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Based on the Deluge Manual – Amadeus Edition (draft). Being updated for community firmware up to C1.3.

3.3 Creating a Clip

Creating / loading a new synthesizer clip

  1. Press Clip to select clip view. This is indicated by the clip button illuminated blue.
  2. Press Shift + Synth to create a synth clip.
  3. A new blank clip and subtractive square wave synth will be created and added at the end of the preset list. For example, If the last preset is 170, the new synth preset will be created as 171.

Creating a new blank kit clip

  1. Press Clip to select clip view. Clip button illuminates blue.
  2. Press Shift + Kit to create a kit clip.
  3. A new blank kit is created and the file browser opens in order to choose the first sample, example: 808 CONGA HIGH from the CONH folder within the DRUM library in the SAMPLES folder.
  4. Press a blank Mute button to quickly exit. Alternatively press Back/Undo to back up through the menu until the file browser is exited.
  5. Blank kit is created and the preset name created is displayed.

Creating a new kit clip + sample

  1. Press Clip to select clip view. Clip button illuminates blue.
  2. Press Shift + Kit to create a kit clip.
  3. A new blank kit is created and the file browser opens in order to choose the first sample, example: 808 CONGA HIGH from the CONH folder within the DRUM library in the SAMPLES folder.
  4. The sample name is scrolled on the display, the first open row is selected: Mute and Audition both pad buttons illuminate to show the row selected in-focus.
  5. turn Turn SelectSelect to navigate other samples if required.
  6. Press SelectSelect to load the sample to the row selected.
  7. Deluge will return to clip view and the file browser exited.
  8. The sample can be auditioned and played by pressing the row Audition.

Creating a new kit clip + multiple (folder) samples

  1. Press Clip to select clip view. This is indicated by the clip button illuminates blue.
  2. Press Shift + Kit to create a kit clip.
  3. A new blank kit is created and the file browser opens in order to choose the first sample, example: 808 CONGA HIGH from the CONH folder within the DRUM library in the SAMPLES folder.
  4. The sample name is scrolled on the display, the first open row is selected: Mute and Audition both pad buttons illuminate to show the row selected in-focus.
  5. Navigate to a folder to load. Back/Undo will navigate back up the menu, pressing SelectSelect drills down. Select a folder in-focus to load, example: CLAVES.
  6. Press & hold SelectSelect until a menu of options appears. This should indicate ALL, if not turn Turn SelectSelect to select ALL.
  7. Press SelectSelect. Deluge will load the folder into the rows automatically.

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Sample 3

Sample 2

Sample 1

Creating a new clip from session view

  1. Press Song to switch to session view. The button illuminates blue.
  2. Press a Pad of any empty, unlit row from the 16 x 8 main grid.
  3. Deluge creates a new clip and transfers the view from song to clip view with synth selected by default.
  4. Any edits, change to synth / kit, steps created etc in the clip will be reflected when switching back to Song view with the clip added as a compressed single row.
  5. Alternatively hold Pad + turn Turn SelectSelect to assign an instrument directly from within session view.

Creating a new clip from session grid view

  1. Press Song to switch to session mode. The button illuminates blue. Press Song + turn Turn SelectSelect to switch to grid view.
  2. Press the blue Audition to select pad edit, blue mode.
  3. Press a Pad from the empty, unlit pad on the 16 x 8 main grid, starting in the first column of next available column. Select from an existing column to use the same instrument.
  4. Deluge creates a new clip and transfers the view from song to clip view with synth selected by default.
  5. Any edits, change to synth / kit, steps created etc in the clip will be reflected when switching back to Song view with the clip added.
  6. Alternatively hold Pad + turn Turn SelectSelect to assign an instrument directly from within session view.
C1.2 Default clip type. Unwritten: you can help by adding content.

See Updated UI for Creating New Clips in New Tracks in Session Grid View.

Creating an audio clip in session view

  1. Press Song to switch to session view. If in Session grid view the blue edit mode will need to be active.
  2. Press & hold a Pad within the clip row. This can be either an existing or blank pad. The instrument button will flash indicating the type selected and display will show the preset or MIDI/CV Channel.
  3. While still holding the pad, press SelectSelect.
  4. The track will be converted to an audio clip and the display will show the name, example: ‘AUDIO1’. If note steps exist and indicator is displayed and the clip wont be converted.
  5. Selecting the audio clip will allow audio to be loaded, recorded, edited.

Creating a basic MIDI clip

  1. Press Clip to select clip view.
  2. Press MIDI, Button illuminates red.
  3. The display will indicate the existing MIDI channel set for MIDI output or a suffix on the channel number. *
  4. Program a pattern using the grid by pressing the Pad’s. Rows represent the note pitch while columns represent the note timing. The same features as programming a synth exist in navigating and editing on the grid for MIDI clips.
  5. Press Play to play the pattern which in turn will trigger the connected device on the same MIDI channel.

Creating a basic CV clip

  1. Select Clip view.
  2. Press CV to select a CV clip. Button illuminates red.
  3. turn Turn SelectSelect to choose the CV channel 1 or 2.
  4. CV will output voltage representing note pitch on this channel and also Gate will output voltage for note on/off on the same channel number.

New-clip type picker C1.2