CR-5k
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CR-5k for iOS 2018-11-12
Main screen
Usage (commands from top to bottom and from left to right)
1. Five voices volume control
Use those rotating knobs to adjust the volume of voices, which are built-in groups of instruments. Rotating a knob can be done by pointing it, then swiping to the left (-) or right (+), to the bottom (-) or top (+).
2. Accent depth control Use this rotating knob to adjust the way the instruments velocity is affected by the accent events from patterns.
3. Volume control Use this rotating knob to adjust the main output volume of the machine.
4. Power switch Use this switch to turn on or off the machine power supply. If none of the machine's lights, nor the LCD display is activated, use this switch to wake them up.
5. Register button Use this button to cycle through the two memory registers. Each of them stores the pattern selections and the arranger settings.
6. Crash button Use this button to trigger the crash cymbal instrument while coming back to patterns after a fill-in.
7. CY-4'' arranger Use this button to add to your rythm a pattern where the cymbal instrument is triggered each 4 steps.
8. CY-8'' arranger Use this button to add to your rythm a pattern where the cymbal instrument is triggered each 2 steps.
9. HH-4'' arranger Use this button to add to your rythm a pattern where the closed hi-hat instrument is triggered each 4 steps.
10. HH-16'' arranger Use this button to add to your rythm a pattern where the closed hi-hat instrument is triggered each steps.
11. Open HH arranger Use this button to add to your rythm a pattern where the opened hi-hat instrument is triggered each 4 steps.
12. Conga arranger Use this button to add to your rythm a conga pattern.
13. Shuffle arranger Use this button to switch to shuffle mode, with a 3/4 time signature. Patterns are computed from 4/4 ones by ignoring each third times.
14. Intro / fill-in selector Use this selector to choose the type of fill-in played as intro, as manual fill-ins or as automatic fill-ins.
15. Tempo control Use this rotating knob to adjust the tempo of the machine while in playback mode.
16. Bank selector Use those buttons to select the preset patterns bank between three built-in themes, each of which correspond to orange yellow or green rythms printed on the machine.
17. Preset selector Use those buttons to select the preset patterns from the selected bank for playback. Two (default) or all (bonus setting) patterns can be layered.
18. Auto fill-in selector Use this selector to activate the automatic fill-in playback and to choose the number of measures between each.
19. Intro / fill-in button Use this button to immediatly switch to the selected fill-in while in playback or to make the machine play a fill-in first as introduction when started.
20. Start / stop button Use this button to start and stop the machine rythm playback.
2. Accent depth control Use this rotating knob to adjust the way the instruments velocity is affected by the accent events from patterns.
3. Volume control Use this rotating knob to adjust the main output volume of the machine.
4. Power switch Use this switch to turn on or off the machine power supply. If none of the machine's lights, nor the LCD display is activated, use this switch to wake them up.
5. Register button Use this button to cycle through the two memory registers. Each of them stores the pattern selections and the arranger settings.
6. Crash button Use this button to trigger the crash cymbal instrument while coming back to patterns after a fill-in.
7. CY-4'' arranger Use this button to add to your rythm a pattern where the cymbal instrument is triggered each 4 steps.
8. CY-8'' arranger Use this button to add to your rythm a pattern where the cymbal instrument is triggered each 2 steps.
9. HH-4'' arranger Use this button to add to your rythm a pattern where the closed hi-hat instrument is triggered each 4 steps.
10. HH-16'' arranger Use this button to add to your rythm a pattern where the closed hi-hat instrument is triggered each steps.
11. Open HH arranger Use this button to add to your rythm a pattern where the opened hi-hat instrument is triggered each 4 steps.
12. Conga arranger Use this button to add to your rythm a conga pattern.
13. Shuffle arranger Use this button to switch to shuffle mode, with a 3/4 time signature. Patterns are computed from 4/4 ones by ignoring each third times.
14. Intro / fill-in selector Use this selector to choose the type of fill-in played as intro, as manual fill-ins or as automatic fill-ins.
15. Tempo control Use this rotating knob to adjust the tempo of the machine while in playback mode.
16. Bank selector Use those buttons to select the preset patterns bank between three built-in themes, each of which correspond to orange yellow or green rythms printed on the machine.
17. Preset selector Use those buttons to select the preset patterns from the selected bank for playback. Two (default) or all (bonus setting) patterns can be layered.
18. Auto fill-in selector Use this selector to activate the automatic fill-in playback and to choose the number of measures between each.
19. Intro / fill-in button Use this button to immediatly switch to the selected fill-in while in playback or to make the machine play a fill-in first as introduction when started.
20. Start / stop button Use this button to start and stop the machine rythm playback.
Tips
Make use of registers for richest variations in songs. Registers stores all pattern selections and arranger settings. Three options are accessible in your device settings, category « CR-5k » to swap registers while playing back in regular intervals. Combining for exemple half of a rythm and half of another opens the doors to almost infinite combinations !
By default, the rythm you designed is stopped while playing a fill-in. Three options are accessible in your device settings, category « CR-5k » to have it superposed to arranger and/or presets and/or programs.
By default, only two patterns can be layered to design your rythms, just like the original vintage device. An option is accessible in your device settings, category « CR-5k » to disable this limitation.
Settings
Usage (option switches from top to bottom)
Use unlimited pattern selection
Off : Patterns selection for layering onto a rythm is limited to two items.
On : Patterns selection for layering onto a rythm is not limited.
Play arranger over fill-ins Off : Arranger stops while playing fill-ins.
On : Arranger continues to play along fill-ins.
Play presets over fill-ins Off : Presets stops while playing fill-ins.
On : Presets continues to play along fill-ins.
Stereo pan Off : Bypass.
On : Each instrument is balanced to the right or left in a logical and harmonical way.
Equalizer Off : Bypass.
On : Basses and trebles are boosted and mediums are reasonably positionned. Best for lo-fi devices.
Distortion Off : Bypass.
On : A distortion effect is applied to the drum machine main output.
Delay Off : Bypass.
On : A delay effect is applied to the drum machine main output. The length of this effect is sychronized to the tempo, which in a way, produce new richer patterns with secondary discrete shots.
Reverb Off : Bypass.
On : A reverberation effect is applied to the drum machine main output.
Mute switches Off : The instrument is played.
On : The instrument is muted.
Accent bypass switches Off : The instrument velocity is affected by the accent events bundled in presets or added within your programs.
On : The instrument velocity is not affected by the accent events.
Sync-out 16'' to register Off : No impact on playback.
On : The registers are automatically swapped each 16 steps.
Sync-out 8'' to register Off : No impact on playback.
On : The registers are automatically swapped each 8 steps.
Sync-out 4'' to register Off : No impact on playback.
On : The registers are automatically swapped each 4 steps.
On : Patterns selection for layering onto a rythm is not limited.
Play arranger over fill-ins Off : Arranger stops while playing fill-ins.
On : Arranger continues to play along fill-ins.
Play presets over fill-ins Off : Presets stops while playing fill-ins.
On : Presets continues to play along fill-ins.
Stereo pan Off : Bypass.
On : Each instrument is balanced to the right or left in a logical and harmonical way.
Equalizer Off : Bypass.
On : Basses and trebles are boosted and mediums are reasonably positionned. Best for lo-fi devices.
Distortion Off : Bypass.
On : A distortion effect is applied to the drum machine main output.
Delay Off : Bypass.
On : A delay effect is applied to the drum machine main output. The length of this effect is sychronized to the tempo, which in a way, produce new richer patterns with secondary discrete shots.
Reverb Off : Bypass.
On : A reverberation effect is applied to the drum machine main output.
Mute switches Off : The instrument is played.
On : The instrument is muted.
Accent bypass switches Off : The instrument velocity is affected by the accent events bundled in presets or added within your programs.
On : The instrument velocity is not affected by the accent events.
Sync-out 16'' to register Off : No impact on playback.
On : The registers are automatically swapped each 16 steps.
Sync-out 8'' to register Off : No impact on playback.
On : The registers are automatically swapped each 8 steps.
Sync-out 4'' to register Off : No impact on playback.
On : The registers are automatically swapped each 4 steps.
Tips
Check your device's settings while CR-5k is playing back one of your creations. Reduce the app without stopping the drum machine, and access your settings in rythm ! Your actions will be applied immediatly, so that you can hear the impact it has on the machine behavior and its live output.