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always Step 1; for Reverse, the first step is equal to the Sequence Length setting; for
Random, pressing the RESET FSW jumps to a new random step.
When the 8-STEP is running off its internal tempo, whether set by the RATE Slider or TAP
FSW, pressing the RESET FSW immediately forces the sequencer to its first step. If the 8-
STEP is synced to either MIDI Clock or External CV Clock, the sequence will jump to its first
step when it advances past the current step rather than immediately jumping to the first
step. This enables the sequence to remain in time and on beat with the external clock.
MIDI CHANNEL DISPLAY & EDIT: The secondary function of the RESET FSW is to
display and edit the MIDI channel. To see the MIDI channel, press and hold the RESET
FSW, after approximately 3 seconds the GL and SL MODE LEDs will begin blinking with a
pattern of two quick blinks followed by a long blink. The display now shows the current
MIDI channel. Continue to hold down the RESET FSW. Turn the MODE knob to change the
MIDI channel while continuing to hold down the RESET FSW. Channels 1 through 9 are
displayed as you would expect on the digit display but channels 10 through 16 are not.
Since the display has only one digit, the ones digit is displayed while the tens digit is
represented by the lit decimal LED. So Channel 14 would be shown as a 4 on the display
with the decimal LED lit: (4.) . Channel 4 is shown as a 4 on the display but no decimal
LED: (4) . The A setting enables the 8-STEP to respond to all MIDI channels. Once you
have set the MIDI channel to your chosen setting, release the RESET FSW. Upon release of
RESET, the new MIDI channel setting is saved in internal memory and remains saved
during power cycles. The MIDI channel is a global setting; it is not saved with presets.
TAP FOOTSWITCH & BEAT LED
Use the TAP FSW to tap in the sequencer’s tempo, overriding the RATE control’s setting, a
previous TAP tempo or a preset’s tempo setting. To tap in a tempo, press and release the
TAP FSW at least twice, though we recommend three or more taps for better accuracy.
The longest acceptable tap time is approximately 4 seconds (15 BPM); the shortest tap
time is approximately 0.2 seconds (300 BPM).
The 8-STEP employs TAP tempo averaging. Tap three or more times and the taps will be
averaged together as long as they are within 12.5% of the first two taps. If the 8-STEP
receives two new taps ( three new taps if the new tempo average is faster ) that are
outside of the 12.5% tolerance, it considers this a new tap tempo and updates to the new
tap tempo. The tap averaging stops 4 seconds after the last tap. After the 4-second time
out, two new taps will immediately change the sequencer tempo to the new TAP tempo.
When TAP tempo sets the sequencer’s tempo, it is saved in presets and during a power
cycle. So if you tap in a tempo, then save the sequence into a preset, the tempo that is
saved in the preset is your tap tempo. Additionally, if you tap in a tempo then power cycle,
when you restart, your last tap tempo sets the sequencer’s tempo. Move the RATE slider
to cancel out of tap tempo.