User Manual

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Basic Sequence Using Forward and Loop Mode

1. Plug the TRS cable into the EXP/CV OUT on the left side of the 8-Step. Use a TS

cable for CV control.

2. Connect the other end of the TRS (or TS) cable into the expression (or CV) input

on an external device.

3. Connect the output plug from the supplied AC Adapter to the 9V jack at the top

of the 8-STEP. Plug the AC Adapter into a wall outlet.

4. Push the RATE slider on the 8-STEP to the 50% setting.

5. Move the step sliders, labeled 1 through 8, to wherever you like.

Tip:

To start

out, try every other slider at their minimum and maximum positions.

6. Make sure no other plugs are inserted to the other 3 inputs on the 8-STEP.

7. Press the PLAY FSW. You should see the step LEDs above the sliders moving to

the right in sequential order. After Step 8, the sequence starts over with Step 1.

8. If you see no movement at all in the step LEDs, the sequence length could be

set to 1: press and release the MODE knob until only the SL LED is lit. Turn the

MODE knob clockwise until the digit display, directly below the three mode LEDs,

shows 8.

9. If the sequence plays all the steps just once and then stops, then you are in 1-

Shot mode. If the sequence advances one step with each press of the PLAY FSW

you are in Step-Thru mode. To get back to Loop mode press and hold the PLAY

FSW for 3 seconds. After 3 seconds the digit display momentarily displays its

new mode (either L: loop, 1: 1-Shot or t: Step Thru). Release the PLAY FSW and

repeat this procedure until it flashes an L.

10. If the sequence is moving but not in sequential order from step 1 to step 8,

change the Direction setting to Forward: press and release the MODE knob until

only the DIR LED is lit. Turn the MODE knob counter-clockwise until the digit

display shows F.

TAP in a Tempo and Divide your Tapped Tempo

1. Make sure no Tap Divide LEDs are lit; this is quarter note mode, which yields a

sequence tempo equal to the tempo you tap. If one or more of the TAP DIVIDE

LEDs is lit, press and release the TAP DIVIDE button until all of its associated

LEDs are off.

2. Press and release the TAP FSW at least twice. After the second tap, the

sequence will change to the new tempo.

Tip:

We recommend three or more taps

on the TAP FSW for improved accuracy.

3. Press the TAP DIVIDE button to increase the sequencer’s tempo. The 8-STEP

always assumes you tap in quarter notes. The note graphics next to the LEDs

indicate the timing of each sequencer step with relation to the quarter note you

tapped in.

Tip:

When all TAP DIVIDE LEDs are lit, it is a 32

note.