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- Page 1 User guide V 1.0 Boom Chick is a trademark of Cre8audio LLC. Copyright © Cre8audio LLC.
- Page 2 Boom Chick Design Team Product Design: Richard Nicol Analog Research and Engineering: Michael Johnsen Sound Refinement and Calibration: Perry Willig Prototyping: Ross Johnson Firmware and Manual: Luna Sea Peaks Executive Producer: Al Joelson Layout and Design: Jongjian Cai Firmware Support: Zhiwen Huang...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
8.2 : Play and Stop 8.3 : Exiting Screens 2 | User Interface 8.4 : Edit Screen 8.5 : Step Mode and Live Mode 3 | Boom Chick Overview 8.6 : Pages 3.1 : Overview 8.7 : Record Mode 3.2 : Panel Labeling Conventions 8.8 : Clock Source... - Page 4 Thank You! I would like to take a moment to express my gratitude for your purchase of the Boom Chick. For me, drum machines are deeply woven into my personal history. From the first beats I crafted as an aspiring musician to countless nights chasing the perfect groove, drum machines have been an essential part of my creative journey.
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Page 5: Important Power Information
Do not attempt to modify the Boom Chick. Tampering with the circuitry may cause permanent damage. • Do not place heavy objects on the Boom Chick. The user interface is mounted on a PCB that can be damaged if stressed by excessive weight. •... -
Page 6: User Interface
2 | User Interface Kick Snare Drum 1 Drum 2 Hats PITCH TONE FM PITCH PITCH FM PITCH PITCH PITCH VOLUME KICK KICK OUTPUT SNARE SNARE PHONES DRIVE NOISE SWEEP SWEEP FILTER TEMPO FINE DRUM 1 DRUM 1 CLOCK CLOCK DECAY N. -
Page 7: Boom Chick Overview
3 | Boom Chick Overview 3.1 Overview: Designed for hands-on control and instant creativity, the Cre8audio Boom Chick is a one-knob- per-function percussion powerhouse. The Boom Chick features a fresh set of flexible drum sounds designed by Pittsburgh Modular, to deliver complex, analog sound with an intuitive and direct interface. -
Page 8: Individual Modules
4 | Individual Modules 4.1 Panel Layout: Drum Voices Control Knobs Kick Snare Drum 1/2 Drum 2 Hats I/O Jacks PITCH TONE FM PITCH PITCH FM PITCH PITCH PITCH VOLUME KICK KICK OUTPUT SNARE SNARE PHONES DRIVE NOISE SWEEP SWEEP FILTER TEMPO FINE... -
Page 9: Drum Voices
LEVEL 5.1 Drum Voices Overview The Boom Chick redefines classic, analog drum sounds with all-new designs that allow it to recreate many of the classic sounds while simultaneously expanding into new sonic territory. The drum sounds utilize a knob-per-function interface for direct drum tweaking, perfect for casual... -
Page 10: Kick Module
5 | Drum Voices : Kick Module 5.2 Kick Module Kick The kick drum utilizes a purpose built sine wave oscillator, overdrive, and a tuned percussion decay envelope with controls for pitch, overdrive, envelope decay, and level. Pitch Knob - Adjust the frequency of the kick drum. Drive Knob - Adjust the overdrive amount from clean to super dirty. -
Page 11: Snare Module
5 | Drum Voices : Snare Module Snare 5.3 Snare Module The snare drum is an attempt at reproducing the sound of a physical snare drum using analog circuitry. This drum is not based on the sound of a famous drum machine. It is a unique attempt at a synthesized snare drum that sounds not completely unlike a snare drum, but with a sonic flexibility that swings far beyond the limits of a physical instrument. -
Page 12: Drum 1 / 2 Modules
5 | Drum Voices : Drum 1 / 2 Modules 5.4 Drum 1 / 2 Modules Drum X The drum channels are a re-imagining of the classic Pollard Syndrum. Although not a clone of the original, the drums were inspired by the flexibility and musicality of the Syndrum. A variable waveform oscillator is rhythmically modulated (or not) to create complex percussive sounds. -
Page 13: Hats Module
5 | Drum Voices : Hats Module 5.6 Hats Module Hats Hats is an attempt at reproducing the complexity of a cymbal using analog circuitry. This module is not based on the sound of a famous drum machine. It is a unique attempt at a synthesized hi-hat. -
Page 14: Control Knobs
6 | Control Knobs 6.1 Volume Knob The [Volume knob] is used to adjust the master mix volume of Boom Chick. This knob sets the volume of both the {Output Jack} and the {Phones Jack}. 6.2 Tempo Knob VOLUME The [Tempo Knob] is used to adjust the Tempo of Boom Chick while in Internal Clock Mode. -
Page 15: I/O Jacks
Boom Chick to be controlled or clocked with external Midi controllers or sequencers. The {Midi Out Jack} sends midi clock, midi start, midi stop, midi continue, and midi note on/off messages from Boom Chick for sequencing external gear from the Boom Chick sequencer. Both the {Midi In Jack} and the {Midi Out Jack} use the Midi Type A TRS standard. -
Page 16: The Sequencer
Kick While Boom Chick is playing, the [Play Button] will reset all tracks to step one. While Boom Chick is playing, the [Stop Button] will Drop Out, or “mute” all the Drum Voices on PITCH Boom Chick. While Dropped Out, the (Stop Button LED) will flash and the sequencer will continue to track the active step and send clock outputs, resets, and midi clock and continue messages. -
Page 17: Edit Screen
8.4 Edit Screen DRIVE NOISE SWEEP SWEEP While holding the [Edit Button], Boom Chick will show the Edit Screen. The edit screen displays a LEVEL bunch of information about the states of all of Boom Chick’s settings. FM PITCH PITCH... -
Page 18: Step Mode And Live Mode
SAVE SONG LENGTH Sequences on Boom Chick can be up to 64 steps, shown in Pages of 16 steps. Use the DECAY [Page Button] to scroll through the active pages, and the currently active page will be shown on DRUM 2... -
Page 19: Clock Source
The [Tempo Knob] is used to adjust the Tempo of Boom Chick while in Internal Clock Mode. Kick Snare Drum 1 Drum 2 Hats Turn the [Tempo knob] to adjust the tempo of your Boom Chick from 60 BPM to 185 BPM(quarter SNARE SNARE DRIVE NOISE... -
Page 20: Step Mode Sequencing
TONE FM PITCH PITCH FM PITCH PITCH PITCH VOLUME Steps in Boom Chick can be shifted forward or backward off the step by up to half a clock. This N. DECAY FM DEPTH FM DEPTH DECAY SHAPE SHAPE FM DEPTH... -
Page 21: Live Mode Recording
CLEAR PAGE In Live Mode while the sequence is Playing and Record is on, the [Drum Buttons] will both trigger the drums and record into their respective drum’s steps. Recording on Boom Chick is done with PITCH FM PITCH PITCH PITCH an overdub behavior. -
Page 22: Sequence Length
DRUM 1 DRUM 1 PITCH TONE FM PITCH PITCH FM PITCH PITCH PITCH VOLUME DECAY N. DECAY FM DEPTH SHAPE FM DEPTH SHAPE DECAY SHAPE DECAY DECAY N. DECAY FM DEPTH SHAPE FM DEPTH LEVEL LEVEL DRUM 2 DRUM 2 8 | The Sequencer VALUE VALUE... -
Page 23: Timing Functions
Kick Snare Kick Snare Boom Chick has three Timing Functions that impact how the timing of steps is handled: Humanize Timing, Swing Timing, and Quantize Timing. Timing Functions are set per Drum Voice, so each voice can have a different set of Timing Function behaviors. -
Page 24: Drum Mutes
Kick Snare Drum 1 Kick Drum 2 DECAY DECAY N. DECAY FM DEPTH SHAPE FM DEPTH SHAPE 8 | The Sequencer LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL DECAY LEVEL DECAY LEVEL PITCH TONE FM PITCH PITCH PITCH FM PITCH PITCH 8.25 Drum Mutes DRIVE NOISE SWEEP... -
Page 25: Save Slots
8.27 Save Slots FM DEPTH FM DEPTH SHAPE DECAY Boom Chick has 64 Save Slots arranged in four pages of 16 saves. Each of these save slots can SHAPE DECAY LEVEL LEVEL hold one Sequence of all six Drum Voices. -
Page 26: Copy/Paste Tool
8 | The Sequencer Drum 1 8.30 Copy/Paste Tool Drum 2 Kick Snare Drum 1 Drum 2 The Copy/Paste Tool can be used to Copy Drum Channels into other Drum Channels, or to Copy Sequence Steps into other Sequence Steps inside the same Drum Channel. Kick Snare Kick Snare Kick Snare... -
Page 27: Clear Tool
Kick Snare Drum 1 Drum 2 SWEEP FILTER TEMPO FINE DRIVE NOISE Drum 1 Drum 2 Hats 8 | The Sequencer FM DEPTH SHAPE DECAY PITCH TONE FM PITCH PITCH FM PITCH DECAY N. DECAY Drum 2 Hats VALUE PITCH FM PITCH PITCH PITCH... -
Page 28: Euclidean Generator
VALUE PITCH TONE FM PITCH PITCH FM PITCH PITCH PITCH VOLUME DECAY N. DECAY FM DEPTH SHAPE FM DEPTH LEVEL LEVEL DECAY LEVEL LEVEL 8 | The Sequencer DRIVE NOISE SWEEP SWEEP FILTER TEMPO ROLL LEVEL LEVEL DECAY DECAY LEVEL FINE 8.33 Euclidean Generator Hats... -
Page 29: Midi Channel
The default Midi Channel for all Drum Voices is Channel 10. 8.36 Midi Note On and Off The drums on Boom Chick will send a Midi Note On message(velocity 100) every time they are triggered from any source other then the {Drum Trigger Inputs}. -
Page 30: Song Mode
DEPTH SHAPE DECAY LEVEL LEVEL 8 | The Sequencer VALUE STEP 8.38 Song Mode SHIFT LEVEL LEVEL ECAY Song Mode allows you to create, save, and play chains of Saved Sequences as Songs. ROLL CLEAR COPY CHANCE SAVE SONG To use Song Mode, first use [Song] to enter the Song Selection Screen. -
Page 31: Factory Reset
ROLL CLEAR PAGE To perform a Factory Reset, hold the [Edit Button],[Clear Button], [Stop Button], and [Record Button] until the lights stop blinking, then power cycle your Boom Chick. 10 | Eurorack Specs 10.1 Eurorack Specs: Panel size: 40hp. Module depth: 30mm. -
Page 32: More Information
Cre8audio Product(s) within fourteen (14) days of time of original purchase. To register Cre8audio Products, visit Cre8audio.com. If the unit fails within the one (1) year period, it will be repaired, or replaced, at Cre8audio’s option, at no charge, when returned prepaid to the Cre8audio Technical Service Center with proof of purchase –...
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