Summary of Contents for ALM Squid Salmple
- Page 1 ALM-022 - ‘Squid Salmple’ Manual Version: 0.12 (firmware:71) ALM022 SQUID SALMPLE USER GUIDE.
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
ALM-022 - ‘Squid Salmple’ Introduction ..................Features -------------------------------------------------------------------- Technical Specifications ----------------------------------------------------- Operation ................... Panel Layout ---------------------------------------------------------------- Getting Started ------------------------------------------------------------- Channel Parameters --------------------------------------------------------- Assigning CV Control -------------------------------------------------------- Channel Operations -------------------------------------------------------- Recording Samples ---------------------------------------------------------- Saving & loading Banks ----------------------------------------------------- Key Combos ---------------------------------------------------------------- Patch Ideas .................. -
Page 3: Introduction
This includes a wide range of sounds from classic drum machines & weird synths to field recordings & CV modulations. Banks are provided by both ALM and some of our favourite artists and friends including Mumdance, Solid Blake, Russell Haswell, Lauren Flax, Dave... -
Page 4: Features
ALM-022 - ‘Squid Salmple’ Features • 8 independent channels, 4 DC coupled outputs (2 channels per out) and a mix output (ac coupled) • 1 mono record input handling both CV and audio input signal from line to modular level. -
Page 5: Technical Specifications
ALM-022 - ‘Squid Salmple’ Technical Specifications • Supply: +12V 300mA Max / -12v 35mA • Size: 21 HP • Depth: 38mm • AKM audio codecs with 44.1khz / 16 bit quality audio (in & out) • 1-2ms trigger response time... -
Page 6: Operation
ALM-022 - ‘Squid Salmple’ Operation Panel Layout Trigger Inputs Active Channel selection Channel trigger inputs V/Oct pitch controls for Channels 6,7 & 8. USB Flash Drive slot Program knob and +5V Trigger output. param selection buttons CV Control Outputs AC Coupled mix output... -
Page 7: Getting Started
ALM-022 - ‘Squid Salmple’ Getting Started The Squid Salmple works with a bank of 8 independent samples each having their own channel and trigger input to initiate playback. Outputs are shared in both fixed pairs and all together via an AC coupled mix output. The panel allows for the... -
Page 8: Channel Parameters
ALM-022 - ‘Squid Salmple’ Channel Parameters This section covers editing parameters for the currently selected channel. You can select a channel via pressing the ‘Chan’ switch, cycling the encoder whilst the Channel screen is active or by patching a trigger into the Channel input. - Page 9 ALM-022 - ‘Squid Salmple’ • 'OT' - Full per octave quantisation - this is useful for easily matching original sample speed with controls. Env - Level Adjust the playback volume of a sample. At 50 is unity gain. below will attenuate, above increase.
- Page 10 ALM-022 - ‘Squid Salmple’ Cues - Start, End & Loop Set the samples start, end and loop points Active Cue type START Channel (start, end or loop) Cues Waveform (solid - selected) Cue set number (if sets) Zoom level/position Repeatedly pressing the ‘Cues’ button will cycle between the channels samples start, end and loop ‘cue’...
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Page 11: Assigning Cv Control
ALM-022 - ‘Squid Salmple’ To make cue a set active simply turn program knob to select it. If sample is currently playing or recording it will be queued up for next triggered playback otherwise it will change immediately. To edit a cue set press the Cues button to go to the Cues screen. It will indicate the current selected cue set in lower right of display. -
Page 12: Channel Operations
ALM-022 - ‘Squid Salmple’ Channel Operations As well as displaying the currently selected channel number, the screen also can display some other info and perform some useful operations. Channels 6, 7 & 8 will display a small ‘tuning fork’ icon if the frequency of the sample is set close to the original sampling frequency (note: use Quant option for precise matching). -
Page 13: Recording Samples
ALM-022 - ‘Squid Salmple’ Recording Samples Samples are recorded into the current selected channel. Max sample time per channel is 11 seconds. Quality is fixed at 16 bit 44.1khz mono. The existing sample will be OVERWRITTEN - there is no undo if the recording is not previously saved to USB. - Page 14 ALM-022 - ‘Squid Salmple’ Sampling can be automated by patching a trigger into the jack below the ‘Rec’ button as to initiate sampling. The length of the trigger into the 'Rec' input defines how recording behaves. A short ( < 500 ms) trigger will enable an internal envelope follower which will keep sampling until the signal source appears to drop to zero.
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Page 15: Saving & Loading Banks
ALM-022 - ‘Squid Salmple’ Saving & loading Banks Samples are saved as .wav files to a USB stick. They follow a custom but simple directory structure and naming convention which allows 99 banks of 8 samples per usb key. Sample banks exist within an /alm022 directory on the root of the USB stick. - Page 16 ALM-022 - ‘Squid Salmple’ With USB stick plugged into front of the unit (on initial insertion you will need to wait a few seconds for the stick to be registered - a small window will ‘pop up’ indicating initial USB access), Press the 'USB' button to access the initial USB screen.
- Page 17 • Loading wavs that are too long will just get clipped at maximum sample length. • Wav files saved from the sampler contain Squid Salmple specific metadata which includes the various panel settings etc for the individual samples. • The sampler will remember the last bank loaded per usb stick and attempt to load when powered on.
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Page 18: Key Combos
ALM-022 - ‘Squid Salmple’ Key Combos Various useful key combos for power-user functionality; • From a parameter screen, to quickly switch to the same parameter but for another channel, hold Chan button down and turn program knob. • From a parameter screen, to change the selected parameter for ALL channels (to the SAME value), Hold Chan &... -
Page 19: Patch Ideas
ALM-022 - ‘Squid Salmple’ Patch Ideas Synced Cue Sets With a channel containing beat aligned cue sets, assign a synced (to the original samples BPM) waveform type output (i.e from Pamelas New Workout) to a CV input assigned to select the active cue set. Also make sure the channel input is triggered by a beat trigger that is a factor of the original BPM. -
Page 20: Limited Warranty
From the date of manufacture this device is guaranteed for a period of 2 years against any manufacturing or material defects. Any such defects will be repaired or replaced at the discretion of ALM. This does not apply to; • Physical damage arising for mis treating (i,e dropping, submerging etc). -
Page 21: Support
ALM-022 - ‘Squid Salmple’ Support For the latest news, additional info, downloads and firmware updates please visit the ALM website at http://busycircuits.com and follow @busycircuits on twitter. Questions? email help@busycircuits.com ... -
Page 22: Appendix
ALM-022 - ‘Squid Salmple’ APPENDIX I. Calibration / System info Sampling input and outputs can be calibrated to remove slight DC offsets. Module should come calibrated from factory. Press Func + USB to access 'System' screen. The 'V' row show the current installed firmware version. -
Page 23: Firmware Updates
ALM-022 - ‘Squid Salmple’ II. Firmware Updates Put supplied alm022-fw.bin on root of USB stick. Power on with Func button held down. Wait for update process to complete and unit will reboot. Please use only official firmware files when made available from the BusyCircuits website. -
Page 24: Included Sample Banks
ALM-022 - ‘Squid Salmple’ IV. Included Sample Banks The squid sample ships with 85 Banks of various sounds. See table here for details of each bank’s contents and authors. These banks are released into the public domain licensed under the Creative Commons CC0 License - see https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/...
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