User manual MOOG LITTLE PHATTY VERSION 2.0

[. . . ] OS 2. 0 Addendum Welcome Welcome to the Little Phatty version 2. 0 Operating System!OS 2. 0 adds many important new functions and features to the Little Phatty, including: LFO synchronization Tap Tempo An advanced, highly flexible Arpeggiator function Enhanced MIDI setup for USB-equipped LP's This addendum provides detailed information about all of the new functions and features in OS 2. 0, as well as the instructions for performing the OS update on Tribute and Stage LPs. This addendum also includes descriptions of the functions and features that appeared in the OS 1. 03c update not documented elsewhere. LP OS 2. 0 Addendum Before You Begin If you are updating the Operating System on your Little Phatty Tribute or Stage, please refer to Appendix A, Updating the LP Tribute or Stage Edition. If you are a Little Phatty Stage II owner, OS 2. 0 is already installed and waiting for you. [. . . ] In this mode, when the Arpeggiator is switched ON the Arpeggiator Clock rate is adjusted either with the MODULATION knob, or by using the Tap Tempo function, or by issuing a MIDI CC#90 command. Note that you must select the LFO RATE switch when the Arpeggiator is ON in order to use the MODULATION knob to change the Arpeggiator Clock rate (the MODULATION control does not adjust the speed of the LFO when the Arpeggiator is running). When `LFO' is selected as the clock source, the Arpeggiator is driven from the Low Frequency Oscillator. In this mode, the MODULATION knob adjusts the speed of the Arpeggiator Clock and the LFO Rate together, making it possible to get synchronous, arpeggiated LFO effects. When `MIDI' is selected as the clock source, the Arpeggiator is driven from an externally applied MIDI Clock. In this mode, the MIDI Clock synchronizes the Arpeggiator to the sending device (a software DAW, for example). Note that if no MIDI Clock signal is present, the Arpeggiator will not run and no notes will be heard. NOTE: For additional details, see Appendix C, Arpeggiator Clock Source. The third page of the Arpeggiator menu allows you to specify the Arpeggiator Clock Divider. The available Arpeggiator Clock Divider values are the same as the LFO Clock Divider (see table on page 7). To make a selection, use the CURSOR button to move to the divider parameter field, then use the VALUE knob to select the desired divisor value. The default clock divisor value is `1/4'. Page 11 LP OS 2. 0 Addendum ARPEGGIATOR (con't): The fourth page of the Arpeggiator menu allows you to select the range of the arpeggiator, specified in octaves. Up to +/- 3 octaves can be selected, which allows you to create sequences that are beyond the range of the LP's 3-octave keyboard. To make a selection, use the CURSOR button to move to the octave parameter field, then use the VALUE knob to select the desired octave value. Values: -3, -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3; the default value is 1. The fifth page of the Arpeggiator menu allows you to select the order (pattern) in which notes are sequenced. The choices are: UP - Notes are arpeggiated from lowest to highest DN - Notes are arpeggiated from highest to lowest ORDER - Notes are arpeggiated in the order played To make a selection, use the CURSOR button to move to the pattern parameter field, then use the VALUE knob to select the desired pattern. The default value is `UP'. The sixth page of the Arpeggiator menu allows you to select the Arpeggiator mode. The choices are: LOOP - When the arpeggiator reaches the end, it loops back to the starting point. BACK-FORTH - When the Arpeggiator reaches the end it reverses direction and returns to the starting point. To make a selection, use the CURSOR button to move to the mode parameter field, then use the VALUE knob to select the desired mode value. The seventh page of the Arpeggiator menu allows you to enable or disable the Latch function. The Latch allows the Arpeggiator to keep repeating the arpeggio state when you remove your hands from the keyboard. The Latch menu arms the Latch function the same way the Arpeggiator ON/OFF menu arms the Arpeggiator. When the Latch parameter is set to `ON', the Latch can be activated from the front panel (to activate the latch, you must be in PRESET Mode when the Arpeggiator is running - see Activating the Arpeggiator and Latch for more). [. . . ] While the arpeggiator is running, you can change its internal clock rate by selecting the LFO RATE panel button and adjusting the MODULATION control. The lower line of the Little Phatty LCD will display `ARP XXX BPM', showing the tempo of the arpeggiator clock. Note that due to the shared controls, you cannot use the MODULATION control to adjust the internal LFO Rate while the Arpeggiator is running in this mode. However, you can still adjust the LFO Rate remotely by sending a MIDI CC#3 command. [. . . ]