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Order Options

The following playback order options are available on the ORDER screen.

Each example illustrates the playback order (forward and reverse) of a basic 8-stage sequence
(with the

LEN

gth screen’s

PULSES

set to “Auto” and its stage

OFFSET = 0

). Defining a pulse length,

a stage offset, or altering the number of stages will obviously change the playback accordingly.

● Linear

Forward: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | etc…

Reverse: 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 | 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 | etc...

● Ping Pong

Forward: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 | etc…

Reverse: 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 | etc...

● Pendulum

Forward: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 | 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 | etc…

Reverse: 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 | etc...

● Odd/Even

Forward: 1 3 5 7 2 4 6 8 | 1 3 5 7 2 4 6 8 | etc…

Reverse: 8 6 4 2 7 5 3 1 | 8 6 4 2 7 5 3 1 | etc…

● Jump by 2

Forward: 1 3 5 7 | 1 3 5 7 | etc…

Reverse: 8 6 4 2 | 8 6 4 2 | etc...

● Jump by 3

Forward: 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 | 1 4 7 2 5 8 3 6 | etc...

Reverse: 8 5 2 7 4 1 6 3 | 8 5 2 7 4 1 6 3 | etc..

Metropolix Manual

Summary of Contents for Metropolix

Page 1: ...Metropolix Multitrack Performance Oriented Pitch Gate and Mod Sequencer Manual English Firmware Version 1 0 0 5 Revision 2021 02 14 PRELIMINARY...

Page 2: ...SECTIONS 14 PITCH SLIDERS 15 PULSE COUNT 17 GATE TYPES 18 SCREEN TRACK BUTTONS 19 SCREEN 19 ENCODER 20 EXIT 21 HOME Screen 1 Positions Overview 22 HOME Screen 2 Note Overview 23 HOME Screen 3 Panel Va...

Page 3: ...35 Stage Player 37 Loopy Latching 38 Muting Tracks and MOD Lanes 39 GLOBAL SETTINGS 40 SETUP 41 Factory Menu 47 BPM 48 SCALE 50 Customizing SCALE Shortcuts 52 TRACK SETTINGS 53 ORDER 54 Order Options...

Page 4: ...Gate Stretching ON 78 PROB 81 ACCUM 83 Range Limits 85 Interaction with Gate Modes and Ratchets 85 CV 85 CV TYPE CV Value 87 CV TYPE Gate Toggle 89 ALT BUTTONS 90 LOAD 90 Loading Presets 91 SAVE 93 S...

Page 5: ...signing Order Length Clock Div to MOD Lanes 114 CONTROL KNOBS 115 Control Knob Destinations 118 AUX INPUT SETTINGS 121 AUX MOD DESTINATIONS 124 COPY PASTE 129 GATE STRETCHING EXAMPLES 131 CALIBRATION...

Page 6: ...ly with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is opera...

Page 7: ...pply Only proceed with installation if none of the values exceeds the power supply s specifications Otherwise you must remove modules to free up capacity or upgrade your power supply You will also nee...

Page 8: ...some modules may have shrouded headers thus preventing backward connections Most modules will come with the cable already connected but it is good to double check the orientation Be aware that some mo...

Page 9: ...ional Expander Module You can connect an Intellijel Gx or Qx gate expander module to Metropolix to provide eight additional gate and trigger outputs which you configure via the MX button on the Metrop...

Page 10: ...sequence note range track transposition and more In addition Tracks 1 2 both have multiple lanes of per stage playback parameters including GATE override PITCH override RATCHet count PROBability of p...

Page 11: ...ce and jamming with quick access to all the most important performance parameters and the ability to greatly affect your sequences with a single slider or switch MANUAL CONVENTIONS Bold text BUTTON na...

Page 12: ...sists of numerous input and output jacks plus a plethora of buttons switches knobs and other such controllers Each of these is described briefly below though more detailed descriptions are contained l...

Page 13: ...d via the ALT CLK Stage 5 button as discussed in CLK later in this manual D TRACK 1 PITCH OUT By default the 1 V Oct pitch generated by Track 1 is sent out this jack However it s possible to swap Trac...

Page 14: ...er by going to the TRACK MENU and setting the Global Reset option to Off Using the SETUP MENU you can reconfigure the jack to act as a RUN input instead of a RESET input In this configuration the sequ...

Page 15: ...BAL SETTINGS These buttons control various functions that apply to Metropolix as a whole operating across all tracks See GLOBAL SETTINGS for a detailed description of all the GLOBAL SETTINGS buttons 7...

Page 16: ...and root note to any quantized slider Via the SETUP button you can define which note represents the bottom of the slider either a C or the current scale s root note On a per TRACK level accessed via...

Page 17: ...kly and precisely The keyboard greys out any notes not contained within the root scale assignment you make with the SCALE button That is in scale white keys are white in scale black keys are black out...

Page 18: ...eipt of the next clock pulse If the stage s PULSE COUNT 3 it will stay on the stage for 3 clock pulses before advancing In general the type and number of gates generated while on a stage is determined...

Page 19: ...LE type gate behaves the same as SINGLE type gate discussed below SINGLE The gate goes high at the beginning of the first pulse in the stage and remains high for the pulse percentage duration set by t...

Page 20: ...l most screens have an upper section that contains button specific parameters and a lower section that contains the ACTION display For example different screens are shown in the illustration on the le...

Page 21: ...rolled through the choices rather you would want to find your choice and then confirm your selection Parameters with this requirement display a PRESS the encoder to confirm your selection This icon in...

Page 22: ...HOME Screen level rotate the encoder to cycle through the various screens Each of these HOME Screens is discussed in detail on the following pages Sync to Panel Long press 1 sec the EXIT button to cl...

Page 23: ...ctive MOD Lane To see the current MOD Lane number press the MOD button and the Action Display H will display the MOD Lane number and the parameter to which it s assigned D FIRST STAGE indicator Indica...

Page 24: ...ote name that will play on each stage for TRK 1 B TRK 2 Note Name Displays the note name that will play on each stage for TRK 2 C Stage Indicator Displays various information about each stage Specific...

Page 25: ...urrent PULSE COUNT Setting Displays the current values of the eight PULSE COUNT switches These will match the front panel unless a value is overridden by a loaded preset in which case it will display...

Page 26: ...becomes more negative the length of the gauge falling below the 0V line becomes longer C Gate Modulation Modulation can either be continuous in which case it s displayed as a bi direction gauge within...

Page 27: ...ransposition and more In addition Tracks 1 2 both have multiple lanes of per stage playback parameters including GATE override PITCH override RATCHet count PROBability of playback ACCUMulated transpos...

Page 28: ...followed by the button TRK 1 TRK 2 or MOD whose menu you wish to edit 2 Turn the encoder to scroll through the available functions 3 Press the encoder to edit the highlighted function If a function h...

Page 29: ...as the default gate type for each stage in a track Single Overrides the GATE TYPE switches and sets all stages to the SINGLE Gate Type Sngl Rst Overrides the GATE TYPE switches and sets all stages not...

Page 30: ...GATE TYPE MULTI This results in ratchet repeat rates that speed up or slow down depending on how long the non ratched gate would last It can yield very interesting rhythmic variations but may not son...

Page 31: ...This can result in some interesting ghost notes or if using the SLIDE options a slur rather than a rest Global Reset On Resets the track s sequence when a trigger arrives at the RESET jack and or whe...

Page 32: ...ssing the TRACK button or MOD Lane button that you want muted For more information see Muting Tracks and MOD Lanes NOTE 1 In order to run Metropolix needs a clock either internally generated or extern...

Page 33: ...the loop length based on the PULSE COUNTS of all looped stages ensuring each Stage plays its full pulse count This technique is called 2 finger Loopy Loopy ignores a stage s Skip state meaning all loo...

Page 34: ...64 You can select from 1 to 64 pulses and Loopy will always play that many pulses in a loop LOOP TARGET Indicates whether Loopy impacts only to the current track Current or both TRK 1 and TRK 2 1 2 NO...

Page 35: ...tton s Forward or Reverse DIRECTION setting for the number of pulses defined by the Loopy Screen s LOOP PULSES parameter The LOOPY button will glow blue for as long as your finger is on a Stage button...

Page 36: ...the left finger s stage and cycle linearly up to the limit set by the right finger s stage If DIRECTION Reverse on the ORDER screen beginning with the next clock pulse loopy will jump to the right fi...

Page 37: ...tage 1 and Stage 4 buttons If LOOP PULSES 5 then Loopy will play the following pattern Forward 1 2 3 4 1 1 2 3 4 1 etc Reverse 4 3 2 1 4 4 3 2 1 4 etc NOTE The LOOPY button will glow blue while your t...

Page 38: ...ess a Stage button to play that single stage transmitting its pitch gate and mod values There are a few important caveats regarding this mode GATE The stage s Gate length is set by how long the button...

Page 39: ...cribed above 2 While the loopy cycle is playing and the LOOPY screen is visible perform either of the following actions to latch Loopy playback Press the LOOPY button again or Navigate to a different...

Page 40: ...greyed out crosshatched on the Home screens Track mutes always occur on the next pulse or immediately if the pulse happens at the same time Different types of track data behave differently when muted...

Page 41: ...the SETUP MENU which contains numerous settings that apply across all tracks BPM button Opens the global tempo BPM screen which displays the current tempo in Beats Per Minute along with any relevant s...

Page 42: ...than using it to reset the sequencer When the gate is high 1 5 V the sequence runs When the gate is low it stops Bottom Pitch C Assigns a C note to the bottom of the PITCH SLIDER regardless of the sca...

Page 43: ...DE sends 0V corresponding to C0 but you can tune to a higher or lower octave by setting this parameter to C1 C2 C3 C4 or C5 Tuner Gates Pressing the encoder switches between two output gate types High...

Page 44: ...the preset overriding their current position as set on the front panel Additionally this option will only override the stored pitch value when the slider moves through a position that matches the stor...

Page 45: ...the stored value when a knob moves through a position that matches the stored knob value This is ideal for those who want to load a saved sequence and then modify it over time but without experiencin...

Page 46: ...go to the LEN screen and change the Stages values from 8 to 7 a will appear after the 7 indicating you must press the encoder to confirm the choice If Enc Confirm Off then no would appear and the Sta...

Page 47: ...nction If a function has only two options pressing the encoder toggles between the two If a function has more than two available options pressing the encoder highlights the choices field and turning i...

Page 48: ...tton to escape This selection is used by Intellijel to test LEDs and jacks and is a factory level troubleshooting tool As such Intellijel s technical support department will provide additional instruc...

Page 49: ...e edited directly Rather it is derived from the CLK input and EXT CLOCK DIV setting as discussed below BPM INFO The bottom parameter changes function depending on whether the SETUP MENU s Clock source...

Page 50: ...f the eight stage buttons to directly set a tempo ranging from 20 160 BPM with each Stage button increasing the tempo by 20 BPM If the SETUP Menu s Clock parameter is set to External turn the encoder...

Page 51: ...is highlighted instead press the Encoder to return Encoder control to the SCALE parameter NOTE Note values for each scale in the ROOT key are displayed in the miniature keyboard graphic beneath the SC...

Page 52: ...N MIXOLYDIAN b6 HINDU ALTERED HUNGARIAN MINOR LYDIAN AEOLIAN b5 LOCRIAN nat2 MAJOR PENTATONIC CHINESE MIXOLYDIAN SUPER LOCRIAN MINOR PENTATONIC HIRAJOSHI MINOR AEOLIAN HARMONIC MINOR WHOLE TONE IN SEN...

Page 53: ...You can create your own Scale Root presets as described below 5 To reset all SCALE parameters back to their default values long press the encoder Customizing SCALE Shortcuts You can store eight of yo...

Page 54: ...stage and pulse counts for the currently selected track DIV button Opens the DIV screen that for the selected track divides the global clock and the Pulse gates SWING button Opens the SWING screen whi...

Page 55: ...or reverse direction toggled by pressing the encoder Specifically Forward When the DIRECTION parameter is set to Forward the sequencer advances through stages in the chosen order Reverse When the DIRE...

Page 56: ...7 6 5 4 3 2 1 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 etc Ping Pong Forward 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 etc Reverse 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 etc Pen...

Page 57: ...4 345 456 567 678 781 812 123 234 etc Reverse 876 765 654 543 432 321 218 187 876 765 etc Arp 4 Shift 2 Forward 1234 2345 3456 4567 5678 6781 7812 8123 1234 2345 etc Reverse 8765 7654 6543 5432 4321 3...

Page 58: ...same order Pressing the RESET button or sending a trigger to the RESET jack resets the sequence creating a new shuffle and thus a new repeating order of playback Note that Shuffle which is like shuff...

Page 59: ...described below 5 To reset all ORDER parameters back to their default values long press the encoder Customizing ORDER Shortcuts You can store eight of your own favorite PLAY ORDER DIRECTION combinatio...

Page 60: ...TAGES parameter is highlighted instead press the encoder to return encoder control to the PULSES parameter STAGES and PULSES interact with each other and with the playback ORDER and per stage PULSE CO...

Page 61: ...beneath the STAGES parameter turn the encoder to adjust the number of stages in the track SHORTCUT With the STAGES field active hold down the LEN button and press one of the eight stage buttons to se...

Page 62: ...CLOCK DIV setting is used to further divide the global clock allowing you to create sequences that pulse on eighth notes quarter notes half notes etc For example if the CLOCK DIV 1 then the track pla...

Page 63: ...r track Clock Division from 1 to 64 SHORTCUT Hold down the DIV button and press one of the eight stage buttons to enter a CLOCK DIV value directly Stage buttons 1 8 select 1 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 5 With...

Page 64: ...more you increase the swing percentage above 50 the more your music will have a swing feel Metropolix supports swing percentages from 50 to 78 In Use 1 Press either the TRK 1 or TRK 2 button correspon...

Page 65: ...stant regardless of the sequencer tempo and is also independent of the pitch interval between notes This means because the slide time is constant it takes less time to slide between notes that are clo...

Page 66: ...en 0 no slide and 100 maximum slide This sets the Slide Time used by any stages for which the SLIDE function is enabled SHORTCUT Hold down the SLIDE TIME button and press one of the eight stage button...

Page 67: ...meter turn the encoder to set the Gate length If the GATE SCALE parameter is highlighted instead press the encoder to return encoder control to the GATE LENGTH parameter NOTE You can override a track...

Page 68: ...u use the STAGE GATE screen to assign gate overrides of 13 to Stage 3 and 88 to Stage 4 Nothing else changes The gate output of this sequence now looks like ROW 2 above Now change only the TRACK GATE...

Page 69: ...h the GATE LENGTH parameter active hold down the TRACK GATE button and press one of the eight stage buttons to set the GATE LENGTH value directly with Stage buttons 1 8 setting GATE LENGTH values of 1...

Page 70: ...ge button a different representational color then pressing the button that corresponds to the function SLIDE SKIP PITCH GATE RATCH PROB ACCUM or MOD you wish to edit An overview screen of the settings...

Page 71: ...beginning of the following stage while the enabled stage holds its gate high for all of its pulses as if you switched its GATE TYPE to HOLD In Use 1 Press either the TRK 1 or TRK 2 button depending on...

Page 72: ...1 or TRK 2 button depending on which track s stages you wish to SKIP 2 Press the EDIT button followed by the SKIP button The screen displays an overview of every stage s SKIP setting and the eight sta...

Page 73: ...ter a value of which means the stage does not contain a pitch override Keep in mind that the actual note being sent to the PITCH output can still vary from this setting if you change the current SCALE...

Page 74: ...pitch override is applied to the stage 5 Alternatively you can push the encoder to synchronize set the current stage s PITCH OVERRIDE to the PITCH SLIDER S position at that stage SHORTCUT You can matc...

Page 75: ...hrough the following options Tells the stage to use the TRACK GATE length value i e there is no gate override applied to the stage This is the default value Rest No gate is generated by the stage mean...

Page 76: ...e edited stage 4 Turn the encoder to set a gate length override for that stage This setting always overrides the track s GATE length setting 5 Repeat Steps 3 4 for any other stages to which you wish t...

Page 77: ...The screen displays an overview of every stage s ratchet count and the eight stage buttons are used to select which stage you wish to edit 3 Press the button corresponding to the stage you want to ra...

Page 78: ...f separate gates With a ratchet count of 1 there is no subdivision and thus no ratcheting each pulse simply fires off a single gate Ratcheting is heard when the value is greater than 1 which means eac...

Page 79: ...ets in y pulse counts where the value of y is determined by the stage s PULSE COUNT switch plus the DIV screen s PULSE DIV value if the GATE TYPE MULTI This results in ratchet repeat rates that speed...

Page 80: ...al ratchets played in a gate This creates the classic ratcheting effect of sequencers from the past It ensures that ratchets always repeat at the same rate regardless of Gate Length and that the reque...

Page 81: ...rmines the repeat rate of the ratchets but the Gate Length determines the number of total ratchets played This is a variation on the classic ratcheting effect in that it ensures the ratchets always re...

Page 82: ...al chance of playing or not playing with each pass through the sequence PROBABILITY TARGET Pressing the encoder toggles between two probability targets The choices are Stage Determines the probability...

Page 83: ...coder to toggle between the probability choices as described above 6 Repeat Steps 3 5 for any other stages to which you wish to assign probabilities As long as you remain on the PROB edit screen any o...

Page 84: ...sible by the button TRANSPOSE AMOUNT Turning the encoder sets the amount of transposition that occurs on each pass Transpose values relate to the current SCALE and are expressed as a number of scale d...

Page 85: ...gh the three choices for what triggers each transposition as described above 6 Repeat Steps 3 5 for any other stages to which you wish to assign an Accumulated Transposition As long as you remain on t...

Page 86: ...then Cumulative Transpose treats this like a GATE MODE that s set to REST meaning it does not trigger a cumulative transposition GATE TYPE In conjunction with the TRANSPOSE TRIGGER the Gate Type dete...

Page 87: ...een functions differently depending on the type of CV it contains and this is chosen by pressing the ALT TYPE Stage 8 buttons to access the CV TYPE screen described in TYPE CV TYPE later in the manual...

Page 88: ...th of the entire stage reaching the full voltage at the end of the stage With sRamp the ramp time changes with the number of pulses in a stage For example if a stage has 4 pulses then the voltage will...

Page 89: ...TYPE options Step sRmp or pRmp as described above NOTE Hold down the EDIT button while pressing the encoder to set the Ramp type for all 8 stages simultaneously 7 Repeat Steps 3 6 for any other stage...

Page 90: ...o Gate Toggle accessed by pressing the ALT TYPE Stage 8 buttons described in TYPE CV TYPE later in the manual 3 Press the EDIT button followed by the CV button The screen displays an overview of every...

Page 91: ...nd the value of those parameters the parameter to which each AUX input X Y and Z is assigned Although Metropolix saves the previous four data types in a preset you can choose whether or not you want t...

Page 92: ...Queued Pulses option in the SETUP menu Loading Presets You can choose to load presets instantly or you may delay queue their loading until either a reset command is received on TRK 1 or until the requ...

Page 93: ...of pulses or on a specific grid If the LEN screen s Pulses Auto and the SETUP menu s Preset Setup Queued Pulses is set to some number n then the preset will load only load when n pulses or a multiple...

Page 94: ...eset Similarly You can choose whether you want to load CTRL knob parameter assignments and if so whether you also want to load their memorized parameter values Your choice to load or not load these op...

Page 95: ...you want to save your preset The screen flashes a message to confirm your preset has been saved Clearing Presets 1 Press the ALT button followed by the SAVE Stage 2 button to access the SAVE screen 2...

Page 96: ...of a sequence Each time the sequence resets the trigger is re sent on the first clock pulse of the reset sequence Note that a sequence must have a Pulses length other than Auto as set with the LEN but...

Page 97: ...lue conforming to V oct format from the track selected by the OUTPUT ASSIGN parameter The Root note is set on the SCALE screen Run Outputs a high gate 5V when the track selected by the OUTPUT ASSIGN p...

Page 98: ...ently applied option 4 Press the encoder to confirm your choice 5 With the OUTPUT ASSIGN parameter highlighted and the indicator beside it turn the encoder to select which Track or MOD Lane is the sou...

Page 99: ...every sixteenth note a division of 2 means the clock output generates a trigger every eighth note 2 sixteenth notes a division of 3 means the clock output generates a trigger every dotted eighth note...

Page 100: ...LK OUT and CLK OFFSET parameters 3 With the CLK OUT field highlighted turn the encoder to set the desired output clock division from 1 to 256 4 With the CLK OFFSET field highlighted turn the encoder t...

Page 101: ...n one of four modes selectable via this button There are two main parameters on the MX output assignment screen MX EXPANDER This sets the source of the gates being sent to the Gx Qx outputs Specifical...

Page 102: ...uencer is not running but Loopy is turned on then outputs on the Gx Qx play individual stage gates when you play the stage buttons using the Stage Player feature in Loopy NOTE If the selected Track is...

Page 103: ...rotating the encoder when the MX ASSIGN parameter is active selects which track is the Gx Qx output source If MX EXPANDER Mod Stg Gates then rotating the encoder when the MX ASSIGN parameter is activ...

Page 104: ...ress the encoder to confirm it A does not appear next to the name of the currently applied option 4 Press the encoder to confirm your choice 5 With the MX ASSIGN parameter highlighted and the indicato...

Page 105: ...ansposition is allowed to fall below the starting pitch The range is from 0 to 28 scale degrees which for most scales is 4 octaves In Use 1 Press the button TRK 1 or TRK 2 corresponding to the track w...

Page 106: ...reached step vs ramp as described in CV earlier in the manual Gate Toggle When set to this value each stage in a track s CV Lane accessed by pressing EDIT CV can be set to transmit either a high 5V g...

Page 107: ...tage voltages or stage gates depending on the destination of the MOD Lane Each MOD lane can have its own playback ORDER LENgth and clock DIVision but the three track timing buttons SWING SLIDE and GAT...

Page 108: ...is currently routed to a gate it displays an overview of the MOD voltage on all 8 stages with the larger upward pointing arrow indicating the stage currently being edited In addition a little box dem...

Page 109: ...ge at the end of the stage With Ramp the ramp time changes with the number of pulses in a stage For example if a stage has 4 pulses then the voltage will take a full 4 pulses to reach the assigned MOD...

Page 110: ...on which is a simple gate function rather than a continuous voltage In this situation the Mod Lane Edit screen shows a series of on off switches one for each of the eight MOD stages Press a Stage butt...

Page 111: ...ecifically 1 Press the ALT button followed by the A Stage 3 button to open the OUT A Assignment Screen or the B Stage 4 button to open the OUT B Assignment Screen 2 Turn the encoder to select Mod as t...

Page 112: ...g press 1 sec the MOD button to access the MOD Lane Assignment screen directly from any other Metropolix screen The MOD Lane Assignment screen shows the currently selected MOD Lane s assignment At the...

Page 113: ...ion Play Order Slider Invert Gate Length Probability Slider Range Gate Scale Pulse Count Stages Len Loopy Pulse Div Stage Offset Loopy Pulses Pulses Len Swing Loopy Offset Ratchet Trk Out Swap The lis...

Page 114: ...e Action Display at the bottom of the screen 6 Press the encoder to toggle highlighting to the MOD ASSIGN field highlighting it 7 Turn the encoder to select which Track 1 2 or 1 2 you wish to control...

Page 115: ...Lane s sequence length in Stages or Pulses as well as any Offset as described in LEN LENGTH earlier in the manual 5 Use the DIV screen to set an internal clock divider CLOCK DIV as described earlier i...

Page 116: ...ere are two main parameters visible on each of the CTRL SETTINGS screen CTRL n PARAM Selects the parameter you wish to control with the corresponding CTRL knob CTRL 1 or CTRL 2 Choices are None Pitch...

Page 117: ...ully CW IMPORTANT Note that unipolar CTRL functions work differently than their corresponding AUX or MOD functions Specifically AUX and MOD destinations apply an offset to the values set by the front...

Page 118: ...r editing 4 With the CTRL ASSIGN parameter highlighted turn the encoder to select which Track s 1 2 or 1 2 you wish to control with the knob then press the encoder to confirm your track selection The...

Page 119: ...Turning the knob directly changes the DIV screen s CLOCK DIV value on the destination track s Direction Turning the knob clockwise from the noon position causes the sequence to play in the forward dir...

Page 120: ...rning the knob clockwise from the noon position increases the pulse count as set by the PULSE COUNT switches for all stages Turning the knob counterclockwise from the noon position decreases the pulse...

Page 121: ...CK MENU Stages Len Turning the knob directly changes the LEN screen s STAGES value on the destination track s Stages Offset Turning the knob directly changes the stage offset on the destination track...

Page 122: ...se of gate inputs turning the inverter counterclockwise from noon inverts the function of the gate There are two main parameters on each of the AUX Settings screen AUX n PARAM Selects the parameter yo...

Page 123: ...nput Setting the attenuverter CCW from noon outputs a low gate voltage while setting it CW from noon outputs a high gate voltage Therefore manually turning the attenuverter to either side of noon has...

Page 124: ...rigger or gate function will display an on off switch rather than a continuous voltage bar so you always have visible feedback of your AUX input s effect 2 Turn the encoder to select the parameter you...

Page 125: ...s negative accumulations start accumulating in the positive direction When the gate is low normal programmed accumulations occur Accum Reset Trig Resets all Stage Accumulator Counters on the destinati...

Page 126: ...n used in conjunction with another AUX In or MOD Lane that s assigned to Loopy since it shifts Loopy s starting stage to something other than Stage 1 Mute Gate The track to which the AUX In or MOD Lan...

Page 127: ...fically at 0V each stage uses its corresponding probability value as set by the PROB button Positive voltages uniformly increase the probability that a stage s pulses will play Negative voltages unifo...

Page 128: ...te When the gate is high the SKIP state of each stage inverts such that any previously skipped stages are played and any previously played stages are skipped When the gate is low normal uninverted SKI...

Page 129: ...ease the stage offset to a lower numbered stage down to Stage 1 Swing 5V Changes the Swing amount applied to the destination track s Specifically at 0V it plays the swing value set with the SWING butt...

Page 130: ...sage to confirm the copied stage has been pasted You can copy one stage to more than one stage by continuing to hold the Copy From stage while pressing different Stage destination buttons Track Settin...

Page 131: ...ane Copy 1 Press the MOD button The MOD button lights indicating you are now working with MOD Lanes 2 Press and hold down both the EDIT button and the STAGE button 1 8 corresponding to the MOD Lane 1...

Page 132: ...ock pulses and low for the next 1 25 clock pulses With Gate Stretching ON the gate will be high for 75 of the entire note length Since the note is 2 clock pulses in duration the gate will be high for...

Page 133: ...annot stretch beyond the boundary of a Stage So on ROW 4 the gate that s triggered on Stage 1 Pulse 4 will go low one tick 1 96th of a clock pulse prior to Stage 2 Row 5 6 Here the pulse is divided by...

Page 134: ...MENU 2 Turn the encoder until the Version number is highlighted 3 Hold down the MOD button while pressing the encoder Metropolix enters Factory Mode and displays the Factory Menu 4 Turn the encoder to...

Page 135: ...djust the internal trim number until your voltmeter reads as close to 0 000V as possible then press the encoder to lock in the offset 5 Turn the encoder to highlight OUT A 1V number then press the enc...

Page 136: ...nce source for calibrating Metropolix inputs 3 Patch Metropolix calibrated OUT A jack into Metropolix X input jack Although this example uses OUT A as a reference source you can use any of the four ca...

Page 137: ...n then press the encoder Metropolix global track and stage parameters are all reset along with the CTRL knob AUX input OUT and MOD assignments custom shortcuts etc NOTE Alternately you can perform a F...

Page 138: ...stall Click the Instructions button to read specific instructions for updating your module Metropolix s current firmware is displayed on the screen during boot If the module is already powered on you...

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