User Manual

[DIV] sets grain density (interonset time) or LFO to a note division, depending on mode.

Bypass

The right footswitch turns the eect on and o. Tap to toggle between bypass and eect. From bypass,

pressing and holding the footswitch will engage the eect momentarily and return to bypass when you

release.

The Particle remembers its bypass state when power is removed.

Hold down the right footswitch while plugging an expression pedal, CV cable, or remote switch into the

CTRL port to conﬁgure the port. See "Control input (expression pedal)" on page 15 for details.

You can also hold down the right footswitch to adjust tap tempo note divisions ([DIV]) and hidden param-

eters. See "" on page 18, and the following sections.

Trails

Turning on trails will cause the eect to decay naturally after the eect is switched to bypass. You can

turn trails mode on or o using our web-based editor or MIDI CC #111. The trails mode is saved when

the Particle is turned o, and is saved in presets.

Freeze

When the CHOP knob is above 12:00, it sets the amplitude threshold for freezing the current delay buer.

Holding the TAP/FREEZE (left) footswitch will momentarily turn on freeze mode. The bypass LED chang-

es from blue to cyan while freeze is active.

The Particle has two dierent freeze modes:

• grain freeze (default): the delay buer is frozen

• delay freeze (v1): the delay output is recycled

You can change the freeze mode via MIDI or our web editor. It is stored in presets, and will be remem-

bered when power is o.

Grain freeze

The delay buer is frozen, allowing you to scrub through the frozen audio without degrading the sound.

The results vary depending on which mode is active:

• DELAY+DENS: repeats a slice of audio with length set by CHOP, DELAY scrubs through buer.

• DELAY+LFO: scrubs through buer at length set by PARAM.

• DELAY+REV: repeats a slice of audio with length set by CHOP, DELAY scrubs through buer.

• DELAY+PITCH: repeats a slice of audio with length set by CHOP, DELAY scrubs through buer.

• DELAY+RND: randomly jumps around buer.

• PITCH+DTUNE: repeats a slice of audio with length set by CHOP.

• PITCH+LFO: repeats a slice of audio with length set by CHOP.

• PITCH+DENS: repeats a slice of audio with length set by CHOP.