Doepfer Dark Energy I (device no longer available) - Manual (Page 23)

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Dark EnerGy DOEPFER Functionality
• Playback Mode:
On/off: Enables the arpeggiator. Set to on, a key has to be pressed down to become part of the arpeggio.
As soon as a key is released, the note is deleted from the arpeggio pattern. In other words: Only pressed
down keys are played back as arpeggio.
• Hold: In opposite to the „On“ mode, notes are still played back, after the corresponding key has been
released. The notes are deleted from the pattern, as soon as they are played a second time. You can
picture this function as a „toggle switch“.
• Overwrite: Again, the notes are played back in the same order, they have been played on the keyboard.
After the sixth note (maximum capacity) has been reached, the arpeggio starts all over again. This mode
„collects“ played keys, selective deleting of notes is not possible. If the arpeggiator is stopped, the whole
pattern will be deleted.
(8) Arpeggiator Sync – intern
Dark Energy‘s arpeggiator generates it‘s own clock signal. The tempo can be controlled via MIDI Modwheel
data. Since a modwheel can be found on almost every MIDI keyboard, it is a useful controller to set the
arpeggiators tempo in realtime (see below).
(9) Arpeggiator Sync – extern (MIDI clock)
The arpeggiator receives tempodata from an external device via USB/MIDI input. It processes the so called
MIDI realtime events: MIDI Start, Stop, Continue, Clock. Please note: The arpeggiator will only run, when
these events are generated and send by the master MIDI device!
The following realtime parameters can be controlled with several MIDI controller messages (These parame-
ters cannot be saved. After powering down/up Dark Energy, they will return to their default settings).
• Tempo
- MIDI controller 1 (Modwheel)
- Value range: 0 – 127
- Value 0 = Stop
• Gate length (note length)
- MIDI controller 0
- Value range: 0 – 127
(Devides the MIDI-clock value or the value of the internal clock. Devider is 1/96.)
• Octave
- MIDI controller 0
- Value range: 0 – 6
(The pattern will be transposed up to 7 octaves, until it starts again with note „one“.)