Kilpatrick Audio CARBON User manual

CARBON
UserManual-firmwarever.1.14
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ManualSections
Introduction
Precautions
GettingStarted
Settings
SelectingThings
RearPanelConnections
PoweringUp
UserInterface
Buttons
Encoders
NavigatingMenus
GUIDisplays
Sequencer
SongData
Patterns
StartandLength
Recording
StepEditing
Scenes
LiveControl
SongMode
Buttons
UsingSongMode
Arpeggiator
LoadingandSavingSongs
UnderstandingtheCV/GateOutputs
PairingModes
CVOutputModes
CVScaling/SpanCalibrate/Offset
CVQuickSetup
MIDIMenu
TrackSettings
SongSettings
SystemMenu
ClockMenu
SwingMenu
TonalityMenu
TrackTypes
ScaleQuantizing
BiasTracks
TonalitySettings
MAGICSettings
MIDIRemoteControl
MIDIChannels
NoteControl

InterfaceMode
CCControl
InterfaceMode
TipsandTricks
USBHostPortDetails
Introduction
ThankyouforbuyingCARBON,auniqueandpowerfulsequencer.ThismanualwillhelpgetyoustartedwiththemanyfeaturesbuiltintoCARBON.
Keepinmindthatthisisalivingdocumentandwillbeupdatedasnewfeaturesareadded,ortomakecorrections,clarificationsortoaddmore
detailedinformation.
Overview-CARBONSequencer
Precautions
PleasehandleyourCARBONsequencerwithcare.Itismadetobeused,butpleasedon'tspillyourcoffeeintoitordropitonthefloor.Treatitwith
careanditwilllastalongtime.Weofferserviceonallourproductsregardlessofwhethertheyareinsidethewarrantyperiodornot,soifyouhave
troubleatanytimepleaseaskusandwewilldowhatwecantohelpyou.
CARBONcomeswitha24Vpowersupplythathasbeenspeciallyselectedforhighquality.Pleasedonotuseanyotherpowersupplywithyourunit.
ToreplacealostpowersupplyortoupgradeaUSmodeltoonewithinterchangableplugsformanycountries,pleasevisitouronlinestore.
FirmwareBugs
Everypieceofsoftwarehasbugs,andCARBONisnoexception.Wedoourbesttoberesponsivetocustomers,butyourrequestswillgoalongway
ifyouarepoliteandgiveusalltheinfoweneedtoreproduceyourproblem.Hardwareissuesshouldbedealtwithviaoursupportpage.
CABONisanopensourceprojectsoyouarefreetoextendorhackonthecodeasyoulike.Youcandownloadthesourcecodehere.Pleasereport
anybugstousdirectly.WealsohavearepositoryonGitLabifyouwishtocloneviagitormakepullrequests:CARBONrepoonGitLab
Note:Makesureyouarerunningthelatestfirmwarebeforereportingabug.Theproblemyouareexperiencingmighthavebeenfixed.
USBCompatibilityPolicy
WehavebuiltCARBONfromthegrounduptoactasbothaclass-compliantUSBhostanddevice.Bothhostanddevicecodehasbeendeveloped
throughuseoftheofficialUSBMIDIspecificationaswellasbytestinganddebuggingwithvariousUSBdevicesandcomputerswithdifferent
operatingsystems.
TheUSBimplementationworkswellforus,butitmightnotworkforyou.Ifnot,pleasefileabugreportanddescribewhichdevice,computertype
oroperatingsystemisnotworkingforyou.Notethatnotallclass-compliantdevicesarereally100%compliantandmaynotworkwithCARBON.
Formoreinformationandspecificdetails,seethe
GettingStarted
Settings
CARBONisdesignedtohavemostfunctionsonlyasinglebuttonpressaway.Nomenushavesubmenus,andthemostcommonfunctionsare
designedtobemosteasilyaccessible.Menuoptionsaregroupedbytheirtype:MIDIfunctions,clockfunctions,tonalityfunctions,andsoon.Some
settingsareglobaltoasongandsomearespecifictoascene/trackcombination.
SelectingThings
Thebuttonslabeled1through6areusedforselectingtracksandscenes.Youcanusetheminthefollowingways:
selectingatrack-presstoselectatrack
selectingmultipletracks-pressandholdtoselectatrack,thenpressothertrackstoselectmultiple
muting/unmutingatrack-holdSHIFTandpressaselectbuttontomuteorunmuteatrack
changingscenes-holdSCENEandselecttochangescenes
resetplaybackonlyonasingletrack-holdaselectbutton,holdSHIFTandpressRESETtoresettheplaybackononlyonetrack

Wheneverasettingaffectsasceneand/ortrack,thecurrenttracksettingswillbedisplayedintheareaatthebottomofthescreen.Youcanquickly
checkthesettingofeachtrackbychoosingadifferenttrack.Youcanalsoperformthesameoperationonmultipletracksatthesametimebymulti-
selectingtracksandthenperformingtheoperation.Notalloperationsmakesenselikethis,butmosttrackparameterscanbeeditedonmultiple
tracksatthesametime.
Note:Whenmultipletracksareselectedatthesametimeonlythefirstselectedtrackisdisplayed.Changesmadetomultipletracks,parameters
willtakethevalueofthefirst(displayed)trackwhenbeingchanegd.
RearPanelConnections
CARBONsupportsanalogCV/gate,MIDIandUSBMIDIconnectionssothatyoucanmakethemostofyourexistinggear.Allconnectionscanbeused
atthesametime.Thefunctionoftherearpaneljacksandcontrolsareasfollows:
RESETOUT-Sends5Vpulseswhenthesongorsequenceisreset.Canalsobeusedtosendthemetronometoanexternaldevice.Output
voltageiseither0V(off)or5V.(on)
CLOCKOUT-Sends5VpulsestosynchronizeotherequipmentwithCARBON.Theoutputratecanbeconfiguredoroutputdisabledinthe
CLOCKmenu.Outputvoltageiseither0V(off)or5V.(on)
GATEOUT-TherearefourGATEOUTchannelwhichproduce5VgatesignalsaccordingtotheCV/gatepairingmodeselected.Normallyused
togetherwiththeCVOUTofthesamenumber.Outputvoltageiseither0V(off)or5V.(on)
CVOUT-TherearefourCVOUTchannelswhichproduceanalogcontrolvoltages.(CVs)Canbeusedtosendpitchorcontrolvoltages
dependingontheCV/gatepairingmodeselected.NormallyusedtogetherwiththeGATEOUTofthesamenumber.Outputvoltagecanrange
from-5Vto+5Vandcanbesettotrackineither1V/octaveor1.2V/octavemodeforpitch.
MIDIOUT-TherearetwoMIDIOUTjackswhichproducedifferentsignals.CanbeusedtocontrolexternalMIDIequipmentlikekeyboards,
synthsanddrummachines.
MIDIIN-ThereisoneMIDIINjackwhichacceptsMIDIsignals.CanbeusedtoreceiveMIDIfromanexternalkeyboardorotherinstrument,to
syncCARBONtoanexternaldrummachineandsoon.
USBHOST-TheUSBHOSTportcanpowerandhostmanyclasscompliantUSBMIDIdevicessuchaskeyboardsandMIDIcontrollersto
controlCARBON.Theportislimitedto500mAandcannotbeusedwithhubsordeviceswhichhaveinternalhubs.Duetothewidevarietyof
USBdevices,andquirksofUSB,notalldeviceswillworkwithCARBON.
USBDEVICE-TheUSBDEVICEport(labeledUSBTOPC)canbeusedtoconnectCARBONtoacomputer.CARBONwillactasaclass
compliantUSBMIDIdeviceandhasbeentestedwithWindows,OSXandLinux.YoucansendandreceiveMIDIdata.Thisportisalsousedfor
upgradingthefactoryfirmwaretoanewerversion.
POWER-ThepowerbuttonisusedtoturnonandoffCARBONandsetitintoalternatemodes.
DCIN-TheDCINjacktakes24Vfromthepowersupply.Itisacentre-positive2.1mmconnector.Pleasedonotuseapowersupplyotherthan
theonesuppliedwithCARBON.Othersuppliescoulddamagetheunit.
PoweringUp
CARBONhasthreepowermodes:off,onandinterfacemode.WhenyoupluginCARBONitwillbeoff.Presstherearpowerbuttontoturniton.This
isthenormalmodeforoperatingCARBONasastand-alonesequencer.Bypressingthepowerbuttonagainthescreenwillshutoffandtheencoders
willlightuppurple.Thisiscalledinterfacemode.InthismodeyoucanuseCARBONasaCV/gateandMIDIinterfaceforyourcomputer.Allfunctions
arecontrolledviaMIDIovertheUSBdeviceportfromthecomputer.
WhenyouturnonCARBONitwillloadthelastsongthatyouwereusing,orablanksongifyouareusingCARBONforthefirsttime.Beforeyoucan
hearanythingyouneedtosetupsomeMIDIorCV/gatedevices.UsetheMIDImenutoconfigureMIDIorCV/gateoutputsettingsfortracks.Once
youhaveasynthconnectedyoushouldbeabletohearsoundwhenplayingbackatrackk.ToplaylivenotesfromakeyboardpresstheLIVEbutton
andselectatrackortrackstoechotheMIDIinputstothesetracks.
UserInterface
SincemostcontrolsonCARBONdirectlyaccessinternalfunctions,it'sbesttostartbydescribingeachofthecontrolsandwhattheydoinvarious
modes.Ifabuttonhasashiftedfunctionthisnamewillbedisplayedinsideroundbrackets()underneaththemainfunctionname.

Buttons
Belowisalistofbuttonfunctionsthatworkinthenormal(mainscreen)mode.Incertainsituationssuchasloadingorsavingasong,someofthese
functionsmaybedisabled.Also,inthestepeditandsongeditmodessomebuttonsaredisabledorusedforotherfunctionsasdocumented
elsewhereinthismanual.
Control NormalFunction [ShiftedFunction]
SCENE
(SONG)
holdandpressbuttons1-6tochangescenes,or,
hold,thenpressSHIFTandpressbuttons1-6tocopycurrentscene view/editsonglist
ARP turnonandoffARPmodeonatrack enterARPmenuwithoutchangingarpstate
LIVE toggleLIVEmodeonandoffonatrack togglekeyboardtransposemode
Select1-6 selectoneormoretracks/selectscenes mute/unmuteatrack
MIDI
[SYS] accessMIDIfunctionsforsong/tracks accesssystemmenuforglobalsystemsettings
CLOCK
[TAP] accessclockmenuforadjustingtrack,clockandmetronome taptempo
DIR
[MAGIC] flipthedirectionofplaybackonatrack seedtheactiveregionofatrackwithrandomnotes
TONALITY
[SWING] adjusttonality/scale/note-relatedsettings adjustclockswing
LOAD
[SAVE] loadorclearasong saveasong
RUN/STOP
[RESET] startorstopthesequencer resettheplaybackpositiononalltracks
RECORD
[CLEAR] enablerecordingonatrack cleartheactiveregiononatrack
STEPEDIT editnotesonatrack editpatterns
SHIFT double-taptoexitamenuormode 
SONGMODE enableordisablesongmode enableordisablesongmode
Encoders
Encodersareusedinthenormalmode(mainscreen)andarealsousedinthestepeditandsongeditmode.Thefunctionsineachofthesemodes
inshownbelow.
Control Normal StepEditMode SongEditMode PatternEditMode

SPEED coarseadjusttempo
fineadjusttempo(SHIFT) adjuststartdelayofnote coarseadjusttempo fineadjusttempo(SHIFT)
coarseadjusttempo
fineadjusttempo(SHIFT)
GATETIME adjustgatetimeoverrideontrack
adjustgatetimeoverridefine(SHIFT) adjustgatetimeofnote noaction
adjustgatetimeoverrideon
track
adjustgatetimeoverridefine
(SHIFT)
START
[SELECT]
adjusttrackstartpos
adjustmenuselection(menus)
adjuststeprecordpos(steprecord)
adjuststepeditpos adjustsongmodecursor
pos adjustpatterneditpos
LENGTH
[VALUE]
adjusttracklength
adjustmenuvalue(menus)adjusttrackstep
length(SHIFT)
adjuststepeditnotevelocity/
CCvalue
adjustsongmodeplayback
length adjuststepenable/disable
PATTERN adjustgatepatternontrack adjustratchetmode adjustscene adjustgatepatternontrack
TRANSPOSE adjusttracktranspose adjustnote/CC adjustKBtrans adjusttracktranspose
SelectingThings-CARBONSequencer
NavigatingMenus
Inmostmenusthereareonlytwocontrolsthatyouneedtoknowabout:[SELECT]and[VALUE]Thesearethelowertwoencoderswhicharealso
labeledSTARTandLENGTH.Whenamenuisactiveinthebottompartofthescreen,thesetwocontrolsareusedtonavigateoptionsandadjust
values.
Navigate-Turnthe[SELECT]knobtochoosebetweendifferentparametersinamenu
EditValue-Turnthe[VALUE]knobtoeditthevalueofthedisplayedparameter
GUIDisplay
ThedisplayonCARBONfollowsauniformandconsistentlayout.Thescreenareaisdividedintofoursections:

TopBar-showssonginformationandsequencerstatus
TrackDisplay-showsthecurrenttrack,orfirstofmultipleselectedtracks
TrackPreviewDisplays-showssmallpreviewsofalltracks
TrackStatus/MenuDisplay-showsinformationaboutthecurrenttrack,orfirstofmultipleselectedtracks-alsoshowsmenudisplays
whenamenuisactive
TopBar
Thetopbarshowsthefollowinginformation.Ifanitemisdrawninadimcolourthismeansthatthefunctionisdisabled.
currentlyloadedsongnumber
songtempoinBPM
currentscenenumber
runstateofthesequencer
recordstateofthesequencer
clockstatus-internalorexternalsynth
currentkeyboardtransposeoffsetforvoicetracks
liveplaystatus
songmodeplaybackstatus
MainTrackDisplay
Themaintrackdisplayshowsthecurrenttrack,orthefirstofmultipleselectedtracks.Thisincludestheselectedactiveregion,whetherthereare
eventsoneachstep,andthecurrentlyselectedpattern.
Severaltypesofinformationcanbeviewedonthisdisplay:
startandlength-theregionofstepsselectedforplaybackisshowninabrightredcolourorlightgreycolourifastephasnonoteonit
currentstep-thecurrentsteponatrackisshowninauniquecolourandmovedwhenplaybackisrunning-eachtrackusesauniquecolour
stepdatastatus-ifastepcontainsdataitwillbeshowninalighter/brightercolourthanifitisblank
steprecord/stepeditposition-duringsteprecordorstepeditingastepwilllightupyellowtoindicatethecurrentsteprecordorstep
editposition
patterngatestatus-themajorfeatureofCARBONisthegatepatternswhichcanbeusedtomodifyasequence-thegatepatternwilllight
upactivestepsinred,otherwiseadarkergreycolourwillbeused
TrackPreviewDisplays
Thetrackpreviewdisplaysshowthesameinformationasthemaintrackdisplayinaminiatureform.Belowthesedisplaysaretwosolidbars.The
topbarindicateswhetheratrackisselected.ThismirrorstheLEDindicatorsonthefrontpanel.Thebottombarindicateswhetheranarpeggiatoris
enabledonatrack.
TrackStatus/MenuDisplay
Thetrackstatusisnormallyshowninthisportion.Thisincludesmostcommonlyneededparametersofatrackandinclude:
tracknumber
whetherabiastrackiscontrollingthistrack-shownas<Xontheabovedisplay,indicatingthatnobiastrackisenabled
thecurrenttrackmutestate(eitherMUTEorON)
thetracktranspositioninsemitones
theactiveregionstartandlength
theplaybackdirection(eitherFWDorREV)
thesteplengthasitrelatestothemasterclock-showninstandadnotevalues
thegatelengthmasteroverride-howthemastergatesettingscalesnotesonthistrack
thetonalityscalesetting
thetracktype-eitherVOICEorDRUM

ScreenDisplay-CARBONSequencer
Sequencer
ThesequenceristheheartofCARBON.AtthecoreoftheCARBONsequencerisastableandaccurateMIDIclock,andastepsequencerarchitecture
withspaceforuptosixMIDIeventspersteponsixtracks.Sequencescanberecordedinstep-recordmode,inreal-timerecordmode,ordirectly
enteredoreditedthroughtheSTEPEDITfunction.Editingcanoccurevenwhenthesequencerisrunning.
ThereareafewkeypointsabouttheCARBONsequencer:
allsequencesareessentiallystepsequences
sequencesareloop-based
real-timerecordingsarequantizedtotheneareststepposition
eachtrackcanbeofadifferentlength
WhenthinkingabouthowCARBONcanbeusedforyourmusicexplorations,imaginehavingsixpowerfulstepsequencers,eachwithanoutput
optionallyconnectedtoanarpeggiator.Thesesequencerscanbeprogrammedandmanipulatedeasily,andareallrunfromthesamemasterclock.
AdditionallybyusingtheBIAStracksettings,onetrackcanaffecttheplaybackofanother,justliketheclassicstepsequencercompositionaltricks
usedbackinthe1970s.
Sequencer-CARBONSequencer
SongData
CARBONcanstore64songsinitsinternalflashmemory.Eachsongisthesamesizeandhasspacepre-allocatedforthemaximumnumberof
events,songlistitemsandsettings.Eachsongconsistsofsixtrackseachwith64steps.AstepcanstoreuptosixMIDIevents(notesorCCs)and
severalotherparameters.Eachtrackstoresanumberofotherparameterssuchasthesteplength,transposition,startposition,lengthofplayback,
andmore.Mostoftheseparametersmakeupascene.Therearesixscenesineachsong,allowingquickchangesofmosttrackparameterswhilea
songisplaying.Thisenablesquickchangesbetweensectionsofasong.Thenotesoneachsteparecommontoallscenes.
Inadditiontothetrackparameterstherearealsoanumberofsong-wideparameterssuchasMIDIandclocksettings.Thesearestoredper-songso
youcanhavemaximumflexibilitytosetupCARBONdifferentlyindifferentsituations.
WhenyoupowerupCARBONtheprevioussongthatwasusedwillbeloadedautomatically.Becausesongscanonlybesavedwhilethesequenceris
stopped,thereisnoauto-savefunction.Youmustmanuallysavetothesongoryourchangeswillbelostifyouturnofforunplugtheunit.
Patterns
OneofthekeyconceptsofCARBONisthatofpatterns.ThisconceptisdrawnfromtheoriginalK4815PatternGeneratormodulewhichmakes
extensiveuseofpatternsbothasavisualaswellasrhythmicelement.Thisvisualcomponentoffersaninnovativewayofcreatingmusic.
Imagineasequenceasaseriesofnotesthathavebeenrecordedorsomehowenteredintoatrack.Normallyeachofthenotesinthesequencewill
playasthesequenceradvances.Butthroughtheuseofpatterns,somestepscanbemutedasthesequencerplays.Patternsquicklyenableand
disabledifferentstepsinasequencetocreatequick,non-destructivemelodicandrhythmicvariations.Theyaredesignedtobebothvisually

interestingandmusicallyuseful.Itisnotpossibletoedittheinternalpatterns.
Patternsarenon-destructivemeaningthatunderneathallstepsstillexist.Apatternsimplytemporarilymutessomestepssotheireventswon'tbe
generated.Toreturntotheoriginalsequence,dialinthehighestnumberedpattern.Thisiscalledtheasrecordedpatternanditwillactivateall
stepsaspertheoriginalsequence.
EditingPatterns
CARBONshipswith31uniquepatternsplustheAS-RECORDEDpatternwhichrepresentsthenotesrecordedintothecurrenttrack.Normallythese
patternsareintendedtobeusedasaquickwaytochangeasequence.Howeverifyouwantyoucaneditthesepatternstoyourliking.Edited
patternsarestoredautomaticallyafteraninternaltimeoutsopleasewaitaboutaminuteorsoaftereditingapatternbeforeyoupowerdownor
unplugCARBON.
Note:Patternsarerecordedgloballyandarethesameforallsongs.
Toeditapatterndothefollowing:
EnterPatternEditmodebyholdingSHIFTandpressingtheSTEPEDITbutton.Themenudisplaywillshowthecurrentpatternandstep.
ChoosethepatterntoeditwiththePATTERNcontrol.
ChoosethesteptoeditwiththeSELECTcontrol.
EnableordisablethestepwiththeVALUEcontrol.
IfyouwishtorestoreapatterntothefactorydefaultholdSHIFTandpressCLEARrestoreit.
StartandLength
Eachtrackoperatesindependentlyoftheotherswithregardstotheregionofstepsplayedback.Thisenablescomplexpolyrhythmsorother
interestingeffectssincealltrackscanrunatdifferentspeedsandwithdifferentlengths.Thispermitseachtracktoloopatadifferentpointfromthe
others.
START-thestartingsteponatrackwhenplaybackisstartedorreset
LENGTH-thenumberofstepstoplayonatrackbeforeitislooped
Recording
RecordingwillstorenoteandCCinformationintothestepsofatrack.Beforerecordingchoosewhichregionyouwishtorecordbysettingthe
STARTandLENGTHcontrols.Ifyouwishtoaddnotestotheexistingrecording,simplyrecordnormally.Ifyouwishtorecordneweventstoa
region,makesureyouclearitfirstbyholdingdownSHIFTandpressingRECORDtocleartheregion.
StepRecording
Steprecordingworkswhenthesequencerisstopped.WhenyoupressRECORDtherecordLEDwillblinkindicatingthatthesystemisarmedand
readytorecord.Pressinganoteonyourkeyboardwillstarttherecordingprocess.Youcanrecordmultiplenotesonastepbypressingandholding
multiplenotes.Onceallnotesarereleasedthesequencerwilladvancetothenextstep.Thecurrentrecordpositionisshownwithayellowboxon
thecurrentstep.YoucanchangetherecordpositionduringrecordingbyusingtheSTARTcontrol.
Toinsertrests,justmovetheSTARTcontroltoadjusttherecordpositionorpressthedamperpedalonyourMIDIkeyboard.
Thesteprecordingnotelengthisbasedonthecurrentsteplength.IfyouwanttoadjustityoucantemporarilyadjusttheGATETIMEcontrol.When
thetrackgatetimeissetto100%noteswillbethelengthofthestep.Youcanraiseorlowerthiscontroltogeneratenotesofdifferentlengths.
Makesuretorestorethegatetimebackto100%afterrecordingtoheartheactualresults.
Real-timeRecording
Real-timerecordingmodeworkswhenthesequencerisrunning.InthismoderecordednotesandCCswillbequantizedtotheneareststep.Lengths
ofnotescanberecordedandcanbeanylength.Tostartreal-timerecordingmodepressRECORDwhilethesequencerisrunning.TheRECORDLED
willblinkuntilthenextrepeatoftheselectedregion.AssoonasthesequencerloopsaroundtheRECORDLEDwillbesolidlylitandrecordingwillbe
inprogress.Eachtimetheloopendsthedatarecordedonthelastloopwillbeaddedtothetrackandplayedautomatically.Ifarecordingis
cancelledbyturningoffrecordingbeforetheregionisendedorbystoppingthesequencerthepartiallyrecordedsectionwillbediscardedandthe
previousstepdatamaintained.
StepEditing
StepeditingallowsyoutomanuallyeditorenternotesandCCsintosteps.Youcanclearindividualstepsormodifythecontentsofanexistingstep.
BypressingtheSTEPEDITbuttonthecurrenteditstepispreviewed.YoucantaptheSTEPEDITbuttonmultipletimestoauditionthecurrent
note.
Note:Thestepwillnotbeauditionedifthesequencerisrunning.
ThefollowingcontrolsandactionsarepartofEDITmode:
SHIFT+CLEAR-clearsthecurrentstep
SPEED-adjuststhestartdelayofnotesonastep
GATETIME-adjuststhelengthofnotesonastep-holdSHIFTwhileadjustingtomovebysmallersteps
[SELECT]-selectsthesteptoedit
SHIFT+[SELECT]-adjuststhecursortoeditindividualeventsonastepinsteadoftheentirestep
[VALUE]-adjuststhevelocityofnotesorthevalueofCCs-holdSHIFTtoenteraCCinsteadofanote
PATTERN-adjuststheratchetrepeatfornotes(1-8times)
TRANSPOSE-adjuststhenoteorCCforeventsonastep
StepEditinVOICEvs.DRUMModes
WhenatrackissettoVOICEorDRUMmodes,thebehaviourofthestepeditingfunctionisslightlydifferentwhenenteringnotesfromakeyboard.
Thetwomodesworkasfollows:
VOICEMode-Whenanewnoteispressedonthekeyboard,allnotesonthesteparereplaced.Toenterachord,holddownallnotesatonce.

DRUMMode-Whenanewnoteispressedonthekeyboard,existingnotesareretainedonthestep.Ifanoteoftheplayedpitchalready
existsonthestep,itisreplacedwiththeplayedversionatitsnewvelocity.
EditingIndividualEventsonaStep
ByholdingSHIFTandadjustingthe[SELECT]controlitispossibletoindividuallyselectasingleeventonastep.Doingthismovesacursoronto
thescreenwhichallowsthesixstepeventstobeindividuallyedited.
HoldingSHIFTandturning[SELECT]allthewaytotheleftthecursorwilldisappearandanychangesyoumakewillaffectalleventsonastep.
EnteringNotesonaStep
YoucanenternotesonastepbysimplyturningtheTRANSPOSEcontrol.Thiswilleditexistingnotesoraddanewnoteifthestepisunused.By
movingthecursorasshownabove,uptosixindividualnotescanbeentered.
EnteringCCsonaStep
ACCcanbeenteredonastep.ThisworkslikeenteringnotesexceptthatyoumustholddownSHIFTwhileturningtheTRANSPOSEcontrol.Inthis
modeTRANSPOSEchangestheactualCCnumber,whilethe[VALUE]controlchangestheCCvalue.
EditingwithaKeyboard
Youcanentereventsquicklyfromakeyboardwheninstepeditmode.Simplypressakeyorachordwheneditingasteptoreplacethecontentsof
thestepwithnewdata.ThisisthefastestwaytomanuallyenternotesandCCs.
StepEditing-CARBONSequencer
Scenes
Scenesenablemosttracksettingstobequicklyaltered.Byusinguptosixscenesitispossibletoquicklychangebetweensectionsofyoursong,or
variationsusingdifferentparameters.Mostsettingsofatrackarepartofthescene.ExceptionsareMIDIportsettings,keyboardsplitsettingsand
tracktype.Whenasceneischangedthesettingsforalltracks(asindicatedbelow)arechangedinsync.
Thefollowingparametersarestoredinasceneforeachtrack:
steplength
tonality
tracktranspose
biastracksettings
trackplaybackstartposition
trackplaybacklength
gatetime
patterntype
direction
mutesetting
arptype

arpspeed
arpgatetime
arpenablestate
ChangingScenes
TochangescenesholddowntheSCENEbuttonanduseoftheselector(1-6)buttons.Thescenewillbechangedeitherimmediately(whenthe
sequencerisstopped)oratthenextbeattimeorloopendontrack1.(whenthesequencerisrunning)Scenechangesaresynchronizedtomusical
timetomakeitpossibletosmoothlytransitionbetweendifferentsettings.
CopyingScenes
Onceyouhaveascenegoingthewayyoulike,youmightwanttocopyitsoyoucanmakechangestosomeofthesettings.Tocopythecurrent
scenetoanewscenesimplyholddowntheSCENEbutton.Insteadofjustpressingaselectbutton(1-6)tochangescenes,holddownSHIFTand
thenpressaselectbuttontocopythecurrentscenetotheselectedscene.Allscene-specificsettingswillbeduplicatedtothenewscene.
LiveControl
TheLIVEbuttononCARBONgivesyouaccesstotwodifferentmodeswhichcanbeusefulduringperformance.Youcanuseoneofthetwomodesat
atime:
LIVE
PressingtheLIVEbuttonenablesordisablesLIVEmode.Thismodeallowsyoutoplayoverthecurrenttrack(s)usingakeyboard.Whenactivated,
anyplayingnotesonthetrackwillbemuted,allowingyoutotakeoverfromthesequenceranddoasolo,etc.whiletemporarilymutingplayback.
WhenLIVEisenabled,thebacklightLEDswillturngreen,andtheLIVEiconinthetopbarwillbelitup.
Note:WhenatrackissettoDRUMmode,liveinputisalwaysavailable.
AutoliveFunction
Ifyouwanttoplayyoursynthsevenwhenasequenceisplaying,thisisnotnormallypossibleonVOICEtracks.TheMIDIAutolivemodeallows
trackstobeauditionedevenwhenLIVEmodeisoff,andwhenthesequencerisplaying.EnablingLIVEmodewillstillmuteplaybackinthenormal
waywhenthismodeisactive.MIDIAutolivemodeisadjustedintheMIDImenu.
KeyboardTranspose(KBTrans)
PressingSHIFT+LIVEenableskeyboardtranspose(KBtrans)mode.Thisallowsyoutotransposethecurrentlyplayingtracksupordownwitha
MIDIkeyboard.Trackscanbetransposedamaximumof+/-24semitones.OnlytrackssettoVOICEmodewillbetransposed.DRUMmodetrackswill
notbeaffected.WhenactivatedtheLIVEbuttonwillblinkandtheKBiconinthetopbarwillshowthecurrenttransposition.
Thisfunctionworksthesameasthesongmode,whereeachentryinthesonglistwillapplyakeyboardtranspositionautomatically.Whenentering
SONGMODEthekeyboardtransposewillbereset.
LiveandArpeggiatorModes-CARBONSequencer
SongMode
Songmodeenablesyoutosceduleanumberofscenechangestobemadeautomaticallyinsteadofbyhand.Youcanstoreupto64entriesinthe
list.Ifasongcontainsavalidsonglist,thesongmodewillbeactivatedautomaticallywhenyouloadthesong.
Asonglistismadeupofentries,eachcontaining:
scenetoplay/action-whichofscene1-6willbeplayedorend-of-songactiontoperform
numberofbeatstoplayscene-howmanybeatstoplaythescene
keyboardtranspositiontoapply-whattranspositiontoaddtovoicetracks
EditingtheSongList
ToeditthesonglistpressSHIFT+SONGtoaccessthelist.Thelistcanbeeditedatanytime,evenwhenthesongmodeisdisabled.
Editingisperformedasfollows:

START-adjustthecursorpositioninthelist
SHIFT+START-insertablankentryinthelist
LENGTH-adjusttheplaybacklengthforthescene
PATTERNTYPE-adjustscenetoplay
TRANSPOSE-adjustkeyboardtransposeforthescene
SHIFT+RECORD-removethecurrententry
AddinganEntrytotheSongList
Beforeyoucanmakeanychangestoasonglistentry,youneedtocreateanentry.UsethePATTERNTYPEknobtoselectascenetouse.Ifthe
cursorisonablankentrytheentrywillbepopulatedwithdefaultdata.YoucanthenadjusttheSCENE,LENGTHandTRANSPOSEsettingsusingthe
controlsasshownabove.
End-of-SongActions
Insteadofselectingasceneonasonglistentry,therearealsotwoadditionaloptions:ResetandRepeat.Oryoucansimplyenternothingafterthe
lastsceneinyoursonglist.Thebehaviourofeachmodeisdescribedbelow:
End-of-SongActions
Noentryafterlastscene-Sequencerstopsandsongmodeisdisabled
Reset-Songisstartedagainfromthetop
Repeat-Lastsceneentryisrepeatedforever
UsingSongMode
SongmodeisenabledanddisabledbypressingtheSONGMODEbutton.Whenenabledthesongmodewillbesettoplayfromthebeginningof
thesonglist.Asthesongplaysthecurrentstatusandnumberofbeatswillbeshowninthetopbar.
WhenplaybackofthesonglistfinishestheSONGMODELEDwillgooutandthesequencerwillcontinuetoplaythesettingsfromthelastentryin
thesonglist.
SongMode-CARBONSequencer
Arpeggiator
TherearesixarpeggiatorsinCARBON,oneforeachtrack.Thesecanbeusedaspartofliveperformance,orduringplaybackofnotesfromthe
tracks.WhenplayingmultipletracksatthesametimeinLIVEmode,eacharpeggiatorrunsindependentlyevenifitisreceivingthesamekeyboard
notesasothertracks.
WhenplaybackonCARBONisstopped,arpeggiatorscanbeusedinLIVEmode.Thearpswillfree-runbasedonthecurrentsongtempo.Noteswill
startplayingassoonaskeysarepresseddownonthekeyboard.WhenCARBONisrunning,thearpeggiatorswillbesynchronizedtotheinternal
clock.Noteswillstartatthecorrecttimebasedonthearpspeedsettingandcurrentclockposition.
Toturnonoroffthearponatrack,presstheARPbutton.Thearpmenuwillbedisplayedwhenthearpisenabled.Toaccessthemenuafterthearp
isstartedwithoutchangingthearpenablestate,holddownSHIFTwhilepressingARPtocallupthemenuagain.
ThearpeggiatorshavethefollowingsettingswhichcanbeadjustedfromtheARPmenu:
ArpType-Selectsthearptype.Choicesincludevariousprogramchoicesanddifferentnumbersofoctaves.
ArpSpeed-Selectsthearpstepspeed.Thespeedisbasedonthesongtempo.
ArpGateLength-Selectsthelengthofthenotegate.
ArpeggiatorTypes
Arpeggiator Description
Up1 Uparpeggioover1octave
Up2 Uparpeggioover2octaves
Up3 Uparpeggioover3octaves
Up4 Uparpeggioover4octaves
Down1 Downarpeggioover1octave

Down2 Downarpeggioover2octaves
Down3 Downarpeggioover3octaves
Down4 Downarpeggioover4octaves
Up/Down1 Upanddownarpeggioover1octave-repeatsendnotes
Up/Down2 Upanddownarpeggioover2octaves-repeatsendnotes
Up/Down3 Upanddownarpeggioover3octaves-repeatsendnotes
Up/Down4 Upanddownarpeggioover4octaves-repeatsendnotes
Random1 Randomnoteorderwithin1octaverange
Random2 Randomnoteorderwithin2octaverange
Random3 Randomnoteorderwithin3octaverange
Random4 Randomnoteorderwithin4octaverange
Order1 Playednoteorderwithin1octaverange
Order2 Playednoteorderwithin2octaverange
Order3 Playednoteorderwithin3octaverange
Order4 Playednoteorderwithin4octaverange
Up/Down1NR Upanddownarpeggioover1octave-endnotesnotrepeated
Up/Down2NR Upanddownarpeggioover2octaves-endnotesnotrepeated
Up/Down3NR Upanddownarpeggioover3octaves-endnotesnotrepeated
Up/Down4NR Upanddownarpeggioover4octaves-endnotesnotrepeated
Repeat1:0 Repeattheheldnotes.
Repeat1:1 Repeattheheldnoteswithalternatingrests.
Repeat2:1 Repeattheheldnoteswithtwonotes,onerest.
Repeat3:1 Repeattheheldnoteswiththreenotes,onerest.
Repeat4:1 Repeattheheldnoteswithfournotes,onerest.
Up(Low)1 Uparpeggiatorplayslownoteeveryotherstep.Oneoctaverange.
Up(Low)2 Uparpeggiatorplayslownoteeveryotherstep.Twooctaverange.
Up(Low)3 Uparpeggiatorplayslownoteeveryotherstep.Threeoctaverange.
Up(Low)4 Uparpeggiatorplayslownoteeveryotherstep.Fouroctaverange.
Down(High)1 Downarpeggiatorplayshighnoteeveryotherstep.Oneoctaverange.
Down(High)2 Downarpeggiatorplayshighnoteeveryotherstep.Twooctaverange.
Down(High)3 Downarpeggiatorplayshighnoteeveryotherstep.Threeoctaverange.
Down(High)4 Downarpeggiatorplayshighnoteeveryotherstep.Fouroctaverange.
LoadingandSavingSongs
Thereisinternalspacefor64songstobestoredinCARBON.Songscanonlybeloadedandsavedwhenthesequencerisstopped.Toloadasong,
presstheLOADbuttonandselectthesongtoload.ToconfirmpressLOADagainandthesongwillbeloaded.
TosaveasongholdSHIFTandpressSAVE.Selectthesongnumbertosaveto.ToconfirmholdSHIFTandpressSAVEagain.
ToclearthecurrentlyloadedsongbacktodefaultspressLOADandadjusttheSELECTencoderuntilClearCurrentSongisdisplayed.PressLOAD
againtoconfirm.
UnderstandingCV/GateOutputs
TheCV/gateoutputsaredesignedtobesuperflexible.Thismeansthatthereareafewextrasettingsthatyouneedtoadjustforthingstoworkthe
wayyouwant.
CV/gateoutputsarealwaysassignedandusedtogether.Thatis,CV1andgate1alwayshavethesamefunction.ThinkofCARBONashavingfour
CV/gateoutputs:CV/gate1-4
PairingModes
ItispossibletomapCV/gateoutputsintodifferentpairingarrangements.Thisallowsthemtoworktogetherforduophonicorpolyphonicplaying.To
distinguishbetweentheactualCV/gateoutputsandthevariouslogicalpairs,CV/gateoutputsarenumbered1-4,andthepairsarenamedA-D.
BydefaultthepairingmodeisABCD,meaningthateachoftheCV/gateoutputsisindependentoftheothers.OtherpossibilitiesareAABC,AABB,
andAAAA.ThetablebelowexplainswhathappenswitheachofCV/gateoutputsineachofthemodes,butit'sactuallyprettysimpletofigureitout
asyougoalong.ControlofthepairingmodesissetupintheSYSmenu.
PairingMode Function CV/Gate1 CV/Gate2 CV/Gate3 CV/Gate4
ABCD(default) Eachoutputindependent Apair Bpair Cpair Dpair
AABC Duophonic+twoindependent Apair(firstvoice) Apair(secondvoice) Bpair Cpair
AABB Twoduophonic Apair(firstvoice) Apair(secondvoice) Bpair(firstvoice) Bpair(secondvoice)
AAAA Polyphonic Apair(firstvoice) Apair(secondvoice) Apair(thirdvoice) Apair(fourthvoice)
WhenassigningtheoutputmappingsforCV/gateoutputsfromtracks,thepairletternamesareused.It'simportanttocheckthattheparticularpair
youwanttouseisactuallyassigned.Forinstance,inallbuttheABCDmode,thereisnothingconnectedtotheDpair,soifatrackselectsit,
nothingwouldhappen.

CVOutputModes
Inadditiontopairing,it'salsopossibletoselectwhatkindofeventissenttoeachpair.IntheSYSmenuit'spossibletoassignanoutputpairto:
note,velocityorCC.Thetablebelowexplainshoweachoutputmodeworks.
CVOutput
Mode Description CVFunction GateFunction
Velocity Keyvelocityisoutput. Velocityasaproportionalvoltage. Notegate.
Note Pitchvoltageisoutput. Note(pitch)asaproportional
voltage. Notegate.
CC Acontinuouscontroller(CC)valueis
output CCvalueasaproportionalvoltage. CCvalueasathresholdvoltage.(0-63=off,64-127= on)
CVScaling/SpanCalibrate/Offset
Whennotes(pitch)valuesareoutputfromaCVjack,avoltageischosenbasedonaparticularvoltagerepresentationofthenote.Thetwochoices
are1V/octaveand1.2V/octave.The1V/octavestandardisthemostcommontypeusedonmostanalogmonosynths,Euroracksystems,Kilpatrick
Formatsystemsandsoon.The1.2V/octavestandardisusedonBuchlasystems.
Byselectingthecorrectscaling,thepitchesshouldsoundcorrectwithproperlycalibratedoscillatorsonthesystem.Toaccountforsmalldifferences
betweenCARBONandaparticularoscillator,itispossibletoindependentlyadjustthescalespanusingtheCVSpanCalibratefunctionintheSYS
menu.Increasingthenumberwillmaketheoutputscalelarger,andviceversa.
YoucanadjusttheabsoluteoffsetvoltagefromtheCVoutputswhenusingtheminnotemode.Thisallowsyou,forinstance,tomatchanotherCV
sourcesothatanoscillatorcanbeswappedbackandforthbetweenseveralCVsourceswithoutretuning.AdjusttheCVOutputOffsetfunctionin
theSYSmenutoshifttheabsolutevoltageupanddown.Itcanberaisedandloweredapproximately1voltineitherdirection.Pleasenotethatthe
rangeofpossiblenotesmaybereducedwhenusingthisfunctionsincetheanalogoutputhardwarehasfiniteoutputrange.ThevelocityandCC
outputscannotbeshiftedupanddown.
CVQuickSetup
FollowthesesimplestepstogetCVoutputconfiguredonyourCARBON.Youcanthengobackandmakechangestoenabledifferentmodesas
required.ThisprocesswillsetuptheCV/gateoutputsforindividual/monophonicmode,andconfiguretrack1tooutputnotesonCV/gatepair1.
IntheSYSmenu,settheCV/GatePairstoABCD
IntheSYSmenu,settheCVOutputModeoneachoutputtoNote
IntheSYSmenu,settheCVOutputScalingoneachoutputto1V/oct
Selecttrack1
IntheMIDImenusettrack1OutPortAtoCV/GATE
IntheMIDImenusettrack1OutChanAtoCVA
Notesontrack1shouldnowbeoutputonCV/gateoutputpair1
MIDIMenu
TheMIDImenuallowsyoutoadjustMIDIsettingsrelatedtoeachtrackaswellasseveraloptionswhichaffecttheentiresong.
TrackSetting
Whendisplayingtrack-specificMIDIsettings,changetrackswiththeselectorbuttonstoviewandeditsettingsforeachtrack.
CARBONcansendMIDItotwodifferentdestinationssimultaneouslyfromeachtrack.Thisenablesyoutosendtomultipleinstrumentsondifferent
MIDIchannelsorportsatthesametime.Thetwooutputsfromeachtrackarelabeled:AandB
ProgramA-SelectstheMIDIprogramchangetobesenttotheAoutputonthetrack.
ProgramB-SelectstheMIDIprogramchangetobesenttotheBoutputonthetrack.
OutPortA-SelectsthedestinationMIDIportfortrackoutputA.
OutPortB-SelectsthedestinationMIDIportfortrackoutputB.
OutChanA-SelectstheMIDIchannel/CVpairfortrackoutputA.
OutChanB-SelectstheMIDIchannel/CVpairfortrackoutputB.
KeySplit-AffectshowthistrackwillbecontrolledinLIVEmodewhenmultipletracksareselected.ThetrackcanbesettoLeftHand,Right
HandorOFF.Thesplitpointisfactorysettomiddle-C.Themiddle-Cnotewillbeassignedtotherighthandwhenthesplitmodeisenabled.
SongSettings
Thefollowingsettingsaffecttheentiresong:
KeyVelScale-Velocityscalingforthekeyboardinput.Thisisappliedtoliveplayingorrecordingtoatrack.
MIDIRmtCtrl-EnablesordisablesMIDIremotecontrol.
MIDIAutolive-EnablesordisablesMIDIautolivemode.(describedintheLiveControlsectionabove.

MIDIandCV/GateOutputs-CARBONSequencer
SystemMenu
Thesystemmenuisusedtoadjustsettingsrelatedtotheentiresong,ortoaccesssystem-widesettings.
FirmwareRelease-Thecurrentfirmwareversionisshown.
CV/GatePairs-AllowsthepairingmodeoftheCV/gateoutputstobeadjusted.ThisaffectswhetherCV/gateoutputsoperateinmonophonic
orpolyphonicmode.
CVBendRange-AdjuststhenumberofsemitonesofpitchbendontheCVoutputs.
CVOutputModeA-D-AdjuststheoutputmodeusedforCV/gateoutputsoneachpair.
CVOutputScalingA-D-AdjuststheoutputtypeforCVoutputs.(1V/octave,1.2V/octave)
CVSpanCalibrate1-4-AdjuststhescalingoftheCVoutputs.Thiscanbeusedtoadjustthescalespanwhenusedwithanalogoscillators.
CVOutputOffset1-4-AdjuststheabsoluteoffsetoftheCVoutputs.Thiscanbeusedifyouroscillatorcannotbetunedtotheother
instrumentsinyoursetup.
MenuTimeout-Adjustshowlongmenusareheldonthescreenbeforethemainstatusdisplayreturns.Settingsfrom1sto59sarepossible,
orSHIFTEXIT.TappingSHIFTtwicewillcanceloutofamenuregardlessofthetimeoutsetting.
ClockMenu
Theclockmenuisusedtoadjustthesteplengthonatrackaswellassong-widesettingssuchasmetronomesettingsandclockoutputsettingson
thevariousports.ClockoutputsonMIDIandtheCVclockoutputportcanbesettoanumberofpulse-per-quarter.(PPQ)ThestandardMIDIclock
rateis24PPQ.
StepLength-Adjuststhesteplengthofatrack.ThiscanalsobeadjustedwhenthemenuisnotdisplayedbyholdingSHIFTandturningthe
LENGTHknob.
Metronome-Selectstheoutputforthemetronome.Themetronomeisusedduringrecordingandhasthefollowingsettings:
OFF-Themetronomeisnotused.
INTERNAL-Theinternalspeakerisused.
CVReset-TheRESETjackoutputspulseswhenthemetronomeshouldsound.
Track6-Aspecificnoteissentontrack6whenthemetronomeshouldsound.
MetronomeLen-Setsthelengthofthemetronomesound.Thiscanbeusedtoaffecttheperceivedvolumeofinternalspeakeror
externally-controlledsynth.
MIDIClockOUTSettings
MIDIDIN1-AdjuststheclockratetobesentontheMIDIDIN1port.
MIDIDIN2-AdjuststheclockratetobesentontheMIDIDIN2port.
CV/GATE-AdjuststheclockratetobesentontheCVclockoutputport.
MIDIUSBHOST-AdjuststheclockratetobesentontheUSBhostport.
MIDIUSBDEV-AdjuststheclockratetobesentontheUSBdeviceport.
MIDIClockSource-SelectstheclocksourceforMIDIclockinput.
INT-Usetheinternalclock.
DININ-UsetheDININjack.
USBHOST-UsetheUSBhostport.
USBDEV-UsetheUSBdeviceport.
SceneChangeSyncMode-Selectsthebehaviourofscenechanges.
Beat-Thescenechangewilltakeplaceatthenextbeattime.
Track1End-Thescenechangewilltakeplaceattheendofthetrack1loop.
NotesaboutSyncingCARBONtootherMIDIClocks
BeforetryingtosyncCARBONtoanotherdevice,firstaskyourselfwhetherthisisreallywhatyouwanttodo.It'sprobablyeasiertosyncother
devicestoCARBON.TheonlymajorusecasewhereyoumightwanttohaveCARBONfollowanotherclockisforsyncingwithcomputermusic
software,whichoftenhaspoor/noexternalclocksyncingcapaibility.
Also,pleasemakesureyouunderstandhowMIDIclockworksandhowtosetitupinyourdeviceorprogramofchoice.Mostquestionsaboutsync
problemsturnouttobeawrongsoftwaresetting.SendingMIDIclockisalmostalwaysanoptionthatdefaultstooff.
ImportantpointsaboutMIDIsyncing:
Youmustenableclockreceivingontheportthatyouwishtouse.UsetheMIDIClockSourceoptionintheCLOCKmenu.
ManycomputerprogramsgeneratepoorqualityMIDIclock,especiallyatstartup.Ifatallpossible,enabletheclocktosendcontinuouslyeven
whentheplaybackintheclockmasterisstopped.Thiswillenablesmootherstartofplayback.

MIDIusesaclockrateof24pulsesperquarternote.CARBONinternallyuses96pulsesperquarternoteforimprovedaccuracy.Thusyou
cannotuseindividualclocktickstoadvancethesequencerlikeyoumightbeabletodoonanalogstepsequencers.
Arapidlychangingclockrateormissing/extraclockticksmaycauseunpredictablebehaviour.
SongPositionPointer(SPP)receptionisnotandcannotbesupportedduetothenon-linearnatureofCARBON.Startfromthebeginningofa
songtoensurebothdevicesareinsync.
Thetempodisplayisdimandshowsabestguessaverageofthereceivedtempo.Thedisplayedvaluemayvary,butisnotaproblemwith
CARBONoryourmasterdevice.
Whensyncislost,CARBONcontinuesrunningitsinternalclockatthemostrecentlyreceivedtempo.
HowtoKnowifExternalClockisbeingReceived
Whenanexternalclockisbeingreceived,thetopbarwilldisplayEXTinagreencolour.Normallyitisshowninadarkgreycolour.
ClockandSystemSettings-CARBONSequencer
SwingMenu
Theswingmenuallowstheclockswingtobeadjusted.Whenswingissettoavalueotherthan50%,playbackwillhaveabouncyfeel.Thisaffects
anynotesthatareonoff-beatswithrespecttoa1/16thnotecount.Theclockisautomaticallyswungsothatdifferentstepssizesfortracksand
arpeggiatorswillswingproperlyeveniftheyarenotsetto1/16thnotes.
Swing-Theswingpercentagefrom50%=noswing,to80%=maximumswing.
TonalityMenu
Thetonalitymenuallowsyoutoadjustsettingsthataffectthetonalityandtranspositionoftracks.
TrackTypes
Atrackcanbeoneoftwotypes:VOICEorDRUM.ThissettingaffectshowCARBONwilltreateachtrack.Specificallyitaffectsthefollowing:
KeyboardTranspose-Affectshowthetrackrespondstokeyboardtransposing.
Invoicemodeatrackwillbetransposedbasedonthekeyboardtransposesettingcurrentlyapplied.
Indrummodeatrackwillnotbeaffectedbythekeyboardtransposesetting.
Recording/LiveMode-Affectshowthetrackwillbehaveduringrecordingorlivemode.
Invoicemode,whenrecording,newnoteswillbeaddedtotheexistingrecordingwithoutchange.Whenlivemodeisenabledthetrack
playbackwillbemuted.
Indrummode,whenrecording,newnoteswillreplaceanyofthesameexistingnotesintherecording.Whenlivemodeisenabledthe
trackplaybackwillnotbemuted.
ScaleQuantizing
Scalequantizingallowstheoutputnotestobefittedtoaspecificscaleormode.Quantizingisappliedafterkeyboardtranspositionbutbeforetrack
transposition.
BiasTracks
Biastracksareusedtoenableonetracktobetransposedbyanother.Thiscanbeusedinsteadofsongmodetocausetrackstobetransposedup
anddownandisequivalenttousingthekeyboardtransposingfunction.Touseabiastrack,thetrackdoingthebiasingshouldberunningatastep
lengthlongerthanthetracktobebiased.
Notethatbiastrackoutputvaluesarecomputedbeforeanytracksareplayedbacksoitisnotpossibletohaveabiasedtrackaffectanothertrack.
TonalitySettings
Scale-Selectsthescaleormodetouseforquantizing.
Transpose-Allowsthetracktobetransposedupordown.Notethatthissettingcanbecontrolledwhennomenusareactivebyturningthe
TRANSPOSEencoder.
BiasTrack-Selectswhichtrackwillbiasthecurrenttrack,ordisablesbiasing.
TrackType-SetsthetracktobeeitherVOICEorDRUMtype.

HowTonalityandTransposingisAppliedtoaTrack
TofullyunderstandthetonalityoptionsofCARBON,itisimportanttounderstandhowthevariousoptionsareappliedtonotesastheypassthrough
atrack.Somecombinationsofusagemightnotmakesenseforyourparticularmusic-makingstyle,butunderstandinghowtheyfittogethershould
helpyoutodecidehowtobestusethem.
TrackscanbeusedineitherLIVEmode,whereakeyboardcanbeplayedthroughatrackwiththetrackoutputmuted,oritcanbeusedinregular
modewheretrackdataisplayedback.Theorderinwhichvarioustransposeandtonalityisappliedisasfollows:
BiasTrack-Thebiastrackisapplied.ThisdoesnotaffectLIVEmode.
KBtrans-Thekeyboard(KB)transposeisappliedtoVOICEtracksonly.ThisdoesnotaffectLIVEmode.
Tonality-Thetonality(scale)quantizeisappliednext.ThisaffectstrackplaybackandLIVEmode.
TrackTranspose-Thetracktransposesettingisappliedlast.ThisaffectstrackplaybackandLIVEmode.
MAGICSettings
TheMAGICmode(SHIFT+DIR)willseedthecurrentnotesintheselectedtrackswithrandomdata.Thiscanbeusefulinconjunctionwiththe
TONALITYsettingstocreateusefulmelodiestogetinspiredby.
YoucanadjusthowMAGICproducesnoteswiththefollowingsettings:
MagicChance-Affectshowlikelyitisthatanotewillbeproduced.Youcanselectaprobabiltiyof1-100%.
MagicRange-Affectstherangeofpossiblenotesthatcanbegenerated.Youcanselectarangeof0to36semitonesplusorminusmiddle
C.Thismeansthatarangeof0willonlyallowmiddleCtobegenerated,andarangeof36willallownotesupto36semitoneshigherand
lowerthanmiddleCtobegenerated.
MIDIRemoteControlofCARBON
ManyparametersofCARBONcanbecontrolledviaMIDIinreal-time.ThisallowsyoutomapyourMIDIcontrollertovariousfunctionsforconvenient
use,ortocontrolCARBONfromMIDIsoftwareonacomputer.
TousetheMIDIcontrolfunctionsyoumustenabletheMIDIRmtCtrlfunctionintheSystemmenu.Withthismodeenabledyoucanuseyour
keyboardorcomputertocontrolvariousreal-timefunctionsofthesequencer.
MIDIChannels
MIDIchannels10-16areforusewiththeMIDIremotecontrolfunctions.Yourkeyboardorcomputermustbesettooneofthesechannels.Many
keyboardsdefaulttoMIDIchannel1,whichcanonlybeusedtocontroltheliveandtransposingfunctionsofCARBON,nottheremotecontrol
functions.Refertothemanualforyourkeyboardonwaysofadjustingthechannel.
Channel RemoteControlFunction
10 controlthecurrentlyselectedtrack(s)
11 track1control
12 track2control
13 track3control
14 track4control
15 track5control
16 track6control
NoteControl
Noteonmessagesarereceivedomniandcanbesentonanychannelfrom10-16.Thesemessagesareusedtocontroltherunningstateofthe
sequencer.
NoteNumber NoteName Function
24 C1 triggerscene1
26 D1 triggerscene2
28 E1 triggerscene3
29 F1 triggerscene4
31 G1 triggerscene5
33 A1 triggerscene6
36 C2 resettrack1
37 C#2 run
38 D2 resettrack2
39 D#2 stop
40 E2 resettrack3
41 F2 resettrack4
42 F#2 reset
43 G2 resettrack5
45 A2 resettrack6
46 A#2 record
48-72 C3-C5 keyboardtranspose-12to+12semitones

CCControl
AllCCcontrolmessagesarespecifictoachannelandthusitmatterstowhichchannelthemessagesaresent.Whensenttochannel10,all
currentlyselectedtrackswillbeadjusted.Whensenttotracks11-16,track1-6(respectively)willbeadjusted.
CCNumber Function ValueRange
16 steplength 0-127=32ndtowhole
17 tracktranspose 0-127=-24to+24(0atval64)
18 trackmute 0-63=off,64-127=on
19 start 0-127=position1-64
20 length 0-127=length1-64
21 playbackdir 0-63=off,64-127=on
22 gatetime 0-127=0-200%
23 patterntype 0-127=type1-32
24 arpenable 0-63=off,64-127=on
25 arptype 0-127=type1-16
26 arpspeed 0-127=32ndtowhole
27 arpgatetime 0-127=mintomax
80 run/stop val:0-63=stop,64-127=run
InterfaceMode
CARBONsupportsdifferenttypesofconfigurationswithitsbuilt-inUSB,MIDIandanalogports.Nomatterwhatyoursetuplookslikeweare
confidentyouwillbeabletoconnectyourgeareasilywithCARBON.
TherearetwomodesthatyoucanusewithCARBON:sequencermodeandinterfacemode.Insequencermodeallthebuilt-infunctionsofCARBON
canbeused.Youcanusethesequencer,routeliveMIDIfromyourkeyboardtoyourinstruments,usethearpeggiatorsandsoon.Inthismodemost
oftheUSBportspresentedarenotused.
IninterfacemodeyoucanuseCARBONasaUSBinterfaceforyourcomputer.YoucanroutesignalsbetweentheUSBdeviceconnectionandthe
MIDIports,theanalogCV/gateandclockports,andtheUSBhostport.ThismeansyoucanleaveCARBONconnectedwhenyouwanttouseMIDI
devicesfromyourcomputer.
InbothcasestheUSBdeviceshowsupasanumberofMIDIportswhenconnectedtoacomputer.Becausenotalloperatingsystemscandisplay
uniqueportnamesfromaclass-compliantMIDIdevice,wepresenttheportsintheordertheyappearonthedevice.Theseshouldmatchthelistof
devicespresentedonyourcomputer.
USBDeviceMIDIPortMapping
MIDIPort SequencerFunction InterfaceFunction
USBOUT1(fromPC)
performancecontrol(note,CC,etc.)
clockinput
SYSEXinput(song,configI/O)
CV/gatecontrol
USBOUT2(fromPC) unused outtoUSBhostport
USBOUT3(fromPC) unused outtoDINMIDIOUT1
USBOUT4(fromPC) unused outtoDINMIDIOUT2
USBIN1(toPC)
trackoutput
clockoutput
SYSEXoutput(song,configI/O)
panelcontrols
USBIN2(toPC) unused infromUSBhostport
USBIN3(toPC) unused infromDINMIDIIN
InterfaceMode
TheinterfacemodeisaspecialmodethatallowsyoutosendandreceivedatabetweenacomputerandconnectedMIDIinstrumentswhileCARBON
isnotinuse.ToenterthismodepressthepowerbuttononcewhileCARBONison.Thescreenwillturnoffandtheencoderswillshowapurple
colourindicatingthatinterfacemodeisactive.
ByusingthetableaboveyoucanselectwhichportstousetosendandreceiveMIDImessagesthroughCARBONtoyourvariousdevices.Youcan
evenusethecontrolpanelandLEDsonCARBONwithyourownsoftware.ButtonsandencoderssendCCmessages.LEDsincludingtheencoder
backlightrespondtoCCmessagessothatyoucansetthemviaMIDIfromyourcomputer
UsingtheCV/GateOutputsinInterfaceMode
WhenusingtheCVandgateoutputsininterfacemode,theoutputmodesandchannelassignmentsarecompletelyunrelatedtoanysettingsfrom
songswithintheCARBONsequencer.ThisenablesyoutousetheCVandgateoutputscompletelyindependentlywhenusingthemfromacomputer.
Programchangemessagescanbeusedtoselectdifferentmodecombinations.SeveralCCmessagesarealsosupportedwhichallowtheclockrate
andpitchbendrangetobeadjusted.Allofthesesettingsarestoredintheinternalmemoryandrecalledautomaticallyeachtimetheunitenters
interfacemode.

USBOUT1fromthecomputerisusedtocontroltheCV/Gateoutputs.MessageswhichaffecttheCV/gatesettingscanbesenttochannels1-4.
WhensendingoutputmessageslikenotesorCCs,MIDIchannels1-4correspondtooutputpairsA-Drespectively.Usethetablebelowtodetermine
whichoutputconfigurationmatchesyourneedsandsendthecorrespondingprogramchangemessagetoactivatethissetting.
Thepairingmodes(ABCD,AABC,etc.)areusedtogroupoutputstogethertoofferdifferenteffectslikeduophonicorpolyphonicperformance.When
usingABCDmodeeachoutputisindependent.WhenusingamodewithtwoormorelettersthesamesuchasAABC,AABBorAAAA,notesand
velocityoutputsareassignedaccordingtoapolyphonicvoiceassignmentscheme.
ActualCVandgateoutputsarecountedfrom1-4dependingontheoutputmode.Eachoutputpairingmode(i.e.ABCDorAABC)hasfouroutput
assignmentswhichcorrespondtothephysicalCV/gateoutputs1-4ineachconfiguration.ForinstanceifyouareusingAABCmode,thephysical
CV/gateoutputswouldbeassignedasfollows:
CV/gate1=A(firstchannel)
CV/gate2=A(secondchannel)
CV/gate3=B
CV/gate4=C
CVandgateoutputsarealwaysassignedtogether.Fornotesandvelocityoutputsthegatewillalwaysactasthenotegatecontrol.ForCCsthegate
actsasanon/offoutputdependingonthevalueoftheCC.Valuesof64orhigherwillturnthegateoutputon,otherwiseitwillbeoff.
AnalogOutputSettingsAdjustableviaCC
ThefollowingfunctionsoftheanalogoutputscanbeadjustedviaCCmessages:
CCNumber Function ValueRange
20 CVbendrange 0-11=bendrangeof1-12semitons
21 clockoutput/divider
0=off
1=1PPQ
2=2PPQ
3=3PPQ
4=4PPQ
5=6PPQ
6=8PPQ
7=12PPQ
8=24PPQ
CV/gateOutputPairingAssignmentsviaProgramChange
Program OutputPairing OutputAssignments
Program1 ABDC A=NOTE B=NOTE C=NOTE D=NOTE
Program2 ABDC A=NOTE B=VELO C=NOTE D=NOTE
Program3 ABDC A=NOTE B=VELO C=NOTE D=VELO
Program4 ABDC A=VELO B=VELO C=VELO D=VELO
Program5 ABDC A=NOTE B=NOTE C=CC1 D=CC16
Program6 ABDC A=NOTE B=VELO C=CC1 D=CC16
Program7 ABDC A=NOTE B=CC16 C=CC17 D=CC18
Program8 ABDC A=CC1 B=CC16 C=CC17 D=CC18
Program9 AABC AA=NOTE B=NOTE C=NOTE 
Program10 AABC AA=NOTE B=NOTE C=VELO 
Program11 AABC AA=VELO B=NOTE C=NOTE 
Program12 AABC AA=VELO B=VELO C=VELO 
Program13 AABC AA=NOTE B=NOTE C=CC1 
Program14 AABC AA=NOTE B=VELO C=CC1 
Program15 AABC AA=NOTE B=CC1 C=CC16 
Program16 AABC AA=VELO B=CC1 C=CC16 
Program17 AABB AA=NOTE BB=NOTE  
Program18 AABB AA=NOTE BB=VELO  
Program19 AABB AA=VELO BB=VELO  
Program20 AAAA AAAA=NOTE   
Program21 AAAA AAAA=VELO   
MIDIButton,EncodersandLEDControl
PressingbuttonsandturningencodersonCARBONwhileininterfacemodewillsendMIDItotheconnectedcomputeronUSBIN1.SendingCC
outputsonUSBOUT1(theCV/gateoutputport)canbeusedtocontrolLEDsonthepanel.
PanelControlDataFormat:
ButtonsEncoders-sendsCCvalueonchannel16-value:1=up,127=down
SingleLEDs-receivesCCvalueonchannel16-value:0=off,127=on
EncoderRGBBacklight-receivesCCvalueonchannel16-value:bits2:0=RGBstate

Control CC#
Buttons
SCENE CC0
ARP CC1
LIVE CC2
1 CC3
2 CC4
3 CC5
4 CC6
5 CC7
6 CC8
MIDI CC9
CLOCK CC10
DIR CC11
TONALITY CC12
LOAD CC13
RUNSTOP CC14
RECORD CC15
STEPEDIT CC16
SHIFT CC17
SONGMODE CC18
Encoders
SPEED CC19
GATETIME CC20
START CC21
LENGTH CC22
PATTERNTYPE CC23
TRANSPOSE CC24
Control CC#
LEDs
ARP CC1
LIVE CC2
1 CC3
2 CC4
3 CC5
4 CC6
5 CC7
6 CC8
CLOCK CC10
DIR CC11
RUNSTOP CC14
RECORD CC15
SONGMODE CC18
ENCODERSLEFT CC19
ENCODERSRIGHT CC24
TipsandTricks
HerearesomeideasfromKilpatrickAudioandgeneroususerswhohaveemailedus.TrysomeofthesetogetmoreoutofCARBON.
HowtousetheArpeggiatorsEfficiently
ThebestwaytosetupanarpistouseLIVEmodetotryitfirst.Setthespeedandtypethewayyouwantit.Tosavealotofnotesonyourtrack,use
thesloweststeplengthpossibleforatrack.Tryusingwholenotes.RecordoreditachordoneachstepandmakesuretheARPisenabledwhenyou
playback.
QuicklyMuteandUnmuteTracks
RememberthatyoucanholdSHIFTandpresstheselectbuttonstomuteandunmutetracks.
UseaSecondTrackforAnalogAccents
Wanttoaddmorespicetoyourperformance?Useasecondtrackfullofnotestoaddaccents.ChoseaninterestingpatterntypeandpatchtheGATE
OUTtotheVCAorfilterinyourmodular.Theadded5Vpulsescanbeusedtoadjustthevolumeorcutofffrequencyofapartplayingonanother
track.
UseSplitKeyboardModewithaMonosynth
SetupLIVEontwotracks.Setthekeyboardsplitsoeachhandoutputsonadifferenttrack.Routeonetracktocontrolpitchandgate,andanother
trackusingtheCVOUTtocontrolanotherparameteronyoursynth.Useanarpeggiatorononeorbothtrackstoaddmorecolourtoyour
performance.
USBHostPortDetails
Westrivetomakesolidandreliableproductsthatarecompatiblewithotherdevices.UnfortunatelyUSBisanannoyingandcomplexprotocolthatis
hardtogetright.Indeedafter20yearsincommonuse,USBstillcontinuestocauseproblemsevenonthemostmatureoperatingsystems.
CARBONwasbuiltfromthegroundup,andthisincludesboththeUSBdeviceandhostdrivers.Werelyonspecifichardwarefeaturesandcode
providedbytheCPUvendor,aswellasourowncustomclass-compliantUSBMIDIcodethatsitsontopanddoesMIDIthings.TheUSBhost
hardwareandcodesuppliedbyourCPUvendorhasturnedouttobeasourceoffrustrationforus.Wemanagedtogetitworkingfairlywell,butit
stillhassomeissueswhicharebeingaddressed.
Thecurrentsituationisdetailedbelow:
CARBONhasbeentestedandknowntoworkwithdevicesfromKorg,RolandandM-Audio.Thesedeviceswereusedduringdevelopmentand
havesuitableperformance.Weexpectthatmostdevicesfromthesemanufacturerswillprobablyusesimilarimplementationsandwork
acceptably.
Theonlyissuethatwehavebeenabletoreproducesofarinourlabinvolvesdeviceenumeration.Thatis,detectionduringplugginginofa

device.Sometimesthedevicefailstobesetupcorrectly.RarelythiscancauseCARBONtoappearunresponsive,astheUSBhostsystem
takestoomuchCPUandbotherstherestofthesystem.Thegoodnewsisthatoncethedeviceispluggedin,itcontinuesworking.
Wehavehadreportsofcertaindevicesworkingerraticallyornotatall.SomedevicesfromDSIdonotseemtoworkproperlywithCARBON.
WehavehadreportsofuserswhoapparentlyhaveUSB3MIDIdevices.CARBONonlysupportsfull-speedUSBdeviceswhichfollowingtheUSB
1.1MIDIclassspec.
Asmentionedatthebeginningofthisdocument,deviceswhichhaveinternalUSBhubsand/orshowupasmultipledevicesatoncecannotbe
usedwithCARBON.
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