User Manual

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SPECTRALIS 2
2.3.3 Formatting Media (internal Flash and SD-Cards)
In case something goes wrong after all or when using a SD-Card for the first
time it will be necessary to format the media. The formatting should have to be
done in the Spectralis 2.
To start formatting use the [Shift]-button and hold it down while simultaneously
pushing the [Browse]-button. All two of the media in the Spectralis will now
show up in the 2x40 character display of the Spectralis. When pushing any of
the encoders assigned to one of the drives showing in the display, drive
information will be displayed. Using the [Page-Up]- and [Page-Down]-buttons
you can browse the selected medium.To begin formatting use the [Record]-
button, after selection of the desired medium. You will need to confirm your
intent to format by pushing the [Enter]-button.
Use the [Exit]-button to leave the browse menu.
Once you’re done formatting you might be looking at an empty display
window. Don’t panic! As soon as you push one of the select buttons on the
Spectralis 2 text will appear once again in the Display.
2.3.4 Power connection
The Spectralis has a power connection on the back of the instrument, right next to
the power switch. Please use the enclosed power-cord to connect your Spectralis
2 with a wall socket or power strip. The Spectralis has an internal switching
AC-Transformer which can be operated from 100 to 240 Volts and at 50 and
60 Hz.
2.4 Explanations of basic terms
To make this manual easy to understand we would like to explain a few frequently
used terms, which are of significance with the Spectralis 2..
2.4.1 Sound:
A Sound-Program of the Hybrid Synthesizer or a sample-based Sound of
the DSP-Synth.
2.4.2 Part:
A part is a track in the sequencer, played by a particular instrument. Each
part of the Spectralis has its own sound parameters and a special set
channel on the internal mixer of the Spectralis. Due to the pre-assignment
of various part categories it becomes easy to create new patterns simply
by swapping motifs. You will find the following parts in the Spectralis:
Kick, Snare, Closed HiHat, Open HiHat, Clap, HiTom, MidTom and
LoTom, three Percussion-parts, the Analog Synth-part plus three addi-
tional polyphonic DSP Synthesizer parts.
2.4.3 Motif:
An exchangeable musical phrase consisting of a series of notes, which
can be assigned to a part.
2.4.5 Drum Groove:
The Parts 1 – 11 (Kick – Perc3) can be treated as a Group independent of
the Parts with tonal Instruments and are referred to jointly as ”Drum
Groove”.
Formatting, power and explanation of terms