RECORDING A PATTern (Atso see LENGTH and QUANTZE)
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Th€ patternnumberis noi underlined,indicalingthat a newpatterncannotbe selected whilorecordingWhen.a drumbuttonispressed,it is recordedalongwithitsdynamicson eighllevels. Thedrumsar€ alwaysrocordedquantizedto the nearestcurrenilyselec{ed quantizobeat. PressingSTOPexitsrecordmod6,and boththe RECORDind pLAy LEDswilliurn otf. lf PLAYis pressodwhilein RECORD,the RECORDLEDwillturnoff. andthepatlernwillimmediatelybeginplayingiromthestart.
L E N G T H
Whenrecordingtor ths lirsttimeon an emptypattern,lhe lengthwilldstaultto g beats, unlsssit wasset prsviouslywiththe LENGTHbutton.
The LENGTHbuttonis usedto setthe longthof a pattarnto a speciliednumberof beats. Whilehoidingihe LENGTHbutton,the displaywill showthe cuirentlengthol rhecuilent pattern.lf it is an emptypanern,thedisplaywillr6ad:
LENGTHOO8BEATS
8 beats is the default length ol an smpty pattern. ll it is desired to chang€ the length, ths +/- arrow buttons can bs used lo move the length up or down in single b6at incrsments (001 minimum, 682 milimum), or a lhree digit number can bo onter€d with the keypad. In either case, tho new length is not sntored into ths pattsrn until th6 RECORD button is presssd. Wh6n RECORD is pressed the display chang€s to:
00
ThisdisplayremainsuntilRECORDis released.lf LENGTHis releasedbeforeRECORDis pressed,no changeto the lengthwill bo made,regardlessof whatwas pressedon the keypad. lf RECORDis prssssdafler enteringa parliallength(1 or 2 digits),nothingwitl happen.Whenenteringin digits,the lirstdigitsntered(1, fof example)resultsin ths followingdisplay:
PATTOO
LENGTH1 BEATS
The displayis now waitingtor th€ entryot the seconddigit. lf tho seconddigit is not
enteredwiihin 2 seconds,the display$,illrevertlo its previousvalue. lf RECORDis prsssedatlerenleringan incompletslsngth(l or 2 digits),ths displaywillrevsrtto its
oreviousvalue.
