User manual

USER MANUAL
In the case of a more complex motif, the DIRECTION still corresponds to the playing order of the
notes in the ensemble of the notes defined by MELODY.
We have added declines to the Random mode : "CUSTOM 1" plays by alternating the first note with a
random note from the motif, and "CUSTOM 2" forces the first note of the motif on the accents given by
ACCENT.
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Modes and synchronization
The Bitstream 3X has 4 different modes of synchronization and of launching the arppeggiator:
• "NORMAL" : the sequence starts once the Bitstream 3X receives the information NOTE ON
on the channel of the arppeggiator (for example pressing the keys from an external keyboard),
and it stops when it receive the message NOTE OFF (for example a light touch on the
keyboard). The sequence takes into account the pitch and the velocity of the note received.
• “HOLD”: Like "NORMAL", but without NOTE OFF. The arppeggiator plays continually the
sequences based on the information (pitch and velocity) received in real time.
• "AUTO-TRIG»: The sequence starts when the Bitstream 3X receives the information from
MIDI START on the channel of the arppeggiator (for example coming from a rhythm box, a
computer or an external sequencer). The sequence generated is based on a default pitch and
velocity. The pitch is modifiable through the parameter TRANSPOSE.
This mode can also be used to make the arppeggiator completely autonomous, without having
to use an external machine for the synchronization.
In this case, the parameter « real-time internal » available through the menus should have the
status « on » so the Bitstream 3X generates it’s own MIDI clock, also redirected towards the
arppeggiator.
• "KEYBOARD»: This mode is similar to "NORMAL" concerning the stopping of the sequences.
However, the notes used are no longer those defined by the parameter MELODY, but those of
the different NOTES ON received in entry. Also, in the case where the MIDI keyboard is
connected to the Bitstream 3X, this mode allows the generation, in real time, of sequences of
notes played on the keyboard.
The arppeggiator, like each of the three functions of automation (LFO, arppeggiator, Motion Sampler),
has its own method of real time synchronization, independent of the other automations.
The arppeggiator can be synchronized based on internal time, generated by the Bitstream 3X, or from
a MIDI clock on the MIDI In or USB In port.
Also the arppeggiator and other automation functions have three modes of synchronization:
- Internal Synchronization, dependant of the BPM generated by the Bitstream 3X
- External Synchronization, dependant of the MIDI In clock
- External Synchronization, dependant of the USB In clock
Once the method of synchronization is chosen via the menus of the Bitstream 3X, the user can choose
one of the 4 modes of synchronization for the arppeggiator, depending on the MIDI environment.
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