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9.4 EUCLIDEAN SEQUENCER MENU

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# 9.4 EUCLIDEAN SEQUENCER MENU

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STANDARD mode
1.	 Press [RECORD] + [STOP] to enter STEP RECORDING mode. The [RECORD] key starts to
double-blink red. (Press [STOP] twice while keeping the [RECORD] key pressed to toggle between
STANDARD and JUMP mode).
2.	 Press a [TRIG] key to select the active step to where you want to start to add note trigs. The active
step is shown with a green [TRIG] key that double-blinks. (If positioned on an earlier placed trig, it
inherits the light pattern of that trig). You can also use [LEFT]/[RIGHT] to select the active step or
skip steps.
3.	 Press and hold [FUNC] and then press [TRIG 1–12] key to add a note trig on the corresponding
track to the active step. The active step then automatically advances to the next step.

You also have the option to add note trigs chromatically on the selected active track.
4.	 Press [TRK] + [TRIG 1–12] to select the track to which you want to add trigs. A red [TRIG] key
indicates the active track.
5.	 Press [FUNC] + [TRK] to toggle the KEYBOARD mode keyboard on
6.	 Press and hold [FUNC] and then press any lit [TRIG] key to add a note trig with the corresponding
note value to the selected step. The active step then automatically advances to the next step.
7.	 To remove a trig or to add a rest (no trig), position the active step on the trig that you want to
remove or add a rest to, and then press [NO]. The active step then automatically advances to the
next step.
8.	To add a parameter lock to a trig, press and hold a [TRIG] key, and then turn the DATA ENTRY
knob that controls the parameter you want to lock and set it to the desired value. The graphics
become inverted for the locked parameter, and the locked parameter value is displayed. The [TRIG]
key of the locked trig blinks red (for note trigs) or yellow (for lock trigs) to indicate that the trig now
contains a parameter lock.
9.	 Press [RECORD] to exit STEP RECORDING mode.
JUMP mode
In JUMP mode, the LEN parameter setting on the TRIG PARAMETER page controls the note length of
the trigs you place, and advances the active step the same length. A LEN value of 1/16 adds a sixteenth
note and advances the sequencer one step. 1/8 adds an eighth note and advances the sequencer two
steps. 1/4 adds a quarter note and advances the sequencer four steps and so on. The LEN parameter is
also parameter locked on every trig you place.
•	 Press [PLAY] to listen to the sequence while you are programming it. Press [STOP] to
stop the sequencer and stay in STEP RECORDING mode.
•	 If you use an external MIDI controller, you must set it to send MIDI data on the Syntakt’s
defined AUTO CHANNEL. For more information, please see “14.4.3 CHANNELS” on
page 77.
•	 If you use an external MIDI controller, the trig’s VEL (velocity) value is determined by the
velocity sent from these and is parameter locked.
•	 If you press and hold [FUNC] while inputting notes from an external MIDI controller, the
velocity is fixed and determined by the VEL parameter setting.
•	 If you press and hold [YES] while you place a trig with [TRIG] keys or an external MIDI
controller, the trig length is locked to the time you press the [TRIG] keys or the external
MIDI controller.
•	 If you add a new note trig on a previously placed note trig, any parameter locks previ­
ously placed on that trig remain as they were.
•	 In STEP RECORDING mode, to avoid accidental key presses, [FUNC] + [NO] does not
reload the pattern. [FUNC] + [YES] does not save the pattern. Instead they work as
described above.
9.4 EUCLIDEAN SEQUENCER MENU
The Euclidean sequencer mode uses two separate pulse generators to generate events (trigs) that are
placed as evenly spread out over the sequencer track as possible. In addition to this you can also set a
Boolean logic operator to combine or subtract the trigs from the two pulse generators in different ways.
When you turn on Euclidean mode for a track, the [REC] button will turn blue indicating the mode is active,

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and the [TRIG] keys where the generated trigs are placed will also be blue. Any trigs placed on the se­
quencer before activating the Euclidean mode will be hidden and inactive while in this mode, but they’ll
reappear when you turn the mode off again. If you want to convert an Euclidean sequence into regular
sequencer trigs, just press and hold [FUNC] while turning the Euclidean mode off. Any earlier placed trigs,
while not in Euclidean mode, will be removed. While in Euclidean mode, it is not possible to add note trigs
manually to the sequencer. However, you can still do parameter locking on the already generated trigs.
Press [TRIG PARAMETERS] twice to open the EUCLIDEAN SEQUENCER menu.
PL1 Pulse generator 1 sets the number of pulses (trigs) placed on the sequencer by this generator.
PL2 Pulse generator 2 sets the number of pulses (trigs) placed on the sequencer by this generator.
LEN Track length sets how many steps the track will have. This parameter is only available in PER
TRACK mode. For more information, please see “9.9 SCALE MENU” on page 42.
EUC Euclidean mode switches the Euclidean sequencer mode on/off.
R01 Rotation generator 1 rotates the trigs placed by generator 1 forward or backwards on the track.
R02 Rotation generator 2 rotates the trigs placed by generator 2 forward or backwards on the track.
TRO Track rotation rotates the trigs placed by both generator 1 and generator 2 forward or backwards
on the track.
OP Boolean operator lets you add or subtract the trigs generated from the two pulse generators in
different ways based on mathematical logical expressions.
OR all trigs from both generator 1 or 2 are placed on the track.
XOR trigs from both generator 1 or 2 are placed on the track unless they are added to the same
sequencer step.
AND only trigs added to the same sequencer step by generator 1 and 2 are placed on the track
SUB trigs from generator 1 are placed on the track unless generator 2 adds a trig on the same step
as generator 1.
9.5 MICRO TIMING MENU
Here you can add micro timing to a note trig, moving it ahead or behind the beat. Micro timing can be cus­
tomized on any of the sequencer steps on both audio and MIDI tracks. In GRID RECORDING mode, press
and hold one or several [TRIG] keys and then press [LEFT]/[RIGHT] to access the pop-up Micro timing
menu that shows the time offset for the chosen sequencer step(s) on the active track. Then press [LEFT]/
[RIGHT keys to adjust the time offset. To exit the micro timing menu, release the [TRIG] key(s). The micro
timing settings are stored in the active pattern
9.6 RETRIG MENU
Retrigs can be customized on any of the sequencer steps on the audio tracks (the retrig function is not
available on the MIDI tracks). In GRID RECORDING mode, press and hold one or several [TRIG] keys and
then press [UP]/[DOWN] to access the pop-up Retrig menu that shows the retrig actions for the chosen

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