DIV
This button opens the DIV screen, which (for the selected track), divides the
sequencer’s global clock (internal or external), plus any stage-based Pulse
gates.
There are two main parameters accessible by the button:
●
CLOCK DIV
: This divides the global clock by a factor of 1 to 64. For example, a division of ‘/2’
causes the sequencer to run at ½ speed; a division of ‘/3’ causes it to run at ⅓ speed; etc.
If highlighted (the symbol is beside the
CLOCK DIV
parameter), turn the encoder to set the
clock division. If the
PULSE DIV
parameter is highlighted instead, press the encoder to return
encoder control to the
CLOCK DIV
parameter.
NOTE: If Metropolix is clocking to an external source, then two different clock dividers are
at work. One clock divider, called the
EXT CLOCK DIV
button and
its purpose is to divide down a high speed external system clock (such as might be
generated by an external 24 ppq or 48 ppq device) to sixteenth note pulses. The per-track
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 plays back with 16th note pulses at the
tempo displayed by the
BPM
button. If
CLOCK DIV = /2
, then it plays back 8th note pulses.
A
CLOCK DIV = /3
makes the track play dotted-eighth pulses, etc.
●
PULSE DIV
: When a stage has a PULSE COUNT > 1 and a GATE TYPE = MULTI, this
parameter determines how many clock pulses are combined into a single gate.
‘1’ : The gate output goes high on every pulse
‘2’ : The gate output goes high on every second pulse
‘3’ : The gate output goes high on every third pulse
‘4’ : The gate output goes high on every fourth pulse.
‘5’ : The gate output goes high on every fifth pulse
‘6’ : The gate output goes high on every sixth pulse
‘7’ : The gate output goes high on every seventh pulse.
‘8’ : The gate output goes high on every eighth pulse
EXAMPLE: If a stage has a GATE TYPE = MULTI, a PULSE COUNT = 5, and
PULSE DIV
= ‘2’
, then the stage would produce three gates, where the first two are each
2 clock pulses long (1/8th notes) and the third would be a single pulse (1/16th).
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