4. Pattern mode

Editing sounds

For each drum part, you can select a drum sound wave, or sample. For each synth part, you can select a synth oscillator model.

You can then edit the sound of each part using the oscillator, level, and pan knobs, and the effect and amp EG keys.

Sounds can be edited even while the pattern is playing. You can also use an external MIDI device to control the values of each knob (☞p.79 “ MIDI mode”). If you want to keep the sound that you modified, save it in the current pattern by pressing the WRITE/RENAME key (☞p.64 “Saving a pattern”).

The available knobs will differ depending on the part. If you find it difficult to edit the sound because a motion sequence is affecting a knob, you can turn motion sequence off while editing (☞p.58 “Mo- tion sequence”).

Editing the sound of a drum part

Assigning a wave

 

 

WAVE

......................................................................... 1

...207

 

 

You can choose one of 207 waves to assign to a drum part.

 

 

1.

Press the PART EDIT key (it will light).

 

 

2.

Press the [ ] cursor key until the display reads “(wave name

).” The

 

 

“WAVE” indicator in the lower right of the display will light.

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3.

Press the key for the drum part you wish to edit (the key will light).

 

 

The name of the wave currently assigned to that part will appear in

1

 

the display.

 

 

4.

Turn the dial to select a wave, and press the part key to hear the

 

 

sound of the wave.

 

Drum part key

 

 

 

Editing the Part Common parameters

 

 

PITCH

....................................................................... -63

...+63

 

Sets the playback pitch of the wave. Raising the pitch will speed up the playback, and lowering the pitch will slow down the playback. You can adjust the pitch over a range of ±2 octaves. The settings correspond to the pitches shown below.

Raising the pitch may cause noise.

Knob value

Pitch

Example pitch (for an input of C3)

+63

 

2 octaves

C5

 

 

 

 

 

 

+41, 43...

59, 61

:

C#4, D4

...A#4, B4

 

 

 

 

 

+39

 

1 octave

C4

 

 

 

 

 

 

+9, 12...

33, 36

:

D3, D#3

...A#3, B3

 

 

 

 

 

+6

 

Semitone up

C#3

 

 

 

 

 

0(center)

±0

C3

 

 

 

 

 

 

-6

 

Semitone down

B2

 

 

 

 

 

 

-9, -12...

-36

:

A#2, A2...

C#2

 

 

 

 

 

-39

 

-1 octave

C2

 

 

 

 

 

 

-41, -43...

-61

:

B1, A#1...

C#1

 

 

 

 

 

-63

 

-2 octaves

C1

 

EG TIME ......................................................................

0...

127

Sets the decay time of the EG. The way in which the volume decays

will depend on the Amp EG setting.

 

 

PAN .........................................................................

L63...

R63

Sets the stereo position (panpot) of the sound. The sound will be

located in the center when the knob is set to the center. Turning the

knob toward the left moves the sound toward L, and turning it to-

ward the right moves the sound toward R.

 

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