Arturia MiniBrute User's Manual 38 6 Legal notes
1/8T..... eighth note (triplet), or 6 notes per 2 steps
1/16T .. sixteenth note (triplet), or 12 notes per 2 steps
4.2.7.6 Tempo & Tap
The Tempo knob sets the arpeggiator’s clock rate from 30 bpm to 260 bpm. The
red LED under the knob blinks in sync with the tempo beat.
The Tempo knob acts differently if MiniBrute detects an external MIDI clock on the
MIDI Input or USB connector:
With no external MIDI clock, the Tempo knob acts as expected — its position
sets the general BPM value.
An external MIDI clock deactivates the Tempo knob except at its extremes,
where it acts as a performance-oriented divider/multiplier. Fully counter-
clockwise halves the tempo, while fully clockwise doubles the tempo.
You can also define the tempo empirically with the Tap button, which provides a
“tap tempo” function. It too acts differently if MiniBrute detects an external MIDI
clock on the MIDI Input or USB connector, and works interactively with the Tempo
knob:
With no external MIDI clock, you can set the tempo with a “human touch”
by tapping on the pad at the desired beat. However when playing “live”
with human musicians, you may want to synchronize the synthesizer tempo
accurately with the other players; to do this, hold down the Tap pad. The
Tempo knob switches from absolute to relative mode, so so you can use it to
fine-tune the groove.
With an external MIDI clock, holding down the Tap pad transforms the
Tempo knob into a performance-oriented tempo modifier that ranges from -
100% (divide by 2) to +100% (multiply by 2). The current Tempo knob position
represents the MIDI-defined general tempo; moving the knob increases or
decreases tempo. MIDI clock control resumes if you release the Tap pad, so
the MiniBrute immediately gets back in sync with the general groove.
4.2.8 General controls
4.2.8.1 Keyboard
The MiniBrute keyboard covers a two-octave range, which can be extended using
the Octave Down/Up buttons [4.2.8.3]. The keyboard also provides aftertouch and
velocity control, and can also be used as fully polyphonic MIDI controller for other
devices via the rear panel MIDI out jack [4.3.5].
4.2.8.2 Wheels
The MiniBrute features the two classic control wheels. The Pitch
wheel position defaults to the middle of its range, and returns to its
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