Future-retro Orb Owner Manual Manual do Utilizador

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RECORDING ACCENTS Accents written into the sequencer are transmitted over MIDI as low/high Velocity values, and they also generate a

SELECTING THE AMOUNT OF SWING The Orb’s Swing function will delay the playback of all even-numbered steps. This can be used to add

SHIFTING PATTERNS It is possible to shift all the contents of a pattern forward or backward in time from where they currently ar

When the Remix function is on, the two rotary switches located in the Remix 1 and Remix 2 sections will be used to select different rem

WORKING WITH SONGS SELECTING SONGS Selecting a song is done in the same way that patterns are selected, except that you must be in Song mode. To en

To reset the transposition to a value of 0 for all the song steps, press and hold the Shift/Clear key, and then press the Xpose/Paste key. This will

Song Name: Tempo: Step Bank Pattern Transpose

MIDI MODES PLAYING AN EXTERNAL MIDI SOUND MODULE You can play external MIDI sound modules with the Orb’s sequencer. For this setup, conne

PLAYING VOLTAGE CONTROLLED SYNTHESIZERS The Orb provides a CV (control voltage) output, along with a Gate output for playing pre-MIDI and modular an

USING THE ORB AS A MASTER CLOCK Using the Orb as a master clock allows other sequencers and drum machines to synchronize their playback to the

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SYNCING THE ORB TO AN EXTERNAL CLOCK The Orb can synchronize its playback to any other MIDI sequencer. In this setup, the Orb acts a

USING THE ORB AS A MIDI TO CV CONVERTER When the Orb’s MIDI mode is set to EXTernal, you can convert external MIDI messages from a MIDI

MIDI PROGRAM CHANGE The Orb supports MIDI Program Change messages. These messages allow other MIDI sequencers to remotely select patterns to

MIDI SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE The Orb supports MIDI System Exclusive messages (SysEx), for saving and loading your patterns and songs to other Orb

SYSEX INFORMATION MFG ID=07 CHANNEL#=01 MODEL#=77 RAW DATA TRANSFER/PACKET=512 BYTES PACKET SIZE ENCODED=604 BYTES GENERAL HEADER INFORMATION SIZ

ADDITIONAL NOTES CREATING A DEFAULT PATTERN As stated earlier in the sequencer operations section, clearing patterns only removes Note

REMIXING SLICED AUDIO BEATS There are several software and hardware devices now available that allow you to sample a measure’s worth of musi

TRANSPOSING THE XS USING MIDI It is possible to play the XS with the Orb, and to be able to transpose the played pitches in the XS usi

CALIBRATING THE ORB’S CV OUTPUT The Orb provides a single access hole on its bottom chassis for calibrating the CV output. This tri

SPECIFICATIONS SEQUENCER • NUMBER OF PATTERNS: 256 patterns (16 banks x 16 patterns) • RECORDED PATTERN CONTENT: note duration, pitch, acce

INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing the Orb. Please take time to read through the entire manual for a compete understanding of the operati

MAINTENANCE POWER Use only the 12 volt AC/AC 1 Amp output power supply provided with this unit. If you should ever lose this power supply

CONNECTIONS 12V AC Connect the power supply provided with your unit in the Power jack located on the bottom of the unit. Use

SEQUENCER OVERVIEW The Orb is a single-track programmable digital step sequencer for recording and playing back musical patterns and songs.

While a pattern is playing, you can change its direction to play forward or backward by using the same technique as above. Hold the Shift/Clear ke

To edit patterns, you must be in Pattern mode (the Song key indicator will be off). First select the desired bank and pattern for the pat

The Step key indicators for these positions will also change to show how the previous sustained note was shortened. By writing a sustained note