Future Retro 777 V3.10 OS Features - Manual

777 OS Upgrades
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777 V3.10 Additional Features
OS V3.10 for the 777 adds all of the following features to the sequencer.
Soft Reset
Note: A soft reset must be performed the first time the unit is powered up after installing an OS upgrade.
To perform the soft reset, start with the unit powered off. Hold step key 1 and turn the power on. Continue to hold
step key 1 until the 777 leaves the display. You may now release the step key 1 and operation will default to pat-
tern 1, bank 1 selected.
Due to the nature of the 777's sequencer always saving its parameters behind the scenes, should the unit be pow-
ered off while the unit is running, or while edits are being performed there is a chance that some parameters may
not be saved correctly. This may cause the unit to appear to be stuck in a loop or have strange combinations of
LEDs lit up the next time the power is turned on.
For good practice, always stop the units playback before turning the power off. Should this happen you can use the
soft reset feature to solve the problem without harming any of your internal patterns or songs.
Location Recall
When the 777 is turned on it will automatically select the last sequence and mode you were working with when the
unit was last used.
MIDI Clock transmission
The 777 will now send MIDI clock, start and stop messages via the MIDI out jack whenever the unit is syncing to
another sequencer.
MIDI Sync Start/Stop Feature
After the 777 starts syncing to an external MIDI clock, you may now start and stop the 777's sync and playback by
pressing the run/stop key. This may be of use if you need your master MIDI device to continue playing but would
like to stop the 777's playback.
Keep in mind that the 777 will begin playback at the first step of a measure when the sync feature is reactivated. If
you reactivate the sync feature while the master sequencer is in the middle of a bar, the relationship of the 777's
time and the master clock may be offset. You can use this method for unusual timing between the master and slave
clocks. In order to perfectly sync the 777 to the master sequencer you should stop and restart playback of the mas-
ter sequencer.
Permanent Pattern Transpose
You can now permanently transpose all the notes for a pattern. To transpose a pattern in this way, first select the
desired pattern to be edited and enter the pattern edit mode. Press and hold the xpose key and the display shows the
current value of transposition. Use the up/down keys to change the transpose setting. Once you have the transpose
value set, press the time key while holding the xpose key and the pattern's notes will permanently be rewritten to
their new value. This operation can be executed while the sequencer is running.
Note: Any notes permanently transposed below C1 will be written as C1. Any notes transposed above D#6 will be
interpreted as a rest.