MIDI Quantize Combinator
The Thor Polysonic Synthesizer Step sequencer can quantize events that trigger Buffre
or other processes in Reason. When the Reason transport is running, Thor’s Step
Sequencer will only engage at a time division set by the sync rate value. For example,
if sync rate is set to 1/1, the sequencer will start at the beginning of the next measure
after the “Run” button is enabled; or if sync rate is set to 1/4, the sequence begins, in
time with the transport, at the beginning of the next quarter note beat. The following
example demonstrates how to configure Buffre to work with a Thor Quantizer patch.
1. Start with an empty Reason song session, and create a Dr.OctoREX Loop player.
2. On the DrOctoREX, click on the patch browser and load the following patch: Reason Factory
Sound Bank / Dr Octo Rex Patches / Drums / Electronic Drums / -‐Bomb Squad (BSQ) /
Bomb
Squad | Beats 110-‐121 bpm -‐1.drex
3. Click on the Dr.OctoRex Device to set the focus (click on a non control area like the rack
screws or the Jtle graphics).
4. Create a Buffre Beat Repeater. Buffre should be inserted between the Dr.OctoREX outputs
and the mix channel device inputs.
5. Right Click on Buffre, and on the contextual menu, select the item “Combine.” Buffre will
now be nested inside a combinator sub-‐rack.
6. Inside the Combinator sub-‐rack, create a Thor Polysonic Synthesizer. Only the step
sequencer is used, so it’s unnecessary to route audio connecJons.
7. Click on the Thor’s “Show Programmer” buYon, and then reset the patch: Right Click on
Thor and select, “Reset Device”.
8. On the Thor ModulaJon Bus RouJng SecJon, set Mod 1 Source to MIDI Key-‐Gate; Mod 1
Amount to 100; and Mod 1 DesJnaJon to Step Sequencer-‐Trig.
9. Set Mod 2 Source to MIDI Key-‐Note; Mod 2 Amount to 100; and Mod 2 DesJnaJon to Step
Sequencer-‐Transpose.
10. On the Thor Step Sequencer, Set Run Mode to “Repeat”; set the Rate to 1/4; and set Steps
to 1.
11. Next, set the EDIT knob to “Gate Len.” and adjust the step 1 knob unJl the value indicates
100%.
12. Hit the TAB Key to view the rear of the rack.
13. Connect the Thor Step Sequencer Note CV output to the Buffre CV(Loop DuraJon) socket;
and connect the Thor Step Sequencer Gate / Velocity CV output to the Buffre Gate(Trigger
Loop) CV input.
14. Hit the TAB Key to return to the front of the rack, and set Buffre Mode to 3: Current Mode.
15. On the Sequencer Track List, Click on the “Combinator 1” track to select it.
16. Press Play on the Sequencer Transport, and start playing notes in the range of D1 to F3 to
trigger the beat repeater.
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