SCHALTWERK is a
professional tool for generating pattern-based musical
structures. It is an input and controlling instrument for
rhythmic trigger patterns, arpeggios, analog sequences, chord
triggers and other rhythmic structures whereby all functions are
available simultaneously. The real time access to all 8 tracks
predestinates SCHALTWERK for improvisation and live events. The
main features are:
- 8 track pattern sequencer with MIDI
- 16 CV- and 8 Gate outputs
- controls for each track: 16 buttons and LEDs
- setting/resetting of steps by pressing the corresponding button
while the pattern is running, resulting in lively structures
changeable in real time
- display of the active steps and the actual step
- mute/demute track by a dedicated mute button for each track
- MIDI-note or controller event, master note, master velocity,
prescale, note length, delay, MIDI channel and last step (for
uneven measures) independently programmable for each track
- for each single step note and velocity are programmable or may
be recorded from an external MIDI keyboard (analog sequencer
mode)
- in combination with incoming MIDI-notes each track may
alternatively work as an arpeggiator, chord trigger or gater
(combined with the possibility to turn each step on or off)
- 128 patterns (1 Pattern = 8 tracks of 16 steps)
- fast selection of patterns with 32 pattern and 4 pattern bank
buttons with LEDs
- creation of pattern-links (1-2/1-2-3-4), i.e. track expansion
to 32 or 64 steps
- 16 songs, each song has 128 steps for pattern number and number
of repetitions of the pattern
- fast selection of songs with 8 song buttons and 2 song bank
buttons with LEDs
- copy, move, clear, load, save tracks, patterns and songs
- save all informations via MIDI SysEx
- synchronisation (internal/external) via MIDI-Clock
- record function: realtime recording of certain actions similiar
to a software sequencer
- transposition of sequences via MIDI notes
- 2 separate MIDI inputs, 2 separate MIDI outputs, DIN-SYNC
(Roland compatible) input or output
- light grey 19" case, 8 height units
- 184 LEDs, 208 buttons, 2-line LC-display, alpha-dial for data
input
- optically similiar to Regelwerk, MAQ16/3, A-100, MS-404 ....
Price: 2498.- (about 1500.- US$)