SOMA Pulsar 23, User Manual

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PULSAR • 23 USER MANUAL
BLOCK REC.CONT (RECORDER CONTROL)
This is the looper/recorder control unit. It consists of three multi-function
sensors: L, M, BANK,
L M
sensors
— allow you to set the velocity of recorded or played notes.
L (low) — lowest velocity.
M (middle) — medium velocity.
L + M (high) — simultaneous pressing will cause maximum velocity.
In REC mode, the L M sensors let you set the volume of notes recorded by the ADD sensor.
If neither L nor M are pressed, the recording velocity is maximum.
In PLAY mode, the L M sensors let you set the volume of notes played by the ADD sensor
and modify the volume of notes recorded in the LR.
BANK
sensor in combination with the ADD or DEL sensors
— switches the LR banks.
Each of the four LR channels is also associated with one of the four banks of loops.
To switch bank: while holding BANK, press ADD or DEL of the desired channel.
The activated bank is indicated by a lit yellow LED.
It is possible to partially or fully copy the contents of banks into each other. To do this, hold
BANK and press ADD + DEL of the channel you want to copy to. The bank will switch over
while copying the contents of the previous bank to the selected bank. Copying occurs on
the fly, i.e. without stopping playback and does not interrupt the play process.
Сopying will be performed only on those channels where the recording mode is turned on.
Copying occurs exactly as long as the combination of three buttons is held. If you need to
copy the entire loop, you must hold this combination for at least the length of the entire
loop of the looper. You can also copy the loop partially, holding the combination only for the
desired fragment. This allows you to mix fragments from different banks. When copying,
the previous contents of the bank are erased.
BANK + L
(stop)
— stops the LR.
BANK + M (start) + one of the ADD or DEL sensors — starts or restarts the LR from the
specified position. The LR loop is divided into 8 equal parts. Each part is associated with
one of the 8 ADD and DEL sensors. By pressing BANK + M and the desired sensor, you can
start the loop from that section. If LR is already running, it will restart from the specified
position. This allows for non-integer measures and changing rhythmic patterns.
BANK + L + M + one of the sensors (ADD or DEL) of the desired LR channel — will
quantize the content of the channel to 16 notes. The LR will stop when this operation is
performed. To start it again, use the start function. For the quantize function to work cor-
rectly, please make sure that the LR is aligned with the clock dividers!! To do this, press the
RST button on the CLOCK module before recording, and\or connect the LRST pin to the
0.25 output of the clock divider, and use a metronome during the recording!