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The T-1 Notebook : Reference & Guide
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The T-1 Notebook : Reference & Guide
NOTES
NOTES
Step 3. Creating a Plucky Lead
Track 5 will be the plucky lead sequenced from T-1 and playing to a
desktop FM Synthesizer. This could equally be a DAW. Other melodic
elements will follow.
▌ TRACK 5 - PLUCKY LEAD
1. Select Track 5, Press the fth value button [VB5]. The default mode is
track view, if this is not visible, press [BANK] to select the default ‘home’
track view. Value button 5 will be lit ORANGE ⬛.
2. Ensure the track has 16 Steps. Press (STEPS) to view the value
buttons. All should be lit to indicate 16 steps. The lit steps indicate
number of steps selected. Turn (STEPS) to adjust the number.
3. Press (PULSE) to view how many note events are selected. Active step
note will be lit ORANGE ⬛. Double press to retain the pulse button view.
4. Turn (PULSE) to add or remove the number of steps. The euclidean
sequencer will automatically distribute the number of note event pulses
equally across the total number of steps. Add 5 pulses.
5. Ensure the MIDI Channel on T-1 matches the plucky lead channel on
the destination device. Press (CHANNEL) to view the current track’s
MIDI channel. The selected channel will be lit WHITE ⬛. Turn
(CHANNEL) to change channel. Set to channel 5, [VB5] lit.
6. Press [PLAY] . The play button will ash indicating playback is active.
The plucky lead sound on the connected audio module should be
triggered on the set beats. T-1 will loop the 16 step playback.
Step 4. Creating an Alternate Piano Lead
The piano lead will be a sound that follows the same pattern as the plucky
lead. This can be played as an alternative or layered together.
▌ TRACK 6 - PIANO
1. Select Track 6, Press the sixth value button [VB6]. The default mode is
track view, if this is not visible, press [BANK] to select the default ‘home’
track view. Value button 6 will be lit ORANGE ⬛.
2. Press & Hold [CTRL] + [COPY] + Tap [VB5]. Value button 5 will be lit
GREEN ⬛. This signies the track has been copied.
3. While still holding [CTRL] + [COPY], press [VB6].Value button 6 will
ash GREEN ⬛. This signies the copied track has been pasted. Track 5
has effectively been replicated onto track 6.
4. Ensure the MIDI Channel on T-1 for track 6 matches the piano channel
on the destination device. Press (CHANNEL) to view the current track’s
MIDI channel. The selected channel will be lit WHITE ⬛. Turn
(CHANNEL) to change channel. Value button [VB6] should be lit for
MIDI channel 6.
5. Press [PLAY] . The play button will ash indicating playback is active.
The track sounds on the connected audio modules should be triggered
on the set pulse beats. T-1 will loop the 16 step playback. Track buttons
will ash when a pulse is triggered.
Getting Started
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Getting Started
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