D16 Group Drumazon User manual
User Manual
Drum Machine
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Overview •Interface
Overview
Interface
The graphical interface of the Drumazon is divided into two main parts:
• Control panel – Used for main plug-in, preset, pattern and audio output management.
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Control panel
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Overview •Interface
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• Drum machine module – Essential part – responsible for editing sequence patterns and generating the sound.
Drum module
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Work modes
Drumazon works in two modes:
• Internal – The drum patterns are entirely stored in the internal sequencer of the plug-in.
• External – Drumazon acts as a sound module playing drum sounds. Patterns are played by sending Midi notes
from host sequencer.
Audio outs
Drumazonisamulti-outputplug-in.Ithas12stereo(ormono–congurable)outputs.Instrumentscanbefreely
mapped to each of those available outputs according to their individual volumes setting.
By the default, outputs are set to be stereo. That can be changed in a Optionspanel(describedlater).
WhenDrumazonisloaded,the11individualdrumsounds(+1extratriggeroutsounddescribedlater)aremapped
torstoutput.Tochangetheoutputassignment,justclickanddragontheLEDabovethedrumsoundsettings.
Soundscanbemappedtoanyavailableoutput(oneof12).Forexample,theOpenandClosedHiHatscould
beassignedtoasingleoutput2togetherortheClapcouldappearonoutput1etc.Itisfullycongurable.
Note: drum
sound mapping
is compatible
with General
Midi Standard.
However,
mapping can be
changed by user.
Note: Being
able to change
the above settings
may depend
on the host
sequencer.
Audio outputs conguration
Overview •Work modes •Audio outs
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WhenDrumazonisplaying,itispossibletoturnonorturnoffindividualchannels(instruments)usingtheMute / Solo
LEDswitches:
These stop the triggering of the instruments but allow the sounds to play until the end of the envelope. This stops
a rapid cut in the sound making the transition sound more natural.
Preset management
Alltheparametersettings(level,tuning,decayetc)foracompleteDrumazondrumkitarestoredinaPreset.
Drumazon can store a total of 128 presets.
The Preset browser tool is provided to simplify the organization and use of Presets.
The Preset section on GUI is used for navigation through the preset bank. To read more
about preset management go to chapter Preset Management.
Mute/Solo switches
Sound parameters
Preset section
Overview •Audio outs •Preset management
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Play modes
External sequencer mode
ClickingtheInt.Seq diode in the Seq box will switch it off:
Drumazon will now act as a sound module. MIDI Notes corresponding to the Instrument(drumsound)notenumbers
are sent from the host sequencer to play drum patterns. The mapping follows the General Midi standard, the same as
the original 909.
Note velocity is used to determine how loud notes are played. To play back accented notes in this way, set the velocity
to127.Fornormalparts,setthevelocitytoalowervalue(e.g.100).Although,notescanbeplayedbackwithany
velocity from 0 to 127.
In External mode, only the controls from Synthesis section and Control module functions work.
Step buttons located on Drumazon’s GUI serve only to trigger individual sounds in this mode.
Play mode settings
Step buttons
Play modes •External sequencer mode
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Howeverfromthehostapplication,Wearen’tabletodecideabout,whichonenotewillbeplayedaccentedandwhich
one won’t. It depends on the velocity value of each midi note. As the result of it, We obtain smooth transition between
notaccentedandaccentedinstruments(127levels).
Internal Sequencer mode
Internal Sequencer (Int.SeqLEDturnedon)modeallowsDrumazontoactasafullyfunctioning
drum machine within the host sequencer. Pressing Play on the host sequencer, or Start
on Drumazon, will start play back of the default internal patterns.
Drumazon can be set to synchronise perfectly to the host tempo (by setting the Int.Sync. led
tooff)ortoplaytoitsowntempo(setbyturningtheInt.Sync.ledon).
With internal synchronization turned on, each of the internal patterns has its own Tempovalue,whichcanbeadjusted
bytweakingtheTempodial(OnlyinthePattern writemode,describedlater):
Start, stop buttons
Note: If a pattern
is started using
the Drumazon’s
Start button
and the host
sequencer has not
been started then,
playback can only
be stopped using
the Stop button
on Drumazon.
Play mode settings
Tempo dial and lcd display
Play modes •External sequencer mode •Internal Sequencer mode
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Internal Pattern Storage
The patterns for the internal sequencer are stored in 8 banks with each bank holding 12 patterns. This gives a total
of 96 patterns which can be stored in Drumazon’s memory at any one time.
Patterns can be selected using the notes on a connected Midi keyboard (Hostmodedescribedlater).Bank1
pattern1startsatnoteC-1.Thepatternsarestored1bankperoctave(thatgives12patternsperoctaveandcover
8octaves=96).TheStep buttons(below)canalsobeusedtoselectpatterns(Nativemode).Therst12buttons
correspondtoallthehalf-tonesinanoctave(notesareunderthebuttons).Thelast4buttonsareusedtoselect
thebank.Thebuttonstogglebetweenthelowerbanks(dimlylitredLED)andtheupperbanks(brightlylitredLED).
The currently selected pattern is shown on the Drumazon’s interface:
AfterloadingDrumazon,thepatterncorrespondingtotheC-1noteischosen(rstinabank).Thecurrentpattern
ismarkedbyablinkingLEDononeoftherst12Step buttons.ThebankismarkedbydarkorbrightredLEDonone
ofthelast4Stepbuttons.
Step buttons
Pattern display and navigation
Play modes •Internal Pattern Storage
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When the Startbuttonispressed,theLEDontheStep Buttons will indicate the current step in the pattern. To select
another pattern whilst playing, select it using the combination of Step Button and Bank button or select it using
the keys on a connected MIDI keyboard. The next pattern will start when the current pattern comes to the end of its
nalstep.
Internal sequencer has two internal Play modes:
• Native mode – available when the Host modeLEDisturnedoff:
• Host mode–whenthisLEDisturnedon.
Native mode
Drumazonisinthismodewhenitisrstloaded.Thisisthedefaultmode.Itallowsarangeofpatterns(orsingle
pattern)tobeselectedandforDrumazontocontinuallycyclethroughthesepatterns.
To select the start pattern, press the appropriate Step button with the mouse. To select the last pattern in the range,
selectanotherpatternWHILSTholdingdowntheCTRLkeyonthekeyboard(OnMacOS use Apple CMD key instead
of CTRLkey).Drumazonwillnowcycleupthroughtherangeandrepeat.AMIDIkeyboardcanbeusedtoselect
a range to play. To do this, press the two notes on the keyboard, which cover the range, at the same time. Drumazon will
now cycle through this range and continually loop.
Whilst playing back in Native mode, selecting a different pattern (either using a Step key on the interface will cause
Drumazon to play that pattern next after coming to the last step in the currently playing pattern. It will then continue
to play the new pattern until stopped.
Play mode settings
Play modes •Internal Pattern Storage
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The currently playing pattern is shown on the Drumazon interface:
In format:
[BANK NUMBER] – [PATTERN IN BANK NUMBER]
Below it is displayed the pattern name (in Pattern nametextbox).
Host mode
In Host mode, patterns are triggered using a MIDI keyboard. A Note on causes the corresponding pattern to play.
This mode is recommended for creating drum line arrangement in host application. Releasing the key and sending
a Note off will eventually stop the pattern. It depends on whether the Note Off Mode Stateissetincongurational
panel is checked. To change Note Off ModeopencongurationalwindowbyclickingOptions button:
Go to Sequencer tab and check or uncheck the Note Off Mode State checkbox in Current Settings group.
Pattern display and navigation
Options button
Play modes •Internal Pattern Storage
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