Microfreak/UG/13 Sequencer/02 Mod Tracks

• 13.2. The Modulation Tracks

  • Each pattern has four modulation tracks. The note sequence records pitch and velocity; each modulation track records the position of one control at each step. A track can hold as many values as the sequence has steps, up to 64.
  • In step recording, record the notes first, then capture control positions at the desired steps. Notes and modulation can also be recorded together by holding notes while turning controls.

  • Note/Info Step recording cannot capture or edit pressure, so pressure data is not saved with the preset when recording in this mode.
    

  • Microfreak/UG/13 Sequencer/02 Mod Tracks/01 Step Time

    • 13.2.1. Step-Time Recording of Modulation

      • Select a pattern, stop playback, and press Record. Turn Rate/Swing to select the step where modulation should begin.
      • Turn a control to audition its value. The display shows the step, modulation slot, parameter, and amount. Release the control to store that position with the step. Move to another step with Rate/Swing and set the next value. Repeat across the pattern.

      • Note/Info Touching a control assigns it to the first free modulation track. A fifth control produces a “Memory full” message.
        

      • You can fill one control's track across all steps before assigning another control, or set up to four controls at each step before moving on.
      • The Rate Knob
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      • Turning Rate/Swing through the steps plays their stored notes and modulation, so you can hear and edit each value. Turn its assigned control to replace a stored position. Oct | Mod cycles through active modulation tracks.

      • Controls available for modulation tracks

        • Oscillator: Type, Wave, Timbre, and Shape. With sample selection enabled, Type controls sample selection.
        • Filter: Cutoff and Resonance.
        • Envelope: Attack, Decay, Sustain, and Filter Amount.
        • LFO: Rate.
        • Cycling Envelope: Rise, Fall, Hold, and Amount sent to the Matrix.
        • Matrix: Modulation amount of a matrix point.
        • Glide: Glide amount.

      • Note/Info Shift + knob parameters, control buttons, and icon buttons cannot be assigned to modulation tracks.
        

      • To clear a track, press Oct | Mod until its light blinks, then hold Oct | Mod and press Hold. Press Hold repeatedly while holding Oct | Mod to clear further tracks.
  • Microfreak/UG/13 Sequencer/02 Mod Tracks/02 Real Time

    • 13.2.2. Real-Time Recording of Modulation

      • Start Play and Record, then move a control. Recording begins at the first step that captures a movement, continues for one full loop, and stops just before that step on the next pass. Record turns off automatically.
      • To erase the selected modulation track, hold Oct | Mod and press Hold. Keep Oct | Mod held and press Hold again to erase each following track.

      • Note/Info The sequencer can record control movements from external controllers. External devices such as a DAW can record the MicroFreak's control movements.
        

  • Microfreak/UG/13 Sequencer/02 Mod Tracks/03 Smoothing

    • 13.2.3. Smoothing

      • Smoothing, or slew, makes changes between stored modulation values gradual, much as Glide smooths changes in pitch. Set each track separately in Utility > Preset > Seq (X) smooth, where X is the modulation track number from 1 to 4.
      • A new track recorded step by step has smoothing off by default. A new track recorded in real time has smoothing on by default. Overwriting an existing track keeps its smoothing setting.