1. Press it once to play the arpeggiator. (It stops when notes are released.)
2. Press it twice, or press HOLD and ARP, to hold the arpeggio. (It continues when notes are released.) The arpeggiator rate is set by
the TEMPO/GATE LENGTH knob. The order in which the arpeggiator notes are played has 8 options, and this can be changed by
pressing either <KYBD or STEP> when the arpeggiator is playing. The LOCATION LED shows the current order
1. UP 1 5. UP 2 (+ 1 Oct)
2. DOWN 1 6. DOWN 2 (+ 1 Oct)
3. DOWN and UP 7. UP 3 (- 1 Oct)
4. RANDOM 8. DOWN 3 (- 1 Oct)
ACCENT
If you are playing the keyboard, the accent is automatically triggered when the velocity exceeds the threshold. (This accent velocity
threshold can be adjusted, or this feature disabled, using the Synth Tool APP).
To use accent while playing, press the ACCENT switch:
1. Press and hold to play the note with accent status. (It stops when the switch is released.)
2. Press it twice to play and hold the accent status. (The LED flashes slowly.)
NOTE PRIORITY
If more than one note is played at the same time, the note which is played (the note priority) depends on the setting of the slide
switch in the ENVELOPE section:
GATE+TRIG: the Last note is played
GATE or LFO: the Lowest note is played.
SEQUENCER
The sequencer allows you to program up to 32 steps of notes and rests, and to save them as a pattern. Up to 64 patterns can be
recorded, saved, and recalled in 8 banks of 8 patterns. The sequencer has two modes of operation:
KEYBOARD mode, where you can create and store a pattern, and STEP mode, where you can interact while composing a pattern.
Details of the Sequencer operation are shown on page 16 and 36.
FIRMWARE UPDATE
The Synth Tool App is available as a free download from the MS-1 product page of our website: behringer.com.
The latest file can be downloaded and stored on your computer, and then used to update the MS-1 if required.
HAVE FUN
The MS-1 has various Gate and CV inputs and outputs that allow for further experimentation and expansion to other MS-1 units and
modular synthesizer equipment. With all these controls, the possibilities for musical creativity are endless. We hope that you will
enjoy your new MS-1.
OVERVIEW
The following details show some of the basic operation of the sequencer. You can create a short pattern of 2 or 3 steps, before trying
more complex patterns. Adjust a single parameter at a time, such as gate length, ratchet, accent, glide, rest, tie, or swing, and then listen
to its effect during playback.
It will help to choose a simple setting for the synthesizer, such as only one source, and no modulation of the VCO or VCF.
The length of the step notes can be adjusted using the procedure shown on page 24.
RECORDING A SIMPLE PATTERN
1. Press SHIFT and <KYBD to select the keyboard
2. Initialise the current pattern by pressing SHIFT, RESET, and PATTERN at the same This will delete any previous steps of the
current pattern.
3. Press REC, and the STEP 1 switch LED will begin flashing, indicating this is the current step about to be added and (If you cannot
select REC, then repeat step 1.)
4. Press any note on the keyboard, or a rest as shown
5. To enter a rest instead of a note, press the HOLD/REST When a rest is added, the LOCATOR LED 8 will light.
6. Press further The next STEP switch LED will be flashing after each note or rest has been added.
7. The gate length of a step can be adjusted using the TEMPO/GATE LENGTH The LOCATOR LEDs will turn red, showing the gate
length from 1 to 8. If set to 8, this creates a tie with the next step. If the next step is the same note, this creates a longer note, as the
2 steps are tied.
8. To create a “Ratchet,” hold SHIFT, and turn the GLIDE control. The locator LEDs will show the number of ratchets from 1 to 4, in
yellow. For example, with a setting of 4, the single step is split into 4 equal parts. When a ratchet is applied, the LOCATION LED 6
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