MB SEQ functions - quick reference

Detailed info for options and functions is available at http://www.ucapps.de/midibox_seq_manual_m.html
Print-friendly (on two A4 sheets) xls version available here mbseq_prn_.zip


# Function Description / Options
Dedicated button functions (these can vary depending on panel design and MBSEQ_HW.V4 file)
1
 		 Pattern
1,2,3,4 		Select pattern/track group - G1, G2, G3, G4
 
2
 		 Track
1,2,3,4 		Select track within track group - T1, T2, T3, T4. 16 tracks are available in total
 
3
 		 Trigger layer
A,B,C 		Select trigger layer A or B or C. Holding C opens trigger layer selection menu and allows to select others
<html>  		 Gate Acc Roll Glide Skip R.G(random gate) R.V(random value) No FX </html>
4
 
 		 Parameter layer  
A,B,C
 		 Select parameter layer A and B. C switches between C & D or with Press&Hold open parameter layer selection menu and to select others.
Four parameter layers available by default, but CC, Pitch, Prob, Delay can be added via trigger selection menu (?) FIXME
<html>  		 Note Vel Length Roll </html>
5
 		 Step View
 		 View and select steps if more than 16 are used
<html>  		 1..16 17..32 …etc</html>
6
 		 Pattern
 		 Select/load pattern/track group G1, G2, G3, G4 from SD memory location
 
7
 		 Song
 		 Select song parameters
<html>  		 Song # Position Action{Stop; x1..x16; Jump Pos; Jump Song; Mixer; Tempo; Mutes} Select patterns: G1,G2,G3,G4 </html>
8
 		 Edit
 		 Enter edit mode to edit parameter layer step values and set trigger layer steps
 
9
 		 Mute
 		 Quickly mute/unmute tracks 1…16
 
10 
 		 Solo
 		 Solo current track
 
11
 		 ←/→
(Left/Right) 		Move cursor position. Left has limited usage
 
12
 		 +/-
(Inc/Dec)		 Same as Jog Dial encoder - increases/decreases the current value
 
13
 		 Exit
 		 Quickly exit to top (Session) menu.
<html>  		 (return to previous menu) Mute Tracks Open Save Save as New Info </html>  
14
 		 Select
 		 (Press&Hold) Select steps to be controlled by All function. Select brings additional options in several other menus as well
  
15
 		 All
 		 Edit all selected steps set with Select function
 
16
 		 Copy
 		 Copy steps from selected # to #. Step # can be edited by Select function
 
17
 		 Paste
 		 Paste copied steps starting from # step. Step # can be edited by Select function
 
18
 		 F1
(Clear) 		(Press&Hold) Wipe selected track. Other functions can be assigned in MBSEQ_HW.V4 file
 
19
 		 F2
(Select track) 		(Press&Hold) Select track. Other functions can be assigned in MBSEQ_HW.V4 file
 
20
 		 F3
(Select parameter layer) 		(Press&Hold) Select parameter layer A,B,C,D…etc. Other functions can be assigned in MBSEQ_HW.V4 file
 
21
 		 F4
(Select trigger layer) 		(Press&Hold) Select/assign trigger layer 1..8. Other functions can be assigned in MBSEQ_HW.V4 file
 
22
 		 Rec
 		 Open record menu
<html>  		 Track # Record{Live; Step} Mode{Mono; Poly} AStart{on; off} Step # TglGate Port # Chn # </html>
23
 		 «
 		 Rewind. Active only in song mode
 
24
 		 Stop
 		 Stop playback and reset position to beginning
 
25
 		 Play
 		 Start playback of patterns/song
 
26
 		 Pause
 		 Halt/resume playback
 
27
 		 »
 		 Forward. Active only in song mode
 
28
 		 Metronome
 		 Toggle metronome on/off
 
29
 		 Fast
 		 Activate Fast mode for quicker value selection with encoders. Speed options for Fast can be changed in MBSEQ_HW.V4 file
 
30
 		 Scrub
 		 (Press&Hold) + Jog Wheel dynamically change actual position
 
Menu functions
31
 		 Menu+Scrub
 		 Toggle loop mode on/off
 
32
  		Menu+Metronome
  		External restart used to synchronize playback starting from next step
 
33
 		 Menu+GP1
(Mixer) 		Open mixer view for 16 tracks. 12 pages can be switched with +/-. An additional options available with Select button More details? FIXME
<html>  		 Midi port Midi channel Prog change Volume Panorama Reverb Chorus CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 </html>
34
 		 Menu+GP2
(Event) 		Open track setup editor
<html>  		 Track # Type{Note; Chord; CC; Drum} Step # ParL # TrgL # Port # Chn # Edit Name </html>
35
 
 		 Menu+GP3
(Mode)
 		 Open track mode editor
<html>  		 Track # Track on/off Normal, Transpose, Arpeggiator </html>
<html>  

Hold{on; off} | Sort{on; off} | Restart{on; off} | Scale{on; off} | Sustain{on; off} | </html> |

36
 
 		 Menu+GP4
(Direction)
  		Open track playback direction editor
<html>  		 Track # Select playback mode: Forward, Backward, PingPong, Pendulum, Rand.Dir, Rand.Step, Rand.D+S </html>
<html>  		 Fwd # Back # Replay # Repeat # Skip # Itv # SyncM{yes; no} </html>
37
 		 Menu+GP5
(Divider) 		Open track clock divider setup editor
<html>  		 Track # Clock # Divider{normal; triplet} Sync to Measure{on; off} Timebase selector: 1, 2, 4, 8 ..etc </html>
38
 		 Menu+GP6
(Length) 		Open track length editor
<html>  		 Track # Length # Loop # Quick length selection: 4, 8, 16 ..etc </html>
39
 		 Menu+GP7
(Transpose) 		Open track transpose editor
<html>  		 Track # Transpose selector: -7 oct … +7 oct -7 sem … +7 sem </html>
40
 		 Menu+GP8
(Groove) 		Open track groove editor
<html>  		 Track # Groove style{off; shuffle … etc} Intensity # Step # Dly # Len # Vel # Num Steps # </html>
41
 		 Menu+GP9
(Trigger) 		Open track trigger layer selection menu
<html>  		 Gate Acc Roll Glide Skip R.G(random gate) R.V(random value) No FX </html>
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 		 Menu+GP10
(FX)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 		 Open FX editor
<html>  		 Local{Echo; Hum; Limit; LFO} Global{Loop; Scale} </html>
<html>   ·[Echo] 		Track # Repeats # Delay # Vel.Lev # FB Velocity % Note # Gatelen % Tcks % </html>
<html>   ·[Hum] 		Track # Intensity # Note{on; off} Vel/CC{on; off} Length{on; off} </html>
<html>   ·[Limit] 		Track # Lower # Upper # </html>
<html>   ·[LFO] 		Track # Wave{off; sine ..etc} Amp # Phs % Steps # Rst # OneShot{on; off} </html>
<html>     		 Note{on; off} Vel{on; off} Len{on; off} CC{on; off} ExtraCC # Offs # PPQN # </html>
<html>   ·[Loop] 		Mode{all tracks / step view ..etc} Offset # Steps # Loop{on; off]} </html>
<html>   ·[Scale] 		Control{global, G1, G2 ..etc} Root{Keyb, C …etc} Selected scale{major; minor …etc} </html>
43
 		 Menu+GP11
(Manual trigger) 		Manually trigger steps, (Press&Hold)+Select for sync to measure
<html>  		 </html> options? FIXME
44
 		 Menu+GP12
(Morph) 		Open track morphing setup
<html>  		 Track # Mode{on; off} Dst.Range # Value # Morphing control (also by CC1) </html>
45
 
 		 Menu+GP13
(BPM)
 		 Open BPM settings editor
<html>  		 Mode{Auto; Slave; Master} Preset # Tempo # Ramp sec. Fire Preset Preset Page </html>
<html>  		 MClk{USB1 ..etc} In{-,on} Out{-,on} Din PPQN # Ext.Restart Tap Tempo </html>
46
 		 Menu+GP14
(Save) 		Open save patterns/tracks menu
<html>  		 Group # Location # Target # Save Category Label </html>
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  		Menu+GP15
(MIDI)
 
 
  		Opens midi setup editor
<html>  ·[Transpose and arp] Port # 		Chn # T/A Split{on; off} Midd.Note # Reset Stcks</html>
<html>  ·[Section Control] Port # 		Chn # G1 # G2 # G3 # G4 # Fwd port Reset Stcks</html>
<html>  ·[Midi Router] Node # 		In port Chn # Out port Chn # Default Port</html>
<html>  ·[Misc] BLM_Scalar port{on; off} 		Midi Monitor </html>
48
  		Menu+GP16
(SysEx) 		SysEx operations Options? FIXME
 
Utility functions
49
 		 Utility+GP1
(Track Select) 		Select active track
 
50
 		 Utility+GP2
(Copy) 		Copy steps from selected # to #. Step # can be edited by Select function
 
51
 		 Utility+GP3
(Paste) 		Paste copied steps starting from # step. Step # can be edited by Select function
 
52
 		 Utility+GP4
(Clear) 		Wipe the track. No options - Wipes the track instantly!!!
 
53
 		 Utility+GP5
(Move) 		Move selected steps (like copy and paste together)
 
54
 		 Utility+GP6
(Scroll) 		Scroll the steps across
 
55
 		 Utility+GP7
(Random) 		Generates random events
<html>  		 Track # Generate Clr Util Undo LayerA # LayerB # LayerC # TrgA # Trg B # Trg C # </html>
56
 		 Utility+GP8
(Undo) 		Undo last Paste, Clear, Move, Scroll, Random operation
 
57
 		 Utility+GP9
(Save) 		Open save menu
<html>  		 Group # Location # Target # Save Category Label </html>
58
 		 Utility+GP10
(Record) 		Open record menu
<html>  		 Track # Record{Live; Step} Mode{Mono; Poly} AStart{on; off} Step # TglGate Port # Chn # </html>
59
 		 Utility+GP11
(Mixer) 		Open mixer view for 16 tracks. 12 pages can be switched with +/-. An additional options available with Select button More details? FIXME
<html>  		 Midi port Midi channel Prog change Volume Panorama Reverb Chorus CC1 CC2 CC3 CC4 </html>
60
 
 		 Utility+GP12
(Options)
 		 Open options menu
<html>  		 Measure # Pattern # SyncChange (on, off) Paste/Clr steps </html>
<html>  		 Remote{auto;client;server} ID # Port # Request connection{no} </html>
61
 		 Utility+GP13
(Port Mute) 		Access output port muting menu
<html>  		 Def USB1 USB2 …etc… AOUT Bus1 Bus2 </html>
62
 		 Utility+GP14
(Disk) 		Open disk menu
<html>  MSD USB{disabled; enabled/Pres&Hold/} 		Midi files{import; export; play} </html>
63
 		 Utility+GP15
(Mute) 		Quick mute of all tracks/channels
 
64
 		 Utility+GP16
(Unmute) 		Quick unmute of all tracks/channels
 

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