Qu-Bit Electronix Bloom, Manual

Page 1: ...Bloom 1 ...

Page 2: ...ition 9 Inversion 10 Reversal 10 Mutation 10 Functional Overview 10 1 Root 10 2 Path 10 3 Branches 11 4 Mutation 11 5 Clock In 12 6 Rate 12 7 Reset 12 8 Channel 12 Module State Recall 13 9 Shift 13 Factory Reset 13 Unmutate 14 10 Step Encoders 14 Length 14 Scale 15 Order 15 Pattern 15 Div Mult 16 Slew 16 Ratchets 17 Notes 17 2 ...

Page 3: ...11 Out 1 18 12 Out 2 18 13 Gate 1 18 14 Gate 2 18 15 Clock Out 19 Calibration Mode 19 3 ...

Page 4: ...erated with the Mutate function Once a T runk sequence is in place fractal transforma tions are only a knob turn away by using the Branch and path controls Each new Branch adds a complete variation to the base sequence and Path determines its passage through the set of recursively generated sub sequences offering a unique take on the melody with each turn of the knob Bring your sequencing to life ...

Page 5: ...Specifications Depth 23mm Width 16HP Current Consumption 12V 82mA 12V 0mA 5V 0mA 5 ...

Page 6: ...of the power distribution lines Plug the connector into the power distribution board of your case keeping in mind that the red band corresponds to negative 12 volts In most systems the negative 12 volt supply line is at the bottom The power cable should be connected to the module with the red band facing the bottom of the module 6 ...

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Page 8: ...he subsequence that follows the trunk will be most closely related to the original sequence This tranformation will be in the form of one of the following modifications which will be described in detail below T ransposition Inversion Reversal Mutation At the end of branch 1 i e the first related subsequence the Path setting is again checked to see if it follows the path up and to the left or up an...

Page 9: ...ive Modifications These are the transformations that are applied within the recursive tree generation T ransposition The previous sequence is transposed up or down by as much as one octave twelve semi tones 9 ...

Page 10: ...e mutated by this transformation Functional Overview 1 Root Sets the root offset of the entire sequence This works separately for each channel The LEDs will display the current octave and note along the trunk sequence The Octave will be indicated by the four center LEDs while the note within the octave will be indicated by the 8 T runk LEDs 1V Octave CV input 1V to 5V added to pot position CV only...

Page 11: ...rple across the branches The LEDs will display the number of branches and their colors when the knob is touched 5V to 5V CV input added to knob position CV only changes the currently selected channel 4 Mutation Controls the amount of variation introduced into the trunk sequence This is a destructive control that replaces the manually programmed sequence T o undo the effects of mutation press Reset...

Page 12: ...ernal clock is shut down and the Clock In jack becomes active 7 Reset Reset input Pressing the button will reset both channels sequences to their first step on the next clock A trigger to the Reset gate input will reset both channels sequences to their first step on the next clock Holding Shift and Pressing Reset will reset the currently selected channel s sequence to its last edited state undoing...

Page 13: ...t knob settings may not be accurate after changing channels The following controls are always global regardless of channel setting Rate All per step and per pattern settings can be edited for each channel together or separately Module State Recall The state of the module is stored every time a new channel is selected so that it will boot up to that state after power down 9 Shift This button allows...

Page 14: ...ed with each encoder You ll note that there are two types of Shift interactions For per pattern settings the setting is affected by holding shift and turning the correspond ing encoder For per step settings holding shift and clicking the corresponding encoder will enter an editor for that setting The per step settings can be adjusted globally by rotating the encoders without clicking This will cha...

Page 15: ...oder The playback order will be indicated by the LEDs in between the encoders Playback orders are in the following order Forward Backward Pendulum Random The LEDs will indicate the selected pattern by illuminating a group of two LEDs from top to bottom Pattern The Bloom can store up to 8 patterns in memory A Pattern can be selected by holding shift and rotating the encoder T o LOAD the selected pa...

Page 16: ... Clock Rate Multiply by 2 Multiply by 3 Multiply by 4 Multiply by 8 Each is represented by one of the eight LEDs in between the encoders When no division or multiplication are selected the two central LEDs will be illuminated Slew Holding shift and clicking the encoder will enter the per step Slew editor When an encoder is touched the eight LEDs in between the encoders will indicate the amount of ...

Page 17: ...uched the eight LEDs in the encoders will indicate the number of ratchets currently set Once a step has been touched further rotations will increase decrease the amount of slew to the next step T o move forward a page press reset T o loop the page that is being edited press channel While looping a page within T une Modes the Channel LED will pulse between the channels color and white T o exit the ...

Page 18: ...6ms triggers to tied The gate lengths other than trigger and tied notes are based on a percentage of the length of the note from 10 to 90 While looping a page within T une Modes the Channel LED will pulse between the channels color and white T o exit the Per Step note editor hold shift and click the Notes encoder 11 Out 1 1V Oct output for channel 1 0 5V output 12 Out 2 1V Oct output for channel 2...

Page 19: ...ments 1 octave The Ratchet and Notes encoders will adjust the calibration scalar for out 1 and out 2 respec tively T o calibrate the outputs to a VCO tune the VCO to either a note or a specific frequency for example A1 or 100Hz Using the Div Mult and Slew encoders you get exact doublings of the frequency or the same note 1 octave up If the output is not an exact doubling adjust the Ratchet control...

Page 20: ...eset again will store the values for OUT 1 turning the Bottom Middle LED Green Pressing Reset again will store the values for OUT 2 and turn the bottom most LED Green T o exit the mode and save these settings between power cycles hold channel for 2 or more seconds and then tap shift 20 ...