Interface - Orthogonal Devices ER-102 User Manual

Interface

At any time there will always be a part that is focused and a part that is play-
ing. Sometimes, there will also be part that is pending. When the PART display is
focused, you can change the part by turning the LEFT knob. Also, the INDEX and
VOLTAGE display are commandeered to show information relevant to the focused
part and the next pending part, if any.
Focused Part
The focused part is the part whose number is showing in the PART display. When
you are changing the reset step or the loop section for the current track, then your
changes are always applied to the focused part. The looped section of the focused
part is set with the LOOP START and LOOP END buttons on the ER-101, while the
reset step is assigned with the RESET TO button on the ER-102.
Pending Part
The pending part is the part that is scheduled to play next (i.e. after the current part
finishes). When the PART display is focused then the pending part will be shown in
the INDEX display on the ER-101. Also, the PART display's orange LED will flash when
a part is pending.
Playing Part
The currently playing part is indicated by the dot in the lower right of the PART
display. All tracks will adhere to the reset step and looped section assigned in the
playing part.
Part Overview (experimental)
When the PART display is focused a rough overview of the focused part is shown
in the VOLTAGE display. The display is divided horizontally into 4 sections, one for
each track. Each section holds 3 horizontal bars that indicate (from top to bottom)
whether the RESET TO, LOOP START, and LOOP END steps have been set in their
respective tracks.
Quick Navigation
If you hold down the PART focus button and turn the LEFT knob then the cursor will
skip in order through the steps in the following list:
First step - RESET TO step - LOOP START step - LOOP END step - Last step
In this example, the PART display is focused and part 6 is showing. The VOLTAGE
display shows an overview of the part and we can see that track 1 has a RESET TO,
LOOP START and LOOP END all set, while track 2 only has the LOOP START and LOOP
STOP set. Track 3 has none of them set and track 4 has RESET TO and LOOP END set.
Additionally, we can see that part 3 is pending to be played after part 6.
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