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1. 03 09 2015 Page 11 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 Then select one of the Sound Sets or in case of Sound Set from Pattern a Pattern A 01 Load Sound Set Factory Sound Sets GET MORE lt recent folders gt Bmw O o TR S09 TR 808 Cancel Note Click Get More to download more Sound Sets Samples or Presets from your favourite App Store Select the content you want to load and confirm with OK A 04 Load Sound Set This Sound Set provides the following content Please select the content you want to load All Samples Sampler Presets Track Params incl Mixer Y Sampler MIDI Instrument Flags Cancel Note The Factory Sound Sets contain Samples and Sampler Presets User Sound Sets can contain everything you can save with a Pattern with exception of the sequence Samples Sampler Presets Track Params incl Mixer Sampler MIDI Instrument Flags VA Beast Presets Track Params incl Mixer VA Beast MIDI Instrument Flags FX1 FX3 Master SUM FX 03 09 2015 Page 12 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 2 2 Save Sound Sets Open the Main Menu on every screen PLAY MENU MODE BAR STEP SEQUENCER To save a Sound Set select the SAVE tab and then choose User Sound Set SAVE 03 09 2015 Page 13 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 Now select the content you want to save with the Sound Set A 04 Save Sound Set2. 909 RS Beacon 3 5 o Ll 2 o uy 12 a E n 03 09 2015 Page 32 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 Now while the sequencer is running simply touch move the R Arp fader to turn the Stutter on As long as you hold the fader the Stutter will stay enabled When you release the fader the Stutter will continue until the regular end of the currently running Bar and turns off afterwards SCROLL Lu o LU 2 Oo Lu 7 E 199 Note In the same way the Stutter Effect can be used on the Sampler Drum Pads 03 09 2015 Page 33 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 5 Sampler Track Grid The Sampler Track Grid is a Multi Track Step Sequencer where you can create edit the Sequence of all Sampler Tracks at once Use the Scroll Bar at the right side to scroll up and down 03 09 2015 Page 34 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 5 1 Step Controls The Step Buttons 01 16 can either be used to set Triggers Accents Normal Mode Trigger Click the Steps to turn Triggers ON OFF An enabled Trigger means the sample will be played at this step E 909 BD6 LA 3 Accent Mode Click the Steps to turn Accents ON OFF An enabled Accent or in other words an accentuated step means If a sample is played at this step then it s played a bit louder than on non accentuated steps E 909 BD6 AAA 03 09 2015 Page 35 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 5 2 Accent PLAY MENU E
3. Please select the content you want to include in this Sound Set All None Samples Sampler Presets Track Params incl Mixer Sampler MIDI Instrument Flags VA Beast Presets Track Params incl Mixer VA Beast MIDI Instrument Flags Cancel A 04 Save Sound Set SETS Sampler Presets Track Params incl Mixer Sampler MIDI Instrument Flags VA Beast Presets Track Params incl Mixer VA Beast MIDI Instrument Flags FX1 FX3 Master SUM FX Cancel and finally choose a name for your Sound Set A 01 Save Sound Set storage emulated 0 gstomper soundsets lt recent folders gt Cancel Create Folder OK 03 09 2015 Page 14 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 3 Common Step Sequencer Controls 5 3 1 Position Controls all Step Sequencers PLAY MENU SCROLL MODE BAR STEP SEQUENCER Generally a Pattern can have a max length of 8 Bars while each Bar can have a length of max 16 Steps Note The Pattern length in Bars as well as the Steps per Bar can be changed on the Timing amp Measure screen see Chapter Timing amp Measure The graphical editors of the Step Sequencers are limited to 16 Steps in other words you can show only one Bar at time Use the Position Controls Left Right buttons to scroll through the Bars within a Pattern The Position LEDs show the Play and Edit position in the pattern The Play Position Fa BAR The Edit Position Short
4. Accents Notes within the current Note Octave Long click the Reverse Button to randomize the Sequence NOTE TRG Which parts of the Sequence are randomized depends on the Note Trigger Chained setting Note Trigger Chained ON Randomizes Notes Triggers and Accents within the current Note Octave Note Trigger Un chained OFF Randomizes Notes only within the current Note Octave 03 09 2015 Page 43 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 6 4 Reverse The Reverse feature on the Sampler Note Grid is used to reverse the Sequence of the currently selected Track Triggers Accents Notes OCTAVE Which parts of the Sequence are reversed depends on the Note Trigger Chained setting Note Trigger Chained ON Reverses Notes Triggers and Accents Note Trigger Un chained OFF Reverses Notes only 03 09 2015 Page 44 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 6 5 Invert a MIX CH The Invert feature on the Sampler Note Grid is used to invert the Note Sequence of the currently selected Track The Inversion is done by the Range between the lowest and the highest Note of the Sequence and then turning every Note within that Range upside down OCTAVE OCTAVE NOTE TRG 03 09 2015 Page 45 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 To invert only a part of the Sequence first click the Edit Button on Top to switch to the Edit mode D PLAY MENU SCROLL MODE Oi 09 PLAY MENU SCROLL MODE 03
5. E E E E A BAR a Accentuation is used play some steps louder than others to give the sequence more dynamics Every Sampler Track has an own Accent sequence beside its regular sequence If Accent is disabled then you re editing the regular sequence or in other the Trigger sequence The regular sequence does trigger play a sound for every enabled Step 5 sen o tos E ror Tos Tos E Tos E Tos f To2_ BAR 03 09 2015 Page 36 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 If Accent is enabled then you re editing the Accent sequence instead E 909 BD6 D An enabled Accent or in other words an accentuated step means If a sample is triggered at this step e g 07 09 on T01 then it s played a bit louder than on non accentuated steps e g 05 13 on T01 An enabled Accent Step where no sample is triggered e g 07 on TO1 has no effect E 909 BD6 ttt BEEE EEES 0 03 09 2015 Page 37 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 5 3 Random 909 BD6 ee A 0 E E E P BAR The Random feature on the Sampler Track Grid is used to randomize the Sequence of the currently selected Track Triggers and Accents i fo ft fy o o tit O Tt A 03 09 2015 Page 38 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 5 4 Reverse 909 BD6 ee A 0 E E E E E Pi BAR The Reverse feature on the Sampler Track Grid is used to revers
6. an initial Sound Set loaded or a basic Sequence applied you can simply save your prepared initial Pattern with the name init in the base Pattern folder Save Pattern storage emulated 0 gstomper patterns lt recent folders gt Cancel Create Folder Note Depending on your Android version the base pattern folder may vary Just make sure that you save the init Pattern in the folder gstomper patterns and not in some sub folder Once you saved your custom inititial Pattern it ll be used every time you clear or create a new Pattern or Pattern Set 03 09 2015 Page 9 Sy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 2 Sound Sets Sound Sets are Sets of multiple Sound Presets to be loaded into a Pattern A Sound Set can contain e Sampler Presets e VA Beast Synthesizer Presets e Effects and Master Setup e Mixer and EQ Setup In fact Sound Sets are mainly the same as Patterns but with the difference that Sound Sets do not contain any Sequence data 03 09 2015 Page 10 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 2 1 Load Sound Sets Open the Main Menu on every screen PLAY MENU 909 RS SCROLL MODE BAR STEP SEQUENCER To load a Sound Set select the LOAD tab and then choose Factory Sound Set to load a Sound Set provided by the G Stomper app or by an Add On Pack User Sound Set to load one of your own Sound Sets Sound Set from Pattern to import the Sound Set from an existing Pattern
7. enable the Note Edit Mode again to set the desired Note 03 09 2015 Page 27 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 4 6 Note Step by Step Recording The Note Step by Step Recording is a quick and easy way to record melodies Notes Triggers Step by Step one after another Since the Note Step by Step does not start the Sequencer you don t have to take care about the timing Select the Track on which you want to record the Sequence Y PLAY 909 AS ff 909RS ff 909rs 909Rs f 909rs ff 909rs f 909Rs f 909rs 909rs A 909rs f 909Rs Y 909rs foo oe Fs 5 0 STEP SEQUENCER Enable Step Edit and select Step 01 PLAY MENU S09 RS MS cane Log STEP EDIT BAR STEP SEQUENCER Enable Note Edit PLAY MENU 909 RS eT MODE g E e E or A STEPEDIT NOTE EDIT STEP SEQUENCER Press Record but NOT Play so that the Sequencer is paused 03 09 2015 Page 28 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 Then play the Notes on the Piano Keyboard PLAY MENU ES scroLt MODE q e Paar PRAT EIT PPP 909 As ff 909RS 909RS ff 909R tS RS ws A STEP EDIT NOTE EDIT STEP SEQUENCER Every played Note records a single Step of the sequence one after another The Note Step by Step recording ends automatically when you reach the end of the Pattern in a 1 Bar Pattern after 16 recorded Notes Note To end the Note Step by Step Recording Mode manually simply press the Stop Button Example If you re
8. than 1 Bar 5 3 3 Play Edit Position Link Mode all Step Sequencers Long click the Loop button to turn the Play Edit Position Link Mode ON OFF PLAY MENU Link Edit Play Pos 909 As 909 RS MI ON gt The Play and Edit Position are linked together Edit Position follows Play Position and vice versa OFF gt The Play and Edit Position are independent from each other lt a STEP SEQUENCER 03 09 2015 Page 17 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 3 4 The Auto Clone Bars feature on the Position Controls all Step Sequencers The Auto Clone Bars feature is maybe one of the most powerful functions in the G Stomper Step Sequencers We all know the situation when you start with a 1 Bar Pattern to create the first loop Then you change the length to 2 or 4 and add some variations and finally you change it to 8 Bars and add again more variation Usually at this point then when your Pattern is 8 Bars long already you want to change something on all bars add some accentuation to the high hats for example On most Drum Machines the only one way to achieve this is to change the high hat sequence manually on all bars which can be quite annoying if you have to repeat it over and over until you have all 8 Bars changed With Auto Clone Bars feature you have to change the sequence only on a single Bar while Auto Clone Bars clones your changes to the other Bars Note Enabling Auto Clone Bars has only an effect i
9. the lowest and the highest Note of the Sequence or selection and then turning every Note within that Range upside down i D MES 03 09 2015 Page 61 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 To invert only a part of the Sequence first click the Edit Button on Top to switch to the Edit mode D SEL MENU JSD SEL MENU MODE 03 09 2015 Page 62 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 Invert the selection Ne i i 3 O D SEL MENU PA Aa 11 n s els YL s D4 e JSD SEL MENU 03 09 2015 Page 63 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 7 7 Note Shift ot A A ES octave PY E r Pad Ns 0 The Note Shift feature on the VA Beast Poly Grid is used to shift the Note Sequence of the currently selected Track up down in the tonal scale ES D5 pS 3 O ta fe eae SHIFT Zz o o MES 03 09 2015 Page 64 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 To shift only a part of the Sequence first click the Edit Button on Top to switch to the Edit mode Bs os SHIFT _ E OO D SEL MENU EA E a SHIFT A ow y JSD SEL MENU 03 09 2015 Page 65 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 Shift the selection D SEL MENU PA Aa 11 n s els YL s D4 e JSD SEL MENU 03 09 2015 Page 66 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 7 8 Volume Panorama Fader The Fader at the right side of the Poly grid is used to set the main Volume an
10. 09 2015 Page 46 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 Invert the selection D PLAY MENU SCROLL MODE E O aer 09 PLAY MENU SCROLL MODE 03 09 2015 Page 47 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 6 6 Note Shift OCTAVE The Note Shift feature on the Sampler Note Grid is used to shift the Note Sequence of the currently selected Track up down in the tonal scale OCTAVE a E NOTE TRG 03 09 2015 Page 48 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 To shift only a part of the Sequence first click the Edit Button on Top to switch to the Edit mode D PLAY MENU SCROLL MODE JSD 09 PLAY MENU SCROLL MODE 03 09 2015 Page 49 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 Shift the selection D PLAY MENU SCROLL MODE gt oe gt 09 PLAY MENU SCROLL MODE 03 09 2015 Page 50 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 6 7 Volume Panorama Fader The Fader at the right side of the Note grid is used to set the Volume and the Panorama for the selected Track Logically it s a single Track view of the Mixer Channel of the currently selected Track A d ED PLAY MENU O9 RS Eann MODE Click the Buttons below the fader to toggle between Volume and Panorama 03 09 2015 Page 51 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 6 8 Grid Config The Grid Config is used to change the general behaviour of the Grid A d y TO Y rog 09 0 PLAY MENU 909RS Ma Gee By default there s an automatic playba
11. 16 Steps In other words the max length of a Pattern is 128 Steps see also Chapter Timing amp Measure A Pattern consists of Sampler Tracks Main Sequence Sampler Presets VA Beast Synthesizer Tracks Main Sequence VA Beast Synthesizer Presets Effects and Master Setup Mixer and EQ Setup A large amount of Automation Tracks Ergo Patterns are Loop Sequences which contain Triggers Notes Automations and Sound Presets in fact the complete Musical Setup of G Stomper Patterns are used as building elements for Songs or Live Sessions 03 09 2015 Page 4 yy G Stomper User Manual 5 1 1 Load Patterns Open the Main Menu on every screen PLAY MENU 909RS J g09RS f 909Rs f 909rs f 909rs A 909rs f o09rs f o09ms ft 909rs f 909Rs A 909rs f 909rs foo TE ae a lt e pr o z w 2 el w N 2 A 01 Load Pattern storage emulated 0 gstomper patterns demo lt recent folders gt 5 Cancel 03 09 2015 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 1 2 Save Patterns Open the Main Menu on every screen SCROLL LOAD SAVE COPY A 01 Save Pattern storage emulated 0 gstomper patterns storage emulated 0 gstomper patterns DE demo aa gst sc mypattern Cancel Create Folder 03 09 2015 Page 6 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 1 3 Import G Stomper Rhythm VA Beast Patterns G Stomper Studio provides full support to import Patterns which you have been created with G Stomper R
12. 5 4 2 e A o e E Ro EA 25 5 4 3 APET E O E E AT 26 5 4 4 IOUS GIG ales see teeters cae accu o o E A T 26 5 4 5 Note Edit t SIOD Ed Esas idciadad 27 5 4 6 Note Step by Step RecordinQ ccoccoccccocconcccocconccconcononnonnononnonnononnonrononnnnnonronennnnnenennnnrs 28 5 4 7 RAZM AD OGIO irse A adelaida 30 5 4 8 e A o en 32 5 5 Sampler Track Grid rima 34 5 5 1 e aa A EU TO CO EE O 35 5 5 2 ACC a io 36 5 5 3 A A s 38 5 5 4 FOC Es PE POE nn e E E EP o E E 39 5 6 Sampler Note GRO act 40 03 09 2015 Page 1 Sy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 6 1 cid GellS Step CONTOS ins 40 5 6 2 Note Trigger ENAMORA 42 5 6 3 A A IA 43 5 6 4 A a ncana 44 5 6 5 Weir A Aid 45 5 6 6 P e cokes q y ee A ER nrc er 48 5 6 7 Volime Panorama Fader A cs donde aa 51 5 6 8 RSAC ta 52 5 7 VA Beast Poly Gild iaa ronca 53 5 7 1 Grid Cells Ste CONTOS ieiesiensiieeeves cin sie weirs ye igespnucdaveesveisedoaustauavepesseeoasetnsunagesawupeaneactann 53 5 7 2 Change the Length of Note Events oococcoccococconcocooroncononronroncarooroncanonronranraronrnaranennos 54 5 7 3 Change the Velocity of Note EventS oocoococcocooroncocooronconooroncnacaronnoncanonnonronraronrnaranennos 56 5 7 4 O 59 5 7 5 OT 60 5 7 6 Wen ns 61 Dil NOE SAU se wasieccanwinniatanataivscentcncutanetaucudedanst I mustemeiewcsituaeets 64 5 7 8 Volume Pan rama Fade a E e ame aan ahora idae 67 5 7 9 A A A 68 03 09 2015 Page 2 Sy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 Pattern Sequen
13. Click gt Edit Position UP DOWN Long Click gt Play Position UP DOWN Note To change the Edit or Play Position the Pattern must have a length greater than 1 Bar The initial Pattern length is 1 Bar you can change it on the Timing amp Measure screen see Chapter Timing amp Measure Note Long click the Loop button to turn the Play Edit Position Chain Mode ON OFF ON gt The Play and Edit Position are chained together Edit Position follows Play Position and vice versa OFF gt The Play and Edit Position are independent from each other 03 09 2015 Page 15 G Stomper User Manual Special behaviour on the Main Drum Machine in Note Edit Mode On the Main Drum Machine if the Note Edit Mode is turned ON the Position Controls show the current Octave instead of the Edit Position The current Octave oc T cn lt gt Buttons A cc ft en i W Short Click gt Octave UP DOWN Long Click gt Play Position UP DOWN 03 09 2015 Page 16 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 3 2 Loop all Step Sequencers 909 RS Mis BAR lt o The Loop function is dedicated to loop at a particular position bar of a Pattern If you enable the Loop function in a 4 Bar Pattern the Sequencer will loop at the currently running Play Position until you turn the Loop OFF again or you stop the Sequencer STEP SEQUENCER Note Enabling the Loop Function has only an effect if the Pattern length is greater
14. all Step Sequencers Even if auto cloning sequence changes to all other bars is a pretty nice thing it is not always the most Suitable behavior More usual is the situation that you want to clone your changes to every 2nd or every 4th Bar or even better to most suitable Bars from the rhythmical point of view Therefore the Auto Clone Bars feature has multiple Clone Rules to choose from Long click the Position LEDs to show up the Clone Rule selection dialog Then select your desired Clone Rule from the dialog Auto Clone Bars Clone Rule Select a Clone Rule for the Auto Clone Bars feature All Every 2nd Intelligent Every 4th Auto Clone Bars is turned OFF at the moment Do you want to turn it ON B Yes No Cancel Once you changed the Rule the C marked Bars change in the Position LEDs That way you have always full visual control how your changes get cloned All gt Clones to all other Bars Every 2nd gt Clones to every 2nd Bar Every 4th gt Clones to every 4th Bar Intelligent gt Clones dynamically depending on the currently edited Bar Position Bar 1 gt Clones to all other Bars Bar 2 3 gt Clones to every 2nd Bar Bar 4 5 6 7 gt Clones to every 4th Bar Bar 8 gt Does not clone at all Note With the Intelligent Rule you have the full freedom to start straight away with an 8 Bar Pattern without having to change the Pattern length multiple times during the creation proc
15. cer This Chapter explains how to use the Pattern Sequencer and the particular Step Sequencers in the G Stomper Applications Furthermore it explains how to load and save Patterns and Sound Sets G Stomper provides 4 different Step Sequencers e The Drum Machine the main sampler based Step Sequencer G Stomper Studio G Stomper Rhythm e The Sampler Track Grid a multi Track Step Sequencer G Stomper Studio G Stomper Rhythm e The Sampler Note Grid a monophonic tonal melodic Step Sequencer G Stomper Studio e The VA Beast Poly Grid a polyphonic tonal melodic Step Sequencer G Stomper Studio G Stomper VA Beast standalone Each Step Sequencer provides a common set of Sequencer controls see Chapter Common Step Sequencer Controls The Common Step Sequencer Controls are available on all Step Sequencers with some exceptions Beside the Common Step Sequencer Controls each Sequencer has special features which are explained in the dedicated Chapters below Note All Step Sequencers are used to create Patterns which are the smallest building Elements in the G Stomper Applications So when you re working with the Step Sequencers then you re always working on Patterns 03 09 2015 Page 3 Sy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 1 Patterns Patterns are the smallest building elements in the G Stomper Applications A Pattern is a short Sequence with a max length of 8 Bars where each Bar can have a max length of
16. ck when you create or select Notes If you prefer to create edit Notes silently you can disable the automatic playback here Play Sound when creating selecting Notes 03 09 2015 Page 52 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 7 VA Beast Poly Grid The VA Beast Poly Grid is a polyphonic Step Sequencer where you can create edit tonal Sequences Melodies using the VA Beast Synthesizer You can edit one Track the selected Track at a time OCTAVE SEL MENU MODE 5 7 1 Grid Cells Step Controls Note Cells are used to set Notes for particular Steps Since the VA Beast Poly Grid is polyphonic you can enable multiple Notes at the same Step Click the Cells to turn Notes ON OFF OCTAVE SEL MENU MODE Note If you prefer silent editing you can turn the automatic playback when creating Notes off in use of the Grid Config see Chapter Grid Config 03 09 2015 Page 53 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 7 2 Change the Length of Note Events To change the Length of one or multiple Note Evens first click the Edit Button on Top to switch to the Edit mode D SEL MENU D SEL MENU 03 09 2015 Page 54 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 Now use the Up Down Arrows to change the length of the selected notes Note Long click the Up Down Arrows for larger steps TD SEL MENU TD SEL MENU 03 09 2015 Page 55 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 7 3 Change the Velocity of Note Events To change t
17. d steps Note Use Level Accent Fader to adjust Accent Amount 03 09 2015 Page 23 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 a uy zZ Ww e g uy z un Step Edit Mode In Step Edit Mode you can select a single step and edit every automatable parameter fader or button for this particular step You can use the Step Edit Mode to edit recorded automations as well as to step by step create new parameter automations Click the Steps to select a particular Step to edit STEP EDIT STEP SEQUENCER Note Edit Mode Click the Steps to select a specific Note for the selected Track NOTE EDIT STEP SEQUENCER Note Edit Step Edit Mode 1 Enable Step Edit and select the particular step you want to edit like explained above 2 Leave Step Edit enabled and enable Note Edit as well 3 Click on the Steps to select a specific Note for the currently edited Step Cog STEP EDIT NOTE EDIT STEP SEQUENCER 03 09 2015 Page 24 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 4 2 Accent BAR Accentuation is used play some steps louder than others to give the sequence more dynamics STEP SEQUENCER Every Sampler Track has an own Accent sequence beside its regular sequence If Accent is disabled then you re editing the regular sequence or in other the Trigger sequence The regular sequence does trigger play a sound for every enabled Step STEP SEQUENCER BAR ACCENT STEP SEQUENCER An enabled Accent or in othe
18. d the Panorama of the selected Track Logically it s a single Track view of the Mixer Channel of the currently selected Track SD SEL MENU Click the Buttons below the fader to toggle between Volume and Panorama 03 09 2015 Page 67 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 7 9 Grid Config The Grid Config is used to change the general behaviour of the Grid k 9 2 m D BAR SEL MENU By default there s an automatic playback when you create or select Notes If you prefer to create edit Notes silently you can disable the automatic playback here Furthermore you can define the default Note length and velocity which is used when you create new Notes Default Note Length in Steps 1 Default Velocity 110 Y Play Sound when creating selecting Notes 03 09 2015 Page 68
19. e the Sequence of the currently selected Track E 909 BD6 titty tT yt O o 03 09 2015 Page 39 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 6 Sampler Note Grid The Sampler Note Grid is a monophonic Step Sequencer where you can create edit tonal Sequences Melodies using the Samplers You can edit one Track the selected Track at a time OCTAVE NOTE TRG PLAY MENU SCROLL MODE 5 6 1 Grid Cells Step Controls The Sampler Note Grid provides 3 Cell types where each is used for a different part of the sequence Note Cells are used to set Notes for particular Steps By default when setting a Note the Sequencer does automatically create a matching Trigger as well see also Chapter Note Trigger Chained ON OFF Click the Cells to turn Notes ON OFF OCTAVE NOTE TRG Note If you prefer silent editing you can turn the automatic playback when creating Notes off in use of the Grid Config see Chapter Grid Config 03 09 2015 Page 40 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 Accent Cells are used to enable the Accentuation for a particular Step like using the Steps on the Main Drum Machine in Accent Mode Click the Cells to turn Accents ON OFF An enabled Accent or in other words an accentuated step means If a sample is played at this step then it s played a bit louder than on non accentuated steps see also Chapter Volume Accent Fader OCTAVE NOTE TRG Trigger Cells are used to set Trigger
20. ed on the Sampler Drum Pads 5 4 7 2 Use the Rhythm Arpeggio on a multiple Tracks Optionally if you want to play with multiple Tracks at once you can set the Track Pad Mode to R Arp see Chapter Sampler gt Sampler Track Pad Mode s09 RS SCROLL MODE BAR STEP SEQUENCER Now while the sequencer is running touch and or move the R Arp fader to play the Ryhthm Arpeggio If you have set the Track Pad Mode to R Arp you can use the Track Pads to play the Rhythm Arpeggio on multiple Tracks 909 AS E 909As SOURS o09As E o09As O09RS A 000 AS E SOORS Y o09As E OOSAS oooRS Y RS 0 o 3 STEP SEQUENCER Note In the same way the Rhythm ARP can be used on the Sampler Drum Pads 03 09 2015 Page 31 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 4 8 Stutter Effect In addition to the Rhythm Arpeggio G Stomper Studio comes with a Stutter effect which lets you temporary stutter the beat repeat the first 1 n Steps of a Bar to create very nice breaks with a single tap BAR STEP SEQUENCER Note The Stutter Effect is a pure live feature it cannot be recorded Because the Stutter Effect is re starting the main sequencer it s technically not possible to control the Stutter by the main Sequencer classic Chicken Egg situation 5 4 8 1 Use the Stutter Effect Make sure that the sequencer is running this is required to use the Stutter Make sure the R Arp Stutter switch is set to Stut
21. editing a 2 Bar Pattern each Bar of 16 Steps you can record a maximum of 32 Steps in a row until the Note Step by Step Recording Mode turns off automatically After recording Notes over the full Pattern length the Step Sequencer should look as followed PLAY MENU 909RS 909RS Bese RR o a 7 aD AE i pu dy Ho JL JY RS YUY KS 4YUY no JUY KS YUY HS YL iw wo tie Bowe tt re Y Watts Bart IN DN A ad e PA ae AAA Us Cog STEP SEQUENCER 03 09 2015 Page 29 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 4 7 Rhythm Arpeggio G Stomper Studio provides a Rhythm Arpeggiator which makes it very easy to create or record rhythmic variations PLAY MENU MODE BAR STEP SEQUENCER Note The Rhythm Arpeggio is mainly thought to be used live but you can also record its output to the sequencer for details see Chapter Live Recording gt Live Rhythm ARP Recording 5 4 7 1 Use the Rhythm Arpeggio on a single Track Make sure that the sequencer is running this is required to use the Rhythm Arpeggio Select the Track you want to play with and make sure the R Arp Stutter switch is set to R Arp PLAY 909 RS SCROLL MODE BAR STEP SEQUENCER 03 09 2015 Page 30 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 Now while the sequencer is running simply touch and move the R Arp fader to play the Rhythm Arpeggio PLAY SES SCROLL MODE BAR JAR o STEP SEQUENCER Note In the same way Live Rhythm ARP can be us
22. ess and without having to copy a single step manually to another bar 03 09 2015 Page 20 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 3 6 Step Shift Controls all Step Sequencers The Step Shift controls can be used to move already created sequences incl Parameter Automations around Step shifting means to move a sequence left right Depending on the particular Sequencer the Step Shift controls may have some extra features PLAY MENU SES SCROLL MODE BAR STEP SEQUENCER Normal behaviour Short Click gt Shifts the Sequence of the selected Track 1 Step left right Long Click gt Shifts the Sequence of the selected Track 1 Bar left right If Track Pad Mode Solo Sel see Chapter Sampler gt Sampler Track Pad Mode Short Click gt Shifts the Sequence of all Solo enabled Tracks 1 Step left right Long Click gt Shifts the Sequence of all Solo enabled Tracks 1 Bar left right Note On the Main Drum Machine if Note Edit is enabled the Step Shift Controls act as Note Shift Controls PLAY MENU SCROLL MODE NOTE EDIT Normal behaviour Short Click gt Shifts the Sequence of the selected Track 1 Note up down Long Click gt Shifts the Sequence of the selected Track 1 Octave up down If Track Pad Mode Solo Sel see Chapter Sampler gt Sampler Track Pad Mode Short Click gt Shifts the Sequence of all Solo enabled Tracks 1 Note up down Long Click gt Shifts the Sequence of all Solo enabled Tracks 1 Octave
23. f the Pattern length is greater than 1 Bar Click the Position LEDs to turn Auto Clone Bars ON OFF 909 AS ae 909 RS Pen TRACKS BAR ES a e u oO Ww o uy E Nn Enable Auto Clone Bars Tapping the Position LEDs turns the Auto Clone Bars feature ON OFF With Auto Clone Bars enabled every change in the main step sequence NOT Parameter Automations will be automatically cloned to the other bars in the Pattern depending on the selected Clone Rule Long press the Position LEDs to change the Clone Rule Do you want to enable Auto Clone Bars Got it Don t show this dialog again Cancel If you don t want to see the confirmation dialog again enable the Got it Don t show this dialog again checkbox 03 09 2015 Page 18 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 Once the Auto Clone Bars is turned ON all automatically cloned Bars are marked with the letter C Fa lt m eE T T W es While Auto Clone Bars is enabled all supported actions listed below are automatically cloned to all from the currently edited Bar to all C marked Bars e Changes in the regular Sequence Steps Accents and Notes e Parameter Changes automatable Parameters only in Step Edit Mode e Selections on the VA Beast Poly Grid in edit mode e Selections on the Sampler Note Grid in edit mode 03 09 2015 Page 19 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 3 5 Auto Clone Bars Clone Rules
24. he Velocity of one or multiple Note Evens first click the Edit Button on Top to switch to the Edit mode a A ad O D SEL MENU D SEL MENU 03 09 2015 Page 56 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 Select the notes you want to edit To do so simply swipe with your finger over particular events D SEL MENU MODE Now use the Up Down Arrows to change the velocity of the selected notes Note Long click the Up Down Arrows for larger steps PA i z Aa 110 e TD SEL MENU 03 09 2015 Page 57 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 And finally to get back to normal mode click the Edit button again i R OCTAVE D SEL MENU MODE 03 09 2015 Page 58 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 7 4 Random a gt 5 p i BAR The Random feature on the VA Beast Poly Grid is used to randomize the Sequence of the currently selected Track within the current Note Octave 03 09 2015 Page 59 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 7 5 Reverse A Kanaa c4 3 m 0 0 The Reverse feature on the VA Beast Poly Grid is used to reverse the Sequence of the currently selected Track 03 09 2015 Page 60 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 7 6 Invert 7 A o Raa C4 Pas P x 0 Pad The Invert feature on the VA Beast Poly Grid is used to invert the Note Sequence of the currently selected Track The Inversion is done by the Range between
25. hythm or G Stomper VA Beast standalone Open the Main Menu on every screen SCROLL MODE lt o E a ES STEP SEQUENCER To import a Pattern from G Stomper Rhythm or G Stomper VA Beast select the IMP tab and then choose G Stomper Rhythm or G Stomper VA Beast Pattern SAVE A 01 Load Pattern G Stomper Rhythm storage emulated 0 gstomper rhythmpatterns storage emulated 0 gstomper rhythmpatterns El A break s El Demo FLPH Electronic Producer 2 B Cancel OK 03 09 2015 Page 7 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 1 4 Clear Patterns Open the Main Menu on every screen BAR STEP SEQUENCER PLAY MENU MODE To clear a Pattern select the CLR tab and then choose Pattern Selective Content SAVE A A 01 Clear Pattern Content Show Content Details Cancel 03 09 2015 Note By default the complete Pattern will be cleared By showing the Content details you can also select deselect only particular parts of a pattern see Chapter Data Copy amp Clear Framework Page 8 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 1 5 Custom Initial Pattern By default G Stomper Studio G Stomper Rhythm and G Stomper VA Beast start with an initial 1 Bar Pattern 128bpm no samples loaded This initial Pattern is used every time you clear or create a new Pattern and to fill all empty slots of a new Pattern Set If you prefer your own initial Pattern e g with a different length or Tempo
26. or the selected Track 03 09 2015 Page 26 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 Click the Steps to select play a particular Note for the selected Track BAR jem Lu Ly oO Lu un The default Note is C4 Midi 60 You can switch between the Octaves 0 7 using the Position Controls on the left On the Main Drum Machine if the Note Edit Mode is turned ON the Position Controls show the current Octave instead of the Edit Position The current Octave oc a lt en lt gt Buttons cc Pa 3 Pa Short Click gt Octave UP DOWN Long Click gt Play Position UP DOWN 5 4 5 Note Edit Step Edit When both Step Edit AND Note Edit Mode are enabled you set the Note for a particular Step In fact it s exactly like setting parameters like Level Pitch etc in Step Edit Mode Using the Note Edit together with the Step Edit Mode is a quick and easy way to create simple melodies Of course for complex melodies the Sampler Note Grid is the more comfortable choice 1 Enable Step Edit and select the particular step you want to edit see Chapter Parameter Automation gt Step Edit Automations 2 Leave Step Edit enabled and enable Note Edit as well 3 Click on the Steps to select a specific Note for the currently edited Step STEP EDIT NOTE EDIT BAR oa Lu O Lu o Lu YN E un To switch to some other Step just disable the Note Edit Mode then select the desired step and then
27. r words an accentuated step means If a sample is triggered at this step e g 07 09 then it s played a bit louder than on non accentuated steps e g 05 13 An enabled Accent Step where no sample is triggered e g 07 has no effect BAR STEP SEQUENCER Note On the Main Drum Machine when you enable Accent the Level fader turns to Accent and controls the Accent amount 03 09 2015 Page 25 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 4 3 Step Edit 909 RS Po BAR lt o In Step Edit Mode on the Main Drum Machine the Steps turn into a Step Selector Click the Steps to select a particular Step to edit see also Chapter Parameter Automation gt Step Edit Automations STEP SEQUENCER STEP EDIT STEP SEQUENCER Note Long Click the Step Edit Button to turn the Auto Init Steps Mode ON OFF for details see Chapter Parameter Automation gt Step Edit Automations 5 4 4 Note Edit PLAY MENU 909 RS scRoLL MODE E E MIN The Note Edit Mode can be used to set the Note tonal pitch for the selected Sampler Track You can use it to simply set the the base Note for a Track or in combination with the Step Edit Mode to set the Note on a particluar Step lt a ec Ly Oo z Ww e Ww 77 E un In Note Edit Mode the Steps on the Main Drum Machine turn into an 8 Octave Piano Keyboard When the Note Edit Mode is enabled but NOT the Step Edit Mode you set the main playback Note tonal pitch f
28. s for particular Steps like using the Steps on the Main Drum Machine By default when setting a Trigger the Sequencer does automatically create a matching Note as well using the base note of the selected Track see also Chapter Note Trigger Chained ON OFF Click the Cells to turn Triggers ON OFF OCTAVE 03 09 2015 Page 41 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 6 2 Note Trigger Chained By default on the Sampler Note Grid Triggers and Notes are chained to each other This means in fact if you set a Note then a Trigger is set as well and if you set a Trigger then a Note is set as well using the base note of the selected Track The Note Trg Button is used to turn the Note Trigger Chain Mode ON OFF SHIFT Note Trigger Chained ON Set delete a Note Cell gt Sets deletes a Trigger as well Set delete a Trigger Cell gt Sets deletes a Note as well Random long click Reverse gt Randomizes Notes Triggers and Accents Reverse gt Reverses Notes Triggers and Accents Note Trigger Un chained OFF The Notes and Triggers are independent If un chained you can set delete randomize or reverse the Notes without touching the Triggers and you can set and delete Triggers without touching the Notes 03 09 2015 Page 42 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 6 3 Random OCTAVE NOTE TRG The Random feature on the Sampler Note Grid is used to randomize the Sequence of the currently selected Track Triggers
29. up down 03 09 2015 Page 21 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 3 7 Note Shift Controls Sampler Note Grid VA Beast Track Grid The Note Shift controls can be used to move already created tonal sequences or parts of them up down OCTAVE i NOTE TRG Normal behaviour Short Click gt Shifts the Sequence of the selected Track 1 Note up down Long Click gt Shifts the Sequence of the selected Track 1 Octave up down If Track Pad Mode Solo Sel see Chapter Sampler gt Sampler Track Pad Mode Short Click gt Shifts the Sequence of all Solo enabled Tracks 1 Note up down Long Click gt Shifts the Sequence of all Solo enabled Tracks 1 Octave up down 03 09 2015 Page 22 yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 5 4 Main Drum Machine The Drum Machine is a classic Step Sequencer where you can create edit Sequences using the Samplers You can edit one Track the selected Track at a time BAR STEP SEQUENCER 5 4 1 Step Controls The Step Buttons 01 16 can either be used to set Triggers Accents Normal Mode Trigger Click the Steps to turn Triggers ON OFF An enabled Trigger means the sample will be played at this step Note Use Level Accent Fader to adjust Sample Output Level Volume BAR STEP SEQUENCER Accent Mode Click the Steps to turn Accents ON OFF An enabled Accent or in other words an accentuated step means If a sample is played at this step then it s played a bit louder than on non accentuate
30. yy G Stomper User Manual V 4 4 G Stomper Studio G Stomper Rhythm G Stomper VA Beast User Manual App Version Date Author Official Website 4 4 03 09 2015 planet h com http www planet h com Contents 5 PALTEFN SCQUCIICER siii A Eaa 3 5 1 Paterson 4 5 1 1 nn PP A 5 5 1 2 AGF So o on A on In 6 5 1 3 Import G Stomper Rhythm VA Beast PatternS cocconcocccconconccnoniononnoninncnronconennnnnoninnnnrs 7 5 1 4 doar Pane aarin E asca 8 5 1 5 custom Initial Patte censi aa TA rE 9 5 2 SOUNA SOS iio 10 5 2 1 Oad OUNCES PECADO POE oO e e o 11 5 2 2 e E o ER 13 5 3 Common Step Sequencer COntrols cocococococococncncncnononononononononononononnnnnnnnnnnnanananas 15 5 3 1 Position Controls all Step SOquencersS occccocconconocconoononnonnanonnononnonnnnnnnnnnnnronennnnneninnnnns 15 5 3 2 Loop all SEC Sequence aaa 17 5 3 3 Play Edit Position Link Mode all Step Sequencers ccoccccoccocccconionicnoccononnoncononnnnnoninnnnrs 17 5 3 4 The Auto Clone Bars feature on the Position Controls all Step Sequencers 18 5 3 5 Auto Clone Bars Clone Rules all Step Sequencers ccccocconcccocconioconconioncnnoncancanoncnnennons 20 5 3 6 Step Shift Controls all Step Sequencers occoccococcocooronconioronroncaronroncanonronranonronrnaranennns 21 5 3 7 Note Shift Controls Sampler Note Grid VA Beast Track Grid occococcococconeniononenconononss 22 5 4 M lin Drum Mathie aia 23 5 4 1 HP COn To Seis 23
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