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5. Use Control knob 1 to select the Step
wave
6. Select page 2 with the Page down arrow
7. Notice that the Steps value is set to 8.
Leave it there for now.
8. Use Control knob 7 to set SemiLock to
On
9. Use Control button 8 to access the Step
Edit page
10. Notice that steps 1, 2, and 3 are set to
+12semi, -12semi, and 0semi, respective-
ly. These are the chromatic equivalents
of the non-SemiLock values.
11. Hold a note. Three octaves of the same
pitch will play.
12. Enter values on the other steps to see
how that aects the Step LFO output.
So what happens when step values aren’t a
multiple of 5? Continuing with the previous
example:
1. Press [EXIT] and use Control knob 7 to
set SemiLock to O
2. Access the Step Edit page via Control
button 8 and set any step to a value that
is not a multiple of 5 (e.g., 9.9)
3. Press [EXIT] and use Control knob 7 to
set SemiLock back to On
4. Access the Step Edit page again (Control
button 8). The non-multiple step has an
asterisk (e.g., +1semi*)
5. As the related Control knob is turned the
value changes to exact semitone values
and the asterisk disappears.
Now let’s try a Step LFO with more than 8
steps.
1. Press [EXIT] and use Control knob 1 to
select a dierent number of Steps
2. Enter the Step Edit page via Control
button 8
3. Use the Page up/down buttons to access
steps 9-16, 17-24, etc.
4. Select semitone values for each step as
needed.
To dive even deeper, press [EXIT] and try
dierent settings for Smooth, Rate, BPM = On,
etc. With 64 steps available and a synced LFO
rate of 1/16, for example, an LFO can play a
4-bar melody!
Remember, in order for the Step LFO semitone
values to quantize to the chromatic scale, be
sure to do the following:
• Set the LFO output level to 128.
• In the Mod Matrix, route the LFO to the
pitch of an oscillator with a depth of 128.
With those conditions met, the Step LFO
semitone values will always match the 12
pitches in the chromatic scale.
Key / pad note entry
You can select semitone values inside the Step
Edit page with the keyboard or pads.
Keyboard: Hold the Control button for the
desired step, then press a key inside the
2-octave range around middle C to set the
value.
Pads: Results may vary according to the Pad
Scale/Key/Mode settings described in the
chapter Hydrasynth Desktop (p. 24). But
here’s the basic process:
• Hold the Control button for the step you
want to edit.
• A 2-octave range of pads sets the values.
Change the Pad Octave as needed to reach
the full range.
• The “no transposition” pad is based on the
selected Pad Key. For example:
• If the Pad Key = C, one of the yellow
pads is middle C. The pad below that
selects -1semi (B), etc.
• If the Pad Key = F, one of the yellow
pads is middle F. The pad below that
selects -1semi (E), etc.
• If the Pad Octave is set too high or low,
most or all of the pads will provide only the
extreme values of +/-12.
• If the pads are set to a non-chromatic scale,
some notes might not be available on the
pads. Play the nearest pad and then use a
Control knob to adjust the note as needed.