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- Page 1 Hermod Modular Brain V1.72 https://www.squarp.net...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Step Mode ....................................5 The Step Mode ..................................5 Piano roll ..................................... 5 Pattern navigation................................6 Edit a note pattern ................................6 Edit a modulation pattern ..............................8 Hard REC ..................................... 8 Wait/looper REC.................................. 8 Multitrack REC ..................................9 Rotate a pattern .................................. - Page 3 Harmonizer ................................... 18 Output ................................... 19 Random ..................................19 Ratchet ..................................20 Scale ....................................20 Swing ..................................... 21 Track Mode ................................... 22 The Track Mode ................................22 Display ....................................22 Selecting a track ................................23 Mute/unmute tracks ................................. 23 Example of a voice layout ..............................25 Note vs.
- Page 4 How to calibrate the 8 CV outputs ............................ 35 How to calibrate the 4 CV inputs ............................35 Shortcuts ....................................36 In any mode ..................................36 Step mode ..................................36 Step Edit Note ................................... 36 Step Edit Modulation ................................ 37 Effect mode ..................................
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Page 5: Step Mode
You can edit a live recording, add notes and add modulation/gate in modulation tracks. Hermod pattern length can be extended up to 64 steps, and the powerful zoom (up to 8x) allows you to perform very precise step sequencing. It is even possible to select a 3x zoom to create triplets. -
Page 6: Pattern Navigation
Note that the piano roll is here for visual hint only and can’t be used in order to interpret which note is currently playing due to the size of the screen. Under the piano roll there is the track loop point, where you can immediately locate your position in the pattern and through the pages. - Page 7 To increase/decrease the selected note octave, hold STEP and rotate the encoder. ● Note learn Hermod’s step mode improves greatly when using an external keyboard on the active track channel. The pitch and velocity parameters will be updated according to the last played note or chord.
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Page 8: Edit A Modulation Pattern
(only if Hermod uses its internal clock). - if Hermod is stopped, it will wait for you to play a note before starting to play and record (punch in). - if Hermod is already playing, it will wait for the next bar to restart the player and enable the recording. -
Page 9: Multitrack Rec
The encoder works like a vinyl player, you can move backward and forward in the pattern. Edit notes and modulation directly on Hermod works the same way than on classic edit mode, but the mode buttons act as shortcuts for the parameters. -
Page 10: Selection Range
Selection range While holding one step button (① to ⑧) selects it for editing, holding multiple steps allows you to select a range to be edited. For example, press ① and ④ to select all events from ① to ④. Pressing ① and ⑧ selects the entire page. -
Page 11: Effect Mode
Effect Mode The effects mode You can add up to 8 real-time effects per track. Notes played live and recorded in a pattern are processed and sent to the outputs in real-time by the effect engines. All the effects are non-destructive, and polyphonic capable. -
Page 12: Effect List
Press the menu encoder to edit this effect. To go back to the effect mode, either press the EFFECTS button or select "back". Effect list There are 13 different types of effects: ● MIDI (enable per default, can't be removed) ●... -
Page 13: Modmatrix
ModMatrix With the modMatrix, you can control effect parameters using midi CC messages (CC1 to CC119) and CV inputs (A, B, C, D). You can also set up one of the modulation slot to control sequence change. To enter the ModMatrix, make sure you are in EFFECTS mode and press Y . Select the "source"... -
Page 14: Effect List
Effect list Midi To make the interface of Hermod clearer, we decided to gather every important settings of a track under an effect called MIDI: This effect is always on the first slot and can’t be removed. Press the menu encoder to edit its parameters: QUANTIZE OFF 1/8 1/4 1/2 1/1 1/24 1/12 Enable the track timing quantization, and select the grid. -
Page 15: Arpeggiator
INPUT MOD CC1(MOD) ... CC119 Allows you to select the input CC MESSAGE number that will control the modulation of this track. Note that even if CC1 (modwheel) is not selected, you will still be able to use CC1 to control the modulation, together with the selected CC. -
Page 16: Chance
Chance This effect plays or does not play a note based on probability. It’s a great way to add variations to drums or melodies. CHANCE 0% ... 100% VELOCITY If ”0%”, the note will never be played. If ”50%”, the note has a fifty-fifty chance to be played. If ”99%”, the note will almost always be played. -
Page 17: Euclid
Euclid The Euclidean midi effect generates uncommon and rich rhythmic patterns. Originally derived from nuclear physics, and then applied to music theory, an Euclidean algorithm evenly generates distributed notes (fills) among a defined number of available slots (steps). This leads to a great number of well-known rhythm patterns, as well as many odd-sounding ones. -
Page 18: Glide/Smooth
RANGE -200% ... 200% Set the amplitude of the waveform. If 0, no LFO will be generated. If 200%, the LFO will be generated with the maximum range value. If -200%, the LFO will be generated with the maximum range value, but the waveform will be inverted. -
Page 19: Output
Utility effect: send notes and CC messages to a selected midi output. Essential if you want to sequence a DAW or some midi instruments (for example a midi drum machine or a polyphonic midi synthesizer) with Hermod. PORT MIDI USB HOST USB DEVICE Send notes to a midi output. -
Page 20: Ratchet
Ratchet The Ratcheting midi effect (also called Gate effect) repeats incoming notes according to a selected clock. RATE 1/96 ... 1/1 Set the rate of the ratcheting gate. GATE LENGTH 0% ... 100% Set the gate of outputted notes. GATE MOD 0% ... 100% Set the modulation of the gate lenght, to create a more lively ratcheting. -
Page 21: Swing
Swing Swing notes to create groove rhythms and easily go "off the grid". PERCENT 50% ... 99% Percentage of swing (delay the position of every second point in the quantization grid). 50% (default) has no effect on notes position. GRID 1/1 ... 1/16 Swing quantization grid, to define positions of second points. -
Page 22: Track Mode
● Mute/unmute the 8 tracks Display The display shows the 8 outputs (8 voices) of Hermod in a grid. Each rectangle shows the voice layout: it can be a NOTE track, a MOD track, a VELOCITY track or an AFTERTOUCH track. -
Page 23: Selecting A Track
+ pad. Voices layout Thanks to Hermod architecture, the 8 voices can be configured to perfectly fit your Eurorack system. Tracks are "polymorphic", that means that you can assign them to output mono or poly notes, velocities, aftertouches, modulations or gates. - Page 24 In this example, there are 7 tracks: 4 mono tracks that controls only notes, one polyphonic track that controls notes and velocities (on 4 voices), and 2 tracks that outputs gates. You always have 8 voices (the 8 CV/Gate outputs of Hermod), but the number of tracks can be variable. For example, you are free to set: ●...
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Page 25: Example Of A Voice Layout
Example of a voice layout Let's say you want a 4-track layout: ● First track will control a monophonic voice, and will also output the velocity and the aftertouch. On track 1, set "3 VOICES" and "MONO + VELOCITY + AFTERTOUCH". ●... -
Page 26: Note Vs. Modulation Tracks
STEP mode, allowing you to sequence drums, clocks, ... Note vs. Modulation tracks Hermod features 2 different types of track: NOTE and MOD. ● A NOTE track will play the recorded and incoming notes in the attributed voice(s). -
Page 27: Sequence Mode
Sequence mode The Sequence mode In Hermod, sequences are groups of 8 tracks with their respective effects, patterns, ModMatrix and settings. It is a snapshot of the current state of the sequencer. SEQ mode allows you to jump between those sequences. Using sequences, you can create different part of a song, and arrange them live or play them in a “song”... -
Page 28: Sequence Loop Length
Sequence loop length The sequence loop length has two purposes: the position of the sequence change when in sequential mode, and the number of steps played in a sequence while a song is set. To edit the seq loop length, press and hold X and scroll the encoder. You can set LOOP to the following values: LOOP SHORTEST LONGEST TRACK 1...8 FULL 0·... -
Page 29: Randomizer
Randomizer Enter the Randomizer menu Hermod boasts a powerful randomizer. To enter the randomizer menu, select STEP mode, then press the encoder and select “randomize”. The randomizer menu. TIP This feature is very powerful to quickly create crazy note patterns. You can use a scale effect to make the result more "musical". -
Page 30: Project Manager
● Save project as: When working on an existing project, this allow you to save it with a new name. ● Load project: load a project from the SD card into Hermod’s player. Note that loading a project while Hermod is playing won’t reset the clock; the newly loaded project will be playing immediately. Don’t forget to save the current project before loading a new one! ●... -
Page 31: Settings
- If CV RESET (A, B, C or D input) is selected, this input will act as a reset clock, in order to reset the player position. - If CV PLAY (A, B, C or D input) is selected, a continuous high level on a CV input will play Hermod, a low level will stop Hermod and reset the player position ("DIN sync" start/stop standard). -
Page 32: Midi Channels
- G1+RESET P to G8+RESET P: Hermod will output a RESET signal on the CV output (together with the clock on the GATE output), helping your modules to keep the sync when PLAY is pressed. -
Page 33: Midi Thru
Note: The “active track” parameters set up a MIDI channel that will control the active track and the STEP learn note. If you want to receive midi program changes (PC) to select the current Hermod played sequence (from 1 to 8), there is an option at the end of the list: PROG CHANGE OFF CH ALL CH01 ... -
Page 34: Cv Input Settings
CV IN RANGE -5V > +5V 0V > +5V -2.5V > +2.5V -1V > +1V Scale the input signal to Hermod's standard. This option only affects the MOD A/B/C/D (and the ModMatrix sources) inputted CV voltages. If -5V>+5V is selected, input levels = output levels. If 0V>+5V is selected, the input voltage 0V is converted to -5V, the input voltage 2.5V is converted to 0V, the input voltage of +5V is... - Page 35 - Finally, you can save this calibration by pressing X . TIP Hermod outputs -5.00V for a C0 note (midi note 0), -4.00V for a C1 note (midi note 12), -3.00V for a C2 note (midi note 24), ..., 0.00V for a C5 note (midi note 60), ..., 5.00V for a C10 note (midi note 120).
- Page 36 Shortcuts In any mode ● TRACK + pad selects the associated track ● SEQ + pad launches the associated sequence ● Pressing play while holding SEQ will restart (re-sync) all your tracks. ● Hold rec and press play to enter the BPM menu, scroll the encoder to edit, and press it to go back. ●...
- Page 37 Step Edit Modulation ● Hold STEP and rotate the encoder to select the parameter (MOD or GATE ) you want to edit. ● Long presses on STEP toggles between the MOD and GATE edit sub-modes ● Like the note pitch, the modulation is output on the CV voice (for example, the cv#5 if you selected track 5). That means that the gate is free.
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