Vermona meloDICER - Basics; The RHYTHM Section; NOTE VALUE; VARIATION

Basics
With your meloDICER set up as described above, you are ready to explore the control elements and the stochastic
engine.
Basically, music consists of two important parts: rhythm and melody. MeloDICER has a set of controls for each
and although the one doesn’t work without the other, we will take a look at them separately. Let’s start with
rhythm.
The RHYTHM Section
The rhythm section has four controls labelled with NOTE VALUE, VARIATION, LEGATO and REST.
With the current settings you will hear 1/16th-notes and two pitches, one octave apart. The pattern length is four
quarter notes. The LEDs around the rotary encoder indicate the position within the pattern with a 1/16-
resolution.
NOTE VALUE
You hear 1/16th-notes, because of NOTE VALUE is set to this value. If you turn it to another value, a different
note length will appear. Play with NOTE VALUE to find out what note values meloDICER offers.
NOTE VALUE is a static parameter without any stochastic aspect. There are no surprises here. It simply sets the
base rhythm. If you are ready, set it to 1/8 and let’s proceed with randomness.
VARIATION
VARIATION randomly brings in other note values, based on the setting of NOTE VALUE. It is turned off at 12
o’clock. From there it can create longer note values by turning it to the left, or shorter note values by turning it to
the right. Always consider that VARIATION directly interacts with NOTE VALUE. Play with both controls to
generate different rhythm patterns.
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