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3. Press PLAY to begin recording Ärotate 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 Äwhile 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)
4. Press STOP Äpress to select Part 2 key (it will light), then select either Smooth or TrigHold as type of Motion
Sequence Äpress REC Äpress PLAY to record Ätoggle Roll key off / on, to record new Motion sequence for part 2 Ä
press STOP Äpress WRITE 2x to write pattern with the two new Motion sequences.
5. Edit the Motion Sequence: Press Part 6A key (it will light). (Pattern can be playing or stopped for following steps):
Press STEP EDIT key ÄCURSOR to select Motion Value (2nd row, STEP EDIT column) Äpress one of the lit step
keys for this part - the display alternates between “PCH” (pitch) and recorded pitch value Ärotate DIAL to change pitch
values as you press to select each of the step keys ÄSTOP pattern playback Äpress WRITE 2x to write the pattern with
new pitch values.
! Each time you record a new knob or switch change with the Motion sequence function, it will OVERWRITE the previous
Motion sequence for that part. If you’re not satisfied with the Motion Sequence you just recorded, simply re-record it, or
Clear the Motion Sequence. One Motion sequence, using one knob rotation, plus one switch change can be recorded for
each Part. Two knob rotations can be recorded for the Effect and Delay Motion Sequences (See the owner’s manual,
page 22, and 34-35 and 39-40 for more information)
6. Record an Effect Motion sequence in the current pattern: Select an effect Äpress REC Äpress PLAY Ätweak Edit
1and Edit 2 knobs simultaneously to record the Effect Motion sequence.
7. Record a Delay Motion Sequence in the current pattern: In the Delay section, press the Motion Sequence key (it will
light) Äpress REC Äpress PLAY Ätweak the Delay Depth and Time knobs to record the Delay Motion sequence.
More Pattern editing:
Copy the previous pattern and change the pattern length:
1. Select pattern b.64 Äpress WRITE Ärotate DIAL to select pattern b.63 Äpress WRITE again, to copy pattern b.64 to
b.63. Don't PLAY pattern yet… Ähold down Shift and press step key 1 (Length). (Display indicates “4” bars) Ärotate
DIAL to change pattern length to 2 bars Äpress step key 1 again to set length ÄPLAY pattern: it will loop after 2 bars.
View the step data in the pattern:
2. While pattern plays, press each part key, and note that the step keys light to indicate where each part is set to trigger
along the 16-step grid Äwatch Select LED section (above step keys). Note that green LED indicates movement through
- and loops from bars 1-2. To view the synth part’s triggers, make sure that the Keyboard key is off (unlit).
3. Press the Part 5A key, so that it lights.
Edit the trigger settings forPart 7:
4. Press Select < or > keys until bar 1's red LED is lit - to view the trigger settings for part 5A, bar 1. Let the pattern
continue to play Äpress the following step keys, to turn them on: 5, 13 (lit). Listen as pattern loops - when bar 1 plays
again, only steps 5and 13 will play - the rest of the data for part 5A stays the same - for bar 2 Äpress Select > key to
move to bar 2 Äpress any desired step keys to change trigger settings for part 5A, bar 2 Äpress the STOP key.
Work with the Swing function:
5. Select pattern A.03 ÄPLAY pattern to hear how it sounds Äpress STOP Ähold down the Shift key and press step
key 3 (Swing) - a value of 50 will flash in the display Ärotate the DIAL to a setting of "69" Äpress step key 3 again
(flashing), to set new Swing value ÄPLAY pattern to hear new swing setting ÄSTOP pattern Ähold down Shift and
press step key 3.
6. Rotate DIAL to set value to "50" Äpress step key 3 again to re-set Swing value ÄPLAY pattern again - to hear
"straight" 16-beat pattern Äpress STOP.
