programmable rhythm synthesizer
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the product is esd sensitive and is sold without casing. battery information:
if this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures;
teenage engineering warrants that this product will be free from defects in material or workmanship for a period of 12 months from the date of teenage engineering’s shipment of the product to you, the customer. in the event of a defect covered by this limited warranty, teenage engineering will, at its option and free of charge to customer, repair, replace or refund the purchase price paid. TEENAGE ENGINEERING MAKES NO OTHER EXPRESS WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS PROVIDED HEREIN, AND ANY AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR PARTICULAR PURPOSE SHALL ONLY BE IN EFFECT DURING THE 12 MONTH WARRANTY PERIOD PROVIDED HEREUNDER. TEENAGE ENGINEERING'S LIABILITY ON ANY WARRANTY CLAIM SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE ACTUAL PURCHASE PRICE PAID. TEENAGE ENGINEERING SHALL NOT BE RESPONSIBLE TO CUSTOMER OR ANY THIRD PARTY FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL OR INDIRECT DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF DATA, REVENUES, SALES, BUSINESS, GOODWILL OR USE.
what does this limited warranty not cover? teenage engineering has no obligation to repair, replace, or provide refunds in the following instances:
selected tempo
break away hanger
time / node / additional info
sound parameters A / B
folding stand
knob A / B
function
effects
play / stop
write
play / rec mode
indicates write mode is active
sound
to select sound hold sound and press 1-16
alarm
to select pattern hold pattern and press 1-16
pattern
press to select tempo hold to set master volume 1-16 hold step 1-16 + m to set multiplier
to use effects hold FX and press 1-16
bpm
sound 1-16 pattern 1-16 effects 1-16
sound 1-16 1. bass drum 2. snare drum 3. closed hi-hat 4. open hi-hat 5. synthesized snare 6. sticks 7. cymbal 8. noise
9. hand clap 10. click 11. low tom 12. hi tom 13. cow bell 14. blip 15. tone 16. bass tone
effect 1-16 1. low sample rate 2. distortion 3. bit crush 4. delay 5. lowpass filter 6. lowpass sweep 7. hipass filter 8. hipass sweep
9. stutter 4 10. stutter 3 11. repeat 8 12. repeat 6 13. note shuffle 14. feedback 15. parameter lfo 16. vibrato
auto power off (a.p.o) the unit auto powers off after 5 minutes of inactivity. in this state all patterns and settings will be saved, leaving only the LCD lit. this state draws very little power so there is no need to remove batteries. if there is a cable connected in the line in, the unit will auto power off after 60 minutes of inactivity. press any key to wake the unit after sleep. press sound + bpm to show battery status.
factory reset hold pattern + write while inserting batteries to restore the unit to factory default. note: If you have an older software revision this reset functionality is not implemented.
insert two fresh AAA batteries. pay attention to plus and minus poles.
set time by turning knob A for hours and knob B for minutes. press any key to confirm and exit.
press sound + pattern. set alarm clock by turning A for hours and B for minutes. (disable alarm by turning knob A all the way down.) press any key 1-16 to set pattern for the alarm.
reset the clock by removing the batteries and start over.
hold pattern and press any key from 1-16 to select pattern. blinking led indicates active pattern.
press play to start playing. press play again to stop.
a pattern consists of 16 steps.
hold sound and press any key from 1-16 to select sound.
press write. rec symbol is lit on screen.
enter sound/notes in grid. press play to listen to your pattern.
1. low sample rate 2. distortion 3. bit crush 4. delay 5. lowpass filter 6. lowpass sweep 7. hipass filter 8. hipass sweep
9. stutter 3 10. stutter 8 11. repeat 8 12. repeat 6 13. note shuffle 14. feedback 15. parameter lfo 16. vibrato
while playing, hold FX and press any key 1-16 to punch-in effects. hold FX without pressing any key to clear effects
hold write while turning knob A or B to write sound parameter changes over time.
hold bpm and turn A to adjust the swing.
press bpm to switch tempo. the bpm will be displayed in the upper right corner of the screen. HIP HOP (80 bpm) DISCO (120 bpm) TECHNO (140 bpm)
hold bpm and turn B to fine-tune tempo (from 60 to 240 bpm).
hold bpm and press any key 1-16 to adjust master volume. note: be careful with the volume setting when using headphones. only exceed volume setting 5 with caution.
while playing, hold write and press any key 1-16 to punch in notes. notes will be quantized along with current swing setting. release write when finished.
press and hold any key 1-16 to select step while pressing bpm to insert a re-trig on that step.
press bpm mulitple times to switch between 2, 4, 8 or 16 multiplier.
hold write + pattern and press 1-16 to paste the active pattern to the corresponding new slot.
press funct + pattern to clear the active pattern.
press and hold pattern and select which patterns 1-16 to chain by pressing the corresponding key 1-16. up to 16 patterns can be chained.
one pattern can be selected multiple times. example 1,1,1,4 plays pattern 1 three times then moves on to pattern 4. after last pattern is played the sequence will start over again.
input
output
master
SY1
SY4
sync
ID input output
SY0 stereo stereo
SY1 stereo mono/sync
SY2 sync stereo
SY3 sync mono/sync
SY4 mono/sync stereo
SY5 mono/sync mono/sync
it is possible to sync multiple pocket operators with a click track using line in and out. warning: sync levels should not exceed 5Vpp (volt peak-to-peak).
connect a standard stereo audio cable between the units. the master unit will control the tempo of the sync unit.
hold funct and press bpm on master unit to toggle sync modes. press repeatedly to toggle between different modes.
there are 5 sync modes. default mode is SY0. when sync is used the signal will be split between audio (right) and sync (left).
SY5
external
device
SY2
example A: sync three pocket operator units.
example B: sync external device such as volca, iPhone, computer or synckontrol to PO-12.
SY3
audio
example C: sync an external device to two pocket operator units.
example D: sync PO-12 to an external device.
make sure the folding stand is also removed.
don't have a pro case? buy here.
to mount the pro case to a pocket operator, first you need to break away the hanger and remove the folding stand.
wrap the pro case around the edges of the unit. make sure the edges of the case is tightly fit.