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  3. Octone Pitch and Gate Sequencer

Qu-bit Octone Pitch and Gate Sequencer User manual

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Octone
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Description
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Table of Contents
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Installation
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3-!!3-!
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Specications
Format: 345'<
Depth:/4=<1>
Max Current: ?3-@A3/3$
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General Functions Overview
1. Step One Gate Out:
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2. Step One Gate Enable Button:
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gate out. %gate out 
%gate out$
!
3. Step One Pitch Control:
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4. Step Two Gate Out:
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5. Step Two Gate Enable Button:
+E
gate out. %gate out
%gate out$
!
6. Step Two Pitch Control:

,0!
7. Step Three Gate Out:
%!
4@34@
8. Step Three Gate Enable Button:
+E
gate out. %gate out
%gate out
$!
9. Step Three Pitch Control:

,0!
10. Step Four Gate Out:
%!
4@34@
2
11. Step Four Gate Enable Button:
+E
gate out. %gate out
%gate out$
!
12. Step Four Pitch Control:

,0!
13. Step Five Pitch Control:
 !
,0!
14. Step Five Gate Enable Button:
+ !E
gate out. %gate out
!%gate out !$
!
15. Step Five Gate Out:
%! !
4@34@
16. Step Six Pitch Control:
&
,0!
17. Step Six Gate Enable Button:
+&E
gate out. %gate out 
&%gate out&$
!
18. Step Six Gate Out:
%!&
4@34@
19. Step Seven Pitch Control:
!
,0!
20. Step Seven Gate Enable Button:
+!E
gate out. %gate out 
!%gate out
!$!

B
21. Step Seven Gate Out:
%!!
4@34@
22. Step Eight Pitch Control:

,0!
23. Step Eight Gate Enable Button:
+E
gate out. %gate out 
%gate out$
!
24. Step Eight Gate Out:
%!
4@34@
25. Clk In:
'&<
-0@
26. Reset Gate In:
reset
-0@
27. Reset Button:
+!E
%reset buttongate output
 @7$
28. Sequence Mode Toggle:

%=fwd>
%=rnd>
%=pend>
29. Scale Selection Button:
+!&
30. Scale Selection Indicator:
% F'97
%F'9)G=%>
%F'9)G
%F'9)
% F'95)
%&F'9(
%F'9
C
31: Pitch Out:
%
,4@H0@
32. Glide:
!!pitch out
33. Gate Out:
%E
4@34@
34. Gate Out LED:
F'9gate out.
%&<
35. Mode Toggle:
E
% =std>
!
%,=ratchet>
%G:
32
% =tune>
&<
!
=Enabling and Assigning Ratchets For Individual Steps 
>
36. Length:

%< 
%<
37. Rate:
%<
%<
%<
(&<rategate out.
%<
%<
D
Enabling and Assigning Ratchets For Individual Steps
1. mode toggle .
2. 9step gate enable button
•scaleselection button!

•scaleselection button!

3. reset button

•

•reset
buttonstep gate enable button 
•  

4. $reset button!
length<
5. mode toggle,
 
Note: %!

gate out.
Note:!
Holding Notes
9step gate enable button<
gate out
&<E

<,

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Chaining Two Octones – 16 Step Duophonic Sequencer
32!
2
A factory reset must
be performed once the two Octones have been connected. =Factory Reset
>
Secondary Primary
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Primary Secondary
Pitch out <
Pitch out<
<
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3- 34 -C3
1. Pitch Out:
%
%<<

,4@H0@
2. Stored Pattern Bank Toggle:
pitch out
%Epitch out!
transpose toggle
%Epitch out!
<3=Storing Sequence Patterns
with Two Octones >
%Epitch out!
<-=Storing Sequence Patterns with
Two Octones >
3. Transposition Toggle:

%

%
%
4. Transposition Amount:

5. Gate Out:

%Egate out
Egate out
%,Egate out

4@34@
6. Gate Out LED:
F'9gate out
3;
7. Pulse Width / Burst Rate:
(E

%<
%<
(,E

%<
%<
8. Scale Selection Button:
+!&
pitch out
9. Scale Selection Indicator:
% F'97
%F'9)G=%>
%F'9)G
%F'9)
% F'95)
%&F'9(
%F'9
10. Active Slot Button:
+!
11. Next Slot Gate In:
next slot. !&
!
12. Previous Slot Gate In:
previous slot. !!
!
Storing Sequence Patterns with Two Octones
1.  stored pattern bank toggletransposition toggle

2. pitch out

3. stored pattern bank toggle
=<3>=<->
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4. 'step gate enable button 
32<332<-;-

5. active slot button
-
6. <!

7. 
active slot buttonstep gate enable button
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Understanding Scales and Modes
$=%9F)&$F>
EMajor
17%99'1F)&$$+
F
7% A 79'1$+ A <7)G
99 A 9'1$+7
' A '1$+79
1F A 1$+79'
)&A $+79'1
$$ A $+79'1 A <$6)
+F A +79'1$
Mode Examples
%<7%9
99G

%<7%
)&G

%<7%$
$$G
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Factory Reset
A factory reset will enable all gates, disable all ratchets, assign two ratchets per
step, and will erase all saved patterns.
resetscale selectionbuttonsscale selection
indicatorsI(
resetscale selectionbuttonsPower cycle the Octone F'9

%resetscale selectionbuttons
scale selection indicators
Once all 12 LEDs are illuminatedresetscale
selectionbuttons scale selection buttons 
scale selection button Power cycle
the Octone F'9
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