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THE SOUNDBEAM®

2 HANDBOOK

PART 2

STEP BY STEP

THE SOUNDBEAM PROJECTJANUARY 2002

CONTENTS

1. SET-UPS p. 5

1.1. To Select a Set-up p. 6

1.2. To Save a Set-up p. 8

1.3. To Copy the Modified Settings of a

Locked Set-up to a User Set-up p. 11

1.4. To Re-name a User Set-up p. 14

1.5. To Change the Default Set-up p. 19

2. SENSORS p. 21

2.1. To Select a Sensor p. 22

2.2. To Set up a MIDI Control Chain p. 23

2.2.1. To Assign a Control Source to

MIDI Control Chain A p. 23

2.2.2. To Assign a Control Destination to


2.2.3. To Assign a Control Depth setting to


2.2.4. To Assign a Minimum Control setting

to MIDI Control Chain A p. 27

3. PITCH SEQUENCES p. 29

3.1. To Change the Pitch Sequence assigned

to the current Sensor p. 30

3.2. To Select, Name, Record, Replay, Edit and

Save a User Pitch Sequence p. 32

3.2.1. To Select a User Pitch Sequence p. 32

3.2.2. To Name the new Pitch Sequence p. 33

3.2.3. To Select the Pitch Sequence Type p. 37

3.2.4. To Record the Notes of a Pitch Sequence

No. 040 “Scottish Fiddler” p. 39

3.2.5. To Replay the new Pitch Sequence p. 44

3.2.6. To Delete a Division from a Pitch Sequence p. 48

3.2.7. To Alter notes assigned to Pitch Sequence p. 51

3.2.8. To Insert a Division into a Pitch Sequence p. 55

3.2.9. To Assign a Note or Chord to a Single

Division using Record Division p. 59

3.2.10. To Save a New Pitch Sequence -

“Scottish Fiddler” p. 64

3.2.11. To Save a Pitch Sequence to a User Set-up p. 68

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4. RANGE p. 75

4.1. To Change Max and Min Range Settings p. 76

4.2. To Lock Range Settings to Beams or Set-ups p. 78

5. DIVISIONS p. 81

5.1. To Change a Divisions setting p. 83

5.2. To Change Divisions Offset p. 87

5.2.1 Using Divisions Offset to select one or more

note/chords of a Pitch Sequence for

articulation by interruptions of the Beam p. 90

a. To select a single note/chord p. 90

b. To select two consecutive note/chords p. 91

c. To select three consecutive note/chords p. 92

5.3. To Change a Maximum Polyphony Setting p. 93

6. TRIGGER MODES p. 95

6.1. To Select a Trigger Mode Setting p. 96

6.2. To Select a Gate Time p. 98

7. TRANSPOSE p. 101

7.1. To Select a Transposition p. 102

7.2. To Select a Global Transposition p. 104

7.3. To Change the Play Direction p. 106

8. MIDI UTILITIES p. 109

8.1. To Select a MIDI Program No. p. 110

8.2. To Select a MIDI Transmit Channel p. 112

8.3. To Select a Sensor for sending Start/Stop/Continue

commands to an external MIDI Sequencer in realtime p. 114

8.4. To Select Start/Stop/or Start/Continue commands

for sending to an external MIDI Sequencer in realtime p. 116

8.5. To Select a MIDI Channel to receive Set-up

Change commands p. 117

8.6. Bulk Dump Receive p. 119

8.7. MIDI Bulk Dump Send p. 122

8.8. To View the Switch Monitor p. 126

9. Contact Information p. 128

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - CONTENTS 3

NOTES

If you’re not sure how to carry out one of the Soundbeam procedures, try out

the relevant example here, in conjunction with The Soundbeam 2 Handbook

Part 3 “Explanations”, then adapt it to your own particular needs.

The numbers and pages of the relevant sections of Part 3 are quoted in

brackets, at the head of each section.

Use the Glossary (Soundbeam 2 Handbook Part 3 pp 113-129) to find the

meaning of any technical term you don’t understand.

With the exception of 2.2 To Set up a MIDI Control Chain and 3.2. To Select,

Name, Record, Replay, Edit and Save a User Pitch Sequence, the individual

step-by-step processes described here are not in any purposeful sequence - ie. the end

of one process does not necessarily become the starting point of the next one.

SOUNDBEAM is a Registered Trademark throughout Europe and the USA.

4 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - NOTES

SET-UPS

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1. SET-UPS 5

128 Set-ups

12 Sensors (4 Beams,

8 Switches)

100 Pitch Sequences

Range (0.56m - 6.00m)

64 Divisions

7 Trigger Modes

Transpose

128 MIDI Programs

16 MIDI Channels

Set-up 001

Channel 1 -Channel 16

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1. SET-UPS(See Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” - 4. Software Structure pp 41-43

and 5. Set-Ups pp 45-50) See also Appendix A “Set-ups and Pitch

Sequences” Set-ups 01 to 31 for list of settings for each Locked Set-up.

1.1. To Select a Set-up

Starting from the current Set-up - holding a complete collection of settings for

Pitch Sequence, Range, Division, Trigger Mode, Transpose and MIDI

Utilities assigned to each of the 12 Sensors (4 Beams and 8 Switches)

- say, the default Set-up

Press Set-up

Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select

a new Set-up No. - say Set-up No. 025

6 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.1. TO SELECT A SET-UP

Set-up: 001 P

Echoes

Slct Set-up: 001 P

Echoes

Slct Set-up: 025P

Science Fiction

Note. At this point – and until Enter is pressed – all the settings assigned by the

original Set-up, in this case Set-up No. 001 “Echoes” will still be operative.

Now, press

Enter,

the Display will show

and the newly selected Set-up – with its different collection of settings for

Sensor, Pitch Sequence, Range, Divisions, Trigger Mode, Transpose and

MIDI Utilities – will replace the previous one.

Note A. When Enter is pressed to activate the new Set-up, any modifications you

may have made to the settings of the original Set-up are lost, and replaced

by the default settings for that Set-up.

B. The letters “P” (or “L” in later versions) and “U” after the Set-up No.

denote Locked (preset) or User Set-ups.

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.1. TO SELECT A SET-UP 7

Set-up: 025 P

Science Fiction

1.2. To Save a Set-up

This is used if you want to preserve the alterations you have made to settings of

a User Set-up.

So, starting from whichever Set-up (say, Set-up No 47) and Sensor (say,

Beam 1) you have selected, and the key page* for the default settings you wish

to change (say, Divisions), the screen will show, say -

*The key page is the screen page shown when one of the keys is pressed,

or the page subsequently reached when the Page Left or Page Right Keys

are used.

Press and

hold down Enter

The screen will show

Note. The “M” after the Set-up number shows that some of the Set-up’s

settings have been modified, but not yet Saved - and are thus liable to be lost

and replaced by the original default settings if another Set-up is selected and

Enter is pressed or Soundbeam is switched off

8 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.2. TO SAVE A SET-UP

Divisions for:

Beam 1 32

Set-up: 047 M

User Set-up

then -

still holding down

Enter

press Set-up

and release both

(At this point, when you have pressed Enter and Set-up, you can check on the

name of the Set-up you are Saving by pressing Page Right once - then press

Page Left to return to the Save process)

Press Enter

again

and the Screen will ask

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.2.TO SAVE A SET-UP 9

Save 47 to 47?

Enter to accept_

Save Set-up 47

TO Set-up 47

Press Enter

once more

and the Screen will return to

Note. The “U” now replacing “M” after the Set-up No. shows that the alterations

you have made to the default settings of this User Set-up have now been Saved -

and have become the new default settings.

10 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.2. TO SAVE A SET-UP

Set-up: 047 U

User Set-up

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.3. TO COPY THE MODIFIED SETTINGS OF A LOCKED SET-UP TO A USER DEFINABLE SET-UP 11

1.3. To Copy the Modified Settings of a Locked Set-up to a User Set-up

Perhaps you have been using a Locked Set-up during your current

Soundbeam session, and have made a number of changes to the settings -

for Sensor, Pitch Sequence, Range and so on - to suit your purpose.

You would now like to preserve this modified Set-up - the default Set-up

No. 001 “Echoes”, perhaps, but with the changes to settings you have

made - for re-use at a later date. But the Set-up you have chosen is one of

the 30 Locked Set-ups (Nos 001-030), which will revert to their Locked

default settings if another Set-up is entered, or whenever Soundbeam is

switched off and then powered up again.

To preserve the altered settings of your current Locked Set-up, you will

need to copy the whole Set-up (with the modified settings) to one of the

User Set-ups (Nos 031-128).

So, once again, start from the last key page of the Locked Set-up (in this case

Set-up No 001 “Echoes”) and Sensor (Beam 1), in which you have

modified the settings - say, Transpose -

when the display might show, say

Press Enter

and hold down

Warning. After modifying a default setting, be careful not to press Set-up

before pressing Enter - since pressing Set-up first and then pressing Enter will

cause all the modifications you have made to be lost and replaced by the original

default settings.

Transpose for

Beam 1 -14

Next,

with Enter

still held down,

press Set-up

The Display will show

Release both then, use the Rotary Control Wheel to select a User Set-up No.

to Save the current settings to say, Set-up No. 067

press Enter

again

12 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.3. TO COPY THE MODIFIED SETTINGS OF A LOCKED SET-UP TO A USER DEFINABLE SET-UP

Save Set-up 001

TO Set-up 001

Save Set-up 001

TO Set-up 067

The Display will ask

press Enter

a third time


All the settings (and the name) of Set-up No. 001 - “Echoes” - including any

modifications to them you may have made – are now the default settings of

Set-up No 067.

Since “Echoes” also remains the name of Locked Set-up No. 001, the new Set-

up 067 should be re-named.

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.3. TO COPY THE MODIFIED SETTINGS OF A LOCKED SET-UP TO A USER DEFINABLE SET-UP 13

Save 001 to 67?

Enter to accept _

Set-up: 067 U

Echoes

1.4. To Re-name a User Set-up

Use the

Set-up key

and Rotary

Control Wheel

to select the

Set-up you wish

to rename – say

Set-up 067 -

“Echoes”

then press

Enter


Now press Set-up

again

14 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.4. TO RE-NAME A USER SET-UP

Set-up: 067 U

Echoes

Slct Set-up:067U

Echoes

and press

Page Right


Press Enter


but now with a cursor in the first space of the second line.

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.4. TO RE-NAME A USER SET-UP 15

Edit name of 067

Echoes

Edit name of 067

_ Echoes

Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the first number, letter, symbol or

space of the name you wish to give Set-up No. 067 (maximum16

characters) - say, in this case, “Jane’s Music Box”.

Note. The characters appear on the screen in the following order as the

Rotary Control Wheel is turned clockwise.

Blank Space

Symbols ! - /

Numbers 0 - 9

Symbols : - @

Upper Case A - Z

Symbols [ - ‘

Lower Case a - z

Symbols ( - <

Fast or Slow Clockwise turns to <

Slow Anti-clockwise turns to Blank Space

Fast Anti-clockwise turns continuous loops all sections

After you have selected the first number, letter, symbol or space - in this case

‘J’ - the display will show

Press Page Right

to move the cursor to the next space.


Edit name of 067

J_ Echoes

Edit name of 067

J Echoes

Use the Rotary Control Wheel again to select the next number, letter, symbol

or space of your chosen name

Once more

press

Page Right

and the cursor will again move to the next space

and so on, alternately selecting a letter number, symbol or space, and then

pressing Page Right until the original name has been obliterated and replaced

by the complete new name.

NB. You can go back to correct or change a letter by pressing Page Left - or by

cycling on round with Page Right.

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.4. TO RE-NAME A USER SET-UP 17

Edit name of 067

Ja Echoes

Edit name of 067

Ja_ Echoes

Edit name of 067

Janes’s Music Box

Now, press

Enter

to end Edit

Save by pressing

Enter

once more

The Display will now show the Set-up

with its new name.


Save name 067?

Jane’s Music Box

Set-up: 067 U

Jane’s Music Box

1.5. To Change the Default Set-up

Starting from the key page of any Set-up - say Set-up No. 001 “Echoes”

Press Set-up


Now press

Page Left


PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.5. TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT SET-UP 19

Slct Set-up: 001 P

Echoes

Default Power Up

Set-up no. : 001

Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the new Default Set-up No.

- say, Set-up No. 067 -

NB. Any Locked or User Set-up No could be selected here, as well as the

setting “Last”, which brings up the Set-up in use when the Controller was

last switched off


It is not necessary to press Enter. From now on, each time the Controller

is powered up, Set-up No. 067 will automatically be the first Set-up to

offer its settings for Sensors, Pitch Sequences, Range, Divisions,

Trigger Mode, Transpose and MIDI Utilities for interpreting

information from the 4 Beams and 8 Switches.

This will continue to be the case each time Soundbeam is switched on,

until a new default Set-up is selected.

20 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 1.5. TO CHANGE THE DEFAULT SET-UP

Default power up

Set-up no.: 067

SENSORS

Beams

Switches

Sensors

Soundbeam Controller

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 2. SENSORS 21

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2. SENSORS (See Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” 2. Gathering Information from

Movement pp 11-26. 3. Interpeting Information from Sensors and

Switches pp 27-40. 6. Sensors pp 51-58.)

2.1. To Select a Sensor

Start from any key

page of any Set-up

and Sensor - say

Set-up No. 001

“Echoes” and

Beam 1 -

by pressing Sensor.

In this case, the Display will show

Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select another Sensor - one of the other 3

Beams, or (if you have a Switchbox) one of the 8 Switches – whose

parameter settings you wish to change - say Beam No. 2

The Display will now show

From now on - until a new Sensor is selected, all changes of settings within the

current Set-up, or any subsequent change of Set-up - for Pitch Sequence,

Range (4 Beams only - not Switches), Divisions, Trigger Mode,

Transpose, and MIDI Utilities - will be for those assigned to Beam No. 2.

NB. Don’t forget to check that the Sensor you have selected is actually

plugged in – Beams 1, 2, 3 or 4 into Soundbeam’s rear panel, Switches 1

to 8 into the Switchbox, which must also be connected to the Controller.

22 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 2.1. TO SELECT A SENSOR

Select Sensor:

Beam 1

Select Sensor:

Beam 2

2.2. To Set up a MIDI Control Chain

In this example, one of Soundbeam’s two MIDI Control Chains is used to

cause the sound to move between the listener’s Left and Right (its “Pan

Position”) depending on the distance (Absolute Length) from the Sensor of

any interruption of the Beam.

(NB. Check that the Left and Right signal OUTPUTS from your MIDI musical

instrument and your amplifier are correctly connected to the Left and Right

INPUTS to your amplifier and speakers.)

(For a full explanation of Soundbeams’s MIDI Control Chains A and B see -

Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” 6.3. MIDI Control Chains A and B -

pp. 55-58).

Four settings are needed to operate a MIDI Control Chain, and the

proceedures for these are described consecutively in 2.2.1., 2.2.2., 2.2.3.,

and 2.2.4. below

2.2.1. To Assign a Control Source to MIDI Control Chain A

Start from any key page of any Set-up and Sensor - say Set-up No. 001

“Echoes” and Beam 1 -

by pressing

Sensor


PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 2.2. TO SET UP A MIDI CONTROL CHAIN 23

Select Sensor:

Beam 1

Now press

Page Left


The top line of the Display indicates

a. the Sensor from which control information is to be derived - and

b. which of the two MIDI Control Chains (A or B) is selected for this purpose.

The second line indicates which type of information from the Sensor is being

used as the Control Source – in this case the default is Gate (See Handbook

Part 3 “Explanations” 6.3.3. Sources of Control Information p 57)

Now use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the desired Control Source –

in this case, say, Abs Length

24 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 2.2. TO SET UP A MIDI CONTROL CHAIN

Beam 1 Ctrl A

FROM Gate

Beam 1 Ctrl A

FROM Abs Length

2.2.2. To Assign a Control Destination to MIDI Control Chain A

Press

Page Left

again

This time, the second line of the Display shows the current destination of

the MIDI Control Chain information – the function it will be used to affect –

selected from the possibilities offered by turning the Rotary Control Wheel.

In this case the default assignment is No Controller. (See Handbook Part 3

“Explanations” 6.3.4. MIDI Controllers and 6.3.5. Expressive

Modifications not listed as MIDI Controllers p. 58)

Now use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the desired destination for

control information - Pan Position - No 010



Beam 1 Ctrl A

TO No Controller

Beam 1 Ctrl A

TO Pan Pos 010

2.2.3. To Assign a Control Depth setting to MIDI Control Chain A

In order to define the extent of the variation in the Pan Position between

Left and Right - under the control of Absolute Length - we might set

the Control Depth to about half its full potential.

(See Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” 6.3.2. Control Chain Settings

iii. Control Depth p. 56)

So, from the last screen,

press

Page Left

again

The Display will show the

default setting

This setting, 001 (variable between Off and +/- 100) means that controlling

the Pan Position from Absolute Length will have practically no effect at

all. So use the Rotary Control Wheel to increase the setting to, say, + 064.

26 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 2.2. TO SET UP A MIDI CONTROL CHAIN

Beam 1 Ctrl A

Ctrl Depth + 001

Beam 1 Ctrl A

Ctrl Depth + 064


Finally...2.2.4. To Assign a Minimum Control setting

to MIDI Control Chain A

The Control Minimum sets the minimum value that MIDI Control Chain A

can impose on the MIDI function currently selected as the Control

Destination. A Control Minimum setting of 000 allows movements in the

Beam to select from the whole range of 128 possible values for the MIDI

function under control. As the Control Minimum setting increases, the smaller

the spread of possible values becomes, until finally, a Control Minimum setting

of 127 allows only a single value for the Control Destination.

(See Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” 6.3.2. Control Chain Settings iv.

Control Minimum p. 56)

Press

Page Left

once more

then use the Rotary Control Wheel

to change the setting to 000

Beam 1 Ctrl A

Ctrl minimum 064

Beam 1 Ctrl A

Ctrl minimum 000

Note. With these settings for MIDI Control Chain A, the nearer the

interruptions of the Beam is to the Sensor, the further to the right (of the

facing listener) the sounds will be - and vice versa.

To reverse this effect, it is simply necessary to invert the settings for Control

Depth (from +064 to -064) and move the Control Minimum from 000 to

a high number, say, 100.

Now, any interruption of the Beam moving nearer to the Sensor causes the

sounds to be heard moving further to the left.

28 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP”

PITCH SEQUENCES

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 3. PITCH SEQUENCES 29

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

D 3A 2G 2D 2

A 3 G 3 F 3 E 4D 3

D 4E 3

C 4F 3

A 4 G 4 E 4 D 4G 3A 2D 2

C 4F 3A 2E 2

F 3 A 3D 3G 2C 2

G 3D 3A 2D 2

C 3 E 3 D 3 G 2 A 2

C 1

D 2

A 1

D 1

D 2A 2

F 4

PITCH SEQUENCE No. 040 "SCOTTISH FIDDLER"

NOTE

NAMES

DIVISIONS

22-note Pitch Sequence No. 040 “Scottish Fiddler”

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3. PITCH SEQUENCES (See Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” - 7. Pitch Sequences pp 59-65)

See also Appendix A “Set-ups and Pitch Sequences” - Pitch Sequences

01 to 31 for list of note/chords for each Locked Pitch Sequence.

3.1. To Change the Pitch Sequence assignedto the current Sensor

Starting from any key page of any Set-up and Sensor - for this example, say,

Set-up No. 001 “Echoes” and Beam 1 - press

Pitch Sequence

In this case, the Display will show the default Locked Pitch Sequence for

Beam 1 in Set-up No. 001 - which is

Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select another Locked Pitch-Sequence -

say, No. 016 - “Blues Scale”

30 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 3.1. TO CHANGE THE PITCH SEQUENCE ASSIGNED TO THE CURRENT SENSOR

PitchSeq: 005

Major Triad +6th

PitchSeq 016

Blues Scale

Try it out by moving your hand in the Beam

From now on, until you change it again, or another Set-up is selected,

or until

Soundbeam is switched off, Pitch Sequence

No. 016 “Blues Scale” - will be continue to be

assigned to Beam 1 in this Set-up.

However, if another Set-up is selected, or Soundbeam is switched off,

Pitch Sequence No. 016 “Blues Scale” will be replaced as the default

Pitch Sequence for Beam 1 in this Set-up (No. 001) by the original

default Pitch Sequence -

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 3.1. TO CHANGE THE PITCH SEQUENCE ASSIGNED TO THE CURRENT SENSOR 31

PitchSeq: 005

Major Triad +6th

3.2. To Select, Name, Record, Replay, Edit andSave a User Pitch Sequence The next 10 sections (3.2.1. to 3.2.11. pp. 32-73) can be taken either

individually, or as a continuous series for defining, editing and saving a

new User Pitch Sequence.

3.2.1. To Select a User Pitch Sequence

Starting from any key page of any Set-up and Sensor – for this example, say,

Set-up No. 001 “Echoes” and Beam 1 –

Press Pitch Sequence

In this case, the Display will show the default Locked Pitch Sequence for

Beam 1 in Set-up No. 001 - which is

Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select one of the User Pitch Sequences

- say, No. 040

“Chromatic Scale” is the default Pitch Sequence assigned to all Pitch

Sequences not yet redefined by the user.

32 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 3.2. TO SELECT, NAME, RECORD, REPLAY, EDIT AND SAVE A USER PITCH SEQUENCE

PitchSeq 040

Chromatic Scale

PitchSeq: 005

Major Triad +6th

3.2.2. To Name the New Pitch Sequence

Next, choose a name (maximum 16 letters) for the selected Pitch Sequence -

say “Scottish Fiddler ” -

Press

Page Right

Now press

Enter


PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 3.2. TO SELECT, NAME, RECORD, REPLAY, EDIT AND SAVE A USER PITCH SEQUENCE 33

Edit name of 040

Chromatic Scale

Edit name of 040

Chromatic Scale

with the Cursor now underlining the first letter of the current name

Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the first letter or number of

the new name - “Scottish Fiddler”

Note. The characters appear on the screen in the following order as the

Rotary Control Wheel is turned clockwise.

Blank Space

Symbols ! - /

Numbers 0 - 9

Symbols : - @

Upper Case A - Z

Symbols [ - ‘

Lower Case a - z

Symbols ( - <

Fast or Slow Clockwise turns to <

Slow Anti-clockwise turns to Blank Space

Fast Anti-clockwise turns continuous loops all sections

Press Page Right

and the cursor will move to the next position


Edit name of 040

Shromatic Scale

Edit name of 040

Shromatic Scale

Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the 2nd letter or number of the

new name

Press

Page Right

again

and the cursor will move to the next position

and so on - Rotary Control Wheel to select the letter, Page Right again –

until all the letters of the original name have been replaced by those of the new

one.


Edit name of 040

Scromatic Scale

Edit name of 040

Scromatic Scale

Edit Name of 040

Scottish Fiddler

Now press

Enter

and the Display will ask

Press

Enter

once more

This will return you to the current Set-up, the Display will show

and the new name for Pitch Sequence No. 40 will have been Saved as

“Scottish Fiddler”. (You can check by pressing Pitch Sequence)


Save name 040?

Scottish Fiddler

Set-up: 001 M

Echoes

Note. The “M” onthe screen after theSet-up No. meansthat this Set-up is inthe process of beingmodified.

3.2.3. To Select the Pitch Sequence Type

Next, a choice must be made between two possible kinds of Sequence - Sequences of

Pitches (MIDI notes), or Sequences of MIDI Programs - the different sounds available

in your MIDI musical instrument (See Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” 7.2.6.

Sequence Type Select p 65). While Sequences of MIDI Programs may occasionally

be used, Sequences of Pitches will be the normal choice.

If you haven’t already done so, press

Pitch Sequence

(Illus)

- and the Display will show


PitchSeq: 040

Scottish Fiddler

Next press

Page Right

twice –(x2)

and the Display will show the Sequence Type page with the default setting

“Pitch Sequence” .

While the Rotary Control Wheel could be used to select the alternative

Sequence Type, Program Sequence, in fact, the default setting “Pitch

Sequence” is the type of sequence we want here - so, for the purpose of

this example, the setting need not be altered.


Sequence Type:

Pitch Sequence

3.2.4. To Record the Notes of Pitch SequenceNo. 040 “Scottish Fiddler”

A Pitch Sequence consists of up to 64 single notes or 2-, 3- or 4-part chords -

or a mixture of both. The example, “Scottish Fiddler”, has 22 note/chords,

and is given in here in musical notation.

Divisions. Each of the notes or chords of a Pitch Sequence is assigned to one

of the (up to) 64 equal Divisions into which the length (Range) of each Beam

can be divided - ie. up to 64 ‘slots’ to each of which one of the note/chords of a

Pitch Sequence can be assigned. (See Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” -

8. Divisions pp 67-83)


01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22


DIVISIONS

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

BEAM divided into 22 DIVISIONS


PITCH SEQUENCE No. 040 “SCOTTISH FIDDLER”

PITCH SEQUENCE No. 040 “SCOTTISH FIDDLER”

The simplest way of recording the note/chords of a new Pitch Sequence is by

using “Record Division” (accessed via the Pitch Sequence key) to play them

into the Soundbeam Controller from a MIDI Keyboard. For this, you will need

to connect MIDI Lead B - supplied with all Soundbeam 2 Kits - between the

keyboard’s MIDI Out socket and Soundbeam Controller’s MIDI In socket.

Note. The names of the notes - A 2, C#5, Eb3 and so on - are used in

accordance with the current international convention. However, in

Soundbeam 2’s screen displays, all accidentals - ie.notes with added sharps

(#) or flats (b) which denote the raising or lowering of the pitch by one

semitone - are written as sharps (#) of the next note below.


MIDI IN

B

MID

I OU

T

C 3 (D 3) / D 3 (E 3) / F 3 (G 3) / G 3 (A 3) / A 3 (B 3)

C 3 (MIddle C) / D 3 / E 3 / F 3 / G 3 / A 3/ /B 3 / C 4

So, from

press Page Rightthree times (x3)to reach the Record Divisionpage

Note. A succession of either Page Right or Page Left key presses gives access to acontinuous circle of Key Pages. The total of 5 consecutive presses of Page Rightused in this example to reach Record Division would if starting from PitchSequence Select, be replaced by the more direct 2 presses of Page Left.

The Display shows

with the single MIDI note 024 (C 0). This is Division 01 of the 64 Divisions ofUser Pitch Sequence No. 017 “Chromatic Scale” - the default PitchSequence assigned in the factory to all User Set-ups. This is now about to bereplaced by the MIDI Note Nos of the new Pitch Sequence. Note the cursorunder the Division No.

Note. If the Pitch Sequence you are replacing with the new one is a User PitchSequence (Nos 031 - 100), make sure that this is not the only copy - or, if it is,that you are content to lose it (or the current version of it) from your “library” ofavailable Pitch Sequences. Using Record Division, the first note you enter fromthe MIDI keyboard deletes all the subsequent Divisions of the previous PitchSequence, together with their matching note/chords.

Any alteration you make to a User Pitch Sequence applies immediatelyto the original in the ‘library’ - and to all copies of it assigned to anySensor in any Set-up.


Sequence Type:

Pitch Sequence

Record Divisn 01

C 0:___:___:___:

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

D 3A 2G 2D 2

A 3 G 3 F 3 E 4D 3

D 4E 3

C 4F 3

A 4 G 4 E 4 D 4G 3A 2D 2

C 4F 3A 2E 2

F 3 A 3D 3G 2C 2

G 3D 3A 2D 2

C 3 E 3 D 3 G 2 A 2

C 1

D 2

A 1

D 1

D 2A 2

F 4


NOTE

NAMES

DIVISIONS


So now use your MIDI keyboard to play 1, 2, 3 or, as in this for example, 4 notes

into Division 01 of the new Pitch Sequence - simultaneously, if you are a

reasonably accomplished keyboard player, otherwise, one by one, starting with

the lowest note and holding it down as you add (and hold down) each of the 2, 3

or 4 subsequent ones. They will replace the note(s) assigned to this Division by

the previous Pitch Sequence.

When you play one or more notes on the keyboard - for as long as you

hold these keys down - the Display will show the names of the notes you

are playing.

Note. If the notes of a chord are ‘spread’ - ie. played nearly but not quite

simultaneously - the screen will show the names of the notes in the order in which

they were played. This will make no difference to the sound of the chord.


Record Divisn 01

D 2:G 2:A 2:D 3:D 2:G 2:A 2:D 3:

As soon as you lift your fingers from these keyboard notes, the Division No. will

change to the next one - Division 02.

This time, Division 02’s 4 spaces will be blank - ready to accept your

next keyboard contribution of 1, 2, 3 or 4 simultaneous notes.

Note. From now on, a Division left vacant - unrecorded - will mark the end, for the

moment, of the Pitch Sequence, and any attempt to use the Rotary Control

Wheel to scroll on will simply result in cycling through the Divisions already

recorded up to that point.

Now play the second note or chord of the new Pitch Sequence on

the keyboard

As fast as you play the 1, 2, 3 or 4 simultaneous notes for each new Division -

and lift your fingers from the keys - the screen will change to the next

Division No.


Record Divisn 02

___:___:___:___:

Record Divisn 02

A 3:___:___:___:A 3

Record Divisn 03

___:___:___:___:

Record Divisn 03

G 3:___:___:___:

G 3:___:___:___:

and so on, until you have entered all 22 single note/chords of the new Pitch

Sequence No. 040 - “Scottish Fiddler” when the


Note. Pitch Sequences will only hold as many note/chords as are played in. In this

example, leaving Division 23 vacant - unrecorded - will mark the end, for the

moment, at any rate, of the 22 note/chords Pitch Sequence No. 040 -

“Scottish Fiddler”.

NB. If, at this point, you want to Save the new Pitch Sequence, press Pitch

Sequence and follow instructions in 3.2.10. To Save the New Pitch

Sequence (pp. 64-67 below).

Don’t press Exit - you will simply lose all your new data.

3.2.5. To Replay the new Pitch Sequence

At any point in the Pitch Sequence recording process described in the

previous section, you may wish to hear what you have done so far, in order to

get some idea of how successfully you are realising your intentions.

And finally, when the whole of the new Pitch Sequence has been entered

using the Record Division page, you will want to listen carefully to what you

have recorded, to judge whether it’s as you intended - or whether it might be

improved in any way.

In either case, from the final screen of the Record Division process to date,

say,


Record Divisn 23

___:___:___:___:

Record Divisn 23

___:___:___:___:

Press

Page Right

to reach the Replay Division page

Now press

Enter

and the note or chord assigned to Division 01

will be heard.

Hold down the Enter key while using the Rotary Control Wheel to scroll

slowly backwards and forwards (and cyclically - round and round) through the

22 Divisions of Pitch Sequence No. 040 “Scottish Fiddler”.


Replay Divisn 01

Enter to play!

As you do this, the Display will show

and so on - as you turn the Rotary Control Wheel (holding down

Enter) and the relevant note is sounded.

Listen carefully and decide whether

a. the new sequence is as you wish - in which case you can go ahead and Saveit, by the procedure described below in 3.2.10 – To Save the New PitchSequence - “Scottish Fiddler” (pp 64-67 below)

orb. major alterations are needed, and it will be easier to record the whole of the

new Pitch Sequence again, in which case press Page Left and repeat theoperations described in 3.2.4 To Record the Notes etc (pp 39-44).

orc. only a few small alterations are needed - so you can use a combination

of Delete Division, Insert Division and Record Division to put matters right,as in the following example.

Minor Alterations to the New Pitch Sequence

In this example, let us suppose that when the new Pitch Sequence is replayed,it turns out that the following minor alterations are needed.

i. An extra Division - Division No. 13 - with the note A 3 assigned to it, has been recorded by mistake (easy to do using a MIDI keyboard), giving a totalnumber of 23 note/chords assigned to 23 Divisions instead of the originallyintended 22, and must be deleted.

ii. One of the notes of the chord assigned to Division 15 needs to be changed

And, finally, the new sequence could be improved by the insertion of a chordafter Division 4 - so


Replay Divisn 01

Enter to play!

Replay Divisn 02

Enter to play!

Replay Divisn 03

Enter to play!

09 10 11 12 13 14 15 1601 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

G 3D 3A 2D 2

A 3 F 3D 3A 2G 2D 2

G 3 E 4D 3

D 4E 3

C 4F 3

A 4 C 3 E 3 D 3 G 2 A 2

C 1

D 2

A 1

D 1

D 2A 2

G 4 E 4 D 4G 3A 2D 2

C 4F 3A 2E 2

F 3 A 3D 3G 2C 2

A 3F 4

PITCH SEQUENCE No. 040 "SCOTTISH FIDDLER"(as Recorded in error with 23 note/chords)

NOTE

NAMES

iii. Insert a new Division 5 to give a 23-note Pitch Sequence

iv. Record the appropriate note/chord in the newly inserted Division

Alteration I. Delete Division 13 – recorded inerror - reducing No. of Divisionsfrom 23 to 22


09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

09 10 11 12 13 14 15 1601 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

G 3D 3A 2D 2

A 3 F 3

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

D 3A 2G 2D 2

G 3 E 4D 3

D 4E 3

C 4F 3

A 4 C 3 E 3 D 3 G 2 A 2

C 1

D 2

A 1

D 1

D 2A 2

G 4 E 4 D 4G 3A 2D 2

C 4F 3A 2E 2

F 3 A 3D 3G 2C 2

A 3F 4


(As Recorded in error with 23 note/chords)

Alteration I (before)

NOTE

NAMES


3.2.6. To Delete a Division from a Pitch Sequence

Starting from anywhere in Replay Division, say –

Press

Page Left

3 times (x3)

to reach Delete Division

Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the Division to be deleted –


Replay Divisn 01

Enter to play!

Delete Divisn 01

B 2:C 3:___:___:

Delete Divisn 13

A 3: : : :

Press

Enter

to delete

Division 13

The note/chord previously assigned to Division No 13 will now be Deleted, and

the note/chord previously assigned to Division No 14 will now be assigned to

Division No 13.

The total number of Divisions with notes or chords assigned to them

in Pitch Sequence No. 40 will now be reduced from 23 to the originally

intended 22.

NB. DON’T try to use the Save procedure from the Delete Division page without

first pressing Pitch Sequence - and be careful not to press Enter at this point since

it will simply cause another Division to be deleted. Pressing Exit will cause you to

lose the newly recorded data. Once you are in the Pitch Sequence No. Select page

(main page - Page Right x 4) you can safely press and hold down Enter to initiate

the procedure to Save the changes you have made.


Delete Divisn 13

B3: : : :

09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

09 10 11 12 13 14 15 1601 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 17 18 19 20 21 22

F 3D 3A 2G 2D 2

A 3 G 3 E 4D 3

D 4E 3

C 4F 3

A 4 G 4 E 4 D 4G 3A 2D 2

C 4F 3A 2E 2

F 3 A 3D 3G 2C 2

G 3D 3A 2D 2

A 2

C 1

C 3 E 3 D 3 G 2 D 2

A 1

D 1

D 2A 2

F 4NOTE

NAMES

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08



Alteration I (after) - 22 note version.

Alteration II. Alter one of the notes of the chordassigned to Division 15


1509 10 11 12 13 14 1601 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 17 18 19 20 21 22

A 3D 3G 2C 2

F 3D 3A 2G 2D 2

A 3 G 3 E 4D 3

D 4E 3

C 4F 3

A 4 G 4 E 4 D 4G 3A 2D 2

C 4F 3A 2E 2

F 3 G 3D 3A 2D 2

A 2

C 1

C 3 E 3 D 3 G 2 D 2

A 1

D 1

D 2A 2

F 4NOTE

NAMES

1509 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 2201 02 03 04 05 06 07 08



Alteration II (before) - 22 note version.

3.2.7. To Alter notes assigned to a Pitch Sequence Division

An alternative method for defining the individual note/chords of a Pitch

Sequence uses Record Division with the Rotary Control Wheel, Enter,

Page Right and Page Left to define the pitches one by one. More accurate

and less accident prone than using a MIDI keyboard – though rather more

cumbersome - it will be used here and in section 3.2.9. To Assign a Note or

Chord to a Single Division using Record Division.

So from

Press

Page Right

twice (x2)

to reach the

Record

Division Page

The Display will show the Division No. when Delete Division page was quitted

for the current Record Division page, say


Delete Divisn 13

B3: : : :

Record Divisn 13

D 2:E 3:A 3:A 2:

Use the Rotary Control Wheel to move to Division 15, in which one

of the constituent notes of the chord – G 2 - is to be altered to A#2

Now press

Enter

The cursor will move to the first pitch of Division 15


Record Divisn 15

C 2:G 2:D 3:A 3:

Record Divisn 15

C 2:G 2:D 3:A 3:

Press

Page Right

– to reach the

note to be altered

now use Rotary Control Wheel

to select the new note

And press

Enter

to return the

cursor to the

Division No.


Record Divisn 15

C 2:G 2:D 3:A 3:

Record Divisn 15

C 2:A# 2:D 3:A 3:

1509 10 11 12 13 14 1601 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 17 18 19 20 21 22

A 3D 3A 2C 2

F 3D 3A 2G 2D 2

A 3 G 3 E 4D 3

D 4E 3

C 4F 3

A 4 G 4 E 4 D 4G 3A 2D 2

C 4F 3A 2E 2

F 3 G 3D 3A 2D 2

A 2

C 1

C 3 E 3 D 3 G 2 D 2

A 1

D 1

D 2A 2

F 4NOTE

NAMES

1509 10 11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 2201 02 03 04 05 06 07 08



Alteration II (after) - 22 note version.

Use the Replay Division page to check this alteration by pressing

Page Right,

and listening to the new chord.


Record Divisn 15

C 2:A# 2:D 3:A 3:

Alteration III. Add a new Division No 5 to the 22note Pitch Sequence No. 40

3.2.8. To Insert a Division into a PitchSequence

In order to insert a new Division into a Pitch Sequence, the Division No

selected for this procedure should be the one the new insert will displace.

In this case, selecting Division No. 05 means that a new Division No. 5 will be

inserted between the present Division No. 05 and No. 04. The present

Division No. 05 will then be moved forward in the current Pitch Sequence

with the note/chord assigned to it - to become Division No. 06. The notes of

the previous Division No. 05 (now No. 06) will be copied in the new No. 05.

NB. Since the maximum number of note/chords which can be Saved in a Pitch

Sequence is 64, a Pitch Sequence which already contains 64 note/chords will be

unable to accept the insertion of any more Divisions.


A 3D 3A 2C 2

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22

F 3D 3A 2G 2D 2

A 3 G 3 E 4D 3

D 4E 3

C 4F 3

A 4 G 4 E 4 D 4G 3A 2D 2

C 4F 3A 2E 2

F 3 G 3D 3A 2D 2

A 2

C 1

C 3 E 3 D 3 G 2 D 2

A 1

D 1

D 2A 2

F 4NOTE

NAMES

09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 2201 02 03 04 05 06 07 08



Alteration III (before) - 22 note version.

Replay Divisn 15

C 2:A 2:G 3:D 4:

Insert Divisn 15

C_ 2:A#2:D_3:A_3:

Insert Divisn 05

D 3:E 4:___:___:

So from

Press

Page Left

twice (x2)

to reach

and use Rotary Control Wheel

to scroll to


When

Enter

is pressed,

the Display will ask

When

Enter

is pressed a

second time


with the note/chord assigned to the previous Division 05, now also repeated in

Division 06.


Before Divisn ? 05

D 3:E 4:___:___:

Insert Divisn 05

D 3:E 4___:___:

Alteration III, after.

Div 03 Div 04 Div 05 Div 06 Div 07

Notes G 3 F#3 E 4 E 4 D 4

Assigned D 3 D 3 E 3

Divisions 03, 04, 05 are unchanged. Division 05 and the notes assigned to it

have been copied to the new Division 06, and the notes assigned to the old

Division 06 have moved on to Division 07 - and so on.

The total number of Divisions in Pitch Sequence No. 040 has been increased

by 1 from 22 to 23. Using Record Division, it will now be a simple matter to

replace D 3, E 4 in the new Division 05 with the intended E 3, D 3.

NB. As with Delete Division, DON’T try to use the Save procedure from the Insert

Division page, since pressing Enter at this point will simply cause another Division

to be inserted. If you want to Save it at this point, press Pitch Sequence, after

which you can safely press and hold down Enter followed by Pitch Sequence to

Save the changes you have made.


01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08

D 3A 2G 2D 2

A 3 G 3 F 3 E 4D 3

D 4E 3

C 4F 3

A 4E 4D 3

09 10

09 10

G 4NOTE

NAMES


23

23

D 2

A 1

D 1

And, finally...Alteration IV. Enter a different chord in the newly

inserted Division 05

3.2.9. To Assign a Note or Chord to a SingleDivision using Record Division

From the last screen


01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

D 3A 2G 2D 2

A 3 G 3 F 3 E 4D 3

E 4D 3

C 4F 3

D 4E 3

A 4 G 4 E 4 D 4G 3A 2D 2

C 4F 3A 2E 2

F 3 A 3D 3G 2C 2

G 3D 3A 2D 2

C 3 E 3 D 3 G 2 A 2

C 1

D 2

A 1

D 1

D 2A 2

F 4NOTE

NAMES



Alteration IV (before) - 23 note version.

Insert Divisn 06

D 3:E 4___:___:

Press

Page Right

and the Display will show

Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select Division 05


Record Divisn 06

D 3:E 4___:___:

Record Divisn 05

D 3:E 4:___:___:

and press

Enter

to move the

cursor to the first

pitch of

Division 05

Use the Rotary Control Wheel to change this to E 3

Press

Page Right

to move the

cursor to the

next pitch


Record Divisn 05

D 3:E 4:___:___:

Record Divisn 05

E 3:E 4:___:___:

Use the Rotary Control Wheel again to change this to B 3

Now go to Replay Division page to check this alteration by pressing

Page Right,


Record Divisn 05

E 3:E 4:___:___:

Record Divisn 05

E 3:B 3:___:___:

Replay Divisn 05

Enter to Play!

holding down

Enter

and turning the Rotary Control Wheel to listen to the notes of the

revised 23 note/chord Pitch Sequence


01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23

D 3A 2G 2D 2

A 3 G 3 F 3 B 3E 3

E 4D 3

C 4F 3

D 4E 3

A 4 G 4 E 4 D 4G 3A 2D 2

C 4F 3A 2E 2

F 3 A 3D 3G 2C 2

G 3D 3A 2D 2

C 3 E 3 D 3 G 2 A 2

C 1

D 2

A 1

D 1

D 2A 2

F 4NOTE

NAMES



Alteration IV (after) - final, corrected and modified 23 note version.

3.2.10. To Save the new Pitch Sequence –“Scottish Fiddler”

With the Display showing

Press

Pitch Sequence


Now press and

hold down Enter


Replay Divisn 05

Enter to Play!

PitchSeq: 040

Scottish Fiddler


Set-up 001 M

Echoes

Save PitchSq 040

TO PitchSeq 040

The display will show

Then,

with Enter

still held down,

press

Pitch Sequence

The Display will change to

and… the Enter and Pitch Sequence keys can be released

At this point it would be possible, using the Rotary Control Wheel, to save

the new Pitch Sequence (with its name) to any other User Pitch

Sequence No. In this case, however, we can simply accept the suggestion and

Press Enter

The Display will ask

A further

press of

Enter

will end the process by returning the Display to the Set-up within which the

whole process started -


Save 40 to 40?

Enter to accept

Set-up: 001 M

Echoes

The “M” after the Set-up number means that the Set-up has been modified in

some way, but that this modified Set-up has not been Saved. It warns the user

that when Soundbeam is switched off, the modification(s) will be lost.

The modification referred to in this case is the assignment of Pitch Sequence

No. 040 “Scottish Fiddler” - Beam 1 to Set-up No. 001 “Echoes” in place

of the original default Locked Pitch Sequence No. 005 “Major Triad + 6th”

Because Set-up No. 001 “Echoes” - is one of the 30 Locked Set-ups (Nos 001

- 030), the next time Soundbeam is switched off and then powered up again,

Pitch Sequence No. 040 “Scottish Fiddler” will have been replaced by the

default Locked Pitch Sequence No. 005 “Major Triad + 6th” as the Pitch

Sequence assigned to Beam 1 in this Set-up.

However, the newly defined User Pitch Sequence No. 040 “Scottish

Fiddler” will still be in your Soundbeam Controller’s “library” of 100 Pitch

Sequences, and available for temporary or default assignment to any - or all -

of the Beams or Switches in any Set-up you might be working with.

It could also now be assigned to a Sensor (Beam or Switch) as part of another

Set-up - for example the User Set-up No. 067 re-named “Jane’s Music Box”

in the example shown above in 1. SET-UPS. “To Re-name a User Set-up

(pp. 14-18).


3.2.11. To Save a Pitch Sequence to a User Set-up

From the Display

press

Set-up

key

Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select Set-up 067U –“Jane’s Music Box”


Set-up: 001 M

Echoes

Slct Set-up: 001 M

Echoes

Slct Set-up:067U

Jane’s Music Box

Press

Enter

again

Now, press

Sensor


Set-up: 067 U

Jane’s Music Box

Select Sensor:

Beam 1

and use Rotary Control Wheel to select the Sensor in the new Set-up to

which Pitch Sequence No. 040 “Scottish Fiddler” is to be assigned -

say, Beam 2

Now press

Pitch Sequence

The Display could show, say,

Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select Pitch Sequence No. 040 “Scottish

Fiddler”


Select Sensor:

Beam 2

PitchSeq: 018

Chord Sequence

PitchSeq: 040

Scottish Fiddler


Set-up: 067 U

Jane’s Music Box

Save Set-up 067

TO Set-up 067

Press and

hold down

Enter


then,

still holding

down Enter

press Set-up


Now press

Enter

again

The Display will show the query

Finally, press

Enter

once more



Save 67 to 67?

Enter to accept

Set-up: 067 U

Jane’s Music Box

And – as pressing the Pitch Sequence key will demonstrate – Pitch Sequence

No. 040 “Scottish Fiddler” has now been assigned as the default setting for

Beam 2 in Set-up No. 067 “Jane’s Music Box”.

Note. The “U” after the Set-up No. means that any modifications made to Set-up

No. 043 ”Jane’s Music Box” have been saved, and will be the new default settings

the next time Soundbeam is powered up again.

From now on, until this setting is changed, every time Soundbeam is powered

up afresh, Pitch Sequence No. 040 “Scottish Fiddler” will be assigned to

Beam 2 in Set-up No. 067 “Jane’s Music Box” – as well, of course, as being

stored in Soundbeam’s library of Pitch Sequences -

ready to be assigned to

any one SENSOR - or several SENSORS - or even all 12 SENSORS

inany one SET-UP - or several SET-UPS - or even all 128 SETUPS


PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” 74

RANGE

75 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 4. RANGE

4chapter

4. RANGE (See Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” - 2. Gathering Information

about Movement - Range 2.1.5 to 2.1.11 pp 18-26)

4.1. To Change Max and Min Range Settings

Starting from any key page of any Set-up and Sensor – for this example, say,

Set-up No. 001 “Echoes” and Beam 1 -

press

Range

Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the new Max Range - say 3.5m

This is now the furthest distance from the Sensor within which interruptions of

the Beam will be detected.

76 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 4.1. TO CHANGE MAX AND MIN RANGE SETTINGS

Select Max Range

Beam 1: 0.60m

Select Max Range

Beam 1: 3.50m

Now press

Page Left

key

Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the new Min Range setting -

say, 2.00m

This is now the nearest distance to the Sensor from beyond which interruptions

of the Beam will be detected.

Note. As Set-up No.001 is a Locked Set-up, the new Max and Min Range

settings for Sensor 1 cannot be Saved, and so when Soundbeam 2 is switched off,

and subsequently switched on again, they will revert to the original settings.

However, until Soundbeam is switched off - and as long as Beam Range Lock (see

p.78, below) is set to ‘Beams’ - every change of Set-up will leave the Range

settings exactly as they were in the previous Set-up.

So press Enter to return to current Set-up page

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 4.1. TO CHANGE MAX AND MIN RANGE SETTINGS 77

Select Min Range

Beam 1: 0.17m

Select Min Range

Beam 1: 2.00m

Set-up: 001 M

Echoes

4.2. To Lock Range Settings to Beams or Set-ups(See Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” 2.1.11. Range Lock p.25)

Range Lock is a “Global” setting which is retained when the power is switched off.

From any page of any Set-up and Sensor – say, Set-up No. 001 “Echoes” andBeam 1 - press

Range


Now press

Page Right

78 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 4.2. TO LOCK RANGE TO BEAMS OR SET-UPS

Select Max Range

Beam 1 0.60m

The display will show

With the current default Range Lock setting at “Beams” the current Ranges

set for each of the 4 Beams will persist through all changes of Set-up, even

when Soundbeam 2 is switched off and then switched on again.

Use the Rotary Control Wheel to change the setting to “Set-up”

With the Range of each of the 4 Beams now locked to “Set-up”, the current

Range settings for each Beam will revert - at each subsequent change of Set-

up - to the various default Range settings prescribed in them. This setting -

“Range Lock to Set-up” - now becomes the default, and will persist even

when Soundbeam 2 is switched off and then switched on again.

Press Enter

to return the Display to

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 4.2. TO LOCK RANGE TO BEAMS OR SET-UPS 79

Range Lock

To Beams

Range Lock

To Set-up

Set-up: 001 P

Echoes

DIVISIONS

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 5. DIVISIONS 81

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10 (

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11 (

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12 (

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13 (

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14 (

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15 (

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16 (

40)

82

5. DIVISIONS(See Handbook Part 1 “Getting Started” pp 30-32

Part 3 “Explanations” - 8. Divisions pp 67-83)

5.1. To Change a Divisions Setting

In Soundbeam 2, the length (Range) of each of the Beams can be divided into

from 1 to 64 equal Divisions. Each of the 1 to 64 note/chords of the selected

Pitch Sequence is assigned to one of these Divisions.

So, starting from any Key page of any Set-up and Sensor – say, for this

example, Set-up No. 001 “Echoes” and Beam 1 -

press

Divisions

key

The display will show the default Divisions setting for this Set-up and

Beam No.

The default Pitch Sequence assigned to Beam 1 in Set-up No. 001 is Pitch

Sequence No. 005 “Major Triad +6th” which has 64 note/chords. A setting

of 16 Divisions allows only the 16 notes of the Pitch Sequence originally

assigned to the 16 Division Nos. 25 to 40 - C 2 to E 4 - to be articulated by

interruptions of the Beam.

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 5.1. TO CHANGE A DIVISION SETTING 83

Divisions for:

Beam 1 16

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A1

C2

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A1

C2

E2

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A2

C3

A2

G2

A2

C3

E3

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A3

C4

A3

C4

E4

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G4

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C5

E5

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1314

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1718

1920

2122

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2728

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3536

3738

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4950

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5556

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84

Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the number of Divisions you require

- any number from 1 to 64 - say, 05

This setting will allow only the 5 notes of the Pitch Sequence No. 005

originally assigned to Divisions Nos 31, 32, 33, 34, 35 - G2, A2, C3, E3, G3 -

to be ‘played’ by interruptions of the Beam.

Press

Enter

and the Display will return to

Note. The M after the Set-up Number denotes a modification to the Set-up – in

this case the changed number of Divisions - which has not yet been Saved.

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 5.1. TO CHANGE A DIVISION SETTING 85

Set-up: 001 M

Echoes

Divisions for:

Beam 1 05

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5.2. To change a Divisions Offset

(See also Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” 8.3. Using Divisions Offset to

select one or more consecutive note/chords of a Pitch Sequence for

the Active Area of the Beam pp. 78-81)

Divisions Offset moves Divisions - together with the Pitch Sequence

note/chords assigned to them - along the Beam in either direction, changing

the set of Pitch Sequence note/chords playable in the Beam

Starting again from any page of any Set-up and Sensor - say, for this example,

Set-up No. 001 “Echoes” and Beam 1 -

press

Divisions

once more

The Display will show the default Divisions setting for this Set-up and

Beam No.

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 5.2. TO CHANGE A DIVISION OFFSET 87

Divisions for:

Beam 1 16

01

(2

1)

02 (

22

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23

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24

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25

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26

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27

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29

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30

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31

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32

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33

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34

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35

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36

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01

(3

3)

02 (

34

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35

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36

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37

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38

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39

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40

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41

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0 (

42

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1 (

43

)12 (

44

)13 (

45

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46

)15 (

47

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88

Press

Page Left

to show the

default

Divisions

Offset setting

In the 64 note/chord Locked Pitch Sequence No. 005 “Major Triad +6th” - (the

default selection for Beam 1 in Set-up No. 001), the default Divisions setting of

16 allows only the 16 note/chords originally mapped to the 16 Divisions Nos. 25

(C 2) - 40 (E 4) to be played in the Beam .

However, in this case, an added default Divisions Offset of + 08 means that the

whole Pitch Sequence is shifted 8 Divisions along the Beam (towards the Sensor).

This means that it is the 16 Divisions Nos. 33 to 48 and the 16 notes of Pitch

Sequence No. 005 originally assigned to them - C 3 to E 5 - which will be

sounded by interruptions of the Beam.

Use the Rotary Control Wheel to adjust the sequence of 16 Divisions

backward by 12, to a Divisions Offset setting of - 04. Now it is the set of 16

Division Nos. 21 to 36 and the notes of the selected Pitch Sequence

originally assigned to them - C 2 to A 3 - which are sounded by interruptions of

the Beam.

Once more, press Enter


PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 5.2. TO CHANGE A DIVISION OFFSET 89

Divisions Offset

Beam 1 +08

Divisions Offset

Beam 1 -04

Set-up: 001 M

Echoes

5.2.1. Using Divisions Offset to select one ormore consecutive note/chords of a PitchSequence for articulation byinterruptions of the Beam

The example below - Pitch Sequence No. 040 “Scottish Fiddler” - will help

to show how useful Divisions Offset can be - in conjunction with Divisions No.

- in the selection and modification of different components of a Pitch Sequence

for use in the creation of new Set-ups.

Pitch Sequence No. 040 “Scottish Fiddler” - consists of 22 note/chords in

various melodic and cadential relationships, mapped to Division Nos. 01 to 22.

By reducing the number of Divisions to reflect the number of chords we wish to

hear articulated by movements in the Beam, and using Divisions Offsets of

varying amounts, in either direction, we can now select any single note/chord - or

any sequence of 2, 3, or more consecutive chords from this Pitch Sequence for

articulation by interruptions of the Beam.

a. To select a single note/chord - say the note/chord assigned to

Division 15

i. Select Number of Divisions - in this case 01.*

90 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 5.2. TO CHANGE A DIVISION OFFSET

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22DIVISIONS

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22DIVISIONS

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22DIVISIONS

Pitch Sequence No. 040 “Scottish Fiddler”

ii. Select Divisions Offset +03 to bring Division 15 to the position of

Division 12.

b. To select two consecutive note/chords - say the note/chords

assigned to Divisions 06 and 07.

i. Select No. of Divisions - in this case 02.*

ii. Select Divisions Offset -05 to bring Division 06 and 07 to the position

of Divisions 11 and 12.

*To determine which note/chords of the Pitch Sequence will be sounded by

interruptions of the Beam, with Divisions settings of 01 and 02, and

Division Offset of +00, see table in Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” 8.4.

First and Last Divisions p. 82.*PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 5.2. TO CHANGE A DIVISION OFFSET 91

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 01 02 0304DIVISIONS

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22DIVISIONS

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22DIVISIONS

18 19 20 21 22 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17DIVISIONS

OriginalPSQ Nos

OriginalPSQ Nos

OriginalPSQ Nos

OriginalPSQ Nos

c. To select 3 consecutive note/chords - say the note/chords

assigned to Divisions 21, 22 and 01.

i. Select No. of Divisions - in this case 03.*

ii. Select Divisions Offset to +10 to bring Divisions 21, 22 and 01 to the

position of Division 11, 12 and 13.

*To determine which note/chords of the Pitch Sequence will be sounded by

interruptions of the Beam with a Divisions setting of 03 and a Division

Offset of +00, see table in Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” 8.4. First and

Last Divisions p. 82.*

92 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 5.2. TO CHANGE A DIVISION OFFSET

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22DIVISIONS

01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22DIVISIONS

11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10DIVISIONSOriginalPSQ Nos

OriginalPSQ Nos

OriginalPSQ Nos

5.3. To Change a Maximum Polyphony Setting

In Soundbeam and other electronic instruments, polyphony means the number

of musical notes which can be played simultaneously. The maximum is 24

simultaneous notes per Beam or Switch.

This function is particularly valuable for regulating the density of the sound when

using PolySustain and ReTrigger Modes.

Starting once again from any page of any Set-up and Sensor - say, Set-up No.

001 “Echoes” and Beam 1 -

press

Divisions

once more

The Display will show the default Divisions setting for this Set-up and

Beam No.

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 5.3. TO CHANGE A MAXIMUM POLYPHONY SETTING 93

Divisions for:

Beam 1 16

Press

Page Right

to show

Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the maximum number of

simultaneous notes you require for interpreting Beam 1 in the current

Set-up - say

Press Enter

and the Display will return to

94 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 5.3. TO CHANGE A MAXIMUM POLYPHONY SETTING

Sensor Beam 1

Max Polyphony 08

Sensor Beam 1

Max Polyphony 10

Set-up: 001 M

Echoes

TRIGGER MODES

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 6. TRIGGER MODES 95

Inactive Area

6chapter

6. TRIGGER MODES(See Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” 9. Trigger Modes pp. 85-90)

6.1. To Select a Trigger Mode Setting for a Beam

Trigger Modes are the various ways in which notes are started and stopped

when the Beam is interrupted. There is a fully illustrated explanation of them in

Soundbeam 2 Handbook Part 3 –”Explanations”.

Starting from any page of any Set-up and Sensor – eg, say, Set-up No. 001


press

Trigger Mode

The Display will show the default Trigger Mode setting for this Set-up and

Beam No.

96 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 6.1. TO SELECT A TRIGGER MODE SETTING FOR A BEAM

Trigger Beam 1

Re-Trigger

Re-Trigger Mode allows interruptions of the

Beam, moving towards and away from the Sensor to

articulate a new note for each of the Divisions

of the Beam through which the interruption passes.

Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select a new Trigger Mode - say Gated

Single Shot

Single Shot Mode, on its own, limits the

effect of a single interruption of the Beam

to the triggering of a single note/chord only.

Unlike Re-Trigger Mode, subsequent

movements within the Beam won’t

articulate any further note/chords.

In the Gated version, any note triggered -

provided the MIDI Program No. assigned

to it represents a sustained sound - will be

heard for the length of time set on the Gate

Time page (maximum 6.3 seconds)

regardless of whether the interruption of the

Beam persists or ends. (See next section

p. 98). However, if a new interruption of the

Beam is made before the set Gate Time of

the first note/chord articulated has elapsed,

it will be silenced at once, to be replaced by

the note/chord resulting from the second

interruption.

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 6.1. TO SELECT A TRIGGER MODE SETTING FOR A BEAM 97

Trigger Beam 1

Gated Single Shot

6.2. To Select a Gate Time

The Gate Time setting defines the length of time a note will be allowed to

sound in Gated Re-Trigger and Gated Single Shot Trigger Modes.

Starting - for this example - from the situation at the end of the previous

section - 6.1 To Select a Trigger Mode setting for a Beam -

press

Page Left


To try the effect of combining the movement with different Gate Times, or - in

the case of Gated Re-Trigger only - to allow each note to overlap the next.

98 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 6.2. TO SELECT A GATE TIME

Trigger Beam 1

Gated Single Shot

Gate Time for:

Beam 1 0.2s

Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select a new Gate Time – say, 1.5seconds

Press Enter

to return the

Display to

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 6.2. TO SELECT A GATE TIME 99

Gate Time for

Beam 1 1.5s

Set-up: 001 M

Echoes

TRANSPOSE

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 7. TRANSPOSE 101

7chapter

7. TRANSPOSE(See Handbook Part Part 3 “Explanations” 10. Transpose pp 91-94)

7.1. To Select a Transposition

In Soundbeam 2, Transposition involves the shifting of all the note/chord

components of any Pitch Sequence assigned to the selected Sensor up or

down by from 1 to 36 semitone steps. The interval relationships of the Pitch

Sequence are maintained.

Starting from any page of any Set-up and Sensor – say, Set-up No. 001

“Echoes” and Beam 1 –

press

Transpose

The Display will show the default Transpose setting for this Set-up and

Beam No.

102 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 7.1. TO SELECT A TRANSPOSITION

Transpose for

Beam 1 +00

Use the Rotary Control Wheel (anti-clockwise in this case) to select a new

setting – a Transposition downward, say, of a minor 3rd, ie. shifting the whole

Pitch Sequence currently assigned to Beam 1 in Set-up No. 001 down by

3 semitones

Press Enter


PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 7.1. TO SELECT A TRANSPOSITION 103

Transpose for

Beam 01 -03

Set-up: 01 M

Echoes

7.2. To Select a Global Transposition

‘Global’ refers to all Pitch Sequences assigned to the 4 Beams and 8

Switches within the current Set-up - so different Set-ups may be saved with

different Global Transposition settings.

Global Transposition is superimposed on top of any individual Transposition

settings already assigned to the interruptions of any of the Sensors.

Once again, from any page of any Set-up and Sensor – say, Set-up 001

“Echoes” and Beam 1 –

press

Transpose

the Display might show the default setting for this Set-up and Beam No.

104 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 7.2. TO SET A GLOBAL TRANSPOSITION

Transpose for

Beam 01 +00

Now press

Page Left


Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select a new Global Transposition in

order to put the whole piece up by, say, 3 semitones,

Now, the various Pitch Sequences assigned to the 4 Beams and 8 Switches

in the current Set-up No. 001 will each be transposed up by 3 MIDI Note

Nos. - in addition to any transposition already set for the individual Sensors.

Press Enter to return the Display to

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 7.2. TO SET A GLOBAL TRANSPOSITION 105

Global Transpose

00

Global Transpose

+03

Set-up: 001 M

Echoes

7.3. To Change the Play Direction

This enables the order of the note/chords of the selected Pitch Sequence to be

reversed in relation to the Sensor.

Again, from any page of any Set-up and Sensor - say, Set-up No. 001


press

Transpose

the Display might show the default setting for this Set-up and Beam No.

106 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 7.3. TO CHANGE THE PLAY DIRECTION

Transpose for

Beam 01 +00

Now press

Page Right


Note. Where the default setting “Forward” is selected, the first note/chord of the

Pitch Sequence will be articulated by an interruption of the Beam at its furthest

point from the Sensor - and the last one at the point nearest it. “Reverse” reverses

the order of the note/chords and their relationship to the Sensor

Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the alternative Play Direction -

in this case, Reverse


PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 7.3. TO CHANGE THE PLAY DIRECTION 107

Play Direction

Beam 1 Forward

Play Direction

Beam 1 Reverse

Set-up: 001 M

Echoes

MIDI UTILITIES

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8. MIDI UTILITIES 109

8chapter

8. MIDI UTILITIES(See Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” 11. MIDI pp 95-106)

8.1. To Select a MIDI Program No.

MIDI Program Nos denote the 128 various sounds - or ‘voices’ - available in your

MIDI musical instrument. You may already have tried these out in Handbook –

Part 1 “Getting Started” MIDI Utilities Key (pages 38-40). See also list of

instruments in Handbook Part 3 “Explanations” 11.1.10. General MIDI

Sound Set p. 100.

So, from any Key page of any Set-up and Sensor – say, Set-up No. 001


press

MIDI Utilities

the Display will show the default setting for this Set-up and Beam No.

This is the MIDI Program No. of the sound you have been hearing when Beam 1is interrupted. Its name, in this case “Choir Pad”, will be showing on the display ofmost current models of MIDI musical instruments.

110 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.1. TO SELECT A MIDI PROGRAM N0.

Sensor Beam 1

MIDI Program 092

Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select a new MIDI Program No. - say

MIDI Program No. 009 - “Celesta”.

(The sound of each MIDI Program (or ‘voice’) will be heard if you repeatedly break

the Beam as you scroll through the MIDI Program Nos.)

Press Enter


Note. The M after the Set-up No. denotes a modification to the Set-up - in this

case the changed MIDI Program No. - which has not yet been Saved.

In fact, since Set-up No. 001 is a Locked Set-up, the new MIDI Program No.

can’t be saved to it. If you wish to preserve this setting in relation to the other

settings of Set-up No. 001, you will need to save Set-up No. 001 as it now

stands, to one of the User Set-ups (Nos 31 - 128).

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.1. TO SELECT A MIDI PROGRAM NO. 111

Set-up: 001 M

Echoes

Sensor Beam 1

MIDI Program 009

8.2. To Select a MIDI Transmit Channel

The lead which connects Soundbeam 2’s MIDI Out socket to the MIDI In

socket of a MIDI musical instrument, carries 16 simultaneous channels of MIDI

information. The information derived from each of the 12 Sensors (4 Beams, 8

Switches) defaults in succession to MIDI Channels 01 to 12

Again, from any page of any Set-up and Sensor – say, Set-up No. 001


press

MIDI Utilities


112 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.2. TO SELECT A MIDI TRANSMIT CHANNEL

Sensor Beam 1

MIDI Program 092

Now press

Page Left


Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select a new MIDI Channel No, say, MIDI

Channel No. 16.


PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.2. TO SELECT A MIDI TRANSMIT CHANNEL 113

Sensor Beam 1

MIDI Channel 01

Sensor Beam 1

MIDI Channel 16

Set-up: 001 M

Echoes

8.3. To Select a Sensor for sending Start/Stop/Continue commands to anexternal MIDI Sequencer in realtime

Note. For this, Soundbeam 2’s MIDI Out socket must be connected to the MIDI In

socket of the remote MIDI sequencer

Again, from any page of any Set-up and Sensor – say, Set-up No. 001


press

MIDI Utilities


114 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.3. TO SELECT A SENSOR FOR SENDING START/STOP/CONTINUE COMMANDS TO AN EXTERNAL MIDI SEQUENCER IN REALTIME

Sensor Beam 1

MIDI Program 092

Now press

Page Left

twice (x2)


Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select another Beam or Switch as a source

of real-time MIDI commands - say, Switch No. 5

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.3. TO SELECT A SENSOR FOR SENDING START/STOP/CONTINUE COMMANDS TO AN EXTERNAL MIDI SEQUENCER IN REALTIME 115

Start/Stop from:

Beam 3

Start/Stop from:

Switch 5

116 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.4. TO SELECT START/STOP/ OR START/CONTINUE COMMANDS FOR SENDING TO AN EXTERNAL MIDI SEQUENCER IN REALTIME

Realtime Mode:

Start/Stop

Realtime Mode:

Start/Continue

Set-up: 001 M

Echoes

Start /Stop from

Switch 5

8.4. To Select Start/Stop/or Start/Continuecommands for sending to an externalMIDI Sequencer in realtime


socket of the remote MIDI sequencer

From the situation at the end of the previous

section,

press

Page Left

again


Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select the alternative realtime mode -

Start/Continue


8.5. To Select a MIDI Channel to receive Set-up Change commands

This setting selects a MIDI Channel for receiving MIDI Program No.

commands from a MIDI keyboard instrument or other external MIDI source.

These are interpreted by Soundbeam 2 as commands to change the current

Set-up to the number indicated.

Note. For this, Soundbeam 2’s MIDI In socket must be connected to the MIDI Out

socket of the MIDI keyboard instrument or other external MIDI source.

From any page of any Set-up and Sensor – say, Set-up No. 001 “Echoes”

and Beam 1 -

press

MIDI Utilities


PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.5. TO SELECT A MIDI CHANNEL TO RECEIVE SET-UP CHANGE COMMANDS 117

Sensor Beam 1

MIDI Program 092

Now press

Page Left

four times (x4)


Use the Rotary Control Wheel to select a MIDI Channel No. not otherwise

in use - say, MIDI Channel No. 15

The current Set-up can now be changed by remote control from another MIDI

keyboard or other MIDI source - via a MIDI Program Change command on

MIDI Channel No. 15 - to any other Set-up. Set-up Nos 001 to 128

respond respectively to MIDI Program Nos 001 to 128.


118 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.5. TO SELECT A MIDI CHANNEL TO RECEIVE SET-UP CHANGE COMMANDS

MIDI Set-up

Receive Chan 03

MIDI Set-up

Receive Chan 15

Set-up: 001 M

Echoes

8.6. Bulk Dump Receive

This enables all 128 Set-ups - or a single Set-up – or all 100 Pitch Sequences

– or a single Pitch Sequence - to be imported from another Soundbeam 2 or

other MIDI data storage devices.

Note. For this, Soundbeam 2’s MIDI In socket must be connected to the MIDI Out

socket of the remote Soundbeam 2 or data storage device,


and Beam 1 -

press

MIDI Utilities


PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.6. BULK DUMP RECEIVE 119

Sensor Beam 1

MIDI Program 092

Now press

Page Right

three times (x3)


Press Enter

120 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.6. BULK DUMP RECEIVE

Bulk Receive:

Enter When Ready

to prepare to receive Bulk MIDI information from another

Soundbeam 2, or other MIDI data storage device.

When Soundbeam receives the MIDI Bulk Dump, the screen

will show the Set-up or Pitch Sequence No. currently

being received

When the last Set-up or Pitch Sequence has been transferred,

press Exit to return the Display to

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.6. BULK DUMP RECEIVE 121

Bulk Receive:

>>>READY!<<<

Bulk Receive:

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!P001

Set-up: 001 M

Echoes

8.7. MIDI Bulk Dump Send

This enables all 128 Soundbeam Set-ups - or a single Set-up - or all 100 Pitch

Sequences - or a single Pitch Sequence - to be exported to an external

Soundbeam 2, or other MIDI data storage device.


socket of the remote Soundbeam 2 or data storage device.

From any page of any Set-up and Sensor - say, Set-up No. 001 “Echoes”

and Beam 1 -

press

MIDI Utilities


122 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.7. MIDI BULK DUMP SEND

Sensor Beam 1

MIDI Program 092

Now press

Page Right

twice (x2)


Now select the MIDI information to be dumped to another machine – either

a. “Set-ups” – all 128 Set-ups (the default setting),

b. “Set-up 001” – the current Set-up only,

c. “Pitch Sequences” – all 100 Pitch Sequences,

or

d. “Sequence 005” – the Pitch Sequence assigned to

the current Beam or Switch.

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.7. MIDI BULK DUMP SEND 123

MIDI Bulk Dump:

Set-ups

If you wish to dump the current Set-up or Pitch Sequence to another

machine, use the Rotary Control Wheel to select, say,

Press

Enter

to activate

the dump

The screen will show

immediately followed by a return to

If you have finished dumping - press Exit to return the Display to

124 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.7. MIDI BULK DUMP SEND

Dumping PSQ 5

!!!!!!!!!!!! Done

MIDI Bulk Dump:

Set-ups

Set-up 001 M

Echoes

MIDI Bulk Dump:

Sequence 005

If you wish to dump the complete Bank of Set-ups or Pitch Sequences to

another machine, use the Rotary Control Wheel to select, say

Enter


This will be followed automatically by a return to the first screen

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.7. MIDI BULK DUMP SEND 125

MIDI Bulk Dump:

Set-ups

Dumping Set-ups

!!!!!!!!!!!! Done

Set-up 001 M

Echoes

8.8. To View the Switch Monitor


and Beam 1 -

press

MIDI Utilities


Now press

Page Right

126 PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.8. TO VIEW THE SWITCH MONITOR

Sensor Beam 1

MIDI Program 092


A small bar graph above the appropriate Switch number will show as each one

is activated

Press Enter

to return to

PART 2 “STEP BY STEP” - 8.8. TO VIEW THE SWITCH MONITOR 127

Set-up: 001 M

Echoes

Monitor: ________

Switch: 12345678

9. contact information

Soundbeam 2 is manufactured for

The Soundbeam Project

by

Robin Wood,

EMS (Cornwall),

Trendeal Vean Barn,

Ladock, Truro,

Cornwall, England, TR2 4NW

Soundbeam Helpline

tel. 044 (0)1726 883265

fax. 044 (0)1726 883283

(weekdays, 9.00 to 17.00 British time)

email . [email protected]

Information, Training, Sales

Tim Swingler,

The Soundbeam Project,

Unit 3, Highbury Villas,

St Michaels Hill, Bristol,

England, BS2 8BY

tel. 044 (0)117 974 4142

fax. 044 (0)117 970 6241

email. [email protected]

Technical Information, Dance, Exhibitions, Museums, Installations

Mark Newbold,

The Soundbeam Project,

Unit 3, Highbury Villas,

St Michaels Hill, Bristol,

England, BS2 8BY

tel. 044 (0)117 923 7075

fax. 044 (0)117 970 6241

email. [email protected]

Visit Our Website at www.soundbeam.co.uk

SOUNDBEAM® is a registered Trade Mark throughout Europe

and the USA


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