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Riddim allows for fast and easy live recording so you can quickly get your ideas down.
while Riddim is not playing press and release (record) then press (play) to hear a four beat count-in and start recording.
hit the pads to record your beat!
once you are done, press (play) again to stop recording and pause your beat.
otherwise, press (RECORD) to keep the beat going but stop recording.
if you want to start recording without a count-in you can press (RECORD) and (PLAY) together.
by default Riddim will be set to a 1 bar pattern length. if you want to record a longer pattern press (RECORD) then (minus) or (plus).
Riddim supports pattern lengths of up to 99 bars per group.
while playing you can change pattern length on the fly by holding (RECORD) and pressing (MINUS) or (PLUS).
to record over an existing pattern, press (PLAY) to start the pattern then hold (RECORD) and hit the pads to record notes into the beat.
in case you make a mistake you can easily erase it! find out more in the next sections.
Riddim sequences per step. this allows you to get super precise sequences when using smaller note intervals, while also punching-in basic sequences super fast, at higher note intervals.
while Riddim is not playing, use (minus) and (plus) to step through the steps in your pattern.
hold (RECORD) and press a pad to record the chosen pad to that step.
when a pad is recorded to a given step it will light up.
you can remove unwanted sounds and notes by holding (eraser) then pressing the pad corresponding to the unwanted note or sound.
you can also remove unwanted sounds and notes by holding (eraser) while playing then pressing the pad corresponding to the unwanted note or sound.
when in free time hold (shiftr) and the desired pad then press (minus) or (plus) to nudge the recorded note in ticks.
pro-tip! a tick is the smallest time increment that the sequencer in Riddim uses. it operates at 96 ppqn (parts per quarter note), meaning there are 96 ticks per beat. this means that the step resolution of Riddim is 24 ticks, same as OP–Z.
when in quantize mode hold (shiftr) and the desired pad
then press (minus) or (plus) to nudge the recorded note in steps.
hold (shiftr) and turn (knobx) to change the note velocity of all notes in a chosen step.
hold (shiftr) and turn (knoby) to change the note duration of all notes in a chosen step.
the maximum note duration is one bar and the minimum is one tick.
recording a loop type pad to a position in the sequencer is not possible for many reasons...
instead of recording loops, use the loop startup sequence (LSS) to save the state of each loop pad to the pattern.
this tells the sequencer that the selected loops should play on the first beat when the pattern is loaded.
select all the loop pads you wish to save to the lss.
hold the group pad of the current group and record for two seconds, until LSS flashes on the segment display followed by SAV. you can update the lss at any time by repeating this combo.
the mute state for all LOoP type pads in the group will then be saved to the patterns LSS. pro tip! you can save multiple groups at once by holding them all down and then holding record.
press an active loop pad to mute it, loops that have been saved to the LSS will only be muted while you remain in the current pattern. a loop pad that has been saved to an lss with muted loops will blink.
when you change the current pattern and come back to it, those loops will be unmuted once again. loops can be muted before a pattern is played, as well as while the sequencer is running. this manual override will always take precedence.
to remove the lss from a pattern, hold the current group pad, record and erase for two seconds, until LSS flashes on the segment display followed by DEL.
if a pattern is cleared, it’s LSS will also be cleared.
sometimes you love a sample so much you want to play it all the time. KEYS mode let’s you play a selected sample across a 12 note keyboard, either on your Riddim’s pads or a connected midi keyboard.
select a pad you want to play then press (KEYSR) to chromatically transpose the selected pad across the 12 pads.
hold KEYS and press (minus) or (plus) to select the octave. when exceeding the highest octave, the notes from the same octave will repeat allowing you to keep playing.
holding KEYS and selecting a pad will transpose the scale.
to record a note to a step, hold down (record) and press the pad that you wish to have play on that step.
to live record a note start recording by pressing (RECORD) then (PLAY) and punch out some notes into your pattern.
the fader allows you to control and record various effects and parameters in your pattern.
hold (FADERR) and a pad to change the fader parameter of your chosen group.
the fader assignments can be found printed above the pads.
fader movements can also be recorded.
holding (RECORD) and moving the FADER will record the fader’s movement into your beat.
press (shiftr) and (FADERr) to reset the fader’s virtual position to the default position for all fader assignments in the current group (RES shows on screen).
pressing this combo again will undo the reset (SET shows on screen).
while Riddim is not playing, holding (eraser) and (FADERr) until FDR blinks on screen will erase fader automation for all assignments and set the fader position for all assignments to their current position (FDR blinks on screen followed by DEL).
holding (shiftr) and moving the fader will adjust the value of the fader more precisely.
allowing you to get just the right sound!
copying is a great way of transferring a pattern or bar to another section, or a sound from one pad to another!
when in main, press (shiftr) and (groupcr) to copy (press once for BAR and twice for pattern. the current bar will be copied. pro-tip! you can navigate through bars using (shiftr) and (minus)/(plus)
press (shiftr) and (groupdr) to paste.
you can also copy sounds!
when in sound mode you can copy a sound from one pad to another by pressing (shiftr) and (groupcr) to copy from the currently selected pad, then selecting the pad you wish to paste to and pressing (shiftr) and (groupdr) to paste your sound to it.
ERASE removes recorded regrets, fader failures, whole projects, scenes, patterns, samples, or everything you’ve ever recorded.
during playback, hold (eraser) and the pad you wish to clear to remove note(s) or pad(s) played as the pattern runs. pro-tip! hold down multiple pads while pressing erase to erase them all at once - this can even be done with notes recorded in keys mode!
while Riddim is not playing, hold (eraser) and a pad until TRK blinks on the screen to erase all the notes recorded on that pad in the pattern.
hold (eraser) and the group pads (groupar) - (groupdr) until PTN blinks on the screen to erase the current patterns.
hold (eraser) and (mainr) for two seconds, if the current scene is empty and not included in the song list, it will be deleted and DEL will blink on the screen. otherwise, the contents will be cleared and CLR will show instead.
hold (eraser) and (soundr) until SND blinks on the screen to permanently remove the currently selected sample from device memory.
pressing (shiftr) and (eraser) will open the system settings. use (minus)/(plus) and ENTER to navigate the settings tree then ENTER to set your option. alternatively the codes can be typed using the numpad and ENTER to confirm.
pressing (shiftr) and (groupbr) will undo - when an undo is possible the umbrella will light up to let you know.
while Riddim is not playing, holding (eraser) and (FADERr) until FDR blinks on screen.
will erase fader automation for all assignments and set the fader position for all assignments to their current position (FDR blinks on screen followed by DEL).
while playing, holding (eraser) and (FADERr) will delete fader movements for all fader assignments.
this will set the fader position for all assignments to their position when (eraser) and (FADErR) were first pressed.
sometimes you want to add a little more feeling or expression to your beat, or even just get weird. offsetting notes allows you to move them around to just the right point!
while Riddim is not playing, hold (shiftr) and the desired pad then press (minus) or (plus) to nudge the note.
when in quantize mode the notes will move corresponding to the note interval. when in free time, the notes will move outside of the grid between the note intervals.
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