Drumatix Manual
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1. 909 The second kind of shuffle delays steps 3 7 11 and 15 This second kind of shuffle is similar to the one on the CR 8000 Both shuffles can be applied simultaneously Each of the two shuffles can be adjusted over a range of 5 degrees To do so press the Inst Select and the Length Shuffle buttons at the same time INST SEL A LENG SHUF LEDs 1 5 of the step buttons will now indicate the shuffle setting of the first kind of shuffle LEDs 8 12 indicate the shuffle setting of the second kind of shuffle Keeping the Inst Select and Length Shuffle buttons held you can now press the corresponding Step buttons 1 5 or 8 12 to adjust the shuffle When shuffle is set to step 1 and step 8 no shuffle is present 13 If the scale is changed the shuffle settings return to the default setting no shuffle Pattern Step Write With the Mode rotary switch you can change to Pattern Step Write Mode without stopping the sequencer TRACK PLAY rz PATTERN PLAY TRACK WRITE TAP WRITE TE n STEP WRITE b PATTERN PLAY EI EN MODE In this mode unlike as in Pattern Tap Write Mode you can only playback and edit a single pattern The pattern to be edited depends on the pattern playing at the moment the mode is changed This pattern will continue to play when the mode is switched back In Pattern Step Write Mode the instruments can be edited using step based programming The instruments are individua2. for its corresponding instrument 1 2 3 4 5 6 d 8 9 18 11 12 ACCENT BOL BD2 SD1 SD2 LT HT RS Ou Cep OHH CHH The instrument buttons BD1 BD2 SD1 write their instrument to the running pattern at the instant they are pressed The accent button AC can be used to add an accent to the instruments programmed on a step The LEDs over the instrument buttons indicate which instruments are programmed at each step If you program the same instrument on a step more than once it will not affect the pattern Clear Instrument If an instrument has been programmed incorrectly or on the wrong step it can be erased by holding the Clear button while simultaneously pressing its corresponding button AC BD1 BD2 The instrument will be erased from the step at the instant the button is pressed ee CLEAR m 1 2 3 4 5 6 Si 8 9 1 u 12 ACCENT BOL BD2 SD1 SD2 LT HT RS HC CYM OHH CHH If you hold the Clear button while holding one of the instrument buttons for a longer period that instrument will be erased from all of the steps the sequencer passes through during the time the buttons are held 11 Clear all Instruments All of the instruments programmed on a step can be erased by pressing the Clear button and the Inst Select button simultaneously a i Ss CLEA INST BEL A If the Clear Button and the Inst Select button are held for a longer period all instruments will be erased from the steps the sequen
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5. TE g TAP HRITE STEP WRITE KS PATTERN PLAY Rp MODE Patterns are played back in Pattern Play mode The active step is illuminated on the the upper LED Row and runs the length of the pattern 1 16 PATTERN The patterns are selected from one of the 12 pattern groups Switching between pattern groups can be done at any time the switch occurs at the end of the next pattern For each of the 12 pattern groups one of 16 patterns can be selected with the buttons under the LED rows GL LUS 0080 000 0080 1 2 3 4 5 6 d 8 s 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ACCENT BDi B802 SDi SD2 LT HT RS Cu CYM OHH CHH The LED over the current pattern blinks to show that it is active When a new pattern is selected the corresponding LED is lit but stays solid After the last step of the current pattern the sequencer switches to the newly selected pattern Now the LED of the new pattern blinks In total 192 patterns are available 12 pattern groups each consisting of 16 patterns Pattern Chaining In Pattern Play mode it is possible to chain patterns within a pattern group For example to chain patterns 1 and 2 when pattern 1 is active and running press and hold pattern button 1 Then press pattern button 2 The LEDs of both pattern 1 and 2 will illuminate The two patterns will now alternate with the active pattern blinking and the other solid The chaining of two neighboring patterns is possible with patterns 1 2 3 4 15 16 Up
6. a range of 5 degrees To do so press the Inst Select and the Length Shuffle buttons at the same time INST SEL A LENG SHUF The first 5 LEDs of the step buttons will now indicate the shuffle setting of the first kind of shuffle LEDs 8 12 indicate the shuffle setting of the second kind of shuffle Keeping the Inst Select and Length Shuffle buttons held you can now press the corresponding Step buttons 1 5 or 8 12 to adjust the shuffle When shuffle is set to step 1 and step 8 no shuffle is present If the scale is changed the shuffle settings return to the default setting no shuffle Shuffle programming is the same as in Pattern Tap Write Mode 17 Track Play Mode The memory of a new Drumatix is empty and a track must first be programmed A track is a sequence of different patterns from a pattern group Once you have programmed one of Tracks 1 12 in Track Write Mode you can use this mode to play the track back Use the Pattern Group rotary switch to select it PATTERN There is one track is available for every Pattern Group When changing tracks the newly chosen track will start after the end of the current pattern The track will start with its first pattern If you switch to Pattern Play Mode pattern 1 of the current pattern group will be selected Track Play Mode can only be used to select and playback the programmed tracks The Start Stop Button will return the track to the beginning where it will sta
7. cer passes through during the time the buttons are held By holding the Clear Button and the Inst Select Button for the duration of an entire pattern you can erase the entire contents of a pattern or pattern chain Pattern Length Programming Pattern Tap Write Mode By pressing the Length Button and one of the Step Buttons 1 16 simultaneously you can choose the last step of the pattern a E Pete LENG SHUF 1 2 3 4 5 6 d 8 s 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ACCENT BOL 802 SDI SD2 LT HT RS Cu CYM OHH CHH For example if the Length Button and and the button at step 12 is pressed the pattern will be 12 steps long after running through the first 12 steps the pattern will repeat The pattern length will stay the same even when changing to another mode The unplayed steps after the last step remain in memory 12 Scale Programming Pattern Tap Write Mode One of 4 possible scales can be selected for a pattern with the Scale Button SCALE INST SEL LENG SHUF e CLEAR WRITE NEXT The LED of the scale indicates which scale has been selected The lowest Scale LED corresponds to 4 4 time signature Shuffle can only be adjusted if 4 4 time signature is selected i e the lowest LED is illuminated Shuffle Programming Pattern Tap Write Mode The Drumatix has two kinds of Shuffle The first kind of shuffle delays the even numbered steps 2 4 6 This is similar to the common shuffle found on the
8. e Paste Function Pattern Write The memory of a new Drumatix is empty and a pattern must first be programmed There are two Pattern Write Modes Pattern Step Write Pattern Tap Write You can switch to the Pattern Tap or Step Write modes from Pattern Play Mode while the sequencer is running For example if a chain from patterns 5 7 is playing in Pattern Play mode the chain will continue to loop when you change to Pattern Tap Write Mode The whole pattern chain can now be edited in Pattern Tap Write Mode Alternatively if Step Write Mode is selected only the pattern that was last active will continue to play It can then be edited in Step Write Mode For example if one switches to Step Write Mode while pattern 6 from the pattern chain 5 7 is playing in Pattern Tap Write mode pattern 6 will selected It can then be edited in Step Write Mode Changing patterns is always done in Pattern Play Mode Editing can be done in the Pattern Write Modes In Tap Write Mode single patterns and pattern chains can be edited In Step Write Mode only single patterns can be edited 10 Pattern Tap Write In Tap Write Mode it is possible to edit sequences live while the sequencer is running The selection of patterns or pattern chains for editing should be done in Pattern Play mode The upper running LED row works as in Pattern Play Mode In the lower row each of the LEDs above the instrument buttons AC BD1 BD2 is the indicator
9. following sequence of patterns has now been saved into the Track memory 1 1 14 15 gt If you use the mode switch to change to Track Play Mode the track is finalized The sequence of patterns will now continuously repeat as a track 1 1 14 15 1 1 14 15 1 1 14 E Switching to Track Write Mode will erase the track from the currently selected pattern group 19 Synchronization The sequencer can be synchronized to an external clock using MIDI in or Sync In Midi Clock to Sync Out If the synchronization switch is in the MIDI in position the Miami s sequencer will be slaved to the MIDI Clock of a MIDI Master connected to the MIDI in port MIDI SYNC A Sync out Signal will be generated at the Sync socket for other devices that have a Sync In socket Sync Slave If the synchronization switch is in the Sync In Position the Drumatix s sequencer will be slaved to the Sync Clock of an external Sync Master connected to the Sync socket Sync Master If the synchronization switch is in the Sync Out Position the Drumatix functions as a Sync Master A Sync out Signal will be generated at the Sync socket for other devices that have a Sync In socket yal iy i pi Ki a Pa i wW 6 TEMPO amp an START SLOW Fast STOP You can adjust the tempo with the Tempo Knob and the Start Stop button will start or stop the sequencer 20 When using a sync cable all of the pins of the cable must be wired S
10. lly programmed at each step Any changes to the pattern length scale or shuffle are retained if you switch to Pattern Play Mode or Pattern Tap Write Mode 14 Selecting an instrument To select an instrument to program or the Accent hold the Inst Select button while pressing one of the Instrument buttons AC BD1 wm INST BEL 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 d 8 9 18 11 12 ACCENT BOL BD2 SD1 SD2 LT HT RS Ou Cep OHH CHH When the Inst Select Button is held down the currently selected Instrument is indicated by the LED above the corresponding instrument button When the Inst Select button is released the pattern of this instrument is displayed by the LEDs over the Step Buttons 1 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 d 8 8 18 11 12 13 14 15 16 ACCENT BOL B802 SDi SD2 LT HT RS Cu Cen OHH CHH Programming and Erasing an Instrument By pressing one of the Step Buttons 1 16 you can write the selected instrument to that step in the pattern The LED above the Step Button will light up When the button is pressed again the instrument will be deleted from the step Clear Pattern Pattern Step Write Mode The entire pattern can be deleted by pressing the Clear Button and the Instrument Select button at the same time r eme CLEA INST SEL A 15 Pattern Length Programming Pattern Step Write Mode By pressing the Length Button and one of the Step Buttons 1 16 simultaneously you can choose the last step of the pattern Ten
11. ments are designed for live use bringing classic analog sounds back to the stage Of course Acidlab instruments can also be used in the studio All Acidlab instruments are professionally manufactured in series in Germany ensuring high quality for low prices Instruments BDrums SDrums tTons e RimShot cymbal HiHATs OUTPUT Lauer ON HClap Niles hy ahs NG vila KA vile ole val 452 26g Sa E 5 A Ay 5 t EE gd Bet lee fas es T bs N a Zu KM E a Ge A N AD 5N 7 A gt SA VEH AJ X ENT pOrunt BDrus2 Soria TONs RimShot CYMbal HiHATs The sound circuitry of the Drumatix is mostly identical with the 606 and has been realized using present day components The sounds get many new parameters and new sounds are added Bassdrum1 2 The Bassdrum1 is similar to an 808 Bassdrum with its down pitch and the parameters Tune and Decay The Bassdrum2 is the 606 Bassdrum with the Parameters Tune and Decay Snaredrumi 2 The SnareDrum1 is the 606 SnareDrum similar to the 808 SnareDrum with a low Tone setting with an additional parameter Snappy The SnareDrum2 is similar to the 808 SnareDrum with a high Tone setting and a more aggressive Snappy parameter LowTom HighTom Each of the 606 Toms has got a Tune parameter RimShot HandClap The RimShot uses the 808 sound circuit The HandClap circuit is very close to the HandClap of a DR 110 Cymbal The 606 Cymbal sound circuit has the additional parameters Tone a
12. n a m LENG SHUF 1 2 3 4 5 6 d 8 s 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ACCENT BOL 802 SDi SD2 LT HT RS Cu CYM OHH CHH For example if the Length Button and and the button at step 12 is pressed the pattern will be 12 steps long after running through the first 12 steps the pattern will repeat The pattern length will stay the same even after changing to another mode The unplayed steps after the last step remain in memory Pattern Length Programming is the same as in Pattern Tap Write Mode Scale Programming Pattern Step Write Mode One of 4 possible scales can be selected for a pattern with the Scale Button SCALE o eegend e ooo mme E mmm e 8 EE mmm CLEAR WRITE NEXT SCALE e INST SEL gt LENG SHUF The LED of the scale indicates which scale has been selected The lowest Scale LED corresponds to 4 4 time signature Scale Programming is the same as in Tap Write Mode 16 Shuffle Programming Pattern Tap Write Mode Shuffle can only be adjusted if 4 4 time signature is selected i e the lowest LED is illuminated The Drumatix has two kinds of Shuffle The first kind of shuffle delays the even numbered steps 2 4 6 This is similar to the common shuffle found on the 909 The second kind of shuffle delays steps 3 7 11 and 15 This second kind of shuffle is similar to the one on the CR 8000 Both shuffles can be applied simultaneously Each of the two shuffles can be adjusted over
13. nd Decay like an 808 HiHats The HiHats are identical to the HiHats from a 606 There are additional Dacay Parameters for the OpenHiHat and for the ClosedHiHat Sequencer Modes TRACK PLAY p PATTERN PLAY TRACK WRITE a TAP WRITE d STEP WRITE Lei Se PATTERN PLAY MODE The sequencer runs continuously in all six modes You can switch between modes while the sequencer is running the switch takes place after the last step of the current pattern has been played Start Stop D i START STOP The Start Stop button works in every mode and returns the pattern to its starting point i e step 1 of the current pattern When the Drumatix is synchronized the Start Stop signal comes from the MIDI or Sync In and the Start Stop button is disabled Pattern Group PATTERN The 12 available pattern groups can be selected with the rotary switch A pattern group contains 16 patterns These are selected with the pattern buttons 1 16 Pattern 0 0 0 0 6 0 Si WW A OG e WW 3 E 2 3 amp amp SS me E GG 1 M as ze ACCENT BDI 802 SDi SD2 LT HT pen CYM OHH CHH The current pattern is indicated by the LEDs 1 16 A pattern consists of up to 16 steps In total 192 patterns are available 12 pattern groups each consisting of 16 patterns Pattern Play The memory of a new Drumatix is empty and a pattern must first be programmea gt see Pattern Write Mode TRACK PLAY rz PATTERN PLAY TRACK WRI
14. ome MIDI cables do not have connections between all the pins and thus cannot be used as sync cables MIDI Expander Mode The Acidlab Drumatix can also be controlled using MIDI Note Data To use the Drumatix in Midi Expander Mode switch off the Drumatix using the On Off slide switch on the right side of the rear panel Now hold the the Write Next Midi Expander button and switch the Drumatix back on with the On Off slide switch WRITE NEXT Laun ON You can see that you are in MIDI Expander Mode when all 4 Scale LEDs are illuminated Repeat the same process to resume using the internal sequencer By pressing the Instr Select button and the Write Next MIDI Expander button simultaneously the Midi Learn Mode is activated and will be indicated by a blinking LED above the Write Next MIDI Expander button The first received midi note sets the midi channel 1 16 and the LED stops blinking The midi channel will be saved untill a new Midi Learn Mode is activated The following MIDI Notes are used to play the Drumatix s instruments 36 gt BassDrum1 42 gt RimShot 37 gt BassDrum2 43 gt HandClap 38 gt SnareDrum1 44 gt Cymbal 39 gt SnareDrum2 45 gt Open Hihat 40 gt LowTom 46 gt Closed Hihat 41 gt HighTom Velocity values gt 100 will put an accent on the instruments 21 Outputs Trigger Out The Trigger Out 8 5 mm mono can be used as a Gate signal The gate is a 12v impulse with a dura
15. rt again from the first pattern in the track Track Write Mode In this mode you can select and order patterns to form a Track The Track can then be played back in Track Play Mode To program a track select the track in Track Play Mode When you switch to Track Write mode the track will be erased and a new track can be programmed in its place Playing back patterns is the same as in Pattern Play Mode However you can only play patterns from the pattern group currently selected with the rotary switch You can select from the 16 patterns in the group using the row of buttons 1 16 0 A WR RS WW es 000 0080 80080 EE 1 che oke S ee Se 6 1 u 12 13 14 18 16 ACCENT BD1 802 SDi SD2 LT H RS PHC CYM OHH CHH 18 The active pattern will be indicated by a blinking LED above the corresponding button and will start to play after the end of the last pattern The pattern will repeat continuously as in Pattern Play Mode By pressing the Write Next button you can set the current pattern as the first pattern in the Track b WRITE NEXT If you then select another pattern and press the Write Next button that pattern will be saved as the second pattern in the track As in Pattern Play Mode you can chain several patterns An entire chain can be added all at once to a track using the Write Next button For example Pattern 1 Press Write Next Pattern 1 Press Write Next Pattern 14 15 chain Press Write Next The
16. t AC Adapters can be ordered from acidlab de Warranty The manufacturer warrants this product for a period of two years from the purchase date in accordance with the conditions described here Defects found during this period will be repaired Potentiometers switches and sockets are not covered under this warranty The manufacturer reserves the right to make the final decision on all warranty claims This warranty does not apply to products which have been modified or mechanically damaged A repair charge will apply to products not covered by the warranty To determine the applicability of the warranty the manufacturer must be contacted before sending the product to be serviced Excepting the manufacturer no third parties are authorized to confirm or effectuate this warranty The warranty is transferrable in the case of resale during the warranty period The manufacturer is not responsible for incidental or consequential damages acidlab Dipl Ing FH Klaus SUBmuth e mail klaus acidlab de web www acidlab de 23
17. tion of 10ms The Trigger Out is programmed with the RimShot TRIG DUT RS The Trigger Out is primarily intended to be used to control an analog synthesizer with a gate input Audio Outputs Each of the 11 Instruments can be accessed through one of the 6 individual outs 6 3 mm mono Every instrument has a dedicated Level knob exept the SnareDrum1 SnareDrum2 and the LowTom HighTom SnareDrum1 SnareDrum2 and the Lowlom HighTom have one Level knob together BDr ums SDr ums TOMs RimShot CYMbal HiHATS OUTPUT Lauer ON HClap lee cl iliy wiley fg Nilay ilies L s K s ae ee ea ew E Kale K sse cl See Ess Eat es Ee oa ee epee ENEE Gee eee eee AD fe _ A os SEH Zr oo Aw S ch Se Se SE ENT Bir un Bir un Sr uns TONs RimShot CYMbal HiHATs Output is for the mixed signal 6 3mm mono of the instruments Instruments connected by their individual out will not be present at the mix out The volume of the mix out can be controlled with the Volume knob why e n N VOLUME HIN Z HAX 22 The Bass frequencies created by the Bassdrum1 2 and Low Tom can put an intensive load on amplifiers and speakers Without protection this could result in damage Power Supply The Drumatix should only be used with the supplied AC Adapter 12VAC 1 6A Do not use other AC or DC adapters OUTPUT i14VAC ON The Drumatix has an On Off slide switch on the right side of the rear panel Replacemen
18. to all of the 16 neighboring patterns of a bank can be chained In addition you can also chain from the 16th pattern to the 1st pattern Examples of possible pattern chains 2 3 4 6 13 15 1 16 15 3 When you press any two pattern buttons simultaneously the LEDs of all of the patterns between them will be lit solid with the active pattern blinking The chained patterns repeat after the last pattern in the chain has been played For example 4 pattern chain Selected 2 5 gt 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 2 pattern chain Selected 13 14 gt 13 14 13 14 Pattern Copy Paste Pattern Play Mode In Pattern Play Mode it is possible to copy patterns Copy Function To copy a pattern press one of the pattern buttons 1 16 while holding down the Inst Select button The pattern is now saved to the buffer memory and will remain there until another pattern is selected ent INST SEL 1 2 3 4 5 6 d 8 s 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 ACCENT BDL 802 SDi SD2 LT HT RS Gu CYM OHH CHH Paste Function To paste a pattern press one of the pattern buttons 1 16 while holding down the Write Next Button This pattern will be overwritten with the pattern from the buffer memory pe WRITE NEXT 1 2 3 4 5 6 d 8 3 18 11 12 13 14 15 16 ACCENT BDL B802 SDi SD2 LT HT RS HC CYM OHH CHH Patterns can also be copied to another Pattern Group To do so select the new group with the rotary switch and then use th
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