Specifications

Chapter 76: Boom 379
Clicking (or triggering via MIDI or a control
surface) a step’s switch a 2nd or 3rd time will cy-
cle it through two levels of lowered velocity, re-
ducing that step’s volume. Clicking the switch
again will silence that step, and turn off its light.
Right-clicking an Event switch will toggle its on-
off state, preserving the current velocity setting.
In Pattern Select mode, the Event switches
choose between the 16 patterns in the current
preset.
Boom Info Display
Boom has an Info display that shows the setting
of the currently selected control.
Boom Setup Page
Click the Setup button to view the Setup page. It
has two parameters you can set that change
Boom’s behavior.
Sync Mode
This sets the way Boom synchronizes with
Pro Tools when patterns are triggered using
MIDI notes. The modes are as follows:
Beat Boom starts playing the selected pattern
from the step that corresponds with the incom-
ing MIDI note’s place in the current bar.
1/16 Boom starts playing the selected pattern
from one of the first five steps in the pattern,
corresponding with the incoming MIDI note’s
place in the current quarter-note.
Notes played on the first or third quarter note of
the current bar will trigger the current pattern
from step 1. Notes played on the 2nd or 4th
quarter note will trigger the pattern from step 5.
Off Boom starts playing the selected pattern in
sync whenever triggered by a MIDI note, with-
out synchronizing to the Pro Tools transport.
Pattern Chaining On/Off
This lets you turn the Pattern Chain function on
or off.
Inserting Boom on a Track
To use an instrument plug-in to its best advan-
tage, insert it on a stereo Instrument track in
your Pro Tools session.
To insert an instrument plug-in on an Instrument
track:
1 Create a new stereo Instrument track (recom-
mended) in your Pro Tools session:
•Choose
Track > New.
•Select 1 new
Stereo Instrument track in
Ticks.
•Click
Create.
2 Click the Pro Tools Track Insert selector and
select an instrument.
Info display
Setup button