User Manual

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Setup Mode
Riffs
synctoexternalMIDIclock.Youcanalsomanuallychooseatempobyselectingavaluefrom20
to400forBPM.UsetheAlphaWheelor‐/+buttonstochoosebetweentheoptionsorseta
tempo.YoucanalsousethealphanumericpadfollowedbypressingtheEnterbutton
toentera
tempo.
SyncZone
TheSyncZoneparameterdetermineswhichzoneariffwillsyncto.Youcanchoosetosynctoa
rifforarpeggioinaspecificzonebysettingSyncZonetoRiff1–16orArp1‐16,andthecurrent
riffwillalwayssynctotherifforarpeggio
inthesetzone.Forexample,ifyouhaveadrumriff
inzone1andabassriffinzone2,youmayalwayswantthebassriffinzone2tosynctothe
drumriffinzone1.Inthiscaseyouwouldsetthebassriff
SyncZonetoRiff1.
Youmaywanttohavealittlemorefreedomandnotbetiedtothedrumriffasthemain
“timekeeper.”Maybeyouwanttostartwiththebassriffandhavethedrumriffstartlater.In
thiscaseyouwouldsetSyncZonetoFirstRiff.Av.With
thissetting,theriffwilllookforthefirst
availablerifftosyncto.Soifboththedrumriffandthebassriffhavethisparametersetto
FirstRiff.Av.,theriffthatisstartedfirstwillbethemaster.Ifthebassriffstartsfirst,thedrum
riffwill
seethatasthefirstavailablerifftosynctoandwilldoso.Ifthedrumriffisstartedfirst,
thebassriffwillseethatasthefirstavailablerifftosynctoandwilldoso.This canbevery
handyifyouhavemultipleriffsand
wanttodosomeliveremixing;youcouldhavethedrums
dropout,and—aslongisthereisariffplaying—theywillsyncbackupwhentriggeredagain.
YoucanalsochooseFirstArp.Av.,whichbehavesthesamewayasFirstRiff.Av.,butmakesyour
rifflookforthefirstavailablearpeggiator
tosyncto.AsettingofMainSeq.willsynctheriffto
thesongcurrentlyloadedinSongmode.YoucanselectasonginSongmode,thenplayitfrom
setupmodewiththefrontpanelPlay/Pausebutton.(Doingthistemporarilyreplacestheprograms
inyoursetup’szones
withtheprogramusedforeachchannelinthesong,soit’sbesttomakeasetupthat
usesthesameprogramsasyoursongonthesameMIDIchannels.Ifyouplanonsyncingriffswitha
song,itmaybeeasiertostartbycreatingasetup,thenrecording
thesetupintoasong.SeeRecordingA
SetupToSongMode on page 7‐69fordetails.)AsettingofFirstAvail.willsynctherifftothefirst
availableriff,arpeggiator,orsongfromSongmode.
Note:Ifyouhavemultipleriffsorarpegg iatorsalreadyplayingwhenusingFirstRiff.Av.,FirstArp.Av.,
orFirstAvail.forthecurrentriff,thecurrentriffwillsynctotherifforarpeggiatorofthelowest
numberedzonethathasarifforarpeggiatorplaying.
SyncType
TheSyncTypeparameterallowsyoutochoosehowyourriffwillsynctootherriffs,
arpeggiators,andSongs(dependingonyour
settingsmadefortheSyncZoneparameter.)With
SyncTypesettoNone,yourriffwillstartplayingassoonasitistriggered.Itwillnotsyncto
anything.WithSyncTypesettoDownBeat,ifthereisalreadysomethingplayingtosyncto,the
currentriffwillwaitforthedownbeat
ofthenextmeasurebeforestarting;so,youcantriggerthe
rifftostartaheadoftime,andhaveitstartinsyncatthedownbeatofthenextmeasure.If
Syncingtoanarpeggiator,seeNumBeats on page 7‐53fordetailsonchangingwhenanarpeggiator’s
downbeatwilloccur.With
SyncTypesettoAnyBeat,ifthereisalreadyasomethingplayingto
syncto,theriffwillwaitonlyuntilthenextbeat.Dependingonwhenyoutriggertheriff,itwill
syncup,butitmaybeonanupbeatoradownbeat.
WithSyncTypesettoDownBeatWait,the
riffwillwaitforthedownbeatofthenextmeasureto
start.ThedifferencefromDownBeatisthatifthereisnothingplayingtosyncto,theriffwillnot
start.Thiscanbeusefulifyouwanttostartmultipleriffssyncedtooneriff.Youcouldhavea
bassriffsettoDownBeatWait,forinstance,andtriggertheriffwhilenootherriffsarerunning.
Assoonasyoustartanotherriff,thebassriffwillstartplayingaswell(providedthatitissetto
synctoanotherriffortothefirstavailableriff.)Ifanother
riffisalreadyrunning,
DownBeatWaitbehavesjustlikeDownBeat.