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record a beat to a group. make sure it includes all the elements you want in your loop within that group.
if there are sounds or groups you do not wish to sample then adjust their volume with the fader (for groups), or in the sound mode with the (knobx) knob (for individual sounds).
press (sample) to enter the sampler.
press (plus) to switch to resample mode.
hold (shiftr) and press the pad you wish to save the sample loop to. this will enter hands free sampling. if there is any sound already on the pad, it will be replaced with your new sample loop.
if you wish to extend the length of your sample then you can press (plus) while hands free sampling is engaged, otherwise it will use the length of the current group’s pattern as the sample’s length.
press (mainr) to return to main and exit the sampler.
press and hold the pad you have sampled to to audition the sample.
if you want to retake the sample then go back to step 2 and repeat the steps.
press (shiftr) and (soundr) to enter sound edit.
press (plus) until you reach time.
rotate the (knobx) knob to enable the BPM time stretch mode.
as long as the bpm of your project is the same as that of the sample then it should not require you to adjust the tempo, but if needs be you can rotate the (knoby) knob to change the sample’s source tempo.
hold (shiftr) and (soundr) to save the sound edit adjustments to the sample.
after this step, every time you load the sample it will remember the time adjustments you have made.
press (mainr) to return to main and exit sound edit.
hold erase and the group pads that include the sounds you sampled to the loop to remove their recorded sequences, these will now be played from the loop so we will not need them.
press the pad with the loop on it to arm the loop.
this will play the loop when the sequence is started but will not save the loop to the sequence.
hold the group pad it is in and (record) to save it to the loop startup sequence.
this will save the loop to the current pattern’s sequence, so whenever you switch to that pattern it will trigger the loop on the first beat.
press play to hear your loop, it will have all of the sounds you sampled to it.
you can now layer any additional sounds or create more loops and stack them!
ensure that ting has batteries inserted under it’s covers and is lit up.
plug ting’s output into riddim’s audio input.
push the handle on ting’s left side to activate the microphone. speak into it and test it’s volume.
when in main mode, turn the (knobx) knob to adjust the input volume.
pro tip! you can send ting through riddim’s built in fx by turning the (knoby) knob while in main.
if you need more volume from ting you can turn it up by taking the bottom cover off and rotating the green volume potentiometer.
press the orange button on ting’s right side to change the fx applied to the microphone.
ting has four fx built in; echo, echo+spring, pixie and robot.
press the white button on ting’s right side to trigger one of the four samples loaded into ting.
press the green button on ting’s right side to choose between the four available samples.
to change the samples loaded onto ting you must attach it to a computer and drop in new samples.
both riddim and ting can be used standalone but using them together can be a lot of fun.
play a song on riddim and sing over it with ting, add effects to your voice and trigger samples.
now you should know everything about using riddim and ting together!
press (shiftr) and (eraser) to enter the system settings.
use (minus) and (plus) to navigate to the pad settings, then press (enter) on the pads.
use (minus) and (plus) to navigate to ‘vel’, then hit (enter).
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!
press (mainr) to return to main and exit the system settings.
hit the pads to hear the velocity sensitivity!
first, make sure to that you are in the main mode.
press (mainr) to enter the main mode from any page in the device.
choose a pad that you wish to play across a scale.
the pads will become a keyboard that have the chosen sample transposed across a scale.
hold (keysr) and press (minus) or (plus) to change the the octave.
hold (keysr) and press a pad to transpose the scale.
to change the scale, first enter into system settings by pressing (shiftr) and (eraser).
use (minus) and (plus) to navigate to ‘sca’, then hit (enter).
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!
now, when you enter keys mode the pads will be transposed to the chosen scale!
use (minus) and (plus) to navigate to the sequencer settings, then press (enter) on the pads.
use (minus) and (plus) to navigate to ‘met’, then hit (enter).
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!
press (tempor) to open the tempo mode.
turn the (knobY) to turn up the metronome.
press (play) to hear the metronome!
for this setup you will need two Riddim devices and a 3.5 mm to 3.5 mm cable.
firstly, make sure that both Riddim devices are set to 1/16 sync both in and out.
you can then plug the cable into the sync out on one Riddim and the sync in on the other.
first plug one end of a 3.5 mm cable into the sync output on your Riddim, then the other end into the input jack on the left side of your pocket operator.
press the function button under the rightmost knob and the bpm button until the screen shows SY1.
this will listen for a sync pulse on the input jack and output stereo audio from the output jack.
enter system settings by pressing (shiftr) and (eraser).
use (minus) and (plus) to navigate to the sync settings, then press (enter) on the pads.
use (minus) and (plus) to navigate to ‘OUT’, then hit (enter).
use (minus) and (plus) to navigate to ‘8’, then hit (enter).
Riddim 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 Riddim and the two will sync to the same BPM!
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 Riddim and the left channel (tip - brown or white on our cables) into the sync input jack on your Riddim.
this will send a sync pulse on the left channel (tip) of the output jack.
use (minus) and (plus) to navigate to ‘in’, then hit (enter).
Riddim 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.
press play on your pocket operator and Riddim will (play) as soon as it receives a sync signal. the two will sync to the same BPM!
pro-tip! with this setup you can add the Riddim’s internal effects to the audio coming from the pocket operator!
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 Riddim.
some vintage drum machines use a standard called DIN-sync that requires an adaptor or special cable.
use (minus) and (plus) to navigate to ‘24’, then hit (enter)
Riddim 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.
press play on your drum machine and Riddim (play) at the same time and sync to the same BPM!
to sync the drum machine from riddim, follow the same steps as before but instead connect the Riddim’s sync out to the sync-in of your drum machine then navigate to sync > out > 24.
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. keyboard and the Riddim.
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 riddim and the MIDI keyboard.
once you have your midi keyboard connected, Riddim will detect any notes and light up the MIDI or usb icon (depending on what input is used) on the screen.
now, any notes you play on the keyboard will trigger the pads on Riddim!
if you want to play one pad transposed across the keyboard then just press (keysr)!
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.
once you have your midi device connected, Riddim will be able to send midi notes to it.
press (shiftr) and (soundr) to enter sound edit mode.
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 (soundr) to “000” will create an empty pad that can hold midi without stealing any voices.
use the (knobx) knob to change the midi channel that the pad will send to.
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.
now, any notes you play or sequence on that pad will send midi to the chosen channel!
to send or receive clock to or from the connected devices go to system settings by pressing (shiftr) and (eraser) then navigate to MIDI > Clock and choose from off, on or out.
press (soundr) then press a pad and select a sound from the sound library.
press (mainr) to return to the main screen. select the pad and then press (keysr) to activate keys mode.
press (plus) to select resampling as the sound source for sampling.
press a group pad to choose which group to sample to.
press (shiftr) and a pad to start hands free sampling on that pad.
go back to the group with the sample you wish to resample.
play the chord you wish to record on the pads.
press (sample) to stop the recording.
you will now have a chord that has been resampled to another group’s pad!
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