Tetrapad M anual Table o f C ontents Table o f C ontents Overview Installation Before Y our S tart Installing Y our M odule Panel R eference Modes O verview Selecting...
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Tetrapad M anual Using C ustom K eyboard M ode Manual N ote A ssignment Slew B etween N otes Playing t he K eyboard Mode 5 : D rum M ode Using...
Installation Intellijel E urorack m odules a re d esigned t o b e u sed w ith a E urorack-compatible c ase a nd power s upply.
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Tetrapad M anual Most m odules w ill c ome w ith t he c able a lready c onnected b ut i t i s g ood t o d ouble c heck t he orientation....
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Tetrapad M anual If y ou a re u sing a nother m anufacturer’s p ower s upply, c heck t heir d ocumentation f or instructions.
Tetrapad M anual Panel R eference 1. Pads 1 -4 Four i dentical t ouch s trips, e ach o f w hich i s s ensitive t o b oth v ertical p osition a nd finger...
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Tetrapad M anual 3. Push E ncoders 1 -4 Each o f t he f our p ads h as i ts o wn a ssociated p ush e ncoder, w hich f unctions differently...
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Tetrapad M anual 8. Outputs 1 -8 Outputs C V, p itch, g ate o r t rigger s ignals d epending o n t he a ctive m ode. S ee t he Modes...
e ight o utputs, n umerous s tatus L EDs a nd s hift b utton. Tetrapad c urrently s upports n ine d ifferent m odes ( plus a s eparate g lobal c onfiguration mode)...
● Mode 1 2: G lobal C onfiguration - T his i s a “ special” m ode, w hich y ou u se t o c onfigure Tetrapad’s p ressure r esponse t o m atch y our o wn p references. U nlike t he f irst e ight modes,...
Auto-Saving Tetrapad a utomatically r emembers h ow y ou’ve c onfigured e ach o f i ts m odes, a nd i t r etains these s ettings w hen p owered o ff. B y d efault, T etrapad a utomatically s aves i ts s ettings e very minute,...
Tetrapad M anual Mode 1 : F aders M ode Press t he w hite M ode S elect b utton a nd r otate a ny o f t he f our e ncoders t o s elect M ode 1 , which...
Tetrapad M anual Slew B etween F ader S ettings If y ou p refer t o t ap f aders ( rather t han d rag t hem) o r i f y ou u se l atch m ode, y ou’ll a ppreciate the...
Tetrapad M anual Mode 2 : V oltages M ode Press t he w hite M ode S elect b utton a nd r otate a ny o f t he f our e ncoders t o s elect M ode 2 , which...
Tetrapad M anual Imagine p ushing a s ingle b utton t hat s ends o ne v oltage t o a f ilter’s f requency, a nother voltage...
Those o f y ou w ho p refer t he s erendipity a pproach t o s ound d esign w ill a ppreciate Tetrapad’s r andom v oltage a ssignment f eature. T o r andomize a s ingle o utput v oltage: 1.
Tetrapad M anual Randomize a ll 8 S tored V oltages f or a B utton Those o f y ou w ho p refer t he s erendipity a pproach t o s ound d esign a nd w ho l ike i t a pplied judiciously...
Tetrapad M anual Mode 3 : K eyboard M ode Press t he w hite M ode S elect b utton a nd r otate a ny o f t he f our e ncoders t o s elect M ode 3 , which...
Tetrapad M anual You d efine n otes f or e ach k ey b y s electing a k eyboard m apping f rom t he b uilt-in S cale Library...
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Tetrapad M anual 4. Turn E ncoder 2 t o s elect t he d esired s cale. Selecting a s cale a utomatically a ssigns a d ifferent n ote w ithin t hat s cale t o a d ifferent key....
Tetrapad M anual Keyboard M ode p laces t he r oot n ote o n t he l ower h alf o f P ad 1 , t hen m aps a scending pitches...
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Tetrapad M anual 3. Rotate E ncoder 1 t o c hange t he o ctave t he k eyboard’s o ctave. Rotate c lockwise t o i ncrease t he o ctave. O ctave s ettings a bove t he d efault c ause t he Pad...
Tetrapad M anual Mode 4 : C ustom K eyboard M ode Press t he w hite M ode S elect b utton a nd r otate a ny o f t he f our e ncoders t o s elect M ode 4, which...
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Tetrapad M anual Unlike M ode 3 , C ustom K eyboard M ode l ets y ou d efine e ach a nd e very n ote f or e ach a nd every...
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Tetrapad M anual subsequent o ctave d ecrease, t he L ED w ill b righten. P itch c an b e s et o ver a 1 0 octave...
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Tetrapad a lso g ives y ou t he a bility t o s lew b etween n otes. T o d o s o, p ress ...
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Tetrapad M anual Mode 5 : D rum M ode Press t he w hite M ode S elect b utton a nd r otate a ny o f t he f our e ncoders t o s elect M ode 5 , which...
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Tetrapad M anual Using D rum M ode To u se T etrapad i n D rum M ode: 1. Tap a p ad t o s end a g ate s ignal t o t he c orresponding p ad’s o dd n umbered o utput.
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Tetrapad M anual Mode 6 : L FO M ode Press t he w hite M ode S elect b utton a nd r otate a ny o f t he f our e ncoders t o s elect M ode 6 , which...
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Tetrapad M anual Using L FO M ode In L FO M ode, T etrapad c ontinuously s ends f our p rogrammable L FOs f rom i ts O dd numbered...
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Tetrapad M anual Using L FO P ERFORMANCE M ode 1. If t he S hift S tatus L ED i s r ed, p ush t he S HIFT B utton t o c hange i ts c olor t o g reen. A green...
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Tetrapad M anual Mode 7 : S witches M ode Press t he w hite M ode S elect b utton a nd r otate a ny o f t he f our e ncoders t o s elect M ode 7 , which...
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Tetrapad M anual Using S witches M ode 1. Touch t he s witch t o s end + 5V t o t he c orresponding O ut j ack.
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Tetrapad M anual Mode 8 : C hord M ode Press t he w hite M ode S elect b utton a nd r otate a ny o f t he f our e ncoders t o s elect M ode 8 , which...
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c hords c hanges t he n ote a ssignments f or O uts 2 , 3 a nd 4 . Tetrapad’s i nternal l ibrary c ontains 1 2 c hords, w hich e ncoder 2 r otates t hrough continuously,...
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Tetrapad M anual For e xample, o ne C W t urn t ransposes t he r oot n ote u p 1 o ctave; a s econd C W t urn transposes...
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Tetrapad g ives y ou t he a bility t o s lew b etween c hord c hanges. T o d o s o, p ress ...
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Tetrapad M anual Mode 9 : C ustom C hord M ode Press t he w hite M ode S elect b utton a nd r otate a ny o f t he f our e ncoders t o s elect M ode 9 , which...
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Tetrapad g ives y ou t he a bility t o s lew b etween c hord c hanges. T o d o s o, p ress ...
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Tetrapad M anual Clockwise t urns i ncrease t he t ime i t t akes t o m ove f rom o ne c hord t o a nother ( up t o a maximum...
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Tetrapad M anual By w ay o f e xample, l ook a t t he f ollowing i llustration. W e s ee t hat t ouching P ad 1 s ends C-E-G-B...
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Tetrapad M anual Mode 1 2: G lobal C onfiguration Press t he w hite M ode S elect b utton a nd r otate a ny o f t he f our e ncoders t o s elect M ode 12, which...
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Tetrapad M anual Using G lobal C onfiguration M ode To a djust t he p ressure r esponse c urve: 1. Rotate E ncoder 1 u ntil t he f irst L ED i s l it b eneath t he s urface o f P ad 1 .
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Tetrapad M anual To a djust t he p ressure f ilter: 1. Rotate E ncoder 1 u ntil t he s econd L ED i s l it b eneath t he s urface o f P ad 1 .
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Tetrapad M anual Technical S pecifications Width 20 h p Maximum D epth 19 m m Current D raw 130 m A @ + 12V 15 m A @ - 12V...