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Getting Started
To get started, insert the SD Card, connect the power cable properly. Take care that the red line is
connected to the -12Volt Rail on the Bus. Power on the System.
First there will be a splash screen followed by the current Firmware version number.
After that the system is checking if any NSA (Nerd Sound Adapter) are connected.
With connected NSA expanders it will show the type of the expanders and the Firmware version.
Channels that are not connected are shown as 'Not Found'.
Be aware that the Midi expander is not going to be detected. It works in a different way than the
NSA expanders and will just be usable 'out of the box'. The same for the Video Expander. You got
to enable it in the Setup (clone mode) and then it will show up as the 4
Then the SD card is being checked if it is correctly initialised, reading the calibration settings. And
at last, it will show if a Gamepad is detected (through the IO-Expander).
The startup sequence is now ready and an empty sequencer screen will show up, waiting for you
to get started!
Attention, if the Splash screen the text or the background light appears to be weird somehow, then
it is a good indication that there is something wrong with the power. (For example, not enough
power -> Voltages are too low / not enough current). Check your supply, disconnect some other
modules to be sure your supply has enough power. (And be sure the NerdSEQ is working properly)
Next there will be a guide through some basics, related to values which you find back in most
trackers. Then there will be some basic information about Trackers and after that information about
the navigation with the NerdSEQ.
Numbers, Values and Tracker basics
The history of trackers
creating music by inserting music scores in a different way. It is mostly recognized by people as a
way to program music instead of composing, because of the input of the music data. This is actually
not really the case, once you know some of the basics it is composing all the way!
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_tracker
NerdSEQ – a tracker based Eurorack sequencer
User Manual Revision V1.26 for Firmware V1.26
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goes back to the late 80's when some people developed a new way of
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NSA.
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12 July 2022
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