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Introduction Tap your beat ! Far beyond basic step sequencing logic, the Four Bricks Rook brings a highly intuitive interface to all your rhythmic duties and provides a diverse array of features including CV addressable memory of 128 thirty-two steps tables where you can store your own sequences, precision timing to allow non–quantized/off-beat rhythms, an auto...
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Modes Let’s start by feeding the module with a clock signal via the Clock input. There are four modes available which define how the pads affect the sequence. 01. Play Mode (FNCT + PAD 1) The four pads act as manual triggers. If recording is engaged (Rec button) the associated LED lights on and the triggers performed on the pads will be recorded in the current buffer.
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read only while the Pad is pressed. This on-the-fly reinterpretation of the tables can be recorded. Sending a gate signal to the module’s Fill All CV input will cause all the tracks to play fills for the duration of the gate signal. 04.
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Steps Segments Other example, length is reduced to three & shift is at max : the sequence is now divided in 11 segments. The default option of the Menu potentiometer is to act on the trigger length, this is indicated by the last Menu LED (labeled TL) being lit.
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Erase button + Pad. Loading Pattern, Save Table & Load Fill The Four Bricks Rook contains two buffers (volatile memory) and a variety of tables (non-volatile memory). You can directly address 8 tables via the...
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For all these functions, you have to confirm your operation by pressing the Rec, Erase, A/B button alone. You can also leave the functions wihout keeping the changes by pressing the FNCT button. Randomizer The module contains an internal randomizer allowing to create random fills.
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10 seconds. At release all the LED’s will blink to confirm. Musicians Tables Shakmat's Basics Mudd's Metropolitan Richard Devine's Usefull Drum Device...
Installation The Four Bricks Rook requires a standard 2x8 pins eurorack connector. Make sure the red stripe on the ribbon cable is oriented on the -12V side of the board. Technical Information Size CV Inputs 16 HP -5V / 5V...
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