far scan travels before wrapping

[ scan ]

noon = still · cw forward · ccw back

resets

sound press or gate = back to start

live sounds

start cw = the newest audio coming in

[ reverse ] long

ping-pong: bounce, don’t wrap (fades)

__fig.01 : the scanstart · wrap · scan

grain

mgr_04

[ rate ]

0 hz (one grain per trigger) – 130.8 hz

[ size ]

20 ms – 4 s · noon ≈ 1 s

[ pitch ]

±2 oct (±3 with mod) · green = octaves

[ tone ]

ccw lowpass · noon open · cw highpass

[ level ] [ blur ]

grain volume · reverb send + decay

[ reverse ]

grains play backwards (per scene)

links · sync

mgr_05

[ rate–size ]

size sets the rate · rate = 1× – 8×

[ size–pitch ]

size = audio amount: octave up = half

alt›[ sync ]

rate ×/÷ 2 4 8 16 of clock · noon ×1

sync + [ rate–size ]

size snaps to clock divisions

clear · control all

mgr_07

[ clear ]›item ×2

safe clear · red = clearable

[ clear ]+item

quick clear, no confirm

items

sound (×1 settings, ×2 sample) · scene · mod · sample memory · load = init · quant

[ scene ]+turn

value goes to both scenes

[ latch ]+turn

every sound · + scene = everything

[ rand ]+[ 1–8 ]

randomize a whole sound

quantizer

mgr_12

alt›[ quant ] / [ quant ]

open it (hold quant from home)

keys

clear rand x y z black · 1–7 white

notes

root yellow · scale purple · hold = root

[ quant ]

knob + mod (dim) / mod only (lit)

[ latch ]+note

apply to every sound

modulation

mgr_06

[ rand ] [ x ] [ y ] [ z ]

mod page · hold = momentary

mod page

knobs attenuvert: cw + yellow, ccw − purple

[ rand ] / [ x ]+turn

quick assign from home

[ x ] [ y ] [ z ] jacks

±5 v = full range · pitch 100% = 1v/oct

[ rand ]+[ x ] / [ alt ]

randomize x’s (or rand’s) assigns

[ clear ]›turn

on a mod page: clear that knob

rand · start

cw spray · ccw = anywhere in wrap

rand · rate

ccw = trigger chance 100% → 3%

rand · level, tone

ccw = random stereo (l / r opposite)

sample loader

mgr_13

alt›[ /project ] [ /wavs ] [ /recs ]

load from that folder

[ ‹prev ] [ next› ]

step · hold = 5 at a time

[ 1–8 ]

preview through the sound’s grains

__fig.02 : the stormmm_04

sampling

mgr_08

[ sample ]

rec (red) · again = stop · 32 s max

then

blue sample = save · empty 1–8 = assign

[ sample ] 1 s

grab the last 32 s · or open trim

trim page

start / end · scene a / b preview · dir · scan = nudge 25–250 ms

[ alt ]+[ sample ]

settings: gain 0.5–8.5× · thrsh · norm

[ thrsh ]

rec waits for the input (sample fades red)

[ resamp ]

inputs · resample outs · looping (magenta)

live · looping

mgr_09

[ 1–8 ]+[ sample ]

live sound from the inputs (magenta)

[ latch ]+[ 1–8 ]+[ sample ]

same, no trigger

[ sample ]

magenta = recording · cyan = frozen

[ sample ] 1 s

save the loop · 8–32 s memory

[ thrsh ]

auto-freezes when the input goes quiet

alt page

mgr_10

[ alt ] / [ alt ]

grey labels · hold = momentary

alt›[ pitch ]

fine-tune ±7 semitones

alt›[ a ] [ b ]

cycle output modes (see colours)

[ 1–8 ] on alt

sample live · load choke · save gate

[ 1–8 ]+[ save ] 1 s

save default sound (load = reset)

presets · projects

mgr_11

alt›[ load ] [ save ] [ project ]

preset / project pages

[ x ] [ y ] [ z ]›[ 1–8 ]

bank (twice = 4–6) › slot

[ save ] / [ load ]

quick save · quick reload

[ 1–8 ] 4 s

lock preset · collect project

[ clear ]+[ load ]

fresh empty preset

room

48 projects × 48 presets × 8 sounds

pdf

__fig.03 : front panel01–13 = sections · 14–24 = hardware

[ 01 ] __1–8 : the eight sounds

[ 02 ] __scene a / b : scenes, fader

[ 03 ] __start wrap scan : position

[ 04 ] __grain knobs : six grey knobs

[ 05 ] __links : rate–size, size–pitch

[ 06 ] __mod : rand · x · y · z

[ 07 ] __clear : clear · reset

[ 08 ] __sample : record · freeze

[ 09 ] __in l / r : audio in · live

[ 10 ] __alt / exit : alt page

[ 11 ] __reverse : reverse · project

[ 12 ] __quant : quantizer

[ 13 ] __alt › x y z : sample loader

[ 14 ] __blur : reverb

[ 15 ] __shape : 7 grain windows

[ 16 ] __morph att : cv attenuverter

[ 17 ] __thru / latch : monitor · latch

[ 18 ] __x y z : cv in ±5 v

[ 19 ] __next / gate : step · play

[ 20 ] __select : 0–5 v sound pick

[ 21 ] __morph : fader cv ±5 v

[ 22 ] __sync : clock in

[ 23 ] __a / b : cv outs + microsd

[ 24 ] __out l / r : audio out

_where things hide

25 · mgr_25

system settings alt › hold project 4 s

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randrandom: unipolar (default) / bipolar

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latchnext jack = scan reset

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xauto-collect on preset save

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startgate delay, up to 10 ms

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wrapselect span 5 v › 0.667 v (keyboard)

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sizemax grain: 4 s · ≤ 4 s / sample · ≤ 8 s · full

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rate–sizeshrink grains at high rates

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clear30 s idle = back home (on)

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thruknobs jump (default) / catch

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pitcha / b 1v/oct trim · size–pitch = test notes

button LEDs

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liton / available

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dimoff, but can be turned on

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offnot available here

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blinkingselected (active sound / scene)

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rapidthat page is open

└─

fadingleads to a page or an action

microsd · boot

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cardfat32 · 32 gb card included

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foldersProject01–48 · /Wavs · /Recs

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latch + clearhold 4 s = reboot

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at bootclear = reset globals · sample / load / save / project = LED theme

LED colours default theme · no screen, so colour is the display

1–8 loaded playing missing live live playing

sample listening recording looping frozen

mod · pitch + mod − mod · quantized octave between

a / b outs morph grain trig grain env in env out env random pitch rec in gate

firmware version, shown at boot