Dave Smith Instruments TETRA User Manual

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Alternately, with A

SSIGN

ARAMETERS

on, choose a parameter to edit with any

of the A

SSIGNABLE

ARAMETERS

controls, and change the parameter’s value

using S

ELECT

or the increment (+) or decrement (-) buttons.

Edit B/Combo

— This button behaves differently depending upon the current

mode. In Program Mode, it switches between program layers. Each program has
two layers, A and B. Each layer can be a complete, separate patch. The layers
are used in conjunction with the KeyMode parameter for creating stacked or
split programs. When E

DIT

B/C

OMBO

is active, the front panel controls the B

layer.

Note: The A

SSIGNABLE

ARAMETERS

are the same for both layers.

In Combo Mode, E

DIT

B/C

OMBO

is used to access various combo parameters.

Press E

DIT

B/C

OMBO

once to edit voice 1 parameters. Press the button

repeatedly to cycle through the voices and exit Edit Mode. See Combos on page
33 for more information.

Note: In Combo Mode or when Multi Mode is turned on in the Global
menu, a program’s B layer is ignored.

Pitch —

Controls the base frequency of the oscillators. The relative interval

between the two oscillators is in each voice is maintained, even when the
extremes are reached.

Cutoff —

Controls the filter cutoff.

Resonance —

Controls filter resonance.

Note: The filter will only self oscillate when in 4-pole mode. See Low-
pass Filter Parameters on page 19 for more information.

Attack —

Simultaneously adjusts the attack portion of all envelope generators:

filter, amplifier, and Envelope 3.

Decay/Release —

Simultaneously adjusts the decay and release portions of all

envelope generators: filter, amplifier, and Envelope 3.

Push It! —

The P

USH

button is a manual trigger to play Tetra. In Program

Mode, it can trigger a specific note (at a specific velocity) or a gated sequence,
latch notes or sequences on and off, and manually step through a sequence. For
more information, see Program Parameters, beginning on page 17.

In Combo Mode, the P

USH

button cycles through the voices for polyphonic

combos and plays all voices simultaneously when unison is on. See Combos on
page 33 for more information.