Shift + Prev : Reset All
Hold Shift + Prev and the Vector will reset all internal sequences
(including sub-sequences) to step 1 when crossing the next barline.
Copy & Paste
You can copy a preset from one ‘slot’ to another: Hold Edit and press
Select, to copy the Preset. Then move to the other Preset using one of
the white keys on the mini-keyboard. Hold Edit and press Skip to
paste the Preset. You can also copy and paste Presets between Parts,
as long as the destination Part has the same sequence type (MONO,
CHORD, DRUM
) and size (16, 32, 64) as the source Part.
Use Edit + Skip to insert a Preset. This combination will duplicate the
current Preset to the next preset slot, while moving all the following
Presets out of the way.
Those same key combinations also work for Scenes: Use Edit +
Select to copy the currently selected Scene, then Edit + Skip to paste
it to a new location. You can also use Edit + Skip to insert a blank
Scene.
Shift+Twist
Holding the Shift key while turning an encoder will usually allow you to
jump quickly around the range of values available. For pitch values, it
increases or decreases the pitch by one octave. For values like gate
and velocity, it jumps between low, medium and high values. When
naming Parts and Projects, Shift+Twist will jump between vowels, the
number 0, the symbol + and a space character. Shift+Twist is especially
helpful for assigning the output of trigger jacks, which have a very wide
range of parameters.
Warm Reboot
Press and hold Encoder 9 for 5 seconds to restart the Vector. This is very
handy for getting into and out of disk mode without having to power cycle
your entire system.
Disk Mode
Hold Shift while starting up and the Vector will run in Disk Mode. Then
connect the Vector to a computer via USB to access the contents of the
SD card without having to remove the Vector from your case.
Presets for Skip, Mute, Select
This is a very esoteric trick, but one that is great for live performance,
once you are comfortable with the key combinations. For each Part, you
can store a set of steps as muted, skiped or selected, then recall them at
will. Start in any ‘step edit’ mode (Pitch, Gate, etc) with some steps
skipped, muted, or selected. Use Shift + Cue + (Skip/Mute/Select) to
save the preset, then Cue + (Skip/Mute/Select) to recall it. You can
also use Edit + (Skip/Mute/Select) to ‘invert’ the currently skipped /
muted / selected steps.
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Follow On-The-Fly
Hold Cue & push Encoder 9 to turn Follow mode on and off. When
follow is active the Vector display will follow the current step of a
sequence as it plays.
External Resets & Triggers
The Reset jack and triggers T1 - T6 on the Jack Expander can be used
to reset individual Parts. First, on the ROUTING page in GLOBALS, set the
mode for the jack to be EXT. Then, on the Seq Ctl page for the Part, set
Reset to EXT (for the Reset jack) or T1 - T6 for jacks on the Expander.
The T1 - T6 triggers on the Jack Expander can be used to manually step
a sequence from an external source. Set the mode for the trigger to EXT,
then on the Seq Ctl page for a Part, set the Rate Mode to T1 - T6.
The Vector will use the Rate setting to estimate gate lengths. When
using RC24, CR/1 or Cr/1 sync modes, triggers 5 & 6 on the Expander
can only be used as outputs.
Firmware Updates
To find the latest firmware updates, visit http://vector.five12.com.
• Download and un-zip the Vector firmware file (VECTOR.BIN.zip).
• Press and hold the Shift button while powering up the Vector to enter
USB Disk mode.
• Use a USB ‘A to B’ cable to connect the Vector to your computer. After a
few seconds, the SD Card for the Vector will show up as a new disk.
• Unzip VECTOR.BIN.zip. On a Mac, the Finder may do that automatical-
ly. Do not double-click on VECTOR.BIN, which the Finder will try to
de-compress into something not useful.
• Make sure the filename is exactly VECTOR.BIN, and copy it to the root
directory of Vector’s SD Card – Delete or move any previous
VECTOR.BIN firmware files.
• Now is also a good time to backup your Vector's PROJECT directory.
• Unmount/Eject the Vector’s SD Card from your computer, and power off
your eurorack system.
• Hold down the Rec button on the Vector while powering up your system.
• Press Next to load the new Firmware, which takes about 20 seconds.
• Verify the Firmware is the correct version in Globals -- first page, 2nd
OLED, top-left corner.
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