The Harvestman Stillson Hammer mkII Operation Manual

The Harvestman Stillson Hammer mkII Operation Manual

4-track control voltage sequencer for realtime music performance

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EXT CLK IN
CLOCK
OPTIONS
(page 2-3)
ASSIGNABLE
Cv A/B
(page 3-4)

QUICK START

Basic patch: Connect the CV OUT 1 to the 1V/
Oct input of a VCO module. Patch this module into a VCA,
whose volume is controlled by an envelope generator.
Patch the GATE OUT 1 to this envelope generator's
trigger/gate input. Repeat with additional outputs and
external oscillators/VCAs, or use the additional CV outs to
modulate other parameters of your instrument.
We recommend the use of INDUSTRIAL
MUSIC ELECTRONICS modules such as the HERTZ
DONUT, PISTON HONDA, and DOUBLE ANDORE with
the STILLSON HAMMER. The MKII versions of these
modules are specially designed to work the best with this
sequencer. If you turn the large frequency knobs on either
of these oscillator modules to the zero position while the
1v/OCT signal is patched to the sequencer, the basic pitch
will correspond to the note and scale names shown on
the STILLSON HAMMER's display. If you are using other
models of oscillator, take care to adjust them so that all
oscillators connected to the sequencer are playing in tune
if given the same output voltage. Push the RUN/STOP
button so it turns green and the sequence starts playing.
Next, select Track 1 by pressing its TRACK
SELECT button. Next, push the GATE PAGE SELECT
button and move some sliders so that the LEDs light up.

TRANSPORT CONTROLS

(page 1, 4)
STILLSON HAMMER
4-CHANNEL PERFORMANCE SEQUENCER
RUN/
RESET
EXT
STOP
CLK
TRANSPORT
CV IN
MODE
CLOCK
A
CV
B
IN
ASSIGNABLE CONTROLLERS
INDUSTRIAL MUSIC ELECTRONICS MODEL 1974 MARK II • MANUFACTURED IN PORTLAND, OREGON • INSPECTED IN SEATTLE, WASHINGTON USA
INDUSTRIAL MUSIC ELECTRONICS
DISPLAY
MEMORY BUTTONS (page 5)
CV OUTS
RUN/
RESET
I
STOP
TRANSPORT
PAGE SELECT
COPY/
LOAD/
SAVE
PASTE
COMPARE
MEMORY
CV
A
B
I
II
III
IV
The attached VCA and envelope should be
triggering and emitting sound Next, push the CV PAGE
SELECT button and move the sliders to set the pitches
for each of your gated steps. See the TRACK OPTIONS
text below for help in setting up your quantizer scale.
The 16 sliders at the bottom of the module are used for
programming all sequence data. Their function will change
depending on the PAGE SELECTION. If the page focus is
changed, the sliders will not program new data into the
sequence unless they are moved slightly from their current
physical positions.
TRANSPORT CONTROLS:
Press the RUN/STOP button to start or stop the
sequence. When running, it will advance at a rate set by
the CLOCK controls. Even if the clock source is external,
the sequencer will not run unless the mode is set to RUN
(the button will light green if running, and red if stopped.)
The jack above this button accepts external trigger signals
and has the same effect as the button.
While the sequencer is stopped, you can change
the active step position by turning the ROTARY ENCODER.
The ENCODER also has a built-in button. If you push
down on the ROTARY ENCODER while the sequencer is
stopped, it will activate all four GATE OUTS. When you
change the step by using the encoder, the display will
STILLSON HAMMER MARK II
OPERATIONS MANUAL OS v. 1.0
CLK OUT
II
III
IV
OUTS
INIT
GATE
BURST
RANDOM
SPEED
COUNT
ELAY
RANGE
ENCODER
SHIFT
CV OUTS
CLK OUT
GATE OUTS
(page 1)
PAGE SELECT
MODIFIERS
(page 3-4)
SLIDERS
1

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Summary of Contents for The Harvestman Stillson Hammer mkII

  • Page 1 INDUSTRIAL MUSIC ELECTRONICS STILLSON HAMMER MARK II OPERATIONS MANUAL OS v. 1.0 TRANSPORT CONTROLS DISPLAY MEMORY BUTTONS (page 5) (page 1, 4) EXTERNAL RECORD TRIGGER IN (page 5) STILLSON HAMMER 4-CHANNEL PERFORMANCE SEQUENCER CV OUTS CLK OUT CV OUTS EXT CLK IN CLK OUT RUN/ RESET...
  • Page 2 The CLK OUT jack in the opposite corner will emit show the value of the currently active step, programmed a copy of the selected clock signal if the sequencer is onto the appropriate parameter page. You may move the running. It will be unaffected by any clock divider settings. associated slider to program a new value at this time, Use this with the RESET signal to synchronize external using the display to set a precise value.
  • Page 3 BURST- COUNT: must hold it down while pushing other buttons. You may do this with any of the PAGE SELECT keys, or you may initialize entire tracks by holding it down and pressing any Select this page for the current track by pressing of the TRACK SELECT keys.
  • Page 4 SCALE TYPES REFERENCE: programmed. Quantizer off -- To assign the controller to a destination, hold down All Semitones 12 CV A or B, and press a PAGE button so the destination Major |-| button lights up green. Minor |-|. Dorian d The manual control on CV channel B is bipolar: Lydian L the center position is zero, turning it counterclockwise...
  • Page 5 TRACK 4 MEMORY - PRESET STORAGE button. SEQUENCE STORAGE CHIP The Stillson Hammer MkII can store 32 preset sequences in nonvolatile memory. The storage chip is a Microchip 25LC512 in DIP Press the LOAD button to show the intended load package.

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