PO-33

Pocket operator manual for the PO-33

• definitions
• sounds
• patterns
• songs
• tweaking
• copy & delete
• reference
• open questions

definitions

sound/note

• short piece of sound
• pre-made notes or self-recorded sounds
• can be played in different ways (1-16)

sections

• melodic (1-8) & drum (9-16)
• melodic plays whole sound on a scale
• drum plays slice of a sound (see tweak parameter 'trim')

step

• one beat (bpm) in a pattern
• makes a sound/note

pattern

• plays steps
• max 16 steps

song

• chain of patterns
• max 128 patterns

sounds

record own sound

• hold record (star) + number
• make sound
• release buttons

max 40 sec of sound

record own sound (live)

• [play pattern]
• hold write (·) + number(s)

select sound

• hold sound (S) + number

play a sound

• [select sound]
• press number

patterns

select pattern

• hold pattern (⠛) + number

enter/exit write mode

• [select pattern]
• press write (·)

fill pattern

• [enter/exit write mode]
• press number of sound to add/remove somewhere
• press numbers of steps where to add the sound, press again to remove (added steps with lit)
• [enter/exit write mode]
• repeat

for example:

• select pattern 3 (⠛+3)
• enter write mode (·)
• use sound 6 (6)
• use sound 6 for steps 1,5,9,13 (1,5,9,13)
• stop using it for steps 5,13 (5,13)
• exit write mode (·)

play pattern

• [select pattern]
• press play (>)

songs

change patterns

• hold pattern (⠛) + number(s)

choosing a single pattern multiple times is allowed

tweaking

select tweak parameter

• press fx (FX) to toggle between different parameters

tweak parameter

• [select tweak parameter]
• turn knob A/B

add effect (see effects)

• [play pattern]
• hold fx (FX) + number (1-15)

add & save effect in pattern (see effects)

• [enter write mode]
• [play pattern]
• hold fx (FX) + number (1-15)

clear effect in pattern (see effects)

• [enter write mode]
• [play pattern]
• hold fx (FX) + 16

change swing

• hold bpm (handle) + turn knob A

change tempo (fine tuned)

• hold bpm (handle) + turn knob B

change tempo (pre-defined modes)

• press bpm (handle) to toggle between different levels

change volume

• hold bpm (handle) + number

max 5 with headphones

copy & delete

copy sound

• [select sound]
• hold write (·) + sound (S) + number

copy slice

• hold write (·) + sound (S) + number (only number 9-16) + number (1-16)

copy pattern

• [select pattern]
• hold write (·) + pattern (⠛) + number

delete sound

• [select sound]
• hold record (star) + sound (S)

delete pattern

• [select pattern]
• hold record (star) + pattern (⠛)

factory reset

• hold pattern (⠛) + insert batteries

reference

battery status

• press sound (S) + bpm (handle)

volume level

• press bpm (handle)

numbers are lit until the current level

active sounds/patterns

• press sound (S) or pattern (⠛)

lit numbers have a sound/pattern, unlit are silent, flashing is the currently selected sound/pattern

tweak parameter

• tone (ton):
  • A: pitch
  • B: volume
• filter (Flt):
  • A: high-/low-pass filter
  • B: resonance
• trim (tri):
  • A: start point
  • B: lenght

bpm levels

• hip hop (80 bpm)
• disco (120 bpm)
• techno (140 bpm)

effects

1. loop 16
2. loop 12
3. loop short
4. loop shorter
5. unison
6. unison low
7. octave up
8. octave down
9. stutter 4
10. stutter 3
11. scratch
12. scratch fast
13. 6 / 8 quantize
14. retrigger pattern
15. reverse
16. no effect

open questions

• what is a scale? (melodic plays whole sound on a scale)
• which tweaks? are used to produce the different variants of the pre-made sounds?
• what does the selected tweak parameter do? (? or ! for tone or filter)