Summary of Contents for Shakmat Bard Quartet
- Page 1 Shakmat Bard Quartet 10HP Eurorack Module Built & designed in E.U. www.shakmat.com...
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Page 3: Installation
8 customisable harmonic progressions, leading to the creation of entire songs! The Bard Quartet can memorise up to 320 scales (4 channels, 8 harmonies, 10 memory slots). Furthermore it includes highly customisable Microtuning and Arpeggiator options, as well as three assignable inputs and outputs. -
Page 4: Grouping Channels
Scales The Keyboard buttons are used to set a scale per channel. The button of the active note shines brighter than the other selected notes, providing a real-time note monitoring. The edited channel is selected using the Channel buttons [C]. Harmony Once a scale has been set for each of the channels in use, turning the Harmony potentiometer... -
Page 5: Trigger Out
Edit Menu The Edit menu is accessed by pressing the Edit button [D].This menu provides Octave switching, Trigger Out, Gate In and Transpose In capabilities per channel and per harmony. The Edit button is lit as long as the menu is active, press it again to exit the menu. -
Page 6: Arpeggiator Menu
Arpeggiator Menu Each channel can be turned into an arpeggiator instead of a quantizer. The channel will then react to triggers instead of voltage changes at the Channel’s CV input [3]. The Arpeggiator menu is accessed by pressing the Arpg button The Arpg button is lit as [F]. -
Page 7: Memory Menu
Microtuning IN TUNE The Bard Quartet features microtuning and allows the user to detune each of the 12 equal temperament notes by a range of +/- 50 cents of a semitone. The Microtuning menu is accessed by pressing the μTune button [E].The μ... - Page 8 Loading & saving slots Slots can be saved and loaded by using the slot Keyboard buttons The C# and D# [A]. Load buttons perform Load and Save operations, while the rest of the keyboard represents the slot 10 slots. When starting up, the module always loads the first slot.
- Page 9 Channel Grouping Options By default the grouping only involves Scales settings. It is however possible to also share Edit, Microtuning and Arpegiattor settings. Note that this option applies to all the channels. • ALL OFF = Only scales are copied. •C# IS ON = Scales and Edit parameters are copied.
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Page 10: Advanced Features
This feature also allows to easily navigate towards non-adjacent harmonies. Output norm The Bard Quartet not only controls Eurorack instruments using the V/Oct standard, it can also control Hz/V and 1.2V/Oct instruments. To change the Output norm of a specific channel, enter the Microtuning menu then hold the μTune button while pressing on the... -
Page 11: Factory Reset
Factory Tables • C = Blank slot The next 6 slots have different settings per channel and are intended to be used for evolutive harmonies: • D = Diatonic major degrees • E = Harmonic minor degrees • F = Melodic minor degrees •... -
Page 12: Specifications
Harmony CV input 29 mm -5 to +5V Current Draw Transpose CV input 60 mA @ +12V -5 to +5V 10 mA @ -12V CV outputs -3 to +7V Gate Input 0 to +5V Trigger Output 0 to +5V www.shakmat.com...
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