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SCATTER

SET

Parameter

Value

Explanation

POS

EXT,
PC,
TRACK1–8,
MIXOUT

Selects the position at which Scatter is
inserted.

EXT:

Input from the EXT IN jacks

PC:

Input from the USB PC-IN port

TRACK 1-8:

Output of tracks 1–8

MIXOUT:

Before the compressor

SPLIT

1/1, 1/2, 1/3, 1/4,
1/5, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8,
1/9, 1/10, 1/11,
1/12, 1/13, 1/14,
1/15, 1/16

Specifies the width of the divisions when
dividing the clip.
For example,
if

SCALE:

1/16,

LENGTH:

16, and

MEASURE:

1, then

SPLIT: 1/16

sixteenth notes

SPLIT: 1/12

eighth note triplets

SPLIT: 1/8

eighth notes

* Step numbers beyond the number of divisions

specified by SPLIT are ignored.

LOOP-HOLD

OFF, ON

This lets you loop the playback while
holding the audio that is loaded into Scatter.
If you change the tempo, the playback
speed and pitch will change simultaneously.

SCALE

1/8, 1/16, 1/32,
1/4T, 1/8T, 1/16T

Specifies the beat that is the basis of the
measure.

LENGTH

1–16

Specifies the basic number of beats (SCALE)
in a measure.

MEASURE

1–8

Specifies the number of measures used by
Scatter.

Detailed Editing

You can edit the effect individually for each pad and step.

1 .

Hold down the

[SHIFT] button

and press the

PAD MODE

[SCATTER] button

The SCATTER menu appears.

2 .

Press the

[ENTER] button

to select the item that you want to

edit .

* Step cannot be edited if pads are assigned to steps.
* When you edit a step, the step is lit red.

Editing a step/pad

You can use the [C1]–[C4] knobs to edit the parameters shown in
the screen.

SETTING

Parameter

Value

Explanation

COLOR

Specifies the pad color.

* This setting is only for PAD.

SEQ

Default,
1–16

Specifies the timing of playback.

* This setting is only for STEP.

MASK

OFF, ON

Specifies whether playback of another step
will overlap during playback.
If you raise Size or Hold to extend the
playback time of the step, and do not want
it to overlap the playback of another step,
you can turn this ON so that the step whose
timing overlaps is muted.
However, the step for which this is turned
ON is not muted.

*1 ORANGE, YELLOW, GREEN, BLUE, PURPLE, PINK, WHITE, SKYBLUE, P.YELLOW,

P.BLUE, P.PINK, L.RED, L.ORANGE, L.YELLOW, L.GREEN, P.GREEN, L.SKYBLUE,
L.BLUE, L.PURPLE

REVERSE

Parameter

Value

Explanation

SIZE

1–16

Specifies the range of steps to which the
effect is applied.

MUTE

OFF, ON

Mutes the sound.

REVERSE

OFF, ON

Plays in reverse.

RETRIG

Parameter

Value

Explanation

RETRIG

1–32

Repeatedly plays the sound for the specified
number of times within the range of steps
specified by SIZE.

RETRIG GLD

1/32–OFF–32, Inf

Gradually applies change to the sound
specified by Retrig.
This is effective when you want the glitch
effect to change over time.
You can also produce change over a longer
time by raising Hold.
By setting this in the opposite direction than
a paired parameter, you can create large
change.

HOLD

OFF, x1 - x16

Repeatedly plays the range of steps specified
by SIZE for the specified number of times.
If this is OFF, playback continues to the end
of the steps available, regardless of the step
range.

PITCH

Parameter

Value

Explanation

PIT CHRM

(PITCH CHRM)

-24 (-2oct)
0 (Original)
+24 (+2oct)

Specifies the pitch in semitone units.

PIT FINE

(PITCH FINE)

-100cent–0cent–
+100cent

Finely adjusts the pitch.