Dave Smith Instruments POLY EVOLVER RACK - Manual (Page 15)

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Global Parameters
To edit the Global parameters, just hit the G
LOBAL button at any time, and Global
page 1 is displayed. The upper knob changes the parameter on the upper LCD line,
and the lower knob changes the lower parameter. The P
AGE U P and P AGE D OWN
buttons select the other pages.
Note: If you hold the P
AGE
D
OWN
button while you hit the P
AGE
U
P
button, it will
jump to the last page. Similarly, if you hold the P AGE U P button when you hit the
P
AGE
D
OWN
button, it will jump to the first page.
Note: When in Combo mode, many of the Global parameters will be overwritten
by the Combo parameters.
Page 1:
Tempo (BPM): xxx
Clock Div:xxxxxx
Top Line: Tempo 30…250
Basic speed for the sequencer in BPM. Actual
speed also depends on the Clock Divide setting. If using MIDI clock, it will display the
BPM of the incoming MIDI clocks. If Use Program Tempo is On, the Tempo and Clock
Divide will both be updated on every Program or Combo change.
Bottom Line: Clock Divide see table Used as a clock divider to provide a
wider range of sequencer speeds. When set to Quartr (quarter notes), the BPM
setting is exact, i.e. 120 BPM = 120 BPM. If set to Half (half note), the actual speed is
half, so a setting of 120 BPM will actually play at 60 BPM.
Swing settings add a delay to every the odd steps (1, 3, 5, etc.), while shortening the
even steps by the same amount, for a swing feel to the timing. Half swing is the same
with less delay.
Here are all the possible settings, with the effect on the overall tempo:
Display Tempo Timing Division
Half BPM/2 Half note
Quartr BPM Quarter note
Eighth BPM x 2 Eighth note
8 half BPM x 2 Eighth note, half swing timing
8swing BPM x 2 Eighth note, full swing timing
8 trip BPM x 3 Eighth note triplets
16th BPM x 4 Sixteenth note
16half BPM x 4 Sixteenth note, half swing timing
16swng BPM x 4 Sixteenth note, full swing timing
16trip BPM x 6 Sixteenth note triplets
32nd BPM x 8 Thirty-second note
32trip BPM x 12 Thirty-second note triplets
64trip BPM x 24 Sixty-fourth note triplets