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

4.8 Note Scales

Scale mode is automatically set when new synth, MIDI and CV clips are created. Scale mode will lock the notes to a specific scale, by default a major scale. Chromatic scale can be selected by exiting ‘scale’ mode. Other scales can be selected.

Example: Start-Up in Major Scale, C Root Note

Available Scales in Scale Mode

Selecting scale mode

  1. Press Scale to switch scale mode ON. Button lit blue.
  2. Press Scale a second time to switch it OFF. Button unlit.

Deluge analysis and selection of note scale

  1. With notes programmed into the sequence grid.
  2. Press Scale to switch it ON. Button illuminates blue. Cycle it off and on if already selected to ON.
  3. Deluge will evaluate the notes and establish a ‘best fit’ scale for the selected notes as well as the scale root note.
  4. The selected scale will be displayed flashing for a few seconds when selecting Scale.

Manually setting a root note

  1. With notes programmed into the sequence grid and keyboard mode off.
  2. Press Scale + Audition for the desired root note. The audition pads can be played to display the notes assigned to each pad.
  3. If Button KeyboardKeyboard mode is on, lit blue, Hold Scale + turn Turn SelectSelect

Manually changing scale

  1. Press Shift + Scale to cycle through the seven available scales.
  2. The grid pattern will change with notes moving to the correct note row for the selected scale.
  3. If Button KeyboardKeyboard mode is on, lit blue, Hold Scale + press SelectSelect
C1.3 Checking the scale with a long press. Unwritten: you can help by adding content.

See Scales.

Transposing a clip up or down

  1. Press & turn Turn VerticalVertical to transpose the whole octave.
  2. Press Shift + press & turn Turn VerticalVertical to transpose by semitone increments.
    • ALL clips that are in SCALE mode will be transposed by the same semitone increment when adjusting the transposition

Creating a custom scale

  1. Exit scale mode by pressing Scale. Button should be unlit.
  2. Select the notes on the grid that will be attributed to the new scale.
  3. Press Scale, Deluge will evaluate the notes and establish a best fit scale. Button will illuminate blue.
  4. If notes selected form an existing scale this will be recognised. If the notes don’t form one of the seven Deluge scales a custom scale identified on the display as OTHER SCALE will be created.
  5. Other scales for the notes would indicate CUSTOM SCALE WITH MORE THAN 7 NOTES IN USE on the display if attempted to be selected when the notes don’t fit.

Manual sharpening / flattening notes in custom scales

  1. Ensure Scale mode is on.
  2. For the selected note / row, press & hold Audition + press & turn Turn SelectSelect to sharpen or flatten the note.
    • Note will play when pressed. To adjust silently, use Shift with the Audition.
    • Scale will flash quickly if changes attempted are not available. For example making a sharp the same as the next note / row.
C1.3 Sharps or flats. Unwritten: you can help by adding content.

See Selectable Accidental.

New scales C1.1

Learned user scale and active scales C1.2