Pitch Attributes; Pitch; Accent & Slide; Transpose - Abstrakt Instruments Avalon Reference Manual

5.2.4 PITCH ATTRIBUTES

There are several pitch-related parameters for each pattern step.
These include the following:

1) Pitch

2) Accent & Slide

3) Transpose

4) Modulation Envelope Triggers

5) Slide Time

6) Filter CV Offset

7) Gate Length
These attributes can all be set while the sequencer is running.
5.2.4.1 PITCH
To enter a pitch, press and hold a step button and select a key on the
chromatic keyboard. For example, to enter a "C#" on step 1 press
STEP BUTTON 1 + [BUTTON KEY C#]. The C# indicator will remain lit
while the step button is held to indicate C# has been programmed.
5.2.4.2 ACCENT & SLIDE
Accent and Slide are entered in the same way as pitch. Press and hold
a STEP BUTTON and press [ACCENT] and/or [SLIDE] to enter the
respective data. For example, to accent step 1 press STEP BUTTON 1
+ [ACCENT]. The accent indicator will remain lit while the step button
is held to indicate an accent has been programmed.
5.2.4.3 TRANSPOSE
Since the chromatic keyboard is only one octave, a step can be
transposed down one octave and up one or two octaves. When
transposing down the [DOWN LED] is lit. When transposing up one
octave the [UP LED] is lit. When transposing up two octaves the [UP
LED] blinks.
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The keyboard has two "C" keys. The low C key can be transposed [UP]
(3) octaves as the note will first shift to the higher C' key.
To Transpose a pattern step press STEP BUTTON + [UP]/[DOWN].
For example, to transpose step 4 up an octave press STEP BUTTON 4
+ [UP].
5.2.4.4 MODULATION ENVELOPE TRIGGERS
The Avalon has an extra modulation envelope that can be triggered
on any step in a similar way to accents and slides. To trigger the
modulation envelope press STEP BUTTON + [ENV]. For example, to
add a trigger to step 1 press STEP BUTTON 1 + [ENV].
5.2.4.5 SLIDE TIME
The Avalon allows each note event to have a different slide time. To
set the slide time for a note event press STEP BUTTON + SECTION +
BUTTON 1-4.
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TIME 1 = 30mS
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TIME 2 = 100mS (default 303)
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TIME 3 = 250mS

TIME 4 = 1s
For example, to set a slide time of 250mS on step 1 press STEP
BUTTON 1 + SECTION + 3.
Slide Time is a time attribute in the traditional sense, however it is
listed as a pitch attribute as it is entered as a pitch/note event.
5.2.4.6 FILTER CV OFFSET
This feature is implemented starting with v1.04 software !
The Avalon allows for a Filter CV Offset to be set for each step. This
will open or close the filter by the offset value for the duration of the
step. There are a total of 128 values (-64 to +63) covering a (4) octave
range. By default the offset is set to "0" for all steps. The offset is set
using the STEP BUTTONS, [FUNCTION], [FILT
BACK buttons as described below:
1) Press and hold STEP BUTTON +
2) While holding the buttons above use NEXT
increase & decrease the offset.
CV], NEXT &
[FUNCTION] + [FILT CV]
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