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PHARA-O MINI
USING THE SEQUENCER
• Use control 17 to select Polyphonic or Unison
• Hold down the FUNC button (3) and PLAY/ACTIVE button (29) and use the white
keys to select the number of steps in the pattern by moving a finger from the
first to the last. Note that you can start and finish on any key, so long as the
last key is higher than the first.
• If you want to use the metronome then select it by pressing FUNC followed by
Metronome (Key 35)
• There are two ways of starting your sequence: if you want to define your
first note then press RECORD (28) and play the first note. The sequencer will
start running and the metronome (if selected) will play on the quarter notes.
Alternatively press PLAY (29) and RECORD (28) together and the sequence will
run immediately.
• Once the sequencer is running you can play the notes as required. They will
automatically quantize to the nearest step.
• In PLAY mode you can erase the current sequence by holding FUNC and
pressing ERASE (28).
• When you have finished recording press PLAY (29) to stop the sequencer. Hold
the FUNC button and press WRITE (27) followed by a key between 30 and 39 to
write to memories 1 – 10. Note that control settings are not saved.
USING FREESTYLE IN THE SEQUENCER
At any point while programming a sequence you can hold the FUNC button and
press key 38 to enter Freestyle mode. In this mode the quantization is turned off,
and the sequencer will effectively record your input in real time. Repeating FUNC
and 38 reverts to quantized programming, and any notes falling between steps
will be lost, unless you switch Freestyle back on.
USING MOTION SEQUENCING IN THE SEQUENCER
While recording a sequence holding the FUNC button and pressing Motion
Sequence On /Off (Key 39) allows you to record the movement of any of the
PHARA‑O Soul's controls (except Scale, Mode, Waveform and Resonance) as part of
the sequence. Note that base control settings are not stored. Pressing FUNC and
Smooth (Key 40) interpolates values to smooth out your adjustments, otherwise
they will change suddenly with the sequence steps. To clear your motion sequence
press FUNC and CLEAR (Key 41).
MENU FUNCTIONS
The PHARA‑O MINI has menu functions that are accessed by powering up while
holding different buttons:
MEMORY/WRITE (27) – sets the MIDI receive channel using keys 30 – 45.
RECORD/ERASE (28) – sets the MIDI transmit channel using keys 30 – 45.
MEMORY/WRITE (27) & FUNC (3) – Restore factory parameters. Press Record
(28) to restore, Play (29) to cancel.
MEMORY/WRITE (27) & RECORD (28) & PLAY (29) & FUNC (3) – initiate
firmware update from SynthTribe app.
FUNC (3) – uses the buttons and keyboard to select functions
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Quick Start Guide