User manual
Table Of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 XILS 4 Features:
- 3 Digital Audio Workstation compatibility:
- 4 Installation:
- 5 Quick Start
- 6 Preset Management:
- 7 XILS 4 GUI description
- 8 XILS 4 common GUI description:
- 9 XILS 4 Matrix description:
- 10 XILS 4 Trig connection description
- 11 XILS 4 Synthesizer routing:
- 12 XILS 4 modules description:
- 13 Option menu:
- 14 Credits:
12.3.2 Connecting the Sequencer:
Above the sequencer controls you will find the Sequencer Connection tabs.
With these matrices you can connect the sequencer outputs to synthesizer parameters, such as Oscillator
pitch, PWM, filter cut-off frequency, or output level.
You can also trig envelopes, or reset the LFO with one of the three layer trig outputs.
For instance, you can connect layer 1 trig to the first Trapezoid envelope, and layer 1 bank A to the
oscillator frequency. With these connections, the Trapezoid envelope will be trigged at the beginning of
each step, gated according to the “SUSTAIN” knob (see below), and the oscillator pitch will be modulated
according to the sequencer output A value.
12.3.3 Recording a Sequence:
First you need to:
_ Connect the sequencer output to some parameters (see above).
_ Start the sequencer by clicking on the start button.
_ Switch ON the “RECORD” button with the 1/2/3 LAYER knob set to 1. If you wish to record the other
layer, just set this knob to 2 or 3 and adapt the example below to the corresponding sequencer layer and
banks.
Each time you hit a note on your MIDI keyboard (or on the virtual keyboard), the value is recorded in the
sequencer (Pitch for the Bank A, Velocity for the Bank B).
At this time, if the switch CONT/KEYB/STEP is set to the CONT position, the recording is made to the
current step, which is continuously changing. Although useful for live performance, this could be too tricky
for entering a sequence.
For this, set this switch to the KEYB position: the current sequencer step is changed after entering each
new note. Setting this switch to the STEP position allows you to change the value of the current step:
with your Midi keyboard or directly by moving the outer ring of the corresponding bank/layer.
Of course, you can also enter your sequencer using the edit panel you will find under the Sequencer Edit
Tab (see below).
To erase all of your sequence, just hit the “erase all” button: a confirmation pop-up will open. To erase
the current step (removing the trig information and setting the value a zero), hit the “erase evt” button.
12.3.4 Playing a Sequence:
If a sequence is already recorded in the sequencer, in order to play it, you need to: