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This is the end of the quick start guide, from here on we go through a

complete in-depth function by function description and theory of the

Trigger Riot, so lets get started:

Manual conventions:  Buttons are in 

Bold

 and I/O Jacks are in 

Bold Italics

Text in single quotes (‘ ‘) denotes what is shown on the display.

 

Overview:

The Trigger Riot is an innovative trigger sequencer never seen before,

therefore learning to use it might take a while and require an understanding of the

internals. In this manual we will go through all of the different modes of operation

and the way they interact with each other so you can get a real understanding of

how deep this machine is.  The concept is very simple to understand, the TR

generates or takes in a clock signal, each of the knobs can be used as one or

both of the following to generate streams of triggers and gates at the outputs:

Programmable Clock Divider (divider)

Clock sequencer (steps)

Once those are set, then a set of clock manipulator “effects” can be applied to the

streams of triggers/gates. These effects are:

Likelihood of trigger output (probability) 

Trigger stream whole clock offset (clock shift)

Trigger stream fractional clock offset (time shift)

Trigger stream multiplication fractional clock extractor (speed)

Pulse width modulator (pulse width)

 

The Trigger Riot is a highly accurate clock source: it has 8 outputs, each can

have up to 4 clock divisions and each of these divisions can be assigned a

probability of triggering, clock shifting, time shifting, fractional clock multiplication,

and pulse width.  Additionally, each output has 4 steps that do not repeat like a

division.

 

 

  

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Summary of Contents for Trigger Riot

Page 1: ...Trigger Riot User Guide...

Page 2: ...te trigger input should work Lets get straight to the fun part MUTE SEL A MUTE SEL1 MUTE SEL2 MUTE SEL3 MUTE SEL4 MUTE SEL B MUTE SEL C MUTE SEL D HOLD ON POWER UP TO LOAD USB Trigger Riot A 1 2 3 B C...

Page 3: ...Tiptop Audio L E V E L SNAPPY ACCENT SD OUT GATE IN ACCENT IN SD808 TONE Tipt p A u d i o A D S VC A GATE RETRIG SHOOT Z4000 VC EG OUT R S D R ATK ATTENUVERTER DEVIATER VC SLOPE Z3000 Z2040 MIX Turn...

Page 4: ...rt for Cycle END use the master knob to set the cycle endpoint to 68 Press again on BPM CYCLE button the display will show CYCS short for Cycle Start use the master knob to set it to 4 You have just s...

Page 5: ...i o loop start end MASTER KNOB CYCLE BUTTON DECAY ACCENT BD OUT GATE IN ACCENT IN TONE Tiptop Audio L E V E L BD808 Tiptop Audio L E V E L SNAPPY ACCENT SD OUT GATE IN ACCENT IN SD808 TONE MIX PRESET...

Page 6: ...09 hats909 MIX 3 7 4 8 11 12 MODES MODE SELECT BUTTON Lets start again by connecting OUT 1 to BD808 OUT 2 to SD808 and lets patch OUT 3 to Open Hi Hats 909 Lets press and hold RST CLR button to make s...

Page 7: ...W 3 DECAY ACCENT BD OUT GATE IN ACCENT IN TONE Tiptop Audio L E V E L BD808 Tiptop Audio L E V E L SNAPPY ACCENT SD OUT GATE IN ACCENT IN SD808 TONE T U N E FM modulation source RAW CH GATE OH GATE FM...

Page 8: ...when triggering drum sounds as it allows you to set triggers with long division yet not have overlaps that might mute off other triggers The lower drawing shows how the pulses look with pulse width s...

Page 9: ...as saved in matrix mode from previous patch examples As you can see each mode either Matrix or Independent has eight banks holding four presets each that you can save to Not bad eh MUTE SEL A MUTE SEL...

Page 10: ...R generates or takes in a clock signal each of the knobs can be used as one or both of the following to generate streams of triggers and gates at the outputs Programmable Clock Divider divider Clock s...

Page 11: ...s the division by fractions of a clock 7 Pulse Width duty cycle of the trigger gate from 0 to 100 PRESETS Four presets for both Matrix and Independent modes for a total of 16 memories in four banks Pr...

Page 12: ...a division of 4 fire immediately on reset This allows alignment with other devices like x0x style sequencers Note After a timeout the knob returns to setting Tempo in BPM Whatever was set is saved ST...

Page 13: ...t row or column then hold down the Clear button till display says CLr MATRIX INDEPENDENT This selects between the default Matrix mode MAtr where the rows and columns interact with each other and Indep...

Page 14: ...OUT CLOCKS 16TH This clock is the most common among analog sequencers A clock is sent or received every 1 16th note Reset In Out is a single pulse for resetting the count DIN DIN Sync Sync 24 is only...

Page 15: ...Riot defaults to counting from 1 to 2 32 over 4 billion so that extremely long patterns can evolve like 71 181 252 for example It is possible to constrain the internal counter to produce more succinc...

Page 16: ...rnal source to trigger the Reset In make sure the value of Step is less than the reset time or it will not fire Steps can also be manually entered using Tap Step mode Hold the Tap Tempo button until t...

Page 17: ...ift Time shift moves a trigger in time by very small increments which are a fraction of the clock rate of a division and is great for adding swing and off the grid timings The values are in degrees fr...

Page 18: ...high count 24 to 29 low 30 to 31 Note Pulse Width is additive so longer divisions with large pulse widths may block shorter divisions from firing The pulse width is a great tool for creating rhythmic...

Page 19: ...to achieve this and is the recommended method for synchronizing multiple Trigger Riots Multiple devices are connected using a special ribbon cable on the back of the module This connection carries clo...

Page 20: ...ke control and become the new Boss at any giving time even while playing by holding the BOSS button until BOSS displayed on the screen The new Slaves with show SYNC This feature allows you to control...

Page 21: ...put the Clock and Reset audio tracks to separate outputs on the audio interface Increase the level until the signals reach about 3dBFS 3 decibels below full scale digital to ensure a high enough level...

Page 22: ...lug the thumb drive into the USB socket on the back of the Trigger Riot press and hold the lower right button MUTE SEL D and turn the power on The Clock Shift light will blink to indicate a new code i...

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