Endorphines Running order 3U User manual

RUNNING ORDER
3U & 1U
FIRMWARE V 2.5

CONTENT
WARRANTY ............................................................................................................................................. 3
VISIT US .................................................................................................................................................. 3
INTRO ...................................................................................................................................................... 4
CONNECTING THE POWER ...................................................................................................................... 4
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS .................................................................................................................. 4
INTERFACE .............................................................................................................................................. 5
OVERVIEW ............................................................................................................................................... 7
PATTERN TYPES...................................................................................................................................... 8
101-STYLE SEQUENCING: ....................................................................................................................... 8
RATCHETING AND PROBABILITY ............................................................................................................ 8
TUPLET MODE ......................................................................................................................................... 9
EUCLIDEAN SEQUENCING ..................................................................................................................... 10
EUCLIDEAN PATTERN MODIFIERS ........................................................................................................ 10
PATTERNS ............................................................................................................................................. 10
FIRMWARE UPDATE .............................................................................................................................. 11
CREDITS ................................................................................................................................................ 11
COMPLIANCE......................................................................................................................................... 12

WARRANTY
1yearwarrantyguaranteedfromtheproduct'spurchasedateincaseofany
manufacturingerrorsorotherfunctionaldeficienciesduringruntime.
Thewarrantydoesnotapplyincaseof:
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damagecausedbymisuse
mechanicaldamagearisingfromcarelesstreatment(dropping,vigorousshaking,
mishandling,etc.)
damagecausedbyliquidsorpowderspenetratingthedevice
heatdamagecausedbyoverexposuretosunlightorheating
electricdamagecausedbyimproperconnecting
Thewarrantycoversreplacementorrepair,asdecidedbyus.Pleasecontactusvia
emailforareturnauthorizationbeforesendinganything.Thecustomerpays
shippingcostsofsendingamodulebackforservicing.DevicecomplieswithallEU
regulationsconcerningRoHSleadfreemanufacturingandWEEEdisposal.
VISIT US
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INTRO
RunningOrderisatwotracktriggersequencer/clockutilityin6hp.Itcanbea
precisemasterclockwithzerojitterclockgenerationoranincomingclock
manipulatebyactingasadivider/multiplier.Punchinyourtriggersequencesby
eitherusingthe101styleinputorinEuclideanmodewithavarietyofwaysto
modulateyourpatternsbothinternallyandexternally.Abilitytocreatetupletsfor
oddtimesignaturesmakesthistheultimateclock/rhythmmanglingutilityforyour
euroracksystem.
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Moduleoverviewvideoswithlatestfirmwarefeatures:
https://youtu.be/Sshs6Xl9TZk
https://youtu.be/I274TTSId_I
https://youtu.be/MgqLJGTdVm8
CONNECTING THE POWER
Beforeinstallinganewmoduleinyourcase,ensureyourpowersupplyhasafree
powerheaderandsufficientavailablecapacitytopowerthemodule.
Connectthemoduledirectlytothepowerbusboardwithsupplied1016ribbon
cablelikeanyothereurorackmodule.PairofRED/BROWNpinsonthemulticolor
ribboncablecorrespondstoNEGATIVE12VOLTS.
Makesuretoalignthepowercablewiththe‘RED/BROWNSTRIPE’labelonthe
modulethatcorrespondsto12V,tothe10pinconnectorandwithtypicallyawhite
lineforthe16pinconnectoronthebusboard.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Width:6HP/TEfor3Uversion,22HPfor1UIntellijelformatversion
Depth:30cm/13/16″for3Uversion,25cm/1″for1Uversionwithinsertedribbon
cable
Currentdraw:+12V:30mA,12V:10mA
CVrange:0…+5V
Triggersoutput:0…+10V

INTERFACE
 
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1. TRACK BUTTONS:
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InLIVEMODE,thosebuttonsareindividualTRACK1and2MUTEbuttons
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InTRACKEDITmode,thebuttonsareusedforaddingstepsandrests
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InEUCLIDEANEDITMODE,thebuttonssetthelengthoftheEuclideancircle
(+1steppressingSTEPand+16stepsbypressingREST)
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2. EXTERNAL CLOCK INPUT JACK: 0...+5V or 0…+10V logical input
with 0.65V threshold. Typical clock expected 16th notes (PPQN24÷6).
3. RATE/DIVIDERKNOB:
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IfnopatchcableisinsertedintoCLOCKINjack(2),thenthisknobsetsthe
speedoftheinternalclockinbeatsperminute:from30to300BPM
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IfexternalclockappliedviainsertedpatchcableintoCLOCKINjack(2),this
knobsetstheclockdivision/multiplicationofthepattern
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IftheRATE/DIVknobissettoTUPLETS(fullyCCW),thisactivatesaspecial
modewheretheREPEATSknobs(4)foreachtrackarenowstretchedwithina
beat,whichletsyoucreatetriplets,quadrupletsandotherinterestingand
uncommonrhythmsineurorack.
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4. REPEATS1&2KNOBS:manualknobswithCVinputs.Setamountof
activetriggerrepeatsorEuclideantriggerfills.Additionallytheseareusedtoset
internalpatternmodifiers.
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5. REPEATS1&2CVJACKINPUTS:whenaCVcableisinserted,the
lastpositionoftheREPEATSknobisrememberedasanoffsetvalueandeach
knobactsasanattenuatorforincomingCVfurthersummedwiththeoffset
value.ExpectedCVinputrange:0...+5V.
AsimpleformulafortheREPEATSparametervaluewiththecableinsertedis:
Repeatsvalue=Laststoredvalue+(CVinputvaluexAttenuatoramount)
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6. RESET/SYNCTRIGGERINPUTS:eachtriggerappliedintothese
jacks(6)resetsacertaintrack’ssequencetoitsfirststep.RESET1inputjackis
normalled(prewired)toRESET2ifnocableisinsertedintoRESET2inputjack.
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7. CLOCKOUTPUTJACK:logicalout,outputrangeis0...+10V
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Internalclockoutput:30...300BPMin16thnotes(PPQN24÷6)whenno
externalclockapplied
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Externalclockoutputin16thnotesafterDIVIDER**whenexternalclock
appliedintoCLOCKIN(2)jack.

8. TRACKSELECTORSWITCH:
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RecordatriggersequenceorsettheEuclideanlengthbyswitchingtotheleft
(TRACK1)orright(TRACK2)
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LIVE/playbackmodeinthemiddle
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9. TRACK1&2TRIGGEROUTPUTS:triggeroutputswithlengthof10
millisecondsandoutputrangeof0...+10V.
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10. STATUSLEDRED/BLUE:
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BlinkstoBPMinblueinLIVEMODE
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Lightsupredin101styleTRACKEDITMODE
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LightsupfuchsiainEUCLIDEANEDITMODE.
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OVERVIEW
Runningorderconsistsoftwoidenticalandindependenttriggertracks(9)thatare
clockedbyultrastablezerojitterinternalclockorbyusingexternalclockinput(2),
whichcanbeadditionallyprocessedbytheonboarddivider/multiplierknob(3).
Additionally,eachtrackfeaturesaresetinput(6)forfurthersynchronization
flexibility,mutebutton(1)forperformancecontroland8patternslotsthatcanbe
storedandrecalledlaterforeachofthetracks.
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OPERATING MODES
Runningorderhastwomainoperatingmodes:
TRACKEDITMODEisaccessedbyflippingtheTRACKswitch(8)eitherto
theleft(TRACK1)ortotheright(TRACK2).Inthismodeyouareabletocreate
(enter)newpatternsoreditthemusingpatternmodifiers.
LIVEMODEisaccessedbykeepingtheTRACKswitch(8)inthemiddle
position.Thismodeisthemainperformancemodewhereyoucanmutetracksand
save/recallpatternsforeachtrack.
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PATTERN TYPES
101STYLEwith16thnotesinputmode(enteringSTEPsandRESTs)with
manualorCVcontrollableamountoftriggerrepeatswhentheactivetriggerstep
happens,internalpersteptriggerprobabilityandratcheting.
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EUCLIDEAN,wherewesetEuclideantotalnumberofstepsinthecircleand
amountoftriggershappeninginthatcircle.ThepatternmodifiersincludeEuclidean
patternrotationeitherinternallyorCVcontrolledandinternalglobaltrigger
probabilityofthepattern.
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101-STYLE SEQUENCING:
Thispatternmodeisinspiredbyoldschoolsequencingmethodsusedinthe80s,
allowinguserstocreatepatternsveryquicklyontheflywitharbitrarypatternlength
(128stepsmaximum).Theoperationisverysimpleandinvolvestwotypesofsteps,
namely:ACTIVEandRESTsteps.ActivestepscreateatriggerandReststeps
createsilence(pause)attrack1&2outputsjacks(9).Byusingthesetogetheryou
canbuildanytypeoftriggersequence.Thiswayyoucanalsocreateoddlength
patternsthatwillrotateintimeandgiveextradynamics,alsoknownaspolymeters.
ToinsertanactivestepallyouneedtodoispresstheSTEPbutton(S),tocreatea
ReststeppresstheRESTbutton(R).Forexampleifyouwanttocreateasimple
4/4kickpatternyouwouldneedtopressthesebuttonsinthefollowingorder:SR
RR.Nowlet’screateanoffbeathihatpatternonTRACK2,thepatternwilllooklike
this:RRSR.
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RATCHETING AND PROBABILITY
Nowthatyouunderstandthelogicbehindhow101stylesequencingworks,let’s
divedeeperintothepatternmodifiers,namelyperstepprobabilityandratcheting.
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RATCHETINGPERSTEP:thisworksthesameastheprobabilityperstep,
butnowwecansettheratchetingamountperstepwithREPEATS1forTRACK1
andREPEATS2forTRACK2.Theratchetingvaluecanbesetintherangeof07,
where0meansthestepwillhavenoratchets(onlyoriginaltrigger)andvalueof7
meaningthatyouwillhave1normaltrigger+7ratchets.
Bydefault,theratchetingvalueissetto0andjustaswithprobability,tosetthe
ratchetingamountperstepforTrack1youfirstneedtoenterTrackmode,tweak
theRepeats1knobandinsertanactivestepwithStepbutton.Everynextactive
stepwillborrowtheratchetingvaluefromthelasttimeyoutweakedtheRepeats1
knob,soifyouonlywant1steptohaveratchetingenabled,makesuretoturnthe
Repeats2knobfullyCCWbeforeyouinsertanotheractivestep.
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PROBABILITYPERSTEP:thismodifiercanbeaccessedinTRACK
MODEbyREPEATS2knobforTRACK1andREPEATS1knobforTRACK2.
Bydefault,theprobabilityissetto100%,meaningthatanyactivetriggerthatis
insertedinthepatternwillfire100%ofthetime.Ifyouwanttosetadifferent
probabilityforanactivestepforTRACK1,youhavetofirsttweaktheREPEATS2
knobandtheninsertanactivestepusingtheSTEPBUTTON(REPEATS2atfully
CCWis0%probability,at12:0050%andfullyCW100%).
Everynextactivestepthatyouinsertwillhavetheprobabilityvalueequaltothelast
changeoftheREPEATS2knob,soifyouwantotherstepstohave100%
probabilityyouwillneedtoreturntheREPEATS2knobtofullyCWposition.This
functionalityforTRACK2isthesame,butnowREPEATS1knobsetsthe
probabilityvalueinstead.
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NoteonRepeatsknobsforTRACK1andTRACK2inTRACKMODE:tonotget
confusedwhichknobcontrolswhatforeachtrackyoucanthinkofRepeats1and2
knobsasprimaryandsecondaryparameters.ForTRACK1theprimarymodifieris
RATCHETING,henceREPEATS1controlsthisvalue.ForTRACK2theprimary
modifierisalsoRATCHETINGandiscontrolledbyREPEATS2.
SimilarlyforPROBABILITY,forTRACK1thisisasecondaryparameterandis
controlledbyREPEATS2;forTRACK2thisisalsoasecondaryparameterandis
controlledbyREPEATS1.Generallyspeaking:patternmodifiersareinvertedfor
TRACK1andTRACK2.
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OnceyouarebacktoLIVEMODE(TRACKswitchinthemiddleposition)REPEATS
1andREPEATS2knobs(4)controlthenumberofsteprepeats.Steprepeatsadd
extrastepsafterthelastactivestep;donotconfusethiswithratchetsthatadd
(stretch)extratriggerswithinasinglestep.Byaddingsteprepeatsyouare
extendingtheoverallpatternlengththatcanleadtomanydifferentvariationsand
overlapsofthepatternsyoucreate,thisiswhereTRACKRESETS(6)areyourfriend
tokeepthepatterncyclessynchronizedformoreofastructuralfeeling.
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TUPLET MODE
WhentheRunningOrderisexternallyclocked,youcansettheDIVKNOBtofully
CCWpositionnamedTUPLETS.Thiswillswitchthewayrepeatsbehaveinthetime
domain.Usuallyrepeatsaddextrastepstoyoursequence,butinTUPLETMODE
theyarestretchedwithinonebeatorwithinone¼measure.Thisallowsyouto
createnewtypeofpolyrhythmsthatareusuallyveryhardtoachieveusingmodular
synthesizers.AndusingREPEATSCV1&2inputscanmakethechanges
dynamically.
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EXAMPLE:TUPLETMODEengaged.IfyousettheREPEATSknobto3o’clock,
theserepeatswillplayastriplets.IfyousetREPEATSto4o’clock,youwillget
quadrupletsandsoon.Thismodeisglobal,soifbothtracksaresetto101style
patternmode,thenthefunctionalityofREPEATSKNOBS(4)forbothtrackswill
changetoTUPLETmode.

EUCLIDEAN SEQUENCING
ThesecondpatterntypeiscalledEUCLIDEAN,whichisprogrammedbysetting3
mainparameters:EUCLIDEANCIRCLELENGTH,EUCLIDEANFILLAMOUNTand
PATTERNOFFSETROTATION.
ToaccessthismodeyoufirsthavetoentertheTRACKMODEbyflippingthe
TRACKswitch(8)toeitherTRACK1orTRACK2andholdpressingtheSTEP/
RESTbuttonforTRACK1or2respectivelyforafewsecondsuntilthemainLEDon
thetoplightsupinfuchsiacolor.
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Bydefault,theEUCLIDEANCIRCLELENGTHissetto16steps,butthiscanbe
overwrittenbyeitherpressingtheSTEPbuttontoincrementthepatternlengthby
+1steporbypressingtheRESTbutton,whichwillincrementthepatternlengthby
+16steps.Thiswayitiseasytocreatelongerpatterns,yetstillhaving1step
precisionwhereyouneedit.
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TosettheEUCLIDEANFILLAMOUNT(thenumberofequallyspacedactivesteps
withintheEuclideancircle),switchbacktotheLIVEMODEandnowREPEATS1will
settheFILLAMOUNTforTRACK1.IfTRACK2isalsosettoEuclideanmode,then
REPEATS2willcontroltheFILLAMOUNTforTRACK2.
IftheRepeatsknob(4)isfullyCCW,thenthefillamountwillbe0,meaningthatyou
willnothearanyactivesteps.
EUCLIDEAN PATTERN MODIFIERS
Nowthatyouunderstandthebasicsofthismodelet’sdivedeeperintotheinternal
patternmodifiersavailableinsidetheTRACKMODEforeachofthetracks.Similar
aswiththe101stylepatternmodethereare2internalpatternmodifiers.
ThistimetheprimaryparametercontrolledbyREPEATS1knobforTRACK1isthe
PATTERNROTATIONORPATTERNOFFSET.Thisletsyoushiftyourpatternto
makeitfitrhythmicallywiththeotherpatterns.Forexampleifyouhavethefollowing
EuclideanpatternX000X000,apatternrotationby1stepwillmakeitlooklike
this:0X000X00.
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ThesecondpatternmodifierisPROBABILITY,butthistimeitisappliedtoallthe
stepsofthepattern.ForTRACK1thepatternprobabilityissetbyREPEATS2knob
whileyouareinTRACKEDITmode.FullyCCWmeansnoneofthestepswilloutput
atriggerandfullyCWmeanstheprobabilityofeachtriggeris100%.
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ForTRACK2thepatternmodifiersarereversed:REPEATS1controlsthepattern
probabilityandREPEATS2controlspatternrotation.
PATTERNS
Eachtrackhas8patternsselectedbypressingboththeSTEPandtheREST
buttonsandrotatingtheREPEATS1OR2knobatthesametime.Patternscanbe
combinedastheyareselectedseparatelyforTRACK1and2.

Patternsequencesandlastselectedpatternsarerecalledonthemodule’snext
powercycle.
Thepatternisalwaysstoredtothecurrentlyselectedslot:thisishowthepattern
savingworksontheRUNNINGORDER.Themomentyouchangeyourpattern,the
lastchangesarestoredtomemoryfirstandthenthenewpatternisloaded.
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FIRMWARE UPDATE
DownloadlatestfirmwareforRUNNINGORDER:
https://www.endorphin.es/modules/p/runningorder
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Forthatupdate,youwillneedtoplaybacktheWAVaudiofilefromyourcomputer.
1. PowerOFFyoumodularsystem.
2. UnplugallthecablesfromRunningOrderexceptsimplemonoorstereocable
connectingaudiooutputfromyourcomputerheadphonesoutputtoREPEATS1
CVINjack(4)ofthemodule.
3. Settheoutputvolumeofyourcomputerslightlylowerthan100%.Disable
alarmsandnotificationsduringtheupdateprocessastheywillmostlikely
interrupttheupdateprocedure,flightmodeonphonesisrecommended.
4. HoldSTEPbuttonwhilepoweringyoursystemONagain:youwillseethestatus
LED(10)slowlyblinkBLUE.
5. OpenRunning_Order_Update_xxx.wavfilewithanyaudioplayer.HitPlayand
wait12+minuteswhilethefirmwareisupdating.STATUSLED(10)willquickly
blinkBLUE*duringthatprocedure.
6. IfSTATUSLED(10)blinksREDduringupdatethatmeansanerroroccurredin
theupdateandyouhavetostoptheaudiofileplayback,resetthefirmware
listeningtostart(singleRESTbuttonpress),adjusttheaudiofileplayback
volumeandthenstartitagain.
7. Generally,ifyouaresendingtheaudiofromyourcomputerorphone,we
recommendsettingthevolumetomaximum1barandkeepingtheRATEknob
(3)around9:00.
8. Themodulewillrebootautomaticallyafternewfirmwareisinstalled.
9. Enjoynewfeatures.
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CREDITS
ENDORPHIN.ES® – RUNNING ORDER 3U & 1U
FIRMWARE VERSION V 2.5
COLLECTION SPRING/SUMMER 2023
Moduleidea,hardwaredesign,directionandmanualbyAndreasZhukovsky
Manualproofreading,betatestinganddemovideosbyWisdomWater
Endorphin.esaremadeinBarcelona,Spain
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COMPLIANCE
FCC
ThisdevicecomplieswithPart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothe
followingtwoconditions:(1)thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,and(2)
thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterferencethatmay
causeundesiredoperation.
Changes/modificationsnotapprovedbyENDORPHIN.ES(doingbusinessasFurth
Barcelona,S.L.)couldvoidtheuser’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassA
digitaldevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedto
providereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferencewhentheequipmentis
operatedinacommercialenvironment.Thisequipmentgenerates,uses,andcan
radiateradiofrequencyenergyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththe
instructionmanual,maycauseharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.

CE
Thisdevicemeetstherequirementsofthefollowingstandards:
EMC:2014/30/EU
EN55032:2015;EN551032:2009(EN55024);EN6100032;
EN6100033
LowVoltage:2014/35/EU
EN60065:2002+A1:2006+A11:2008+A2:2010+A12:2011
RoHS2:2011/65/EU
WEEE:2012/19/EU
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