Trigger Man User Manual
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1. of the possible step sequences are simply shifted versions of other sequences Less Complex Less Complex Example Steps More Complex More Complex OOOOO0O000O OO OOOCOCO OOO OOO COO OROO OO0OOO KO Turn Knob 2 to shift the steps to the right or left For example Shifted Left Twice Shifted Left Once Example Steps Shifted Right Once Shifted Right Twice O OOOOO OCO FOOCOO OOOFHROOO OCOOOKFROO OOOOO O Press Knob 1 or Knob 2 to change the output currently being edited The knobs are also pushbutton switches and so can be pressed like a button Press Knob 1 to move the Output LED indicator up and press Knob 2 to move the indicator down The Output LED that is illuminated indicates which output is currently being edited Copy You can copy any pattern to any other pattern To access the copy function press both knobs at the same time That is press and hold Knob 1 then press Knob 2 or press and hold Knob 2 then press Knob 1 The Mode LEDs will flash in a distinctive way to indicate that the copy function is active While the copy function is active the Step LEDs will show pattern A and the Output LEDs will show pattern B Either A or B can be the source or destination for the copy Turn Knob 1 to select pattern A Turn Knob 2 to select pattern B Press Knob 1 to copy pattern B to pattern A Pattern A then becomes the current pattern and the module returns to the mode you were in when you initiated the copy function Press Kno2. response to the voltage on the Control Jack The current step does not reset to the first step when that happens the sequence changes right away Voltage Controlled Shift O Off The voltage on the Control Jack has no effect on the shifting of the steps Knob 2 still controls the shift On The shift changes with the voltage on the control jack The 5 volt range is divided into 9 equal divisions of approximately 0 55 volts A voltage under 0 55 volts has no effect on the shift just as if nothing was plugged into the control jack or this option was turned off Voltage Controlled Complexity O Off The voltage on the Control Jack has no effect on the complexity of the sequence Knob 1 still controls the complexity or edits the steps in Algorithmic or Step Edit mode respectively On The complexity changes with the voltage on the control jack A voltage under 0 55 volts has no effect on the complexity just as if nothing was plugged into the control jack or this option was turned off The voltages above 0 55 volts are divided into 36 equal divisions of approximately 0 12 volts corresponding to the 36 different complexity levels Both Voltage Controlled Shift and Complexity If both VC Shift and VC Complexity are turned on for an output then the zero to 5 volt range is divided into 256 equal divisions of approximately 0 02 volts corresponding to all of the possible sequences of eight steps Mathematically inclined users should note t
3. DELPTRONICS Trigger Man Trigger Gate Sequencer Eurorack Module User Manual for Firmware Version 1 The most recent version of this manual can be found at http delptronics com triggerman php DEPTRONICS Trigger Man User Manual 2 of 11 Introduction The Delptronics Trigger Man is a unique trigger sequencer There are 8 trigger gate outputs and each pattern consists of 8 steps per output It has 8 pattern memories which can be played back in any order and chained into a pattern of patters up to 100 patterns long The revolutionary pattern editing interface enables you to create any pattern with just two knobs Features e 8HP wide 30mm deep e 8trigger gate outputs e 8 patterns each consisting of 8 steps for each of the 8 outputs e Each output has a separately configurable length 10ms clock or full fe When set to clock output is on when clock signal is on and off when clock signal is off O When set to full output is on for the full length of the step consecutive on steps produce no off time between the steps e Three modes of operation O Algorithmic Edit A revolutionary pattern editing interface wherein one knob controls the complexity of the steps number of on steps and rests between the steps and another knob shifts the steps right and left eee Step Edit A traditional mode in which each step is turned on or off individually The shift knob still functions in Step Edit mode oo Pattern Play Sel
4. b 2 to copy pattern A to pattern B Pattern B then becomes the current pattern and the module returns to the mode you were in when you initiated the copy function Pres the Mode Button to cancel the copy function without copying anything DEPTRONICS Trigger Man User Manual 6 of 11 eee Step Edit Mode Step Edit Mode offers a more traditional editing method in which each step is turned on or off individually The controls in Step Edit Mode are nearly identical to Algorithmic mode All of the controls work exactly the same with the exception of Knob 1 Turn Knob 1 to move the blinking cursor to the left or right Press Knob 1 to toggle the step indicated by the cursor That is if the step was on pressing the knob turns the step off and if it was off pressing the knob turns it on CS Pattern Play Mode In the Algorithmic and Step Edit modes only the current pattern can be played In Pattern Play mode you can select which pattern is currently playing or create a chain of patterns A chain is a sequence of patterns Chains can be as complex as you want up to 100 patterns long For example if the chain consisted of patterns 1 and 2 then those two patterns would play one after another repeatedly Patterns can also appear more than once or be repeated in the chain For example a chain consisting of three different patterns could be 1 1 2 2 3 In that example after pattern 3 finishes the chain will restart and play pattern 1 twice an
5. d so on The Step LEDs show which pattern s are playing It also shows a blinking cursor The Output LEDs are not used in this mode Turn Knob 1 to move the blinking cursor to the left or right Turn Knob 2 to shift the pattern or chain to the right or left For example if pattern 1 is playing and Knob 2 is turned one click to the right then pattern two will play Or if a chain consisting of pattern 1 and pattern 2 is playing and Knob 2 is turned one click to the right then the chain will now consist of pattern 2 and pattern 3 Press Knob 1 to add a pattern to the chain For example if only pattern 1 is playing and the cursor is on pattern 2 then pressing Knob 1 will add pattern 2 to the chain Pressing Knob 1 again will add a second instance of pattern 2 to the chain which will now play pattern 1 once and pattern 2 twice before re peating Press Knob 2 to select a single pattern to play If a chain of patterns was previously programmed then the chain is gone and only the newly selected pattern will play repeatedly V1 DEPTRONICS Trigger Man User Manua 7 of 11 Start Stop Button Pressing the Start Stop Button starts or stops the internal clock The clock stops immediately on whatever step was playing When the clock restarts it starts on step one The Clock LED under the Start Stop Button blinks in time with the clock Note that the Start Stop Button acts differently if you are using an external clock signal plugged int
6. e When in Pattern Play mode a voltage on the control jack sets the currently playing pattern The control jack is expecting zero to 5 volts The 5 volt range is divided into 9 equal divisions of approximately 0 55 volts A voltage under 0 55 volts has no effect on the currently playing pattern just as if nothing was plugged into the control jack O On First Step The currently playing pattern as determined by the voltage on the Control Jack changes on the first step Voltage changes during the playing of the sequence are ignored Immediate The currently playing pattern changes immediately in response to the voltage on the Control Jack The current step does not reset to the first step when that happens the pattern changes right away Immediate changes to the currently playing pattern can produce chaotic results which may or may not be desirable DEPTRONICS Trigger Man User Manual 10 of 11 Control Jack per output When in Algorithmic or Step Edit mode the voltage on the control jack affects the shift and or complexity of the outputs Each output can be individually configured as to how it responds to the control voltage if at all Voltage Controlled Shift Complexity Change O On First Step The shift and or complexity as determined by the voltage on the Control Jack changes on the first step Voltage changes during the playing of the sequence are ignored Immediate The shift and or complexity changes immediately in
7. e 8 pattern memories Controls Jacks and LEDs This manual refers to the controls jacks and LEDs by the names shown below TRIGGER Man 1 e S r EG Step LEDs __ 00000000 Knob 1 gt Knob 2 gt Tempo Divider Knob Start Stop and Mode Buttons gt Clock and Mode LEDs __ Clock and Control Jacks__ gt O Clock Control Output Dewrtronics Output LEDs Output Jacks ELPTRONICS T rigger Man User Manua V1 gg 4of 11 Quick Reference To cram a zillion functions into 8 HP many of the controls and LEDs perform different functions depending on the mode of operation The control scheme is quite intuitive and easy to master The chart below summarizes the functions of the controls and LEDs for each mode Controls and LEDs O eee Mode means while in Algorithmic or Step Edit mode hold down the Mode button while turning or pressing one of the top two knobs Cantal yode O Algorithmic Step Edit O Mode Pattern Play Configuration Step LEDs Steps Steps Output Length Patterns Config Bits Output Being Output Being Pattern n a Output Being Ce OEE Edited Edited Number Configured Knob Tun Complexity Move Cursor Set Output Move Cursor Move Cursor Length Knob 1 Press Select Previous Toggle Step Clear Steps Agd Pattern to Toggle Config Output On Off Chain Bit on off Koba TiN Shift Steps Shift Steps Select Pattern Shift l Se
8. e indicator LED will blink indicating that you are in Configuration mode Press and release the Mode button to exit Configuration mode The configuration is saved even when the power is off Changing the Configuration The Step LEDs show the state of the configurable options LEDs 1 and 2 are global LEDs 3 4 and5 relate to options set individually for each output LEDs 6 7 and 8 have no configuration option associated with them One of the Output LEDs is illuminated indicate the output currently being configured Turn Knob 1 to move a blinking cursor left and right across the Step LEDs Press Knob 1 to toggle the configuration option indicated by the cursor That is if the LED and the corresponding option was on pressing the knob turns that option off and if it was off pressing the knob turns it on Turn Knob 2 to change the output currently being configured Press Knob 2 to select the next output to configure DEPTRONICS Trigger Man User Manual 9 of 11 Clock Jack Function O Ticks The Clock Jack is expecting a standard clock signal Hysteresis occurs at 2 5 volts That is when the voltage on the jack rises above 2 5 volts it is considered on and when it drops below 2 5 volts it is considered off Any waveform of any pulse width can be used to clock the Trigger Man including but not limited to square triangle and saw tooth waves More complex waveforms may give unpredictable and interesting results as they pass throu
9. ect which pattern is currently playing or create a chain of patterns up to 100 patterns long The shift knob shifts the patterns in the chain e Internal clock with tempo knob 40 295 BPM e Run Stop button controls the internal clock or resets to the first step if using an external clock e External clock input jack can be configured as ticks or voltage controlled tempo fe When set to ticks on off voltages advance the step counter and the tempo knob acts as a clock divider External clock can be divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 32 oO When set to VC a control voltage at the clock input jack determines the tempo e Multi function control voltage jack fe In pattern play mode the control voltage determines the currently playing pattern fe In the edit modes the control voltage determines the shift and or complexity of the steps Each output can be individually configured as to how it responds to the control voltage if at all e Non volatile pattern and configuration memory Data is saved even when powered off The most recent version can be found at http delptronics com triggerman php DEPTRONICS Trigger Man User Manual 3 of 11 Terminology Sequences and Patterns A sequence is a set of 8 steps Each output jack has its own sequence You can think of it as an 8X8 grid with steps in the X axis and the outputs in the Y axis just like the step and output LEDs on the panel A pattern is a set of 8 sequences There ar
10. gh the 2 5 volt hysteresis point As soon as a tick is detected the Trigger Man switches over internally to expect an external clock signal When receiving external clock signals the Tempo Knob acts as a clock divider The external clock is divided by 1 2 3 4 6 8 12 16 or 32 as indicated on the panel If you want the Trigger Man to be clocked at the same rate as the incoming clock signal just turn the Tempo Knob all the way to the left to divide by 1 When receiving external clock signals pressing the Start Stop button works differently After an external tick is received the Trigger Man is running At that point pressing Start Stop resets the Trigger Man to the first step and it is not considered to be running Pressing Start Stop will then restart the internal clock which will continue to run until Start Stop is pressed again or an external tick is received Voltage Controlled Tempo The Clock Jack is expecting zero to 5 volts which will produce a clock rate of 40 to 295 BPM just like the Tempo knob does A voltage over 5 volts is interpreted as 295 BPM If the Clock Jack function is set to VC Tempo and nothing is plugged into the jack the Tempo will always be 40 BPM When the Clock Jack Function is set to VC Tempo the Tempo has no effect VC Tempo is not the same as an external clock it merely sets the speed of the internal clock The Start Stop button functions normally Control Jack Voltage Controlled Pattern Chang
11. hat the steps are not set to the binary equivalent of the voltage but rather are sorted in ascending complexity and shift order If both VC Shift and VC Complexity are turned on for an output and nothing is plugged into the Control Jack then the all steps will remain off for that output DeEleTRONICS Trigger Man User Manual 11 of 11 Saving Data Changes to the configuration are saved when you exit configuration mode Changes to the steps are only saved when you press the Start Stop or Mode buttons Saving constantly whenever the steps changed would introduce delays and would wear out the nonvolatile memory
12. lect Output Pattern Chain to Configure Select Next Select Next Clear Pattern Select Single Select Next Knob 2 Press Output Output Pattern Output Configuration Mode Enter Configuration mode by holding down the Mode button then pressing the Start Stop button The mode indicator LED will blink indicating that you are in Configuration mode Press and release the Mode button to exit Configuration mode Clock Jack Control Jack Control Jack per output 1 Jack Function 2 VC Pattern 3 VC Shift Cx 4 VC Shift 5 Vc Change Change Complexity O Ticks O On First Step O On First Step O Off O Off VC Tempo Immediate Immediate On On DEPTRONICS Trigger Man User Manual 5 of 11 O Algorithmic Mode In Algorithmic Mode the Step LEDs at the top of the module show the sequence of on and off steps for one output jack at atime An illuminated LED corresponds to a positive 12 volts on the output jack for that step An off LED represents a rest where the output jack is zero volts grounded One of the Output LEDs on the right side of the module is illuminated to indicate which output is currently being edited Turn Knob 1 to increase or decrease the complexity of the sequence Complexity is the term we use to describe the number of on steps and the rests between them There are 36 levels of complexity including all steps off and all steps on Most
13. o the Clock Jack See the Configuration section for details Mode Button Press the Mode Button to change the current mode Repeatedly pressing and releasing the Mode Button cycles through the three modes Algorithmic Step Edit and Pattern Play One of the Mode LEDs is illuminated to indicate the current mode Hold the Mode Button down while pressing or turning Knob 1 or Knob 2 when in the Algorithmic or Step Edit mode to access additional functions described below Clear Hold Mode Press Knob 1 to clear all the steps for the output that is currently being edited Hold Mode Press Knob 2 to clear the entire pattern that is clear all of the steps for all eight outputs Output Length Hold Mode Turn Knob 1 to set the output length of the output currently being edited Output length is the length of time that the output jack is on 12V The Step LEDs will indicate the length of the current output by displaying one of the patterns shown below 0000000 10 milliseconds the output is on for 10ms regardless of the clock speed or pulse width This is a typical trigger output OOOO Clock the output is on when clock signal is on and off when clock signal is off If using an external clock divided by 1 then the output will have the same pulse width as the external clock Dividing by another number has the effect of squaring the external pulses equal on off time a k HH HK Full the output is on for the full length of the s
14. tep and consecutive on steps produce no off time between the steps Pattern Select Hold Mode Turn Knob 2 to select the pattern to edit This changes the whole pattern set of eight outputs being edited not just the current output within a pattern The current pattern is indicated by a blinking Output LED which moves as you turn the knob The current output is indicated by a steadily illuminated Output LED as it always is in Algorithmic and Step Edit mode DEPTRONICS Trigger Man User Manual 8 of 11 Clock and Control Jacks The behavior of the Clock and Control Jacks is set in Configuration mode The specifics of each jack s behavior in each different mode are described on the next page Configuration Mode Configuration mode is used to set the behavior of the Clock and Control Jacks The Step LEDs display the state of the configurable options The chart below shows the meanings of each of the LEDs An empty circle means the LED is off and a filled in circle means the LED is illuminated Clock Jack Control Jack Control Jack per output 1 Jack Function 2 VC Pattern 3 VC Shift Cx 4 VC Shift 5 VC Change Change Complexity O Ticks O On First Step O On First Step O Off O Off VC Tempo Immediate Immediate On On Entering Configuration Mode Enter Configuration mode by holding down the Mode button then pressing the Start Stop button The mod
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