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All six channels have an independent looping 
capability. At all times, Chaos is keeping the last 
32 steps memorized.

To start a loop, press the white 

loop button

 once 

[1]. The value bar and the 

input  assign  [2]

 LED 

will turn blue. Chaos is now in a loop that reflects 

everything that happened in the last steps.
 
The loop length can be changed by holding down 
the 

loop button

 and by rotating the encoder, the 

number of steps will be shown as 8 yellow dots on 
the value bar. 

Four pages of 8 steps, are then used to show the 
steps and the 9th and 10th LED will indicate wich 
page you are in. 

• 

When Both OFF,  first page (step 1-8). 

• 

9th LED ORANGE , second page (step 9-16), 

• 

10th LED ORANGE,  third page (step 17-24). 

• 

both LEDs RED, step (25-32). 

Press the 

loop button

 again to exit from this mode.

Keep  in  mind  that  every  change  of  parameter 
made  before  looping  will  be  recorded  and  then 
played back. In this way even time changes can 
be looped!

Whether Chaos is in loop mode or not, the 
recorded sequence can be altered by holding the 

loop button together with one of the five modifier 

buttons.

It is important to note that channel loop modifier 
values  are  dependent from the  random  modifier 
values of the same channel:

• 

The loop’s 

probability

  modifier  works  within 

the 

probability

 percentage of the channel’s 

original probability value. That is to say that 
if the channel’s original 

probability

 is at 70%, 

that will be the loop’s 

probability

 maximum 

value

• 

The loop’s 

width

 will increase or decrease the 

lenght  of  the  original  random  width  value.      
On the ten LED bar  the original value is placed 
at the center and if rotating to to the left  it will 
decrese its lenght. Viceceversa when going 
to the right it will increase untill the maximum 
is reached.

• 

The loop’s 

time

 modifier works as a multiplier/

divider of the channel’s original random time 
value

8. Looping

1

2

• 

The loop’s 

voltage window

 modifier value works 

similarly to probability, and therefore can only be 
decreased from its original non-looped value

• 

The loop’s 

ground transpose

 value works similarly 

to 

width

, and therefore can be increased or 

increased from its original non-looped value 
keeping the two central LEDs as reference point 
to the original value.

To reset loop values to their original state hold the 

loop  button

, and then double tap on the 

memory 

access button

.  This way you can easily transpose a 

loop or modify its timing and return to the initial loop 
settings in a moment.

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Summary of Contents for CLANK

Page 1: ...Chaos manual v 1 1...

Page 2: ...ync 6 2 Probabilty 6 3 Width 6 4 Racheting 6 5 Time 6 6 Tap tempo p 9 6 7 Swing Voltage control p 10 7 1 Voltage window 7 2 Ground transpose 7 3 CV IN Ground transpose 7 4 Slewing 7 5 Scale Quantizati...

Page 3: ...ter how challenging it proved to be That s why we hope you ll enjoy it as much as we did when creating it Finally a special thanks goes to Our families partners and friends for the support Samuele Nig...

Page 4: ...h channel there s the option of using the internal random generator or sampling an external incoming voltage Individual channel looping capability 60 save and recall slots with no lag also under CV co...

Page 5: ...0 C degrees In case of long exposure to unwanted temperatures let the device rest at an acceptable temperature for at least 30 minutes or until cooled down before powering up The front panel may warm...

Page 6: ...it will display the current channel s CV output value This LED system is meant to be a minimal yet effective way to control what is happening on all the CVs and gates of each channel Everything is und...

Page 7: ...ed to their default values 5 3 Copy Paste To copy all the channel settings hit the Memory access button 4 once The corresponding LED will light up and all the informations will be copied into the memo...

Page 8: ...ppen The range of value is from 0 to 100 If you re using channel 1 as the master clock changing its probability will affect its gate output but not the master clock data stream Turn it to zero will al...

Page 9: ...value beetween each gate is 500ms 120bpm while time range goes from 10ms to 10 seconds Inthefirstwindow inwhite everyLED corresponds to 100ms each step By reaching the upper limit you will enter a se...

Page 10: ...V to a higher base level Counting how many dark LEDs from the right will indicate the new transposed ground level When not quantized every encoder dent will increase the ground voltage by a semitone 1...

Page 11: ...hen sampling an external voltage all the voltage modifiers and quantizing modes will work the same as with random voltages In this way precise melodic lines can be edited or created from an LFO or env...

Page 12: ...odifier values are dependent from the random modifier values of the same channel The loop s probability modifier works within the probability percentage of the channel s original probability value Tha...

Page 13: ...hole random generation 8 2 Loop direction When in loop mode the direction of the recorded sequence can be inverted on the fly To access this function hold the loop button if the sequence is running fo...

Page 14: ...y value when chaos is activated When a channel s general entropy is changed it assigns that value to every modifier equally When you need help starting a new part Chaos function can quickly suggest in...

Page 15: ...will be saved as is Saving and recalling non looped channels is really useful for modulation or the recreation of a mood based on recorded parameters rather than exact sequences 10 1 CVin slot recall...

Page 16: ...M32CubeProgrammer file compatible with your device Please note that to download the software you will have to have an st com account or leave your name and email address There are no fees to register...

Page 17: ...l need to sign up for an account on Silicon Labs as they do not provide Linux downloads without actual account creation There are no fees to register and download Click in the link in the previous Mac...

Page 18: ...can t add yourself back into sudo I did this one time and I just simply had to wipe my computer do a fresh install I do not recommend it Writing the Firmware Open the STM32CubeProgrammer application...

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