5.3 ABOUT THE TRACKS
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# 5.3 ABOUT THE TRACKS 5. OVERVIEW OF THE DIGITONE II DATA STRUCTURE 5. OVERVIEW OF THE DIGITONE II DATA STRUCTURE The illustration below outlines the Digitone II’s data structure. 128 PATTERNS 1 Kit per pattern 16 AUDIO/MIDI TRACKS (per pattern) PROJECT POOL 128 Presets +DRIVE Projects, Kits, Presets 16 SONGS 5.1 +DRIVE The +Drive is a non-volatile RAM memory capable of storing up to 128 projects. The +Drive also holds +Drive preset library, with the capacity of storing 2048 presets. Every project has access to these presets. 5.2 DATA STRUCTURE 5.2.1 PROJECT A project contains 128 patterns. The project also stores general settings and states. The currently loaded project becomes the active working state of the Digitone II. From here it is possible to edit the patterns and presets of the project. Every time the Digitone II is switched on, it boots to the active working state, the active project. Projects are saved, loaded and managed in the SETTINGS menu. For more informa tion, please see “13. SETTINGS MENU” on page 72. 5.2.2 PATTERNS The patterns are the primary data container for the Digitone II. 16 patterns are available for each of the eight banks, which means that 128 patterns are available for each project. A pattern contains up to 16 presets (one for each synth track), sequencer data like trigs and parameter locks. It also contains the settings on the TRIG page and BPM, length, swing and time signature settings. The pattern also contains all the parameter settings for the MIDI tracks. For more information, please see “10. THE SEQUENCER” on page 41. 5.2.3 PRESETS A preset is a collection of the synth track settings in the SYN1, SYN2, FLTR, AMP, and LFO PARAMETER pages. Presets can be stored either in the preset pool of the active project or the +Drive preset library. The preset pool holds up to 128 presets and the +Drive library holds up to 2048 presets. You can use the PRESET MANAGER to manage sounds. For more information, please see “9. PATTERNS, KITS AND PRESETS” on page 29. A preset imported to a pattern, becomes an independent copy of the preset on the +Drive and is not linked to the original preset on the +Drive. Instead, it becomes a part of the pattern. 5.3 ABOUT THE TRACKS The Digitone II sequencer has 16 tracks that can be either an audio track or a MIDI track. 5.3.1 AUDIO TRACKS AND MACHINES Any of the sixteen tracks can be used as an audio track. This is the default track setting. Each synth track contains one preset. The preset contains the settings in the PARAMETER pages (SYN, FLTR, AMP, FX, and MOD) together with the settings in the PRESET SETUP menu and the ARPEGGIATOR menu. A track that contains any other SYN machine than the MIDI machine is considered an audio track. 5. OVERVIEW OF THE DIGITONE II DATA STRUCTURE A machine is a module within the Digitone II with specific functionality. A machine can be switched out for another machine in the same category. For example different audio synthesis playback engines (SYN machines) or a selection of filters (FLTR machines). Every machine has a specific set of parameters tailored to give you the most relevant and useful sound-shaping possibilities for that particular machine. For more information, please see “APPENDIX A: MACHINES” on page 89. 5.3.2 MIDI TRACKS Any of the 16 tracks can be used as a MIDI track. They are used to control external, MIDI equipped, gear. Each MIDI track can trigger up to sixteen notes per step with adjustable parameters such as velocity and length, control pitch bend and aftertouch, as well as sixteen freely assignable MIDI control change parameters (MIDI CCs). For more information, please see “A.2.5 MIDI” on page 99. Any MIDI channel can be assigned to a MIDI track and several tracks can share the same channel. If several tracks are assigned to the same MIDI channel the track with the lowest number has priority in case of parameter conflicts. The MIDI tracks function almost the same way as the audio tracks. Parameter locks, LFO modulation, copy and paste commands are available. Each MIDI track also features micro timing, individual track length and time signature settings. The main difference is that the MIDI tracks do not generate any sound and the sequencer data is instead transmitted through the MIDI OUT or USB ports. To use a track as a MIDI track, you must first assign a MIDI machine to it. 1. Press [FUNC] + [SYN] to open the MACHINE menu. 2. Use [LEFT]/[RIGHT] to navigate to the SYN machine category. 3. Use [UP]/[DOWN] to select the MIDI machine, and then press [YES] to assign it to the track. 5.3.3 EDITING THE TRACKS The six [PARAMETER] keys open the corresponding parameter page group which is where you edit the tracks. • The TRIG page contains different parameters such as NOTE, VELOCITY, and other trig related pa rameters. • The SYN page hosts the parameters that controls various parameters of the synthesis engines. For MIDI tracks, this page contains parameters such as CHANNEL, PROGRAM, and AFTERTOUCH.. • On the FLTR page, you find parameters for the selected filter/EQ machine and the base-width filter on audio tracks. On MIDI tracks you find the CC value settings and the CC select settings for CC param eters 1–8 here. • The AMP page for audio tracks hosts parameters for the amplitude envelope. On MIDI tracks you find the CC value settings and the CC select settings for CC parameters 9–16 here. • The FX page contains the Bit Reduction, Overdrive, Sample Rate Reduction, and the send effects send levels for the audio tracks, The FX page is empty for MIDI tracks. • The MOD page hosts LFO parameters for the active track. Use the DATA ENTRY knobs A-H to edit the corresponding parameters. Press and turn a knob to adjust its parameter in larger increments. Use the [UP]/[DOWN] keys to cycle through the parameter group's pages. You can also press a [PARAMETER] key repeatedly to cycle trough the parameter pages in that group. Press and hold a [PARAMETER] key to see the values for all parameters on that page. For more information, please see “11. TRACK PARAMETERS” on page 57, and “APPENDIX A: MACHINES” on page 89. 6. INTERACTING WITH THE DIGITONE II 6. INTERACTING WITH THE DIGITONE II The screen shows all the information needed for real-time interaction and editing on the Digitone II. The eight DATA ENTRY knob parameters shown will vary depending on the given situation. Below is the main interface screen of the MOD page. 1. The current bank and pattern. 2. The current pattern name. 3. The selected TRIG mode. 4. The current tempo. 5. Eight track parameters. They show what the DATA ENTRY knobs control and their current parameter values. 6. Parameter page indicator. Indicates the number of pages for the selected parameter section and which page is currently selected. 7. The main level setting of the active track. Use the LEVEL/DATA knob to change the volume setting. 8. The current active track. 9. Track type. Audio (SYN) track or MIDI (MID) track. The Digitone II features a screen saver that dims the screen after 5 minutes of inactivity and turns off the screen after 60 minutes. Press any key or move any controller to wake the screen. 6.1 SCREEN NAVIGATION Use the [ARROW] keys [UP], [DOWN], [LEFT] or [RIGHT] to navigate menus or sub-menus. The LEVEL/DATA knob can be used to scroll through menus and lists quickly. [YES] is used to affirm, select, enter sub-menus and tick/untick boxes. [NO] is used to negate, deselect or go back one or more steps. When in a menu or sub-menu, the [NO] key can be used to go back, one step at a time, all the way to the main screen. 6.2 PARAMETER EDITING The DATA ENTRY knobs are used to change the values of the track parameters. The positions of the pa rameters on the screen correspond to the physical locations of the knobs on the front panel. Some of the parameters on the screen tell you what DATA ENTRY knob controls that particular parameter. For example “(E)” in the PAGE SETUP menu. • The parameters are adjusted in larger increments if you press down the DATA ENTRY knob while turning it. This makes it quicker to sweep through the whole parameter range. • Press DATA ENTRY knob + [NO] to reset the parameter to the default value. • Press [PARAMETER] key + [PLAY] to reset all the parameters in the selected parameter page to default values. • Press and hold a [PARAMETER] key to see the values for all parameters on that page.
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