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Pocket Operators Cheat Sheet (DRAFT) by

General usage instructions for Pocket Operators

This is a draft cheat sheet. It is a work in progress and is not finished yet.

Notes

The button directly below Knob B is referred to as Func and the button directly below Func as Effect.
With Write mode enabled:
(SS) = Step Sequence Edit (with playback stopped)
(LR) = Live Record (with playback started)

Misc Functions

Set Time
After inserting batteries, rotate Knob A for Hours. Rotate Knob B for Minutes. Press any key to confir­m/exit
 
Set Alarm
Hold Sound, Press Pattern. Rotate Knob A for Hours (all the way left to disable). Rotate Knob B for Minutes. Press 1-16 to set pattern for alarm
 
Set Volume
Hold BPM, Press 1-16 (low-h­igh).
 
Stop Alarm
Press any key.
 
Factory Reset
Hold Record and Pattern while inserting Batteries

Sync Modes

Mode
Input
Output
SY0
Stereo
Stereo
SY1
Stereo
Mono/Sync
SY2
Sync
Stereo
SY3
Sync
Mono/Sync
SY4
Mono/Sync
Stereo
SY5
Mono/Sync
Mono/Sync
To toggle Sync Modes: Hold Func, Press BPM.
Typical setup: SY1 -> SY5 (multiple) -> SY4
Set first & middle POs' volume to 9, last
volume to 16.

Device Specific Keys

Device
Func
Edit
PO12 Rhythm
Funct
FX
PO14 Sub
Key
Style
PO16 Factory
Key
Style
PO20 Arcade
Chord
X
PO24 Office
Solo
FX
PO28 Robot
Glide
FX
PO32 Tonic
Accent
FX
PO33 KO
Record
FX
PO35 Speak
Record
FX
PO137 R&M
Record
FX
 

Creating Patterns

Copy Pattern
Hold Write, Press Pattern, then 1-16 to copy active pattern to target pattern
 
Clear Pattern
Hold Func, Press Pattern
 
Select Sound
Hold Sound, Press 1-16.
 
(SS)
Toggle Write Mode
With Playback stopped, press Write
 
(SS)
Add a Note
Press 1-16
 
(SS)
Set Note Value
Hold Step 1-16, Turn Knob A
 
(SS)
Set Note Length
Hold Step 1-16, Turn Knob B
 
(LR)
Add a Note
Hold Write and play notes 1-16
 
(LR)
Parameter Lock
Hold Write, Turn Knob A and/or Knob B
 
(LR)
Clear Parameter Lock
Hold Write, Turn knobs once only
 
(LR)
Effects
Hold Effect, Press 1-16
 
(LR)
Clear Effects
Hold Effect for length of pattern
Note: Effects on the PO2X also work in Live
mode (Playback stopped). These effects can be
toggled.
Note: Effects on the PO33, and PO35/137 work
slightly different. Press 1-15 (PO33) or 9-15
(PO35/137) to activate. If Write is enabled, effect
will be saved to the pattern. Hold Effect, Press
16 to clear.

Playback

Play Pattern
Hold Pattern, Press 1-16
 
Chain Patterns
Hold Pattern, Press multiple 1-16 buttons in sequence
 
Cycle BPM
Press BPM to cycle between HipHop/80, Disco/120, Techno/140
 
Set BPM
Hold BPM, Turn Knob B (60-240).
 
Set Swing
Hold BPM, Turn Knob A
Note: When using multiple POs synced together,
press Play on "­sla­ve" POs to arm Playback.
Press Play on "­mas­ter­" PO to start Playback on
all armed POs

Live Play

With Playback stopped...
 
Select Sound
Hold Sound, Press 1-16.
 
Play Sound
Press 1-16.
 
PO14 Sub
PO16 Factory
PO28 Robot
PO35 Speak / PO137 R&M
 
Drum Bank
Sound 16. This drum kit plays different sounds for different note values and has only one voice.
 
PO28 Robot
 
Toggle Octave
With sound 1-7 or 9-15 selected, Press Sound
 

PO-1X Series

PO12 Rhythm
 
(LR) Step Retrig
Hold 1-16, Press BPM multiple times to retrig step 2, 3, 4, 6, or 8 times
 
PO 14 Sub 
PO16 Factory
 
(LR) Add Playstyles
Hold Func, Press 1-16
 
(LR) Clear Playstyles
Hold Func for length of pattern.

PO-2X Series

PO-20 arcade
 
(LR) Play Chord Chains
Hold Func, Press 1-16 (up to 128 times)
 
(LR) Drone
Hold Func , TurnKnob A and/or Knob B.
 
(LR) Fade Out
During playback, Hold Effect, Press Play
 
(LR) Step Retrig
Hold 1-16, Press BPM multiple times to retrig step 2, 3, 4, 6, or 8 times.
 
PO-24 office
 
(LR) Step Retrig
Hold 1-16, Press BPM multiple times to retrig step 2, 3, 4, 6, or 8 times
 
Solo Play
During playback, hold Func, Press 1- 16 to solo that sound
 
PO-28 robot
 
Auto Vibrato
During payback, hold Func, Turn Knobs A & B (A: Depth (left = off), B: Rate)
 
Glide during live playing
While playing notes, hold Func and play a note to glide up to that note. Hold Func and release a note to glide down
 
Record Glide
With Write enabled, hold a lit step1- 16, PressFunc to glide up on that step. Hold an unlit step 1-16, Press Func to glide down

PO3X Series

PO-32 tonic
Accent during Playback
Hold Func, Press 1-16.
(SS) Accent step edit
Select step 1-16, HoldFunc, Press 1-16.
Receive Data (from uTonic)
Hold Func, PressS­ound.
PO-33 K.O!
Record Sound
Hold Func, Hold 1-16, speak in to mic or use line-in
Note: You get 40 seconds of recording time total on the PO-33
Delete Sound
Hold Func, PressS­ound.
Sound Tweak
Press Effect to toggle Knob A & B between:
 
- pitch & volume
 
- high/l­ow-pass filter & resonance
 
- start point & length of sound
Copy Sound
Hold Write, PressS­ound, Press 1-16 to copy curren­t-s­elected sound to target sound
Copy lasttr­iggered slice
Hold Write, PressS­ound, Press 9-16. Press 1-16.
PO-35 speak
Record Sound
Hold Func, Hold 1-15, use mic or line-in
Note: You get 8 seconds of recording time for each sound
Sound Tweak
Press Effect to toggle Knob A & B between:
 
- pitch & formant
 
- start point & speed
Change Voice
Hold Effect, Press 1-8. IfWrite is enabled, voice change is saved to pattern.
Transpose
Hold Pattern, Turn Knob A.
Scale
Hold Pattern, Turn Knob B