Intellijel Steppy 1U Manual

Intellijel Steppy 1U Manual

4-track 64-step programmable gate sequencer

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Steppy 1U Manual
Steppy 1U
4-Track 64-Step Programmable Gate Sequencer
Manual Revision: 2018.10.10

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  • Page 1 Steppy 1U Manual Steppy 1U 4-Track 64-Step Programmable Gate Sequencer Manual Revision: 2018.10.10...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Steppy 1U Manual   Table of Contents  Table of Contents Compliance Installation Before Your Start Installing Your Module Overview Quick Start: Create a Track Load an Empty Preset Connect a Clock & Program a Track Save the Preset Next Step Front Panel Inputs &...
  • Page 3: Compliance

    (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Intellijel Designs, Inc. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Any digital equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules.
  • Page 4: Installation

    Before Your Start  Intellijel Eurorack modules are designed to be used with a Eurorack-compatible case and power supply. We recommend you use Intellijel cases and power supplies. Before installing a new module in your case, you must ensure your power supply has a free power header and sufficient available capacity to power the module: ●...
  • Page 5: Installing Your Module

    Eurorack case. Ensure the red stripe on the cable lines up with the -12V pins on the bus board. On Intellijel power supplies the pins are labelled with the label “-12V” and a thick white stripe: If you are using another manufacturer’s...
  • Page 6 Steppy 1U Manual   Once connected, the cabling between the module and power supply should resemble the picture below: Before reconnecting power and turning on your modular system, double check that the ribbon cable is fully seated on both ends and that all the pins are correctly aligned.
  • Page 7: Overview

    Steppy 1U Manual   Overview  Steppy is a 4-track programmable gate sequencer with eight internal memory slots, external clocking, various playback options, and a performance-first design aesthetic. Each track features numerous parameters that govern its playback independently of the other tracks.
  • Page 8: Quick Start: Create A Track

    Steppy 1U Manual   Quick Start: Create a Track  This tutorial is designed to get you up and running with Steppy as quickly as possible. Detailed descriptions of all functions, features and methodologies appear later in the manual. Load an Empty Preset First thing’s first.
  • Page 9: Connect A Clock & Program A Track

    4. Continue to turn various steps on and off until you’ve got a kick drum pattern you like. 5. Next, patch OUT B into a gate or trigger input on another module (such as a snare drum sound on a second Intellijel Plonk). 6. Press the black SELECT button in the upper left corner.
  • Page 10: Save The Preset

    Steppy 1U Manual   7. Press the button corresponding to Track B (causing it to light instead of Track A), then press the black SELECT button again to exit Select Mode, and return to Play Mode. 8. The 16 multifunction buttons now control Track B, so start punching out patterns for your snare module.
  • Page 11: Front Panel

    Steppy 1U Manual   Front Panel  Inputs & Outputs  A. OUT A ​ ​ - Gate output (+5V) for Track A. Corresponding LED lights when gate is high. B. OUT B ​ ​ - Gate output for Track B. Corresponding LED lights when gate is high.
  • Page 12 Steppy 1U Manual   majority of lit MULTIFUNCTION buttons are ​ ​ . See ​ REEN​ P lay Mode​ for detailed information. Sixteen steps are displayed at one time, with steps 1-8 on the top row, and steps 9-16 on the bottom row. Patterns can be up to 64 steps long (spread across 4 pages);...
  • Page 13 Steppy 1U Manual   2. SELECT button ​ ​ - This button turns Select Mode on and off. In Select Mode, the MULTIFUNCTION buttons perform the tasks indicated by the labels with black backgrounds (visually linking them with the black color of the SELECT button).
  • Page 14: Reference

    Steppy 1U Manual   Reference  The following sections discuss Steppy’s various modes, and the function of the buttons within those modes. Play Mode  Play Mode is Steppy’s default mode. In Play Mode, the sixteen Multifunction buttons are used to program and display gate patterns, and are lit green when a gate is “on.” In Play Mode, neither the yellow LED next to the SELECT button nor the red LED next to the EDIT button are lit.
  • Page 15 Steppy 1U Manual   The following illustrations show identical patterns; but in the top example, the track length is set to 16-steps, and in the bottom example, it’s set to 5-steps: Track patterns can be as long as 64-steps. To create patterns that are longer than 16-steps, use the PAGE select options (as discussed in ​...
  • Page 16: Select Mode

    Steppy 1U Manual   Select Mode  In Select Mode, the Multifunction buttons are used to select tracks for viewing & editing; to select pages within those tracks; and for enabling/disabling various track display and performance options. Note: Steppy can be in both Select mode ( ​...
  • Page 17 Steppy 1U Manual   3. PAGE buttons When in Select mode, these four buttons select which of the four pages (1, 2, 3, or 4) you wish to display/edit. Each page displays 16 steps at a time, meaning there are a total of 64 available steps per pattern.
  • Page 18 Steppy 1U Manual   For example, assume this is your current pattern: If Loopy( ) is active, pressing one button loops playback of that single step, repeating it over-and-over for as long as you hold the button. The button is ​...
  • Page 19 Steppy 1U Manual   All edited track parameters (Swing, Delay, Probability, etc) are respected when looping, and looping applies to all tracks when engaged. 7. RESET button When in Select mode, press this button to reset all patterns (across all four tracks) back to their first step.
  • Page 20: Edit Mode

    Steppy 1U Manual   Edit Mode  In Edit Mode, the Multifunction buttons select and modify various parameters (such as gate length, clock division, swing, etc.), as indicated by the labels beneath the bottom row of buttons. The red LED next to the EDIT button turns on when Edit Mode is on.
  • Page 21 Steppy 1U Manual   2. Gate Length (GATE) button When in Edit mode, press this button to edit the gate length for all steps in the selected Track (each track has its own gate length setting). Gate Length editing is available when the GATE button glows ​...
  • Page 22 Steppy 1U Manual   3. Clock Division (CLK ÷) button When in Edit mode, press this button to edit the clock rate at which the selected track plays (each track has its own clock division). The playback speed is expressed as a division of the input CLK.
  • Page 23 Steppy 1U Manual   4. SWING button When in Edit mode, press this button to edit the swing percentage for the selected Track (each track has its own swing rate). Swing options conform to MPC “standard” (with the addition of 78%), and apply the delay to every other step in a pattern (thus, causing it to ‘swing’).
  • Page 24 Steppy 1U Manual   5. DELAY button When in Edit mode, press this button to edit the amount of delay to apply to every step in a track. Unlike Swing, which delays every other step, the delay parameter causes ​ e very step to lag behind the clock at the selected rate.
  • Page 25 Steppy 1U Manual   6. Probability (PROB) button When in Edit mode, press this button to set the probability that any step within the pattern will actually play when requested. Probability editing is available when the PROB button glows ​...
  • Page 26 Steppy 1U Manual   7. SHIFT button When in Edit mode, press this button to enable pattern shifting. Pattern shifting allows you to rotate the active pattern forward or backward by a specified number of steps. Pattern shifting is available when the SHIFT button glows ​...
  • Page 27 Steppy 1U Manual   8. SAVE button When in Edit mode, press this button to enable Preset saving. Steppy can store up to 8 presets (assigned to each of the 8 buttons in the top row of multifunction buttons). A preset contains the settings assigned to all 4 tracks, plus the patterns within those tracks (as shown in ​...
  • Page 28 Steppy 1U Manual   This loads that preset into active memory (as indicated by the rapidly flashing button). c. Press and hold the LOAD button for 1 second (long-press). All buttons will flash, and the contents of the previously selected preset will be deleted.
  • Page 29: Ratcheting

    Steppy 1U Manual   Ratcheting Steppy has a special Edit mode for creating and editing ratchets. Unlike Steppy’s other editing functions (which apply equally to ​ e very ​ step in a pattern), ratchet editing is applied ​ p er-step ​ .
  • Page 30 Steppy 1U Manual   3. Press whichever of the 16 multifunction buttons corresponds to the step you wish to ratchet. If you press buttons 1-8, the bottom row of buttons will then be used to assign the number of ratchets. If you press buttons 9-16, the top row of buttons will then be used to assign the number of ratchets.
  • Page 31: Tap Recording

    Steppy 1U Manual   Tap Recording Tap Recording is a special, alternate way to program trigger patterns into Steppy. Instead of manually turning steps on/off in a grid, Tap Recording lets you tap out your rhythms in real-time. Tapped recordings always play back in sync with the clock input (using whatever Clock Division, Gate, Probability, Ratchets and any other settings you’ve currently assigned to a Track.
  • Page 32: Steppy Architecture

    Steppy 1U Manual   Steppy Architecture  The following diagram illustrates the architecture of a Steppy preset:     Page 31...
  • Page 33: Copying Patterns

    Steppy 1U Manual   Copying Patterns  You can copy the pattern from one track to another (without copying its edit parameters). To do 1. Press the SELECT button to enter Select Mode. 2. Hold the button corresponding to the track you want to copy from (A, B, C or D).
  • Page 34: Firmware

    Steppy 1U Manual   Firmware  v1.0 ● Initial release Firmware Version Display  Steppy displays the current version number during start up. Specifically, the top row of buttons indicates the first digit in the FW version, and the second row of buttons indicates the second digit.

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