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thank you for choosing the OP-Z multimedia sequencer make sure to read this manual carefully to get the most
and synthesizer. we are proud to present to you this out of your new OP-Z. once you've become acquainted
portable, powerful and playful music making device. with its operation, use it as a reference guide. for even
we hope it will inspire your creativity for many years, and deeper understanding visit the ems site and take a lesson,
become a trusted companion for both audio and visual check out the latest videos and sign up for a workshop.
expression. enjoy OP-Z, the dream machine.
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10 screen
10.1 introduction
OP-Z unit OP-Z quick guide OP-Z cheat sheets usb-c cable
use this to get started overlays to accompany the standard usb to usb-c cable
creating your first pattern, quick guide. for midi, for data transfer
and as a reference guide for between OP-Z and
buttons, parameters and computer, and for charging
step components. the OP-Z internal battery.
credit
thank you so much!
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• aerospace applications or environments for
part 15 of the fcc rules. these limits are designed to interference caused by unauthorized modifications to
automotive installations. provide reasonable protection against harmful this equipment. such modifications could void the user's
interference in a residential installation. this equipment authority to operate the equipment.
store small parts out of the reach of children and infants.
if accidentally swallowed, contact a doctor immediately.
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power
on / off
LED 3.5 mm
audio jack
usb c
jack
micro
phone
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in its standard configuration on the top side you find on the left side, next to the
OP-Z has two ports located four expansion ports, for volume knob, is the
on the right hand side of use with a physical microphone and mic led
the unit: hardware module (sold indicator.
separately).
• main audio for read more about how to
headphones, headset or more info about the use the microphone here.
line out. modules and how to
• usb-c port for charging, expand the hardware will
file transfers and midi. be available soon.
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the OP-Z interface can be all the main sections are click on a section to find the OP-Z app is covered in
divided into different listed above, with links to out more about its use and a chapter of its own.
sections for easy reading their own chapters below. operation.
and intuitive workflow.
1. index buttons: project, 3. color dials: green, blue, 6. record button 9. transpose buttons
mixer, tempo, screen yellow, red 7. transport buttons: play / 10. shift button
2. track select button 4. parameter leds stop 11. pitch bend
5. tracks: audio tracks, 8. musical keyboard: / piano 12. microphone
control tracks, patterns, step keys, value keys [a], 13. speaker
buttons component keys [b]
the main OP-Z functionality can be arranged into the following hierarchy:
projects patterns tracks steps
10 projects 16 patterns per project 16 tracks per pattern 16 steps per track
14 pattern chains / project 14 step components
10 mute groups / project 24 ticks per step
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the led next to each dial is a gradual min ‒ max level, a gradual min ‒ max level, through different color
used to show the value of where led brightness with a default / neutral / segments, for toggled static
the corresponding dial, in represent dial value. mid green state at 50 %. values.
any of the following ways:
use the track select button press and hold track and the currently selected track
or just 'track' to select press any of the track is indicated by a white led
which track is active. buttons to select that track. when track is held.
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the top row buttons act the functionality depend on holding project will allow pressing them alone will
both as track buttons, as what button combination you to select patterns, while place a trigger on a step in
pattern select buttons and you are pressing. holding track will allow you the sequencer.
as steps in the sequencer. to select track.
X2
press play to start playback press stop while the press stop while sequencer pressing stop twice while
from the start of the active sequencer is playing to is stopped to end all active sequencer is stopped will
pattern. while playing you stop playback. notes. also clear all audio buffers.
can press play to restart
playback.
OP-Z features a two octave musical keyboard, used for the keyboard and its piano and the white keys are also
playing and programming the unit. use the piano keys to keys can be divided into called component keys.
trigger and play sounds from the currently selected track. two sections. the black keys
are also called value keys,
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press ‒ and + to transpose the when sequencing you can use track press and hold a step and press ‒ or
musical keyboard, and change the together with + to shift timing of that step 1 tick
current octave, visualized by the value ‒ and + to shift all notes on the active back or forth.
keys. track one step left or right.
each step has a resolution of 24 ticks.
the shift button is often next parameter page add punch-in effects pro-tip: use shift combined
used in combination with with the color dials for
other buttons. there is a press and release shift to press and hold shift and the temporary tweaking of a
difference between holding toggle parameter page, piano keys to momentarily parameter. release shift to
and momentarily pressing indicated by different color add punch-in effects on the revert back to previous
shift. parameter leds. active track. setting. this is great when
live jamming!
applying pressure to the you can also use it on the holding a lit step and using pro-tip: try using pitch bend
pitch bend control will allow tape track and master track. the pitch bend lets you on the tape track to add a
you to gradually change modify the velocity for that live tape stop effect.
pitch of the current step.
selected audio track.
2.13 microphone
OP-Z features a built-in
microphone and can also
be used together with a
headset.
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2.14 speaker
the built-in speaker on OP-Z control the volume of the
is used to play the startup built in speaker using the
sound, and to play the main main volume knob.
sound, if no headphones or
speakers are connected in
the line out.
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3.2 playback
X2
press play to start playback press stop while the press stop while sequencer pressing stop twice while
from the start of the active sequencer is playing to is stopped to end all active sequencer is stopped will
pattern. while playing you stop playback. notes. also clear all audio buffers.
can press play to restart
playback.
3.3 editing
there are many ways to edit your recorded or
programmed material. here is an overview of the various
edit operations.
hold memory
press an empty step to add press a lit step (indicated by press and hold a lit step to whenever a step is copied
the last played note to that red light) to clear it. copy it to memory. to memory, pressing any
step. empty step will paste it.
copying another note or
playing a note using the
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edit step note add parameter lock clear parameter locks clear track
hold a lit step and press hold a lit step and turn any hold rec and stop and wait hold track and stop and
notes to change the notes dial to set or edit the dial until all steps are lit. this will wait until all step lights are
for that step. parameter for that step. clear all parameter locks on lit. this will clear all triggers
the current track. release on the current track. release
before to abort. before to abort.
hold a lit step and press press and hold a step and holding a lit step while the hold a lit step and use the
another step to set the press ‒ or + to shift timing sequencer is stopped will pitch bend to modify the
duration of the held step. of that step 1 tick back or play a preview of that step, velocity for that step.
forward. as well as copy it to
memory.
each step has a resolution
of 24 ticks.
3.5 recording
one of the most powerful features of the OP-Z is its many
possibilities to record your tweaks and operations, wether
it is through live recording or through careful step by step
recording.
the record button, or 'rec' is hold record while the hold rec while the hold record and turn a dial
used for example when live sequencer is running to sequencer is stopped and while the sequencer is
recording events into the record all input from the use the musical keyboard to running to record that
sequencer. piano keys. record notes step by step. parameter to the steps.
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hold rec + play to lock if the sequencer is stopped press play or stop to release press ‒ while holding rec for
recording mode. all input is when holding rec + play record lock if engaged. subtractive recording mode.
recorded without the need then recording will be held notes will now be
for holding down rec. armed and any note will removed from active steps.
start record lock mode.
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tape master
led green blue yellow red led green blue yellow red
color dial dial dial dial color dial dial dial dial
speed fine tune filter resonance chorus drive filter resonance
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note length controls the note style is set using track quantize live recorded notes portamento adds glide
duration of notes that are of together with the blue dial. by holding track and turning between notes.
default note length. all other the yellow dial.
notes remain unaffected. settings for drum tracks: hold track and turn the red
• retrig this lets you control dial to adjust portamento.
hold track and turn the • gate quantization amount per
green dial to set note length • loop track, from 0 ‒ 100 %. 0 is no portamento and 100
from 1/64 notes to a whole is very slow.
bar. settings for synth tracks:
• poly
turning all the way to the • mono
right enables drone mode. • legato
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if a slot is lit it contains a plug, such as to select a preset for the active plug,
a sample kit, synth engine or effect. hold track and press any of the lit
white piano keys.
to select a plug hold track and press
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press and hold track playing and triggering the pro-tip: try linking audio
together with the current original track will now also tracks together with the
active track, then press trigger linked tracks. motion track for tightly
additional track buttons to integrated audio / graphics.
link these tracks together to unlink the tracks select
with the first. the originally the original track again.
selected track will be solid
white, and the linked tracks
will be blinking.
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press and hold shift and select the keep holding shift and alternatively, if you continue
steps you wish to apply step select the component you holding shift you can add a
components to. the leds of these wish to add by pressing the further component. you can
steps will change to green indicating corresponding white piano also adjust the setting of a
marked steps. key. then select the desired component by momentarily
component setting with the holding its corresponding
value keys 1‒0. white piano key.
pulse count: 1 count: 2 count: 3 count: 4 count: 5 count: 6 count: 7 count: 8 count: 9 random
pulse hold count: 1 count: 2 count: 3 count: 4 count: 5 count: 6 count: 7 count: 8 count: 9 random
ramp 2 steps 3 steps 4 steps 5 steps 6 steps 2 steps 3 steps 4 steps 5 steps 6 steps
up 1 octave 1 octave 1 octave 1 octave 1 octave 3 octaves 3 octaves 3 octaves 3 octaves 3 octaves
ramp 2 steps 3 steps 4 steps 5 steps 6 steps 2 steps 3 steps 4 steps 5 steps 6 steps
down 1 octave 1 octave 1 octave 1 octave 1 octave 3 octaves 3 octaves 3 octaves 3 octaves 3 octaves
random 2 steps 3 steps 4 steps 5 steps 6 steps 2 steps 3 steps 4 steps 5 steps 6 steps
1 octave 1 octave 1 octave 1 octave 1 octave 3 octaves 3 octaves 3 octaves 3 octaves 3 octaves
portamento glide glide glide glide glide glide glide glide direct random
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
sweep filter up filter down synth up synth down pan filter up filter down synth up synth down pan
long long long long
tonality ignore chord transpose offset offset offset chromatic chromatic quantize quantize quantize
progression
only octave fith third up down 1 2 3
jump jump to jump to jump to jump to jump jump jump to stay align to gate
start 2/4 3/4 4/4 forward back random global track step
parameter 1 12 123 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 random reset
spark 5 56 567 5678 counter
component 1 12 123 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 random reset
spark 5 56 567 5678 counter
trigger 1 12 123 1234 1234 1234 1234 1234 random reset
spark 5 56 567 5678 counter
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tracks.
press and hold project and keep holding project and pro-tip: keep holding project
press shift once to copy the press the destination and select multiple patterns
currently active pattern. pattern 1‒16 to paste it. to quickly copy the pattern
to multiple slots.
press and hold project and press shift twice to copy the keep holding project and
currently active pattern settings. press the destination track
1‒16 to paste the settings.
press and hold project and press shift three times to copy keep holding project and
the currently active track. press the destination
pattern 1‒16 to paste it.
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press and hold project and press and hold project and stop and shift to clear the
stop and wait for the bar to entire project.
fill up. when full the pattern
is cleared. release before full
to cancel the operation.
press and hold project and you can store up to 5 pro-tip: if you have an active
rec to render a 10 second bounces. trying to store pattern chain this will be
audio file of the current more than 5 bounces will bounced to disk. (still limited
pattern. the audio file will be result in a red led flash. use to 10 sec)
saved to disk along with a content mode to access
copy of the project. your bounces.
7.11 snapshot
7.12 saving
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hold
auto save manual save mode manual save mode (alt.) manual save
by default, any changes to a you can toggle manual save you can also hold project to manually save a project
project is automatically mode and disable auto save while turning on the power press and hold project and
saved and there is no need by holding project and track on OP-Z to start in manual hold the desired project slot
to save manually. for a few seconds. save mode. using the value keys 1-0.
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adjust gain for tracks adjust gain for tracks adjust the master adjust the master gain level.
1 - 4 as a single group. 5 - 8 as a single group. compressor.
while holding mixer, the tracks that are lit are active, playing audio and sending
track keys 1‒16 act as midi information by default. tracks that are unlit are
toggles for muting and muted.
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unmuting the
corresponding tracks.
by default, muting a track to do this, while holding the pro-tip: you can mix and
will stop any notes from mixer button, press the shift match the two mute types,
being triggered. however, it key. the shift key will light and store these settings
is possible to mute only the red. now when muting across multiple mute
audio signal sent to the tracks they will turn red groups.
master bus. the track will when muted. this will mute
still output midi and audio only the track audio but not
signal to the effect and tape the outgoing midi.
tracks.
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while the sequencer is running, press and hold tempo and to lock the current tempo, hold the tempo button and
momentarily press ‒ / + to nudge tempo down or up. this press shift. tempo won't change until unlocked by
can be handy when jamming together with others in a pressing shift again.
non synced setting.
swing is a way to slightly turn the dial as you wish note: swing is only applied
alter the timing of notes and listen for that perfect to step-programmed and
played in a sequence. to groove. quantized live recorded
add swing hold tempo and notes.
turn the blue dial. no swing
is a 50% setting.
to use the metronome turn up the metronome select a sound for the turn the red dial
when playing or recording level by using the red dial. metronome, ranging from counterclockwise all the
make sure the sequencer is click, swedish, english, way to turn the metronome
running and hold tempo. german, japanese to italian, off again.
using the yellow dial.
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groups of four.
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bass is an audio track lead is a track dedicated to the arp is an arpeggiator the chord track is great for
dedicated to powerful bass synth leads. any note style with dedicated arp control, adding harmony to your
lines. it is monophonic can be used. the polyphony replacing the lfo page. it is music, with its four note
which means one note per for this track is three, monophonic and any notes polyphony per step, for
step. this track is the main meaning maximum tree placed on the same step beautiful chords.
source for the master track notes per step. will be arpeggiated.
transpose analysis.
11.6 fx
the two fx tracks are where to select an effect: while on pro-tip: holding shift while
you select your send fx1/fx2 hold track and press on an fx track enables you
effects. you can assign a one of the black keys. turn to play the previously
different effect to any one the dials to control fx selected drum / synth track
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of the two fx tracks. parameters p1, p2, filter and so that you can hear what
filter resonance. that track sounds like with
check the reference page to different fx settings.
see all available fx engines
and parameters.
11.7 tape
11.8 master
the master track allows you like other control tracks the
to transpose selected tracks master track can be
and add harmonic chord sequenced allowing you to
progressions. record interesting key
changes and harmonic
chord progressions.
11.9 performance
the performance track hold the piano keys to add read more about punch-in
allows you to apply punch- punch-in effects. effects here.
in effects on all tracks at
once. you can record, copy and
delete punch-in effects in
hold track and press the same way you would
perform to select the work with notes on a
performance track. drum/synth track.
11.10 module
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11.11 lights
11.12 motion
in addition to audio, midi photomatic is basically a motion allows you to use your ios device or
and lights sequencing, OP-Z camera app, connected to program and control live 2d computer and sequence
is also a powerful visual your OP-Z. or 3d graphics made in the locally, or go big and
sequencer. unity real-time graphics program your entire live
learn all about it here. engine. show using OP-Z.
when using the OP-Z app
you can sequence photos here's how.
via photomatic, or visual
graphics via motion, just as
easy as sequencing on any
other track.
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turn the green dial to set the blue dial sets the use the yellow dial to set set the range of the
the arpeggio speed, in eight arpeggio pattern type: arpeggio style. this allows arpeggio with the red dial.
different settings. • manual you to choose different high values will add higher
• up rhythmic patterns for the octaves to the pattern.
• down arpeggio. there are six
• up/down different rhythms.
• down/up
• random
pro-tip: put the arpeggio
track into mono mode then
increase the portamento for
a sliding arp.
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set the speed of the buffer the center position (led control the filter of the tape control the resonance on
playback. left plays back at green) will play the buffer at effect. the tape filter.
regular speed. scrolling right normal speed. rotating left
increases the speed and will play at half speed and pro-tip: sending midi cc
then once again decreases rotating right will play at simultaneously to
to a full stop. double speed. parameters 1 and 2 can
result in some cool
scratching effects.
the white keys are used to the black keys choose the
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turn the green dial to adjust the blue dial controls the the yellow and red dials control the master filter.
the master chorus effect. master drive, adding a it's a combination high-pass / low-pass filter, with
this will also add a subtle subtle overdrive to your an unaffected neutral setting in the middle.
stereo effect. mix.
OP-Z automatically analyses the to choose which tracks to be use the transpose buttons
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notes used in the bass, lead, arp and included press and hold shift and to change octave used
chord tracks and detects the mode press the different track buttons. to (represented by the value
and key of the active pattern. include a track make sure its track led keys).
is lit.
the bass track is the main source for
this analysis. pro-tip: transposing drums can be a
great way to do drum fills.
using the piano keys it is then
possible to transpose the pattern and
change its key and mode.
by programming different hold track + shift and pro-tip: extend the master
chords onto the master choose playback speed track duration by lowering
track you can create chord using the value keys. a the playback speed to allow
progressions. setting of 4 gives you a for longer sequences.
four bar loop.
program the master track
just like any of the audio
tracks.
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use the value keys to select play the white keys to toggle between fixture
one of the 10 patterns. trigger effects and preview and step view
animations.
the main color applied to all used by certain effects to the scroll speed of the the default intensity of the
connected rgb fixtures instantly switch color currently selected pattern currently lit fixtures
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15.4 setup
to control dmx you need a usb dmx interface connected refer to the usb chapter to learn which hubs and dmx
to the OP-Z. It can be connected directly to the usb port. interfaces that are compatible with OP-Z (sold separately).
dmx.json
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on 255 always on
off 0 always off
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press and hold shift and the low octave affects the record the punch-in effects by holding rec or using
hold any of the piano keys current track, and the high record lock.
to add punch-in effects. octave affects the current
track group: the drum this will be recorded on the performance track, and can
group or the synth group. be fully edited.
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B follow / echo
C ramp up
C# short
D ramp down
C# long
E random
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press to increase press to decrease press to toggle between fx1, press and hold to enable
microphone volume. microphone volume. fx2, both fx1 & fx2, and no the microphone. the mic
effect. led will be red.
having a headset connected this will disable the built-in the mic led on OP-Z will be the volume and fx control
to OP-Z and pressing the microphone and activate orange. buttons will function the
headset answer button will the headset mic. same as in microphone
toggle headset mode. mode, however the headset
mic will be constantly
enabled.
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OP-Z can be controlled OP-Z has usb host the OP-Z can provide a some devices present
using the usb midi port. functionality that allows you
maximum of 100 mA which themselves as more than
connect OP-Z to a to connect usb devices is not enough for some midi one midi device, which
computer or other usb host directly into the usb-c port.
devices. for these cases, currently is not supported
using the included C to A use a powered hub. please by the OP-Z. please refer to
cable. if using a C to C OP-Z supports most usb refer to the whitelist to see our device whitelist if you
cable, please make sure to midi devices that adhere to which hubs are supported. want to be on the safe side.
use a high quality cable. the usb plug-and-play this list will be extended
standard. over time.
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midi settings for the OP-Z can be configured via the module track. first go to the module track by holding shift and
pressing module. the midi settings are turned on or off by holding shift and then pressing the corresponding keys
while in the module track. if the led is lit the
use the midi.json file found in content mode to customize the OP-Z midi configuration.
the available settings are as follows:
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system track
name cc track/ range name cc track/ range
channel channel
track gain 50 1-16 0-127 track step count 60 1-16 1-16
track gain (relative) 51 1-16 1, 127 track step length 61 1-16 1-16
reset track 52 any any quantize 62 1-16 0-127
mute 53 1-16 0-1 note length 63 1-16 0-127
audio mute 54 1-16 0-1
mute group 55 1-16 0-9
tempo 56 any 0-127
swing 57 any 0-127
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20.1 introduction
there are a couple of ways to connect to add, remove or modify the OP-Z
the OP-Z to a computer. to update content, use content mode. both
the firmware of the unit or to perform modes connect the OP-Z to a
a factory reset, you can use upgrade computer using usb. remember to
mode. always safely eject the OP-Z disk
before disconnecting from the
computer or unplugging usb.
OP-Z
press and hold the track connect your OP-Z to your once connected it will show open the OP-Z disk on your
button while turning on the computer via the usb cable up in the computer as an computer to access the
unit. provided. external removable usb disk. files.
OP-Z
track
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1-8
slot
1-10
make sure OP-Z is in drag and drop your sound safely eject the usb disk. to access the new sounds
content mode by holding files to the different track in OP-Z select the
track when power cycling folders 1‒8 and slots 1‒10. OP-Z will update and restart corresponding track and
the unit. connect it to a when ready. do not power slot.
computer. open the OP-Z choose a free slot folder off your device during this
disk and open the and place your new sample process. you can store a total of 32
'samplepacks' folder. pack there. only one sample MB of sample data.
pack per slot folder will be
the 10 slots of a track are imported, any additional remove any sample files
represented by ten sub ones will be rejected. you do not use anymore to
folders for each track. make room for new ones.
make sure OP-Z is in open the OP-Z disk and make sure OP-Z is in open the OP-Z disk and
content mode and drag and drop the desired content mode and drag and drop the desired
connected to a computer. files from OP-Z to your connected to a computer. files from your computer to
computer. the corresponding locations
on the OP-Z disk.
type add modify remove any changes you do to the if any content was rejected,
files on the OP-Z disk are it will end up in a folder
projects yes yes yes
reflected on the unit after named 'rejected' on the
sample packs yes yes yes you eject the disk. wait for OP-Z disk the next time
the unit to synchronize the content mode is entered.
bounces no no yes
content and restart in
config no yes no normal mode.
this chart shows which operations are available per
type of content:
note: please see the how_to_import.txt and how_to_dmx.txt files, both found on the content disk, for further
reference.
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to update the OP-Z connect the unit to a drag and drop the firmware safely eject the usb disk.
firmware, make sure OP-Z is computer using usb. file onto this disk and make OP-Z will update and restart
in upgrade mode. sure it's copied in full. in normal mode when
OP-Z will show up in the ready.
computer as an external
removable usb disk. note: do not power off your
device during this update
process.
upgrade mode can also be make sure OP-Z is in this triggers factory reset note: any custom user
used to initiate a factory upgrade mode. press and and OP-Z will restart in content will be removed
reset, restoring OP-Z to its hold screen and stop for a normal mode when ready. when a factory reset is
original factory settings. second. performed.
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use the OP-Z app together with your OP-Z to get detailed
info about your compositions, enable multi touch features
and experience live 3d visuals. download the OP-Z app
from app store. currently available for ios and macos.
go to the devices screen in tap the scan button to push the pair button on the if you prefer you can use a
the app. if you have show a list of BLE devices backside of your OP-Z. tap usb-c to lightning adapter
navigated somewhere else available to your system. to connect when it appears to get a wired connection.
use the main menu to get in the device list.
there.
press and hold the screen use any color dial on the use the step keys to speed you can also access the
key on the OP-Z to access OP-Z to scroll the main dial. release screen key to main menu by tapping the
the main menu. menu. confirm your selection. screen icon in the status bar
of the app. swipe to
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21.4 screen
16
this is the OP-Z external on most tracks you get an tap any of the indicators to drag your finger over the
screen and main user overview of all the control select the parameter for touch pad area to make fine
interface. view and tweak parameters. the parameter touch tweaking. notice how adjustments to the selected
the multitude of parameters indicators are grouped into the dial led colors change parameter.
on your OP-Z. pages just like on the OP-Z to match the selected page
itself. color.
21.5 configurator
this is where you configure swipe to scroll through the the round slots at the bottom of the screen correspond
what plug goes in what slot list of available plugs for the to the 10 value keys on the OP-Z. grab the current plug
on your OP-Z. active track. from round area in the center of the screen. drag & drop
to the slot where you want it.
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21.6 photomatic
photomatic lets you snap and arrange use the color dials on track 16 to you can apply punch-in effects to
photos with the camera on your ios apply photomatic adjustments to your photomatic too.
device. you can sequence the images images: the black keys switch between the 10
and apply effects using the OP-Z. • hue photomatic camera rolls. the white
• saturation keys apply various effects:
a photomatic camera roll consists of • brightness • previous image
24 image slots. • contrast. • next image
play the 24 piano keys on track 16 to • random image
display the corresponding images. be careful, extreme settings on • first image
you can sequence these changes just brightness and contrast can make • invert color
like you sequences musical notes. your images appear too light or dark. • flip horizontal
• flip vertical
• punch zoom
• white out
• black out
• sharpen
• kill red
• kill green
• kill blue
you can also use the touch instead of snapping new tap the camera button to access the photomatic roll
screen to work with photos you can load toggle the camera on your selection by tapping the
photomatic. swipe to scroll existing images from the ios device on/off. the flip current roll text in the status
through the images. this will photo library on your ios button cycles available bar.
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21.7 motion
display and control live 2d use the musical keyboard on track 16 the color dials on track 16
or 3d visuals. load one of to control the visuals. black keys can also be used to tweak
the included videopaks, or make cuts between cameras. white various properties of the
load one you or your friend keys apply various effects while held. visuals.
made using the free unity you can sequence these changes just
toolkit videolab. like you sequences musical notes. access the selection of
installed videopaks by
tapping the current
videopak text in the status
bar.
21.8 devices
- +
here you can tweak the select a parameter indicator tap the + and ‒ buttons to toggle the global midi
midi connectivity settings and use the touch pad to edit the midi channel used settings by tapping these
of your OP-Z. edit the midi control change by this track. boxes. refer to the midi
number it sends out. reference section for
detailed descriptions of
these settings.
21.10 guide
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hdmi
connect your ios device in itunes click file sharing in the photomatic folder the motion folder is used to
computer and launch the ios device panel to the contains all your photomatic install custom videopaks.
itunes. click the minuscule left. select select OP-Z in camera rolls. drag and drop videopaks are designed in
device button next to the the list of available apps. the photomatic folder from videolab, our unity toolkit.
music dropdown in itunes. under OP-Z documents to itunes to your desktop. in learn more about videolab
the right you will see a few the folder there are 10 on github.
folders. subfolders, one for each
photomatic camera roll. to install a custom videopak
each roll folder contains up simply drag and drop it into
to 24 images and a simple the videopaks folder in
configuration file called itunes.
roll.json. if you edit the
image content of a roll
folder, trash the
configuration file - the app
will rebuild it once you
relaunch. when you are
done drag and drop the
photomatic folder back to
itunes to replace the old
folder.
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volt
multi oscillator electric synthesis
oscillator oscillator
variation modulation
22.2 fx engines
crush delay dist rymd
type: vector semilinear crusher type: basic digital delay type: overdrive distortion type: digital reverb
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