User's Manual
A step is aNote,anInstrumentnumber and two Fx. These four values are displayed as a
line of colored characters that correspond to thecolored Functionkeyslocated on the right
side next to the display. Use them to toggle between step properties.
Eachstep can be set to triggertheinternal audio sample-based instrument or an external
MIDI instrument.
To seta selected step instrument to MIDI > navigate jog-wheel in the left direction > after
the project instrument 01 it will access MIDI instruments from M01 to M16 (which represents
the MIDI channels).
Jog wheel scrolling in the right direction will access theproject sample-based instruments
from 1 to 48.
The MIDI instrument numbers will be displayed with a different type of font than the one
used for internal instrument numbers.
What are these numbers all about? Letʼs take a look at the example:
C5(turquoise) > Note and octave or note-off (OFF/CUT/FAD),
14 (yellow) > Instrument number,
H 30 (purple) > Fx1 – a letter or a symbol indicating the type of used effect and the
number right representing its value,
P -2 (blue) > Fx2 – the same as in Fx1.
Note: Fx in the Polyend Tracker are not necessarily audio effects as one will find in other
types of electronic music instruments. They often serve more as automation/modulation
information. Each Fx has a different letter and separate effective value associated. They
offer 25 automation options and an additional 5 MIDI CC commands and MIDI Program
Change.
An onscreen Fx description popup is available while in the Pattern sequencer view. Press and
hold one of the colored Fx keys to show the Fx list and use the corresponding screen button
underneath in order to expand their description with the available parameters and their
ranges (see the full list in the Appendix).