for os 1.1.33
The OP-XY manual
Every page, key and parameter in 166 short units, reworded from TE’s guide and checked on a real unit. The agent answers from the same text.
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1168 facts · 243 checked on a unit · TE’s guide 1.1.15
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the instrument, area by area
basics How the OP-XY is organised: main modes and module pages, track keys, the pattern/scene/song model, key notation and firmware versions. 8 units hardware The physical unit: panel layout, power and battery, sockets, specifications, and the TE boot recovery menu. 10 units sequencer Step and live recording, editing steps, parameter locks, the bar menu and the step components. 31 units players Per-track note players: arpeggio, maestro chords and hold. 4 units instrument Instrument tracks: engines (synths, samplers, MIDI), envelopes, filter, LFO, preset settings and presets. 28 units sampler Sampling audio, the synth, drum and multi samplers, slicing and the sample library. 9 units auxiliary The eight auxiliary tracks: brain, punch-in FX, external MIDI, CV and audio, tape, and the FX I/II sends. 9 units effects The send effects that can sit on FX I and FX II, and what each encoder does. 7 units arrange Patterns per track, sound link, scenes and song mode. 7 units mix Levels, pans, sends, mute and solo, and the master EQ, saturator and compressor. 6 units project Creating, saving and organising projects, templates and project settings. 8 units tempo Tempo, tap tempo, grooves, swing and the metronome. 2 units connectivity The com hub: system settings, MIDI settings and monitor, controller mode, devices, MTP, multi-out and the MIDI CC reference. 12 units
recipes
Task-oriented walkthroughs: first project, syncing and controlling other gear, audio interfacing, backups and samples.
- Get started — a first project
- Program a first drum beat
- Record a bassline live
- Add chords on steps
- Perform with punch-in FX
- Make the keyboard velocity-sensitive
- Play an external synth over MIDI
- Play an analog synth with CV and gate
- Sync a vintage drum machine
- Sync a pocket operator
- Loop an external effect pedal
- Play the OP-XY from a MIDI keyboard
- Use an audio interface with the OP-XY
- Use the pitchbend strip as a modulator
- Back up projects to a computer
- Load samples from a computer
- Sketch a song fast with the brain
- Build a song from scenes
- Loop one scene
- Make a track pump with the kick (duck)
- Turn a sound into a pluck
- A pad that swells in and fades slowly
- A filter wobble in time with the beat
- A squelchy acid bass
- Sample a loop and play it in slices