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USER GUIDE
Social Entrop
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Table of Contents
Main Page
Table of Contents
5
Background
12
Concepts
13
Diagram Conventions
14
The Basics
16
What's in the Box
17
Front Panel
18
Rear Panel
19
Physical Specifications
19
Sequencer Basics
20
Tracks
20
Songs
24
Functions
25
Quick Start
27
Connections
27
Connecting MIDI
27
Connecting Audio
27
Connecting Power
27
Select a Track
28
Create a Pattern
28
Modify a Pattern
29
Create Snapshots
29
Create a Song
30
Reference Guide
32
Starting and Stopping the Sequencer
33
MIDI Continue
34
MIDI Panic
35
Selecting Tracks
36
Tracks
36
Selecting Patterns and Pattern Chains for a Track
38
Selecting Patterns Using MIDI
40
Clearing a Track
41
Clear Track Settings
42
Clearing Track Patterns to a Specific Type
42
Copying a Track
43
Pasting a Track
43
Muting Tracks
44
Soloing Tracks
45
Unsoloing Tracks
45
Function Mode
46
Setting the Track MIDI Channel
47
MIDI Effects
48
Velocity Offset
48
Gate Offset
49
Delay Offset
49
Note Repeat
50
Note Repeat - Poly Mode
51
Note Repeat Decay
52
Track Utility Mode
53
Setting Track Knob MIDI Channel/Port
54
Configuring Track Knobs
55
Using MIDI Controllers
56
Using Track Modulators
57
Using MIDI Notes
58
Pattern Bank and Program Change Messages
59
Set Fixed Velocities
62
Setting the Accent Velocity
62
Setting the Normal Velocity
63
Setting the Ghost Velocity
64
System Exclusive Dumps
65
Synth1/Synth2: Transposing Tracks Using MIDI
66
Synth1/Synth2: Setting Step Pitch Using MIDI
67
Track Quantization
68
CV/Gate Output Modes
69
Setting CV/Gate Mode
70
Disable/Enable Track CV Slide
71
CV Tuning Offset
72
Force to Scale
73
Selecting the Root Note
74
Selecting the Scale Preset
75
Setting the User Scale
76
Saving the User Scale
76
Patterns
77
Pattern Types
77
Changing Pattern Types
78
Rest Mode
79
Adaptive Record Mode
80
Setting up for Adaptive Record
80
Initiating Adaptive Record
80
Ending Adaptive Record
81
Replace Record Mode
82
Pause Record Mode
83
Time Mode
84
Setting Pattern Length
85
Extending a Pattern
86
Copying a Pattern Section
87
Pasting a Pattern Section
87
Clearing a Pattern Section
88
Transposing a Pattern Section
88
Setting Pattern Time Scale
89
Setting Pattern Shuffle
91
Skipping Pattern Steps
92
Realign a Pattern
93
Tempo Lock
94
Tap Tempo
94
Increment/Decrement Tempo
95
Drum Type Patterns
96
Selecting Drum Instruments
96
All Accent
97
No Accent
98
Live Drum Instrument Rest
99
All Repeat
100
No Repeat
100
Programming Drum Type Patterns
101
Grid Programming
101
Adding or Removing a Trigger
101
Changing Trigger Velocity
102
Setting Note Repeat
103
Setting Step Delay
103
Realtime Recording
104
Realtime Record Accent, Repeat, Rest
105
Step Recording
106
Muting Drum Instruments
108
Soloing Drum Instruments
109
Unsoloing Drum Instruments
109
Drum Rolls
110
Changing the Drum Roll Resolution
111
Latching Drum Rolls
112
Recording a Drum Roll
113
Drum Learn Mode
114
Synth Type Patterns
115
Programming a Synth Type Pattern
115
Grid Programming
116
Adding or Removing a Step Event
117
Synth1: Polyphonic Programming
118
Synth1: Selecting the Pitch Slot to Program
118
Synth2: Polyphonic Programming
119
Synth2: Selecting the Note Lane to Program
119
Changing Step Pitches
120
Synth1: Quickly Entering Multiple Pitches
122
Synth1: Transposing Polyphonic Steps
123
Setting Step Length
124
Fine Tuning Gate Length
125
Synth1: Adding Slide
126
Setting Note Repeat
126
Setting Velocity or Accent
127
Synth1: Setting Step Delay
128
Realtime Recording
129
Quantization
129
Step Recording
130
Transposing Synth Patterns
133
All Accent
135
No Accent
135
Synth1: All Slide
136
Synth1: no Slide
136
All Repeat
137
No Repeat
137
Realtime Record Transpose, Accent, Slide, Note Repeat
138
Realtime Arpeggiator
139
Synth1 and Synth2 Arpeggiator Differences
139
Changing the Arpeggio Play Mode
140
Arpeggio Play Mode: Pattern
141
Changing the Arpeggio Variation
142
Changing the Arpeggio Octaves
143
Latching the Arpeggiator
144
Recording an Arpeggio
145
Chord Memory
146
Control Type Patterns
147
Selecting Controllers
147
Programming a Control Type Pattern
148
Grid Programming
148
Adding or Removing a Control Event
149
Changing a Control Value
150
Control Slide
151
Realtime Recording
152
Step Recording
153
Muting Individual Controllers
155
Soloing Individual Controllers
156
Unsoloing Controllers
156
Lfo Mode
157
Changing the Lfo Shape
158
Changing the Lfo Speed
159
Changing the Lfo Modulation Depth
160
Changing the Lfo Phase
161
Lfo Slide
162
Latching the Lfo
163
Recording an Lfo
164
Step Functions
165
Drum/Ctrl: Operating on All Instruments
165
Step Rotate
166
Step Clear
166
Step Copy
167
Step Paste
168
Synth1/Synth2: Step Length
168
Pattern Functions
169
Drum/Control: Operating on All Instruments
169
Synth: Apply Transpose
170
Pattern Rotate
171
Pattern Clear
172
Pattern Copy
172
Pattern Paste
173
Pattern Randomize
174
Randomize Value
174
Randomize Gate
175
Synth1/Synth2: Randomization Pitches
175
Synth1/Synth2: Pitch Range Bias
176
Synth1: Slide Randomization
176
Drum/Ctrl: Instrument Exclude
177
Executing Randomization
178
Pattern Direction
179
Probability Direction
181
Snapshots
182
Creating Snapshots
184
Snapshot Record
185
Snapshot Paste
186
Recalling Snapshots
188
Clearing Snapshots
189
Snapshot Function Mode
190
Snapshot Utility Mode
191
Snapshot Recall Settings
192
Track MIDI Port/Channel Recall
192
Track MIDI Effects Recall
192
Transpose Inst Mute Recall
193
Track Mute Recall
193
Snapshot Tempo Recall
194
Songs
195
Playing Songs
195
Entering Song Play Mode
195
Selecting Songs
196
Creating Song Chains
196
Song Location Shortcuts
197
Starting from a Specific Song Step
198
Recording Songs
199
Realtime Song Record
199
Pause Record Realtime Song
200
Song Step Record
201
Selecting Current Song Step
202
Setting Song Step Repeats
203
Assigning Snapshots to Song Steps
204
Setting the Last Song Step
204
Song Functions
205
Clearing a Song
205
Copying a Song
206
Pasting a Song
206
Global Config
207
Setting Knob Channels
208
Setting Knob Controller Numbers
209
Dump Machine State
210
CV Expansion Mode
211
CV Mode: 8 Tracks
212
CV Mode: 4 Tracks
213
CV Mode: 1 Track
215
CV Mode: 6 Controls and Clocks
218
Setting Input MIDI Channel
219
Enabling MIDI Thru
220
Enabling MIDI Program Change Receive
222
Sync Source
223
Specifying the Sync Source
223
Specifying the Din Rate
224
Din Continue
225
Sending MIDI Clock
226
Format All Patterns
227
Usb MIDI
228
Dimming Leds
229
Checking os Version
230
Master Track
231
MIDI Output Overload
232
Support for Elektron Turbomidi
233
Updating Firmware
234
Machine Wipe
236
Factory Reset
237
CV Gate Output Expansion
238
Installing the CV Expansion Board
238
Enabling the CV Expansion Board
240
Selecting the CV Mode
241
CV Converter Mode
242
Enabling CV Converter Mode
242
Ending CV Converter Mode
243
Monophonic/Polyphonic Conversion
243
Setting Conversion MIDI Channels
244
Enabling Hardware Slide
245
CV/Gate Output Mode
246
MIDI Routing Diagram
247
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Social Entropy Engine Specifications
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Social Entropy
Model
Engine
Category
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Language
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