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Bastl Instruments Kastle 2 Wave Bard Quick Start

Experimental, patchable stereo sample player
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Well met,
adventurer!
By this very
guide we
shall awaken the song
of the WAVE BARD!
Art thou ready?
1. POWER SOURCE
Plug in a USB-C cable or insert
3x AA batteries.
or
USB-C
2. CONNECT OUTPUT
Connect your headphones,
mixer, or speakers to
3. POWER UP
Flip the
POWER
switch to the right.
4. OUTPUT VOLUME
SHIFT
Hold
and turn the
PITCH
knob to adjust the output
VOLUME
.
SHIFT
HOLD
! Silver labels are active when
SHIFT
holding the
5. SELECT A SAMPLE
Hit
SHIFT
tri er the current
sample.
SAMPLE
Press
between banks of
samples.
6. MAKE A BEAT
Connect
the envelope with
PATTERN
G R C
3xAA
GATE
▲.
AUDIO
Hold
to select a different
Connect
POWER
CUE
SAMPLE MOD
Attenuate the CV amount with
the
SAMPLE MOD
explore play modes. Check
the diagram on the back page.
PITCH
VOLUME
CUE MODE:
SAMPLES
WAIT FOR
A TRIGGER
button.
ATTENUATE
to
SHIFT
Turn the
SAMPLE
knob to select one
of the 8 samples.
BANK
to switch
*
GATE
TRIG
to
. Adjust
LENGTH
TRIG
LENGTH
SHIFT
and turn
LFO MOD
RHYTHM
CV
to
SAMPLE MOD
ENV
CV
knob and
PLAY MODE:
CUE
SAMPLES
TRIGGERED
ON CV CHANGE
ATTENUATE
*
7. ADD SOME MELODY
Connect
CV
- +
HIT
PITCH MOD
Turn the
PITCH MOD
attenuvert the input CV amount.
Try the
FREE
BANK
Sets pitch immediately and unquantized
.
PITCH MOD
and updated only with a tri er
8. TEMPO
To set the tempo, hold
and turn the
To tap the tempo, hold
.
and press
TAP
If using
SYNC
.
knob sets the tempo
multiplier/divider.
9. CLOCK SYNC
▼ to synchronize with
Use
SYNC
an external clock. The WAVE
BARD will follow. To be the
leader, use the
SYNC
to
PITCH MOD
.
ENV
CV
knob to
or
NOTE
inputs.
FREE
NOTE
Pitch tuned to a scale
SHIFT
TEMPO
knob.
SHIFT
a few times.
▼ in, the
TEMPO
▲ out.
SYNC

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Summary of Contents for Bastl Instruments Kastle 2 Wave Bard

  • Page 1 5. SELECT A SAMPLE 7. ADD SOME MELODY Well met, adventurer! SHIFT Connect PITCH MOD tri er the current By this very SHIFT sample. guide we shall awaken the song Turn the SAMPLE of the WAVE BARD! knob to select one PITCH MOD Art thou ready? of the 8 samples.
  • Page 2 LENGTH / PLAYBACK DIRECTION Full manual Turn LENGTH to the right to play samples forward, or to the left to reverse them. REVERSE FORWARD BASTL KASTLE WAVE BARD AUDIO OUT ORIGINAL SAMPLE START POINT ENVELOPE PATTERN GENERATOR PATTERN generates GATE (rhythm) and outputs the amplitude envelope set via (stepped sequence) output signals.
  • Page 3 To trully master the ways of the WAVE BARD, learn the ways of modulation! generates cycling triangle and pulse SYNC FREE waveforms. Adjust the speed with knob: DIVISIONS OF TEMPO to the right for free running, to the left in sync with the tempo. TEMPO MODULATION MAGIC This knob...
  • Page 4 SAMPLES AND PLAY MODES SAMPLE MOD CUE MODE: PLAY MODE: aims at a sample and waits for a tri er tri ers a sample as soon as CV changes SAMPLE TRIG IN AUDIO OUT 11 1 11 1 1 2 22 ATTENUATED INPUT SAMPLE MOD INPUT CV CHANGE TRIGGERING A SAMPLE...