For your first sequence, connect the
Pitch1
and
Gate1
outputs of the
Vector to other modules in your system, such as an oscillator for pitch
and an envelope generator for gate. If you want to connect via MIDI,
use one of the included 3.5mm to DIN MIDI adapters to connect
MIDI-1
on the Vector to a MIDI synthesizer.
Now press
Gate
on the Vector and twist a few encoders to turn on the
gates for those steps. By default, all of the gates for all parts are off, so
we need to turn at least one on to hear something. Press
Run
to start
the sequence. Now you are ready to start exploring the other edit
pages.
The most common parameters for sequence editing are accessed via
the
Pitch
,
Gate
,
Velocity
,
Len/Rpt
and
Ratchet
buttons. Repeated-
ly pressing those buttons will cycle into secondary pages such as
Glide
and
Groove
. The current edit mode is shown top-left of the 1st OLED,
and each page has a distinctive graphic value readout that makes it
easy to keep track of where you are. Use
Next
&
Prev
to edit steps
other than the first 8.
Pitch
:
Sets the pitch value for each step in semitones from C1 to C9.
Glide
:
For monophonic parts, sets the glide time for pitch from 0% to
100%. Use longer gate times for smooth glides.
Chord
:
For chord-based parts, sets the output chord, from unison
through all dyads to an octave, then triads and seventh chords. To set a
part to chord mode, see
Parts
on page 11.
Gate
:
Sets the gate time for each step, from muted, to very short, up to a
tied (legato) note. When the gate is off, no MIDI notes are generated.
Groove
:
Adjusts the time of the step forward or backward just a touch.
Velocity
:
Sets the velocity CV output level and MIDI note velocity. The
minimum value is 1. To mute a note, use a zero gate or mute the step.
CC1, CC2, CC3
:
Sets the output value for three lanes of MIDI CC outputs.
If a CC number is set for a lane (see
Sequence Controls
on the next
page), a CC message is generated for every step that is not muted.
Step Len
:
Sets the length of a step in multiples of the base step time.
Repeat
:
Sets the step to repeat up to 8 times.
Ratchet
:
Sub-divides the step up to 4 times.
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Pitch
Gate Velocity Len/Rpt Ratchet
Sequence Editing
