11.5

284 Tools and wizards
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 Empty instrument: An empty instrument is added. No sound is played, it has
no name, and is used to clean up an unused track.
 Default instrument: The standard instrument is added. It has the standard
parameter for all synthesis shapes and serves as the starting point for your
own sounds.
 Reset automation: BeatBox 2's own presets contain automations. These are
dynamic sound parameters like filter curves or pitch changes. This command
allows you to completely remove these for the selected instruments.
Pattern editor buttons
Pattern: Use the <> buttons to switch through the different patterns.
The arrow to the right opens a list of all available patterns, and the save
button stores the current pattern.
Clear track/all: All events for the selected instrument (track) or all events
for the pattern (all) are removed by clicking this button.
Bar selection: The bar you wish to edit can be selected via the
corresponding number button. Use the “Follow” button to select follow
mode, i.e. the step display follows the steps of the currently played beat.
All shows all bars of the pattern.
"1>2-4" Auto copy: If more than one bar is set as the pattern length,
"Auto copy" mode makes sure that the drum notes set in the first bar
are automatically placed into the next bars. This also 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 draw" function,
which, for example, makes faint variations detectable only in the fourth
bar.
Bars: The maximum length of a drum pattern is four beats. The length
can be selected via the small scroll bar.
Shuffle: This controller changes BeatBox 2's timing. If the fader is
turned to the right, the eighth of a rhythm is played more and more like a
triplet. If that sounds a bit too abstract – simply try it out, ideally with a
pure 1/16 hi hat figure; you'll soon see what the shuffle fader is capable
of.
Grid: Here you can set the time resolution of the BeatBox. You can
choose from 1/8 notes (only for very simple rhythms), 1/16 (default),
1/32 (for more refined constructions).