P33

This appendix is a one-page reference for every button combination on the PO-33 and the Ravine: Phoenix firmware.

Buttons

Button Symbol Function
REC โ˜… (star) Hold + pad to record into a slot.
WRITE ยท (dot) Enter / exit write mode.
PLAY โ–ถ (triangle) Start / stop the sequencer.
STOP (square) Stop playback.
BPM BPM text Tap to cycle presets. Hold + knob to fine-tune.
FX FX text Hold + pad to apply FX. Triple-tap to cycle Tweak modes.
SOUND S Hold + pad to select a slot (instead of triggering).
PATTERN โ › (PO-33 pattern) Hold + pad to select / chain a pattern.
ERASE (backspace) Hold + pad to erase that step.

Pads (1โ€“16)

Pad Default With SOUND held With FX held
1 Step 1 / slot 1 Slot 1 (melodic) FX 1
2 Step 2 / slot 2 Slot 2 (melodic) FX 2
3 Step 3 / slot 3 Slot 3 (melodic) FX 3
4 Step 4 / slot 4 Slot 4 (melodic) FX 4
5 Step 5 / slot 5 Slot 5 (melodic) FX 5
6 Step 6 / slot 6 Slot 6 (melodic) FX 6
7 Step 7 / slot 7 Slot 7 (melodic) FX 7
8 Step 8 / slot 8 Slot 8 (melodic) FX 8
9 Step 9 / slot 9 Slot 9 (drum) FX 9
10 Step 10 / slot 10 Slot 10 (drum) FX 10
11 Step 11 / slot 11 Slot 11 (drum) FX 11
12 Step 12 / slot 12 Slot 12 (drum) FX 12
13 Step 13 / slot 13 Slot 13 (drum) FX 13
14 Step 14 / slot 14 Slot 14 (drum) FX 14
15 Step 15 / slot 15 Slot 15 (drum) FX 15
16 Step 16 / slot 16 Slot 16 (drum) FX 16 (no effect)

FX list (1โ€“16, per the PO-33 manual)

Punch-in effects are selected with FX held + a pad. Pads 1โ€“15 pick an effect; pad 16 is โ€œno effectโ€.

FX Effect
1 loop 16
2 loop 12
3 loop short
4 loop shorter
5 unison
6 unison low
7 octave up
8 octave down
9 stutter 4
10 stutter 3
11 scratch
12 scratch fast
13 6/8 quantize
14 retrigger pattern
15 reverse
16 no effect

Tweak modes (tap FX to cycle)

Mode Knob A Knob B
TONE Pitch (semitones) Volume
FILTER Cutoff (0โ€“8000 Hz) Resonance
TRIM Start point End point

BPM presets

Preset BPM
Hip Hop 80
Disco 120
Tencho 140

Fine-tune: 60โ€“240 BPM via Knob B.

Swing

Knob A position Swing level Feel
0 0 Straight
1 1 Slight shuffle
2 2 Hip-hop
3 3 Heavy hip-hop
4 4 House
5 5 Heavy house
6 6 Trap / juke
7 7 Extreme

Pad-to-note mapping (F-005)

Pad MIDI Note
1 60 C4 (middle C)
2 61 C#4
3 62 D4
4 63 D#4
5 64 E4
6 65 F4
7 66 F#4
8 67 G4
9 68 G#4
10 69 A4
11 70 A#4
12 71 B4
13 72 C5
14 73 C#5
15 74 D5
16 75 D#5