Antares ATR-1a manual Chapter Panel Controls and Connectors, Front Panel

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Chapter 3:

Panel Controls and Connectors

As you have almost certainly noticed, the ATR-1a has relatively few controls. We’ll cover them here.

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1Non-existent Power Switch That’s right. There isn’t one. The ATR-1a is designed to remain on continuously. You can, of course, plug it in to a switched power strip or power conditioner if you like, but leaving it on all the time will do it no harm.

2LCD An easy-to-read 20 character by 2 line display. You can set the optimum viewing angle in the System menu (See Chapter 4).

3Data Entry Knob As the name implies, turn it to enter data.

4CURSOR Buttons The cursor buttons let you move the cursor in the LCD display from field to field so that you can change the field’s value using the knob.

5PROGRAMS Button Press this button to edit a Program or Song. It is state-sensitive. That is, if you are in Program Mode when you press this button, you will be taken to the Program Edit pages. If you are in Song Mode, you will be taken to the Song Edit pages. The accompanying LED lights to remind you that you are in an edit mode. When the LED is lit, press the PROGRAMS buttom again to exit the Program Mode.

6PAGE Button While in Program, Song or System Edit Mode, press this button to cycle sequentially through the available edit pages. You can only move in one direction, but there are so few pages in each mode that you are never more than a few presses away from where you want to be.

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Contents Page Page Contents Index Welcome Technical Support Few words from Dr. Andy Page So what exactly is it? Chapter Introducing the ATR-1aSome background Some pitch terminology Little bit about pitchHow the ATR-1a detects pitch Scales How the ATR-1a corrects pitchSpeed VibratoAn example Program Mode vs. Song ModeProgram Mode Song Mode Chapter Setting Up the ATR-1a Page Front Panel Chapter Panel Controls and ConnectorsPage Back Panel Chapter Display Screens and Menu Pages Mode PagesFlash Screen ATR-1a version ATR-1a ProcessorSongXXaaaaaaaaaaaaa StepYYbbbbbbbbbbbbb Song Mode Main ScreenProgram Edit Pages ProgramXX Speed 0 is fast yy Press page when doneProgxx Press to make scale from Midi Make Scale From MidiScale XXCC#DD#EFF#GG#AA#B#D E F#G a B Why set Scale notes to Blank?ProgXX Dpth Rt Dly yyyyyy xxx zzz dddd ProgXX Save? To Pgm ProgramXX NameaaaaaaaaaaaaaSong Edit Pages Program NameSongXX 1 2 3 Programs 0 0 0 SongYY Speed 0 is fastSong Speed Song ItemsSong Vibrato SongXX Dpth Rt Dly yyyyyy xxx zzz ddddSongXX Save? To Sng SongXX NameaaaaaaaaaaaaaSystem Edit Pages Song NameBass Mode Bass ModeSensitivity LCD Aa bb Sensitivity and LCDFoot Switch and Detune FootSwitch Detune Aaaaaa bbbbMidi Channel Note Sustain Aaaa bbb cccPgmChg Bend ModWhl Aaa ccc ddd Midi Speed Step Control aaa bbb Midi Vib Rate Delay Control aaa bbbOwner Message SysEx Device Number aaaEdit Owner Name aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Chapter Creative Applications for the ATR-1a Page Page Factory Programs AppendixScale and Chord Guides Scales/Modes reference chartChord reference chart G a G B A C A B B D C D C E D F E G F G F a System data = Midi System Exclusive Message FormatsFrom the front panel Vibrato Delay Table Midi System Exclusive Message Examples This message sets Program data in the ATR-1a Page Model ATR-1a, version Midi Implementation ChartDAC ATR-1a SpecificationsIndex Midi