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. [. . . ] 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. ONE-SHOT - The arpeggiator makes one pass and then stops. 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). When `OFF' is selected, the Latch is always off and cannot be activated accidently. To enable/disable the latch function, use the CURSOR button to move to the latch parameter field, then use the VALUE knob to change the latch status. The default value is `OFF'. Page 12 LP OS 2. 0 Addendum Activating the Arpeggiator and Latch Turning the Arpeggiator ON/OFF When a preset has the Arpeggiator function enabled, you turn the Arpeggiator ON and OFF by pressing the VALUE encoder switch (Note: you must be in PRESET mode, not MASTER mode). [. . . ] When the Tap Tempo function is engaged, the Arpeggiator Clock is adjusted directly by tapping the LFO RATE button. You can also adjust the Arpeggiator Clock using the MODULATION control (provided that prior to enaging Tap Tempo, the MODULATION control was set to adjust the Modulation Rate and not the Amount). Adjusting the Arppeggiator Clock in this manner will override the rate set by Tap Tempo. Note that the LFO RATE panel button will continue to blink, indicating that Tap Tempo is still active - you can tap in a new Arpeggiator Clock at any time. [. . . ]