User Manual

THOR POLYSONIC SYNTHESIZER
(RECORD+REASON)
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5. Turn one of the step knobs above one of the steps.
A tooltip shows you what current note pitch the knob is set to, and when the sequencer repeats you should be able
to hear the change in pitch for that step. Turn clockwise to raise the pitch in semitone increments. Turn counter-
clockwise to lower the pitch.
D You can set the knob’s note range by using the Octave lever to the left of the step buttons.
Available note ranges are 2 Octaves (i.e. one octave up and down from the middle knob position (C3), 4 Octaves
(i.e. two octaves up and down from the middle position (C3), or Full (-C2 to G8).
q Note that the octave range can be set independently for each step. Each step memorizes the current octave
range when the pitch is set for that step, and will keep this octave range until you change the pitch for the step
with a different octave range setting.
D You can either program steps “on the fly” (with the Step sequencer running) or step by step (Step mode).
In Step mode, you press Run to forward the step number one position so you can set step parameters for one step
at a time.
By using this general method you can continue to enter note pitch for other steps.
Inserting rests
To make step sequences more rhythmically interesting, you can program rests for steps.
D This is simply done by pressing one or several step buttons so they go dark.
Dark steps will be rests.
D Note that the Step Duration value still “counts” for rests.
Setting the number of steps
D You can set how many steps a sequence should have before starting over using the Steps knob at the far right
on the panel.
Up to 16 steps can be used. The lit LEDs above each step button show the number of steps currently used. You
can also change number of steps by clicking on a LED directly - the sequencer will then stop/start over at the se-
lected step.