1. getting started
power-up
insert two fresh AAA batteries.
pay attention to plus and minus
poles.
set clock
set time by turning knob A for
hours and knob B for minutes.
press any key to confirm and exit.
alarm clock
press sound + pattern. set alarm
clock by turning A for hours and B
for minutes. (disable by turning
knob A all the way down.) press
any key 1-16 to set pattern for the
alarm. to stop alarm press any key.
reset clock
reset the clock by removing the
batteries and start over.
2. play
select pattern
hold pattern and press any key
from 1-16 to select pattern.
blinking led indicates active pattern.
play
press play to start playing.
press play again to stop.
sequencer
a pattern consists of 16 steps.
3. making a beat
select sound
hold sound and press any key
from 1-16 to select sound.
create
ensure rec symbol is lit on screen.
to enter/exit rec mode, press write.
enter sound/notes in grid. active
steps will be lit. press play to listen
to your pattern.
4. tweak the sound
adding e
ff
ects
while playing, hold FX and press
any key 1-16 to add e
ff
ects. to
record e
ff
ects, first enter rec mode
with write button (ensure rec
symbol is lit). to clear e
ff
ects, hold
FX in rec mode without pressing
any other key.
1. half rate
2. distortion
3. squash
4. echo fade
5. pitch LFO
6. EQ sweep
7. mega morph
8. pitch bend up
9. punch
10. 6/8 quantise
11. beat-repeat
12. beat-repeat faster
13. FM
14. granular
15. reverse
16. bouncing ball
parameter locking
hold write while turning knobs to
write sound parameter changes
over time. or when in write mode,
hold individual step and turn knob
to adjust parameter.
accent
to accentuate beats, press acc +
1-16 when in play mode. to
program accentuated steps, press
acc + 1-16 when in rec mode.
5. swing
hold bpm and turn A to adjust the
swing.
6. tempo
press bpm to switch tempo. the
bpm will be displayed in the upper
right corner of the screen.
HIP HOP (80 bpm)
DISCO (120 bpm)
TECHNO (140 bpm)
hold bpm and turn B to fine-tune
tempo (from 60 to 240 bpm).
7. volume
hold bpm and press any key 1-16
to adjust master volume.
8. live record
while playing, hold write and press
any key 1-16 to punch in notes.
notes will be quantized along with
current swing setting. release write
when finished.
9. step multiplier
press and hold any key 1-16 to
select step while pressing bpm to
insert a re-trig on that step.
press bpm mulitple times to switch
between 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 or 8 multiplier.
10. making a song
(pattern chaining)
copy pattern
hold write + pattern and press
1-16 to paste the active pattern to
the corresponding new slot.
clear pattern
press acc + pattern to clear the
active pattern.
chain pattern
press and hold pattern and select
which patterns 1-16 to chain by
pressing the corresponding key
1-16. up to 64 patterns can be
chained.
one pattern can be selected
multiple times. example 1,1,1,4
plays pattern 1 three times then
moves on to pattern 4. after last
pattern is played the sequence will
start over again.
11. data
transfer data
ensure receiving unit is in ‘receive’
mode. press and hold write + sound
to transfer data to receiving unit.
receive data
via microphone: press and hold
acc + sound to enter receive mode.
place mic on receiving unit close
to speaker on transferring unit.
send data from transferring unit.
via line in: insert 3.5mm cable
from transferring unit to receiving
unit. press and hold acc + sound
to enter receive mode. send data
from transferring unit”
12. sync multiple units
connect a standard stereo audio
cable between the units. the
master unit will control the tempo
of the slave unit. hold acc and
press bpm on master unit to
toggle sync modes. press
repeatedly to toggle between
di
ff
erent modes displayed in the
upper right corner of the screen.
press play on slave unit to wait for
master clock sync. press play on
master to start.
sync modes
there are 5 sync modes. default
mode is SY0.
when sync is used the signal will
be split between audio (right) and
sync (left).
sync scenarios
example A
chain:
PO-12 PO-14 PO-32
setting: SY1
SY5
SY4
example B
chain:
external
PO-32
setting: volca
SY2
iphone
computer
synckontrol
example C
chain:
ext.
PO-20 PO-32
setting:
SY3
SY4
example D
chain:
PO-32 ext. (split cable)
setting: SY1
PO-32 tonic
manual
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