Cyclone Analogic Beat Bot TT-78, Operation Manual

Page 1: ...English Version 0 9 9 2016...

Page 2: ...nds include a deep bass drum resonant bongos and eclectic instruments like a guiro and clave These drum machines provide intuitive tools for creating and performing your own rhythms By applying the te...

Page 3: ...ormance Features 26 Lesson 11 Mix Control 27 Lesson 12 Nuance Auto Variation 28 Lesson 13 Pattern Management 31 Lesson 14 Advanced Pattern Editing 33 Lesson 15 Working with Clips 35 Lesson 16 Kits 37...

Page 4: ...Track Instrument switch Position Drum Drone Instrument Beat Bot Instrument 1 Bass Drum BD Bass Drum BD 2 Snare Drum SD Snare Drum SD 3 Low Tom LT Low Bongo LB Low Conga LC 4 High Tom LT High Bongo HB...

Page 5: ...on the front panel depending on the context The expression X Y means press one button within the range of X to Y to make a selection The Sequencer The sequencer is mentioned often in this manual The s...

Page 6: ...output of one instrument or a submix of instruments so that you can isolate them for external processing or mixing When a cable is inserted into an Instrument Output jack that instrument will be remo...

Page 7: ...is manual Pattern Write Create and modify patterns Pattern Play Play patterns safely without editing or saving functions Track Play Play tracks Tracks are a sequence of patterns Track Write Create and...

Page 8: ...16 Used to select patterns enter step data when editing a pattern or to access features when pressed with FUNC or TIME ACCENT Assigns step accent effects when editing a pattern FLAM Assigns step flam...

Page 9: ...ch pattern slots are filled and which are currently selected The currently selected pattern or patterns is shown with a brightly blinking indicator Pattern slots that are filled but not selected are s...

Page 10: ...in Lesson 13 by pressing CLEAR 1 This initializes the pattern to an empty 16 step pattern with a 16th note time scale see Lesson 9 to learn about time scales 6 Press START STOP to run the sequencer Y...

Page 11: ...et which steps are on or off for a particular instrument Let s add another instrument to this pattern using a technique called Tap Entry 1 With the sequencer still running switch the Track Instrument...

Page 12: ...ne of the steps are active for the snare drum 2 Now use TAP to enter a new snare drum rhythm 3 If you re not happy with the result you can manually adjust each step by pressing any of the buttons as y...

Page 13: ...e Accent control Flam The Flam modifier adds a flam effect to the step which simulates a drummer striking an instrument with both drum sticks but at slightly different times The time gap between the f...

Page 14: ...hat have the current modifier applied are shown in the modifier s color Pressing a button will toggle the modifier for that step If the step is off pressing its button will turn the step on and apply...

Page 15: ...rhythm 1 3 5 6 8 11 13 15 and 16 5 Press ACCENT to enter accent programming mode Press 1 5 13 and 15 to add accent to those steps The buttons for these steps will show a red color These steps will so...

Page 16: ...l display the timbre options for the instrument that is currently selected by the Track Instrument switch The brightly lit button shows the current instrument timbre Dimly lit buttons show the other a...

Page 17: ...Cowbell TB GU Tambourine Guiro Some Beat Bot behaviors depend on which of the two available instruments is selected The Instrument Selection menu may be accessed in any Mode by pressing FUNC INST Pres...

Page 18: ...e and start the sequencer 2 Set the Instrument Track switch to CL CB to edit the Clave and Cowbell instruments 3 Press 1 once to set step 1 to play the Clave Do the same for steps 4 and 7 The buttons...

Page 19: ...n the Track Instrument switch then turn the Tone knob The Tone knob s effect on each instrument s sound is described below Drum Drone Instrument Tone Control Effect Bass Drum BD Tuning Snare Drum SD S...

Page 20: ...acas MA Decay Time Guiro GU Pitch Tambourine TB Decay Time For positions on the Beat Bot s Track Instrument switch with multiple instruments the Tone knob controls the Tone property of Instrument A by...

Page 21: ...ow is an illustration of each pattern s elements Editing Fills Fills are programmed and edited using the same methods as the normal pattern Follow these steps to program a Fill for one of your pattern...

Page 22: ...Fill Playing Fills Fills can be triggered in several ways While a pattern is playing in Pattern Play mode press FILL to instruct the sequencer to schedule the Fill variation to be played next instead...

Page 23: ...16th note This is the default time scale for new patterns 2 32nd note Each pattern step represents one 32nd note This means the pattern is played back twice as fast as with the 16th note time scale 3...

Page 24: ...huffle or swing when playing patterns The Shuffle Amount setting is applied to the playback of all patterns The lowest Shuffle Amount setting corresponds to no shuffle To set the Shuffle Amount press...

Page 25: ...y This sequence will repeat with the Fill playing every 4th bar Press FUNC to exit the Auto Fill menu When Auto Fill is active the FILL LED will be flashing Press CLEAR in the Auto Fill menu to turn A...

Page 26: ...ment within a pattern or to all instruments Press or hold ACCENT FLAM and or ROLL to add these effects to the currently selected instrument whenever that instrument is triggered by the sequencer Add o...

Page 27: ...uments that are muted are dimly lit The LEDs blink in white when the corresponding instrument plays Press any of these buttons to toggle its mix state Press FUNC to exit the menu On the TT 78 Beat Bot...

Page 28: ...to the tempo so if you are sequencing your drum machine externally be sure to send it a MIDI clock signal The Nuance menu is accessed by pressing FUNC NUANCE while in any mode The Nuance feature will...

Page 29: ...le Square One eighth note 16 White Random Each instrument trigger has a random tone value Tip There are actually nine Cycle Lengths available for each Nuance Shape The additional four Cycle Lengths ca...

Page 30: ...he Low Tom LT or Low Conga Low Bongo LC LB with the Track Instrument switch 4 Press FUNC NUANCE to enter the Nuance menu 5 Set the depth of the Nuance effect to the maximum value by setting the Tone k...

Page 31: ...d Paste a Pattern Select the pattern that you want to copy by pressing its button Press FUNC COPY to copy the pattern to the clipboard Select the destination pattern number then press FUNC PASTE After...

Page 32: ...f four 16 step patterns into a single 64 step pattern This can be done using the Merge Copy Paste function Select the range of patterns you wish to merge then press FUNC COPY to copy them to the clipb...

Page 33: ...ent and or page and press FUNC PASTE to paste it The source instrument s step settings and Accent Flam Roll modifiers will be applied to the destination Global Accents The Drum Drone supports individu...

Page 34: ...nroll This function lengthens a pattern and clones its existing content into the newly added steps For example you can use this function to extend a 16 step pattern into a 32 step pattern without manu...

Page 35: ...Pattern Write mode Select a pattern to modify or choose a new empty pattern 2 Press START STOP to start the sequencer 3 Set the Track Instrument switch to the Bass Drum BD 4 Press FUNC CLIPS to enter...

Page 36: ...to that slot The button will change to bright red to indicate that the new Clip was saved Notes about Clips Here are some other things to know about working with Clips Clips may be any length up to 6...

Page 37: ...s see Lesson 12 Kits are stored and recalled through the Kits menu which can be accessed at any time by pressing FUNC KITS The display shows which slots contain saved Kits You can do any of the follow...

Page 38: ...tons Up to 16 bars can be displayed at one time and therefore a track may span multiple pages Cycle through the pages using PAGE or hold PAGE and select a page s corresponding button to jump to that p...

Page 39: ...olor of the pattern is assigned to each bar Pattern Selection View This view is similar to that of Pattern Play mode and allows you to select a pattern to assign to one or more bars of the track To pr...

Page 40: ...n press FILL to assign the Fill variation to this bar The Fill LED will light up when you have selected one or more bars that have the Fill property assigned 8 Now repeat steps 3 through 7 for bars 5...

Page 41: ...With the sequencer stopped set the Mode switch to Track Play and set the Track Instrument switch to track 1 Press START STOP and your track will loop continuously You can perform any of the following...

Page 42: ...using a computer Connect the drum machine s MIDI OUT port to the MIDI IN port of your MIDI interface or another instrument Set the MIDI Out Thru switch on the rear panel to the OUT position Your drum...

Page 43: ...kes Your drum machine responds to Continuous Controller CC messages for adjusting the Tone values of each of its instruments There is at least one dedicated CC for each instrument Your drum machine re...

Page 44: ...ignore all received MIDI note and CC data press CLEAR when setting the MIDI IN channel instead of selecting a MIDI channel All the channel LEDs will be dim when the MIDI input channel is cleared to s...

Page 45: ...py and paste functions that are normally used for pattern manipulation will now apply between the machines To clone patterns select one or more pattern s P1 through P16 on the source drum machine and...

Page 46: ...RezOSDrum v1 0 which displays a red LEDs fade in with white blinking LEDs Backing up and Restoring Patterns and Tracks via MIDI It s recommended to periodically make a computer backup of your drum mac...

Page 47: ...drum machine Connect the cables as shown below Download and install the Cyclone Studio app for PC or Mac and get the most recent firmware update file from the Cyclone Analogic web site 3 Run the Cyclo...

Page 48: ...ircuit and allow to air dry If a spill has contaminated the unit you should contact your retailer or Cyclone Analogic for service AC Adapter and Power Only use the supplied power adapter Using a lower...

Page 49: ...he Output jack Check that the main Volume and each instrument s Level control are turned up The sound is only in the left or right channel Use the Phones jack for amplified stereo sound though the mix...

Page 50: ...6 Set Flam Time TIME FLAM Tap Tempo TIME TAP PATTERN WRITE MODE Sequencer Running Edit Instrument Accent Steps ACCENT Edit Global Accent Steps FUNC ACCENT Edit Instrument Flam Steps FLAM Edit Instrume...

Page 51: ...form Accent Flam Roll ACCENT FLAM ROLL Global Accent Flam Roll FUNC ACCENT FLAM ROLL Set Pattern Time Scale TIME 1 4 TRACK WRITE MODE Toggle Bar Pattern View TAP Copy Bar s FUNC COPY Paste Bar s FUNC...

Page 52: ...O O O O Bass Drum BD Snare Drum SD Low Tom LT High Tom HT Cymbal CY Open Hi hat OH Closed Hi hat CH Closed Open Hi hat Rim Shot RS Hand Clap CP Velocity Note On Note Off V 64 Normal 127 Accent V 0 V...

Page 53: ...O O 0 31 O O O O O 0 31 O O O O BD Nuance Amount BD Gate Mute SD Tone SD Nuance Shape SD Nuance Amount SD Gate Mute LT Tone LT Nuance Shape LT Nuance Amount LT Gate Mute LT Tone HT Nuance Shape HT Nua...

Page 54: ...ape RS Nuance Amount RS Gate Mute CP Tone CP Nuance Shape CP Nuance Amount CP Gate Mute Program Change X X System Exclusive O O Pattern backup Firmware updates System Common Song Pos Song Sel Tune Req...

Page 55: ...Drum BD Snare Drum SD Low Conga LC High Conga HC Low Bongo LB High Bongo HB Hi hat HH Cymbal CY Tambourine TB Cowbell CB Clave CL Maracas MA Guiro GU short Guiro GU long Velocity Note On Note Off V 64...

Page 56: ...0 31 O O O O 0 31 O O O O 0 31 BD Nuance Shape BD Nuance Amount BD Gate Mute SD Tone SD Nuance Shape SD Nuance Amount SD Gate Mute LC Tone LB Tone LC LB Nuance Shape LC LB Nuance Amount LC LB Gate Mut...

Page 57: ...t MA Gate Mute TB Tone GU Tone TB GU Nuance Shape TB GU Nuance Amount TB GU Gate Mute Program Change X X System Exclusive O O Pattern backup Firmware updates System Common Song Pos Song Sel Tune Req X...

Page 58: ...your investment Please take a quick moment to locate your serial number located on the rear panel of your drum machine near the Phones jack Cycle Analogic Drum Drone or Beat Bot Serial Number ________...

Page 59: ...ally void your warranty and risk damage to the device Your Drum Drone or Beat Bot comes with a one 1 year warranty free from manufacturer defects The warranty does not cover accidental damages RezOSDr...