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MFB Tanzbär

MFB Tanzbär

Setup Functions

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Setup Functions

SeTUP FUnCTIOnS

The Setup menu is located ”under“ the Step 16 button. Here you‘ll find some functions to 
configurate your Tanzbär. Some of them you allready know, the others are discribed here.

To open up the Setup menu:

•  Hold 

Shift

 + press 

Setup (Step 16)

. The Setup menu is enabled. Flashing  

LEDs 1 to 10 show sub functions.

To select Setup functions:

•  Press 

Step

 buttons 

1 - 10

. The corresponding LED flashes, which shows an  

enabled setup function.

To enter values:

•  Press flashing 

Step

 button. The function toggles between up to three different  

values, showed by LED = off, red or green.

To cancel function:

•  Press 

Shift

.

To confirm the function:

•  Press flashing 

Select

 button. The value is saved and the Setup menu closed.

 

The following Setup functions are available: 

Step button 1: Midi Trigger Learn

Please refer to page 24.

Step button 2: Tuning the internal synthesizer

When this function is enabled, the internal synthesizer plays a steady tone with a pitch of 
440 Hz. You can tune it with the 

Data

 knob. The tuning affects both voices (lead and bass).

Step button 3: Lead Synth on/off

Disable the internal lead synthesizer e.g. if you use the CV/gate track 1 to control external 
synthesizers.

Step button 4: Bass Synth on/off

Disable the internal bass synthesizer e.g. if you use the CV/gate track 2/3 to control  
external synthesizers.

Step button 5: Sync Clock Divider

Sync clock divider:

•  LED off = divider disabled (24 ticks per 1/4th note = DIN sync), 
•  LED on = Scale (16th, 8th triplets, 32th. etc.).

Step button 6: Mute Group

This function is related to the mute function in Play Mode. If active, both bassdrums are 
muted as soon as you mute on of them.

•  LED off  = function off
•  red 

= BD 1 mutes BD 2

•  green 

= BD 2 mutes BD 1

Step button 7: Clear current Pattern Bank

Press 

Step 7

 twice to clear the currentl active pattern bank. 

Attention, there is no undo function!

Step button 8: MIDI-note send on/off

The sequencer sends out MIDI notes on all tracks.

Step button 9: Start/Stop Impuls/Level

The function toggles between 

•  ”impuls“  = red LED (e.g. Urzwerg, SEQ-01/02) and 
•  ”level“ 

= green LED (e.g. TR-808, Doepfer).

Step button 10: Factory Reset

Sets Tanzbär back to it‘s factory settings. First, the Step button flashes green, Press  

Step 10

 again to confirm the function. Hit 

Select

 to save the factory settings permanently.

This function affects only the global setings, not the pattern memory. User 

patterns will not be overwritten or deleted. If you wish to reload the factory 

patterns, you have to transfer them via MIDI-dump into the Tanzbär. The 

factory patterns can be downloaded from the MFB website.

Summary of Contents for Tanzbar

Page 1: ...User Manual ...

Page 2: ...engine Instruments 14 Record Mode Modes Overview 17 Pattern Programming 18 Synth Tracks 21 Scales and Pattern Lenght 22 Store Pattern 23 Clear Pattern 23 MIDI MIDI Clock 24 Step Output 24 Drum Expander Mode 24 SysEx Data 25 MIDI Controller 25 CV Gate Sync 26 Setup Functions 28 Appendix MIDI Implementation 30 User Manual Content ...

Page 3: ...ro delay of entire track via MIDI controller The following functions can be programmed on each step drum instrument Step on off Accent level Sound setting of current instrument Bend pitch modulation only DB1 BD2 SD toms congas Flam multi trigger flam rolls etc Additional sound parameter on selected instruments The following functions can be programmed on each step CV tracks Step on off output via ...

Page 4: ...l Operation Connections on Backside Power Please connect the 12V DC wall ward here Power up down Tanzb är with the ON OFF switch Please pull the power supply off the wall if you do not use the Tanzbär for longer Please use only the included power supply or one with exact the same specifications no exceptions please MIDI In1 MIDI In 2 MIDI Out Please connect MIDI devices here MIDI keyboards and dru...

Page 5: ...rack Mutes Accent Level for Roll Fnkt Accent Level when triggered Pattern Selection triggers Instruments Enables PLAY MODE see above Press Shift Button to open Sub Functions of Step Buttons A B Roll Flam Shuffle Select Sound Acc Bnd Fill LED aus LED an as above closes Pattern Selection as above closes Pattern Selection as above closes Pattern Selection as above closes Pattern Selection as above en...

Page 6: ...To avoid tempo jumps the tempo change is performed right at the moment when the knob position matches the previous tempo setting As soon as you release the Shift button the new tempo is saved There is no tempo read out on Tanzbär The values range of the knob covers approx 60 BPM to 180 BPM In Play Mode Rec ManTrig LED OFF you cannot only playback existing patterns you can also tweak them live in s...

Page 7: ... be audible when the sequencer is running If you now press a Step Instrument button the corresponding instrument is multi triggered This function is also popular as note repeat The resolution of the triggers can be set to four different values They depend on the Scale setting please refer to page 22 To change the resolution please hold Roll Flam The Step buttons 1 4 start to flash Press one of the...

Page 8: ... tone Tune Pitch Tone Level of attack transients SD Snaredrum Tune Pitch of tone 1 and tone 2 D Tune Detune of tone 2 Snappy Noise level S Decay Decay time of noise signal Tone Blends signals of tone 1 and tone 2 Decay Volume decay time of tone 1 and tone 2 Data Modulation intensity of pitch envelope RS Rimshot Data Pitch CY Cymbal Decay Volume decay time Tone Blends both signals Data Pitch sound ...

Page 9: ...ays have to be tweaked by hand Step Mode Step Mode factory setting allows programming of different sound parameter settings per step Jam Mode Jam Mode is basically the same as Step Mode In contrast to the Step mode you can alter a parameter s value on all steps of an instrument track live and simultanously without changing or leaving the Record mode In Step mode you would first have to select all ...

Page 10: ...The step LED s flash es Turn parameter knob s of the selected instrument here BD1 Press Select to confirm parameter changes step LED s light up continously again To create different sound settings on other steps simply repeat the procedure To save the settings permanently save the edited pattern please see page 23 Copy steps To keep things fast and easy you may copy the settings of one step to oth...

Page 11: ...flam pattern Press again allready active Step s to apply the new flam pattern If you like the result Press Roll Flam to close function Programming Synth resp CV Gate Tracks On tracks CV1 and CV2 3 you can programm note events These notes are sent out via MIDI and Tanzbär s CV gate interface Next to this both tracks play two very simple synthesizer voices They are a good help to monitor the note tr...

Page 12: ...cale setting of 16 To programm the scaling Hold Shift press Scale Step LEDs 1 4 flashing green Press Step 1 4 to select scale Step 1 32th Step 2 16th triplet Step 3 16th Step 4 8th triplet Step flashes orange Press Select to confirm setting Measure Here you can determine the step number of the pattern This function has to be programmed after the scale setting By using step numbers different from t...

Page 13: ...o the instrument Tanzbär automatically switches over to the next instrument BD 2 As soon as all instruments are applied to a MIDI note the Select LED flashes Press Select to con firm and store the data entry and close the function Leave the function without saving the data entry by pressing Shift In this case the setting is only active until Tanzbär is powered down When all drum instruments are ap...

Page 14: ... as inputs or outputs Hold Shift Sync Step 13 Step 13 flashes green Press Step 13 to configure these sockets as inputs or outputs red LED input Press Select to confirm the function Please note If these sockets are configured as inputs Tanzbär will be syn chronised resp slaved to an external clock source The Play button is out of function Clock Divider Tanzbär s clock output features a clock divide...

Page 15: ... to control external synthesizers Step button 4 Bass Synth on off Disable the internal bass synthesizer e g if you use the CV gate track 2 3 to control external synthesizers Step button 5 Sync Clock Divider Sync clock divider LED off divider disabled 24 ticks per 1 4th note DIN sync LED on Scale 16th 8th triplets 32th etc Step button 6 Mute Group This function is related to the mute function in Pl...

Page 16: ...Delay CY 95 0 127 Track Delay OH 96 0 127 Track Delay HH 97 0 127 Track Delay CL 98 0 127 Track Delay CP 99 0 127 Track Delay LTC 100 0 127 Track Delay MTC 101 0 127 Track Delay HTC 102 0 127 Track Delay CB 103 0 127 Track Delay MA 104 0 127 No VALUE 2 0 127 64 0 127 65 0 127 3 0 127 4 0 127 5 0 127 6 0 127 66 0 127 8 0 127 9 0 127 10 0 127 11 0 127 12 0 127 13 0 127 67 0 127 14 0 127 68 0 127 69 ...

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