User Manual
Table Of Contents
- 1. INTRODUCTION
 - 2. THE DIGITONE KEYS
 - 3. PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS
 - 4. DIGITONE KEYS SOUND ARCHITECTURE
 - 5. OVERVIEW OF THE DIGITONE KEYS DATA STRUCTURE
 - 6. THE USER INTERFACE
 - 7. QUICK START
 - 8. DIGITONE KEYS CONTROLS
 - 9. PATTERNS AND SOUNDS
 - 10. THE SEQUENCER
 - 11. SYNTH TRACK PARAMETERS
 - 12. MIDI TRACK PARAMETERS
 - 13. FX PARAMETERS
 - 14. GLOBAL SETTINGS
 - 15. STARTUP MENU
 - 16. SETUP EXAMPLES
 - 17. USEFUL KEY COMBINATIONS
 - 18. TECHNICAL INFORMATION
 - 19. CREDITS AND CONTACT INFORMATION
 - APPENDIX A: THE DIGITONE KEYS FM SYNTHESIS
 - APPENDIX B: MIDI IMPLEMENTATION
 - APPENDIX C: LFO MODULATION DESTINATIONS
 - INDEX
 
3. PANEL LAYOUT AND CONNECTORS
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16. [PARAMETER] keys access the PARAMETER pages of the active track. The color of the keys indicates 
if the page is active (red/turquoise) or inactive (o). 
• [TRIG PARAMETERS] accesses parameters such as NOTE, VELOCITY, and other trig related param-
eters. The secondary function accesses the SOUND SETUP menu. 
• [SYN1] accesses the SYN1 page. Here you can find parameters related to the FM engine. For MIDI 
tracks this page has parameters such as CHANNEL, BANK and PROGRAM. The secondary function 
accesses the ARPEGGIATOR menu. 
• [SYN2] accesses the SYN2 pages. Here you can find further parameters related to the FM engine. 
The secondary function accesses the CHORUS page. 
• [FLTR] accesses the FILTER pages. Here are the parameters for the base-width and multimode filters. 
On MIDI tracks you find the CC value settings here. The secondary function accesses the DELAY page.  
• [AMP] takes you to the AMP page, where you find parameters for the amplitude envelope and eect 
sends. On MIDI tracks you find the CC select settings here. The secondary function accesses the 
REVERB page. 
• [LFO] accesses the LFO parameters for both synth and MIDI tracks. The secondary function accesses 
the MASTER page.
17.  <PATTERN PAGE> LEDs indicate how many pattern pages the active pattern consists of and which 
pattern page is currently active. The LED flashes on the pattern page that is currently playing.
18. [PAGE] selects the active pattern page, if the pattern has more than 16 steps. The secondary function 
accesses the SCALE menu.
19. [TRACK] [T1–4] keys. Selects the active track. The secondary function mutes the track.
20. The [ARROW] keys. Used for navigation and for setting parameter values. In menus, they are called 
[UP], [DOWN], [LEFT], and [RIGHT]. 
21. [TRIG] keys enter or remove sequencer trigs and parameter locks, in combination with the DATA  
ENTRY knobs. They also select banks, and patterns, in combination with the [PTN], and [BANK] keys. 
The [TRIG] keys also function as a keyboard to play the Digitone Keys or to input notes chromatically 
into the sequencer. The [TRIG] keys lights indicate trigs on the sequencer by lit red keys, while flashing 
red keys indicates parameter locks, in GRID RECORDING mode. 
22. [STOP] stops the sequencer playback. The secondary function is a paste operation.
23. [PLAY] starts the sequencer playback. The secondary function is a clear operation.
24. [RECORD] key. Activates/deactivates GRID RECORDING mode. Press and hold [RECORD], and then 
press [PLAY], to activate LIVE RECORDING mode. Press and hold [RECORD], and then press [PLAY] 
twice to activate/deactivate quantized LIVE RECORDING. The secondary function is a copy operation.
25. [BANK] selects bank A–H in combination with the [TRIG 9–16] keys. The secondary function accesses 
the MUTE Mode.
26. [PTN] selects pattern 1–16 in combination with the [TRIG 1–16] keys. The secondary function opens the 
METRONOME menu.
27. [MOD] key. Opens the MOD WHEEL parameter assign menu. The secondary function mutes the param-
eter modulations made with the MOD WHEEL.
28. [OCT/+] transposes the [KEYBOARD] range up or down one octave. The <OCTAVE> LEDs shows the 
current transposition. The secondary function transposes sequencer notes up or down one octave.
29. [PTCH] key. Opens the PITCH WHEEL parameter assign menu. The secondary function mutes the pa-
rameter modulations made with the PITCH WHEEL.










