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auto power off (a.p.o.)the unit auto powers off when no buttonsare pressed for a while, only poweringthe display to show time.press sound + bpm to show battery status.

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folding stand

knob A / BA parameter 1 B parameter 2A note pitch B lengthA - B tempo

play stylesto use play styles hold keyand press 1-16

sound 1-16pattern 1-16effects 1-16

play styles 1-16

patternto select pattern hold

pattern and press 1-16

bpmpress to select tempo

 m

hold to set master volume 1-16

m + knob B adjust tempo

soundto select sound hold

sound and press 1-16

alarm

selected

tempo

play / rec mode

indicates writemode is active

effect stylesto use effects hold styleand press 1-16

play / stop

write

micro drumsound key 16 is amicro drum machine

time / note /additional info

soundparameters A / B

break awayhanger

sound 1-15 effect 1-16

1. low sample rate2. distortion3. bit crush4. delay5. lowpass filter6. lowpass sweep7. hipass filter8. hipass sweep

9. stutter 310. stutter 811. repeat 812. repeat 613. note shuffle14. feedback15. parameter lfo16. vibrato

assorted lead synthesisranging from FM,subtractive synthesis,wavetable to physicalmodeled string.

sound 16

micro drum machine with16 sampled sounds.in write mode, set soundby holding any step and turnknob A. n 1-16 will bedisplayed in the upper rightcorner of the screen toindicate selected sound.

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1. getting started

power-upinsert two fresh AAA batteries.pay attention to plus and minuspoles.

set clockset time by turning knob A forhours and knob B for minutes.press any key to confirm and exit.

alarm clockpress sound + pattern. set alarmclock by turning A for hours and Bfor minutes.(disable by turningknob A all the way down.) pressany key 1-16 to set pattern for thealarm. to stop alarm press any key.

reset clockreset the clock by removing thebatteries and start over.

2. play

select patternhold pattern and press any keyfrom 1-16 to select pattern.blinking led indicates activepattern.

playpress play to start playing.press play again to stop.

sequencera pattern consists of 16 steps.

3. creating a pattern

select soundhold sound and press any keyfrom 1-16 to select sound.sound + 16 activates micro drum.

createpress write.rec symbol is lit on screen.enter sound/notes in grid.active steps will be lit.press play to listen to your pattern.

set notewhile write mode is active, hold alit step and turn A to set notevalue.

set lengthwhile write mode is active, hold alit step and turn B to set notelength.

4. tweak the sound

adding effects

while playing, hold style and pressany key 1-16 to punch-in effects.hold style without pressing any keyto clear effects

see reference on opposite page.

parameter locking

hold write while turning knobs towrite sound parameter changesover time.

5. tempo

press bpm to switch tempo. thebpm will be displayed in the upperright corner of the screen.HIP HOP (80 bpm)DISCO (120 bpm)TECHNO (140 bpm)hold bpm and turn B to fine-tunetempo (from 60 to 240 bpm).

6. volume

hold bpm and press any key 1-16to adjust master volume.

7. live record

while playing, hold write and pressany key 1-16 to punch in notes.notes will be quantized along withtempo setting. release write whenfinished.

8. play styles

add playstyleswhile playing, hold keyoo andpress any key 1-16 to punch inplaystyles, such as chords,arpeggios and transpositions.release write when finished. holdkey oo without pressing any key toclear playstyles.

9. making a song

(pattern chaining)

copy pattern

hold write + pattern and press1-16 to paste the active pattern tothe corresponding new slot.

clear pattern

press keyoo + pattern to clear theactive pattern.

chain pattern

press and hold pattern and selectwhich patterns 1-16 to chain bypressing the corresponding key1-16. up to 16 patterns can bechained. one pattern can beselected multiple times. example1,1,1,4 plays pattern 1 three times

then moves on to pattern 4. afterlast pattern is played the sequencewill start over again.

10. sync multiple units

it is possible to sync multiplepocket operators with its clicktrack using line in and out.connect a standard stereo audiocable between the units. themaster unit will control the tempo

of the slave unit.hold keyoo and press bpm onmaster unit to toggle sync modes.press repeatedly to togglebetween different modes displayedin the upper right corner of thescreen. press play on slave unit towait for master clock sync. pressplay on master to start.

sync modes

there are 5 sync modes. default

mode is SY0.when sync is used the signal willbe split between audio (right) andsync (left).

sync scenarios

example A

chain: PO-12 PO-14 PO-16setting: SY1 SY5 SY4

example B

chain: external PO-12setting: volca SY2  iphone  computer  synckontrol

example C

chain: ext. PO-12 PO-14setting: SY3 SY4

example D

chain: PO-12 ext. (split cable)

setting: SY1

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