Manufacturer: R_Ware

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$20.00

Agata - Phase Driven Sequencer

What can a sequencer be? Agata can be a Sequencer, an LFO, an Oscillator, and even a Waveshaper!

Manual

  • Sequencer CANVAS
    • LEFT click/drag to draw values (PITCH output) for sequencer steps
    • RIGHT click/drag to draw velocity (VELO output) for sequencer steps
    • Draw gradients with the ALT/COMMAND key down
    • Draw lines with the SHIFT key held down
  • Control CANVAS (below Sequencer CANVAS)
    • First row enables GLIDE
      • Half ticked -> PORTAMENTO (trigger per step regardless of glide)
      • Fully ticked -> LEGATO (no trigger for gliding steps)
    • Second row locks steps from editing and randomization
  • RANGE knob
    • STILL
      • sequencer is not moving
      • Use IN or PM CV to move the sequencer manually
      • With audio-rate inptus Agata turns into a versatile waveshaper! TIP: use GLIDE to smooth the shaper.
    • TRIGGER
      • sequencer is advancing one step per received trigger
    • SEQ SYNC
      • Tempo gives tempo-synced time per step
    • SEQ FREE
      • Tempo gives frequency/time per step
    • LFO SYNC
      • Tempo gives tempo-synced time for the whole sequence
    • LFO FREE
      • Tempo gives frequency/time for the whole sequence
    • OSCILLATOR
      • Sequencer turns into an oscillator with a base tuning of C2 (ca 65Hz)
  • STEPS knob
    • Set the number of steps in the sequence
  • TEMPO knob
    • Set the tempo, rate, division or frequency of the sequencer depending on the selected RANGE
      • STILL disables TEMPO knob
      • TRIGGER mode turns TEMPO knob into a clock divider
      • SEQ/LFO SYNC modes turn TEMPO knob into a tempo-synced rate selector
      • SEQ/LFO FREE modes turn TEMPO knob into a low frequency control
      • OSCILLATOR mode turns TEMPO knob into an octave selector
  • TEMPO CV (SEQ/LFO SYNC/FREE and Oscillator mode only)
    • Exponential CV (1v/oct) control over sequencer frequency/speed
    • QUANTIZE TEMPO CV switch quantizes the CV input to whole volts. With each positive whole volt the frequency/speed doubles whereas with each negative whole volt the frequency/speed is halved
  • TRIG IN CV (instead of TEMPO CV in TRIGGERED mode only)
    • Each received trigger at this input advances the sequencer by one step
    • Works with triggers and gates alike (gates are converted to triggers)
  • IN CV (instead of TEMPO CV in STILL mode only)
    • Adjusted phase modulation input to move the sequencer by CV.
    • The signal is scaled to reach across the sequencer for a 5V input signal
    • INPUT mode switch can scale and offset the CV so it starts in the middle of the sequence and spans the whole sequence left to right for -5V..+5V signals. In regular mode the modulation starts at the beginning of the sequence and goes through whole sequence back and forth for the +/- 5V range.
  • RETRIG button and CV
    • Resets the sequencer to its current starting position for each trigger (depending on PHASE and OFFSET, at the first step per default)
    • CV input works with triggers and gates alike (gates are converted to triggers)
  • GLIDE knob and CV
    • Controls the relative glide time for steps with glide enabled (see above: Control Canvas)
    • Glide time is relative to current sequencer frequency/speed per step
    • at 0 glide is minimal and at 1 glide is over the whole step. (note: glide does not span multiple steps)
    • NOTE: in TRIGGERED mode glide still works, but since the sequencer is not moving between the steps the PITCH CV is static. Use glide in this mode and phase offset to get in-between values or interesting pitch modulation.
  • GLIDE mode switch
    • Select between cosine glide mode and linear glide mode
    • Cosine glide mode is best suited for LFO and Oscillator modes as it allows for an overall smooth signal, but can also give an interestingly distinct glide characteristic in the other modes
    • Linear glide mode is the common glide mode which fades from step to step in a linear fashion
  • BEND knob and CV
    • Bends the sequence on the horizontal axis
    • Speed up/slows down the start/end of the sequence for non-linear sequencing and exponential rhythms
  • PHASE knob and CV
    • Apply phase modulation to the sequencer which moves the current position continuously
    • Literal PM in Oscillator mode to create complex oscillator signals
  • OFFSET knob and CV
    • Moves the starting position of the sequencer in a step-wise fashion
  • MIN/MAX value knobs
    • Set the minimum/maximum value of the Sequencer Canvas to scale the output within a range of notes/volts
    • Use the SELECT MODE switches next to the knobs to quantize the knob values to continuous volts, semitones or octaves.
  • TILT knob and CV
    • Tilts the sequence on the vertical axis
    • Moves step values in a non-linear fashion to the top/bottom of the sequence
  • QUANT switch
    • Quantizes the PITCH output to either continuous volts or quantized semitone values
  • RAND CV
    • Randomizes each non-locked step in the sequence that isn't currently playing (previous and current step) to provide an evolving yet smooth sequence
    • TIP: lock most steps and only randomize a few to create coherent but evolving sequences!
  • RAND button
    • Randomize each non-locked step
    • TIP: use to generate new melodic ideas and motifs quickly
  • OUTPUTS
    • PITCH: Sequencer step values for the current step (with glide applied)
    • VELO: Sequencer velocity value for the current step
    • TRIG: Outputs a trigger for each step change (except for steps with legato enabled)