Bastl CASPER SOFTPOP SP2 Quick Start

QUICK START
TUNE THE SOFTPOP BY HOLDING
SLIDE+MIDI BUTTONS FOR 2 SECONDS.
Keep the FINE-TUNE fader all the way to the right
to be in tune with most other instruments.
Softpop SP2 has a fully analog signal path. The oscillator
tuning can be sensitive to various conditions. We recommend
tuning it a few minutes after powerup and when necessary.
Pressing SLIDE+MIDI for less than 2 seconds will not tune
all the octaves but only quickly fix potential pitch drift.
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BUTTON COMBOS
BASICS SEQUENCER
PLAY= and TRIG= when used with other buttons PATTERN+GATE=select a pattern
GATE=press any one gate PATTERN+GATES=chain patterns
GATES=press multiple gates one after another PATTERN+ /
while still holding the context button PATTERN+TEMPO=copy currently selected pattern
to the next selected pattern
PATTERN+SLIDE=RECORD pitch sequence
SLIDE+MIDI=fix oscillator pitch drift SLIDE+GATE=activate/deactivate slide on that
SLIDE+MIDI >2s=full automatic tuning in all step SLIDE+
octaves
SCALE+SLIDE=SAVE bank PLAY (short)=start and stop sequencer
SCALE+PATTERN+GATE=LOAD bank PLAY+GATE=select playmode
PLAY+GATES=chain playmodes
SCALE+GATE=select a scale
SCALE+GATES=chain scales TEMPO+TEMPO=tap tempo
SCALE+ / =select a semitone TEMPO+ / =increase/decrease tempo
SCALE+TEMPO=semitone on/off (indicated by PLAY TEMPO+ / >1s= gradually increase/decrease tempo
LED and GATE 1) TEMPO+GATE=select divider/multiplier
SCALE+TEMPO+ / =transpose whole scale by one TEMPO+ + =learn tempo from looping envelope
semitone
SCALE+MIDI=copy MIDI defined scale to currently TRIG=trigger envelope
edited scale TRIG+GATE=activate temporary FX (hold several
to combine)
MIDI
TRIG+PLAY+GATES=record loop of temporary FX
MIDI >5s=MIDI learn TRIG+PLAY=erase loop of temporary FX
MIDI+GATE=set MIDI channel to 1 to 8
STEP EDIT MODE
MIDI+selected GATE=set MIDI channel to 8+1 to 8
MIDI+PLAY=activate/deactivate MIDI clock PATTERN+SLIDE (when seq. stopped)=enter/leave
MIDI+SCALE=activate/deactivate MIDI scale mode step edit mode
MIDI+PATTERN=activate/deactivate CV Out generating In the step edit mode (one step is blinking):
Velocity CV GATE=preview and select step (always triggers
envelope)
FIRMWARE UPDATE
GATE+move PITCH FADER=edit steps pitch
Hold MIDI at startup and play wav file into GATE+ / =transpose step in quarter tones
Reset input.
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=shift a whole pattern by 1 step
/ =set slide rate (1=no slide)