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Intellijel Steppy 3U Manual

4-track 64-step programmable gate sequencer
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Steppy 3U Manual
Steppy 3U
4-Track 64-Step Programmable Gate Sequencer
Firmware Version: 1.2
Manual Revision: 2020.03.24
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  • Page 1 Steppy 3U Manual Steppy 3U 4-Track 64-Step Programmable Gate Sequencer Firmware Version: 1.2 Manual Revision: 2020.03.24...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Steppy 3U Manual   Table of Contents   Compliance Installation 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 & Outputs...

  • 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

      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 power header and sufficient available capacity to power the module: ●...
  • Page 5 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 power...

  • Page 6: Overview

    Steppy 3U 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 7: Quick Start: Create A Track

    Steppy 3U 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 8: 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 lower left corner.

  • Page 9: Save The Preset

    Steppy 3U Manual   Select Mode functions are indicated by text labels with black backgrounds. Notice the four top-left buttons are used for track selection, and that the Track A button is currently lit (indicating Play Mode controls Track A).

  • Page 10: Front Panel

    Steppy 3U 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 11: Controls

    Steppy 3U Manual   ● RUN Mode : This is an optional mode, into which you must boot Steppy (see below). As with RESET Mode, a gate received at the RST jack resets all patterns (across all four tracks) back to their first step, but it also enables pattern playback.
  • Page 12 Steppy 3U Manual   sequence (sequences can be any length from 1 to 64 steps). A button turns when it’s the active step in a sequence. ● Select Mode : In Select mode, the buttons perform the functions indicated by the labels with the black backgrounds.
  • Page 13 Steppy 3U Manual   Buttons are in Edit Mode, with the red button in the right column indicating the active parameter, and the red button(s) in the left column indicating the parameter value. Edit Mode is indicated when the red Edit Mode LED is lit. You can also tell you’re in Edit Mode when (in general) most buttons are .

  • Page 14: Reference

    Steppy 3U Manual   general, the ‘lowest’ possible value corresponding to the top button, and the ‘highest’ possible value corresponding to the bottom button). When Steppy is in Edit Mode, it lights the red LED adjacent to the EDIT button.
  • Page 15 Steppy 3U Manual   that corresponds to the final step in the pattern. Gates that are contained within the chosen pattern length glow GREEN , while gates that are outside the length of the current pattern glow YELLOW The illustration below shows identical patterns; but in the left example, the track length is set to 16-steps, and in the right example, it’s set to 5-steps:...

  • Page 16: Select Mode

    Steppy 3U 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 3U 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 3U Manual   For example, assume your current pattern looks like the one on the left, below: 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 (as seen in the middle example, above).
  • Page 19 Steppy 3U Manual   All edited track parameters (Swing, Delay, Probability, etc) are respected when looping, and looping applies to all tracks when engaged. To latch Loopy playback : 1. While holding down the two buttons that define the length of the Loopy sequence, short-press the SELECT button.

  • Page 20: Edit Mode

    Steppy 3U 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 to the right of the right-column of buttons. The LED next to the EDIT button turns on when Edit Mode is on.
  • Page 21 Steppy 3U 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 When editing gate lengths, the left column of buttons sets the actual length.
  • Page 22 Steppy 3U 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. Clock Division editing is available when the CLK ÷...
  • Page 23 Steppy 3U 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 3U 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 every step to lag behind the clock at the selected rate.
  • Page 25 Steppy 3U 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 When editing probability values, the left column of buttons set the probability percentage.
  • Page 26 Steppy 3U 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...
  • Page 27 Steppy 3U 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 left column of multifunction buttons). A...
  • Page 28 Steppy 3U Manual   All buttons will flash quickly to indicate that the preset has been loaded and is now active (further indicated by the fact that the button corresponding to the loaded preset is now flashing rapidly). To delay loading of a preset until the start of the next cycle : 1.

  • Page 29: Step Edit Mode

    Steppy 3U Manual   Step Edit Mode   Unlike the normal Edit Mode, which applies parameters globally across all steps in a track, Step Edit Mode enables you to modify certain parameters on a step-by-step basis. Specifically, you can edit Gate Length, Delay and Probability on a per-step basis, as well as assign ratchets to individual steps.

  • Page 30: Ratcheting

    Steppy 3U Manual   5. Edit additional steps by pressing the desired multifunction (step) button; setting its value using the buttons in the opposite column, then re-pressing the same multifunction (step) button to exit the Parameter Edit mode. TIP : You can copy one step's value to another by holding down the step button you want to copy while pressing the step button to which you want to paste it.
  • Page 31 Steppy 3U Manual   To Create and Edit Ratchets: 1. From the default PLAY mode, select the Track and Page you wish to edit (using techniques previously discussed), then long-press ( > 1 sec) the EDIT button to enter Step Edit mode.
  • Page 32 Steppy 3U Manual   5. Add ratchets to additional steps by pressing the desired multifunction (step) button; setting the number of ratchets using the buttons in the opposite column, then re-pressing the same multifunction (step) button to exit the Ratchet Assignment mode for that step.

  • Page 33: Tap Recording

    Steppy 3U 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 34: Steppy Architecture

    Steppy 3U Manual   Steppy Architecture   The following diagram illustrates the architecture of a Steppy preset:     Page 33...

  • Page 35: Copying Patterns

    Steppy 3U Manual   Copying Patterns   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). 3. While holding the source track’s button, press the button corresponding to the track you want to copy to (A, B, C, or D).

  • Page 36: Firmware

    Steppy 3U Manual   Firmware   Firmware updates, if available, are contained within the latest Intellijel Firmware Updater application, which you can download from the product’s page on the Intellijel.com website. The application is available in both Macintosh and Windows formats, and will install firmware into your module over USB.

  • Page 37: Technical Specifications

    Steppy 3U Manual   ● FIX : Track Probability is now applied to the current position, and will not randomize individual ratchets. 1.11 (2019-10-10) ● FIX : Additional filtering on Clock input to handle imprecise clock pulses. 1.10 (2019-08-14) ●...

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