Lesson 10 Live Performance During Playback; Lesson 11 The Bass Bot Arpeggiator - Cyclone Analogic TT-303 Operation Manual

Lesson 10
Live Performance During Playback
Entering Pitch Mode while a pattern is playing allows for live performance control using the keyboard and
DUAS section. This lesson applies to operation in Preset, Pattern Write, and Pattern Play modes. Start
playing a pattern then press [PITCH MODE].
Selecting any keyboard key will temporarily transpose the entire pattern until the key selection is changed.
With this function, the low C key represents the neutral setting, meaning the notes played will be exactly
those contained in the pattern. Pressing a key other than the low C key will transpose each step in the
pattern by the number of half-steps that separate the chosen key from low C. For example, pressing [G]
will transpose the entire pattern up by seven half-steps.
The DUAS keys are available for 'live tricks' while playing patterns. DUAS keys in playback Pitch Mode are
momentary. Their effects are described in Lesson 6.
Lesson 11
The Bass Bot Arpeggiator
The Bass Bot's arpeggiator is unlike any other synthesizer arpeggiator on the planet. Arpeggiator mode
maintains the Bass Bot's focus on patterns. Your patterns are the foundation of the Bass Bot's arpeggiator.
It's a powerful tool for making expressive variations of your patterns, particularly during a live performance.
There are three factors that determine the output of the arpeggiator:
1. One (or more) of the patterns in User Pattern memory will serve as the basis of the arpeggiator.
The arpeggiator will use this pattern to determine the length and timing of the loop, which steps
are active and which are rests, and the Up, Down, Accent, and Slide characteristics of each step
in the pattern.
2. Use the Bass Bot's keyboard to select which notes are active. Much like a standard arpeggiator,
the Bass Bot will cycle through the active notes over and over. Unlike a standard arpeggiator,
keys do not need to be held in order for them to be active. Instead, notes can be toggled on and
off at any time.
3. The arpeggiator has four note order settings: Up (lowest to highest), Down (highest to lowest),
Up/Down (lowest to highest, then back to lowest), and Random toggled by the [WRITE/NEXT]
key.
The best way to get acquainted with Arpeggiator mode is to try it.
1. Set the Mode switch to Arpeggiator mode ("ARPEG").
2. Select a pattern using the usual techniques. Note that you are selecting patterns from User
Pattern memory. Preset memory is not available in arpeggiator mode.
3. Now you must select at least one note to be active. Press [PITCH MODE]. You'll see that none of
the panel's key LEDs are on, indicating that all notes are currently inactive. Choose a note from
the keyboard and press its button. Its LED should now be on.
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