Table Of Contents - Abstrakt Instruments Avalon Reference Manual

CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION................................................................................................ 7
1.1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL ....................................................................... 7
1.2 ABBREVIATION & CONVENTIONS ................................................ 7
1.2.1 BUTTON NAMES........................................................................ 7
1.2.2 BUTTON COMBINATIONS (SIMULTANEOUS)............... 7
1.2.3 STEP BUTTONS .......................................................................... 7
1.2.4 CHROMATIC KEYBOARD ....................................................... 7
1.2.5 PATTERN BUTTONS ................................................................. 7
1.2.6 BUTTONS 1-4 ............................................................................. 7
1.2.7 NOTE, TIE, & REST BUTTONS ............................................... 8
1.2.8 NEXT & BACK BUTTONS......................................................... 8
1.2.9 ROTARY KNOBS......................................................................... 8
1.2.10 LED INDICATORS..................................................................... 8
2 OVERVIEW........................................................................................................... 9
2.1 FRONT PANEL......................................................................................... 9
2.2 REAR PANEL ......................................................................................... 10
2.3 INITIAL CONNECTIONS.................................................................... 10
3 ANALOG SYNTH ............................................................................................. 11
3.1 ZERO THE SYNTHESIZER ................................................................. 11
3.2 OSCILLATOR......................................................................................... 11
3.3 FILTER ..................................................................................................... 11
3.4 FILTER ENVELOPE.............................................................................. 12
3.5 AMPLIFIER............................................................................................. 12
3.6 MODULATION ENVELOPE.............................................................. 12
3.7 OUTPUT................................................................................................. 12
4 SEQUENCER OVERVIEW.............................................................................. 13
4.1 PRIMARY MODES............................................................................... 13
4.1.1 CHANGING PRIMARY MODES ............................................ 13
4.1.1.1 BETWEEN PATTERN MODES .................................... 13
4.1.1.2 BETWEEN TRACK MODES.......................................... 13
4.1.1.3 BETWEEN PATTERN & TRACK MODES................. 13
4.2 WHAT IS A PATTERN? ...................................................................... 13
4.2.1 THE PATTERN STEP................................................................. 13
4.2.2 PATTERN STEP ATTRIBUTES............................................... 13
4.2.3 PATTERN MODIFIERS............................................................. 13
4.2.4 PATTERN OVERALL STRUCTURE....................................... 14
4.3 PATTERN SELECTION ........................................................................ 14
4.3.1 PATTERN BANK......................................................................... 14
4.3.2 PATTERN GROUP ..................................................................... 14
4.3.3 PATTERN NUMBER.................................................................. 14
4.4 PATTERN PLAYBACK......................................................................... 14
4.4.1 TEMPO .......................................................................................... 14
4.5 WHAT IS A TRACK?............................................................................ 15
4.6 TRACK SELECTION............................................................................. 15
4.7 TRACK PLAYBACK .............................................................................. 15
5 PATTERN WRITE MODE............................................................................... 16
5.1 OVERVIEW.............................................................................................. 16
5.2 NORMAL MODE ................................................................................... 16
5.2.1 PATTERN CLEAR, COPY & PASTE ...................................... 16
5.2.2 PATTERN CHAINING............................................................... 17
5.2.3 PATTERN MODIFIERS............................................................. 17
5.2.3.1 PATTERN LENGTH ........................................................ 17
5.2.3.2 LAST STEP ........................................................................ 17
5.2.3.3 TIME SIGNATURE .......................................................... 17
5.2.3.4 SHUFFLE ........................................................................... 18
5.2.3.5 PATTERN DIRECTION .................................................. 18
5.2.3.6 PATTERN ROTATE......................................................... 18
5.2.3.7 PATTERN RANDOMIZE .............................................. 18
5.2.3.8 PATTERN TRANSPOSE ................................................ 18
5.2.3.9 FILTER B MODE ............................................................. 18
5.2.4 PITCH ATTRIBUTES ................................................................. 19
5.2.4.1 PITCH................................................................................. 19
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5.2.4.2 ACCENT & SLIDE............................................................ 19
5.2.4.3 TRANSPOSE..................................................................... 19
5.2.4.4 MODULATION ENVELOPE TRIGGERS ................. 19
5.2.4.5 SLIDE TIME....................................................................... 19
5.2.4.6 FILTER CV OFFSET ........................................................ 19
5.2.4.7 GATE LENGTH ................................................................ 20
5.2.5 TIME ATTRIBUTES .................................................................. 20
5.2.5.1 NOTE EVENTS................................................................ 20
5.2.5.2 NOTE LENGTH, TIES & RESTS................................. 20
5.2.5.3 ACTIVE STEPS................................................................ 20
5.3 PITCH & TIME STEP ENTRY MODES ............................................ 21
5.3.1 PITCH STEP ENTRY................................................................. 21
5.3.2 TIME STEP ENTRY ................................................................... 21
5.4 RECORD MODE ................................................................................... 21
5.4.1 ENTER & EXIT RECORD MODE............................................. 21
5.4.2 RECORDING REALTIME PERFORMANCE........................ 21
5.4.2.1 RECORD NOTES ............................................................ 22
5.4.2.2 RECORD TRANSPOSE................................................. 22
5.4.2.3 RECORD ACCENT & SLIDE........................................ 22
5.4.2.4 RECORD MOD ENV...................................................... 22
5.4.2.5 RECORD SLIDE TIME................................................... 22
5.4.2.6 RECORD FILTER CV OFFSET .................................... 22
5.5.1 REALTIME ACCENT & SLIDE ............................................... 22
5.5.2 REALTIME MOD ENV .............................................................. 22
5.6 ARPEGGIATOR ..................................................................................... 23
5.6.1 ARP ON/OFF............................................................................... 23
5.6.2 NOTE ENTRY .............................................................................. 23
5.6.2.1 VIA AVALON KEYBOARD........................................... 23
5.6.2.2 VIA EXTERNAL MIDI .................................................... 23
5.6.3 ARP MODE .................................................................................. 23
5.6.4 REALTIME ACCENT, SLIDE, & MOD ENV ........................ 23
5.6.5 ARP RECORD.............................................................................. 23
5.7 PATTERN SYSEX DUMP.................................................................... 23
5.7.1 TRANSMIT................................................................................... 23
5.7.2 RECEIVE........................................................................................ 23
6 PATTERN PLAY MODE ................................................................................. 24
6.1 OVERVIEW ............................................................................................. 24
6.2 NORMAL MODE................................................................................... 24
6.2.1 PATTERN SELECTION ............................................................. 24
6.2.2 PATTERN CHAINING............................................................... 24
6.3 REALTIME MODE................................................................................. 24
6.3.1 TRANSPOSE............................................................................... 24
6.3.2 REALTIME ACCENT & SLIDE ............................................... 25
6.3.3 REALTIME MOD ENV .............................................................. 25
6.3.4 REALTIME MUTE ..................................................................... 25
7 TRACK WRITE MODE .................................................................................... 26
7.1 OVERVIEW ............................................................................................. 26
7.2 SELECTING TRACKS ........................................................................... 26
7.3 NORMAL MODE................................................................................... 26
7.3.1 TRACK STEP INDICATORS.................................................... 26
7.3.2 LAST TRACK STEP.................................................................... 26
7.3.3 TRACK CLEAR, COPY & PASTE ........................................... 27
7.3.4 WRITING A TRACK ................................................................... 27
7.3.4.1 SELECT PATTERN .......................................................... 27
7.3.4.2 TRANSPOSE..................................................................... 27
7.3.4.3 ADD REPEATS................................................................. 27
7.3.4.4 PREVIOUS & NEXT STEP............................................. 27
7.3.4.5 LAST STEP ........................................................................ 28
7.3.4.6 INSERT & DELETE.......................................................... 28
7.3.4.7 SETTING D.S. AND .................................................... 28
7.4 REALTIME MODE................................................................................. 28
7.4.1 REALTIME ACCENT & SLIDE ............................................... 28
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