Fingerlab DM1 Mounting instructions

1.0 WATCH VIDEO INTRO*
1.1 MAIN NAVIGATION
1.2 SUB NAVIGATION
1.3 BPM POP UP
1.4 DRUM KIT POP UP
1.5 PATTERN POP UP
As musicians ourselves, we, at Fingerlab, have
developed DM1 with the intention of delivering
the perfect mix between fun playability and
powerful sonic capacities.
* http://youtu.be/dB8VFT2-Y9A
1.BASICS
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1.1 MAIN NAVIGATION
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Tap to open the BPM pop-up. Swipe right to
increase or decrease the tempo.
Tap to open the Pattern pop-up. Tap with 2
fingers to duplicate the current pattern to
the next one. Swipe left or right to select
the next or previous pattern.
DM1 is loaded with lots of ready-made drum
kits. Loads of them. Tap to open the Drum
Kits popup. Swipe left or right to select the
next of the preview kit.
Navigate to the 5 main DM1 sections.

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1.2 SUB NAVIGATION
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Tap to open the credits.
Swipe left or right to speed
navigate through all the pages.
Tap to open the RANDOMIZER pop-up.
Tap to switch the metronome on / off.

The BPM range of DM1 can be set from 30 to 240 BPM
(Beat Per Minute). 120 BPM means that 120 beats are
played in one minute.
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1.3 BPM
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Tap the «TAP TEMPO» button to
record your tempo manually.
Tap to increment the tempo.
Adjust the cursor to set the
tempo. Double-tap to reset
the tempo to 120 BPM.
Tap to decrement the tempo.
Tap to increment the tempo.

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1.4 DRUM KIT
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DM1 is loaded with lots of Drums Kits.
Each Drum Kit have 9 different sounds.
Select a category.
Tap to select a Drum kit

1.5 PATTERN
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A pattern is a set of steps, from 1 to 32 steps.
You can creat up to 25 different pattern, then
you can put them into a time line to create.
1. Select the pattern you want to copy.
2. Tap Copy.
3. Select the destination pattern.
Dark gray color mean this pattern is empty. Yellow color means that is select.
1. When off, switching from a pattern
to another one will instantly play the
selected pattern.
2. When on, switching will wait for
the end of the previous pattern be-
fore playing the next pattern.
1. Select the pattern you want to clear.
2. Tap Clear.

2.0 HOW TO CREATE SWEET BEATS
2.1 STEP SEQUENCER
2.2 DRUM PADS
2.3 MIXER
2.3.1 MIXER AUTOMATION
2.4 EFFECTS
2.5 SONG COMPOSER
2.MAIN SECTION
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A. Go the «SONG», tap the «NEW» button, and name
your song.
B. In the «STEPS» , you will find 9 tracks (Kick, Snare,
Closed Hi-Hat, etc) and 16 steps for each tracks. Tap
some steps to turn them on, and tap the «PLAY» button
to see how it sounds.
To make a classic beat, you should add some steps to
the Kick, Snare and HH Closed tracks. You can also play
and record a pattern by using the drums pads.
C. Go to the «PADS», and tap the «REC» button. Now
record your beat by playing it on the drum pads. A me-
tronome will help you to keep the rythm.
D. Your beat is saved in a pattern. Open the «PATTERN»
popup to compose a new pattern or to duplicate the
current pattern.
E. Once you beat is ready, it’s now time to do the mix.
Go to the «MIXER» , you will find again the same 9
tracks, with knobs parameters for each one.For each
track you can set the level, the pitch or the length of the
sound as well as the pan.
2.0. LET’S MAKE A BEAT
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Just explore the endless possibilities of the mixer set-
tings : downpitch a kick, trim the HH Open very short,
set the Clap to the left, etc. Use the «SOLO» button to
listen a track without the others. Double-click the Solo
button will mute its track.
F. When the mix is ok, go to the «FX». In this page, you
can add 2 effects to your beat in a serialised manner :
MIXER > EFFECT1 > EFFECT2 > OUTPUT
First, tap the «ON» button to turn on an effect, then
select the FX you want to use. You can use Overdrive
a fatter beat, Delay / Reverb to add space, Texturizer /
Robotizer / Dalek to make weird unexpected sound, and
Compressor to make the beat punchier.
Once you have selected an effect, you have to adjust the
parameters in the trackpad, and to adjust the Dry/Wet
(Dry means no effect, Wet means only the effect).
G. Finally, go to the «Song» to finalize your composition
(for this part, you should have created at least 2 pat-
terns).
You will find the Song Timeline, with by default one
element in it. You’ll find below the Pattern list.
To compose your song, first select a pattern in the pat-
tern list (hold down your finger on it) and drag and drop
it to the Timeline.
To delete a pattern from the Song, drag and drop it out-
side the timeline. To play the song, you will need to tap
the «SONG» button.You are now ready to compose !
Enjoy!
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2.1 STEP SEQUENCER
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Tap to select time signature, 4/4, 8/4, 3/4, 6/8, 2/4, 5/5, 6/4, 7/4.
Tap to change Steps Display. Tap on a diode to change the step count.
Use this feature to create unusual time
signature.
Tap to add or remove step.
Tap to solo the track.
Double-tap to add a louder step.
Double-tap to mute the track.

Play and record that beat that tickles your fingers. No need to be a
first-class drummer, automatic quantize does the work for you.
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2.2 DRUM PAD
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Tap Rec to simply let you play and record the beat that tickles
your fingers. Rec on will also record Pitch change. long-tap
will clear Pitch record for the current pattern. Double tap to
clear Pitch record for all patterns.
Add your playing to whatever
was already recorded. Replace
what was previously recorded.
Live pitchshifting
Tap to play.

2.3 MIXER
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Tap to open the automation.
Tap to select a sound from
another Drum Kit.
Swipe verticaly to change value.
Tap to solo or double-tap to mute track.
Double tap to reset the parameter to
its default value.
Swipe right or left to change the pan.
Display the selected track
on the Step line below.

2.3 MIXER AUTOMATION
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Tap to close the automation.
Select and display its automation below.
Swipe to change value.
Double-tap to set the step on or off.

A creative duo of FX trackpads to distort and modulate
your beats. Featuring: Overdrive, Delay, Reverb, Phaser,
Formant Filter, Texturizer, Robotizer, Dalek (Ring Modu-
lator), Resonant Filter & Compressor.
2.4 EFFECTS
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Tap to activate the effect. Tap to open FX.
Move the cursor to adjust
the effect FX parameters.
Swipe to adjust dry/wet setting.
Select one effect.
Long tap to clear. Double tap to clear.

Graphically compose your song with the beat
patterns you have just created. Drag and drop
the patterns onto the timeline. Fast and easy.
2.5 SONG COMPOSER
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Tap to change the name. Tap to lock or unlock your song.
Swipe to change the beat swing.
Play the song or only the current pattern.
Loop song.
Double-tap to open directly
into the steps page.
Long-tap to select, then drag
and drop in the timeline.
Open the export pop-up. Switch on to let play while
the application is hidden.

3.1 RANDOMIZER
3.2 WIST
3.3 EXPORT
3.4 CUSTUM KIT
3.4.1 SAMPLES EDITOR
3.5 FX AUTOMATION
3.6 FX BY TRACK
3.7 MIDI
3. ADVANCED
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The Randomizer - a new exciting tool to un-
leash the creative potential of the Mixer step
by step. Just press 'Go" and have fun!
3.1 RANDOMIZER
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Tap GO! to randomize. Swipe to select the strength.
Tap here to open or close
the advanced settings.
Select pattern or song to randomize
the current pattern or the song.
Select what tracks to be randomized.
Select the Mixer parameters
to be randomized.

With WIST (a KORG technology) you can sync your device (iPhone, iPad or
iPod Touch) via Bluetooth with your friend’s device for a live performance.
The first device to initiate the connection will be treated as the Master for
sync-start, sync-stop and tempo. Press START to activate WIST and detect
any WIST compatible device around.
3.2 WIST
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3.3 EXPORT
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Long-tap to disconnect from
SoundCloud, Dropbox or Facebook.
Export just the current pattern. Export the whole song.
Export via mail or ITunes sharing folder.
Import pattern, song or any
other compatible apps.
Wav = uncompressed, excellent quality, big files size, good for production.
AAC = compressed good quality, small files size, good for sharing.
Master Mixdown = export all tracks on one master file.
Separeted tracks = export eatch tracks separeted.