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First Session
Performance buttons
The buttons in this cluster switch octaves, set the tempo, and
perform other performance-related functions.
Display
Information relevant to the current operation is shown here.
Control knob circle
These are the Micron's most important controls – the control
knob and the buttons that surround it. Pressing one of these
buttons – [programs], [setups], [config], [patterns], or
[rhythms] – puts you into one of the Micron's primary modes of
operation. Turning the control knob then cycles through options.
Pressing the control knob allows for editing.
Key concepts
Here are the Micron's most important concepts:
Programs
Programs are the Micron's sounds, built from its oscillators,
envelopes, filters, modulation matrix, and other analog-style
components.
Rhythms
Rhythms are combinations of drum programs with patterns.
Think of a drum machine with its interchangeable sounds and
patterns. That's pretty close to what rhythms are.
Patterns
Patterns are repeating melodic and/or rhythmic motifs. Arpeggios
and step sequences are examples of patterns.
Setups
Setups combine multiple programs, rhythms, patterns, and more.
They are the Micron's most powerful and most sonically
sophisticated element.
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