User Manual

Global Settings, Wave Seq., Drum Kits
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Programming Basics
The Wave Sequence parameters are spread over two pages.
The Seq Parameters page has controls for the Wave
Sequence as a whole, such as the start and end steps,
looping, and modulation.
The Step Parameters page goes deeper into the structure of
the Wave Sequence, allowing you to edit each of the 64
Steps.
Programs, Combinations, and Songs also have a handful of
Wave Sequence-related parameters, to make it easier to fit
Wave Sequences in with other sounds and rhythmic
components (such as KARMA).
The Wave Sequence graphic, shown on both the Seq
Parameters and Step Parameters pages, gives you a quick
overview of the sequence, at a glance:
• The current step is marked by a red arrow.
• Red boxes are Multisample steps.
• Green boxes are Tie steps.
• White boxes are Rest steps.
• The length of the Wave Sequence, from the Start Step to
the End Step, is shown by a rectangular outline.
• The Loop is highlighted in blue.
•On the Step Parameters page, the horizontal scroll-bar
at the top of the graphic shows you the eight steps
currently displayed on the screen.
• At the bottom right of the graphic is a Solo button. When
this is turned on, the Wave Sequence will play only the
current step, including its fade-in and fade-out.
Wave Sequence graphic
What’s in a step?
Wave Sequences have 64 steps (although you don’t have to
use all of them–see “Setting the length of the sequence” on
page 188). Each step includes:
• A “type” setting, which makes the step either play a
Multisample, continue the previous step like a tied note,
or play only silence like a musical rest.
• A selected Multisample, which sets the basic sound of
the step.
• Multisample Reverse and Start Offset parameters, which
modify the basic sound of the Multisample.
• Volume, coarse tuning, and fine tuning for the
Multisample.
• A duration, which controls how long the step lasts. You
can set the duration in either milliseconds or musical
beats.
• A crossfade time, which sets how long it takes to fade
into the next step.
• Fade-in and fade-out shapes for the crossfade, for subtle
control of the transition between this step and the next
step.
• Two AMS output values, which can be used to control
other Program parameters.
Setting the length of the sequence
You can use anything from 1 to 64 steps in a Wave
Sequence. You also don’t have to start on step 1. To set the
length of the sequence:
1. Go to the Seq Parameters page.
2. Set the Start Step as desired.
You can also modulate the Start Step in real-time; for more
information, see “Start Step modulation” on page 193.
Modulating the start step does not change the End Step.
3. Set the End Step as desired.
The read-only Length parameter will show you the total
number of steps between the two points.
Setting up the loop
Wave Sequences can loop, so that some or all of the steps are
played repeatedly–like a drum loop, or a loop in a sequencer.
You can set the start and end of the loop separately from the
start and end of the Wave Sequence itself. The loop can
either play for as long as the note is played, or repeat a
specified number of times. Finally, you can choose whether
the loop plays forwards, plays backwards, or alternates
between backwards and forwards.
To set up the loop:
1. Set the Loop Start and End Steps as desired.
2. Set the Loop Direction.
Forwards plays from the Start Step to the Loop End, and
then skips back to the Loop Start.
Backwards/Forwards plays from the Start Step to the Loop
End, then backwards from the Loop End to the Loop Start,
and then forwards again to the Loop End, and so on.
Backwards plays from the Start Step to the Loop End, then
backwards from the Loop End to the Loop Start, and then
skips back to the Loop End, and so on.
3. Set the Loop Repeats.
You can set the loop to repeat a specific number of times,
between 1 and 127. You can also make the loop keep playing
for as long as the note is held (the INF setting), or not repeat
at all (the Off setting).