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Intellijel Tetrapad User Manual

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Tetrapad 
Multi-Dimensional Performance Touch Controller 
Firmware: 2.0 
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2018.10.25 
 
 
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  • Page 1       10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs   Tetrapad Manual  Tetrapad  Multi-Dimensional Performance Touch Controller      Firmware: 2.0  Manual Revision: 2018.10.25      https://docs.google.com/document/d/18AFrtwTCpaE5_dPILqmrodOXnIIEmdZGws2Kx_eEC4M/edit#heading=h.akbpz6132fpo 1/63...
  • Page 2      10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs Tetrapad Manual              Table of Contents  Table of Contents  Compliance  Installation  Installing Your Module  Overview  Panel Reference  Modes Overview  Combo Mode  Single Function Modes  Configuration Modes ...
  • Page 3      10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs Tetrapad Manual              Using Switches  Combo Mode: LFO  Assigning LFO Functionality To A Pad  Using an LFO (Overview)  Using LFO EDIT View  Using LFO PERFORMANCE Mode ...
  • Page 4      10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs Tetrapad Manual              Slew Between Chords  Performing in Custom Chord Mode  Mode 12: Global Configuration  Using Global Configuration Mode  Output Voltage Calibration  Using Output Voltage Calibration Mode ...
  • Page 5 (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 ...

  • Page 6: Installation

      Installation  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 ...
  • Page 7      10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs Tetrapad Manual              Most modules will come with the cable already connected but it is good to double check the  orientation. Be aware that some modules may have headers that serve other purposes so ...
  • Page 8 finger and its pressure. Four push encoders and a shift function give you even more tactile  control over your modular system.  Tetrapad operates in numerous modes — each of which configures the module to perform a  specific control task. Through these modes, Tetrapad becomes an 8-key keyboard; a voltage ...

  • Page 9: Panel Reference

         10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs Tetrapad Manual              Panel Reference            Page 8  https://docs.google.com/document/d/18AFrtwTCpaE5_dPILqmrodOXnIIEmdZGws2Kx_eEC4M/edit#heading=h.akbpz6132fpo 9/63...
  • Page 10 3. Push Encoders 1-4  Each of the four pads has its own associated push encoder, which functions differently  depending on Tetrapad’s current mode. For example, in Custom Keyboard Mode, the  encoders assign note values for each output. In Voltages Mode, the encoders assign ...
  • Page 11 Level LED on the right-of-center pad.  Press the Mode Select button (or press either of the two left encoders) to exit  mode selection.  ● Assigning Pads in Combo Mode: If Tetrapad is currently operating in Mode 1:  Combo Mode (See Combo Mode for more information), then a short press of this ...
  • Page 12     When using Tetrapad, an Output Status LED’s brightness (as well as its color) can  provide useful status information. For example, a green (vertical position) LED gets  brighter when your finger is higher up the pad; a cyan (pressure) LED gets brighter the ...

  • Page 13: Modes Overview

    ● Modes 2-6: Single Function Modes — Single function modes simultaneously configure  all four pads and the eight outputs to perform a single task (such as turning Tetrapad into  a keyboard, chord generator or voltage storage device). ...

  • Page 14: Combo Mode

         10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs Tetrapad Manual              Combo Mode  In Combo Mode, each of the four pads can be assigned a function independent of the other  three pads. These functions (described in detail in Mode 1: Combo...
  • Page 15 — giving you access to 8 voltage banks, each of which can store 8 voltages  (one for each output).  ● Mode 3: Keyboard Mode - Keyboard Mode turns Tetrapad into an 8-key keyboard, with  each key capable of sending a different note to Outs 1-4. This mode divides each of the ...

  • Page 16: Configuration Modes

    In addition to the various single function and combo modes mentioned previously, there is a  special global configuration mode, plus a hidden Output Calibration mode.  ● Mode 12: Global Configuration - This is a “special” mode for configuring Tetrapad’s  pressure response to match your own preferences. Unlike the other modes, Global ...
  • Page 17 A dimly lit Level LED shows which mode Tetrapad was in  when you entered Mode Selection.  Use the Level Labels in the middle of the Tetrapad to see the actual mode number of the  correspondingly lit Level LED. For example, if the bright Level LED next to Level Label 2 ...
  • Page 18 4. Press Encoder 3 to load the Mode Preset into Tetrapad.  5. Press the white Mode Select button to exit mode selection.  Your Tetrapad will now operate in this mode, using the selected preset. Note that you  can also click either of the two left encoders to exit mode selection. ...

  • Page 19: Auto-Saving

      Auto-Saving  Tetrapad retains all mode settings while powered on — thus ensuring that you can switch  freely between modes in a performance, knowing that when you return to a mode, it will  always be exactly as you left it. ...
  • Page 20 4. Press Encoder 3 to load that Mode Preset into Tetrapad.  NOTE: Every time you enter Mode Selection and select a Mode, Tetrapad automatically  selects the most recently used Mode Patch. So if you want to load the same Preset that ...
  • Page 21      10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs Tetrapad Manual              Combo Mode: Unipolar Fader  A unipolar fader converts a pad into a pressure and position sensitive fader. Slide your finger  up and down the pad to operate it as a virtual fader — with the bottom position sending 0V ...
  • Page 22 4. Stop rotating when the Unipolar Fader animation plays (as shown in the previous  pictograph).  5. Press the white Mode Select button to exit Pad assignment, and to use your Tetrapad.  The bottom LED is lit on the assigned pad, indicating that it will now function as a ...
  • Page 23      10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs Tetrapad Manual              Slew Between Fader Settings  If you prefer to tap a fader (rather than drag it) or if you use latch mode, you’ll appreciate the ...
  • Page 24      10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs Tetrapad Manual              Combo Mode: Bipolar Fader  A bipolar fader converts a pad into a pressure and position sensitive fader (much like a  unipolar fader), but with its null (0V) position in the center of the pad. This means it transmits ...
  • Page 25 4. Stop rotating when the Bipolar Fader animation plays (as shown in the previous  pictograph).  5. Press the white Mode Select button to exit Pad assignment, and to use your Tetrapad.  The two middle LEDs are lit on the assigned pad, indicating that it will now function as a ...
  • Page 26      10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs Tetrapad Manual              Slew Between Fader Settings  If you prefer to tap a bipolar fader (rather than drag it) or if you use latch mode, you’ll ...
  • Page 27      10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs Tetrapad Manual              Combo Mode: Drum Pad  A drum pad generates a gate signal (left pad output) when the pad is touched, plus a  second CV (right pad output) based on the vertical position of your finger. Since the pad ...
  • Page 28 4. Stop rotating when the Drum Pad animation plays (as shown in the previous pictograph).  5. Press the white Mode Select button to exit Pad assignment, and to use your Tetrapad.  The top and bottom LEDs are lit on the assigned pad, indicating that it will now function ...
  • Page 29      10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs Tetrapad Manual              Combo Mode: Switches  When designated as a switch, a single pad becomes two independent switches — one on  the top half of the pad (whose value appears at the pad’s left output); and one on the bottom ...
  • Page 30 4. Stop rotating when the Switch animation plays (as shown in the previous pictograph).  5. Press the white Mode Select button to exit Pad assignment, and to use your Tetrapad.  Two four-LED segments are lit on the assigned pad — one segment on the top; and one ...
  • Page 31      10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs Tetrapad Manual              Combo Mode: LFO  When assigned as an LFO, a single pad becomes a controller for a built-in Low Frequency  Oscillator (LFO), which appears at the pad’s left output. Using a combination of the pad ...
  • Page 32 4. Stop rotating when the LFO animation plays (as shown in the previous pictograph).  5. Press the white Mode Select button to exit Pad assignment, and to use your Tetrapad.  A grouping of three LEDs are lit on the assigned pad, indicating that it will now function ...
  • Page 33      10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs Tetrapad Manual              The higher up you touch a pad, the faster the LFO rate, which is indicated by the rate at  which its Output Status LED flashes. ...
  • Page 34 Voltages Mode divides each pad into two regions — an upper and a lower — giving you  access to 8 stored voltages per output! That’s right, each of Tetrapad’s eight outputs has its  own bank of 8 virtual buttons, each of which can store a voltage value specifically for that ...
  • Page 35      10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs Tetrapad Manual              Imagine pushing a single button that sends one voltage to a filter’s frequency, another  voltage to resonance, a third to a Quadra Expander’s attack CV and a fourth to its decay CV. ...
  • Page 36   Edit a Button’s Stored Voltages  1. Touch one of Tetrapad’s eight virtual buttons to select it for editing (each of the four pads  is divided into two regions: an upper half and a lower half, giving eight virtual buttons). ...
  • Page 37 Normally, each time you tap a different button, Tetrapad instantly sends the corresponding  voltages to the 8 outputs. But Tetrapad also give you the ability to slew this voltage change  — meaning it’s possible to “morph” between different collections of stored voltages, resulting ...
  • Page 38   Keyboard Mode turns Tetrapad into an 8-key keyboard, with each key capable of sending a  different note to Outs 1-4. This mode divides each of the four pads in two, creating an upper  key and a lower key. ...

  • Page 39: Using Keyboard Mode

    Status LED indicates that Tetrapad is in EDIT View..  2. Touch any of the eight keys.  Each of Tetrapad’s four pads is divided into a top half and a bottom half, resulting in  eight “keys.” When you touch a key, four LEDs light beneath your finger, indicating ...
  • Page 40 4. Turn Encoder 2 to select the desired scale.  Selecting a scale automatically assigns a different note within that scale to a different  key. There are 12 built-in scales corresponding to the 12 LEDs on Pad 2. Tetrapad’s  scale library has the following scales: ...
  • Page 41 2. Tap any of the eight keys to send the notes (as assigned in EDIT View, discussed  earlier) to Output 1.  In addition, Tetrapad sends diatonically shifted versions of the scale to each of the  three remaining outputs. Specifically, Out 2 is diatonically shifted +2; Out 3 is ...
  • Page 42 Rotate counterclockwise to decrease the octave. Octave settings below the  default cause the Pad Status LED to glow red. With each subsequent octave  decrease, the LED will brighten. Tetrapad gives you a 10 octave range.  4. Rotate Encoder 3 to rotate the output assignments. ...
  • Page 43   Slew Between Notes  Tetrapad also gives you the ability to slew between notes. To do so, press the red SHIFT  button and continue holding it while turning Encoder 1.  Clockwise turns increase the time it takes to move from one note to another (up to a ...
  • Page 44   Custom Keyboard Mode turns Tetrapad into an 8-key keyboard, with each key capable of  sending a different note to Outs 1-4. This mode divides each of the four pads in two, creating  an upper key and a lower key. ...
  • Page 45 Manual Note Assignment  1. Touch one of the eight keys to “play it,” and to enable it for note assignment.  Each of Tetrapad’s four pads is divided into a top half and a bottom half, resulting in  eight “keys.”  When you touch a key, four LEDs will light beneath your finger, indicating which key ...
  • Page 46      10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs Tetrapad Manual              3. Rotate encoder 1 to change the pitch sent to Out 1. If desired, rotate encoders 2-4 to  change pitch assignments for outputs 2-4. ...
  • Page 47   Slew Between Notes  Tetrapad also gives you the ability to slew between notes. To do so, press the red Shift  button and continue holding it while turning Encoder 1.  Clockwise turns increase the time it takes to move from one note to another (up to a ...
  • Page 48      10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs Tetrapad Manual              Mode 5: Chord Mode  Long-press (>1 sec) the white Mode Select button to enter Mode selection. Rotate either of  the two left encoders to select Mode 5 (as indicated by the position of the brightest Level ...
  • Page 49 2. Rotate Encoder 1 to set the root note of the chord, as it appears on Out 1. If you push  Encoder 1 while rotating it, you will change the root’s octave.  3. Rotate encoder 2 to scroll through different chords in Tetrapad’s library. Selecting  different chords changes the note assignments for Outs 2, 3 and 4. ...
  • Page 50      10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs Tetrapad Manual              For example, one CW turn transposes the root note up 1 octave; a second CW turn  transposes the second note up 1 octave, and so on. Similarly, one CCW turn ...
  • Page 51   Slew Between Chords  Tetrapad gives you the ability to slew between chord changes. To do so, press the red Shift  button and continue holding it while turning Encoder 1.  Clockwise turns increase the time it takes to move from one chord to another (up to a ...
  • Page 52      10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs Tetrapad Manual                  Page 51  https://docs.google.com/document/d/18AFrtwTCpaE5_dPILqmrodOXnIIEmdZGws2Kx_eEC4M/edit#heading=h.akbpz6132fpo 52/63...
  • Page 53      10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs Tetrapad Manual              Mode 6: Custom Chord Mode  Long-press (>1 sec) the white Mode Select button to enter Mode selection. Rotate either of  the two left encoders to select Mode 6 (as indicated by the position of the brightest Level ...
  • Page 54 2. Rotate Encoder 1 to set the chord’s root note, which is sent to Out 1. Rotate  encoders 2-4 to set the interval values, which Tetrapad sends to Outputs 2-4.  Beneath the surface of each pad is a brightly lit LED, indicating the note value ...
  • Page 55 Slew Between Chords  Tetrapad gives you the ability to slew between chord changes. To do so, press the red Shift  button and continue holding it while turning Encoder 1.  Clockwise turns increase the time it takes to move from one chord to another (up to a ...
  • Page 56      10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs Tetrapad Manual              By way of example, look at the following illustration. We see that touching Pad 1 sends  C-E-G-B to Outputs 1-4; touching Pad 2 sends a B-E-F#-A to Outputs 1-4; Pad 3 sends ...
  • Page 57      10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs Tetrapad Manual              Mode 12: Global Configuration  Long-press (>1 sec) the white Mode Select button to enter Mode selection. Rotate either of  the two left encoders to select Mode 12 (as indicated by the position of the brightest Level ...

  • Page 58: Using Global Configuration Mode

         10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs Tetrapad Manual              Using Global Configuration Mode  To adjust the pressure response curve:  1. Rotate Encoder 1 until the first LED is lit beneath the surface of Pad 1. ...
  • Page 59 Touch sensitivity has the most obvious effect in  highly-reactive modes, like Mode 1: Faders Mode, where the way in which you touch  a fader has the most effect on the CV values it transmits. Tetrapad ships with a  default value level of 7. ...

  • Page 60: Output Voltage Calibration

    Tetrapads are calibrated at the factory prior to shipment, so it’s unlikely you’ll ever need to  perform a custom calibration. But if you do, this mode (in conjunction with an external  voltage meter) are all you need to calibrate each of the Tetrapad’s eight outputs.   ...
  • Page 61 8. Press the red SHIFT button to save the calibration.    To exit Output Voltage Calibration Mode:  1. Press the white Mode Select button, and Tetrapad will exit Output Voltage Calibration  Mode, returning it to standard Mode Select view.   ...

  • Page 62: Firmware Version Display

      Firmware Version Display  When you first power up Tetrapad, all its LEDs blink rhythmically for a few seconds. After the  light show completes and immediately before the module is ready to use, it displays (for  about 1 second) the current firmware version using the Level LEDs embedded beneath each ...

  • Page 63: Firmware Change Log

         10/30/2018 Tetrapad 2.0 Manual - Google Docs Tetrapad Manual              Firmware Change Log  2.0 (Oct 25, 2018)  ● FEATURE: Combo Mode introduced.  ● FEATURE: Mode Presets introduced. Each mode can have up to twelve different ...

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