Acid8 User Manual - Twisted
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1. hold shift then press run X amount of times 6 2 Tempo Their are two ways to change the tempo Tap tempo press the tempo button multiple times Dial tempo up down Hold shift and roll en encoder to speed up or down the tempo 7 External Control Acid8 interacts with external devices in the following ways 7 1 Incoming Midi Notes Acid8 responds to midi notes on the channel of your choice 1 by default and can therefore be played like a traditional midi synth within its pitch range To change the midi channel hold while powering the unit then roll the encoder to select a channel indicated on the 15 dot row Click the encoder to con rm Note Channel 16 is reserved for the editor and can not be used for notes 7 2 Outgoing Midi Notes Acid8 transmits notes so you can use the step sequencer to control other midi compatible synths Normal notes are sent velocity 64 accent notes 127 To change the midi output channel hold while powering the unit then roll the encoder to select a channel indicated on the 15 dot row Click the encoder to con rm Note Channel 16 is reserved for the editor and can not be used for notes 7 3 Incoming Midi Clock Acid8 locks to incoming midi clock When midi clock is received the tempo functions are overridden until a stop message is received or run is pressed 7 4 Outgoing Midi Clock Acid8 transmits midi clock enabling you slave external devices like drum machines to Acid82. s clock via Midi Note Acid8 also forwards incoming midi time to its output 7 5 Incoming Midi Control Change The modulation wheel CC 1 overrides the fx knob to control the amount of fx 7 6 Incoming Midi Program Change Use Program Change messages 1 128 to change pattern at any time 7 7 Gate Sync In Acid8 triggers and advances a step when a 5v pulse is detected on its sync input 7 8 Gate Sync Out Acid8 transmits 5v clock pulses a 1 4 beat resolution 8 Firmware Updates The Acid8 rmware can be updated via midi sysex To enter update mode hold the shift button before powering the unit and keep it held for approx 2 seconds All leds should be lit indicating that ACID8 is ready to receive new rmware During the transfer all leds will ash on and off When transfer is complete ACID will boot normally 8 1 Pc For a windows pc we recommend MIDI OX It is a free and very useful app 1 Launch MIDI OX 2 In the Sysex window choose Command gt Window gt Load File and navigate the location where you stored the le 3 Choose Command Window gt Send Sysex 4 Once the upload is complete approx 30 seconds Acid will reboot 8 2 Mac For a mac we recommend SysEx Librarian It is also free 1 Launch SysEx Librarian 2 Select your MIDI interface in the drop down menu at the top if it s not already selected 3 Drag the MIDI SysEx le from the Finder into the frame of SysEx Li
3. and loading per pattern hold any waveform button for 3 seconds The row of dots will ash to indicate change of mode Repeat the same procedure to reactivate storing loading of waveforms The last waveform of each category can be redrawn See section 9 3 for details 3 4 Bit Flipping the bits function enables you to manipulate the audio signal by inverting the bits of the 8bit data stream This can result in some interesting harmonics Hold shift then press bits white key 5 to enter bits mode While keeping shift held you can now toggle the 8 bits on and off by pressing the white keys that represent bits 0 to 7 from left to right Flipped bits are represented by the illuminated dots above the white keys Note bit ipping sounds more pronounced on rounder waveforms like triangle or sine The right most aka most signi cant bits have the most effect on the signal 3 5 Env Mod gt Pitch When env mod gt pitch is active the modulation envelope affects the oscillators pitch resulting in sweeping percussive sounds often heard in NES tunes Hold shift then press pitch white key 6 to activate 3 6 Swing Each pattern can have 8 levels of swing automatically stored within the pattern Hold shift then press swing white key 7 to enter swing mode While keeping shift held you can now select the level of swing by pressing any of the white keys 3 7 Skip Up to 15 steps can be skipped per pattern To enable
4. User Manual Last update May 10th 2015 Watch the walkthrough video here Thanks Thank you for adopting Acid8 index 1 Connectivity amp Power 2 Operation Overview 3 Step Mode 4 Pattern Mode 5 Chain Mode 6 Global functions 7 External Control 8 Firmware Updates 9 Software Editor 1 Connectivity amp Power Acid8 features 1 4 audio output MIDI input output 1 8 gate sync input output and a power socket Acid8 is equipped with a bridge recti er so can be powered by any AC or DC voltage source of between 7v and 15v 1200mA 2 Operation Overview Acid8 enables you to edit patterns and songs under three main layers Step Mode At this lowest level you create and modify patterns step by step A pattern consists of 16 steps but up to 15 of these steps can be skipped to form shorter patterns Pattern Mode In pattern mode you can select the pattern that is being played you can also copy paste patterns and add them to a chain Chain Mode When chain mode is active Acid8 will automatically sequence patterns of your choice to form a song 5 chains of up to 8 patterns are available 3 Step Mode Activate step mode by pressing down the rotary encoder all black knob until the word Step is lit At any time you can toggle between Step and Pattern modes by clicking the encoder again Now roll the encoder to cycle through the 16 steps of your pattern and modify to your liking The sele
5. brarian if it s not already in there 4 Select it with the mouse 5 Click Play 6 Once the upload is complete approx 30 seconds Acid8 will reboot 9 Software Editor You can optionally edit patterns and waveforms within ACID8 s memory with the free editor Download the latest version here http twisted electrons com acid8 The editor sends data to ACID8 via midi but it also needs data from ACID8 to function properly 9 1 Setup When launching the app you will rst have to de ne the midi ports then click OK to begin Note INPUT is the port receiving data from Acid8 OUTPUT is the port to Acid8 9 2 Patterns When launching the app you will rst have to de ne the midi ports then click OK to begin Now you can browse ACID8 s patterns and edit them on the y 9 3 Waveforms To edit a waveform click the WAVEFORM button at the top left of the screen Now you can visualize and redraw the 4th waveform of each shape in real time with your mouse These changes are automatically saved to ACID8s memory Use the reset button to restore the factory waveform Note Acid8 automatically switches to the waveform you are drawing so that you can hear the changes as they are being made
6. cted step is indicated on the top row of illuminated dots All parameter changes are automatically stored 3 1 Notes amp Octaves Each Step has a note displayed on the 13 button keyboard You can also transpose each step across a 3 octave range using the amp buttons Acid8 can automatically advance to the next step when a note is entered To toggle this feature on and off hold shift then press the encoder 3 2 Rest Accent amp Slide Set rest accent or slide on or off using the respective buttons The illuminated dot above the button indicates their status Rest mutes a step Accent boosts the lter envelope The amount of boost is set by the accent knob When slide is active the pitch will slide up or down to the next pattern 3 3 Waveform selection ACID8 features 16 waveforms arranged in 4 categories 1 Rectangle Prophet Distorted SID and Perfect Rectangle 2 Triangle NES Prophet SID and 3 BIT Triangle 3 Saw Prophet TB 303 SID and 3 BIT Saw 4 Sine Pure Overtone Sine Acoustic Guitar and Piano To Select a waveform hold SHIFT then press one of the rst 4 white keys Tap same button to cycle through the 4 versions of that shape The variation of each shape is indicated above white keys 5 8 By default ACID8 will store the current waveform within the pattern memory This also means that if you change patterns the waveforms will change accordingly If you wish to deactivate waveform storage
7. or disable skip for the selected step hold shift whilst pressing skip white key 8 Whenever you hold shift in step mode the steps that are set to skip are lit on the top row of illuminated dots The illuminated dot above the skip button is also lit if the selected step is set to skip If you hold shift skip then roll the encoder you can skip unskip multiple steps Counter clockwise enables skip clockwise disables it 3 8 Transpose Pattern by Octave You can transpose the entire pattern up or down one octave at a time within the 3 octave range simply by holding shift whilst pressing buttons amp 3 9 Clear and Randomize Pattern You can clear the entire pattern by holding shift whilst pressing rest Press rest again without releasing shift to randomize the pattern this can be repeated 3 10 Fx The fx knob can control up to 5 effects at once To toggle an effect on or off hold shift whilst pressing any of the black keys Scrub When scrub is active sequencer is locked to a step de ned by the fx knob Accent Oscillator When accent oscillator is active the accent is automatically toggled on and off at a rate de ned by the fx knob for wobble delay or gater effects Crush When crush effect is active the fx knob has two functions Sample Rate amp Bit Depth reduction at twelve o clock the fx knob has no effect Turning clockwise from twelve reduces sample rate counter clockwise reduces bit depth resulting in dist
8. orted signal particularly effective on rounder shapes like triangle and sine Pulse Width When the pw effect is active the fx knob controls the pulse width of the oscillators waveform Arpeggiator The arp effect inserts in between notes The number of in between notes is de ned by the fx knob The modulation wheel CC 1 overrides the fx knob to control the amount of fx via midi 4 Pattern Mode Pattern mode is like a pattern jukebox where you can switch patterns on the y You can also copy paste patterns and store recall favorites Acid8 can store 128 patterns arranged in 8 banks of 16 4 1 Select a Pattern Roll the encoder to cycle through the 16 patterns of a bank Switch banks by pressing any of the white keys 4 2 Copy Paste a Pattern To copy the current pattern hold shift then press To paste a pattern hold shift then press Warning Pasting a pattern will overwrite the selected pattern 4 3 Favorites You can assign 5 favorite patterns to the white keys for quick access To load a favorite pattern simply press any white key To set a favorite hold shift then press any white key so set it to the respective slot 4 4 Real Time Rest Accent amp Slide You can force rest accent or slide at any time simply by holding their respective buttons Note This is a performance feature that has no effect on the actual pattern 4 5 Transpose You can transpose the playback up or down by pressing or The t
9. ranspose amount in semitones is brie y indicated on the top row of illuminated dots The large center illuminated dot 9 is 0 or no transposition Note This has no effect on the actual pattern and is reset on machine reboot 5 Chain Mode You can create 5 songs by chaining up to 8 patterns per song 5 1 Activate Deactivate Chain Mode To toggle chain mode on and off simply press the chain button The illuminated dot above the chain button indicates chain mode status Note This function applies to both step and pattern modes 5 2 Select a Chain Song To change the current chain song hold down chain then press any black key Note This function applies to both step and pattern modes 5 3 Activate Deactivate Chain Step You can de ne the chains length up to 8 patterns by toggling on and off its steps Hold down chain then press any white key to toggle the respective chain step on or off indicated by the illuminated dot above the step Note This function applies to both step and pattern modes 5 4 Assign Current Pattern to a Chain Step Hold down both shift amp chain then press any white key to assign the current pattern to a chain step Note This function applies to both step and pattern modes 6 Global functions These functions apply to both pattern and step modes 6 1 Play Modes 4 Play modes are available Forward Reverse Pendulum and Random To cycle through the play modes in the above order
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