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Chapter 13 Pattern Power Tips

53 Selecting a Voice (Copy Voice)

One important step you can take in creating a Pattern is to select the Voice you’ll be using for it.

Keep in mind that each Pattern includes a Voice, and that strictly speaking, Voices CANNOT be selected sep-

arate from their Patterns. However, this function lets you select a Voice that you like from one Pattern, and

copy it to another Pattern.

1 First, select the source Pattern — the one that has the Voice you like.

2 Simultaneously hold down [SHIFT] and press [12]

(COPY SEQ/VOICE).

You may have to press the button more than once to call up the “CPY.<”

display.

3 Next, select the destination Pattern.

This is the Pattern you’ll be copying the Voice to. Use the DATA knob.

4 Copy the Voice.

The [12] button should be ﬂashing. Press it once again (the button stops

ﬂashing and stays lit). At the “Y£n” (“Yes or no?”) prompt, press it a third

time to actually copy the Voice to the selected Pattern number, or press

[EXIT] to cancel.

54 Starting a Pattern on a different note

Here’s an interesting way to change the character of a Pattern — without actually changing any of the notes!

The Move Note function simply lets you start playback from any individual step in the Pattern.

For example, in a 16-step Pattern, selecting a value of “-4” moves the Pattern “back” four steps — making

Step 5 the starting point of the Pattern.

1 While the Pattern is stopped, simultaneously hold

down [SHIFT] and press [13] (MOVE/PITCH).

You may have to press the button more than once to call up the “mo<E”

(Move Note) display.

2 If you want, select the particular track (Synth or

Rhythm) you want to move.

Each track can be set independently — just hold down [SHIFT] and press

the appropriate number button [1], [2], [3], or [4].

3 Release [SHIFT] and press [13] once again (the button

stops ﬂashing and stays lit).

At the “Y£n” (“Yes or no?”) prompt, press it a third time to actually change

the value, or press [EXIT] to cancel.

4 Start the Pattern to hear the changes you’ve made.

• Keep in mind that any changes you make to the Pattern with this function are cumulative.

For example, if you change the setting by -4, then make a second setting of -3, the actual

value (compared to the original Pattern) will be -7.

• This CANNOT be used while the Pattern is playing back.

Copy Voice

Allows you to copy a Voice from one Pattern

to another. Select the source Pattern, then

use [SHIFT] and [12] to call up “CPY.<”

(Copy Voice). Select the destination Pattern,

and press [12] twice to execute.

Move Step

Determines the starting step of the Pattern,

shifting the Pattern back or forward by the

speciﬁed number of steps. All steps of the

Pattern play as normal; only the starting point

changes. Use [SHIFT] and [13] to call up

“mo<E” (Move Step). If desired, select the

track to be moved; hold down [SHIFT] and

press the appropriate number button [1], [2],

[3], or [4]. (Skipping this step automatically

selects all tracks.) Use the DATA knob to

change the value and press [13] twice to exe-

cute.

Range

-15 — 0 — 15 (steps)