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Sequencer
COBALT5S has an extremely powerful sequencer on board, that can be configured in either
real-time or step modes. Both modes feature four recordable / editable parameter animation
lanes, allowing you to add parameter motion to your sequences over time.
NOTE: Most screen only sequencer parameters can be found on the Seq page of the screen
menu. To navigate to this, Scroll the Page/Param left screen encoder in Page mode to the Seq
page. Click the left screen encoder to enter Param mode and scroll through the parameters.
• Play: This switch starts and stops the sequencer.
• Record: This switch allows you to record enable and disable. See below for record
behaviour in real-time and step modes.
• Mode: This screen only parameter allows you to select either real-time or step modes
(default).
NOTE: switching a sequence from real time to step mode (or vice versa) will initialise the
sequence, as the two modes are not compatible. Once a sequence is saved as a step
sequence, it will always load in step mode.
• Note Clear: Hold the ‘Patch’ switch and hold the ‘Play’ switch to clear all the sequencer
notes in the currently selected sequence.
• Tempo: Turning this encoder selects the tempo of the internal clock.
• Length: Holding the ‘Shift’ button and (or when latched in shift mode) turning this
encoder allows you to select the length of the selected sequence.
• Mute: This screen only parameter mutes all notes in the sequence.
• Quantise: This screen only parameter allows you to select an input quantise value for the
sequencer.
• Seq Loop: This screen only parameter allows you to loop certain parts of the sequencer.
When the ‘Preset/Edit’ switch is first pressed is the loop start point and when it is released
becomes the loop end point. When a loop is active pressing the switch again will disable
the loop.
When the sequence is configured in real time mode, the looped portion is quantised to
1/16th of the total sequence length.
• Seq Hold: This screen only parameter holds the current sequencer step and repeats it,
like a beat repeater. When the ‘Preset/Edit’ switch is released the sequencer carries on
from the location it should have been before the step was repeated so it will still be in
time.
In real-time mode a ‘step’ is a 16th of the total sequence length, on release, the
sequencer carries on playing from the current position.
Sequencer
• Linked Sequences: This is a screen only parameter that allows you to link a sequence
to a specific patch. This loads this sequence every time its linked patch is loaded. You
can access this easily by pressing the Patch button and using the Page/Param encoder to
scroll all the way to the right. Simply input the desired sequence number for that patch
or select ‘Off’ for no linked sequence. Like any other patch parameter, the patch must be
saved in order to retain the linked sequence number.
Tip: When selecting a Linked Sequence, hold the Preset/Edit switch to select the current
sequence.
• Step Edit Mode: Hold the ‘Patch’ switch and press the ‘Record’ switch to enter Step Edit
Mode.
Real-time Mode
The Real-time sequencer boasts a 512-note capacity and will record notes as you have played
them in making this the ideal sketchpad for your musical ideas.
• Recording: Pressing record starts the sequencer recording. If the sequencer is not
running when this is pressed and pre-roll is disabled, the sequencer will start. By default,
a metronome will play whilst the sequencer is recording.
Up to four parameters can be recorded while recording, one for each animation lane.
Tip: You can enable or disable the metronome in the MODALapp or on-screen on the
Settings – Seq page.
• Length (Shift + Tempo): Allows you to select the length of the selected sequence.
• Quantise: Allows you to select an input quantise value for the sequencer. This setting is
global and can be found on the screen on the Settings – Seq page.
The Sequence position LED will always cycle 1 - 16 over the current sequence length. Eg. if
sequencer is set to 4 bars; it will take 4 bars for the sequencer LED to scroll from 1 to 16 (i.e.
not steps) If the sequencer is running, any sequencer length changes will only take affect at
the beginning of a bar.