In this mode, you will be able to manage the mute states, the voice layouts and the settings of each of the 16 tracks of Hermod+. Track patterns can contain various events like notes, CV and CC modulations, gates, pitchbend and aftertouch data, ... These patterns are variations of the same track across the different sequences. Switching sequence will give you a fresh pattern on the same track.
CV/Gate tracks
TR1 to TR8 are the CV/Gate tracks (which can also output MIDI). Press one of the 8 track selection switches to Select the corresponding track.
MIDI tracks
8 additional tracks are dedicated to output MIDI only. To toggle between CV/Gate and MIDI tracks, either Scroll the encoder or Press track . The screen will show TR1 MIDI to TR8 MIDI : Press one of the 8 track selection switches to select a MIDI track.
Mute/unmute tracks
There are two types of mute states in Hermod+ :
PATTERN MUTE
Press a pad to mute/unmute the corresponding track locally. As this track will only be muted in the current sequence, this action is a pattern mute.
GLOBAL MUTE
Hold track and Press a pad to mute/unmute the corresponding track globally. In this case, the track will be muted across all sequences.
Tracks 1, 2, 5 and 6 contain notes. Track 3 contains modulation. Track 2 is muted and track 6 is globally muted. Tracks 4, 7 and 8 are empty.
Track edit menu
Press the encoder in track mode to access the edit menu of the currently selected track.
You will be able to COPY the selected track. Simply select another track and enter its edit menu to PASTE it.
Tip It is possible to copy/paste tracks across projects.
To empty everything in a track, including notes, modulation events and effects, use the CLEAR option.
Track layouts
The first 8 tracks of Hermod+ can use one or more CV/Gate voices to output monophonic or polyphonic CV/Gate notes, velocity, aftertouch, modulation automation, etc...
As those tracks use "polymorphic" layouts: they can be configured in various ways to match your eurorack needs.
To set a track layout :
Scroll the encoder to select the track to configure.
Press X to start the configurator.
Select the number of voices that the track will control.
Select one of the predefined layout for those voices.
Note that the list of predefined layouts varies with the number of voices that are still available after the current track. For example, only 1-VOICE layouts will be available on track 8.
Track layouts examples
Here are some examples of basic track layouts :
1 VOICE ► MONO (NOTE) This is the default layout. It will output notes (Cv/Gate) on a single voice. Use it to control monophonic eurorack modules.
1 VOICE ► MODULATION This layout is used to create mod tracks. The CV OUT will output a modulation signal, and the Gate OUT will output an additional gate. Use it to control CV modulation inputs, like a filter cutoff frequency. Tip A modulation voice can output the MOD automation recorded in the pattern, and can also output a received MIDI Control Change converted to CV.
Here are some examples of advanced track layouts :
2 VOICES ► MONO + MODULATION This layout combine monophonic CV/Gate on the first voice, and the modulation (+ a gate output) on the second voice. Tip On a track, add an Envelope effect (with destination = mod): the ADSR signal (trigged by notes) will be sent on this second voice.
3 VOICES ► MONO + VEL + AFTERTOUCH With this layout, the track will control 3 voices. The first CV/Gate voice will output notes. The second and the third voices will output velocity and aftertouch respectively.
4 VOICES ► POLY With this layout, the track will control 4 voices. The notes contained in the track will be output on 4 CV/Gate outputs. The order in which the voices will output notes can be set in the poly allocator.
More information on poly allocator and voice stealing algorithms HERE.
Tip When a track uses a voice for modulation, velocity or aftertouch, it is still possible to use the gate output of this voice to control drum modules, or to use it as an additional clock/pulse source.
Layouts illustration examples available at the end of THIS PAGE
Track transpose
The transpose track is a single track which leads the transposition of one or several other tracks. This role is always devoted to TR8 MIDI.
Hold one of the 8 track selection switches to access its configuration menu.
Under the PLAYER menu, Scroll and Press the encoder to enable the TRANSPOSE option.
Enabling this parameter on TR8 MIDI will make it the TRANSPOSE LEADER, as displayed in the menu.
Enabling this parameter on any other track will make it follow the current pitch of the TRANSPOSE LEADER track in real-time.
Note TR8 MIDI can be used as any other track : you can play notes with an external controller, write notes in the piano roll and use MIDI effects.
Polyphony Allocators (voice stealing algorithms)
Voice allocation is the process by which a track assigns each new note to an available "voice". Therefore these algorithms are used for POLY layouts only. The goal of voice allocation is to ensure that each note is handled musically and that the number of notes played simultaneously does not exceed the maximum number of available voices. There are several different voice allocation algorithms that can be used, each with their own strengths and weaknesses. Default one is the most versatile, so you can keep it unchanged in most use cases.
POLYLRU The default layout, POLYLRU (least recently used) allocation works by keeping track of the last time each voice was played, and then allocating new notes to the voice that has been silent for the longest period of time. This helps ensure that all voices get an equal chance to play.
POLY A simple and efficient allocation algorithm. The main difference with POLYLRU is its ability to play again the same note on the same voice (if available). This way, the same note will be played by the same synthesizer voice.
FIRST First is a simple yet powerful allocator algorithm. It works by assigning the first played note to voice 1, the second note to voice 2, and so on. When the number of notes exceeds the voice capacity, any additional notes played will not be heard or played.
CYCLIC Cyclic uses a "round robin" algorithm. It refers to a voice allocation algorithm in which each new note is assigned to the next available voice in a circular queue of voices. In other words, if the first note is played on voice 1, the second note will be played on voice 2, the third on voice 3, and so on, until all voices are in use. Once all voices are in use, the algorithm starts over again with voice 1, if available.
RANDOM Randomly selects any available voice.
Track configuration – Player
Hold one of the 8 track selection switches to access its configuration menu.
Scroll and Press the encoder to access the PLAYER configuration. This section allows you to configure the most generic track options.
QUANTIZE -- 1/32 ... 1/4 Enables the track timing quantization. The value sets the grid on which notes will be quantized. The quantize operation is non-destructive, so it can be modified at any time without overwriting positions of original notes.
APPLY SUSTAIN -- ON When enabled, sustain pedal messages (MIDI CC64) will directly affect the output notes. When the sustain pedal CC is high (pedal is pressed), all note-off events will be held.
TRANSPOSE -- ON When enabled, the current track can be transposed by TR8 MIDI (TRSP).
Track configuration – Inputs
Hold one of the 8 track selection switches to access its configuration menu.
Scroll and Press the encoder to access the INPUTS configuration. This section allows you to configure how the track will respond to incoming events.
INPUT PORT -- MIDI USB DEVICE USB HOST Sets the MIDI input port of the current track.
INPUT CHANNEL CH01 … CH16 Sets the input channel of the previously defined MIDI input port.
INPUT MIDI MOD CC0 … CC119 Sets the incoming CC message that the track will use to record modulation events. By default, this parameter is set to CC1, which is the standard "modulation wheel" CC message.
INPUT CV -- CV/GATE AB ... MOD D Sets the CV/GATE inputs of a track. On a NOTE track, you can use a CV/GATE pair to record incoming notes. For a MOD track, you can use a single modulation input.
TRIG GENERATOR -- GATE A GATE B GATE C GATE D The random generator trigger can be assigned to any of the 4 analog inputs. Each new trig will generate a whole new pattern.
TRIG GENERATOR [PITCH, VELOCITY, ...] -- GATE A GATE B GATE C GATE D These special random generator triggers can be assigned to any of the 4 analog inputs. Each new trig will generate a new pattern, modifying only the pitch, velocity, note lengths or the modulation of the previous one.
Track configuration – MIDI Out
Hold one of the 8 track selection switches to access its configuration menu.
Scroll and Press the encoder to access the OUTPUTS configuration. This section allows you to configure how the track will output its events.
OUTPUT PORT -- MIDI USB DEVICE USB HOST ALL PORTS Sets the MIDI output port of the current track.
OUTPUT CHANNEL CH01 ... CH16 Sets the output channel of the previously defined MIDI output port.
DESTINATION MOD CC0 ... CC119 Sets the MIDI destination of the current track's modulation events. By default, this parameter is set to CC1, which is the standard "modulation wheel" CC message.
DESTINATION PITCH PITCHBEND CC0 ... CC119 Sets the MIDI destination of the current track's pitchbend events.
DESTINATION AFTR AFTERTOUCH CC0 ... CH16 Sets the MIDI destination of the current track's aftertouch events.
Track configuration – CV Out
Hold one of the 8 track selection switches to access its configuration menu.
Scroll and Press the encoder to access the CV configuration. This section allows you to configure the CV parameters of the selected track.
Note TR1 MIDI to TR8 MIDI won't give you access to the CV OUT section because they are MIDI tracks.
GATE RETRIG -- ON If two notes are overlapping, sets if the gate is retrigged upon a new note.
ALLOCATOR POLY FIRST POLYLRU CYCLIC RANDOM Choose voice stealing allocator algorithm. This will affect the way polyphony is handled. More information on poly allocator HERE.
OUTPUT STANDARD V/OCTAVE 1.2V/OCTAVE HZ/V Some synthesizers responds to different standards than the classic V/OCTAVE (used by Eurorack modules and by most modular systems). The 1.2V/OCTAVE is mainly use by Buchla compatible systems, and the HZ/V is an older standard used by Korg MS and Yamaha CS among others.
As Hermod+ hardware CV outputs have a range of -5V to +5V, it allows 10 octaves of V/OCTAVE notes, 8 octaves of 1.2V/OCTAVE notes, and only 3 octaves of HZ/V notes. The list below describes the notes availables when using the HZ/V standard, comparing to V/OCTAVE values: C0 = -5V V/OCTAVE = out of range HZ/V C1 = -4V V/OCTAVE = out of range HZ/V C2 = -3V V/OCTAVE = out of range HZ/V C3 = -2V V/OCTAVE = out of range HZ/V C4 = -1V V/OCTAVE = out of range HZ/V C5 = +0V V/OCTAVE = -5V HZ/V (lowest note) C6 = +1V V/OCTAVE = -4V HZ/V C7 = +2V V/OCTAVE = -2V HZ/V C8 = +3V V/OCTAVE = +2V HZ/V F8 = +3.42V V/OCTAVE = +4.68V HZ/V (highest note) C9 = +4V V/OCTAVE = out of range HZ/V C10 = +5V V/OCTAVE = out of range HZ/V
CV OUT FINETUNE -100 … 0 … 100 This parameter can be used to finely detune your CV voice output. This does not replace the calibration procedure, which is described HERE.
CV OUT BEND RANGE +- 1 SEMITONE ... +- 5 OCTAVES Sets the output voltage range for incoming pitchbend events.
CV RANGE MIN -5V ... 5V Sets the lowest voltage that CV can output on this voice.
CV RANGE MAX -5V ... 5V Sets the highest voltage that CV can output on this voice.
to mute/unmute the corresponding track locally. As this track will only be muted in the current sequence, this action is a pattern mute.
