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Saving, Copying, and Clearing 

 

Saving 

 

To save patterns or global settings: 

1.

 

Press and hold 

Shift

, and then press 

Step Switch 16 (Save)

. Its 

Step Indicator

 will flash 

green. 

2.

 

Release 

Step Switch 16 (Save)

, but keep holding 

Shift

. (To cancel and exit the saving 

process at any time, release 

Shift

.) 

3.

 

Turn the 

Tempo

 knob to select what you want to save: all patterns and global settings 

(All)

, the current pattern only 

(One)

, or the global settings only 

(Glo)

Important:

 Global settings include the tempo, the 

MIDI Out/Thru

 setting, and the 

Sync

 

setting. 

4.

 

Press 

Step Switch 16 (Save)

, and then release 

Shift

.  

 
 

Copying 

 

Important:

 Copying does not save a pattern. To retain the copied pattern, you must save it, as 

well. 

 

To copy the current pattern: 

1.

 

Press and hold 

Shift

, and then press 

Step Switch 14 (Copy)

. The 

Step Indicator

 for the 

current pattern will flash green. The 

Step Indicators

 for non-empty patterns will flash 

amber. The 

Step Indicators

 for empty patterns will be unlit. 

2.

 

Release 

Step Switch 14 (Copy)

, but keep holding 

Shift

3.

 

Press the 

Step Switch

 with the same number as the “destination” pattern (the pattern you 

want to copy to). The pattern will copy and load the destination pattern. After that, release 

Shift

To cancel, press the 

Step Switch

 with the same number as the current pattern (its 

Step 

Indicator

 is flashing green), and then release 

Shift

 
 

Clearing 

 

Important:

 Clearing does not save a pattern. To retain the empty pattern, you must save it, as 

well. 

 

To clear the current pattern: 

1.

 

Press and hold 

Shift

, and then press 

Step Switch 15 (Clear)

. Its 

Step Indicator

 will flash 

green.  

2.

 

Press 

Step Switch 15 (Clear)

 again. 

3.

 

Release both buttons. 

 
 
 

Содержание Tom Cat

Страница 1: ...User Guide English 2 10 Guía del usuario Español 11 19 Guide d utilisation Français 20 28 Guida per l uso Italiano 29 37 Benutzerhandbuch Deutsch 38 46 Appendix English 47 ...

Страница 2: ...atibility information etc and product registration For additional product support Quick Start Connection Diagram Important After powering Tom Cat on let it warm up before using it Its tuning can be affected by the temperature Items not listed in Box Contents are sold separately Power Computer External MIDI Device e g rack synth sequencer etc Audio interface mixer etc MIDI Keyboard ...

Страница 3: ... hold Shift to access their secondary functions Tom Oct Use these buttons to shift the disco toms keyboard the Step Switches in Record Performance Mode one octave up or down 1 4 1 8 1 16 1 32 Use these buttons to select the pattern s time division i e the note value of each Step Switch When holding Shift the Step Indicator above the current time division will be lit Triplet Press this button activ...

Страница 4: ...arn more While selecting a pattern the red Step Indicator shows which pattern is currently selected See About Patterns to learn more In Record Performance Mode or Record Off Mode they show the current position in the Sequence 7 Pads Press these pads to perform the following functions In Record Step Mode press a pad to show and edit that voice in the Step Switches See Record Step Mode to learn more...

Страница 5: ...pitch At the beginning of the disco tom sound the pitch envelope bends the pitch upward or downward and then back to the original pitch This Env Decay knob helps you create a shorter more aggressive and percussive sound or a longer more resonant descending boom sound 9 Mute Solo Press and hold this button to mute specific voices in the sequencer s playback Press a pad to mute or unmute its voice U...

Страница 6: ... warm up before using it Its tuning can be affected by the temperature 3 Cable Restraint You can secure a cable to this restraint to prevent it from accidentally unplugging 4 Kensington Lock Slot You may use this Kensington lock slot to secure Tom Cat to a table or other surface 5 USB Port Use a standard USB cable to connect this port to an available USB port on your computer This connection lets ...

Страница 7: ...om Cat can receive Gate messages with time divisions of 1 8 or 1 16 only o 1 8 Two pulses will advance playback by one step o 1 16 One pulse will advance playback by one step Note Unlike normal MIDI messages Gate messages contain Note On messages only no CC messages Note Off messages etc Because of this the Gate messages Tom Cat receives are simplified Tom Cat s Gate Trig Out will mimic its Gate T...

Страница 8: ...dit see below To play a fill followed by a sequence press the Fill button during playback The fill that plays will be determined by 1 the state of the Seq Variation button and 2 which sequence is currently playing Important When a fill plays playback will switch from the current sequence to the fill without automatically resetting to Step 1 For example if you press Fill while the sequence is curre...

Страница 9: ...is played You can set this in two different ways To edit a single step s velocity press and hold the Velocity button and then press the desired Step Switch to cycle between the available velocities low green medium amber high red and off unlit To select the default Step Switch velocity press the Velocity button to cycle through the available default velocities low green medium amber and high red T...

Страница 10: ...nt pattern 1 Press and hold Shift and then press Step Switch 14 Copy The Step Indicator for the current pattern will flash green The Step Indicators for non empty patterns will flash amber The Step Indicators for empty patterns will be unlit 2 Release Step Switch 14 Copy but keep holding Shift 3 Press the Step Switch with the same number as the destination pattern the pattern you want to copy to T...

Страница 11: ...1 1 4 6 35mm TRS main output TS compatible 1 1 4 6 35mm TRS headphones output 1 1 8 3 5mm TS gate trigger input 0 12 V max 5 V recommended 1 1 8 3 5mm TS gate trigger output 5 V pulse 1 5 pin MIDI input 1 5 pin MIDI output through 1 USB port Power 12 V 2 A center positive power adapter included Dimensions width x depth x height 12 4 x 8 7 x 2 0 31 5 cm x 22 1 cm x 5 1 cm Weight 4 6 lbs 2 1 kg Trad...

Страница 12: ...Manual Version 1 0 ...

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