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Crazy8
User Manual
Mar 2017

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  • Page 1 Crazy8 User Manual Mar 2017...
  • Page 2 Welcome! Welcome to Crazy8, your crazy companion to handle all your sequencing needs! Be sure to check out the walkthrough videos on the Crazy8 page Twisted-electrons.com/crazy8...

  • Page 3: Quick Start

    Quick Start Let's create some MIDI chords on track 1 and a melody on track 5 (MIDI port2 & CV/Gate) Enter Pattern Mode If you're not already in pattern mode, click the encoder, now pattern led is lit Enable track 1 Make sure track 1 is enabled, simply press the first white key so the LED above it is lit.
  • Page 4 MIDI Output 1 (Outputs the notes of tracks 1-4) MIDI Output 2 (Outputs the notes of tracks 5-8) Crazy8 is equipped with a bridge rectifier and can be powered by any AC or DC voltage source between 9V and 15V included.

  • Page 5: Global Functions

    2- Global Functions The following functions apply regardless of the wherever you are in Step or Pattern mode: 2-1 Playback Mode/Direction Each individual track can have it’s own playback direction. There are 4 playback modes to choose from: -Forward -Backward -Pendulum -Random To change playback mode of the selected track hold shift and press run...

  • Page 6: Step Mode

    3- Step Mode Think of Step mode as your composing area. Step mode is the lower editing level of Crazy8 where you edit the individual steps of the patterns. 3-1 Selecting a Step Roll the encoder to select a step (1-16) 3-2 Programming Notes To change the note of a step, simply press any key. ...
  • Page 7 3-4 Changing Octave Crazy8 patterns have a span of 7 octaves: Octave 1: MIDI Range 21-33 Oct Down LED Flashes Fast Octave 2: MIDI Range 33-45 Oct Down LED Flashes Slow Octave 3: MIDI Range 45-57 Oct Down LED Solid...
  • Page 8 3-7 Chords Any steps of Tracks 1 to 4 can become chords. To turn a step into a chord hold any key and turn the encoder to select a chord from the 15 available indicated as 2-16 the top row of LEDs.  To remove the chord turn the encoder back to position 1 (no chord) 3-8 Chord Editor To enter the chord editor press oct up and oct down at the same time.

  • Page 9: Pattern Mode

    4- Pattern Mode Think of Pattern mode as your playback/mixer area. Here you can change patterns, enable or mute tracks, chain patterns to make songs and add some tricks! 4-1 Changing Patterns To change the current pattern of the selected track simply roll the encoder. Each track has 16 patterns in memory 4-2 Muting/Unmuting Tracks Press white keys 1 to 8 to mute or unmute a track.
  • Page 10 4-4 Chaining Chaining is a great way to achieve longer patterns or create songs by sequencing them back to back. Turn chaining on or off at any time by pressing the chain button. 4-4-2 Enabling/Disabling Slots Each track has 8 slots available to chain any of it’s 16 patterns To view and set the enabled slots, simply hold the chain button Now press any white key to toggle on/off any of the 8 slots for the selected track For example if you wish to create a 32 step pattern out of 2 patterns, just enable...
  • Page 11 4-4 Duty The duty is the amount of time a note is held between steps. Hold duty and roll the encoder to increase or decrease the duty time. The duty time is displayed on the top row of LEDS (1-16) Note: The Duty length is stored and recalled per pattern 4-6 Crazy Hold Crazy and roll the encoder to dial in the Crazy amount displayed on the top...
  • Page 12 4-7 Offset Hold Offset and press oct up or oct down to skip the selected track forward or backward a step. 4-7 Rate Each pattern has 8 rates to choose from: /4, /3, /2, 1, x2, x3, x4, & x8 To change the rate of a pattern hold rate and press a white key Note: The rate is stored and recalled per pattern...
  • Page 13 The Oct Down LED flashes during the process. To receive SYSEX: Hold Oct Up during startup. The Oct Up LED flashes indicating that Crazy8 is ready to receive the SYSEX At the end of the transfer, the Eeprom will be updated. This takes around 13...

  • Page 14: Firmware Updating

    7 - Firmware updating Crazy8 supports firmware updates via MIDI system exclusive messages (SYSEX). Please check the Crazy8 page online for the latest firmware: http://twisted-electrons.com/Crazy8/ To enter update mode aka boot-loader: -unplug the unit’s power cord. -hold the shift button down while plugging the unit power back in.

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