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182 EFFECTS AND PLUG-INS IN AN OVERVIEW
The label "Drum 'n' Bass" hides a menu that contains functions for loading and saving
drum & bass patterns (Load machine state/Save machine state) and functions for deleting
or generating patterns (Clear all/Random all).
In the "Velocity presets" submenu, help functions are available for programming the velocity
sequence (see below for description). Homemade drum loops and bass samples may also
be loaded there.
Drum & Bass Machine - Rhythm section
This area makes it easy to create complex and authentic-sounding jungle breakbeats.
Jungle breakbeats are produced in professional studios by taking a drum loop and splitting
it into little "bites" and then putting them together into another sequence. The Drum&Bass
Machine makes this laborious process a lot easier.
The top sequence, i.e. the "steps" row, specifies the new sequence. The blue cells indicate
the individual sections ("count times") the loop is divided into.
Left clicking on one of the blue cells allows one of six icons to be selected. Each symbol
indicates other notes or another type of note playback. Each time a blue cell is clicked, the
next symbol will be selected.
A short description of the symbols:
1: Play drum loop from start
2: Play drum loop from second note
3: Play drum loop from third note
4: Play drum loop from fourth note
Reverse symbol: Play in reverse from this position
Stop symbol: Stop playback
Right click the step cells individually to delete them. The "Clear" button the right deletes all
step cells; the drum loop is played back in its original condition.
The button "Random Rhythm" generates a random sequence. This rhythm can be
changed in any way.
Clicking the blue field in the lower part of the rhythm section opens a popup menu for
selecting the drum loop. Select another drum loop and it will load and play in the playback
style selected.
The "Flam" row specifies that the note at this position should be played twice quickly. This
enables rolls and fill-ins to be programmed.
In the "Velocity" row, intensity values of 0 to 16 may be specified with the mouse (left
button increases the value, right button reduces it). The manner in which these values
influence the loop may be specified via the 3 buttons below the "Velocity" row. If "Volume"
is selected, then the velocity value changes the volume in this cell (16= loud, 0 = quiet). If
"Filter" is activated, the velocity value specifies the filter strength in this cell (16 = bright, 0 =
dull). The "Off" button deactivates the velocity values.