User Manual

3.3. The Color mode

We've touched briefly on certain aspects of the Color effects in other sections. Here's a quick

summary:

• Each instrument has its own Color effect, except the Cowbell (it doesn't have a

Color effect)

• The Color effect can be applied to individual steps within each instrument track,

with one exception (the Toms)

• An instrument can be toggled into Color mode full-time, so its Color effect is

always active

• Different MIDI note numbers are used for the colored and non-colored versions

of the same instrument

• There are four different versions of each instrument [p.29], counting the "normal",

Accent, and Color options

• The Color track for each instrument can be edited using a similar method to Step

mode

• The pads and Step buttons can be "locked" into Color Hold mode [p.16] by holding

Shift and pressing the Color button.

Before we dive into the details, let's take a quick look at what Color mode means for each

instrument.

3.4. Color chart

Here's a brief explanation of what the Color effect does for each instrument.

Pad Instrument

Color

parameter

Description (when Color is active)

1 Kick Drive Overdrive (independent from master distortion)

2 Snare 1 Body Changes pitch and decay of component sounds

3 Snare 2 Clap Alters tone and attack characteristics to simulate a clap

4 Tom Hi / Low Decay Lengthens decay of both Tom instruments

Cymbal /

Cowbell

Cymbal Tone

Alters harmonic content of Cymbal; has no effect on

Cowbell

6 Closed Hat CH Decay Lengthens decay of Closed Hat

7 Open Hat Harmonics Alters harmonic content of Closed Hat and Open Hat

8 FM Drum Pitch Envelope Causes a downward sweep of Carrier pitch

Arturia - User Manual DrumBrute Impact - The Instruments 34