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50 Break to a new Pattern!
One sure-fire method to turn up the heat on the dance floor is to use a break or a drop-out just
before hitting a new Pattern! Here, we’ll try dropping everything out for a full measure (four beats).
While the first Pattern is playing, count the beat in your mind and tap it out with your heel — to
make sure you’re locked into the groove! At the same time, call up the new Pattern by simulta-
neously holding down PATTERN and turning the Scratch Pad. Remember to keep holding down
PATTERN! Then — right on the “one” downbeat — press PATTERN STOP. Keep counting while
you hold the button — 1 - 2 - 3 - 4! Finally, on the next “one,” press the desired Pattern button.
Try this out with P08, V A4 as the first Pattern (good for a four-beat intro!), and break to P09, V A1.
As always, timing is everything! Whether you break for one beat, two beats, or four — make sure
you come in with the next rhythm right on the “one”!
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Remember to keep holding
down PATTERN until you
press PATTERN STOP!
1 - 2 - 3 - 4!