Doepfer R2M Midi-Ribbon-Controller User Manual

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Page 10 R2M User's Guide V1.11Description of menus and parametersSome parameters have an interdependence or cannot be explained without thefuncti

R2M User's Guide V1.11 Page 11Menu 2: Midi eventnumber of parameters: 2This menu contains all parameters that refer to Midi messages assigned t

Page 12 R2M User's Guide V1.11R2M does not recognize the gate on/off/on transition the retrigger time 4-3 has to beincreased until the gate trans

R2M User's Guide V1.11 Page 13The modes f, g and h are more simple. In this case the corresponding Midi messagescontrol change, after touch or pr

Page 14 R2M User's Guide V1.11case a reset has to be carried out at the Midi receiver or the volume has to be set toa normal value otherwise. Sam

R2M User's Guide V1.11 Page 15Normally the pitch bend range or pitch bend scale can be adjusted in the Midireceiver. For older Midi devices it ma

Page 16 R2M User's Guide V1.11Several quantization tables are available and can be chosen in this menu:12 tone all 12 semitones of an octave are

R2M User's Guide V1.11 Page 17Menu 5: Arpeggionumber of parameters: 5An arpeggiator takes apart the notes from a chord and outputs them as a sequ

Page 18 R2M User's Guide V1.115-2 OctaveRange: 1 - 5The arpeggio can be copied by up to 5 octaves. The octave parameter is used todetermine if t

R2M User's Guide V1.11 Page 198). The table below shows some typical relations between gate length and theresulting arpeggio time (in measures).G

Page 2 R2M User's Guide V1.11 OPERATING AND SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSPlease follow the given instructions for use of the instrument because this willgu

Page 20 R2M User's Guide V1.11Preset / StoreR2M has available 16 presets that are used to store and call up 16 different settingsof all parameter

R2M User's Guide V1.11 Page 21Typical applicationsGenerating a quantized pitch control via Midi and CV/GateFor this example the continuos positio

Page 22 R2M User's Guide V1.11Fig. 7Fig. 7 shows an example with 3 octaves (4-2 Octaves = 3), semitone quantization (4-1 Quantization = 12 tone)

R2M User's Guide V1.11 Page 23Generating note messages only (no pitch bend)In this mode only note messages that correspond to the position of the

Page 24 R2M User's Guide V1.11Fig. 8In the R2M the parameter 3-4 PitchScale is used to adjust to conversion of theposition data from the position

R2M User's Guide V1.11 Page 25Fig. 9Fig. 9 shows the basic principles for this mode. The grey area is the position sensor.The position sensor rep

Page 26 R2M User's Guide V1.11In any case it is the best solution is to adjust both the pitch scale of the R2M and theMidi receiver until a satis

R2M User's Guide V1.11 Page 27If the selected Midi event 2-1 (see page 11) generates continuous Midi data thecorresponding CV output even generat

Page 28 R2M User's Guide V1.11AppendixThe following tables can be used to write down complete R2M settings (presets). Simplycopy this page and co

R2M User's Guide V1.11 Page 3 ContentsIntroduction ...

Page 4 R2M User's Guide V1.11IntroductionR2M is a so-called ribbon controller that generates control signals by moving thefinger on the ribbon ma

R2M User's Guide V1.11 Page 5Connectionsn Power Supply (9V DC 250 mA)R2M does not have a built-in power supply. Instead it uses a plug-in type ex

Page 6 R2M User's Guide V1.11r CV1 OutThis socket outputs an analog control voltage in the range 0...+5V that depends onthe position of the finge

R2M User's Guide V1.11 Page 7This function can be used to modify Midi data with the R2M (e.g. adding pitch bend tonote messages on the same Midi

Page 8 R2M User's Guide V1.11Fundamental operation notes• R2M contains a lot of parameters that can be adjusted by the user and stored in16 prese

R2M User's Guide V1.11 Page 9Menu / parameter overviewMenu 1 CV ParameterIndex Parameter Sensor Range Default Explanation see chapter ... Page1