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Mutable Instruments | Yarns
https://mutable-instruments.net/modules/yarns/manual/
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TAP acts as a tap-tempo.
In addition:
In recording mode, START/STOP and TAP enter a tie step (extends the duration of the previous note onto this
step) or a rest (blank step) in the sequence.
Holding the START/STOP button for a few moments latches the arpeggiator (if it is running), or starts and hold a
note. More on that in the Latch and keyboard-free operation section!
YARNS’ ARCHITECTURE: VOICES, PARTS AND LAYOUTS
Three important concepts are used throughout this documentation: voice, part, and layout.
You can think of a voice as a group of CV and Gate outputs working together to convey information about a
single note of music. A traditional monophonic MIDI interface manages only one voice. In its simplest
expression, a voice would need only one CV output (to output the note frequency information), and one Gate
output (to output the note on/off status) - though additional CV and Gate signals can be produced, for
example an extra trigger or a velocity CV.
A part is a group of voices responding to the same MIDI channel. Whenever a note is played on this MIDI
channel, it will be dispatched to one of the voices in the group.
Yarns can handle up to 4 parts, and there are enough CV/Gate outputs for 4 voices. This means that there
are many different ways of getting these to work together! Each of these configurations are called Layouts.
Yarns provides the following layouts:
1M. Monophonic. Yarns offers a single voice of CV/Gate conversion.
2M. Dual monophonic. Yarns provides two independent monophonic voices. The voices are independent in the
sense that they can play different sequences, respond to different MIDI channels, etc.
4M. Quad monophonic. Yarns provides four independent monophonic voices.
2P. Duophonic. Yarns provides a single part made of two voices. The incoming notes are dispatched to these
two voices.
4P. Quadraphonic. Yarns provides a single part made of four voices. The incoming notes are dispatched to these
four voices.
2>. Duophonic with polychaining. Yarns provides a single part made of two voices. However, only the first voice
is handled by Yarns’ CV/Gate outputs. The second voice is simply forwarded as MIDI Note on/off messages the
MIDI out. This allows “ping-pong” play between the modules connected to Yarns and another MIDI instrument.
This can also be used to chain several instances of Yarns to get more CV outputs.
4> and 8>. Quadraphonic and octophonic with polychaining. Yarns provides a single part made of 4 or 8 voices.
Only the first half of the voices are handled by Yarns’ CV/Gate outputs. Notes allocated to the other voices are
forwarded to the MIDI output.
4T. Quad trigger mode. This layout is optimized for controlling percussion patches (for example from MIDI drum
pads, or from a MIDI drum sequencer). It offers 4 parts, each of them listening to a single MIDI note. No control-
voltage is emitted - just a trigger, freeing some outputs to emit additional gate and clock signals.
The layout can be changed by selecting the LA(YOUT) setting, clicking the encoder, selecting a layout in the
list, and clicking the encoder to confirm.
CV/GATE OUTPUTS MAPPINGS
Yarns offers 4 CV outputs and 4 Gate outputs. What do they correspond to? It all depends on the selected
layout!
Single voice Layouts
