Patchwerk cheatsheet
FM-1 keys and shortcuts. “GLO + X” = hold GLO and press X (or tap GLO, then X, with GLO LATCH on). ← Back to the Patchwerk site
Patch screen
| SELECT | move the cursor, jack to jack (fast turn: module to module; GLO + SELECT: module to module always) |
| KNOB 1–4 | parameters of the module under the cursor (GLO held: fine) |
| ALGORITHM | next page of knobs |
| SEL | grab a cable at the cursor; turn to another jack; SEL plugs it in. On a group's box with a cable in hand, SEL opens the group (the cable goes in with you) |
| GLO + SEL | pick up the cable plugged in at the cursor |
| GLO + KNOB 1 | tempo |
| GLO + PRESETS | metronome: turn up on, down off (the bottom strip shows ON / OFF; MET in the top bar; any page but the patch list) |
| GLO + HOME | keys play notes / are the BUTTON modules' |
| REC | tap: unplug one cable of the jack (the oldest first) / drop the cable. Hold: delete the module (reconnects its neighbours if AUTO-REPATCH is on) |
| GLO + REC (hold) | delete the module and wire its cables through, whatever AUTO-REPATCH says |
| FX | add a module at the cursor (a strip shows where it would go) |
| SEL (in the add list) | add the module unconnected |
| K1–4 (in the add list) | list, category, favorites, recents |
| in the add list | REC makes a module a favorite (*, kept after restart); KNOB 3 steps round the favorites (*); KNOB 4 steps round the last six added (R); KNOB 2 next category; ALGORITHM turns the pages (what it is, example, picture) |
| GLO + OP1–OP4 | add favorite 1–4 at the cursor (patch screen) |
| EDIT | the module page (visualization, all parameters) |
| REC (SAMPLER page) | arm, record IN into its RAM (1 s), stop; SAVE keeps it |
Screens (a button again: the next page)
| HOME | the patch; tapped there: the selected module's next knob page |
| HOLD HOME | on the patch screen, as long as REC takes to delete: CPU and battery in the top bar |
| ARP | MATRIX: cables, depth, bypass, replace (again: back) |
| LFO | SONG: snapshot clips, automation lanes (again: back) |
| ENV | PERFORM: eight knobs; again (or ALGORITHM): MUTES, then MUTATE; HOME leaves |
| SEQ | 16-step sequencer on the lower keys (again: the next sequencer) |
| EDIT | the module's own screen (again: its connections, then its faces) |
| FX | the add list (again, or ALGORITHM: what it is, example patch, visual) |
| PRESETS | the patch list: new, GENERATE, factory patches, groups, 8 user (GLO + SELECT jumps between sections) |
| SAVE | the menu's pages: SAVE, then SETTINGS, HELP, PATCHES in turn (ALGORITHM turns them too) |
Playing
| PLAY | transport (sequencers, clocks follow it) |
| keys, OCT | KEYS module: pitch, gate, velocity |
| HOME at power-on | safe start: a blank patch instead of U1, and without the second core (nothing is deleted) |
Snapshots & PERFORM
| lower keys 1–8 | recall snapshot 1–8 on PERFORM (SEL held: 9–16) |
| SEL + lower keys 1–8 | on the patch screen: recall snapshot 1–8 |
| GLO + lower keys 1–8 | on any page: SAVE the playing snapshot into that key (SEL held: 9–16) |
| ENV + knob | put a knob on the performance page |
| GLO + SAVE | knob edits reach all snapshots (ALL) / only this one |
Sequencer steps
| KNOB 2 | ratchet x1–x4, then TIE, then GLIDE (acid slides) |
| KNOB 4 | velocity: how solid the bar is; 0 turns the step off, up from 0 turns it on (SEL on a step at 0 turns it on at 78%) |
| SEL | step on / off |
| EDIT | the module's knobs (on the Edit page, SEL comes back to the steps) |
| GLO + SEL / GLO + REC | randomize / clear (clear also takes off ties and glides) |
MUTATE (PERFORM, page 3)
| SEL (on the MUTATE module's Edit page) | open this page |
| FX | nudge: every knob and step a little off |
| REC | roll: new values |
| KNOB 1 / KNOB 2 | amount / density (GLO: fine) |
| SEL | lock or unlock the module (top row: all) |
| GLO + OCT- | undo the mutation |
Song
| LFO | open / leave SONG |
| ALGORITHM | move between lanes |
| GLO + SEL | duplicate the clip or lane |
| GLO + REC | delete the automation lane |
Editing
| GLO + OCT−/+ | undo / redo (also brings a deleted module back) |
| GLO + ENV / LFO | copy / paste the module |
| GLO + PLAY | bypass the module |
| GLO + EDIT | module in the voices (poly) or shared |
| GLO + FX | suggest a group (SEL makes one); on a group: open it, HOME leaves (a cable in hand goes in and out with you) |
| GLO + REC | ungroup |
Saving
| SAVE | the SAVE page (SAVE again: Settings, Help, Patches); SEL stores in the slot; K4: store as a GROUP, inserted from the list |
| AUTOSAVE | setting: an edited user patch is saved 6 s after you stop |
Settings
| GLO LATCH | tap GLO then the key, instead of holding |
| PALETTE / DARKS | colors; how deep the dark greys are |
| BRIGHTNESS | 100 / 80 / 60 / 40 % |
| EDITS | default for knob edits (this snapshot / all) |
| KEY SENSITIVITY | the KEYS VEL out: OFF, LOW, NORMAL, HIGH |
| DIAGNOSTICS | full screen: flash, RAM, pool, CPU |
| CONTROL RATE | FULL, or QUARTER (slow LFOs, less CPU) |
| SAMPLE RATE | 44.1 kHz, 22.05 kHz (half the CPU), AUTO (drops on overload) |
| MIDI CLOCK OUT | send 24 clocks per quarter, start and stop, from the transport (not while synced to an external clock) |
| PROGRAM CHANGE | SNAPSHOT: selects a snapshot. PATCH: 0–7 = U1–U8, 8–57 = the 50 factory patches |
| AUTO-REPATCH | OFF, or ON: deleting a module reconnects its neighbours |
| FACTORY RESET | SEL twice |
Web patch bay
| drag jack to jack | patch a cable |
| drag a plugged input | move or pull its cable |
| Cmd / Ctrl + drag an output | pick up the cable already on it |
| click a cable | remove it |
| Cmd / Ctrl + Z · + Shift | undo · redo |
| Option / Alt + 1–8 | recall snapshot 1–8 (with Shift: copy the one playing into it) |
| Cmd / Ctrl + C · V | copy · paste the selected module |
Emulator: computer keyboard
| A – ' | the lower keys (W E R Y U O P [ ] the upper keys, with Caps Lock off) |
| Z X · Space | octave down / up · play / stop |
| Caps Lock on | the keyboard is the panel; keys are held while pressed (GLO + a key = two fingers) |
| 1 – 6 | FX SEL ENV LFO EDIT GLO |
| Q W E R T Y | HOME SAVE ARP SEQ PLAY REC |
| Z X | OCT− OCT+ |
| ← → ↑ ↓ | SELECT · ALGORITHM |
| 7 8 9 0 | knobs 1–4 up (U I O P: down) |
| − = | PRESETS down / up |
Signal levels
Audio is ±5 V, and the output module scales 5 V to full scale. Pitch is 1 V per octave with 0 V at C4 (261.6 Hz); filter cutoff tracks it too. Gates and triggers are 0 / 5 V: a rising edge above 1 V starts one, and it is released below 0.5 V. Plug several cables into one input and they add, so you rarely need a mixer for CV.