User`s manual

THE PATTERN SEQUENCER
Monomachine SFX-6/60 USER’S MANUAL 43
THE PATTERN SEQUENCER
The pattern step sequencer is a central part of the Monomachine sound. It is
designed to be an inspirational tool for pattern based music, or a component
in the creation of dynamic multi-track monophonic sounds.
The sequencer is designed both for live and studio use. The patterns can
either be trigged individually from the user interface or by MIDI commands
or they can be linked together with pattern chaining or in song mode.
The sequencer has several modes of operation, in this chapter we will start
by looking at the Pattern mode.
First make sure that the <PATTERN> LED is lit and the <SONG> LED is
unlit. If necessary toggle it by pressing the [PATTERN/SONG] key. Also
check that the <MULTI TRIG> LED is unlit so that you are not in Multi Trig
mode. If necessary, toggle it by pressing the [MULTI TRIG] key. For external
control we recommend using the MIDI Auto Track Channel (see section
“AUTO TRACK CHANNEL” on page 90). On the SFX-60 you can use an
external MIDI keyboard on this channel when we refer to the Keyboard.
PATTERN SELECTION
The Monomachine offers 8 banks with 16 patterns in each. The banks are
named by the index A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H. The [BANK GROUP] key selects
between pattern bank groups A to D and E to H. The <BANK GROUP>
LED’s indicate the current bank group selection.
To select a pattern, press and hold the bank key while pressing a [TRIG]
key. For selecting pattern A05, first make sure the bank LED’s indicate that
bank group A to D are selected, then press and hold key [A/E] while press-
ing [TRIG] key 5.
While the [BANK] keys are pressed you can tell which patterns are uninitial-
ised by the 16 <TRIG> LED’s. LED’s that are red indicate that the corre-
sponding pattern contains data.
If pattern selection is done while the sequencer is playing, the selected pat-
tern will not be active until the current pattern has played to its end. You will
see the index of the pattern next to be changed to the right of the current
pattern. Until it has been switched it is blinking with an arrow pointing to the
left.