Quadelectra Audioworx Jackbox 7R-707 User manual

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1. Welcome To Jackbox 7R Series!
Welcome and thank you for choosing our Jackbox 7R series devices.
The 7R series, consists of two devices. The 7R-707 Drum Module, and the
7R-727 Perc Module, inspired by the original hardware series TR-707 and TR-
727 by Roland. The Rack Extension counterparts, try to mimic the behaviour
of the original devices, in terms of UI interface, sounds, and channel
grouping. Nevertheless for the time being, they have not pattern sequencer
capabilities.
The TR-707 and 727 where essential producer choices, in the days of early
Chicago house music. Legendary artists and bands have created some of
their most classic tunes using these machines. Artists like Ralphy Rosario,
Virgo, Joe Smooth, Larry Heard, Bu-Khan, Phuture to mention just a few.
They can also be found in many early Detroit Techno tracks as well.
For us it was a labour of our love, to bring to bring back, even these
stripped down versions of these beautiful machines. As Reason fanatics, and
classic house music lovers, it was always a fascinating idea. And it was a
long wait.
This manual covers both of the Jackbox devices, since they work in a similar
manner.

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2. Front Panel
The front panel in both devices, is separated in two parts:
Fig2a: An abstract look to the front panel of both 7R-707 & 7R-727 devices.
A. Drum Pads: The drum pads give you immediate access to the drum
sounds of the device. Following the original hardware, the Closed Hi
Hat (HC) in 707 and Short Whistle (SWHIS) in 727 have two dedicated
trigger buttons.
B. Level Faders: There are three types of level faders that the device
uses to control various parameters
a. Accent Fader: Found in the leftmost of the fader section, the
Accent Fader defines the amount of Accent to use when the
Accent automation switch is enabled. Note that "Accent"
applies only when playing the drum pads.
The device will use the value of CV Gate In signals and the
velocity from MIDI events, to determine the strength (velocity)
of the hit.
More information on the Gate Inputs, are provided at Chapter
3 of this manual.
Moreover you can find the drum set MIDI key mapping for each
device at APPENDIX I, of this manual.
b. Main Volume: This is found at the rightmost of the fader
section. Controls the volume of the entire device.
The main volume control setting does not affect the volume on
drums that run through their dedicated outputs.

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c. Individual Drum Faders: The ten faders between the Accent
and the Main Volume fader, control the volume of the drum
sounds, on the device. Most of the faders control one sound,
but there are also faders that control two.
For the faders that control grouped sounds, the grouping is
similar to the original hardware TR-707 / 727 devices.
Chapters 2.1 and 2.2 discuss the details, of the individual fader
names per device and sound groupings.

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2.1. The 7R-707 Specifics
The information below are specific to owners of Jackbox 7R-707. For a list
of the 7R-727 specifics see section 2.2.
fig.2.1.a The Jackbox 7R-707 Front Panel
DRUMPADS FADERS / GROUPINGS
BD1 (BassDrum 1) LT (Low Tom) BD (BassDrum) BD1, BD2
BD2 (BassDrum 2) MT (Mid Tom) SD (SnareDrum) SD1, SD2
SD1 (SnareDrum 1) HT (Hi Tom) LT (Low Tom) LT
SD2 (SnareDrum 2) HC (Hihat Closed) MT (Mid Tom) MT
RIM (RIMshot) HC (Hihat Closed) HT (Hi Tom) HT
HCLP (HandCLaP) OH (Open Hihat) RIM / COW RIM, COW
TAMB (TAMBurine) CRASH (CRASH Cymbal) HCLP / TMB HCLP, TMB
COW (COWbell) RIDE (RIDE Cymbal) HH (Hihat) HC, OH
RIDE RIDE
CRASH CRASH

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2.2. The 7R-727 Specifics
The information below are specific to owners of Jackbox 7R-727. For a list
of the 7R-707 specifics see section 2.1.
fig.2.1.a The Jackbox 7R-707 Front Panel
DRUMPADS FADERS / GROUPINGS
BONGO HI HTIMB (Hi TIMBale) BG (Bongo) BONGO HI, LOW
BONGO LOW LTIMB (Low TIMBale) HC (Hi Conga) CONGA HI, MUTE
CONGA HI HI AGOGO LC (Low Conga) CONGA LOW
CONGA LOW LOW AGOGO HTB (Hi Timbale) HTIMB
CONGA MUTE CBSA (CaBaSA) LTB (Low Timbale) LTIMB
WHIS (WHIStle) SHORT MRCAS (MaRaCAS) AG (Agogo) AGOGO HI, LOW
WHIS (WHIStle) SHORT QJADA (QuiJADA) CS / MC CBSA, MRCAS
WHIS (WHIStle) LONG CHIME (Star CHIME) WHIS (Whistle) WHIS SHORT, LONG
QJDA (Quijada) QJADA
CHIM (Star Chime) CHIME

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3. Back Panel
The back panel for both devices, like the front, shares some common
elements. Here's an abstract schematic, showing the main regions.
Fig.3.a. The Jackbox back panel abstract design for both devices.
A. Individual Outputs: Jackbox Devices, expose a set of separate audio
outputs, one for each fader of the front panel. Therefore the outputs
are labelled after the front fader names, and will carry out their
audio signal if -and only if- they are connected.
If an audio output is left disconnected, the signal from its owning
fader is passed through the main volume, and finally to the main
output.
B. Level CV Inputs: Under each audio output, there is a CV Input jack,
that allows you to control the volume of that output, from an
external CV source.
The Level CV Input will accept bipolar signals, that will be summed to
the current volume of the owning fader.
C. Gate Ins & Outs: Jackbox units also expose a set of gate inputs and
outputs, at the back. There is one pair (in & out) for each available
drum sound.
a. Gate Ins, allow you to trigger single drum sounds using an
external sequencer.
b. Gate Outs, allow you to connect trigger inputs from other
devices, so that they can be controlled whenever a drum sound
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D. Flam Size Knob: Jackbox, provides a flam size knob, with which you
can control the interval between two individual flam hits.
E. Main Output: This is the device's main output, which is stereo. Note
that although the individual outputs are mono, the drum sounds are
positioned in the stereo field, when played through the main output.
Right below the stereo outputs, there is a CV Level Modulation Input,
which can be used to control the main level of the device from an
external source. The CV Input value is summed to that of the main
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4. Features
This chapter discusses other features, of the two Jackbox 7R devices.
4.1. Flam And Accent
Jackbox devices, 7R-707 and 7R-727 both support flam and accent functions.
Although there are not any dedicated switches in the front panel for
enabling "Accent" and "Flam" functionality, the user has access to them via
MIDI control, and Reason's automation.
However, when it comes to setting up each effect parameter, devices
provide visual controls on the back and front panel, depending on the
original hardware designs.
Under this mindset, The "Accent" (AC) fader, which was originally present
next to drum channel faders, in the TR-7x7 series hardware, is present in
the rack extension too, while the "Flam Size" switch, which has no dedicated
control in the original hardware, is situated at the back panel.
4.2. Drum Sounds, Outputs & Stereo Image
Jackbox devices, use monophonic samples for playback, sampled at
44100Hz.
All individual drum outputs are monophonic too and they provide a flexible
way to treat individual drum sounds, using Reason's mix channel strip
effects.
However the main output, on both devices, is stereo and each drum sound is
positioned in the stereo image.
Please note, that when you connect an individual output drum channel to an
external target, in order to playback audio, the sounds associated with it
will stop being played back from the main outputs.

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APPENDIX I: MIDI Note Assignments
AI.1: The 7R-707 MIDI Drum Mapping
Keyboard Lookup:
Name Lookup:
1. Bass Drum 2 (BD2): B2 - 35
2. Bass Drum 1 (BD1): C3 - 36
3. Rim Shot (RIM): C#3 - 37
4. Snare 1 (SD1): D3 -38
5. Hand Claps (HCLAP): D#3 - 39
6. Snare 2 (SD2): E3 - 40
7. Low Tom (LTOM): F3, G3 - 41, 43
8. Closed Hi Hat (HC): F#3, G#3 - 42, 44
9. Mid Tom (MTOM): A3, B3 - 45, 47
10. Open Hi Hat (HO): A#3 - 46
11. Hi Tom (HTOM): C4, D4 - 48, 50
12. Crash Ride (CRASH): C#4 - 49
13. Ride Cymbal (RIDE): D#4 - 51
14. Tambourine (TAMB): F#4 - 54
15. Cowbell (COW): G#4 - 56

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AI.2: The 7R-727 MIDI Drum Mapping
Keyboard Lookup:
Name Lookup:
1. High Bongo (HBG): C5 - 60
2. Low Bongo (LBG): C#5 - 61
3. Mute Conga (MCG): D5 - 62
4. High Conga (HCG): D#5 - 63
5. Low Conga (LCG): E5 - 64
6. High Timbale (HTB): F5 - 65
7. Low Timbale (LTB): F#5 - 66
8. Low Agogo (LAG): G5 - 67
9. High Agogo (HAG): G#5 - 68
10. Cabasa (CS): A5 - 69
11. Maracas (MC): A#5 - 70
12. Short Whistle (SWHIS): B5 - 71
13. Long Whistle (LWHIS): C6 - 72
14. Quijada (QJADA): C#6 - 73
15. Star Chime (CHME): D6 - 74

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APPENDIX II: MIDI CC
MIDI CC 7R-707 7R-727
4 Accent Volume
7 Volume
67 Accent
68 Flam
128 BD Volume BG Volume
129 SD Volume HC Volume
130 LT Volume LC Volume
131 MT Volume HTB Volume
132 HT Volume LTB Volume
133 RIM / COW Volume AG Volume
134 HCLP / TAMB Volume CS/MC Volume
135 HH Volume WHIS Volume
136 RIDE Volume QJADA Volume
137 CRASH Volume CHIME Volume

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Welcome To Jackbox 7R Series!.................................................. 3
2. Front Panel........................................................................... 4
2.1. The 7R-707 Specifics .......................................................... 6
2.2. The 7R-727 Specifics .......................................................... 7
3. Back Panel ........................................................................... 8
4. Features .............................................................................10
4.1. Flam And Accent..............................................................10
4.2. Drum Sounds, Outputs & Stereo Image....................................10
APPENDIX I: MIDI Note Assignments ................................................11
AI.1: The 7R-707 MIDI Drum Mapping............................................11
Keyboard Lookup: ...............................................................11
Name Lookup:....................................................................11
AI.2: The 7R-727 MIDI Drum Mapping............................................12
Keyboard Lookup: ...............................................................12
Name Lookup:....................................................................12
APPENDIX II: MIDI CC..................................................................13
TABLE OF CONTENTS .................................................................14