the led next to each dial is used to show the value of the corresponding dial, in any of the following ways:
a gradual min – max level, where led brightness represent dial value.
a gradual min – max level, with a default / neutral / mid green state at 50 %.
through different color segments, for toggled static values.
the top row buttons act both as track buttons, as pattern select buttons and as steps in the sequencer.
the functionality depend on what button combination you are pressing.
holding project will allow you to select patterns, while holding track will allow you to select track.
pressing them alone will place a trigger on a step in the sequencer.
play
press play to start playback from the start of the active pattern. while playing you can press play to restart playback.
stop
press stop while the sequencer is playing to stop playback.
panic
press stop while sequencer is stopped to end all active notes.
super panic
pressing stop twice while sequencer is stopped will also clear all audio buffers.
OP-Z features a two octave musical keyboard, used for playing and programming the unit. use the piano keys to trigger and play sounds from the currently selected track.
the keyboard and its piano keys can be divided into two sections. the black keys are also called value keys,
and the white keys are also called component keys.
change octave
press – or + to transpose the musical keyboard, and change the current octave, visualized by the value keys.
offset track
press and hold track together with
– or + to shift all notes on the active track one step left or right.
offset steps / micro timing
press and hold a step and repeatedly press – or + to shift timing of that step, 1 tick back or forth, visualized by a purple led next to the active step. each step has a resolution of 24 ticks.
pro-tip: the more purple the led, the further the trigger is from step center.
the shift button is often used in combination with other buttons. there is a difference between holdingand momentarily pressing shift.
next parameter page
press and release shift to toggle parameter page, indicated by different color parameter leds.
add punch-in effects
press and hold shift and the piano keys to momentarily add punch-in effects on the active track.
pro-tip: use shift combined with the color dials for temporary tweaking of a parameter. release shift to revert back to previous setting. this is great when live jamming!
applying pressure to the pitch bend control will allow you to gradually change pitch of the current selected audio track.
you can also use it on the tape track and master track.
pro-tip: try using pitch bend on the tape track to add a live tape stop effect.
pro-tip: holding a lit step and using the pitch bend lets you modify the velocity for that step.