User guide

The Bit-100 v2 has its own fully integrated patch memory & recall system, a much enhanced version of what
is available on the original Bit One.
Click on the white
button
labelled
’Program
in order to select a program.
Note that if you make
alterations to a par
ticular program, those alterations will remain in effect if you select a different
program
, but will not be present if you launch the
Bit-100 v2
on another occasion.
Copying programs
from one memory slot to another can be achieved by clicking on the menu labelled File
. This
menu also
includes options for saving & loading either individual programs (patches) or the
entire bank, as
discrete files on your hard drive.
Midi Channel
:
select a midi input channel
- please ensure that this matches the settings in your host
.
Program display
:
displays
the currently selected program
.
Value display
: displays the value of the current or
last adjusted parameter setting.
There are no facilities on the Bit-100 v2
to layer
two
patches together or split the keyboard
between two patches.
However, you can achieve these configurations by launching 2 instances
of the Bit-100 v2
in your host progra
m
and controlling them
from the host program
.
Audition:
Use this to
check that the Bit-100 v2
is correctly set up within your host software
. If pressing
keys does not
yield
a sound but the Test Tone can be heard, then the chances are that the
Bit-100 v2
͛s midi input is not configured correctly. The test tone emits a pitch of middle C
ʹ
you
can thus check that the Bit-100 v2
tuning is correct.
The status of this button saves with the program.
Program menus
:
18 Control Panel
Unison:
When set, the instrument becomes a duophonic synthesizer with 3 voices stacked on each note.