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MOTHER-32 MANUAL ADDENDUM
FIRMWARE UPDATE V2.0

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  • Page 1 MOTHER-32 MANUAL ADDENDUM FIRMWARE UPDATE V2.0...

  • Page 2: What You Will Need

    You will need a 5-pin (DIN) MIDI output device for your computer. Connect MIDI Out from the computer to MIDI In on the Mother-32. Use a program for sending MIDI SysEx files from your computer; free options include SysEx Librarian for OS X or Bome SendSX for Windows.

  • Page 3: New Sequencer Functions

    MOTHER-32 FIRMWARE UPDATE V2.0 April 2020 NEW SEQUENCER FUNCTIONS SEQUENCER PLAYBACK DIRECTION The playback order of the notes being generated by the sequencer can be changed from Forward (normal/ default), to Reverse (backward), to Pendulum (back & forth), or to Random.
  • Page 4 A rising edge must be faster than 1V / msec to be detected as an edge, so slowly changing signals will be ignored. In this mode, the TEMPO panel control is ignored. If clock pulses to this input stop, the Mother-32 internal clock may be restarted by pressing RUN / STOP or by turning the TEMPO knob.
  • Page 5 STRAIGHT NOTES When Mother-32 is synced to MIDI or to an analog clock input, simply rotate the TEMPO knob to select one of the eight straight note values. If Mother-32 is synced to the internal clock, then hold down both the (KB) and (STEP) buttons whole rotating the TEMPO knob to select one of the eight straight note values.
  • Page 6 HOW SWING WORKS GENERALLY (AND ON THE MOTHER-32) Generally speaking, Swing involves alternating between rushing and dragging the speed of playing relative to the tempo, creating a pattern of alternating longer and shorter notes.
  • Page 7 MOTHER-32 FIRMWARE UPDATE V2.0 April 2020 THE SWING INTERVAL (Continued) BEAT STEP INTERVAL: 1/8 SWING INTERVAL: 1/8 ON/OFFBEAT IF SWING AMT 66% SEQUENCER STEPS IF SWING 66% The following diagram shows an example where the Step Interval is eighth notes, and the Swing Interval is eighth note triplets.

  • Page 8: Saving A Pattern

    In addition to the Manual Save mode, two additional save modes have been added in Version 2.0 – Auto Save and Write Protect. Selecting the Save mode can be done on Page 6 of the Mother-32 Setup mode. MANUAL SAVE MODE Blinking Green LED In this mode, you must manually save any changes.
  • Page 9 WRITE PROTECT MODE In this mode, changes you make to the current pattern cannot be saved. The patterns can be tweaked and modified as part of a performance or sonic exploration, but the contents of the Mother-32 pattern memory will remain unaffected.
  • Page 10 SETUP MODE Setup mode is a non-performance mode that uses the Keyboard and sequencer buttons to access certain Mother-32 parameters (MIDI Channel, Assignable Output, etc.) and to specify their values. NOTE: Settings made in Setup mode are remembered on power down.
  • Page 11 PAGE 1: ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT JACK From this page, you can specify which Mother-32 signal is available via the ASSIGN output jack. The full descriptions of each option can be found in the ASSIGNABLE OUTPUT: ASSIGN OUTPUT section of this manual.

  • Page 12: Save Mode

    There are no user accessible parameters on this Page. PAGE 8: ON / OFF PARAMETERS The parameters available on this page can be toggled On or Off so that your Mother-32 will behave in a way conductive to your creative process.
  • Page 13 4. MIDI notes will now transpose the sequence even when sequence is not playing. (i.e. before the sequencer is started.) 5. Phase alignment is maintained between the Mother-32 sequencer and the analog clock output. KNOWN ISSUES IN VERSION 2.0 1. If starting/resuming playback while synchronized to an external clock, you must start playback on a swing onbeat in order to stay correctly aligned to the external clock.

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