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Summary of Contents for Intellijel Multigrain v1.1
- Page 1 Intellijel Multigrain v1.1 — 2025.04.21 Stereo Morphing Granular Sampler...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Sampling..................32 Compliance..................3 Basic Sampling................33 Installation..................4 Advanced Sampling Panel............35 Before you Install............... 4 Advanced Sampling Page ............35 Install your Multigrain..............4 Not so Secrets................40 Quick Start..................5 Multigrain’s Structure..............41 Welcome to Multigrain..............6 Global Settings................ -
Page 3: Compliance
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Intellijel Designs, Inc. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. Any digital equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. -
Page 4: Installation
Ensure the red stripe on the ribbon aligns with the the Power Supply’s current values, Multigrain can be installed. side of the power header labelled “-12V” or similar marker. Current Intellijel cases use shrouded headers to help with orientation. If you’re unsure, please Failure to adequately power your modules may result in damage to your check the manual for your power supply or case. -
Page 5: Quick Start
TL;DR — Quick Start Setup Make sure the included microSD card is inserted, then power on. Using the Multigrain is a very deep module. Assuming you can patch up the basics, this panel diagram on the left, align the 10 KNOBS and toggle the LINK buttons one-page quick start should help you make sounds right away! Keep reading (also labelled LOAD... -
Page 6: Welcome To Multigrain
Welcome to Multigrain Navigating with LEDs Multigrain is a Stereo Morphing Granular Sampler with instant access to eight Multigrain’s user interface comprises ‘Pages’ and LED behaviours designed to Sounds. These sounds are played back through a granular engine with help you navigate the different functions in lieu of a screen. morphable scenes, and a reverb effect that we call Blur. -
Page 7: Home Panel
Home Panel Input & Output Jacks IN L + IN R Left & Right Audio Input NEXT Advances to next Sound (>2V) GATE Gate Input for playing Sound (>2V) B Assignable CV Outputs (±5V) OUT L OUT R Left & Right Audio Output X, Y, Z Assignable Modulation Inputs (±10V) SELECT Sound Selection Input (±10V) SD Card Card slot for microSD (≥32gb) - Page 8 Home Panel (Continued) Buttons SAMPLE* Record / Resample to microSD ⏺ * Identified as the button in the big red circle. RATE–SIZE* Links Rate & Size Parameters SIZE–PITCH* Links Size & Pitch Parameters REVERSE Reverses grain Playback * labelled with a small link icon and dotted lines to connect the knob.
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Page 9: Home Page
Home Page — Home Sweet Home LATCH The LATCH button sustains or latches a Sound. Enabling latch will not trigger a sound on its own, but the next sound that you trigger will latch as if you are All of the main functions of Multigrain are found on the Home Page. Playing holding the button down. - Page 10 Default Sound Parameters Dedicated Sound CV — GATE, NEXT, SELECT When you create a new Sound, or when you reset a Sound/Scene (more on this Multigrain has 3 dedicated inputs to selecting and triggering Sounds. later), the Sound parameters default to an initialised state, as shown in the diagram below.
- Page 11 Sound Shortcuts Select a Sound without Triggering Hold LATCH and press a SOUND to select it without triggering. Kill All Sounds Hold LATCH and press CLEAR to immediately silence all grains, Blur will decay naturally. Copy Sound Hold the SOUND button that you want to copy, then press the SOUND button that you want to copy to.
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Page 12: Scenes & Morphing
Home ❭ Scenes & Morphing Scene Shortcuts In Multigrain, each Sound has two Scenes – A and B. A Scene includes the Copy Scene positions of the 10 KNOBS, plus the status of the REVERSE button—described Hold the SCENE button to copy, press the other SCENE button to paste. in the next section. - Page 13 Morphing Minutiae For a most controls (e.g. SIZE, LEVEL), the MORPH fader smoothly sweeps the range between parameter values from SCENE A and SCENE B For example, if SIZE A is 1sec, and SIZE B is 3sec (a 2sec difference between the Scenes) then when MORPH is in the center position, at 50%, the grains generated will be 2sec long.
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Page 14: Granular Engine
Home ❭ Granular Engine — Multigrain Core The Anatomy of a Grain In Multigrain, Sounds played with the SOUND buttons or GATE input create streams of grains, rather than simply playing back the sample as it was captured. The granular engine shapes these grains, controlled with 3 groups of knobs and buttons in the middle of the module. - Page 15 Position Controls The Source of a Grain The three BLACK KNOBS (highlighted below) are used to set the position and area in the Sound’s sample from which grains are generated. Keep in mind that grains are generated from the Playing Sound. START In the diagram above, you’ll see the application of START, SCAN, and WRAP.
- Page 16 Grain Controls LEVEL LEVEL sets the output volume of the grain. The six GREY KNOBS, plus a trio of buttons, determine the characteristics of the grains and the rate at which they are generated. TONE Each grain has its own 2 pole HP/LP filter that applies a lowpass when TONE is As each new grain is formed, all of its parameters are calculated when it’s CCW, or a highpass when TONE is CW.
- Page 17 SIZE (Unlinked) PITCH Use SIZE to set the length of the grain from 20ms to 4sec. When this control is The PITCH knob sets the playback speed of the grain audio. When centered, centered, grain size is ~1sec. the grain audio at the original speed. Note: You will see that the behaviour of SIZE can be modified using the PITCH spans ±2 octaves.
- Page 18 SIZE–PITCH (Linked) REVERSE The SIZE–PITCH link button changes the behaviour of the SIZE knob. REVERSE toggles the playback direction of the audio in the grain. This does not affect the SHAPE or SCAN direction. SIZE–PITCH is enabled per Sound, and applies to both Scenes. REVERSE is enabled per Scene.
- Page 19 Blur — End of chain Reverb Granular Engine Shortcuts This is Multigrain’s built-in reverb effect. Control All Scenes Hold either Scene button or B , both will start BLINKING. Continue to hold the Scene button and adjust a grain engine parameter. The parameter will change to the same setting in both Scenes of the active Sound.
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Page 20: Utility/Other Controls
Home ❭ Utility/Other Controls Sampling SAMPLE ⏺ SAMPLE button—the one in the red circle—is used to capture audio for ⏺ granular processing. You can sample external audio, resample Multigrain’s outputs, or access the 32 second buffer that’s always listening. Sampling for more. -
Page 21: Mod Pages - Rand / X / Y / Z
Mod Pages — RAND / X / Y / Z Mod ❭ Assigning Modulation Multigrain has 4 assignable modulation sources: RAND (Random) / X / Y / Z. Each modulation source on Multigrain can be applied, and attenuverted, to any and all of the KNOB parameters, as well as the REVERSE toggle. - Page 22 Unique Mod Behaviours Mod Shortcuts Some controls have a unique function when modulation is assigned. Randomize X, Y or Z Hold RAND and press X, Y or Z to randomize their modulation assignments. PITCH V/OCT For volt-per-octave control of the PITCH parameter, assign 100% modulation Randomize RAND depth (fully CW) from X, Y or Z.
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Page 23: Clear Page
Clear Page — Hit the Reset Button Clear Options Clearing a SOUND 1-8 once, will clear its scenes, settings and modulation… You can use CLEAR to clear/reset Sounds, Scenes, Modulation assignments, …Clearing a SOUND 1-8 again, will clear its sample assignment. v1.1 ... -
Page 24: Alt Panel
Alt Panel Knobs PITCH Fine Tune Pitch for current Sound The other 9 KNOBS and MORPH will function as they do on the Home Page Buttons LOAD Opens Load Preset Page SAVE Opens Save Preset Page PROJECT Opens Project Page A ... -
Page 25: Alt Page
Alt Page — Under the Hood CV Output Modes Multigrain has two assignable modulation outputs which generate CV based on your granular explorations. The Alt Page enables access to additional Pages, as well as a few extra settings. On the Alt Page, buttons assign the function of the &... - Page 26 Alt ❭ Pages PREV / NEXT /PROJECT /WAVS /REC These five buttons will bring you to the Sample Loader Page, as well as perform their function – explained further in the Sample Loading section of this manual. Sample Loading for more. ➜ QUANT QUANT button will bring you to the Pitch Quantizer Page.
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Page 27: Sample Loading Page
Sample Loading Page /PROJECT /WAVS /RECS In Multigrain, the Sample Loading Page lets you browse and load samples to the Press or LATCH the selected SOUND button to preview Samples through a SOUND buttons for creating grains. Sound’s grain settings as you surge through the samples Pressing one of the three /FOLDER buttons will select the folder to load... -
Page 28: Quantizer Page
Quantizer Page Long press a NOTE to select it as the new ROOT NOTE of your scale. All the other quantized NOTES will shift to maintain the same interval from the ROOT NOTE. The Quantizer allows you to limit the PITCH of grains to a user defined 12-TET Scale. -
Page 29: Project Page - Switching Projects
Project Page — Switching Projects Press either the X, Y and Z button once to switch between Banks 1-3, and a second time to switch between Banks 4-6. In Multigrain, a Project contains Presets, Samples, and an Autosaved state. The definition of a ‘Project’... -
Page 30: Preset Page - Loading And Saving
Preset Page – Loading and Saving The numbered buttons 1-8 represent the eight Presets in each Bank. Press 1-8 LOAD SAVE that preset, depending on which Page you are on. A Preset comprises eight Sounds with associated Scenes settings and Sample assignments. - Page 31 Preset ❭ Load Preset ❭ Locking When on Load Preset Page, LOAD will BLINK RAPIDLY— When on the Load or Save Preset Pages, you can lock your Presets one by one to ensure you do not delete or overwrite them. v1.1 ...
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Page 32: Sampling
Sampling Multigrain can capture audio from IN L + IN R, or resample the outputs OUT L OUT R for processing through the granular engine. Multigrain is Always Listening to your inputs—or outputs if resampling is enabled—at any moment you can trim and save samples from the past 32 seconds of audio. -
Page 33: Basic Sampling
Basic Sampling — Three Clicks Always Listening The ‘Always Listening’ buffer will contain audio content from the last 32 seconds. This audio comes from IN L + IN R (Resampling disabled) 1) Start Recording OUT L OUT R (Resampling enabled) SAMPLE ⏺... -
Page 34: Sampling Settings
Advanced Sampling Panel Sample Trimming START Trim Start point of captured audio Trim End point of captured audio SCAN* Nudge start point while auditioning sample Not directly labelled for Sampling SAMPLE* Record / Resample / Save / Enter Sampling page. ⏺... -
Page 35: Advanced Sampling Panel
Advanced Sampling Page — Snip Advanced Sampling SAMPLE The Advanced Sampling Page builds on the Basic Sampling workflow by ⏺ allowing you to trim and preview the sample before saving. When you enter the Follow Steps 1 and 2 in the Basic Sampling section to capture a sample. Advanced Sampling Page, the granular engine will pause. - Page 36 Preview Recording You can preview your recordings in the Advanced Sampling Page. SCENE / SCENE B Press and hold the SCENE and SCENE buttons to preview your trimmed recording, they will respond differently based on the Direction setting (DIR). Whenever you enter the Advanced Sampling Page, direction will reset to Forward and will be DIM Press the...
- Page 37 Trim Recording — Start + End Trim Recording — Nudge Before saving your Sample to the microSD card, you can trim the Start and End Nudge trimming is a really quick way to remove clicks and pops from the points in the Advanced Sampling Page. Since Multigrain is ‘always listening’, you beginning or end of a recording.
- Page 38 Save Recording — Where do you want it? Sampling Settings Once you’ve edited your sample in the Advanced Sampling Page, there are a In addition to the trimming controls, the Advanced Sample Page hosts a few few saving options available to you— Sampling and Input related settings.
- Page 39 THRSH THRU THRSH stands for Threshold. The THRU button is available on the Advanced Sampling Page and Sampling Settings Page. With THRU enabled, you can monitor IN L + IN R as you adjust Setting a THRSH level only allows recording to start once your source audio GAIN or THRSH.
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Page 40: Not So Secrets
(Hold on boot) ⏺ When powering on or rebooting the module, hold one of the following buttons to switch to a theme. Button Name Palette SAMPLE Intellijel Warm Analog (default) ⏺ LOAD Reload Cool Blues SAVE Golden Gold and Purple... -
Page 41: Multigrain's Structure
Multigrain’s Structure Structure ❭ Global Settings These are stored in Settings.mgs in the Multigrain Folder. There are 48 Projects (6 Banks x 8 Projects) ● Latest Project Number A Project contains 48 Presets (6 Banks x 8 Presets) ● Session Count A Preset contains 8 Sounds ●... -
Page 42: Global Settings
Structure ❭ microSD Card Booting with microSD Card (empty) If an empty microSD card (FAT-32) is installed, Multigrain will automatically The microSD card included with Multigrain stores Samples, Projects, Presets generate the file structure (shown left) – this will of course contain blank and Settings crucial for operating the module. - Page 43 Using with External Device (Computer) You can access files from Multigrain’s microSD Card using an external device with a card reader, such as a computer. Make a Multigrain Backup Simply copy the “/Multigrain” folder from the microSD card to your device to make a backup.
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Page 44: Shortcuts And Combos
Shortcuts and Combos Action Page Shortcut v1.1 Clear Sound Home Hold CLEAR Press SOUND 1-8 — Once = Clear Settings, Twice = Clear Sample Clear / Reset Scene Home Hold CLEAR Press SCENE Clear Mod Assigns Home Hold CLEAR Press RAND / X / Y / Z Select Sound without Trigger Home Hold LATCH... -
Page 45: Factory Sound Packs Index
Factory Sound Packs Index Technical Stuff Bank X Multigrain Projects Specifications /Project01 Intellijel Quick Start Project Module Width: 20HP /Project02 Richard Devine Current: 130mA @ +12V /Project03 Speedy J / STOOR 13mA @ -12V 0mA @ +5V /Project04 Taylor Deupree... -
Page 46: Firmware
Hold the Boot button while switching on power to Multigrain. You can release the button as soon as the power is on. Open the Intellijel Updater, select Multigrain from the left dropdown menu and the latest firmware version from the right. -
Page 47: Changelog
Firmware ❭ Changelog 1.1.0.0 (2025-04-17) New/Change: Save your Always Listening buffer without interrupting playback. ● Long Pressing the sample button when it's slowly glowing blue to Assign/Save to a SOUND, or save to the SD card without interrupting play, this matched the behaviour of the standard record functionality;...
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