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LDB-1se User Manual

 

Fill Play Mode 

A fill is a pattern that is played in the middle of a song. When a fill is queued, it will play after the currently 
playing pattern ends. When the fill ends, the normal pattern or song will continue. 

 Num 

  

Play/Queue Fill:

 Pressing one of the number buttons selects the fill pattern to be played. You can 

press a sequence of number buttons and the fills will be queued (up to 32). Each fill in the queue will be 
played in its entirety, then the currently playing pattern or song will continue. You can queue the same fill 
pattern more than once. 

 Select   Repeat Fill:

 If you hold the Select button and hold a number button, the selected fill pattern will 

repeat until you release the Select and/or number button. 

 Set   Available Functions:

 Solo/Mute, Swing/Rand, Bank, Pattern. 

Notes 

Fill patterns can be queued when the song is stopped. When the Play button is pressed, the fill patterns 
will be played one time, and then the song will begin. In this case, the fills are intro patterns. 

Fills play at the time scale of the fill pattern. For example, if you have a pattern or song playing 16

th

 notes, 

and you play a fill that is 32

nd

 notes, the fill will play faster. 

 

 

 

Overlay Play Mode 

An overlay is a pattern that is played on top of the currently playing pattern. In essence, it merges the two 
patterns. An overlay pattern can be simple, like just a few claps, or it can be as complex as you wish. 

 Num 

  

Overlay Patterns:

 Pressing one of the number buttons selects pattern to be overlaid. You can press 

multiple number buttons and all of the selected patterns will be overlaid. 

 Select   Queue Overlays:

 If you hold the Select button and press one or more number buttons, the se-

lected patterns will be will be queued (up to 32). Each overlay will be played in its entirety on top of the 
currently playing pattern or song. When the overlays are finished, the currently playing pattern or song 
will continue as normal. You can queue the same overlay pattern more than once. 

 Set   Available Functions:

 Solo/Mute, Swing/Rand, Bank, Pattern. 

Notes 

Both queued and constant overlays can be played at the same time. 

Overlays play at the time scale of the underlying pattern. For example, if you have a pattern or song play-
ing 16

th

 notes, and you overlay a pattern that is 32

nd

 notes, all the patterns will play 16

th

 notes. 

 

 

 

Summary of Contents for LDB-1se

Page 1: ...1SE Little Drummer Boy Analog Drum Machine User Manual The most up to date version of this manual can be found at https delptronics com documents LDB1seUserManual pdf Copyright 2017 Delptronics All r...

Page 2: ...n be played simultaneously Including the open and closed hi hats o Closed hi hat gates open hi hat Play Modes o Individual instruments and rolls o Patterns including songs up to 15 Patterns o Multiple...

Page 3: ...ifier or mixer 3 Press the red button on the back to turn on the LDB 1se Play Drums 4 The machine starts up in the Pad Play mode 5 Press the buttons above the instrument names to play individual instr...

Page 4: ...ab above is four measures of 16 beats each In drum machine terminology that is one song consisting of four patterns of 16 steps each Each pattern can be at most 16 steps how ever a pattern can have fe...

Page 5: ...effectively For accented bass or snare drums you can play the low tom on the same beat to get a louder fuller sound For an accented cymbal you can play the open and closed hi hat simultaneously which...

Page 6: ...tern or song The Tempo LED is illuminated when a pattern song is playing and blinks with the tempo When a pattern song is not playing pressing the Play button will start it at the beginning When a pat...

Page 7: ...s an important concept in the operation of the LDB 1se Pressing the Row button changes the state of the two Row LEDs Only one of the Row LEDs is illuminated at a time The illuminated Row LED indicates...

Page 8: ...other then repeat Set Available Functions Solo Mute Swing Rand Bank Song Save Songs A song is a series of patterns that play in a repeating sequence To add a pattern to the song hold the Select button...

Page 9: ...For example if you have a pattern or song playing 16th notes and you play a fill that is 32nd notes the fill will play faster Overlay Play Mode An overlay is a pattern that is played on top of the cur...

Page 10: ...p Every other odd step Every other even step Every beat starting on 1st step Every beat starting on 2nd step Every beat starting on 3rd step Every beat starting on 4th step Set Available Functions Sol...

Page 11: ...ect button and press one of the eight number buttons Press the Select button at any time to re mind yourself which instrument you are editing For example if you press the Select button while you are e...

Page 12: ...e number LEDs are illuminated for the steps on which a trigger will be sent This works the same as editing an instrument in Step Edit mode Set All Set Functions are available when triggers are per pat...

Page 13: ...he desired config page After you have selected a page you can hold Select any time to see what page you are on one of the five number LEDs will be blinking Num On Off The number buttons and LEDs repre...

Page 14: ...teps If using an external clock at one tick per step the step length acts like a step Trigger Positive If this option is on then an on trigger is a positive voltage and an off trigger is zero volts v...

Page 15: ...y connect your MIDI controller to your LDB 1se and press the first pad while editing this config page The default first note number is 32 4 Both MIDI Channel Set the LED corresponding to the MIDI chan...

Page 16: ...wing Rand Time Mods Length Clear Bank Pattern Song Save Pattern Play Fill Play Overlay Play Pad Play Pad Record Step Edit Trigger Edit Config Edit Set Solo Mute Solo and mute change which instruments...

Page 17: ...3 58 3 66 7 66 7 75 0 75 0 64th Notes 50 0 50 0 50 0 50 0 66 7 66 7 66 7 66 7 8th Triplets 50 0 53 1 56 3 59 4 62 5 68 8 75 0 81 3 16th Triplets 50 0 53 1 56 3 59 4 62 5 68 8 75 0 81 3 32nd Triplets...

Page 18: ...al Modifications Modifies the pattern being edited Num Press a number button to pick the desired modification While the Set button is held down you can press more than one number button or press a num...

Page 19: ...being edited If the pattern is playing then you will hear the change immediately but the change will not be permanent until you release the Set button You can play with this behavior by shortening the...

Page 20: ...Pattern Press a number button to change the pattern being edited All 16 LEDs will be illumi nated indicating that you have 16 choices The current pattern will be blinking The selected pattern be come...

Page 21: ...ecomes the pattern you are editing You can click more than one number button to save the same pattern to more than one slot This is an especially useful feature when you want to make variations to a p...

Page 22: ...ng slightly more or less than 9 volts The LDB 1se will still work fine but the trigger output will be slightly higher or lower That should not affect most modular synthesizers Clock Input The Clock In...

Page 23: ...ich it stopped Song Position Zero Sets the song position to the beginning of the song so that a Continue message will start it playing from the beginning This message is handled because some MIDI impl...

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