Mother-32

Mother-32 is a semi-modular synthesizer voice by Moog Music.

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Setup Mode

Use Setup Mode to configure MIDI channel, ... Enter/Exit Setup Mode by pressing Shift + Reset / Accent + Set End + Step 8.

Pages

Setup configuration is split into pages, as indicated by LEDs 1, 2, 3. Use ◀︎ and ▶︎ to switch pages. Pages are: Assignable Output Mode MIDI Channel Selection Tempo Input Mode

Parameter Values

Each parameter can be set to a value 1-16. Press Step 1-8 to set the parameter to values 1-8. Press Shift + Step 1-8 to set the parameter to values 9-16.

Page 1: Assignable Output Mode

Parameter Value Description 1 Accent (Default) 2 Sequencer Clock 3 Sequencer Clock / 2 4 Sequencer Clock / 4 5 Sequencer Step Ramp 6 Sequencer Step Saw 7 Sequencer Step Triangle 8 Sequencer Step Random 9 Sequencer Step 1 Trigger Output 10 MIDI Velocity 11 MIDI Channel Pressure 12 MIDI Pitch Bend 13 MIDI CC 1 14 MIDI CC 2 15 MIDI CC 4 16 MIDI CC 7

Page 2: MIDI Channel Selection

Parameter Value Description 1-16 MIDI Channel 1-16

Page 3: Tempo Input

Parameter Value Description 1 CV Input Mode. 2 Single Clock Advance Mode 3 DIN Sync Mode

Sequencer: Controls
Run/Stop (Rec)	Press Start/stop sequencer. Shift + Press Begin recording when sequencer is in keyboard mode. Shift + Press (Held) Hold for >1sec to begin saving pattern.
(KB)	Shift+Press Sets sequencer mode to keyboard.
(Step)	Shift+Press Sets sequencer mode to step editing.
Shift + Reset/Accent + Pattern (Bank) Initialize Current Pattern
Reset/Accent + Pattern (Bank) Reload Current Pattern from saved state

Sequencer: Performance
Run/Stop (Rec)	Press Start/stop sequencer.
(KB)	Press Decrements octave for transpose
(Step)	Press Increments octave for transpose.
Keyboard buttons	Press Transposes pattern
Reset / Accent	Press Resets pattern back to step 1. Shift+Press Temporarily adds Accent to every step.
Hold/Rest	Press Repeats current step while button is pressed. Shift+Press Temporarily mutes every step.
Tempo / Gate Length (swing)	Turn Adjust sequencer tempo. Shift + Turn Adjusts sequencer swing
Glide (Ratchet)	Turn Adjust oscillator glide Shift+Turn Temporarily sets number of gates (1-4) that will occur during each step.

Keyboard Mode

Enter keyboard mode by pressing Shift + ◀︎(KB). Begin recording in keyboard mode by pressing Shift + Run/Stop (Rec). On each step, set gate time, accent, ratchet, glide, then press the desired keyboard note to set the step note and advance the pattern

Controls
Run/Stop (Rec)	Press Start/stop sequencer. Also exit record mode (see below). Shift + Press Begin recording. Shift + Press (Held) Hold for >1sec to begin saving pattern.
(KB)	Press Decrements octave
(Step)	Press Increments octave.
Keyboard	Press Sets the note for the active step. Sequencer advances to the next step.
Hold/Rest	Press Sets/unsets active step as a rest. The sequencer will advance to the next step.
Reset / Accent	Press Toggle step's accent output.
Tempo / Gate Length (swing)	Turn Controls percentage of step that gate will remain high.
Glide (Ratchet)	Turn When turned to the right, glide will be enabled for current step. Shift+Turn Sets number of gates (1-4) that will occur during currently edited step.
Step 1-8	Shift + Press Sets the active step.
Page 1-8, 9-16, 17-24, 25-32	Shift + Press Sets the active page.

Set End Step

To set the end step, press Shift + End Step. Then press Shift and a Page button. Then press Shift and a Step 1-8 button.

Step Edit Mode

Enter Step edit mode by pressing Shift + ▶︎(Step). In Step Edit mode, there is no recording function. Press Step 1-8 buttons to mute/unmute steps. Press Shift + Step 1-8 to pick a step to edit. Exit Step Edit mode by pressing Shift + the currently selected step.

Controls
Run/Stop (Rec)	Press Start/stop sequencer. Shift + Press (Held) Hold for >1sec to begin saving pattern.
(KB)	Press Rotates pattern one step left.
(Step)	Press Rotates pattern one step right.
Page 1-8, 9-16, 17-24, 25-32	Press Sets the active page.
Set End + Step 1-8 Set the pattern length by selecting the last step of the pattern.
Step 1-8	Press Mutes/Unmutes step (when not editing a step). Shift + Press Choose step to edit. Shift + Press currently edited step to exit step edit.

Editing a step
Keyboard	Press Sets the note for the active step.
Hold/Rest	Press Sets/unsets active step as a rest. The sequencer will advance to the next step.
Reset / Accent	Press Toggle step's accent output.
Tempo / Gate Length (swing)	Turn Controls percentage of step that gate will remain high.
Glide (Ratchet)	Turn When turned to the right, glide will be enabled for current step. Shift+Turn Sets number of gates (1-4) that will occur during currently edited step.