ANALOG/PCM DRUM MACHINE USER MANUAL
UNO Drum Table of Contents English 1 Table of Contents 2 Introduction 4 In the box 4 Register your UNO Drum 5 Precautions 5 1 – Installation and setup 7 2 – Turning the unit ON/OFF - Calibration process 9 3 – Overview 10 3.1 – Interface and Terms conventions 11 4 – Front panel interface 12 4.1 – Editing Matrix 13 4.1.1 – Drum Row 13 4.1.2 – FX Row 16 4.1.3 – SEQ Row 26 4.2 – Master Section 28 4.3 – Play/Program Section 31 5 – Programming a Sequence 33 5.1 – Insert a trig 33 5.2 – Automate a trig 33 5.
UNO Drum 8 – Specifications 43 9 – Troubleshooting 45 10 – Support 46 10.
UNO Drum Introduction Thank you for purchasing UNO Drum.
UNO Drum Register your UNO Drum By registering, you can access technical support, activate your warranty and receive free JamPoints™ which will be added to your account. JamPoints™ allow you to obtain discounts on future IK purchases! Registering also keeps you informed of all the latest software updates and IK products. Register at: www.ikmultimedia.com/registration Precautions Locations Using the unit in the following locations can result in a malfunction.
UNO Drum Be careful not to let metal objects get into the equipment. If something does slip into the unit, unplug the USB cable, then contact your nearest IK Multimedia dealer or the store where the equipment was purchased. Specification subject to change The information contained in this manual is believed to be correct at the time of printing. However, IK Multimedia reserves the right to change or modify any of the specifications without notice or obligation to update existing units.
UNO Drum 1 – Installation and setup Please note: To prevent malfunction and equipment failure, always turn down the volume and turn off all the units before making any connections. UNO Drum can be powered by the USB bus or by 4 x AA batteries (Alkaline or Ni-MH). USB: When connected to a USB host (MAC, Windows), all of the required power is typically provided by the host.
UNO Drum 5 - Audio OUT Connect the UNO Drum output to an external amp, mixer, or audio interface or to your headphones with stereo mini-plug here.
UNO Drum 2 – Turning the unit ON/OFF - Calibration process When the unit is powered ON, it automatically starts the first tuning and capacitance sensing. Do not press buttons or put objects on the unit during the calibration as this will incorrectly calibrate the capacitance sensing system. In case of incorrect calibration of the capacitance sensing system, please power off the unit, and then turn it on again to repeat the process.
UNO Drum 3 – Overview UNO Drum is the ultimate beat creation station for anyone and everyone to create warm, punchy, high-quality, and inspiring grooves. Made in collaboration with Italian analog specialist Soundmachines, UNO Drum follows the acclaimed UNO Synth, combining massive analog tone with digital flexibility and convenience. UNO Drum makes it easy to program and perform using the widest sonic palette to add professional drum grooves to your music.
UNO Drum 3.1 – Interface and Terms conventions Element: is the drum part, such as the kick, the snare, the hi hats, etc. An element can be an analog element or a PCM element. Sound: is the sound of the element. Each element has 5 sounds available and 6 of the available 60 are analog. Kit: a Kit is a combination of element and sounds that are edited and stored as a preset. Element Pattern: is the pattern relative to an element.
UNO Drum 4 – Front panel interface For an easier explanation we can divide the front panel in 3 parts, which are meant to cooperate together: the Editing Matrix, the Master Section, and the Play/Program section.
UNO Drum 4.1 – Editing Matrix The editing matrix is composed in 4 endless encoders and 3 cap-sense buttons. The cap-sense button activates the encoder, which will edit the parameters described in the labeled row at the right of the button and under the encoder. The row is shown as selected when the relative LED of the button is lit.
UNO Drum Each of the 6 analog elements have their own parameters while the PCM element have the same type of controls.
UNO Drum Snare LPF: Adjust the LPF placed on the noise generator recreating the snare to increase or decrease its harmonic content. Since the LPF is added only in the White Noise part, as soon as you start decreasing the harmonic content also the decay will start to decrease until only the body part of the snare remains.
UNO Drum 4.1.2 – FX Row The FX row is a global row, meaning the listed parameters will affect the master output of the UNO Drum. COMP: abbreviation for compressor, it is an Audio Effect positioned in the master output. This control adjusts the threshold of the analog master compressor circuit. Values goes from 0 to 127 adjusting the amount of compression and auto make-up. The compressor values cannot be recorded in an element pattern or a pattern. The compressor values is stored in a KIT.
UNO Drum The 10 stutter types are: TYPE 1 (Loop 8): the selection on the display shows “1”. This type repeats 8 steps in a loop from the first available after the press of the stutter button. In this case the AMOUNT controls the number of element affected by the stutter from the Kick1 to all the 12 elements as showed in the picture showing the example when starting from step 1. Amount range is 0-12.
UNO Drum TYPE 2 (Loop 4): the selection on the display shows “2”. This type repeats 4 steps in a loop from the first available after the press of the stutter button. In this case the AMOUNT controls the number of element affected by the stutter from the Kick1 to all the 12 elements as showed in the picture showing the example when starting from step 1.Amount range is 0-12.
UNO Drum TYPE 3 (Loop triplets 1): the selection on the display shows “3”. This type repeats 3 steps in a loop from the first available after the press of the stutter button. In this case the AMOUNT controls the number of element affected by the stutter from the Kick1 to all the 12 elements are shown in the picture as an example when starting from step 1. Amount range is 0-12.
UNO Drum TYPE 4 (Loop triplets 2): the selection on the display shows “4”. This type repeats 6 steps in a loop from the first available after the press of the stutter button. In this case the AMOUNT controls the number of elements affected by the stutter from the Kick1 to all of the 12 elements, as shown in the example when starting from step 1. Amount range is 0-12.
UNO Drum TYPE 5 (Fill style 1): the selection on the display shows “5”. This type adds a pre-programmed pattern of 16 steps to the current pattern of elements, starting from the first step available, as showed in the picture. In this case, the AMOUNT controls the number of elements affected by the stutter from Kick1 to all of the 12 elements as shown in the picture. Amount range is 0-12. The type is effected by the swing and the division, but not the pattern length and velocity which is fixed at 127.
UNO Drum TYPE 6 (Fill style 2): the selection on the display shows “6”. This type adds a pre-programmed pattern of 16 steps to the current element pattern starting from the first step available, as showed in the picture. In this case the AMOUNT controls the number of elements affected by the stutter from Kick1 to all the 12 elements as shown in the picture. Amount range is 0-12. The type is effected by the swing and division, but not the pattern length and velocity which is fixed at 127.
UNO Drum TYPE 7 (Tune UP): the selection on the display shows “7”. This type overlaps the Tune parameters of the effected element going from value 0 to 127 in 8 steps (at the double of the speed of the sequence). In this case the AMOUNT controls the number of element affected by the stutter from the Closed and Open HiHats to all the 12 elements as shown in the picture. Amount range is 0-12. The type is effected by the swing, division, the velocity, and the pattern length.
UNO Drum TYPE 8 (Tune DOWN): the selection on the display shows “8”. This type overlaps the Tune parameters of the effected element going from values 127 to 0 in 8 steps (at the double of the speed of the sequence). In this case the AMOUNT controls the number of elements affected by the stutter from the Closed and Open HiHats to all the 12 elements as shown in the picture. Amount range is 0-12. The type is effected by the swing, division, the velocity, and the pattern length.
UNO Drum TYPE 9 (Madness 1): the selection on the display shows “9”. This type repeats 4 steps in a loop from the first available after the press of the stutter button at the double of the speed of the sequence. In this case the AMOUNT controls the amount of steps from 50% to 100% of the steps independently from the loop that will have a random Velocity, Decay, and Tune. TYPE 10 (Madness 2): the selection on the display shows “10”.
UNO Drum 4.1.3 – SEQ Row The SEQ row is a global row, meaning the effects will affect the master settings of the UNO Drum’s digital sequencer with the exception of the velocity. This adjusts the velocity of each element per step when the recording is active. SWING: MIDI Effect - adjusts the amount of swing percentage applied to every second step, assuming 16 step in a 16th note swing.
UNO Drum 16th note triplet (6/8) - Six steps will be one beat, meaning that 12 steps will be half of a bar. The length of the pattern is not automatically cut when this scale is selected. To cut the length of the pattern to 12 steps, the LENGTH function on the master section must be used. Having 64 steps available on a pattern gives the possibility to create up to 2 complete bars. To program a correct triplet scale the user has to select the length of the pattern accordingly.
UNO Drum HUMANIZE: MIDI effect - adjust the amount of randomness and probability, changing the velocity of the steps in the pattern and slightly moving the recorded steps further from their relative position. Each time a pattern is repeated, the humanize will change its internal values. VELOCITY: MIDI Effect - controls the velocity to VCA of each element per step, in turn affecting the element pattern.
UNO Drum The Orange functions are: SOUND: when pressed the display shows the actual drum sound for the selected element between 1 and 5. UNO Drum has 6 analog sound and 54 PCM sounds. That means that each element has 5 different sound to tweak. To select a sound for an element, select the element then SOUND and use the DATA ENCODER to select between the 5 possible sounds. KIT: when pressed the display shows the actual selected KIT between 1 and 100.
UNO Drum unlock the knob. When locked the display blinks “LOC”, when unlocked it blinks “UnL”. LENGTH: this function gives the possibility to select the length of a pattern between 1 to 64 steps. By default, the pattern is set to be 16 steps but length can be changed in real-time and have odd number of measures. When it is used during a playback, the length will be affected. DEMO: Press ALT+LENGTH to activate the playback of 20 KITS on 20 Patterns.
UNO Drum If the Clock is set to MIDI or USB and a clock signal is received, the knob selects as follow: 1:1: normal tempo (if a tempo of 120 bpm is received, units will play at 120 bpm) 1/2: one half tempo (if a tempo of 120 bpm is received, units will play at 60 bpm) 1/4: one quarter tempo (if a tempo of 120 bpm is received, units will play at 30 bpm) UNO will automatically transmit MIDI Beat Clock and sequence start/stop messages from its MIDI Out to allow the synching of two or more UNO units simply by p
UNO Drum CLEAR: the clear button is the way to delete what has been programmed or recorded on the sequencer. It is possible to delete a steps parameter recording, a pattern, an element parameter setting, an entire kit, or a chain. • To clear the parameters on a step, hold CLEAR and press the desired step. • To clear an element pattern, hold CLEAR and double-tap the element you want to clear. To clear all the element patterns, hold CLEAR and press PATTERN.
UNO Drum 5 – Programming a Sequence The sequencer can manually program one element at the time, after the selection of the element. Note: An element pattern can be randomized using the RANDOM button. 5.1 – Insert a trig To insert a trig in an element pattern, select the element and press the steps where you want to insert a trig. The inserted trig will have the HIGH velocity value of the Pad which is 127. Holding the element while inserting a trig will have the LOW velocity value of the pad which is 100.
UNO Drum 5.4 – Using the Element pads The pads can be used to play the drum machine without recording - like an MPC live playing or to record patterns. When the REC function is inactive, the pads will only play the Elements without recording them. When the REC function is active and the sequencer is in Playback, the pads will record the trigger quantized on the sequencer and with different velocity depending on where the pad is played (if the double velocity feature is active, which is off by default).
UNO Drum 6 – Presets UNO Drum can store Kits and Patterns, up to 100 preset each. A KIT is the possibility to save the composition of types of sounds and relative parameters. A PATTERN is the possibility to save the group of elements patterns. To store a preset hold KIT or PRESET then select the desired preset slot with the DATA ENCODER and then press KIT or PRESET again to store it. NOTE: The DEMO it is the perfect way to discover the powerful feature of the UNO Drum simply by listening.
UNO Drum 7 – MIDI Implementation 7.1 – General MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface, and is the worldwide standard for exchanging musical data between electronic musical instruments and computers. When MIDI cables are used to connect two or more MIDI devices, performance data can be exchanged between the devices, even if they were made by different manufacturers.
UNO Drum 7.6 – Setting the MIDI Channel To select the MIDI channels, press the ALT button, and then the RIDE pad. MIDI channels can be selected between 1 and 16 using the data encoder. The default MIDI IN and OUT channel is the 10. Press once for the input channel (the display will show an “i” and the channel number to indicate the input is selected) and twice for the output channel (the display will show and “o” and the channel number to indicate the output is selected). 7.
UNO Drum CLOSED HAT: note F#2 (42) OPEN HAT: note A#2 (46) TOM1: note F2 (41) TOM2: note G2 (43) CYMBAL: note C#3 (49) RIDE: note D#3 (51) COWBELL: note G#3 (56) 7.11 – Pad note out The PADs send out MIDI notes with a fixed gate (meaning a fixed time between a note ON and note OFF message). 7.12 – Program Change On the drum machine, KITs are recalled by MIDI Program Change. Program Change 0 will recall KIT 1 (for consistency with UNO Synth).
UNO Drum 7.13 – MIDI Implementation Chart UNO Drum MIDI Implementation Chart V 1.0.1 MIDI Implementation Chart v. 1.0.1 (Page 1 of 4) Manufacturer: IK Multimedia Model: UNO Drum 1.
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UNO Drum 8 – Specifications Synthesis • • • • • • • • • • Type: Analog/PCM Polyphony: 11 voices Kick 1 (analog): Level, Tune, Snap, Decay, FM Tune, FM amount, Sweep time Kick 2 (analog): Level, Tune, Snap, Decay Snare (analog): Level, Tune, Snap, Decay, LPF Closed HH: Level, Tune, Decay Open HH: Level, Tune, Decay Clap: Level, Decay PCM: Level, Tune, Decay All element are Velocity responsive Preset • 100 Kits • 100 Patterns Keyboard and controls • • • • • 5 Encoders (4 matrix, 1 global) 2 Knobs (fixed) 1
UNO Drum Connections • • • • Audio Out: Mini-jack 3.5mm stereo (mono summed) Audio In: Mini-jack 3.5mm stereo (mono summed) 2 x MIDI 2.5mm mini-jack to DIN cables (IN/OUT) 1 Micro USB* Power • 4x AA Batteries (Alkaline, Ni-Mh) • Micro USB connector Package includes • • • • UNO Drum 1x Micro USB to USB cable 2x MIDI jack 2.5mm to DIN cables 4x AA batteries (Alkaline) Dimensions • Size: 25.6cm/10.1” x 15cm/8.9” x 4.9cm/1.93” • Weight: 400g/14.
UNO Drum 9 – Troubleshooting There is excessive noise or interference in the audio. If your UNO Drum is connected to your computer via the UNO Drum’s USB port, the ground noise and interference from the USB may be increased. The easiest way to avoid this is to instead power the UNO Drum using a standard wall charger or with batteries and then use the 2.5mm to MIDI DIN cables for the MIDI connection to your computer.
UNO Drum 10 – Support For any questions you may have, please refer to the FAQ webpage at: www.ikmultimedia.com/faq Here you will find answers to the most commonly asked questions. To submit a Technical Support Form, go to: www.ikmultimedia.com/support For warranty information, please visit: www.ikmultimedia.com/warranty For other requests such as Product, Sales, or Web info, please go to: www.ikmultimedia.com/contact-us 10.
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