User Guide

Chapter 29 Ultrabeat 559
 Copy (Voice & Seq): This command copies the selected sound—inclusive of Mixer
settings and sequences—to the Clipboard.
 Paste Voice: This command replaces the selected sound with the sound from the
Clipboard, without changing its sequences.
 Paste Sequence > (submenu): The Paste Sequence submenu allows you to replace all,
or individual sequences, of the target drum sound. Paste Sequence has no impact on
the sound parameters of the drum sound. Pasting a single sequence replaces the
currently active sequence (as set in the Pattern menu) of the target drum sound. This
allows you to copy sequences into any of the 24 possible pattern locations.
 Swap with Clipboard: This command exchanges and replaces the selected sound
with the sound from the Clipboard.
 Init > (submenu): The Init submenu contains a few starting-point (Init) sounds.
Selecting one of them will replace the target drum sound. The Sample Init sound
initializes the filter and pitch parameters to neutral settings as a starting point for
programming sample-based drum sounds.
Note: Naturally, the shortcut menu’s Paste and Swap with Clipboard commands require
an initial Copy command (to place data in the Clipboard) before functioning.
These commands only affect the selected drum sound, all sequence and sound data of
the other 24 drum sounds remain untouched.
Importing Drum Sounds and EXS Instruments
You can import drum sounds and sequences from other Ultrabeat settings into your
currently active drum kit. You can also import sounds from EXS instruments: Ultrabeat
reproduces the EXS layout as closely as possible. Layered EXS zones are set up as
layered drum sounds, using the sample playback mode of Osc 2.
To open an Ultrabeat setting or EXS instrument in the import list:
1 Click on the Import field in Ultrabeat’s upper left corner.
2 Browse to, and select the Ultrabeat setting or EXS instrument from which you want to
import sounds, then click Open.