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((1)) open system settings
press (shift) and (erase) to enter the system settings.
((2)) navigate to pad settings
use (minus) and (plus) to navigate to the pad settings, then press (enter) on the pads.
((3)) navigate to velocity settings
use (minus) and (plus) to navigate to ‘vel’, then hit (enter).
((4)) select velocity mode
use (minus) and (plus) to choose between: off (no velocity sensitivity). hi (for when playing with less force). low (for when playing with more force).
then hit (enter) to choose your velocity setting!
((5)) return to main
press (main) to return to main and exit the system settings.
((6)) hit the pads!
hit the pads to hear the velocity sensitivity!
((1)) main
first, make sure that you are in the main mode.
press (main) to enter the main mode from any page in the device.
((2)) choose a sample
choose a pad that you wish to play across a scale.
((3)) enter keys mode
press (keys) to enter keys mode.
the pads will become a keyboard that have the chosen sample transposed across a scale.
((4)) change octave
hold (keys) and press (minus) or (plus) to change the octave.
((5)) transpose
hold (keys) and press a pad to transpose the scale.
((6)) system settings
to change the scale, first enter into system settings by pressing (shift) and (erase).
((7)) pad settings
((8)) scale settings
use (minus) and (plus) to navigate to ‘sca’, then hit (enter).
((9)) change scale
use (minus) and (plus) to choose between:
12T - 12 tone EQUAL TEMPERAMENT (DEFAULT) maj - MAJOR (IONIAN MODE) min - MINOR (AEOLIAN MODE) dor - DORIAN MODE phr - PHRYGIAN MODE lyd - LYDIAN MODE mix - MIXOLYDIAN MODE loc - LOCRIAN MODE ma.p - MAJOR PENTATONIC mi.p - MINOR PENTATONIC then hit (enter) to choose your scale setting!
((10)) exit system settings
now, when you enter keys mode the pads will be transposed to the chosen scale!
((2)) navigate to sequencer settings
use (minus) and (plus) to navigate to the sequencer settings, then press (enter) on the pads.
((3)) navigate to metronome settings
use (minus) and (plus) to navigate to ‘met’, then hit (enter).
((4)) select metronome mode
use (minus) and (plus) to choose between: on - ENABLE METRONOME AT RECORD+PLAY rec - ENABLE METRONOME AT RECORD ONLY (DEFAULT) cnt - ENABLE METRONOME AT COUNT-IN ONLY
then hit (enter) to choose your metronome setting!
((6)) tempo
press (tempo) to open the tempo mode.
((7)) turn up metronome volume
turn the (knobY) to turn up the metronome.
((8)) press play
press (play) to hear the metronome!
((1)) get started
for this setup you will need two K.O.II devices and a 3.5 mm to 3.5 mm cable.
((2)) connect via sync
firstly, make sure that both K.O.II devices are set to 1/16 sync both in and out.
you can then plug the cable into the sync out on one K.O.II and the sync in on the other.
((1)) connect K.O.II to the pocket operator
first plug one end of a 3.5 mm cable into the sync output on your K.O.II, then the other end into the input jack on the left side of your pocket operator.
((2)) set your pocket operator to sync 2
press the function button under the rightmost knob and the bpm button until the screen shows SY2.
this will listen for a sync pulse on the input jack and output stereo audio from the output jack.
((3)) enter system settings
enter system settings by pressing (shift) and (erase).
((4)) navigate to sync
use (minus) and (plus) to navigate to the sync settings, then press (enter) on the pads.
((5)) navigate to sync > out
use (minus) and (plus) to navigate to ‘OUT’, then hit (enter).
((6)) navigate to sync > out > 8
use (minus) and (plus) to navigate to ‘8’, then hit (enter).
((7)) sync 8
K.O.II will now send a 1/8 clock pulse on it’s sync-out jack, meaning that it can sync with any device that receives 1/8 clock.
press play on your pocket operator then (play) on your K.O.II and the two will sync to the same BPM!
((1)) connect your pocket operator to K.O.II
for this setup you will need a 3.5 mm stereo (trs) to 2 x 3.5 mm mono (ts) cable.
connect the stereo end to the output of the pocket operator then plug the right channel (ring - red on our cables) into the input jack on your K.O.II and the left channel (tip - brown or white on our cables) into the sync input jack on your K.O.II.
((2)) set your pocket operator to sync 1
press the function button under the rightmost knob and the bpm button until the screen shows SY1.
this will send a sync pulse on the left channel (tip) of the output jack.
((5)) navigate to sync > in
use (minus) and (plus) to navigate to ‘in’, then hit (enter).
((6)) navigate to sync > in > 8
K.O.II will now listen for a 1/8 clock pulse on it’s sync-in jack, meaning that it can sync with any device that sends 1/8 clock.
pro-tip! with this setup you can add the K.O.II’s internal effects to the audio coming from the pocket operator!
((1)) connect your K.O.II to the drum machine
first plug one end of a 3.5 mm cable into the sync out on your vintage drum machine, then the other end into the sync input on your K.O.II.
some vintage drum machines use a standard called DIN-sync that requires an adaptor or special cable.
((2)) enter system settings
((3)) navigate to sync
((4)) navigate to sync > in
((5)) navigate to sync > in > 24
use (minus) and (plus) to navigate to ‘24’, then hit (enter)
((6)) sync 24
K.O.II will now listen for a sync24 clock pulse on it’s sync-in jack, meaning that it can sync with any device that sends sync24 clock.
((7)) press play!
press play on your drum machine and K.O.II (play) at the same time and sync to the same BPM!
((8)) sync out to the drum machine
follow the same steps as before but instead connect the K.O.II’s sync out to the sync-in of your drum machine then navigate to sync > out > 24.
((1)) get started!
for this setup, depending on your midi keyboard you may need a 3.5 mm stereo (trs) to midi din cable. some midi keyboards have trs midi and thus a 3.5 mm trs cable can be used between the keyboard and the K.O.II.
for usb midi keyboards you will need a midi host (this is typically a computer connected over usb-c or a dedicated midi host box) between the K.O. II and the MIDI keyboard.
((2)) connect your midi keyboard
once you have your midi keyboard connected, K.O.II will detect any notes and light up the MIDI or usb icon (depending on what input is used) on the screen.
((3)) play the pads with the keyboard!
now, any notes you play on the keyboard will trigger the pads on K.O.II!
((4)) play one pad across the keyboard!
if you want to play one pad transposed across the keyboard then just press (keys)!
for this setup, depending on your midi device you may need a 3.5 mm stereo (trs) to midi din cable.
some midi devices have trs midi and thus a 3.5 mm trs cable can be used. alternatively for usb midi devices a usb-c cable can be used.
((2)) connect your midi device
once you have your midi device connected, K.O.II will be able to send midi notes to it.
((3)) set a pad as a midi channel
press (shift) and (sound) to enter sound edit mode.
((4)) set a pad as a midi channel
select a pad, then navigate to the pad’s midi settings using (minus) and (plus).
pro-tip! setting the value of a pad when holding (sound) to “000” will create an empty pad that can hold midi without stealing any voices.
((5)) change midi channel
use the (knobx) knob to change the midi channel that the pad will send to.
((6)) change midi root note
use the (knoby) knob to change the root note of the midi notes, this allows you to sync your midi to the root note of your sample.
((7)) done!
now, any notes you play or sequence on that pad will send midi to the chosen channel!
((8)) bonus: send or receive midi clock
to send or receive clock to or from the connected devices go to system settings by pressing (shift) and (erase) then navigate to MIDI > Clock and choose from off, on or out.
