User Manual

5.3.1. Sequencer Mode
In Sequencer mode, you can record/program and play Patterns in "step" time, meaning one
note at a time. Patterns can be Linked to a corresponding preset so that they are stored
with Presets, or stored and recalled on their own. Play or step through patterns forward,
backward, forward then backward, in random order, and at different note values (e.g. if
each step is an 1/8th note, switch it to 1/4 notes to halve the playback speed, etc.).
When step recording, the user can enter rests for each step by pressing the TAP button.
When the sequencer is being used as a modulation source and routed in the Matrix, each
step can send (or not send) modulation. Dial in the tempo, tap it, or sync it to incoming MIDI
clock. Slide one step into the next one. Steps respond to key velocity, and you can enter
accents manually.
In Arpeggiator mode the notes you hold down are stepped through in a variety of orders,
and repeated in higher octaves.
Press Sequencer to enter Sequencer mode.
Loading and saving sequencer Patterns:
• Patterns - You can load and play different sequences, or pattern, by holding the
PATTERNS buttons and choosing from any of the 256 sequences. The banks are
rows A - P on the left, and presets within each bank are in columns 1-16. To load,
say, Pattern B3, go two rows down and three columns across; the B3 red light
shows you which sequence is loaded.
• Link - you can link a sequence to your preset sound. When saving your preset,
enable the LINK button to store them together.
• Save - Just hold this button and select the bank/preset where you want to save
the Pattern. Turn on Link to save a Pattern with a Preset. See Matrix Preset
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• SEQ Length To set the sequence length, i.e. the number of steps up to 64
maximum, hold SEQ Length and touch any of the four buttons in the last step
to be played. They'll light up, and after that the sequence will cycle back to the
beginning when it gets there (assuming you don't stop it first, and that it's playing
forward rather than backward or random).
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