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THE SOUNDBEAM®
2 HANDBOOK
PART 2
STEP BY STEP
THE SOUNDBEAM PROJECTJANUARY 2002
CONTENTS
1. SET-UPS p. 5
1.1. To Select a Set-up p. 6
1.2. To Save a Set-up p. 8
1.3. To Copy the Modified Settings of a
Locked Set-up to a User Set-up p. 11
1.4. To Re-name a User Set-up p. 14
1.5. To Change the Default Set-up p. 19
2. SENSORS p. 21
2.1. To Select a Sensor p. 22
2.2. To Set up a MIDI Control Chain p. 23
2.2.1. To Assign a Control Source to
MIDI Control Chain A p. 23
2.2.2. To Assign a Control Destination to
MIDI Control Chain A p. 25
2.2.3. To Assign a Control Depth setting to
MIDI Control Chain A p. 26
2.2.4. To Assign a Minimum Control setting
to MIDI Control Chain A p. 27
3. PITCH SEQUENCES p. 29
3.1. To Change the Pitch Sequence assigned
to the current Sensor p. 30
3.2. To Select, Name, Record, Replay, Edit and
Save a User Pitch Sequence p. 32
3.2.1. To Select a User Pitch Sequence p. 32
3.2.2. To Name the new Pitch Sequence p. 33
3.2.3. To Select the Pitch Sequence Type p. 37
3.2.4. To Record the Notes of a Pitch Sequence
No. 040 “Scottish Fiddler” p. 39
3.2.5. To Replay the new Pitch Sequence p. 44
3.2.6. To Delete a Division from a Pitch Sequence p. 48
3.2.7. To Alter notes assigned to Pitch Sequence p. 51
3.2.8. To Insert a Division into a Pitch Sequence p. 55
3.2.9. To Assign a Note or Chord to a Single
Division using Record Division p. 59
3.2.10. To Save a New Pitch Sequence -
“Scottish Fiddler” p. 64
3.2.11. To Save a Pitch Sequence to a User Set-up p. 68
2 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - CONTENTS
4. RANGE p. 75
4.1. To Change Max and Min Range Settings p. 76
4.2. To Lock Range Settings to Beams or Set-ups p. 78
5. DIVISIONS p. 81
5.1. To Change a Divisions setting p. 83
5.2. To Change Divisions Offset p. 87
5.2.1 Using Divisions Offset to select one or more
note/chords of a Pitch Sequence for
articulation by interruptions of the Beam p. 90
a. To select a single note/chord p. 90
b. To select two consecutive note/chords p. 91
c. To select three consecutive note/chords p. 92
5.3. To Change a Maximum Polyphony Setting p. 93
6. TRIGGER MODES p. 95
6.1. To Select a Trigger Mode Setting p. 96
6.2. To Select a Gate Time p. 98
7. TRANSPOSE p. 101
7.1. To Select a Transposition p. 102
7.2. To Select a Global Transposition p. 104
7.3. To Change the Play Direction p. 106
8. MIDI UTILITIES p. 109
8.1. To Select a MIDI Program No. p. 110
8.2. To Select a MIDI Transmit Channel p. 112
8.3. To Select a Sensor for sending Start/Stop/Continue
commands to an external MIDI Sequencer in realtime p. 114
8.4. To Select Start/Stop/or Start/Continue commands
for sending to an external MIDI Sequencer in realtime p. 116
8.5. To Select a MIDI Channel to receive Set-up
Change commands p. 117
8.6. Bulk Dump Receive p. 119
8.7. MIDI Bulk Dump Send p. 122
8.8. To View the Switch Monitor p. 126
9. Contact Information p. 128
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - CONTENTS 3
NOTES
If you’re not sure how to carry out one of the Soundbeam procedures, try out
the relevant example here, in conjunction with The Soundbeam 2 Handbook
Part 3 “Explanations”, then adapt it to your own particular needs.
The numbers and pages of the relevant sections of Part 3 are quoted in
brackets, at the head of each section.
Use the Glossary (Soundbeam 2 Handbook Part 3 pp 113-129) to find the
meaning of any technical term you don’t understand.
With the exception of 2.2 To Set up a MIDI Control Chain and 3.2. To Select,
Name, Record, Replay, Edit and Save a User Pitch Sequence, the individual
step-by-step processes described here are not in any purposeful sequence - ie. the end
of one process does not necessarily become the starting point of the next one.
SOUNDBEAM is a Registered Trademark throughout Europe and the USA.
4 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - NOTES
SET-UPS
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1. SET-UPS 5
128 Set-ups
12 Sensors (4 Beams,
8 Switches)
100 Pitch Sequences
Range (0.56m - 6.00m)
64 Divisions
7 Trigger Modes
Transpose
128 MIDI Programs
16 MIDI Channels
Set-up 001
Channel 1 -Channel 16
1chapter
1. SET-UPS(See Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” - 4. Software Structure pp 41-43
and 5. Set-Ups pp 45-50) See also Appendix A “Set-ups and Pitch
Sequences” Set-ups 01 to 31 for list of settings for each Locked Set-up.
1.1. To Select a Set-up
Starting from the current Set-up - holding a complete collection of settings for
Pitch Sequence, Range, Division, Trigger Mode, Transpose and MIDI
Utilities assigned to each of the 12 Sensors (4 Beams and 8 Switches)
- say, the default Set-up
Press Set-up
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select
a new Set-up No. - say Set-up No. 025
6 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.1. TO SELECT A SET-UP
Set-up: 001 P
Echoes
Slct Set-up: 001 P
Echoes
Slct Set-up: 025P
Science Fiction
Note. At this point – and until Enter is pressed – all the settings assigned by the
original Set-up, in this case Set-up No. 001 “Echoes” will still be operative.
Now, press
Enter,
the Display will show
and the newly selected Set-up – with its different collection of settings for
Sensor, Pitch Sequence, Range, Divisions, Trigger Mode, Transpose and
MIDI Utilities – will replace the previous one.
Note A. When Enter is pressed to activate the new Set-up, any modifications you
may have made to the settings of the original Set-up are lost, and replaced
by the default settings for that Set-up.
B. The letters “P” (or “L” in later versions) and “U” after the Set-up No.
denote Locked (preset) or User Set-ups.
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.1. TO SELECT A SET-UP 7
Set-up: 025 P
Science Fiction
1.2. To Save a Set-up
This is used if you want to preserve the alterations you have made to settings of
a User Set-up.
So, starting from whichever Set-up (say, Set-up No 47) and Sensor (say,
Beam 1) you have selected, and the key page* for the default settings you wish
to change (say, Divisions), the screen will show, say -
*The key page is the screen page shown when one of the keys is pressed,
or the page subsequently reached when the Page Left or Page Right Keys
are used.
Press and
hold down Enter
The screen will show
Note. The “M” after the Set-up number shows that some of the Set-up’s
settings have been modified, but not yet Saved - and are thus liable to be lost
and replaced by the original default settings if another Set-up is selected and
Enter is pressed or Soundbeam is switched off
8 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.2. TO SAVE A SET-UP
Divisions for:
Beam 1 32
Set-up: 047 M
User Set-up
then -
still holding down
Enter
press Set-up
and release both
(At this point, when you have pressed Enter and Set-up, you can check on the
name of the Set-up you are Saving by pressing Page Right once - then press
Page Left to return to the Save process)
Press Enter
again
and the Screen will ask
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.2.TO SAVE A SET-UP 9
Save 47 to 47?
Enter to accept_
Save Set-up 47
TO Set-up 47
Press Enter
once more
and the Screen will return to
Note. The “U” now replacing “M” after the Set-up No. shows that the alterations
you have made to the default settings of this User Set-up have now been Saved -
and have become the new default settings.
10 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.2. TO SAVE A SET-UP
Set-up: 047 U
User Set-up
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.3. TO COPY THE MODIFIED SETTINGS OF A LOCKED SET-UP TO A USER DEFINABLE SET-UP 11
1.3. To Copy the Modified Settings of a Locked Set-up to a User Set-up
Perhaps you have been using a Locked Set-up during your current
Soundbeam session, and have made a number of changes to the settings -
for Sensor, Pitch Sequence, Range and so on - to suit your purpose.
You would now like to preserve this modified Set-up - the default Set-up
No. 001 “Echoes”, perhaps, but with the changes to settings you have
made - for re-use at a later date. But the Set-up you have chosen is one of
the 30 Locked Set-ups (Nos 001-030), which will revert to their Locked
default settings if another Set-up is entered, or whenever Soundbeam is
switched off and then powered up again.
To preserve the altered settings of your current Locked Set-up, you will
need to copy the whole Set-up (with the modified settings) to one of the
User Set-ups (Nos 031-128).
So, once again, start from the last key page of the Locked Set-up (in this case
Set-up No 001 “Echoes”) and Sensor (Beam 1), in which you have
modified the settings - say, Transpose -
when the display might show, say
Press Enter
and hold down
Warning. After modifying a default setting, be careful not to press Set-up
before pressing Enter - since pressing Set-up first and then pressing Enter will
cause all the modifications you have made to be lost and replaced by the original
default settings.
Transpose for
Beam 1 -14
Next,
with Enter
still held down,
press Set-up
The Display will show
Release both then, use the Rotary Control Wheel to select a User Set-up No.
to Save the current settings to say, Set-up No. 067
press Enter
again
12 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.3. TO COPY THE MODIFIED SETTINGS OF A LOCKED SET-UP TO A USER DEFINABLE SET-UP
Save Set-up 001
TO Set-up 001
Save Set-up 001
TO Set-up 067
The Display will ask
press Enter
a third time
The Display will show
All the settings (and the name) of Set-up No. 001 - “Echoes” - including any
modifications to them you may have made – are now the default settings of
Set-up No 067.
Since “Echoes” also remains the name of Locked Set-up No. 001, the new Set-
up 067 should be re-named.
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.3. TO COPY THE MODIFIED SETTINGS OF A LOCKED SET-UP TO A USER DEFINABLE SET-UP 13
Save 001 to 67?
Enter to accept _
Set-up: 067 U
Echoes
1.4. To Re-name a User Set-up
Use the
Set-up key
and Rotary
Control Wheel
to select the
Set-up you wish
to rename – say
Set-up 067 -
“Echoes”
then press
Enter
The Display will show
Now press Set-up
again
14 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.4. TO RE-NAME A USER SET-UP
Set-up: 067 U
Echoes
Slct Set-up:067U
Echoes
and press
Page Right
The Display will show
Press Enter
The Display will show
but now with a cursor in the first space of the second line.
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.4. TO RE-NAME A USER SET-UP 15
Edit name of 067
Echoes
Edit name of 067
_ Echoes
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the first number, letter, symbol or
space of the name you wish to give Set-up No. 067 (maximum16
characters) - say, in this case, “Jane’s Music Box”.
Note. The characters appear on the screen in the following order as the
Rotary Control Wheel is turned clockwise.
Blank Space
Symbols ! - /
Numbers 0 - 9
Symbols : - @
Upper Case A - Z
Symbols [ - ‘
Lower Case a - z
Symbols ( - <
Fast or Slow Clockwise turns to <
Slow Anti-clockwise turns to Blank Space
Fast Anti-clockwise turns continuous loops all sections
After you have selected the first number, letter, symbol or space - in this case
‘J’ - the display will show
Press Page Right
to move the cursor to the next space.
16 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.4. TO RE-NAME A USER SET-UP
Edit name of 067
J_ Echoes
Edit name of 067
J Echoes
Use the Rotary Control Wheel again to select the next number, letter, symbol
or space of your chosen name
Once more
press
Page Right
and the cursor will again move to the next space
and so on, alternately selecting a letter number, symbol or space, and then
pressing Page Right until the original name has been obliterated and replaced
by the complete new name.
NB. You can go back to correct or change a letter by pressing Page Left - or by
cycling on round with Page Right.
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.4. TO RE-NAME A USER SET-UP 17
Edit name of 067
Ja Echoes
Edit name of 067
Ja_ Echoes
Edit name of 067
Janes’s Music Box
Now, press
Enter
to end Edit
Save by pressing
Enter
once more
The Display will now show the Set-up
with its new name.
18 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.4. TO RE-NAME A USER SET-UP
Save name 067?
Jane’s Music Box
Set-up: 067 U
Jane’s Music Box
1.5. To Change the Default Set-up
Starting from the key page of any Set-up - say Set-up No. 001 “Echoes”
Press Set-up
The Display will show
Now press
Page Left
The Display will show
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.5. TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT SET-UP 19
Slct Set-up: 001 P
Echoes
Default Power Up
Set-up no. : 001
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the new Default Set-up No.
- say, Set-up No. 067 -
NB. Any Locked or User Set-up No could be selected here, as well as the
setting “Last”, which brings up the Set-up in use when the Controller was
last switched off
The Display will show
It is not necessary to press Enter. From now on, each time the Controller
is powered up, Set-up No. 067 will automatically be the first Set-up to
offer its settings for Sensors, Pitch Sequences, Range, Divisions,
Trigger Mode, Transpose and MIDI Utilities for interpreting
information from the 4 Beams and 8 Switches.
This will continue to be the case each time Soundbeam is switched on,
until a new default Set-up is selected.
20 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.5. TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT SET-UP
Default power up
Set-up no.: 067
SENSORS
Beams
Switches
Sensors
Soundbeam Controller
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 2. SENSORS 21
2chapter
2. SENSORS (See Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” 2. Gathering Information from
Movement pp 11-26. 3. Interpeting Information from Sensors and
Switches pp 27-40. 6. Sensors pp 51-58.)
2.1. To Select a Sensor
Start from any key
page of any Set-up
and Sensor - say
Set-up No. 001
“Echoes” and
Beam 1 -
by pressing Sensor.
In this case, the Display will show
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select another Sensor - one of the other 3
Beams, or (if you have a Switchbox) one of the 8 Switches – whose
parameter settings you wish to change - say Beam No. 2
The Display will now show
From now on - until a new Sensor is selected, all changes of settings within the
current Set-up, or any subsequent change of Set-up - for Pitch Sequence,
Range (4 Beams only - not Switches), Divisions, Trigger Mode,
Transpose, and MIDI Utilities - will be for those assigned to Beam No. 2.
NB. Don’t forget to check that the Sensor you have selected is actually
plugged in – Beams 1, 2, 3 or 4 into Soundbeam’s rear panel, Switches 1
to 8 into the Switchbox, which must also be connected to the Controller.
22 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 2.1. TO SELECT A SENSOR
Select Sensor:
Beam 1
Select Sensor:
Beam 2
2.2. To Set up a MIDI Control Chain
In this example, one of Soundbeam’s two MIDI Control Chains is used to
cause the sound to move between the listener’s Left and Right (its “Pan
Position”) depending on the distance (Absolute Length) from the Sensor of
any interruption of the Beam.
(NB. Check that the Left and Right signal OUTPUTS from your MIDI musical
instrument and your amplifier are correctly connected to the Left and Right
INPUTS to your amplifier and speakers.)
(For a full explanation of Soundbeams’s MIDI Control Chains A and B see -
Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” 6.3. MIDI Control Chains A and B -
pp. 55-58).
Four settings are needed to operate a MIDI Control Chain, and the
proceedures for these are described consecutively in 2.2.1., 2.2.2., 2.2.3.,
and 2.2.4. below
2.2.1. To Assign a Control Source to MIDI Control Chain A
Start from any key page of any Set-up and Sensor - say Set-up No. 001
“Echoes” and Beam 1 -
by pressing
Sensor
The Display will show
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 2.2. TO SET UP A MIDI CONTROL CHAIN 23
Select Sensor:
Beam 1
Now press
Page Left
The Display will show
The top line of the Display indicates
a. the Sensor from which control information is to be derived - and
b. which of the two MIDI Control Chains (A or B) is selected for this purpose.
The second line indicates which type of information from the Sensor is being
used as the Control Source – in this case the default is Gate (See Handbook
Part 3 “Explanations” 6.3.3. Sources of Control Information p 57)
Now use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the desired Control Source –
in this case, say, Abs Length
24 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 2.2. TO SET UP A MIDI CONTROL CHAIN
Beam 1 Ctrl A
FROM Gate
Beam 1 Ctrl A
FROM Abs Length
2.2.2. To Assign a Control Destination to MIDI Control Chain A
Press
Page Left
again
This time, the second line of the Display shows the current destination of
the MIDI Control Chain information – the function it will be used to affect –
selected from the possibilities offered by turning the Rotary Control Wheel.
In this case the default assignment is No Controller. (See Handbook Part 3
“Explanations” 6.3.4. MIDI Controllers and 6.3.5. Expressive
Modifications not listed as MIDI Controllers p. 58)
Now use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the desired destination for
control information - Pan Position - No 010
The Display will show
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 2.2. TO SET UP A MIDI CONTROL CHAIN 25
Beam 1 Ctrl A
TO No Controller
Beam 1 Ctrl A
TO Pan Pos 010
2.2.3. To Assign a Control Depth setting to MIDI Control Chain A
In order to define the extent of the variation in the Pan Position between
Left and Right - under the control of Absolute Length - we might set
the Control Depth to about half its full potential.
(See Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” 6.3.2. Control Chain Settings
iii. Control Depth p. 56)
So, from the last screen,
press
Page Left
again
The Display will show the
default setting
This setting, 001 (variable between Off and +/- 100) means that controlling
the Pan Position from Absolute Length will have practically no effect at
all. So use the Rotary Control Wheel to increase the setting to, say, + 064.
26 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 2.2. TO SET UP A MIDI CONTROL CHAIN
Beam 1 Ctrl A
Ctrl Depth + 001
Beam 1 Ctrl A
Ctrl Depth + 064
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 2.2. TO SET UP A MIDI CONTROL CHAIN 27
Finally...2.2.4. To Assign a Minimum Control setting
to MIDI Control Chain A
The Control Minimum sets the minimum value that MIDI Control Chain A
can impose on the MIDI function currently selected as the Control
Destination. A Control Minimum setting of 000 allows movements in the
Beam to select from the whole range of 128 possible values for the MIDI
function under control. As the Control Minimum setting increases, the smaller
the spread of possible values becomes, until finally, a Control Minimum setting
of 127 allows only a single value for the Control Destination.
(See Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” 6.3.2. Control Chain Settings iv.
Control Minimum p. 56)
Press
Page Left
once more
then use the Rotary Control Wheel
to change the setting to 000
Beam 1 Ctrl A
Ctrl minimum 064
Beam 1 Ctrl A
Ctrl minimum 000
Note. With these settings for MIDI Control Chain A, the nearer the
interruptions of the Beam is to the Sensor, the further to the right (of the
facing listener) the sounds will be - and vice versa.
To reverse this effect, it is simply necessary to invert the settings for Control
Depth (from +064 to -064) and move the Control Minimum from 000 to
a high number, say, 100.
Now, any interruption of the Beam moving nearer to the Sensor causes the
sounds to be heard moving further to the left.
28 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP”
PITCH SEQUENCES
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 3. PITCH SEQUENCES 29
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
D 3A 2G 2D 2
A 3 G 3 F 3 E 4D 3
D 4E 3
C 4F 3
A 4 G 4 E 4 D 4G 3A 2D 2
C 4F 3A 2E 2
F 3 A 3D 3G 2C 2
G 3D 3A 2D 2
C 3 E 3 D 3 G 2 A 2
C 1
D 2
A 1
D 1
D 2A 2
F 4
PITCH SEQUENCE No. 040 "SCOTTISH FIDDLER"
NOTE
NAMES
DIVISIONS
22-note Pitch Sequence No. 040 “Scottish Fiddler”
3chapter
3. PITCH SEQUENCES (See Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” - 7. Pitch Sequences pp 59-65)
See also Appendix A “Set-ups and Pitch Sequences” - Pitch Sequences
01 to 31 for list of note/chords for each Locked Pitch Sequence.
3.1. To Change the Pitch Sequence assignedto the current Sensor
Starting from any key page of any Set-up and Sensor - for this example, say,
Set-up No. 001 “Echoes” and Beam 1 - press
Pitch Sequence
In this case, the Display will show the default Locked Pitch Sequence for
Beam 1 in Set-up No. 001 - which is
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select another Locked Pitch-Sequence -
say, No. 016 - “Blues Scale”
30 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 3.1. TO CHANGE THE PITCH SEQUENCE ASSIGNED TO THE CURRENT SENSOR
PitchSeq: 005
Major Triad +6th
PitchSeq 016
Blues Scale
Try it out by moving your hand in the Beam
From now on, until you change it again, or another Set-up is selected,
or until
Soundbeam is switched off, Pitch Sequence
No. 016 “Blues Scale” - will be continue to be
assigned to Beam 1 in this Set-up.
However, if another Set-up is selected, or Soundbeam is switched off,
Pitch Sequence No. 016 “Blues Scale” will be replaced as the default
Pitch Sequence for Beam 1 in this Set-up (No. 001) by the original
default Pitch Sequence -
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 3.1. TO CHANGE THE PITCH SEQUENCE ASSIGNED TO THE CURRENT SENSOR 31
PitchSeq: 005
Major Triad +6th
3.2. To Select, Name, Record, Replay, Edit andSave a User Pitch Sequence The next 10 sections (3.2.1. to 3.2.11. pp. 32-73) can be taken either
individually, or as a continuous series for defining, editing and saving a
new User Pitch Sequence.
3.2.1. To Select a User Pitch Sequence
Starting from any key page of any Set-up and Sensor – for this example, say,
Set-up No. 001 “Echoes” and Beam 1 –
Press Pitch Sequence
In this case, the Display will show the default Locked Pitch Sequence for
Beam 1 in Set-up No. 001 - which is
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select one of the User Pitch Sequences
- say, No. 040
“Chromatic Scale” is the default Pitch Sequence assigned to all Pitch
Sequences not yet redefined by the user.
32 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 3.2. TO SELECT, NAME, RECORD, REPLAY, EDIT AND SAVE A USER PITCH SEQUENCE
PitchSeq 040
Chromatic Scale
PitchSeq: 005
Major Triad +6th
3.2.2. To Name the New Pitch Sequence
Next, choose a name (maximum 16 letters) for the selected Pitch Sequence -
say “Scottish Fiddler ” -
Press
Page Right
Now press
Enter
The Display will show
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 3.2. TO SELECT, NAME, RECORD, REPLAY, EDIT AND SAVE A USER PITCH SEQUENCE 33
Edit name of 040
Chromatic Scale
Edit name of 040
Chromatic Scale
with the Cursor now underlining the first letter of the current name
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the first letter or number of
the new name - “Scottish Fiddler”
Note. The characters appear on the screen in the following order as the
Rotary Control Wheel is turned clockwise.
Blank Space
Symbols ! - /
Numbers 0 - 9
Symbols : - @
Upper Case A - Z
Symbols [ - ‘
Lower Case a - z
Symbols ( - <
Fast or Slow Clockwise turns to <
Slow Anti-clockwise turns to Blank Space
Fast Anti-clockwise turns continuous loops all sections
Press Page Right
and the cursor will move to the next position
34 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 3.2. TO SELECT, NAME, RECORD, REPLAY, EDIT AND SAVE A USER PITCH SEQUENCE
Edit name of 040
Shromatic Scale
Edit name of 040
Shromatic Scale
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the 2nd letter or number of the
new name
Press
Page Right
again
and the cursor will move to the next position
and so on - Rotary Control Wheel to select the letter, Page Right again –
until all the letters of the original name have been replaced by those of the new
one.
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 3.2. TO SELECT, NAME, RECORD, REPLAY, EDIT AND SAVE A USER PITCH SEQUENCE 35
Edit name of 040
Scromatic Scale
Edit name of 040
Scromatic Scale
Edit Name of 040
Scottish Fiddler
Now press
Enter
and the Display will ask
Press
Enter
once more
This will return you to the current Set-up, the Display will show
and the new name for Pitch Sequence No. 40 will have been Saved as
“Scottish Fiddler”. (You can check by pressing Pitch Sequence)
36 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 3.2. TO SELECT, NAME, RECORD, REPLAY, EDIT AND SAVE A USER PITCH SEQUENCE
Save name 040?
Scottish Fiddler
Set-up: 001 M
Echoes
Note. The “M” onthe screen after theSet-up No. meansthat this Set-up is inthe process of beingmodified.
3.2.3. To Select the Pitch Sequence Type
Next, a choice must be made between two possible kinds of Sequence - Sequences of
Pitches (MIDI notes), or Sequences of MIDI Programs - the different sounds available
in your MIDI musical instrument (See Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” 7.2.6.
Sequence Type Select p 65). While Sequences of MIDI Programs may occasionally
be used, Sequences of Pitches will be the normal choice.
If you haven’t already done so, press
Pitch Sequence
(Illus)
- and the Display will show
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PitchSeq: 040
Scottish Fiddler
Next press
Page Right
twice –(x2)
and the Display will show the Sequence Type page with the default setting
“Pitch Sequence” .
While the Rotary Control Wheel could be used to select the alternative
Sequence Type, Program Sequence, in fact, the default setting “Pitch
Sequence” is the type of sequence we want here - so, for the purpose of
this example, the setting need not be altered.
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Sequence Type:
Pitch Sequence
3.2.4. To Record the Notes of Pitch SequenceNo. 040 “Scottish Fiddler”
A Pitch Sequence consists of up to 64 single notes or 2-, 3- or 4-part chords -
or a mixture of both. The example, “Scottish Fiddler”, has 22 note/chords,
and is given in here in musical notation.
Divisions. Each of the notes or chords of a Pitch Sequence is assigned to one
of the (up to) 64 equal Divisions into which the length (Range) of each Beam
can be divided - ie. up to 64 ‘slots’ to each of which one of the note/chords of a
Pitch Sequence can be assigned. (See Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” -
8. Divisions pp 67-83)
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01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
PITCH SEQUENCE No. 040 "SCOTTISH FIDDLER"
DIVISIONS
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
BEAM divided into 22 DIVISIONS
BEAM divided into 64 DIVISIONS
PITCH SEQUENCE No. 040 “SCOTTISH FIDDLER”
PITCH SEQUENCE No. 040 “SCOTTISH FIDDLER”
The simplest way of recording the note/chords of a new Pitch Sequence is by
using “Record Division” (accessed via the Pitch Sequence key) to play them
into the Soundbeam Controller from a MIDI Keyboard. For this, you will need
to connect MIDI Lead B - supplied with all Soundbeam 2 Kits - between the
keyboard’s MIDI Out socket and Soundbeam Controller’s MIDI In socket.
Note. The names of the notes - A 2, C#5, Eb3 and so on - are used in
accordance with the current international convention. However, in
Soundbeam 2’s screen displays, all accidentals - ie.notes with added sharps
(#) or flats (b) which denote the raising or lowering of the pitch by one
semitone - are written as sharps (#) of the next note below.
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MIDI IN
B
MID
I OU
T
C 3 (D 3) / D 3 (E 3) / F 3 (G 3) / G 3 (A 3) / A 3 (B 3)
C 3 (MIddle C) / D 3 / E 3 / F 3 / G 3 / A 3/ /B 3 / C 4
So, from
press Page Rightthree times (x3)to reach the Record Divisionpage
Note. A succession of either Page Right or Page Left key presses gives access to acontinuous circle of Key Pages. The total of 5 consecutive presses of Page Rightused in this example to reach Record Division would if starting from PitchSequence Select, be replaced by the more direct 2 presses of Page Left.
The Display shows
with the single MIDI note 024 (C 0). This is Division 01 of the 64 Divisions ofUser Pitch Sequence No. 017 “Chromatic Scale” - the default PitchSequence assigned in the factory to all User Set-ups. This is now about to bereplaced by the MIDI Note Nos of the new Pitch Sequence. Note the cursorunder the Division No.
Note. If the Pitch Sequence you are replacing with the new one is a User PitchSequence (Nos 031 - 100), make sure that this is not the only copy - or, if it is,that you are content to lose it (or the current version of it) from your “library” ofavailable Pitch Sequences. Using Record Division, the first note you enter fromthe MIDI keyboard deletes all the subsequent Divisions of the previous PitchSequence, together with their matching note/chords.
Any alteration you make to a User Pitch Sequence applies immediatelyto the original in the ‘library’ - and to all copies of it assigned to anySensor in any Set-up.
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Sequence Type:
Pitch Sequence
Record Divisn 01
C 0:___:___:___:
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
D 3A 2G 2D 2
A 3 G 3 F 3 E 4D 3
D 4E 3
C 4F 3
A 4 G 4 E 4 D 4G 3A 2D 2
C 4F 3A 2E 2
F 3 A 3D 3G 2C 2
G 3D 3A 2D 2
C 3 E 3 D 3 G 2 A 2
C 1
D 2
A 1
D 1
D 2A 2
F 4
PITCH SEQUENCE No. 040 "SCOTTISH FIDDLER"
NOTE
NAMES
DIVISIONS
BEAM divided into 22 DIVISIONS
So now use your MIDI keyboard to play 1, 2, 3 or, as in this for example, 4 notes
into Division 01 of the new Pitch Sequence - simultaneously, if you are a
reasonably accomplished keyboard player, otherwise, one by one, starting with
the lowest note and holding it down as you add (and hold down) each of the 2, 3
or 4 subsequent ones. They will replace the note(s) assigned to this Division by
the previous Pitch Sequence.
When you play one or more notes on the keyboard - for as long as you
hold these keys down - the Display will show the names of the notes you
are playing.
Note. If the notes of a chord are ‘spread’ - ie. played nearly but not quite
simultaneously - the screen will show the names of the notes in the order in which
they were played. This will make no difference to the sound of the chord.
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Record Divisn 01
D 2:G 2:A 2:D 3:D 2:G 2:A 2:D 3:
As soon as you lift your fingers from these keyboard notes, the Division No. will
change to the next one - Division 02.
This time, Division 02’s 4 spaces will be blank - ready to accept your
next keyboard contribution of 1, 2, 3 or 4 simultaneous notes.
Note. From now on, a Division left vacant - unrecorded - will mark the end, for the
moment, of the Pitch Sequence, and any attempt to use the Rotary Control
Wheel to scroll on will simply result in cycling through the Divisions already
recorded up to that point.
Now play the second note or chord of the new Pitch Sequence on
the keyboard
As fast as you play the 1, 2, 3 or 4 simultaneous notes for each new Division -
and lift your fingers from the keys - the screen will change to the next
Division No.
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Record Divisn 02
___:___:___:___:
Record Divisn 02
A 3:___:___:___:A 3
Record Divisn 03
___:___:___:___:
Record Divisn 03
G 3:___:___:___:
G 3:___:___:___:
and so on, until you have entered all 22 single note/chords of the new Pitch
Sequence No. 040 - “Scottish Fiddler” when the
the Display will show
Note. Pitch Sequences will only hold as many note/chords as are played in. In this
example, leaving Division 23 vacant - unrecorded - will mark the end, for the
moment, at any rate, of the 22 note/chords Pitch Sequence No. 040 -
“Scottish Fiddler”.
NB. If, at this point, you want to Save the new Pitch Sequence, press Pitch
Sequence and follow instructions in 3.2.10. To Save the New Pitch
Sequence (pp. 64-67 below).
Don’t press Exit - you will simply lose all your new data.
3.2.5. To Replay the new Pitch Sequence
At any point in the Pitch Sequence recording process described in the
previous section, you may wish to hear what you have done so far, in order to
get some idea of how successfully you are realising your intentions.
And finally, when the whole of the new Pitch Sequence has been entered
using the Record Division page, you will want to listen carefully to what you
have recorded, to judge whether it’s as you intended - or whether it might be
improved in any way.
In either case, from the final screen of the Record Division process to date,
say,
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Record Divisn 23
___:___:___:___:
Record Divisn 23
___:___:___:___:
Press
Page Right
to reach the Replay Division page
Now press
Enter
and the note or chord assigned to Division 01
will be heard.
Hold down the Enter key while using the Rotary Control Wheel to scroll
slowly backwards and forwards (and cyclically - round and round) through the
22 Divisions of Pitch Sequence No. 040 “Scottish Fiddler”.
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Replay Divisn 01
Enter to play!
As you do this, the Display will show
and so on - as you turn the Rotary Control Wheel (holding down
Enter) and the relevant note is sounded.
Listen carefully and decide whether
a. the new sequence is as you wish - in which case you can go ahead and Saveit, by the procedure described below in 3.2.10 – To Save the New PitchSequence - “Scottish Fiddler” (pp 64-67 below)
orb. major alterations are needed, and it will be easier to record the whole of the
new Pitch Sequence again, in which case press Page Left and repeat theoperations described in 3.2.4 To Record the Notes etc (pp 39-44).
orc. only a few small alterations are needed - so you can use a combination
of Delete Division, Insert Division and Record Division to put matters right,as in the following example.
Minor Alterations to the New Pitch Sequence
In this example, let us suppose that when the new Pitch Sequence is replayed,it turns out that the following minor alterations are needed.
i. An extra Division - Division No. 13 - with the note A 3 assigned to it, has been recorded by mistake (easy to do using a MIDI keyboard), giving a totalnumber of 23 note/chords assigned to 23 Divisions instead of the originallyintended 22, and must be deleted.
ii. One of the notes of the chord assigned to Division 15 needs to be changed
And, finally, the new sequence could be improved by the insertion of a chordafter Division 4 - so
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Replay Divisn 01
Enter to play!
Replay Divisn 02
Enter to play!
Replay Divisn 03
Enter to play!
09 10 11 12 13 14 15 1601 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
G 3D 3A 2D 2
A 3 F 3D 3A 2G 2D 2
G 3 E 4D 3
D 4E 3
C 4F 3
A 4 C 3 E 3 D 3 G 2 A 2
C 1
D 2
A 1
D 1
D 2A 2
G 4 E 4 D 4G 3A 2D 2
C 4F 3A 2E 2
F 3 A 3D 3G 2C 2
A 3F 4
PITCH SEQUENCE No. 040 "SCOTTISH FIDDLER"(as Recorded in error with 23 note/chords)
NOTE
NAMES
iii. Insert a new Division 5 to give a 23-note Pitch Sequence
iv. Record the appropriate note/chord in the newly inserted Division
Alteration I. Delete Division 13 – recorded inerror - reducing No. of Divisionsfrom 23 to 22
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09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
09 10 11 12 13 14 15 1601 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
G 3D 3A 2D 2
A 3 F 3
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
D 3A 2G 2D 2
G 3 E 4D 3
D 4E 3
C 4F 3
A 4 C 3 E 3 D 3 G 2 A 2
C 1
D 2
A 1
D 1
D 2A 2
G 4 E 4 D 4G 3A 2D 2
C 4F 3A 2E 2
F 3 A 3D 3G 2C 2
A 3F 4
PITCH SEQUENCE No. 040 "SCOTTISH FIDDLER"
(As Recorded in error with 23 note/chords)
Alteration I (before)
NOTE
NAMES
BEAM divided into 23 DIVISIONS
3.2.6. To Delete a Division from a Pitch Sequence
Starting from anywhere in Replay Division, say –
Press
Page Left
3 times (x3)
to reach Delete Division
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the Division to be deleted –
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Replay Divisn 01
Enter to play!
Delete Divisn 01
B 2:C 3:___:___:
Delete Divisn 13
A 3: : : :
Press
Enter
to delete
Division 13
The note/chord previously assigned to Division No 13 will now be Deleted, and
the note/chord previously assigned to Division No 14 will now be assigned to
Division No 13.
The total number of Divisions with notes or chords assigned to them
in Pitch Sequence No. 40 will now be reduced from 23 to the originally
intended 22.
NB. DON’T try to use the Save procedure from the Delete Division page without
first pressing Pitch Sequence - and be careful not to press Enter at this point since
it will simply cause another Division to be deleted. Pressing Exit will cause you to
lose the newly recorded data. Once you are in the Pitch Sequence No. Select page
(main page - Page Right x 4) you can safely press and hold down Enter to initiate
the procedure to Save the changes you have made.
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Delete Divisn 13
B3: : : :
09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
09 10 11 12 13 14 15 1601 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 17 18 19 20 21 22
F 3D 3A 2G 2D 2
A 3 G 3 E 4D 3
D 4E 3
C 4F 3
A 4 G 4 E 4 D 4G 3A 2D 2
C 4F 3A 2E 2
F 3 A 3D 3G 2C 2
G 3D 3A 2D 2
A 2
C 1
C 3 E 3 D 3 G 2 D 2
A 1
D 1
D 2A 2
F 4NOTE
NAMES
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
BEAM divided into 22 DIVISIONS
PITCH SEQUENCE No. 040 "SCOTTISH FIDDLER"
Alteration I (after) - 22 note version.
Alteration II. Alter one of the notes of the chordassigned to Division 15
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1509 10 11 12 13 14 1601 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 17 18 19 20 21 22
A 3D 3G 2C 2
F 3D 3A 2G 2D 2
A 3 G 3 E 4D 3
D 4E 3
C 4F 3
A 4 G 4 E 4 D 4G 3A 2D 2
C 4F 3A 2E 2
F 3 G 3D 3A 2D 2
A 2
C 1
C 3 E 3 D 3 G 2 D 2
A 1
D 1
D 2A 2
F 4NOTE
NAMES
1509 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 2201 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
BEAM divided into 22 DIVISIONS
PITCH SEQUENCE No. 040 "SCOTTISH FIDDLER"
Alteration II (before) - 22 note version.
3.2.7. To Alter notes assigned to a Pitch Sequence Division
An alternative method for defining the individual note/chords of a Pitch
Sequence uses Record Division with the Rotary Control Wheel, Enter,
Page Right and Page Left to define the pitches one by one. More accurate
and less accident prone than using a MIDI keyboard – though rather more
cumbersome - it will be used here and in section 3.2.9. To Assign a Note or
Chord to a Single Division using Record Division.
So from
Press
Page Right
twice (x2)
to reach the
Record
Division Page
The Display will show the Division No. when Delete Division page was quitted
for the current Record Division page, say
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Delete Divisn 13
B3: : : :
Record Divisn 13
D 2:E 3:A 3:A 2:
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to move to Division 15, in which one
of the constituent notes of the chord – G 2 - is to be altered to A#2
Now press
Enter
The cursor will move to the first pitch of Division 15
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Record Divisn 15
C 2:G 2:D 3:A 3:
Record Divisn 15
C 2:G 2:D 3:A 3:
Press
Page Right
– to reach the
note to be altered
now use Rotary Control Wheel
to select the new note
And press
Enter
to return the
cursor to the
Division No.
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Record Divisn 15
C 2:G 2:D 3:A 3:
Record Divisn 15
C 2:A# 2:D 3:A 3:
1509 10 11 12 13 14 1601 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 17 18 19 20 21 22
A 3D 3A 2C 2
F 3D 3A 2G 2D 2
A 3 G 3 E 4D 3
D 4E 3
C 4F 3
A 4 G 4 E 4 D 4G 3A 2D 2
C 4F 3A 2E 2
F 3 G 3D 3A 2D 2
A 2
C 1
C 3 E 3 D 3 G 2 D 2
A 1
D 1
D 2A 2
F 4NOTE
NAMES
1509 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 2201 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
BEAM divided into 22 DIVISIONS
PITCH SEQUENCE No. 040 "SCOTTISH FIDDLER"
Alteration II (after) - 22 note version.
Use the Replay Division page to check this alteration by pressing
Page Right,
and listening to the new chord.
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Record Divisn 15
C 2:A# 2:D 3:A 3:
Alteration III. Add a new Division No 5 to the 22note Pitch Sequence No. 40
3.2.8. To Insert a Division into a PitchSequence
In order to insert a new Division into a Pitch Sequence, the Division No
selected for this procedure should be the one the new insert will displace.
In this case, selecting Division No. 05 means that a new Division No. 5 will be
inserted between the present Division No. 05 and No. 04. The present
Division No. 05 will then be moved forward in the current Pitch Sequence
with the note/chord assigned to it - to become Division No. 06. The notes of
the previous Division No. 05 (now No. 06) will be copied in the new No. 05.
NB. Since the maximum number of note/chords which can be Saved in a Pitch
Sequence is 64, a Pitch Sequence which already contains 64 note/chords will be
unable to accept the insertion of any more Divisions.
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A 3D 3A 2C 2
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22
F 3D 3A 2G 2D 2
A 3 G 3 E 4D 3
D 4E 3
C 4F 3
A 4 G 4 E 4 D 4G 3A 2D 2
C 4F 3A 2E 2
F 3 G 3D 3A 2D 2
A 2
C 1
C 3 E 3 D 3 G 2 D 2
A 1
D 1
D 2A 2
F 4NOTE
NAMES
09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2201 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
BEAM divided into 22 DIVISIONS
PITCH SEQUENCE No. 040 "SCOTTISH FIDDLER"
Alteration III (before) - 22 note version.
Replay Divisn 15
C 2:A 2:G 3:D 4:
Insert Divisn 15
C_ 2:A#2:D_3:A_3:
Insert Divisn 05
D 3:E 4:___:___:
So from
Press
Page Left
twice (x2)
to reach
and use Rotary Control Wheel
to scroll to
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When
Enter
is pressed,
the Display will ask
When
Enter
is pressed a
second time
the Display will show
with the note/chord assigned to the previous Division 05, now also repeated in
Division 06.
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Before Divisn ? 05
D 3:E 4:___:___:
Insert Divisn 05
D 3:E 4___:___:
Alteration III, after.
Div 03 Div 04 Div 05 Div 06 Div 07
Notes G 3 F#3 E 4 E 4 D 4
Assigned D 3 D 3 E 3
Divisions 03, 04, 05 are unchanged. Division 05 and the notes assigned to it
have been copied to the new Division 06, and the notes assigned to the old
Division 06 have moved on to Division 07 - and so on.
The total number of Divisions in Pitch Sequence No. 040 has been increased
by 1 from 22 to 23. Using Record Division, it will now be a simple matter to
replace D 3, E 4 in the new Division 05 with the intended E 3, D 3.
NB. As with Delete Division, DON’T try to use the Save procedure from the Insert
Division page, since pressing Enter at this point will simply cause another Division
to be inserted. If you want to Save it at this point, press Pitch Sequence, after
which you can safely press and hold down Enter followed by Pitch Sequence to
Save the changes you have made.
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01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08
D 3A 2G 2D 2
A 3 G 3 F 3 E 4D 3
D 4E 3
C 4F 3
A 4E 4D 3
09 10
09 10
G 4NOTE
NAMES
BEAM divided into 23 DIVISIONS
23
23
D 2
A 1
D 1
And, finally...Alteration IV. Enter a different chord in the newly
inserted Division 05
3.2.9. To Assign a Note or Chord to a SingleDivision using Record Division
From the last screen
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01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
D 3A 2G 2D 2
A 3 G 3 F 3 E 4D 3
E 4D 3
C 4F 3
D 4E 3
A 4 G 4 E 4 D 4G 3A 2D 2
C 4F 3A 2E 2
F 3 A 3D 3G 2C 2
G 3D 3A 2D 2
C 3 E 3 D 3 G 2 A 2
C 1
D 2
A 1
D 1
D 2A 2
F 4NOTE
NAMES
BEAM divided into 23 DIVISIONS
PITCH SEQUENCE No. 040 "SCOTTISH FIDDLER"
Alteration IV (before) - 23 note version.
Insert Divisn 06
D 3:E 4___:___:
Press
Page Right
and the Display will show
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select Division 05
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Record Divisn 06
D 3:E 4___:___:
Record Divisn 05
D 3:E 4:___:___:
and press
Enter
to move the
cursor to the first
pitch of
Division 05
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to change this to E 3
Press
Page Right
to move the
cursor to the
next pitch
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Record Divisn 05
D 3:E 4:___:___:
Record Divisn 05
E 3:E 4:___:___:
Use the Rotary Control Wheel again to change this to B 3
Now go to Replay Division page to check this alteration by pressing
Page Right,
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Record Divisn 05
E 3:E 4:___:___:
Record Divisn 05
E 3:B 3:___:___:
Replay Divisn 05
Enter to Play!
holding down
Enter
and turning the Rotary Control Wheel to listen to the notes of the
revised 23 note/chord Pitch Sequence
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01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
D 3A 2G 2D 2
A 3 G 3 F 3 B 3E 3
E 4D 3
C 4F 3
D 4E 3
A 4 G 4 E 4 D 4G 3A 2D 2
C 4F 3A 2E 2
F 3 A 3D 3G 2C 2
G 3D 3A 2D 2
C 3 E 3 D 3 G 2 A 2
C 1
D 2
A 1
D 1
D 2A 2
F 4NOTE
NAMES
BEAM divided into 23 DIVISIONS
PITCH SEQUENCE No. 040 "SCOTTISH FIDDLER"
Alteration IV (after) - final, corrected and modified 23 note version.
3.2.10. To Save the new Pitch Sequence –“Scottish Fiddler”
With the Display showing
Press
Pitch Sequence
the Display will show
Now press and
hold down Enter
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Replay Divisn 05
Enter to Play!
PitchSeq: 040
Scottish Fiddler
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Set-up 001 M
Echoes
Save PitchSq 040
TO PitchSeq 040
The display will show
Then,
with Enter
still held down,
press
Pitch Sequence
The Display will change to
and… the Enter and Pitch Sequence keys can be released
At this point it would be possible, using the Rotary Control Wheel, to save
the new Pitch Sequence (with its name) to any other User Pitch
Sequence No. In this case, however, we can simply accept the suggestion and
Press Enter
The Display will ask
A further
press of
Enter
will end the process by returning the Display to the Set-up within which the
whole process started -
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Save 40 to 40?
Enter to accept
Set-up: 001 M
Echoes
The “M” after the Set-up number means that the Set-up has been modified in
some way, but that this modified Set-up has not been Saved. It warns the user
that when Soundbeam is switched off, the modification(s) will be lost.
The modification referred to in this case is the assignment of Pitch Sequence
No. 040 “Scottish Fiddler” - Beam 1 to Set-up No. 001 “Echoes” in place
of the original default Locked Pitch Sequence No. 005 “Major Triad + 6th”
Because Set-up No. 001 “Echoes” - is one of the 30 Locked Set-ups (Nos 001
- 030), the next time Soundbeam is switched off and then powered up again,
Pitch Sequence No. 040 “Scottish Fiddler” will have been replaced by the
default Locked Pitch Sequence No. 005 “Major Triad + 6th” as the Pitch
Sequence assigned to Beam 1 in this Set-up.
However, the newly defined User Pitch Sequence No. 040 “Scottish
Fiddler” will still be in your Soundbeam Controller’s “library” of 100 Pitch
Sequences, and available for temporary or default assignment to any - or all -
of the Beams or Switches in any Set-up you might be working with.
It could also now be assigned to a Sensor (Beam or Switch) as part of another
Set-up - for example the User Set-up No. 067 re-named “Jane’s Music Box”
in the example shown above in 1. SET-UPS. “To Re-name a User Set-up
(pp. 14-18).
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 3.2. TO SELECT, NAME, RECORD, REPLAY, EDIT AND SAVE A USER PITCH SEQUENCE 67
3.2.11. To Save a Pitch Sequence to a User Set-up
From the Display
press
Set-up
key
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select Set-up 067U –“Jane’s Music Box”
68 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 3.2. TO SELECT, NAME, RECORD, REPLAY, EDIT AND SAVE A USER PITCH SEQUENCE
Set-up: 001 M
Echoes
Slct Set-up: 001 M
Echoes
Slct Set-up:067U
Jane’s Music Box
Press
Enter
again
Now, press
Sensor
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 3.2. TO SELECT, NAME, RECORD, REPLAY, EDIT AND SAVE A USER PITCH SEQUENCE 69
Set-up: 067 U
Jane’s Music Box
Select Sensor:
Beam 1
and use Rotary Control Wheel to select the Sensor in the new Set-up to
which Pitch Sequence No. 040 “Scottish Fiddler” is to be assigned -
say, Beam 2
Now press
Pitch Sequence
The Display could show, say,
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select Pitch Sequence No. 040 “Scottish
Fiddler”
70 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 3.2. TO SELECT, NAME, RECORD, REPLAY, EDIT AND SAVE A USER PITCH SEQUENCE
Select Sensor:
Beam 2
PitchSeq: 018
Chord Sequence
PitchSeq: 040
Scottish Fiddler
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 3.2. TO SELECT, NAME, RECORD, REPLAY, EDIT AND SAVE A USER PITCH SEQUENCE 71
Set-up: 067 U
Jane’s Music Box
Save Set-up 067
TO Set-up 067
Press and
hold down
Enter
The Display will show
then,
still holding
down Enter
press Set-up
The Display will show
Now press
Enter
again
The Display will show the query
Finally, press
Enter
once more
The Display will show
72 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 3.2. TO SELECT, NAME, RECORD, REPLAY, EDIT AND SAVE A USER PITCH SEQUENCE
Save 67 to 67?
Enter to accept
Set-up: 067 U
Jane’s Music Box
And – as pressing the Pitch Sequence key will demonstrate – Pitch Sequence
No. 040 “Scottish Fiddler” has now been assigned as the default setting for
Beam 2 in Set-up No. 067 “Jane’s Music Box”.
Note. The “U” after the Set-up No. means that any modifications made to Set-up
No. 043 ”Jane’s Music Box” have been saved, and will be the new default settings
the next time Soundbeam is powered up again.
From now on, until this setting is changed, every time Soundbeam is powered
up afresh, Pitch Sequence No. 040 “Scottish Fiddler” will be assigned to
Beam 2 in Set-up No. 067 “Jane’s Music Box” – as well, of course, as being
stored in Soundbeam’s library of Pitch Sequences -
ready to be assigned to
any one SENSOR - or several SENSORS - or even all 12 SENSORS
inany one SET-UP - or several SET-UPS - or even all 128 SETUPS
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 3.2. TO SELECT, NAME, RECORD, REPLAY, EDIT AND SAVE A USER PITCH SEQUENCE 73
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” 74
RANGE
75 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 4. RANGE
4chapter
4. RANGE (See Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” - 2. Gathering Information
about Movement - Range 2.1.5 to 2.1.11 pp 18-26)
4.1. To Change Max and Min Range Settings
Starting from any key page of any Set-up and Sensor – for this example, say,
Set-up No. 001 “Echoes” and Beam 1 -
press
Range
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the new Max Range - say 3.5m
This is now the furthest distance from the Sensor within which interruptions of
the Beam will be detected.
76 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 4.1. TO CHANGE MAX AND MIN RANGE SETTINGS
Select Max Range
Beam 1: 0.60m
Select Max Range
Beam 1: 3.50m
Now press
Page Left
key
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the new Min Range setting -
say, 2.00m
This is now the nearest distance to the Sensor from beyond which interruptions
of the Beam will be detected.
Note. As Set-up No.001 is a Locked Set-up, the new Max and Min Range
settings for Sensor 1 cannot be Saved, and so when Soundbeam 2 is switched off,
and subsequently switched on again, they will revert to the original settings.
However, until Soundbeam is switched off - and as long as Beam Range Lock (see
p.78, below) is set to ‘Beams’ - every change of Set-up will leave the Range
settings exactly as they were in the previous Set-up.
So press Enter to return to current Set-up page
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 4.1. TO CHANGE MAX AND MIN RANGE SETTINGS 77
Select Min Range
Beam 1: 0.17m
Select Min Range
Beam 1: 2.00m
Set-up: 001 M
Echoes
4.2. To Lock Range Settings to Beams or Set-ups(See Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” 2.1.11. Range Lock p.25)
Range Lock is a “Global” setting which is retained when the power is switched off.
From any page of any Set-up and Sensor – say, Set-up No. 001 “Echoes” andBeam 1 - press
Range
The Display will show
Now press
Page Right
78 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 4.2. TO LOCK RANGE TO BEAMS OR SET-UPS
Select Max Range
Beam 1 0.60m
The display will show
With the current default Range Lock setting at “Beams” the current Ranges
set for each of the 4 Beams will persist through all changes of Set-up, even
when Soundbeam 2 is switched off and then switched on again.
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to change the setting to “Set-up”
With the Range of each of the 4 Beams now locked to “Set-up”, the current
Range settings for each Beam will revert - at each subsequent change of Set-
up - to the various default Range settings prescribed in them. This setting -
“Range Lock to Set-up” - now becomes the default, and will persist even
when Soundbeam 2 is switched off and then switched on again.
Press Enter
to return the Display to
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 4.2. TO LOCK RANGE TO BEAMS OR SET-UPS 79
Range Lock
To Beams
Range Lock
To Set-up
Set-up: 001 P
Echoes
80 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP”
DIVISIONS
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 5. DIVISIONS 81
64 Divisions
5chapter
2 Divisions
16 Divisions
PIT
CH
SEQ
UEN
CE
No
. 005 "M
AJO
R T
RIA
D +
6th
"
64 n
ote/
chor
ds a
ssig
ned
to 6
4 D
ivis
ion
s an
d 16 D
ivis
ion
s
64 D
ivis
ion
Bea
m
16 D
ivis
ion
Bea
m -
The
Div
isio
n N
os.
in b
rack
ets
are
the
Div
isio
n N
os.
of t
he o
rigin
al 6
4 no
te/c
hord
Pit
ch S
equ
ence
.
0102
0304
0506
0708
0910
1112
1314
1516
1718
1920
2122
2324
2526
2728
2930
3133
3234
3536
3738
3940
4142
4344
4546
4748
4950
5152
5354
5556
5758
5960
6162
6364
CO
8vb
E0
G0
A0
C1
A0
G0
E0
G0
A0
C1
E1
G1
E1
C1
A0
C1
E1
G1
A1
C2
A1
G1
A1
C2
E2
G2
A2
C3
A2
G2
A2
C2
E2
G2
A2
C3
A2
G2
A2
C3
E3
G3
A3
C4
A3
C4
E4
C3
E3
G3
A3
C4
A3
C4
E4
C4
E4
G4
A4
G4
A4
C5
E5
C5
E5
G5
E5
G5
A5
C6
A5
G5
A5
C6
E6
G6
A6
C7
E7
8va
16a
01 (
25)
02 (
26)
03 (
27)
04 (
28)
05 (
29)
06 (
30)
07 (
31)
08 (
32)
09 (
33)
10 (
34)
11 (
35)
12 (
36)
13 (
37)
14 (
38)
15 (
39)
16 (
40)
82
5. DIVISIONS(See Handbook Part 1 “Getting Started” pp 30-32
Part 3 “Explanations” - 8. Divisions pp 67-83)
5.1. To Change a Divisions Setting
In Soundbeam 2, the length (Range) of each of the Beams can be divided into
from 1 to 64 equal Divisions. Each of the 1 to 64 note/chords of the selected
Pitch Sequence is assigned to one of these Divisions.
So, starting from any Key page of any Set-up and Sensor – say, for this
example, Set-up No. 001 “Echoes” and Beam 1 -
press
Divisions
key
The display will show the default Divisions setting for this Set-up and
Beam No.
The default Pitch Sequence assigned to Beam 1 in Set-up No. 001 is Pitch
Sequence No. 005 “Major Triad +6th” which has 64 note/chords. A setting
of 16 Divisions allows only the 16 notes of the Pitch Sequence originally
assigned to the 16 Division Nos. 25 to 40 - C 2 to E 4 - to be articulated by
interruptions of the Beam.
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 5.1. TO CHANGE A DIVISION SETTING 83
Divisions for:
Beam 1 16
PIT
CH
SEQ
UEN
CE
No
. 005 "
MA
JOR
TR
IAD
+6th
"
64 n
ote/
chor
d as
sign
ed t
o 64 D
ivis
ion
s an
d 5 D
ivis
ion
s
64 D
ivis
ion
Bea
m
CO
8vb
E0
G0
A0
C1
A0
G0
E0
G0
A0
C1
E1
G1
E1
C1
A0
C1
E1
G1
A1
C2
A1
G1
A1
C2
E2
G2
A2
C3
A2
G2
A2
C3
E3
G3
A3
C4
A3
C4
E4
C4
E4
G4
A4
G4
A4
C5
E5
C5
E5
G5
E5
G5
A5
C6
A5
G5
A5
C6
E6
G6
A6
C7
E7
8va
16a
5 D
ivis
ion
Bea
m -
The
Div
isio
n N
os.
in b
rack
ets
are
the
Div
isio
n N
os.
of t
he o
rigin
al 6
4 no
te/c
hord
Pit
ch S
equ
ence
.
G2
A2
C3
E3
G3
01 (
31)
02 (
32)
03 (
33)
04 (
34)
05 (
35)
0102
0304
0506
0708
0910
1112
1314
1516
1718
1920
2122
2324
2526
2728
2930
3133
3234
3536
3738
3940
4142
4344
4546
4748
4950
5152
5354
5556
5758
5960
6162
6364
84
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the number of Divisions you require
- any number from 1 to 64 - say, 05
This setting will allow only the 5 notes of the Pitch Sequence No. 005
originally assigned to Divisions Nos 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 - G2, A2, C3, E3, G3 -
to be ‘played’ by interruptions of the Beam.
Press
Enter
and the Display will return to
Note. The M after the Set-up Number denotes a modification to the Set-up – in
this case the changed number of Divisions - which has not yet been Saved.
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 5.1. TO CHANGE A DIVISION SETTING 85
Set-up: 001 M
Echoes
Divisions for:
Beam 1 05
PIT
CH
SEQ
UEN
CE
No
. 005 "
MA
JOR
TR
IAD
+6th
"64 n
ote/
chor
ds a
ssig
ned
to 1
6 D
ivis
ion
s w
ith O
ffse
t +00 a
nd O
ffse
t +08
C2
E2
G2
A2
C3
A2
G2
A2
C3
E3
G3
A3
C4
A3
C4
E4
01
(2
5)
02 (
26
)03 (
27
)04 (
28
)05 (
29
)06 (
30
)07 (
31
)08 (
32
)09 (
33
)1
0 (
34
)1
1 (
35
)12 (
36
)13 (
37
)14 (
38
)15 (
39
)16 (
40
)
16 D
ivis
ion
Bea
m -
Offs
et +
08 -
The
Div
isio
n N
os.
in b
rack
ets
are
the
Div
isio
n N
os.
of t
he o
rigin
al 6
4 no
te/c
hord
Pit
ch S
equ
ence
.
C3
E3
G3
A3
C4
A3
C4
E4
C4
E4
G4
A4
G4
A4
C5
E5
01
(3
3)
02 (
34
)03 (
35
)04 (
36
)05 (
37
)06 (
38
)07 (
39
)08 (
40
)09 (
41
)1
0 (
42
)1
1 (
43
)12 (
44
)13 (
45
)14 (
46
)15 (
47
)16 (
48
)
8vb
CO
E0
G0
A0
C1
A0
G0
E0
G0
A0
C1
E1
G1
E1
C1
A0
C1
E1
G1
A1
C2
A1
G1
A1
C2
E2
G2
A2
C3
A2
G2
A2
C3
E3
G3
A3
C4
A3
C4
E4
C4
E4
G4
A4
G4
A4
C5
E5
C5
E5
G5
E5
G5
A5
C6
A5
G5
A5
C6
E6
G6
A6
C7
E7
8va
16a
16 D
ivis
ion
Bea
m -
Offs
et +
00 -
The
Div
isio
n N
os.
in b
rack
ets
are
the
Div
isio
n N
os.
of t
he o
rigin
al 6
4 no
te/c
hord
Pit
ch S
equ
ence
.
86
5.2. To change a Divisions Offset
(See also Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” 8.3. Using Divisions Offset to
select one or more consecutive note/chords of a Pitch Sequence for
the Active Area of the Beam pp. 78-81)
Divisions Offset moves Divisions - together with the Pitch Sequence
note/chords assigned to them - along the Beam in either direction, changing
the set of Pitch Sequence note/chords playable in the Beam
Starting again from any page of any Set-up and Sensor - say, for this example,
Set-up No. 001 “Echoes” and Beam 1 -
press
Divisions
once more
The Display will show the default Divisions setting for this Set-up and
Beam No.
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 5.2. TO CHANGE A DIVISION OFFSET 87
Divisions for:
Beam 1 16
01
(2
1)
02 (
22
)03 (
23
)04 (
24
)05 (
25
)06 (
26
)07 (
27
)08 (
28
)09 (
29
)1
0 (
30
)1
1 (
31
)12 (
32
)13 (
33
)14 (
34
)15 (
35
)16 (
36
)
01
(3
3)
02 (
34
)03 (
35
)04 (
36
)05 (
37
)06 (
38
)07 (
39
)08 (
40
)09 (
41
)1
0 (
42
)1
1 (
43
)12 (
44
)13 (
45
)14 (
46
)15 (
47
)16 (
48
)
PIT
CH
SEQ
UEN
CE
No
. 005 "
MA
JOR
TR
IAD
+6th
"64 n
ote/
chor
ds a
ssig
ned
to 1
6 D
ivis
ion
s w
ith O
ffse
t +08,
and
to 1
6 D
ivis
ion
s w
ith O
ffse
t -0
4
C3
E3
G3
A3
C4
A3
C4
E4
C4
E4
G4
A4
G4
A4
C5
E5
C2
A1
G1
A1
C2
E2
G2
A2
C3
A2
G2
A2
C3
E3
G3
A3
16 D
ivis
ion
Bea
m -
Offs
et -
04 -
The
Div
isio
n N
os.
in b
rack
ets
are
the
Div
isio
n N
os.
of t
he o
rigin
al 6
4 no
te/c
hord
Pit
ch S
equ
ence
.
8vb
CO
E0
G0
A0
C1
A0
G0
E0
G0
A0
C1
E1
G1
E1
C1
A0
C1
E1
G1
A1
C2
A1
G1
A1
C2
E2
G2
A2
C3
A2
G2
A2
C3
E3
G3
A3
C4
A3
C4
E4
C4
E4
G4
A4
G4
A4
C5
E5
C5
E5
G5
E5
G5
A5
C6
A5
G5
A5
C6
E6
G6
A6
C7
E7
8va
16a
16 D
ivis
ion
Bea
m -
Offs
et +
08 -
The
Div
isio
n N
os.
in b
rack
ets
are
the
Div
isio
n N
os.
of t
he o
rigin
al 6
4 no
te/c
hord
Pit
ch S
equ
ence
.
88
Press
Page Left
to show the
default
Divisions
Offset setting
In the 64 note/chord Locked Pitch Sequence No. 005 “Major Triad +6th” - (the
default selection for Beam 1 in Set-up No. 001), the default Divisions setting of
16 allows only the 16 note/chords originally mapped to the 16 Divisions Nos. 25
(C 2) - 40 (E 4) to be played in the Beam .
However, in this case, an added default Divisions Offset of + 08 means that the
whole Pitch Sequence is shifted 8 Divisions along the Beam (towards the Sensor).
This means that it is the 16 Divisions Nos. 33 to 48 and the 16 notes of Pitch
Sequence No. 005 originally assigned to them - C 3 to E 5 - which will be
sounded by interruptions of the Beam.
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to adjust the sequence of 16 Divisions
backward by 12, to a Divisions Offset setting of - 04. Now it is the set of 16
Division Nos. 21 to 36 and the notes of the selected Pitch Sequence
originally assigned to them - C 2 to A 3 - which are sounded by interruptions of
the Beam.
Once more, press Enter
to return the Display to
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 5.2. TO CHANGE A DIVISION OFFSET 89
Divisions Offset
Beam 1 +08
Divisions Offset
Beam 1 -04
Set-up: 001 M
Echoes
5.2.1. Using Divisions Offset to select one ormore consecutive note/chords of a PitchSequence for articulation byinterruptions of the Beam
The example below - Pitch Sequence No. 040 “Scottish Fiddler” - will help
to show how useful Divisions Offset can be - in conjunction with Divisions No.
- in the selection and modification of different components of a Pitch Sequence
for use in the creation of new Set-ups.
Pitch Sequence No. 040 “Scottish Fiddler” - consists of 22 note/chords in
various melodic and cadential relationships, mapped to Division Nos. 01 to 22.
By reducing the number of Divisions to reflect the number of chords we wish to
hear articulated by movements in the Beam, and using Divisions Offsets of
varying amounts, in either direction, we can now select any single note/chord - or
any sequence of 2, 3, or more consecutive chords from this Pitch Sequence for
articulation by interruptions of the Beam.
a. To select a single note/chord - say the note/chord assigned to
Division 15
i. Select Number of Divisions - in this case 01.*
90 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 5.2. TO CHANGE A DIVISION OFFSET
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22DIVISIONS
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22DIVISIONS
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22DIVISIONS
Pitch Sequence No. 040 “Scottish Fiddler”
ii. Select Divisions Offset +03 to bring Division 15 to the position of
Division 12.
b. To select two consecutive note/chords - say the note/chords
assigned to Divisions 06 and 07.
i. Select No. of Divisions - in this case 02.*
ii. Select Divisions Offset -05 to bring Division 06 and 07 to the position
of Divisions 11 and 12.
*To determine which note/chords of the Pitch Sequence will be sounded by
interruptions of the Beam, with Divisions settings of 01 and 02, and
Division Offset of +00, see table in Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” 8.4.
First and Last Divisions p. 82.*PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 5.2. TO CHANGE A DIVISION OFFSET 91
05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 01 02 0304DIVISIONS
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22DIVISIONS
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22DIVISIONS
18 19 20 21 22 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17DIVISIONS
OriginalPSQ Nos
OriginalPSQ Nos
OriginalPSQ Nos
OriginalPSQ Nos
c. To select 3 consecutive note/chords - say the note/chords
assigned to Divisions 21, 22 and 01.
i. Select No. of Divisions - in this case 03.*
ii. Select Divisions Offset to +10 to bring Divisions 21, 22 and 01 to the
position of Division 11, 12 and 13.
*To determine which note/chords of the Pitch Sequence will be sounded by
interruptions of the Beam with a Divisions setting of 03 and a Division
Offset of +00, see table in Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” 8.4. First and
Last Divisions p. 82.*
92 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 5.2. TO CHANGE A DIVISION OFFSET
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22DIVISIONS
01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22DIVISIONS
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10DIVISIONSOriginalPSQ Nos
OriginalPSQ Nos
OriginalPSQ Nos
5.3. To Change a Maximum Polyphony Setting
In Soundbeam and other electronic instruments, polyphony means the number
of musical notes which can be played simultaneously. The maximum is 24
simultaneous notes per Beam or Switch.
This function is particularly valuable for regulating the density of the sound when
using PolySustain and ReTrigger Modes.
Starting once again from any page of any Set-up and Sensor - say, Set-up No.
001 “Echoes” and Beam 1 -
press
Divisions
once more
The Display will show the default Divisions setting for this Set-up and
Beam No.
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 5.3. TO CHANGE A MAXIMUM POLYPHONY SETTING 93
Divisions for:
Beam 1 16
Press
Page Right
to show
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the maximum number of
simultaneous notes you require for interpreting Beam 1 in the current
Set-up - say
Press Enter
and the Display will return to
94 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 5.3. TO CHANGE A MAXIMUM POLYPHONY SETTING
Sensor Beam 1
Max Polyphony 08
Sensor Beam 1
Max Polyphony 10
Set-up: 001 M
Echoes
TRIGGER MODES
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 6. TRIGGER MODES 95
Inactive Area
6chapter
6. TRIGGER MODES(See Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” 9. Trigger Modes pp. 85-90)
6.1. To Select a Trigger Mode Setting for a Beam
Trigger Modes are the various ways in which notes are started and stopped
when the Beam is interrupted. There is a fully illustrated explanation of them in
Soundbeam 2 Handbook Part 3 –”Explanations”.
Starting from any page of any Set-up and Sensor – eg, say, Set-up No. 001
“Echoes” and Beam 1 -
press
Trigger Mode
The Display will show the default Trigger Mode setting for this Set-up and
Beam No.
96 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 6.1. TO SELECT A TRIGGER MODE SETTING FOR A BEAM
Trigger Beam 1
Re-Trigger
Re-Trigger Mode allows interruptions of the
Beam, moving towards and away from the Sensor to
articulate a new note for each of the Divisions
of the Beam through which the interruption passes.
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select a new Trigger Mode - say Gated
Single Shot
Single Shot Mode, on its own, limits the
effect of a single interruption of the Beam
to the triggering of a single note/chord only.
Unlike Re-Trigger Mode, subsequent
movements within the Beam won’t
articulate any further note/chords.
In the Gated version, any note triggered -
provided the MIDI Program No. assigned
to it represents a sustained sound - will be
heard for the length of time set on the Gate
Time page (maximum 6.3 seconds)
regardless of whether the interruption of the
Beam persists or ends. (See next section
p. 98). However, if a new interruption of the
Beam is made before the set Gate Time of
the first note/chord articulated has elapsed,
it will be silenced at once, to be replaced by
the note/chord resulting from the second
interruption.
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 6.1. TO SELECT A TRIGGER MODE SETTING FOR A BEAM 97
Trigger Beam 1
Gated Single Shot
6.2. To Select a Gate Time
The Gate Time setting defines the length of time a note will be allowed to
sound in Gated Re-Trigger and Gated Single Shot Trigger Modes.
Starting - for this example - from the situation at the end of the previous
section - 6.1 To Select a Trigger Mode setting for a Beam -
press
Page Left
The Display will show
To try the effect of combining the movement with different Gate Times, or - in
the case of Gated Re-Trigger only - to allow each note to overlap the next.
98 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 6.2. TO SELECT A GATE TIME
Trigger Beam 1
Gated Single Shot
Gate Time for:
Beam 1 0.2s
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select a new Gate Time – say, 1.5seconds
Press Enter
to return the
Display to
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 6.2. TO SELECT A GATE TIME 99
Gate Time for
Beam 1 1.5s
Set-up: 001 M
Echoes
100 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP”
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PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 7. TRANSPOSE 101
7chapter
7. TRANSPOSE(See Handbook Part Part 3 “Explanations” 10. Transpose pp 91-94)
7.1. To Select a Transposition
In Soundbeam 2, Transposition involves the shifting of all the note/chord
components of any Pitch Sequence assigned to the selected Sensor up or
down by from 1 to 36 semitone steps. The interval relationships of the Pitch
Sequence are maintained.
Starting from any page of any Set-up and Sensor – say, Set-up No. 001
“Echoes” and Beam 1 –
press
Transpose
The Display will show the default Transpose setting for this Set-up and
Beam No.
102 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 7.1. TO SELECT A TRANSPOSITION
Transpose for
Beam 1 +00
Use the Rotary Control Wheel (anti-clockwise in this case) to select a new
setting – a Transposition downward, say, of a minor 3rd, ie. shifting the whole
Pitch Sequence currently assigned to Beam 1 in Set-up No. 001 down by
3 semitones
Press Enter
to return the Display to
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 7.1. TO SELECT A TRANSPOSITION 103
Transpose for
Beam 01 -03
Set-up: 01 M
Echoes
7.2. To Select a Global Transposition
‘Global’ refers to all Pitch Sequences assigned to the 4 Beams and 8
Switches within the current Set-up - so different Set-ups may be saved with
different Global Transposition settings.
Global Transposition is superimposed on top of any individual Transposition
settings already assigned to the interruptions of any of the Sensors.
Once again, from any page of any Set-up and Sensor – say, Set-up 001
“Echoes” and Beam 1 –
press
Transpose
the Display might show the default setting for this Set-up and Beam No.
104 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 7.2. TO SET A GLOBAL TRANSPOSITION
Transpose for
Beam 01 +00
Now press
Page Left
The Display will show
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select a new Global Transposition in
order to put the whole piece up by, say, 3 semitones,
Now, the various Pitch Sequences assigned to the 4 Beams and 8 Switches
in the current Set-up No. 001 will each be transposed up by 3 MIDI Note
Nos. - in addition to any transposition already set for the individual Sensors.
Press Enter to return the Display to
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 7.2. TO SET A GLOBAL TRANSPOSITION 105
Global Transpose
00
Global Transpose
+03
Set-up: 001 M
Echoes
7.3. To Change the Play Direction
This enables the order of the note/chords of the selected Pitch Sequence to be
reversed in relation to the Sensor.
Again, from any page of any Set-up and Sensor - say, Set-up No. 001
“Echoes” and Beam 1 -
press
Transpose
the Display might show the default setting for this Set-up and Beam No.
106 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 7.3. TO CHANGE THE PLAY DIRECTION
Transpose for
Beam 01 +00
Now press
Page Right
The Display will show
Note. Where the default setting “Forward” is selected, the first note/chord of the
Pitch Sequence will be articulated by an interruption of the Beam at its furthest
point from the Sensor - and the last one at the point nearest it. “Reverse” reverses
the order of the note/chords and their relationship to the Sensor
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the alternative Play Direction -
in this case, Reverse
Press Enter to return the Display to
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 7.3. TO CHANGE THE PLAY DIRECTION 107
Play Direction
Beam 1 Forward
Play Direction
Beam 1 Reverse
Set-up: 001 M
Echoes
108 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP”
MIDI UTILITIES
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8. MIDI UTILITIES 109
8chapter
8. MIDI UTILITIES(See Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” 11. MIDI pp 95-106)
8.1. To Select a MIDI Program No.
MIDI Program Nos denote the 128 various sounds - or ‘voices’ - available in your
MIDI musical instrument. You may already have tried these out in Handbook –
Part 1 “Getting Started” MIDI Utilities Key (pages 38-40). See also list of
instruments in Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” 11.1.10. General MIDI
Sound Set p. 100.
So, from any Key page of any Set-up and Sensor – say, Set-up No. 001
“Echoes” and Beam 1 -
press
MIDI Utilities
the Display will show the default setting for this Set-up and Beam No.
This is the MIDI Program No. of the sound you have been hearing when Beam 1is interrupted. Its name, in this case “Choir Pad”, will be showing on the display ofmost current models of MIDI musical instruments.
110 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.1. TO SELECT A MIDI PROGRAM N0.
Sensor Beam 1
MIDI Program 092
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select a new MIDI Program No. - say
MIDI Program No. 009 - “Celesta”.
(The sound of each MIDI Program (or ‘voice’) will be heard if you repeatedly break
the Beam as you scroll through the MIDI Program Nos.)
Press Enter
to return the Display to
Note. The M after the Set-up No. denotes a modification to the Set-up - in this
case the changed MIDI Program No. - which has not yet been Saved.
In fact, since Set-up No. 001 is a Locked Set-up, the new MIDI Program No.
can’t be saved to it. If you wish to preserve this setting in relation to the other
settings of Set-up No. 001, you will need to save Set-up No. 001 as it now
stands, to one of the User Set-ups (Nos 31 - 128).
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.1. TO SELECT A MIDI PROGRAM NO. 111
Set-up: 001 M
Echoes
Sensor Beam 1
MIDI Program 009
8.2. To Select a MIDI Transmit Channel
The lead which connects Soundbeam 2’s MIDI Out socket to the MIDI In
socket of a MIDI musical instrument, carries 16 simultaneous channels of MIDI
information. The information derived from each of the 12 Sensors (4 Beams, 8
Switches) defaults in succession to MIDI Channels 01 to 12
Again, from any page of any Set-up and Sensor – say, Set-up No. 001
“Echoes” and Beam 1 -
press
MIDI Utilities
The Display will show
112 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.2. TO SELECT A MIDI TRANSMIT CHANNEL
Sensor Beam 1
MIDI Program 092
Now press
Page Left
The Display will show
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select a new MIDI Channel No, say, MIDI
Channel No. 16.
Press Enter to return the Display to
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.2. TO SELECT A MIDI TRANSMIT CHANNEL 113
Sensor Beam 1
MIDI Channel 01
Sensor Beam 1
MIDI Channel 16
Set-up: 001 M
Echoes
8.3. To Select a Sensor for sending Start/Stop/Continue commands to anexternal MIDI Sequencer in realtime
Note. For this, Soundbeam 2’s MIDI Out socket must be connected to the MIDI In
socket of the remote MIDI sequencer
Again, from any page of any Set-up and Sensor – say, Set-up No. 001
“Echoes” and Beam 1 -
press
MIDI Utilities
The Display will show
114 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.3. TO SELECT A SENSOR FOR SENDING START/STOP/CONTINUE COMMANDS TO AN EXTERNAL MIDI SEQUENCER IN REALTIME
Sensor Beam 1
MIDI Program 092
Now press
Page Left
twice (x2)
The Display will show
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select another Beam or Switch as a source
of real-time MIDI commands - say, Switch No. 5
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.3. TO SELECT A SENSOR FOR SENDING START/STOP/CONTINUE COMMANDS TO AN EXTERNAL MIDI SEQUENCER IN REALTIME 115
Start/Stop from:
Beam 3
Start/Stop from:
Switch 5
116 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.4. TO SELECT START/STOP/ OR START/CONTINUE COMMANDS FOR SENDING TO AN EXTERNAL MIDI SEQUENCER IN REALTIME
Realtime Mode:
Start/Stop
Realtime Mode:
Start/Continue
Set-up: 001 M
Echoes
Start /Stop from
Switch 5
8.4. To Select Start/Stop/or Start/Continuecommands for sending to an externalMIDI Sequencer in realtime
Note. For this, Soundbeam 2’s MIDI Out socket must be connected to the MIDI In
socket of the remote MIDI sequencer
From the situation at the end of the previous
section,
press
Page Left
again
The Display will show
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the alternative realtime mode -
Start/Continue
Press Enter to return the Display to
8.5. To Select a MIDI Channel to receive Set-up Change commands
This setting selects a MIDI Channel for receiving MIDI Program No.
commands from a MIDI keyboard instrument or other external MIDI source.
These are interpreted by Soundbeam 2 as commands to change the current
Set-up to the number indicated.
Note. For this, Soundbeam 2’s MIDI In socket must be connected to the MIDI Out
socket of the MIDI keyboard instrument or other external MIDI source.
From any page of any Set-up and Sensor – say, Set-up No. 001 “Echoes”
and Beam 1 -
press
MIDI Utilities
The Display will show
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.5. TO SELECT A MIDI CHANNEL TO RECEIVE SET-UP CHANGE COMMANDS 117
Sensor Beam 1
MIDI Program 092
Now press
Page Left
four times (x4)
The Display will show
Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select a MIDI Channel No. not otherwise
in use - say, MIDI Channel No. 15
The current Set-up can now be changed by remote control from another MIDI
keyboard or other MIDI source - via a MIDI Program Change command on
MIDI Channel No. 15 - to any other Set-up. Set-up Nos 001 to 128
respond respectively to MIDI Program Nos 001 to 128.
Press Enter to return the Display to
118 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.5. TO SELECT A MIDI CHANNEL TO RECEIVE SET-UP CHANGE COMMANDS
MIDI Set-up
Receive Chan 03
MIDI Set-up
Receive Chan 15
Set-up: 001 M
Echoes
8.6. Bulk Dump Receive
This enables all 128 Set-ups - or a single Set-up – or all 100 Pitch Sequences
– or a single Pitch Sequence - to be imported from another Soundbeam 2 or
other MIDI data storage devices.
Note. For this, Soundbeam 2’s MIDI In socket must be connected to the MIDI Out
socket of the remote Soundbeam 2 or data storage device,
From any page of any Set-up and Sensor – say, Set-up No. 001 “Echoes”
and Beam 1 -
press
MIDI Utilities
The Display will show
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.6. BULK DUMP RECEIVE 119
Sensor Beam 1
MIDI Program 092
Now press
Page Right
three times (x3)
The Display will show
Press Enter
120 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.6. BULK DUMP RECEIVE
Bulk Receive:
Enter When Ready
to prepare to receive Bulk MIDI information from another
Soundbeam 2, or other MIDI data storage device.
When Soundbeam receives the MIDI Bulk Dump, the screen
will show the Set-up or Pitch Sequence No. currently
being received
When the last Set-up or Pitch Sequence has been transferred,
press Exit to return the Display to
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.6. BULK DUMP RECEIVE 121
Bulk Receive:
>>>READY!<<<
Bulk Receive:
!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!P001
Set-up: 001 M
Echoes
8.7. MIDI Bulk Dump Send
This enables all 128 Soundbeam Set-ups - or a single Set-up - or all 100 Pitch
Sequences - or a single Pitch Sequence - to be exported to an external
Soundbeam 2, or other MIDI data storage device.
Note. For this, Soundbeam 2’s MIDI Out socket must be connected to the MIDI In
socket of the remote Soundbeam 2 or data storage device.
From any page of any Set-up and Sensor - say, Set-up No. 001 “Echoes”
and Beam 1 -
press
MIDI Utilities
The Display will show
122 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.7. MIDI BULK DUMP SEND
Sensor Beam 1
MIDI Program 092
Now press
Page Right
twice (x2)
the Display will show
Now select the MIDI information to be dumped to another machine – either
a. “Set-ups” – all 128 Set-ups (the default setting),
b. “Set-up 001” – the current Set-up only,
c. “Pitch Sequences” – all 100 Pitch Sequences,
or
d. “Sequence 005” – the Pitch Sequence assigned to
the current Beam or Switch.
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.7. MIDI BULK DUMP SEND 123
MIDI Bulk Dump:
Set-ups
If you wish to dump the current Set-up or Pitch Sequence to another
machine, use the Rotary Control Wheel to select, say,
Press
Enter
to activate
the dump
The screen will show
immediately followed by a return to
If you have finished dumping - press Exit to return the Display to
124 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.7. MIDI BULK DUMP SEND
Dumping PSQ 5
!!!!!!!!!!!! Done
MIDI Bulk Dump:
Set-ups
Set-up 001 M
Echoes
MIDI Bulk Dump:
Sequence 005
If you wish to dump the complete Bank of Set-ups or Pitch Sequences to
another machine, use the Rotary Control Wheel to select, say
Enter
to return the Display to
This will be followed automatically by a return to the first screen
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.7. MIDI BULK DUMP SEND 125
MIDI Bulk Dump:
Set-ups
Dumping Set-ups
!!!!!!!!!!!! Done
Set-up 001 M
Echoes
8.8. To View the Switch Monitor
From any page of any Set-up and Sensor – say, Set-up No. 001 “Echoes”
and Beam 1 -
press
MIDI Utilities
The Display will show
Now press
Page Right
126 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.8. TO VIEW THE SWITCH MONITOR
Sensor Beam 1
MIDI Program 092
The Display will show
A small bar graph above the appropriate Switch number will show as each one
is activated
Press Enter
to return to
PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.8. TO VIEW THE SWITCH MONITOR 127
Set-up: 001 M
Echoes
Monitor: ________
Switch: 12345678
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