User Manual
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STEP EDIT MODE (CONTINUED)
RATCHET
To toggle RATCHET on/off for a certain step, hold a step button and then press the ARP LATCH [TIE]
button. Ratchet causes a step to repeat multiple times within a single step-duration. You can set the
ratchet multiple from 1x (no repeats) to 8x. The RATCHET CNT multiple can be edited in the PRESET
EDIT / SEQUENCER sub menu.
NOTE: RTCHT CT is also a MOD destination.
There is also a panel button-combo to change RATCHET CNT. Hold the BANK button and press ARP
BACK/FORTH to decrease, or hold the BANK button and press the ARP INVERT button to increase
the ratchet multiple.
NOTE: The RATCHET CNT multiplier is universal for the entire sequence. You cannot have different
Ratchet Counts per step, however, you can assign the SEQ MOD value (see below) directly to the
RTCHT CT parameter so that every step can, effectively, have its own Ratchet Count.
TRY THIS: Go to GLOBAL MENU > CV MAPPING and map VOLUME to RTCHT CT. Now, plug a Foot
Controller with a TRS plug into the VOL CV jack on the left side of the Subsequent 37. Toggle Ratchet
On for some (or all) of your steps. Now you can sweep the Ratchet count on those Ratcheted steps
from 1x to 8x, in real time.
SEQ MOD VALUES W/ MOD WHEEL
Whether you are recording a sequence in step time, or editing a step, the current position of the MOD
WHEEL (SEQ MOD value) is recorded for each step. These per-step SEQ MOD values can be used in two
ways: directly via the MOD DST parameter, and as a MOD 1 or MOD 2 SOURCE (the source is called SEQ MOD).
The SEQ MOD values can be assigned to a specic parameter via the PRESET EDIT > SEQUENCER >
MOD DST parameter. The amount of modulation to the specied MOD DST can be scaled using the
SEQ MOD AMT parameter directly below the MOD DST parameter. The SEQ MOD AMT parameter
values go from OFF (0%) to 100%. The total amount of modulation can also be scaled by the MOD
WHEEL during sequence playback by setting the MODWHL CTRL parameter to ON.
It is crucial to understand that the SEQ MOD values are bi-polar, meaning that when the MOD WHEEL
is all the way down, it records a value of -100%. When the MOD WHEEL is all the way up, it records a
value of +100%. When the MOD WHEEL is centered, it records a SEQ MOD value of 0% (and has no
effect on the destination).
It is equally important to understand that the bi-polar SEQ MOD value is added to the current setting of
whatever parameter it is modulating. For example, if the MOD DST is OSC2 LEV, and the OSC 2 value in
the MIXER section is set to 5, then the bi-polar SEQ MOD values could move the OSC 2 level to either
silence or to full volume. But, if the OSC 2 value in the MIXER was set to 0, then the bi-polar SEQ MOD
values would have no effect on the OSC 2 level until those values were greater than 0. This is a complex
tool, and should be explored in simple settings to fully appreciate its function and applications.
Rests, Ties, Seq Start, Seq End, Ratcheted and Skipped steps, as well as the SEQ MOD values, are all
saved with each sequence.
SEQUENCE QUICK-ERASE
Hold BANK while turning the PATTERN knob to the REC position. If the sequence is stopped it will be
completely erased. If the sequence is running, it will continue to run and the sequence length (number
of steps) will remain the same, but all of the steps will be blank (silent).