Behringer NEUTRON User Manual page 13

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NEUTRON User Manual
5.2 Envelope Retriggering
Enter the Assignable Output mode (see above). The KEY TRK button toggles the
retriggering mode. When the KEY TRK LED is on, retriggering is enabled and
vice versa.
5.3 OSC & LFO Shape Mix Blended or Switched
It is possible to either blend or switch the OSC and LFO shape. This feature is an
incredibly powerful, unique sound creation tool. For OSC1, press and hold the
OSC1 RANGE button (this will enter the tuning feature). The PARAPHONIC button
will flash if shape mixing is disabled, or it will throb if shape mixing is enabled.
Press the PARAPHONIC button to toggle the shape mix state. Press and hold the
OSC1 RANGE to leave this mode. Similarly, for OSC2 shape mixing press and hold
OSC2 RANGE; for LFO shape mixing press and hold LFO KEY SYNC.
5.4 Tuning
The Neutron will self-calibrate at start up. An additional "tune" feature is
designed to allow the user to manually tune the oscillators to the last played MIDI
note.
To tune OSC1 or OSC2 to the nearest 'C' note, press and hold the appropriate
RANGE button until the octave LED starts to flash. Play a MIDI note. The LFO shape
LEDs will display the tuning; turn the TUNE control until only the descending saw
LED is lit. That oscillator will now be playing a 'C'. This enables the accurate tuning
of intervals. For example, play an 'F' note, then tune as above. That oscillator
is now playing a fifth above the root note. To exit tuning mode, press and hold
the RANGE button until the octave LED stops flashing. This is available in +/-10
octave mode (note that the long period of very low notes means that the tuning
feature appears to be unresponsive).
5.5 Tune Pot Bypass
Press and hold OSC (1 or 2) RANGE and PARAPHONIC buttons until the selected
OSC octave LED starts to flash. This indicates that the tune pot for that OSC is
now inactive and all notes played are in tune. Press and hold OSC RANGE and
PARAPHONIC buttons again to leave this mode. The LED will return to solid to
indicate that the tune pots are in circuit.
5.6 Software Version
Press and hold OSC SYNC and PARAPHONIC until all 3 OSC1 octave LEDs light up.
The LEDs will then flash out the software version, just count the flashes. The
version is of the form <Major>. <Minor>. <Build number>. Major is flashed on
the 8' LED, minor on the 16' LED & build number on the 32' LED. All 3 OSC1 octave
LEDs will light up again to indicate the end of the output.
5.7 LFO MIDI Clock Sync
The LFO will sync to the beat when receiving MIDI clock (it does nothing with
MIDI time code).
The LFO rate position determines the clock multiplier-divider.
The LFO divider values are, from counter clock wise to clockwise: 4/1, 3/1, 2/1,
3/2, 1/1, 1/2, 3/8, 1/3, 1/4, 1/5, 3/16, 1/6, 1/7, 1/8, 3/32, 1/12, 1/16, 1/24, 1/32,
1/48, 1/64.
5.8 MIDI Note Range
The supported MIDI note range is 24 (C1) to 96 (C7) inclusive. Notes outside of this
range will still trigger the Neutron. MIDI notes 0-23 will trigger note 24 (C1) note.
MIDI notes 97-127 will trigger note 96 (C7).
5.9 Poly-Chaining
If you have multiple Neutron units, you can connect them in a 'Poly Chain' to
produce polyphonic sounds. The Neutron works by sending unhandled notes to
the next in the chain. When the chain runs out, the notes are dropped (i.e. not
played). The first Neutron plays the first played note, the second plays the second,
the third plays the third etc.
Note that a Neutron in Paraphonic mode will handle 2 notes. Each Neutron must
have the same MIDI channel number set using the rear panel switches. The
Poly Chain connections are shown in the diagram. Set the Poly Chain ON for all
Neutrons. The last Neutron in the chain can either be set to Poly Chain on or off
depending on how you would like the MIDI information to be handled. If Poly
Chain is on, the last Neutron will act as if it is sending the next played note over
the maximum number of notes played to the next device in the chain, and the
note will not be heard or dropped. If Poly chain is off for the last Neutron, the
next played note over the maximum number of notes will steal the last played
note from the last Neutron.
To toggle Poly Chain mode, press and hold the PARAPHONIC button for 2 seconds.
The LED will repeatedly flash (once when in mono mode - twice when in duo
mode). A short press on the PARAPHONIC button will still toggle the PARA/DUO
mode. Hold PARAPHONIC to exit. If you are only using one Neutron, then make
sure the Poly Chain is OFF.