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Summary of Contents for Hologram Microcosm
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Page 1: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Overview 6. Phrase Looper Inputs & Outputs 7. Saving Presets Navigation & Controls MIDI 4. Effects & Signal Path 9. Global Configuration 5. Hold Sampler Warranty... -
Page 2: Overview
OVERVIEW Microcosm rearranges and reinterprets your sound in new and exciting ways using a variety of granular sampling, delay, and looping techniques. Cascading micro loops can be locked into tight tap-tempo synced rhythms, diffused into glacial ambient textures, woven into hypnotic drones, and much more. - Page 3 Instrument Level or Line Level Output: Mono / Stereo Instrument Level or Line Level OUTPUT CONFIGURATIONS: BYPASS OPTIONS: Mono In/Out: Microcosm is ready to receive a Buffered Bypass: Instrument input remains mono input by default (see Global Configuration). buffered when Microcosm is disengaged, offering...
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Page 4: Navigation & Controls
NAVIGATION & CONTROLS PRESET SELECTOR The Preset Selector is Microcosm’s primary navigation device. Use it to scroll back and forth through various effects and menus. An Preset amber light indicates active effect. Selector *The Selector can be configured to scroll through the effects in a circle or down the two... - Page 5 NAVIGATION & CONTROLS CONT. TIME Controls either the Time Subdivision or Global Tempo. SELECT (tap) / SHIFT (hold) Tapping this button will toggle the function of the Time knob between Subdivisions or Global Tempo. The corresponding light beneath the button indicates the active setting. SUBDIV: Determines the musical subdivision of the effect.
- Page 6 BYPASS: Engages or HOLD SAMPLER: Press the footswitch to set the effect disengages Microcosm. right footswitch to freeze a tempo. Microcosm smoothly recent piece of your playing matches the tempo to the into a continuous playback timing of quarter note taps.
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Page 7: Effects & Signal Path
EFFECTS & SIGNAL PATH Microcosm offers 11 distinct effects organized into 4 categories: MICRO LOOP GRANULES Layers of short loops, played back at Fragments of sound create giant various speeds, combine to form new atmospheres and subtle textural effects. rhythmic phrases and tonal colors. - Page 8 EFFECTS & SIGNAL PATH CONT. hort looping samples are rearranged into new rhythmic sequences. Live samples are filtered and shuffled into random rhythms Activity: introduces filter variations Sequenced samples alternate between normal and half speed playback Activity: determines bounce between the two playback speeds. A sustainer layer is introduced when the knob is fully clockwise, allowing for soft pads to sit under the sequence Overlapping layers of samples with filter sweeps Activity: adds layers of samples...
- Page 9 EFFECTS & SIGNAL PATH CONT. HAZE Clusters of grains create a wash of sound. Activity: controls grain density and spread Short, diffused effect created from stretching overlapping samples Many simultaneous randomized grains create diffused textural effects A mixture of normal speed and double speed grains creates a diffused texture A mixture of normal speed and half speed grains creates a diffused texture TUNNEL Cyclical micro-loops generate hypnotic drones with unique modifiers.
- Page 10 EFFECTS & SIGNAL PATH CONT. STRUM Rhythmic chains of recent note onsets create pointillistic textures Activity: controls density of pattern Repeats the most recent note continuously Many copies of the most recent note onset overlap to create phasing effects Cascading chains of recent note onsets Cascading chains of recent note onsets and double speed grains BLOCKS Incoming audio triggers predictable glitches or random bursts of notes.
- Page 11 EFFECTS & SIGNAL PATH CONT. INTERRUPT Glitches interrupt dry signal with pitch-shifted bursts, micro-montages, and other modifiers Activity: controls variation & sample manipulation Repeats: determines how often glitches are triggered Glitches and rearranged versions of your playing interrupt live signal Interruptions include various pitch-shifted samples Interruptions include filter sweeps and delay Introduces bit-crushing and more drastic sample manipulations...
- Page 12 EFFECTS & SIGNAL PATH CONT. PATTERN Delay taps are arranged into four different rhythmic patterns. controls the number of active delay taps Activity: Rhythmic pattern 1 - classic, linear delay Rhythmic pattern 2 Rhythmic pattern 3 Rhythmic pattern 4 WARP Delay taps are manipulated using filters and pitch shifting to create spacious textural effects.
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Page 13: Hold Sampler
PITCH MODULATION STEREO REVERB FILTER Introduce Pitch Modulation Choose between 4 stereo reverb Microcosm includes a Low-pass for an effect ranging from modes (A-D) by holding shift and filter at the end of the effect subtle chorus to a dramatic adjusting REVERB TIME. -
Page 14: Phrase Looper
PHRASE LOOPER Use the Phrase Looper to record and play back up to 60 seconds of a performance. You can infinitely record to the Overdub Layer upon loop playback. Clear the Overdub Layer and return to the initial phrase with the undo feature. Customize the looper to your preference with any combination of configuration options. - Page 15 *Note: In both assignments, the “TAP” interval (1X) returns looper playback to normal speed. Looper playback speed maxes out at “4X”. ADDITIONAL PHRASE LOOPER CONFIGURATION (1) Microcosm’s Phrase Looper has several configuration options that change the looper’s default behavior. To access these options, press and hold the Phrase Looper button.
- Page 16 When the Phrase Looper is set to Quantize, Microcosm will trim your loop to the nearest beat in order to synchronize the loop to the effect tempo. The effect tempo must be set before recording starts.
- Page 17 *Pitch Modulation, Reverb, and Filter remain active in Looper Only mode. Mix allows you to blend back and forth. LOOPER ORDER OF OPERATION Microcosm offers two common workflows for recording loops. Select the option in Global Configuration Mode. RECORD > PLAY > OVERDUB (default) The default order of operations is as follows: a.
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Page 18: Saving Presets
Once you’ve found a sound you like you can save these settings for later recall. Microcosm’s User Preset section has 16 save slots, organized into 4 color coded banks (Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue). User Presets will retain any parameters and loops that were active at the time of saving. - Page 19 SAVING PRESETS CONTINUED LOADING USER PRESETS The User Preset section has 16 save slots in 4 color-coded banks (Red, Yellow, Green, and Blue). Select a User Preset by scrolling to the end of the effects section to the bank labeled User. Scroll to the desired slot to load saved parameters and any recorded material.
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Page 20: Midi
MIDI CONTROL CHANGE Microcosm’s controls can be accessed and manipulated via MIDI CC messages. Function MIDI Msg. Range Subdiv CC #5 (0)=1/4, (1)=1/2, (2)=TAP, (3)=2x, (4)=4x, (5)=8x Activity CC #6 0-127 Shape CC #7 0-31 , 32-63 , 64-95 , 96-127... - Page 21 MIDI clock signals via the MIDI OUT jack. THRU Microcosm echoes any messages it receives on its MIDI IN port on the MIDI OUT port by default, so that other devices can be used simultaneously with a single MIDI connection from a MIDI source.
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Page 22: Global Configuration
GLOBAL CONFIGURATION The Global Configuration mode lets you change the default behavior of Microcosm to suit your needs. In this mode, each of the 8 control knobs is assigned a specific configuration menu (refer to chart on pg 23). STEP 1... - Page 23 GLOBAL CONFIGURATION CONT. CONFIGURATION MODE MENUS Control Menu Factory Settings (Step 2 - briefly move (Step 3 - use the Preset (These are the default settings the knob to select) Selector to set) the pedal ships with) 1. Activity Input Mode Mono Input 2.
- Page 24 GLOBAL CONFIGURATION CONT. BYPASS STYLE (Space knob) LOOPER OPERATION (Loop Level knob) Indicator Configuration Indicator Order Buffered Bypass, No Trails Rec > Play > Overdub Buffered Bypass, Trails Rec > Overdub > Play True Bypass SCROLL DIRECTION To change the scroll direction: The Preset Selector can be (1) Enter Global Configuration Mode.
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Page 25: Warranty
WARRANTY Hologram Electronics warrants your product to be free from physical defects in material and workmanship for a period of 1 year from the date of the original retail purchase. If you discover a defect covered by this warranty, we will repair or replace the product.
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