Song Mode ...................................................................................... 43
5.3.1 Pattern to song while playing (and vice versa) ..... 44
Live Performance Tools: Pattern Recall ...................... 44
5.4.1 Full pattern recall ........................................................................ 44
5.4.2 Pattern Mix ...................................................................................... 45
Mute ..................................................................................................... 45
5.5.1 Mute Track ....................................................................................... 45
5.5.2 Mute Channel ................................................................................ 45
Hold ...................................................................................................... 45
6 Advanced Editing ....................................................................... 46
Composition Mode .................................................................... 46
Use an External CV/Gate Keyboard ............................... 46
Store Pattern: Last Played or Last Full ......................... 46
Rotate Pattern .............................................................................. 47
Cloning ............................................................................................... 47
6.5.1 Clone a Stage ................................................................................. 47
6.5.2 Clone a Structure ........................................................................ 48
6.5.2.1 Clone a Layer.................................................................................. 48
6.5.2.2 Layer Cross-Cloning .................................................................. 48
6.5.2.3 Clone a Pattern ............................................................................ 48
6.5.2.4 Clone a Track.................................................................................. 48
Quick Track Initialization ....................................................... 49
Quick Song Initialization ....................................................... 49
7 External Controls......................................................................... 49
Clock Input ...................................................................................... 49
Auxiliary Trig/Gate Input ........................................................ 49
7.2.1 Reset .................................................................................................... 49
7.2.2 Run ........................................................................................................ 49
External CV ...................................................................................... 49
7.3.1 Pitch Shift ......................................................................................... 50
7.3.2 Root Shift .......................................................................................... 50
7.3.3 Gate Shift .......................................................................................... 50
7.3.4 Stage Shift........................................................................................ 50
7.3.5 Vari Shift (Variation Shift) ...................................................... 50
7.3.6 Pattern Shift ................................................................................... 51
7.3.7 Phase Shift ....................................................................................... 51
8 Additional Operations ............................................................. 51
Select CV Mode (Raw or Pitch) ......................................... 51
CV Range .......................................................................................... 52
Gate Width % ................................................................................. 52
Swing ................................................................................................... 52
Current Stage Data ................................................................... 52
9 Playing in Tune ............................................................................. 53
Root & Scale – Dynamic Quantization ......................... 53
Microtonalities .............................................................................. 53
Custom Scales............................................................................... 54
Set the Reference Note .......................................................... 55
Custom Temperaments......................................................... 55
9.5.1 Absolute or Relative Temperaments ............................ 55
LED Pitch Tables ......................................................................... 56
10 Additional Maintenance ........................................................ 58
Remove / Insert the SD Card .............................................. 58
10.1.1 Remove the SD Card ................................................................ 58
10.1.2 Insert the SD Card ...................................................................... 58
Analog Trimming ........................................................................ 58
Project Management and Backups .............................. 58
Firmware Update ....................................................................... 58
11 CHARTS .............................................................................................. 59
Project Menu ................................................................................. 59
Track Menu...................................................................................... 59
Project Hierarchy ........................................................................ 60
12 Scale Tables..................................................................................... 61
13 Change Log .................................................................................... 68
BRENSO ............................................................................................ 69
1 Philosophy, Design and Signal Flow ............................. 70
2 Frequency ........................................................................................ 70
Oscillators ......................................................................................... 70
2.1.1 Fine and Coarse Tuning ......................................................... 70
2.1.2 Coarse Frequency Lock .......................................................... 70
2.1.3 V/oct and Integrator ................................................................. 71
Frequency Modulation ........................................................... 71
2.2.1 FM Routing ..................................................................................... 72
Sync ...................................................................................................... 72
2.3.1 Lock ...................................................................................................... 73
2.3.2 Flip Sync ............................................................................................ 73
3 Timbre ................................................................................................ 73
Triangle Shaper ............................................................................ 73
Pulse Shaper .................................................................................. 74
3.2.1 Pulse-Width Modulation (PWM) ..................................... 74
3.2.2 Waveshaper ................................................................................... 74
Wavefolder ...................................................................................... 74
3.3.1 Sources .............................................................................................. 75
3.3.2 Folding ............................................................................................... 75
3.3.3 Symmetry ........................................................................................ 75
3.3.4 Ping ...................................................................................................... 75
Timbre Modulation Bus ......................................................... 76
4 Amplitude ........................................................................................ 76
Amplitude Modulation and Ring Modulation ....... 76
5 Trimmers .......................................................................................... 77
Accessible Trimmers ................................................................ 77
5.1.1 Coarse Frequency ...................................................................... 77
5.1.2 Sine Wave Symmetry .............................................................. 77
5.1.3 Sawtooth Wave Symmetry ................................................. 77
5.1.4 Exponential FM Zero ................................................................ 77
5.1.5 Triangle Waveshaper Shape............................................... 77
5.1.6 Wavefolder Symmetry ............................................................ 77
5.1.7 Four-Quadrant Multiplier ..................................................... 77
5.1.8 Comparator .................................................................................... 77
Non-Accessible Trimmers .................................................... 77
5.2.1 Gain ...................................................................................................... 78
5.2.2 Base ...................................................................................................... 78
5.2.3 Symmetry ........................................................................................ 78
6 Simple Signal Flow .................................................................... 78
333 ...................................................................................................... 79
1 Design ................................................................................................ 79
321 ...................................................................................................... 80
1 Design ................................................................................................ 80
TECHNICAL DETAILS .................................................................... 81
1 Flow Charts ..................................................................................... 81
CGM ...................................................................................................... 81
SAPÈL .................................................................................................. 82
333 ....................................................................................................... 83
321 ....................................................................................................... 83
2 CGM CREATIVE MIXER VCA CURVES ........................... 84
3 FUMANA TRANSFER FUNCTION ..................................... 85
SPECIFICATIONS ............................................................................ 86
1 CGM − Creative mixer .............................................................. 86
2 SAPÈL .................................................................................................. 86
3 FALISTRI ............................................................................................ 87
4 FUMANA ........................................................................................... 88
5 USTA..................................................................................................... 88
6 BRENSO ............................................................................................ 89
7 333 ....................................................................................................... 89
8 321 ....................................................................................................... 89
WHAT’S IN THE BOX ..................................................................... 90
LIST OF REVISIONS ....................................................................... 91