MIDIbox SEQ V4 User Manual

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Table of Contents
MIDIbox SEQ V4 Beginner's Guide 1 .................................................................................................
1. The basics 1 ..................................................................................................................................
1.1. User interface 2 ........................................................................................................................
1.2. Basic concepts 4 .......................................................................................................................
2. Basic settings 5 ............................................................................................................................
2.1. Track EVENT 5 ...........................................................................................................................
2.2. Track LENGTH 12 ......................................................................................................................
2.3. Track DIVIDER and tempo 13 ....................................................................................................
3. Trigger layers and parameter layers 15 ..................................................................................
3.1. Trigger layers 16 .......................................................................................................................
3.3. Drum tracks 26 .........................................................................................................................
4. Entering notes 28 .........................................................................................................................
4.1. The Jam page 28 .......................................................................................................................
4.2. Working on the EDIT page 36 ...................................................................................................
5. Working with patterns and songs 41 ........................................................................................
5.1. Saving a pattern 41 ...................................................................................................................
5.2. Phrase Mode and Song Mode 42 ...............................................................................................
5.3. Copying Patterns 46 ..................................................................................................................
5.4. Measure 47 ...............................................................................................................................
5.5. Guide Track 49 ..........................................................................................................................
5.6. Track selection, Solo and Mute 50 ............................................................................................
6. Some advanced features 52 .......................................................................................................
6.1. Using a bus to control a track 52 ..............................................................................................
6.2. Force To Scale 56 ......................................................................................................................
6.3. Random generator 57 ...............................................................................................................
6.4. Euclidean rhythm generator 58 ................................................................................................
6.5. Mixer maps 59 ..........................................................................................................................
Appendix 1. Customising some button functions 61 ..................................................................
Function buttons F1–F4 61 ...............................................................................................................
Button behaviour (momentary/toggle) 62 ........................................................................................
Appendix 2. Bookmarks 63 .............................................................................................................
Appendix 3. The MIDI Router 64 ....................................................................................................
Appendix 4. MBSEQv4 CC implementation 66 .............................................................................

MIDIbox SEQ V4 Specifications

General

Number of Tracks	16
Resolution	96 PPQN
MIDI Channels	16
MIDI Ports	4
MIDI Outputs	4
MIDI Channels per Output	16
Encoders	16
Buttons	64
Storage	SD Card
Steps per Track	64
CV/Gate Outputs	Available with optional modules
Control Interface	Buttons, Encoders
Display	LCD
Connectivity	MIDI

Summary

1. The basics

User interface

Explains the physical interface, buttons, displays, knobs, and datawheel.

Basic concepts

Organizes information about groups, tracks, patterns, and banks.

2. Basic settings

Track EVENT

Central page for track settings, including type, length, port, and MIDI channel.

Track types

Details different track types (Note, Chord, CC, Drum) and their subtypes.

Track LENGTH

Explains how to set and adjust track length, initialized during track setup.

Track DIVIDER and tempo

Explains how to adjust the tempo (BPM) using specific buttons and knobs.

Divider

Explains changing the divider/timebase value to alter track speed relative to others.

3. Trigger layers and parameter layers

Trigger layers

Explains gate, accent, roll, glide, skip, etc., and their function in triggering events.

Parameter layers

Details layers for notes, velocity, length, roll, etc., and how they affect playback.

Drum tracks

How to use drum tracks, including instrument layers and trigger/parameter layer setup.

4. Entering notes

The Jam page

Page for recording notes and patterns, with settings for step, live, pattern, MIDI, and misc.

MIDI Configuration

Configures MIDI buses, ports, channels, and modes for data routing.

Rec and Fwd

Controls for recording notes and forwarding them to tracks, essential for playback.

Live recording

Captures notes played in real-time via MIDI controller, with quantization options.

Working on the EDIT page

Copy, paste, duplicate, quick-export/import

Tools for managing track data, allowing copying, pasting, and exporting/importing.

Clear, move, scroll, undo

Functions for clearing track data, moving steps, scrolling, and undoing operations.

5. Working with patterns and songs

Saving a pattern

Procedures for saving individual or all active patterns to preserve changes.

Phrase Mode and Song Mode

Explains modes for performance and sequencing, allowing pattern chaining.

Chaining patterns into a song

How to arrange patterns sequentially to create songs, with operations like loops and tempo changes.

Save & Take over Patterns

Function to save patterns and automatically create song positions, aiding song creation.

Measure

Sync to Measure in song mode

Discouraged method for song sync, overridden by Guide Track.

Guide Track

Track selection, Solo and Mute

6. Some advanced features

Using a bus to control a track

Utilizes internal buses to route MIDI data for controlling other tracks' functions like transpose or arpeggios.

The MODE page

Configures track modes (Normal, Transpose, Arpeggiator) for bus control.

Setting up sending and receiving tracks

Details the configuration of both sending and receiving tracks for bus control to function.

Receiving track mode: Transposer

How a track set to Transposer mode receives and applies pitch shifts from a controller.

Force To Scale

Random generator

Euclidean rhythm generator

Euclidean rhythm generator for Drum type tracks

Specific application of ERG for drum tracks, detailing loop length, pulses, and offsets.

Mixer maps

Appendix 1. Customising some button functions

Function buttons F1-F4

Details the default functions and customization of F1-F4 buttons via HW setup file.

Button behaviour (momentary/toggle)

How to configure button behavior as momentary or toggle in the HW setup.

Appendix 2. Bookmarks

Appendix 3. The MIDI Router

Appendix 4. MBSEQv4 CC implementation