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208 EFFECTS AND PLUG-INS IN AN OVERVIEW
(to edit in "Stop" mode, ensure that you have activated input monitoring in Samplitude).
Robota provides 8 audio outputs as 4 stereo pairs. It makes sense to use more than one
stereo pair to edit patterns with many tracks and individual sounds separately in
Samplitude's mixer. When editing an instrument, choose the output to send to (horizontal
slider below the display).
All instruments are routed to the output pair 1 by default. Make sure that the changes are
not saved with the instrument but always as a "Setup".
Robota - master section
"Volume" controls the master volume of the Robota. "Tube" adds a controllable tube
distortion to give the sound more power and make it sound rougher. The peak meter
controls the output level; if this appears in the red area, reduce the master volume.
Robota - sequencer
Classic flashlight programming is used to control the drum patterns, as is the case with
practically all classic drum computers and groove boxes. The step sequencer consists of
16 individual step buttons with LEDs which correspond to the sections of a bar (16 or 32
beat, whereby only half a bar is displayed). A flashing button corresponds to the drum
sound at this point in the bar. Left clicking switches on the step, and an additional left click
deletes the step again.
The maximum length of a drum pattern is four beats. The length may be selected via the
small scroll bar above the button list.
Use the appropriate “Edit” button to select the beat you want to edit. Use the "Follow"
button to select "Follow" mode, i.e. the step display follows the steps of the currently
played beat.
If more than one bar is set as the pattern length, "Auto copy" mode ensures that the drum
notes set in the first bar are automatically placed into the next bars. This makes it easy to
create a continuous beat, even with a loop length of four bars. Notes set in the bars further
back are not affected by the "Auto copy" function, e.g. which makes it easy to add a light
variation in the 4th bar.
Programming a new drum pattern:
1. Use th
e slider to select the pattern length.
2. Select "Event" mode.
3. If you are editing during playback, switch off “Follow”. Choose the track you want to edit
by using the “Edit” button.
4. Use buttons 1-8 to select the instrument you want to edit.
5. The “Clear” button deletes all tracks in the current bar of the selected instrument.
6. Switch on the appropriate step buttons. Use the “Velocity” slider to define the velocity of
a beat.
7. Repeat the process for the other instruments.
Robota - snapshots
It is also possible to automate the sound parameters of a drum sound with so-called
“Snapshots”. This enables the sound parameters of an instrument to be saved on the step