Introduction; About This Manual; Abbreviation & Conventions; Button Names - Abstrakt Instruments Avalon Reference Manual

1 INTRODUCTION

Thank You for purchasing the Avalon Bassline Synthesizer! The
Avalon is a powerful synth and sequencer designed to be equally at
home in the studio or in live performance.
Be sure to visit www.abstraktinstruments.com for the latest firmware
and tutorials.

1.1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL

This manual was written to help familiarize you with Avalon
synthesizer. There are a lot of features packed into the Avalon, we
recommend reading this manual in its entirety.
1.2 ABBREVIATION & CONVENTIONS
Additional info on a given topic.
Tips to simplify specific topics.

1.2.1 BUTTON NAMES

Button names are illustrated in bold uppercase. For example, the
button labeled "home" is written HOME. Buttons that are specific to
"pitch", "time" or secondary "functions" are typed in color-coded
brackets, such as [PITCH], [TIME]

1.2.2 BUTTON COMBINATIONS (SIMULTANEOUS)

Whenever multiple buttons are to be pressed simultaneously the "+"
sign is used. The first button name is the first button pressed. The
second button name after the "+" sign is the second button pressed
(while holding the first button). In some cases there are additional
button presses.
For example, to clear a pattern the "function" and "clear" buttons are
pressed in order as shown below. This would be written as
[FUNCTION] + [CLEAR], and illustrated as shown below:
In some instances button combinations are indicated using the
"finger point" graphic. In these instances the order of button presses
is indicated by the number of each hand. For example, SECTION +
BUTTON 2 is equivalent to the graphic below.
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and [FUNCTION].

1.2.3 STEP BUTTONS

The (16) step button indicators are used for entering various step
attributes. They are also used for certain secondary functions such as
setting MIDI channels and Sync modes. The step buttons will be
abbreviated as STEP BUTTON * in bold font where "*" denotes the
step number. For example "step button 4" would be denoted STEP
BUTTON 4.

1.2.4 CHROMATIC KEYBOARD

The buttons that make up the one octave keyboard are used for
multiple functions. Whenever they are used for pitch (note) entry the
buttons will denoted by [BUTTON KEY *] in bold font. For example,
when referring to the "C#" key it would be written [BUTTON KEY C#].
The upper C is denoted [BUTTON KEY C'].

1.2.5 PATTERN BUTTONS

The "white" keys of the chromatic keyboard are used for pattern
selection. Whenever the pattern 1-8 buttons are used in reference to
pattern selection they will be denoted by PATTERN BUTTON
bold font. For example, when referring to pattern 6 it would be
written as PATTERN BUTTON

1.2.6 BUTTONS 1-4

The black buttons labeled 1-4 are used for various duties such as
selecting pattern sections, pattern time signature, and for setting
gate lengths and slide times per step.
When these buttons are referenced they are written BUTTON 1,
BUTTON 2, BUTTON 3, & BUTTON 4. When referred to as a group
they are written BUTTON 1-4.
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