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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30. [HOLD] toggles the Hold function on/o. The secondary function toggles the Portamento function
on/o. The <PORTAMENTO> LED indicates the portamento’s on/o status.
31. [ARPEGGIATOR] toggles the arpeggiator on and o. The secondary function opens the ARPEGGIA-
TOR menu.
32. [MULTI MAP] toggles the MULTI MAP mode on and o. The secondary function opens the
MULTI MAP menu.
33. [MIDI EXT] toggles the MIDI CONTROLLER mode on and o. The secondary function opens the
MIDI EXT menu.
34. [TRACK NOTE] opens the TRACK NOTE menu where you can view and edit note-related settings
such as transpose, scale, and chords. The secondary function toggles chords on/o. [TRIG] keys
+ [TRACK NOTE] lets you add notes/chords in the sequencer (when in GRID RECORDING mode).
The <CHORD> LED indicates the Chord functionality’s on/o status.
35. [USER MODE] opens the USER MODE menu for the CONTROL knobs. The secondary function
opens the USER MODE ASSIGN menu. Press and hold [USER MODE] for a second to toggle between
user and default parameter assignments.
36. [KEYBOARD].
37. CONTROL knobs are used for setting parameter values and can be assigned to control the parameters
on the PARAMETER pages. Press and turn the knobs to change values in larger increments.
3.2 REAR CONNECTORS
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1. POWER Switch for turning the unit on and o.
2. DC In Input for power supply. Use the included PSU-3b power adapter, connected to
a power outlet.
3. USB For connecting the unit to a computer. For MIDI-control, data transfer or Overbridge use. Use the
included A to B USB 2.0 connector cable to connect to a computer.
4. MIDI THRU/SYNC B Forwards data from MIDI IN. Can also be configured to send DIN sync to legacy
instruments. Use a standard MIDI cable to connect another MIDI device in the chain.










