Realtime Pattern Control, Motion Sequencing

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Realtime Pattern Control

!Before you continue, turn OFF memory protect: Press GLOBAL Ä CURSOR to Protect Ä Rotate DIAL to “off” Ä Press the PATTERN key to return to PATTERN mode.

Copy a preset pattern to a new location:

1.Press PATTERN Ä press CURSOR to set to "Pattern" Ä rotate DIAL to select any pattern Ä press WRITE Ä rotate DIAL to pattern d.64 Ä press WRITE again to copy the source pattern to d.64.

In-store demo suggestion: Use pattern d.64 as the edit “target pattern” for all of your demos!

Tweak the copied pattern:

1.Change Tempo: (see “Changing Tempo” on the previous page).

2.Retrigger pattern Playback: As pattern plays, hold down Shift and press PLAY repeatedly, to “force” pattern playback to first beat of the measure.

3.Tweak the pattern: Strike the part keys Ä work with the knobs and switches as pattern plays - create an edited set of part sounds using the existing pattern Ä try striking any part key Ä then select Tempo Delay with the Typekey (tweak effect with the Depth and Time knobs).

4.Select one of the drum synth parts (1-4) and try changing the waveform with the Wave key – note that Pitch is the one parameter in the OSCILLATOR area that works on PCM as well as synth parts.

5.Tweak the pattern data itself: As pattern plays, press any part key Ä press to add/remove steps from the 16 step keys (lit/unlit) press the Accent key and set new accents on the 16 step keys (use Level knob to set overall accent level).

6.SOLO and MUTE parts: Press and hold down SOLO and press a part key (it will light) (or group of part keys). Press SOLO again to defeat solo Ä press and hold down MUTE (TAP), then press a part key (or group of part keys) to mute/unmute parts (lit/unlit) Ä press STOP Ä press WRITE 2x to write edited pattern to memory.

Motion Sequencing:

Record knob and switch changes for each part and the delay

Record Motion sequences in the previous pattern:

1.Press Part 1 part key (it will light) Ä hold Shift and press step key 11 (Clear Motion) 2x, to clear previous Motion sequence for Part 1 Ä repeat this step for each part in the pattern.

2.Press to select Part 1 key (it will light) Ä in PART edit section, press Motion Seq to select Smooth or Trig Hold (it will light) Ä press REC key (left of STOP). REC will light, and PLAY will flash.

3.Press PLAY to begin recording Ä rotate Pitch/Speed knob. When pattern reaches last step, REC light will go out and pattern will continue to play - you'll hear new Motion sequence Ä while pattern loops, press Motion Seq key to select Smooth or Trig Hold, and listen to difference in playback. (you can SOLO the part to get a better idea)