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1. analog synthesizer itie iii OS 2 0 Addendum Welcome Welcome to the Little Phatty version 2 0 Operating System OS 2 0 adds many important new functions and features to the Little Phatty including LFO synchronization Tap Tempo An advanced highly flexible Arpeggiator function Enhanced MIDI setup for USB equipped LP s This addendum provides detailed information about all of the new functions and features in OS 2 0 as well as the instructions for performing the OS update on Tribute and Stage LPs This addendum also includes de scriptions of the functions and features that appeared in the OS 03c update not documented elsewhere LP OS 2 0 Addendum Before You Begin If you are updating the Operating System on your Little Phatty Tribute or Stage please refer to Appendix A Updating the LP Tribute or Stage Edition If you are a Little Phatty Stage II owner OS 2 0 is already installed and waiting for you Please read on Throughout this document you will see icons that provide additional information A This icon indicates an important note concerning the operation of the Little Phatty Vi This icon indicates technical information for the advanced user or the technically curious WY This icon indicates a useful performance or programming tip New Features OS 2 0 introduces a number of new features and functions to the Little Phatty To incorporate these new features in a streamlined and logical fashion2. Beats Per Minute HE MOOG STAGE Leu ert BFN NOTE The LP will always display BPM as the closest whole number value For example A if the actual Tap Tempo rate is 271 3 BPM the LP will display 271 BPM as shown The LFO will run at the actual Tap Tempo rate however in this case 271 3 BPM When Tap Tempo is active and the Arpeggiator Is running tapping the LFO RATE button will set the rate of the Arpeggiator Clock Both the LFO LED and the LFO RATE button will begin flashing at the new rate and the LP will display the new rate in BPM HE MOOG STAGE HE MOOG STAGE H HREF 2rl BRA L HEF 2rl BRA Arpeggiator unlatched view Arpeggiator latched view If the MODULATION control knob is adjusted while in Tap Tempo Mode tt will override the Tap Tempo and adjust the LFO Rate or Arpeggiator Clock to the new value To exit Tap Tempo Mode press and hold the LFO RATE button until it stops flashing This will return to the previous mode either free running or MIDI clock NOTE Ifthe Arpeggiator is set to MIDI CLOCK when Tap Tempo is active Tap Tempo will A adjust the internal LFO Rate and not the Arpeggiator Clock Page 3 LP OS 2 0 Addendum Master Mode Menu Structure The figure below shows the new structure of the Master Mode menus With the exception of the Ad vanced Preset menu tree shown on the right all Master Menus specify global parameters The Advanced Preset menus are used to program parameters for individual pr
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4. for this update Do not A attempt to use the Stage Edition firmware with the Tribute Edition and vice versa Doing so may render the instrument inoperable Page 15 LP OS 2 0 Addendum Appendices Page 16 You should see the message Sending XXX bytes the actual number of bytes depends on the LP Edi tion firmware There will be a delay as the data is sent to your LP On the Little Phatty display you should see the message RX FIRMWARE STAGE followed by a series of additional firmware stages STAGE 2 STAGE 3 etc When the update is complete in about 30 45 seconds your Little Phatty will restart automatically When you see the LP restart proceed to step 5 For Macintosh Users Launch SysEx Librarian and make sure it is configured for your MIDI interface Locate the appropriate SysEx file containing the new LP firmware it will be called either LP_T_200 syx for the Tribute edition or LP_S_200 syx for the Stage edition Drag this file into the SysEx Librarian playlist then select it and click on the PLAY button in the upper right corner SysEx Librarian will transfer the firmware data to your LP During the transfer you should see the message RX FIRMVVARE STAGE on the LP display followed by a series of additional firmware stages STAGE 2 STAGE 3 etc When the update is complete in about 30 45 seconds your Little Phatty will restart automatically VWWhen you see the LP restart
5. switch or by pressing the PRESET button 2 If the Arpeggiator Mode is One shot when the Latch is ON the Arpeggiator will make one pass of the note sequence and then stop 3 When the Arpeggiator is switched OFF the ENTER STORE button will revert to the default action of initiating a Preset Save sequence Page 13 LP OS 2 0 Addendum Arpeggiator Examples The Arpeggiator takes the currently played note or group of notes and forms an arpeggio based on the Arpeggiator Menu settings Here are some simple examples of the Arpeggiator function Example Pattern UR Octaves Mode LOOP PLAY amp HOLD NOTE THE ARPEGGIATOR PLAYS Add E3 C3 E3 C4 E4 Add G2 G2 C3 E3 G3 C4 E4 G2 Add A3 G2 C3 E3 A3 G3 C4 E4 A4 G2 Release E3 G2 C3 A3 G3 C4 A4 G2 Example 2 Pattern DN Octaves Mode LOOP PLAY amp HOLD NOTE THE ARPEGGIATOR PLAYS Example 3 Pattern UR Octaves Mode BACK FORTH PLAY amp HOLD NOTE THE ARPEGGIATOR PLAYS coason E EE O OC GOGLOOM AAC Example 4 Pattern ORDERED Octaves Mode LOOP PLAY amp HOLD NOTE THE ARPEGGIATOR PLAYS Add E3 C3 E3 C4 E4 Add G2 C3 EA Cay Es Com Add A3 C3 E3 GLAI CRES OS Ah kaa Release E3 CIGLA CRO AE Com Page 14 LP OS 2 0 Addendum Appendices Appendix A Updating the LP Tribute or Stage Edition All Little Phatty users can update to OS 2 0 from any previous version the LP Tribute Ed
6. the Master Menu shown on page 6 has undergone some changes Complete descriptions of all new Master Menu features begins on page 7 A few of the new features are not menu based these include an improved Preset Storage routine enhanced MIDI Continuous Controller data handling and a convenient Tap Tempo feature These new features are described below Preset Storage The Preset Save routine has been improved As always to save a preset you press the ENTER STORE but ton while in PANEL Mode You will see two lines on the Little Phatty display Me BIG STAGE Il QUERMWE I TE HO The top line shows the location where the preset will be saved and the name of the preset which is cur rently saved in that location No more overwriting your favorite presets by mistake Use the VALUE knob to select a preset to overwrite then press CURSOR to move the cursor to the lower line of the LCD OVERWARITE NO ts the default setting If you change your mind and do not want to save the preset you can press ENTER and the LP will return to PANEL mode without saving If you are sure you want to save your preset to the selected location set OVERVVRITE YES and press ENTER AA OMEPOLE LEAD QUERWEITE YES The LP will display the PRESET STORED message to confirm that your preset was saved successfully NOTE When the Arpeggiator is running the ENTER STORE button is used to activate the latch if the Latch parameter has been enabled For more on the Ar
7. with low filter cutoff values or low oscillator level values By disabling the EGR switches real time editing of the Volume or Filter EGR settings may still be performed with Pot Mapped panel controls or MIDI CCs The EGR Matrix always defaults to ON when the LP is powered up To switch the EGR matrix off use the CURSOR to move to the ON OFF parameter field then use the VALUE knob to select OFF SVsTeEM UTILITIES The third page of the System Utilities menu allows you to a or MENU WRG OH disable menu wrapping When menu wrapping is enabled ON menus zi will wrap back to the beginning when you reach the end When disabled OFF menus will not wrap To enable disable menu wrapping use the CURSOR to move to the ON OFF parameter field then use the VALUE knob to select the desired value The default value is ON SUS TEM SEET ET E The fourth page of the System Utilities menu allows you to perform a E RE Master Reboot of the LF which is similar to turning the power OFF and EE REBOOT ON The Master Reboot function is unchanged in OS 2 0 Refer to the LP User s Manual for more information Tribute Edition owners should refer to the OS 1 03 Update documentation Page 9 LP OS 2 0 Addendum SYSTEM UTILITIES con t SYSTEM UTICITIES RESTORE FACTOR Y Syoten UTILITIES CHLIEBRATIOH Advanced Preset Menus The sixth page of the System Utilities menu allows you to restore the global default values performance sets and factor
8. ERGE is turned OFF on this synth If the first synth is aVoyager make sure that you are connecting MIDI OUT from it to the MIDI IN on the second synth do not use the MIDI THRU Jack on the first synth only on subsequent synths voice 2 or higher NOTE When the Arpeggiator is activated it overrides any POLY mode settings Page 8 LP OS 2 0 Addendum SYSTEM UTILITIES GIE UTILITIES System Utilities provide a set of useful system commands Including com EEN 2 DC mands to calibrate restore factory defaults and set global system op SERSIUN es BES tions There are seven pages of System Utilities menus beginning with the Version number display SUS TEM UTILITIES The second page of the System Utilities menu depends on which LP Edi HE UgL 255 tion you own LP Stage and Stage II Edition owners will see the Head phone Volume HP VOL menu which allows you to scale the head phone volume in relation to the output volume This can be adjusted from O off to 255 max To change the scale value use the CURSOR to move to the scale parameter field then use the VALUE knob to select the desired value SVCTEM UTILITIES UP Tribute Edition owners will see the EGR Matrix display which allows EGR MOTRTS OH you to turn off the panel switches in the Envelope Generator EGR sec tion Turning off these switches improves the signal to noise ratio of the LP Tribute This may be useful in some applications such as recording us ing presets
9. IDI Key Order on the Master menu and set the RME to be note 2 of 2 note that your Voyager must also have the latest firm ware installed the current Voyager OS Is version 3 3 Connect the MIDI OUT from the LP to the MIDI IN on the Voyager You should now be able to play duophonically with the LP sounding the first note played on the keyboard and the Voyager RME sounding the second note If all available voices are in use additional notes will not sound until enough keys are released to free a voice MIDI Continuous Control numbers MIDI CC s are consistent between the Voyager and Little Phatty so any parameter changes such as pitch bend and mod wheel filter cutoff and so on should affect all voices simultaneously If you have two Little Phatty synths you would connect MIDI OUT from the first one to MIDI IN on the second then you would turn on MIDI MERGE on the second LP and connect tts MIDI OUT to the MIDI IN on the first LR Turn off LOCAL CONTROL on the first LP so that it is con trolled only by the MIDI data that is shared between the two synths If you have more than two Moog synths connect them so that MIDI passes through each synth and the last is connected to the first but make sure that the first synth does NOT pass MIDI through to the next or you will create a MIDI feedback loop The first synth in this descrip tion should always be the one on which you are playing the keys If the first synth is an LF make sure MIDI M
10. Tap Tempo is still active you can tap in a new Arpeggiator Clock at any time To disengage Tap Tempo mode press and hold the LFO RATE button The Arpeggiator Clock will remain at the last rate you selected LFO When the Arpeggiator Clock Source Is set to LFO the Arpeggiator rate is defined as one whole note per LFO cycle Unlike Internal mode you can adjust the internal LFO Rate directly from the panel while the Arpeggiator Is running The Arpeggiator Clock Divider CLK DIV determines how many notes the Arpeggiator plays per LFO cycle Note that you can still choose either Internal or MIDI Sync to be the LFO Clock source independent of this setting The Arpeggiator will follow the LFO rate in erther case MIDI When the Arpeggiator Clock Source Is set to MIDI the Arpeggiator rate is directly synchronized to incoming MIDI clock If there is no MIDI clock signal present the arpeggiator will not play and in fact you will not hear any notes from the LP keyboard The Arpeggiator Clock Divider CLK DIV determines how many notes the Arpeggiator plays per measure VW PERFORMANCE TIPS 1 When the Arpeggiator Clock Source is set to INT you can use the Tap Tempo function to get clock rates that fall outside the minimum and maximum rates available from the MODULATION control 2 When the Arpeggiator Clock Source is set to MIDI if the Latch is enabled and a latched arpeggio pattern is playing you can stop the MIDI clock an
11. Values NONE DIN OUT USB OUT DIN USB OUT the default is NONE The sixth page of the MIDI Setup menu allows you to select the rout ing of the MIDI Merge function for the DIN input When MIDI Merge is ON the LP will echo all MIDI data received at the MIDI DIN Input port to the selected MIDI Output port merged with any MIDI data generated by the LP To change the selected MIDI output port use the CURSOR to highlight the output parameter then use the VALUE knob to select the desired output Values NONE DIN OUT USB OUT DIN USB OUT the default is NONE NOTE When using MIDI Merge take precautions to insure that you do not create a MIDI feedback loop the output is passed back into the input and then merged with the output again or you may experience unwanted side effects like a locked up LP Should this happen cycling the power should resolve the condition but it is best not to create a MIDI feedback loop in the first place Page LP OS 2 0 Addendum MIDI SETUP con t MIDI SETUP The seventh page of the MIDI Setup menu allows you to set up mul POLY OFF tiple Moog synths as a polyphonic synth stack The settings are POLY e OFF or POLY of The first number represents which note this particular LP is assigned to play the second number sets the total number of available voices For example if you had an LP and a Voyager RME you would set the LP to POLY of 2 on the Voyager RME you would go to M
12. ap Tempo or by sending a MIDI CC 3 com mand with a value between 0 127 MIDI CC 3 controls the LFO RATE When the Tap Tempo function is engaged the internal LFO Rate is adjusted directly by tapping the LFO RATE button You can also adjust the LFO rate using the MODULATION control as normal and this will override the rate set by lap Tempo to Indicate this the Little Phatty s display changes from LFO XXX BPM to the usual PANEL ACTIVE message Note that the LFO RATE panel button will continue to blink indicating that Tap Tempo is still active you can tap in a new tempo at any time To disengage lap Tempo mode press and hold the LFO RATE button The LFO Rate will remain at the last rate you selected MIDI CLK When the LFO Sync Mode is set to MIDI CLK the LFO rate Is synchronized to incoming MIDI Clock pulses with one LFO cycle equal to the note duration set by the LFO SYNC CLOCK parameter see page 7 The Little Phatty must have a MIDI Input enabled in the MIDI Setup menu in order to receive MIDI Clock The Little Phatty Stage Il has both USB and standard DIN MIDI inputs and can receive MIDI Clock signals on either input It is recommended not to send different clock signals to both inputs simultaneously unless you want some very strange LFO signals to result If you change the Sync Mode from Internal to MIDI Clock while the LP is not receiving a MIDI clock signal the actual LFO rate does not change right away It will contin
13. d the pattern will stop playing when you restart the MIDI clock the latched pattern is retained and it will resume playing again Page 18 LP OS 2 0 Addendum Appendices Appendix D Additional Suggestions Using the Arpeggiator Here are a few helpful ideas for using the Arpeggiator When the LP s MIDI output is enabled and the Arpeggiator is running MIDI Note data is transmitted on the LP s MIDI Out jack This allows you to connect additional MIDI instruments such as the Voyager RME another LR or any MIDI keyboard or Tone Module and have all instruments play the same pattern this requires the receiving instruments to be set up to accept MIDI Note data on the correct MIDI channel 2 lf you have a MIDI CV converter the LP s sequenced MIDI data can be converted to control voltages al lowing you to interface with Moogerfoogers or other CV equipment This allows you to get synchronous effects with the LR 3 No MIDI CV converter If you have a Voyager and aVX 351 Expander you can connect the Voyager to the LP via MIDI and use the Voyager VX 35 combo to create the CV s for your Moogerfoogers Appendix E LP Stage Il Presets A list of the Stage Il Presets appears on the next page Many of the preset names are self explanatory some are for fun and all are all worth auditioning As you listen to the presets don t forget check out the Mod Wheel for additional performance control Stage Il Preset Contributors Steve Dunningto
14. e an All Notes Off message to the MIDI output shutting off all active notes on the LP and or any attached MIDI tone modules or keyboards This command is the equivalent of a MIDI panic button to silence stuck notes Io issue the command simply press the ENTER button Although it is shown in the illustration here you do not have to enable this menu using the CURSOR button The second page of the MIDI Setup menu allows you to turn control of the LP s synth engine ON or OFF locally Le the keyboard wheels and any front panel controls that can also receive MIDI It does not disable any MIDI transmitting or receiving A setting of OFF will prevent double triggering in the event you are using a MIDI sequencer with both the MIDI IN and MIDI OUT connected and the sequencer is echoing MIDI data back to the LP To change the Local Control setting use the CUR SOR button to highlight the control value then use the VALUE knob to change the setting Values ON OFF the default is ON The third page of the MIDI Setup menu allows you to select the MIDI input connection Since the LP Stage II offers both MIDI DIN and USB connections several input options are possible To specify the MIDI input connection use the CURSOR button to highlight the input selec tion then use the VALUE knob to select the desired input NOTE This menu only applies to USB equipped LP s Values NONE DIN USB DIN USB the default is DIN USB TECH NOTE DIN is a
15. esets these parameters are stored sepa rately with each preset New or modified menus are indicated with an asterisk Descriptions of these menus follow PERFORM SET 1 3 24 LEHD JADUANCED PRESET HOWAHCED PRESET FILTER POLES 4 FILTER FOLES LFO SYHC HOWAHCED PRESET MODE INTERHAL EGR RELEHSE OFF AHALOGUE MODE ADWANCED PRESET TRACE GATE LEG OH KEYED PRIORITY HOWAMCED PRESET ON HOTE FILT SEEMS 4 FROGRAM CHANGE ADUAMCED PRESET SHD DN RCUSOFF HOD SEG S ELCT TUHIHG MODE ACIAHCED PRESET HUTO 68 D HOD SRC 6 SCZ FRECISIOH MUDE HOWANCED PRESET ATTACK VOL ied POUR TS T EI LE MIDI CH IH ADVANCED PRESET MIDI CH OUT 4 HOD DES Te OFF IMIDI SETUP ACWAMCED PRESET HLL HOTES OFF EE PRIOR GLOBE SY SES MENU HOWANCED PRESET SEND CUR PRESET POT MAP SYSTEM UTICITIES ADWAMCED PRESET UERSION 2 BS HRPEGGIHTOR The new OS 2 0 Master Menu Page 4 LP OS 2 0 Addendum Master Mode Menus The new Master Mode menus are described below Please refer to the LP User s Manual for all other menu descriptions LFO SYNC LEO SYNE The LFO Sync menu allows you to globally set the LFO to internal MODE THTERHOL or MIDI clock signals When set to INTERNAL the MODULATION e control is used to set the rate of the LFO When set to MIDI CLK the LFO rate is controlled by an external MIDI Clock and the selected Clock Divider settings see below To change the LFO Sync Mode use the CURSOR button to move to t
16. hanged to activate the Arpeggiator exclusively The VALUE encoder switch is still used in MASTER Mode to step through the presets in Performance Sets Note however that if a preset selected from the MASTER Mode Performance Sets has the Arpeggiator func tion enabled and you wish to turn the Arpeggiator ON for that preset you will need to return to PRESET Mode first and then press the VALUE encoder switch to activate the Arpeggiator Turning the Arpeggiator Latch ON OFF When the Latch function is enabled in the Arpeggiator menu and the Arpeggiator is switched ON press ing the ENTER STORE button turns the Latch ON When the Latch is ON an L will replace the A on the bottom line of the display Z MOD RICK L PRESET HOTIVE As long as the Latch is ON the Arpeggiator will keep looping in its current state Any new note or group of notes will initiate a new note sequence based on the Arpeggiator Menu settings If any notes are played and held while the Latch is ON playing additional notes adds to the current list of notes to be arpeggiated If all notes are released the first new note played will initiate a new note sequence To turn the Latch OFF simply press the ENTER STORE button The Latch will switch OFF and the L in the display will be replaced by an A indicating that the Arpeggiator is still active 1 AOD RICK H FRESET HOTIVE NOTES 1 When the Latch is ON you can turn the Arpeggiator ON OFF using the VALUE encoder
17. he keyboard The Latch menu arms the Latch function the same way the Arpeggiator ON OFF menu arms the Arpeggiator When the Latch parameter is set to ON the Latch can be activated from the front panel to activate the latch you must be in PRESET Mode when the Arpeggiator is run ning see Activating the Arpeggiator and Latch for more When OFF is selected the Latch Is always off and cannot be activated accidently To enable disable the latch function use the CURSOR button to move to the latch parameter field then use the VALUE knob to change the latch status The default value is OFF Page 12 LP OS 2 0 Addendum Activating the Arpeggiator and Latch Turning the Arpeggiator ON OFF When a preset has the Arpeggiator function enabled you turn the Arpeggiator ON and OFF by pressing the VALUE encoder switch Note you must be in PRESET mode not MASTER mode When the Arpeggiator is ON an A will appear on the bottom line of the display 21 FOD CH H FRESET ACTIE With the Arpeggiator ON any note or group of notes you play will be sequenced according to the settings in the Arpeggiator menu To turn the Arpeggiator OFF simply press the VALUE encoder The Arpeggiator will switch OFF and the display will revert to the previous view ei MOD RICK FRESET ACTIVE NOTE In previous versions of the Little Phatty OS the VALUE encoder switch was used to advance presets In OS 2 0 the VALUE encoder switch operation has been c
18. he selection field and use the VALUE knob to select the mode Modes INTERNAL MIDI CLK the default is INTERNAL A NOTE For additional details see Appendix B LFO Sync Modes LEO SYHc When the LFO Sync Mode is MIDI CLK you can program the clock CLOCK lcd divider to one of 5 different values The divisor is based on 24 clocks e per quarter note the MIDI standard The table below shows how the number of MIDI clocks relates to musical time values VWhen the LFO Sync Mode is MIDI CLK the MODULATION control can be used to select the clock divider the 15 divider values correspond to the 5 LEDs in the MODULATION control lightpipe The default clock divider value is 1 4 24 clocks quarter note CLOCKS QUARTER TIME VALUE LP DISPLAY NOTE Ia Wie note coterie WH VDOT Page 5 LP OS 2 0 Addendum TUNING TUR IMG MODE HUTO 68 Hi MID SEF MIDI SETUP HLL HOTES OFF HIDE SETUP LOCAL CHTEL OF HIGI SETUF HIDI IH DIH USE TUNING now has a dedicated menu it was previously combined with LOCAL CONTROL ON OFF which has been moved to the MIDI SETUP menu The features of the TUNING function are unchanged in OS 2 0 Refer to the LP User s Manual for more information Tribute Edition owners should refer to the OS 1 03 update document The MIDI SETUP menu is used to select the LP s MIDI options There are seven pages of MIDI menus beginning with the ALL NOTES OFF menu This menu allows you to issu
19. ition requires a memory upgrade prior to updating the OS contact Moog Music for the details Updating to the new OS requires the Little Phatty the OS Update file and a computer with a MIDI interface and MIDI software that can send large SysEx files for the PC try MIDI OX www midiox com or for the Macintosh try SysEx Librarian Wwww snoize com If you are new to upgrading firmware via MIDI take some time before proceeding to become familiar with the details of your MIDI interface and your MIDI software with regard to sending SysEx files If your MIDI interface sends Active Sensing messages be sure to turn this feature off before attempting this upgrade Saving your Presets Before you install the new operating system on your Little Phatty you should backup your presets You can export your preset as SysEx format data using your computer MIDI interface and the appropriate software Consult the documentation and help files for these programs for instructions on using them to save SysEx data To export your LP presets to your computer you will need to connect the MIDI OUT on the side of the Little Phatty to the MIDI IN port on your computer MIDI interface On the Little Phatty press Master and scroll to the SYSEX MENU The SEND CUR PRESET option will send only the currently selected preset while the SEND ALL PRESETS option will send all 100 presets from your LP s memory as one Preset Bank file Saving each prese
20. n Amos Gaynes Jordan Rudess Adam Holzman and Huston Singletary Little Phatty OS 2 0 Addendum Moog Music 2008 all rights reserved Text and illustrations by Greg Kist Cyril Lance amp Amos Gaynes ET EEN E EENEG LORIG ONT kO HL 8r SSVE WOE WOLV Ec MEHN Ower SWI ATS MZ ALLWHdSNVULE Ze SSE Wee IO E Pp AWOUHIAWEVIID 96 Olio IZ GOlAddiiL 9 SSA SSI IC NH 2OOvOtaei GVFNLOS OZ DO LL SET NOLLVONNOS 02 e OS ee IH 69 ANNOUSUOS ET IGWOZ l AHH MW Ee JO 89 CUE HL AUNSH er SSWa HNS MOTS 81 SEH e6 OO AddyH 49 AIL teg Pp WINDAHLNQOD We Gv waWWAS 99 LS AWVSAS Ie XNTOULD ITS po AISWN P06 Noof SF IHMGWSNAMV or NOLLWA TiS po Zu sswus 68 OlVeSIAADCS 99 LAVNOWSOD EES dv ANIsswud 88 DOOWHSOd 9 SSANGVWuALTH BE ssvya 1GNOS l po ANIL TWWIDSdSP ZB DOOWNFGND c9 VavesvHvs Ze NVI Sg ES ACL VITALS THM 9 SONS sz f 9 M OL S309 DCH GOW ZION QavH s8 GvaTSIOIINOS 09 YINHOH ANOHd SE ssvya LNO 4dN OI AIWWONVNOISOS v8 mn s SSVESSVIDE ke OWL 60 GOW SAWS gt ONd e8 LISMONUSIN BS Sen CVT 80 po SaO eg NIV AWW ZS TNL SMUAVLE EES CLONS g GOW ORNS 9S essvasMUAVLE de NVWIVM 90 po HONS OB GVFISOZAVHI SS SSVESMUNVLP EA po OMA WP 6A HINYA ANNAA eS EE ee VIO ZV pH ans eadAs 8L SMOAFIHOSIN CEET ee SAOOUD DINOS 0 pH GOWNIZZIS A j VFLOWMOTNS TS SAUAWL TULL ENEE POD OD VODODV 4 WOOAATSNOVAL IS SSVEWVGV 9 SSWANVIEIHdWV 10 ADINO
21. n abbreviation for Deutsches Institut fur Normung in English the German Institute for Standardization DIN connectors commonly refer to a family of circular connectors that were standardized by the DIN for commercial electronic use When the MIDI standard was released in 1983 it specified a 5 pin DIN connector as the hardware intercon nection thus the MIDI DIN connector Page 6 MIDI SETUP con t VBE Se tur MIDI OUT DIN USE MIDI MERGE USE IH HOWE MIDI MERGE PIM IH HOWE LP OS 2 0 Addendum The fourth page of the MIDI Setup menu allows you to select the MIDI output connection To specify the MIDI output connection use the CURSOR button to highlight the output selection then use the VALUE knob to select the new output NOTE This menu only applies to USB equipped LP s Values NONE DIN USB DIN USB the default is DIN USB The fifth page of the MIDI Setup menu allows you to select the routing of the MIDI Merge function for the USB input When MIDI Merge is ON the LP will echo all MIDI data received at the USB MIDI Input port to the selected MIDI Output port merged with any MIDI data generat ed by the LR This allows you to pass MIDI data thru the LR even though the LP has no dedicated MIDI Thru connector To change the selected MIDI output port use the CURSOR to highlight the output parameter then use the VALUE knob to select the desired output NOTE This menu only applies to USB equipped LP s
22. o enter the Arpeggiator Menu use the CURSOR to highlight ARPEGGIATOR and press ENTER When you enter the Arpeggiator menu the top line of the display changes to indicate that you are now programming the Arpeggiator The first page of the Arpeggiator Menu allows you to enable the arpeggiator function for the chosen preset When ON is selected the arpeggiator Is armed and ready to be switched on from the front panel VVhen OFF is chosen the arpeggiator will remain off prevent ing you from switching it on accidently To change the Enable status use the CURSOR to move to the ON OFF parameter field then use the VALUE knob to select the desired setting LP OS 2 0 Addendum ARPEGGIATOR con t DDUODHCEDS ORPEG The second page of the Arpeggiator menu allows you to select the CLE SRC INT Arpeggiator Clock Source There are three possible clock sources INT The Arpeggiator Clock LFO The LP s Low Frequency Oscillator MIDI An externally applied MIDI Clock When INT is selected as the clock source the Arpeggiator runs from its own internal clock In this mode when the Arpeggiator is switched ON the Arpeggiator Clock rate is adjusted either with the MODULATION knob or by using the Tap Tempo function or by issuing a MIDI CC 90 command Note that you must select the LFO RATE switch when the Arpeggiator is ON in order to use the MODULATION knob to change the Arpeggiator Clock rate the MODULATION control d
23. octave keyboard To make a selection use the CURSOR button to move to the octave parameter field then use the VALUE knob to select the desired octave value Values 3 2 1 0 2 3 the default value is OGUONCE OG ORPEG The fifth page of the Arpeggiator menu allows you to select the order POTTERM UP pattern in which notes are sequenced The choices are UP Notes are arpeggiated from lowest to highest DN Notes are arpeggiated from highest to lowest ORDER Notes are arpeggiated in the order played To make a selection use the CURSOR button to move to the pattern parameter field then use the VALUE knob to select the desired pattern The default value is UP DDUOHCEDS ARFEG The sixth page of the Arpeggiator menu allows you to select the HODE LOOP Arpeggiator mode The choices are LOOP When the arpeggiator reaches the end it loops back to the starting point BACK FORTH When the Arpeggiator reaches the end it reverses direction and returns to the starting point ONE SHOT The arpeggiator makes one pass and then stops To make a selection use the CURSOR button to move to the mode parameter field then use the VALUE knob to select the desired mode value The default value is LOOP OBUOHCED OPES The seventh page of the Arpeggiator menu allows you to enable or dis LATCH OFF able the Latch function The Latch allows the Arpeggiator to keep repeat e ing the arpeggio state when you remove your hands from t
24. oes not ad just the speed of the LFO when the Arpeggiator Is running When LFO is selected as the clock source the Arpeggiator Is driven from the Low Frequency Oscillator In this mode the MODULATION knob adjusts the speed of the Arpeggiator Clock and the LFO Rate together making it possible to get synchronous arpeggiated LFO effects When MIDI is selected as the clock source the Arpeggiator Is driven from an externally applied MIDI Clock In this mode the MIDI Clock synchronizes the Arpeggiator to the sending device a software DAW for example Note that if no MIDI Clock signal is present the Arpeggiator will not run and no notes will be heard A NOTE For additional details see Appendix C Arpeggiator Clock Source OBUOHCED ORPEG The third page of the Arpeggiator menu allows you to specify the Arpeggiator Clock Divider The available Arpeggiator Clock Divider e values are the same as the LFO Clock Divider see table on page 7 To make a selection use the CURSOR button to move to the divider parameter field then use the VALUE knob to select the desired divisor value The default clock divisor value is 1 4 Page 11 LP OS 2 0 Addendum ARPEGGIATOR con t OGUOHCED ORPEG The fourth page of the Arpeggiator menu allows you to select the range OCTOUES i of the arpeggiator specified in octaves Up to 3 octaves can be se lected which allows you to create sequences that are beyond the range of the LP s 3
25. peggiator and Latch functions see page 12 Page 2 LP OS 2 0 Addendum MIDI Continuous Controllers MIDI CC s The Modulation Wheel and Filter Cutoff parameters now send and receive high resolution 4 brt Midi CC messages This allows for finer control and smoother changes whether you are using the LP as a MIDI con troller or controlling the LP via MIDI from your sequencer The MIDI CC channels are mapped as follows MSB indicates the regular CC number for the parameter and LSB indicates the high resolution fine control If you are only sending 7 bit MIDI CC to the LP use the MSB channel number by itself MOD WHEEL MSB LSB 33 FILTER CUTOFF MSB 19 LSB 5 Tap Tempo Tap Tempo is an easy and intuitive way to adjust the speed of the LFO Rate or the Arpeggiator Clock The Tap Tempo function is always available for any preset in PRESET Mode Tap Tempo can be used to adjust the LFO Rate when the Arpeggiator Is not running or adjust the Arpeggiator Clock when the Arpeggiator is running To enter Tap Tempo Mode press and hold the LFO RATE button until it starts flashing rapidly this indicates that Tap Tempo Mode Is active When Tap Tempo is active and the Arpeggiator is not running tapping the LFO RATE button will set the internal LFO Rate and override the LFO Sync Mode see LFO SYNC on page 8 Both the LFO LED and the LFO RATE button will begin flashing at the new rate and the LP will display the new rate in BPM
26. pro ceed to step 5 5 The LP s startup screen will display the new version of the operating system You will see Rev 2 007 for the Tribute Edition and Rev 2 00S for the Stage Edition Little Hatt Fey Ha To complete the installation you must now perform a Factory Restore to load all of the correct default values for the new operating system This operation will reset all patches in memory to the LP factory sounds so be sure that you have saved any custom sounds to your computer before doing a Factory Restore To perform a Factory Restore A Press MASTER B Scroll to the SYSTEM UTILITIES menu using the VALUE encoder knob C Press the CURSOR button and scroll to RESTORE FACTORY D Press ENTER select YES and press ENTER 6 Your LP firmware update is complete You can now reload your presets and explore the new func tions and features that OS 2 0 offers NOTES If you have any questions about this procedure or if the update does not go A smoothly contact techsupport moogmusic com or call 800 948 1990 within the USA 1 828 251 0090 worldwide LP OS 2 0 Addendum Appendices Appendix B LFO Sync Modes There are two LFO Sync Modes Internal INTERNAL and MIDI Clock MIDI CLK Detailed descriptions of these modes appears below INTERNAL When the LFO Sync Mode is set to INTERNAL the LFO rate is controlled directly via the MODULATION knob when the LFO RATE panel button Is selected or by T
27. r Clock Sources Internal INTERNAL LFO and MIDI Clock MIDI Detailed descriptions of these clock source options appears below INTERNAL When the Arpeggiator Clock Source Is set to INTERNAL the Arpeggiator runs at the internal Arpeggiator Clock rate This defaults to the clock rate saved in the currently active preset You can change the internal Arpeggiator clock rate by using the MODULATION control or by Tap Tempo or by sending a MIDI CC 90 command with a value in the range 0 127 While the arpeggiator is running you can change its internal clock rate by selecting the LFO RATE panel button and adjusting the MODULATION control The lower line of the Little Phatty LCD will display ARP XXX BPM showing the tempo of the arpeggiator clock Note that due to the shared controls you cannot use the MODULATION control to adjust the internal LFO Rate while the Arpeggiator Is running in this mode However you can still adjust the LFO Rate remotely by sending a MIDI CC 3 command When the Tap Tempo function is engaged the Arpeggiator Clock is adjusted directly by tapping the LFO RATE button You can also adjust the Arpeggiator Clock using the MODULATION control provided that prior to enaging lap Tempo the MODULATION control was set to adjust the Modulation Rate and not the Amount Adjusting the Arppeggiator Clock in this manner will override the rate set by Tap Tempo Note that the LFO RATE panel button will continue to blink indicating that
28. t using SEND CUR PRESET will allow you to load the presets back into your LP one at a time In any order you like whereas SEND ALL PRESETS creates a bank file that if sent back to the LP will completely replace the presets in your Little Phatty with the 100 presets stored in the Bank Once you have saved a copy of any presets you intend to keep you are ready to update the firmware on your Little Phatty Updating the Operating System Follow these steps to update the Little Phatty Operating System Connect your computer interface to the LP s MIDI In and Out Jacks 2 Power up the Little Phatty and your computer and confirm that the computer is sending MIDI data to the Little Phatty 3 Start the MIDI SysEx software program on your computer 4 For PC Users If you are using a Windows PC run the executable firmware loader LP_T_200 exe for the LP Tribute edition or LP_S_200 exe for the Stage edition This program will open in a plain text window and will display a numbered list of all available MIDI OUT ports on your computer If you do not see a numbered list of MIDI Output devices then you do not have your MIDI interface configured correctly Check to make sure that the latest device drivers are installed Otherwise at the prompt Select MIDI out device gt type the number corresponding to the MIDI Output device which is connected to your LP and press Enter NOTE It is important to only use the appropriate OS firmware
29. ue at the same rate However the LFO rate is no longer being controlled by the internal LFO clock This means that if you try to control the LFO Rate from the panel knob or send a MIDI CC 3 message while the LFO Sync Mode is set to MIDI CLOCK the actual rate of the LFO will not change NOTE These actions still update the internal LFO Clock rate parameter but this parameter is offline while the LFO Sync MODE is set to MIDI Clock If you change the LFO Sync Mode back to INTERNAL the rate of the LFO will jump to the internal LFO Clock rate If the LFO Is synchronized to a MIDI Clock pulse and the MIDI Clock is stopped the LFO will continue at the last MIDI Clock rate it received If you hear a change in the rate of the LFO when you stop sending a MIDI Clock signal it is a sign of jitter or instability in your MIDI Clock source The Little Phatty performs a running average of the clock pulses it receives so the more stable your MIDI Clock source the smoother the resulting LFO waveform will be Very unstable clock sources can cause distortion in the LFO waveform due to the constant LFO Rate corrections required to stay in sync with an unstable timing signal When the Tap Tempo Is engaged and a valid tempo Is tapped in Tap Tempo overrides MIDI Clock sync for the LFO The LFO reverts to the MIDI Clock rate when Tap Tempo is disengaged Page 17 LP OS 2 0 Addendum Appendices Appendix C Arpeggiator Clock Source There are three Arpeggiato
30. y presets Ihe Restore Factory function is unchanged in OS 2 0 Refer to the LP User s Manual for more information Tribute Edition owners should refer to the OS 03 Update documentation The seventh page of the System Utilities menu allows you perform cali bration routines The Calibration function is unchanged in OS 2 0 Refer to the LP User s Manual for more information Tribute Edition owners should refer to the OS 03 Update documentation The new Advanced Preset menus are described below KEYBOARD PRIORITY KB PRIOR HOWAMCED PRESET KE PRIOR GLOBE ARPEGGIATOR HOWAMCED PRESET HRPEGGIHTOR ADVANCED ARPEG EMHBLE OFF Page 10 The Keyboard Priority menu allows you to select the keyboard prior ity for individual presets The default is GLOB global which inherits the global keyboard priority setting from the Master KEYBD PRIORITY menu but this can be changed to low note high note or last note prior ity To make a change use the CURSOR to move to the priority param eter field then use the VALUE knob to select the desired value Values GLOB LOW HIGH LAST the default value is GLOB The Arpeggiator is exciting new addition to the LP s operating system providing you with a wide range of musical sequence possibilities The Arpeggiator is programmed for each preset individually thru the seven menu pages described here The Arpeggiator is activated from the front panel see Activating the Arpeggiator and Latch T
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