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buttons of the sequencers.
Automating the drum instrument with snapshots.:
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Set the edit mode to "Snap".
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If you edit during playback, turn off "Follow". Select the beat with the "Edit" buttons.
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Select an instrument and edit the sound. You can control the sound of an instrument even when
playback has stopped by using the loudspeaker button.
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Save the sound as a snapshot to one of the step buttons.
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Change the sound of an instrument and save the settings to other step button
Warning:
The parameters are not changed abruptly but are faded internally instead, in order to avoid crackling. If
two snapshots with extreme parameter differences are too close together, the drum sounds will sound
differently when the pattern is played.
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Using the arrow keys, you can jump between
the individual snapshots during stopped
playback.
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Press "on" to activate snapshot automation.
Groove Control
The secret behind "groove" beats lies in delay. That is, individual beats are either anticipated or delayed
according to patterns. For example house beats use the "shuffle" whereby straight 1/16s are delayed at
certain times.
In the Robota there are groove velocity and groove swing
presets. Groove velocity presets contain for each step of a beat a certain offset to increase or reduce the
original beat velocity. Groove swing presets contain for each step a time alignment that is either
anticipated or delayed. The result is a livelier-sounding sequence. The strength of the effect can be
adjusted with the % regulator.
Setups, drum kits, presets, and patterns
A single instrument sound is
saved as a preset.
Presets containing all four
instruments are saved as
drum kits.
All note information plus the
snapshots are saved as a
pattern.
Together (drum kit + pattern)
they are know as a setup.
Load/Save
Presets, drum kits, patterns and setups can be selected with the continuous rotary regulators next to the
display area. For storing, click on the
"Save" button. Then specify a new name in the input field. To store, press "Enter".
Note: A drum kit stores only the names of the presets, not the actual parameters. If you want to store
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