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Pattern Playback

Each track has memory for 4 patterns of 32 steps maximum.  There are 3 memory banks - read on to learn how to switch memory banks.

Track Cue

The CUE buttons are used to mute / un-mute the tracks during playback.  

When a track is muted, its CUE LED is dark.  But its patterns continue to count in the 
background, preserving the position of the downbeat.

Use the CUE buttons to insert drop-outs, fills, or to add white space or silent sections to your 
compositions.

While a track is muted, you can hold the Keys to make its patterns play momentarily.

Jump cut 

Tap a Key while the sequencer is playing.  It immediately switches to the newly selected 
pattern.

In           mode, the Keys switch between stored patterns, with options:

Cued transition

Hold LOOP while tapping a Key.  The sequencer will play to the end of the currently 
active pattern, then switch automatically at the end of the bar.

Sticky patterns

(Pattern layering)

Hold PLAY while tapping a Key.  The LED above it ickers while it is Sticky.
You can toggle Sticky status On/Off for each Key.

Notes of Sticky patterns are sounded in the blank steps of the active pattern. 

Sticky patterns remain selected even if you switch active patterns or use Pattern Chain. 

Momentary play

Mute a track by pressing its CUE button so its CUE LED goes dark.  Now you can tap 
the Keys to play the patterns, but playback will only be heard while a Key is held down.

You can use the Tuners to transpose the pitch of a pattern at any time, even if the pattern is not actively playing.
All of the patterns are counting in the background, so you can jump cut between them without losing the position of the down beat.

Sticky patterns cancel

All Sticky patterns are cancelled when you press STOP.
To cancel them without stopping the transport, hold PLAY and tap STOP. 

Summary of Contents for Grendel 2TAC

Page 1: ...2 Track Analog Control For CV Gate Music Synthesizers Rare Waves LLC RAREWAVES NET...

Page 2: ...ure In this case you can produce sequences that contain more than 4 pitches Sequencing You can easily create chains of patterns that play as a loop allowing simple song structures But 2TAC does not ha...

Page 3: ...Keypad Key I Key II Key III Key IV CV Gate Outputs Tuners 0V Gate Off 5V Gate On 1V octave 0 5V Range Gate Out V Oct Out...

Page 4: ...ulse per step 5V rising edge triggered CLK OUT CLK IN Only when Transport is Playing Also acts as Clock Thru 5V Gate or Pulse Pauses transport and resets sequencer RESET OUT RESET IN Transmitted when...

Page 5: ...Mode Switch Metronome Click Track Function Buttons...

Page 6: ...rs to adjust the pitches of Track 1 s Keys The Keypad and Tuners control CV Gate output on Track 2 The Key LEDs light up with the sequenced notes on Track 2 Press the Keys to play Track 2 s CV Gate ou...

Page 7: ...s of 1 semitone equal temperament or 0 083 volts The pitches of the notes in your sequenced patterns can be adjusted with the Tuners rotary encoders above the Keys 2TAC has a tuning range of about 5 o...

Page 8: ...make its V OCT outputs go beyond the range of 0 to 5 volts so if you apply large transpositions to a pattern the melodic relationship between its notes will be affected Normally its suggested to keep...

Page 9: ...the end of the currently active pattern then switch automatically at the end of the bar Sticky patterns Pattern layering Hold PLAY while tapping a Key The LED above it ickers while it is Sticky You c...

Page 10: ...utomatically shuts off when you press the Stop button The metronome s rate can be set to divide the clock by 1 2 3 or 4 The default on power up is divide by 4 or quarter note beats if the clock input...

Page 11: ...ase The sequencer will play to the end of the currently active pattern then switch automatically at the end of the bar Pattern Chain Single play Hold LOOP while tapping a sequence of Keys When LOOP is...

Page 12: ...al programmed loop length Clear Temp Loop Point on Track 2 While the transport is playing hold LOOP and STOP while tapping CUE2 Track 2 s pattern returns to its original programmed loop length You can...

Page 13: ...ng a Key tapping the CUE1 button shifts all events in the pattern to the left Each tap of the CUE2 button shifts all events in the pattern to the right by one step This is useful if you want to re ali...

Page 14: ...he pattern s loop point is reached providing an audible reference point If a Pattern Chain is active Real Time Edit will affect all the patterns in the chain as they appear during playback Results can...

Page 15: ...navigation Jump to Step 1 Press Stop Navigation Tap CUE1 to move back one step Tap CUE2 to move forward one step Trigger events are shown by a momentary LED Gate events have a steady LED The Audible I...

Page 16: ...PLAY and Key I Key II or Key III simultaneously The display ickers and all data in the selected bank is replaced with randomly generated note events random pattern lengths and random tuning settings M...

Page 17: ...D 1 7 Audition the pitches of the Keys by playing the keypad and adjusting the tuners according to the melody you have in mind 8 Next set the pattern s loop length see above to match your new idea 9 U...

Page 18: ...1 or CUE2 to loop the track s pattern Clear temporary loop point Hold STOP while tapping CUE1 or CUE2 While transport is playing hold the LOOP button down then While holding LOOP button down until LED...

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