User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Title Page
- Disclaimer
- Contact
- Table of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Basic Concepts
- 3 Browser
- 4 Sound Slots
- 5 Creating Groups
- 6 Working with Patterns (Hardware)
- 6.1 Creating Patterns
- 6.1.1 Pattern Mode
- 6.1.2 Pad Mode
- 6.1.3 Pad Link
- 6.1.4 Releasing a Pad from a Pad Link Group
- 6.1.5 Recording the Pads
- 6.1.6 The Metronome
- 6.1.7 Using the Step Sequencer
- 6.1.8 Using Note Repeat
- 6.1.9 Using the Piano Roll/Keyboard
- 6.1.10 Recording Automation
- 6.1.11 Recording Automation in the Step Sequencer
- 6.1.12 Step Grid, Pattern Length Grid and Quantization
- 6.2 Editing Patterns
- 6.1 Creating Patterns
- 7 Working with Patterns (Software)
- 7.1 The Pattern Editor
- 7.2 Editing Patterns
- 7.2.1 Mouse Actions in the Pattern Editor
- 7.2.2 The Zoom Tool
- 7.2.3 Compare/Split
- 7.2.4 The Piano Roll / Keyboard
- 7.2.5 Recording and Editing Automation
- 7.2.6 Adding a Modulator
- 7.2.7 Step Grid, Pattern Length Grid and Quantization
- 7.2.8 Pad Link
- 7.2.9 Releasing a Pad from a Pad Link Group
- 7.2.10 Setting up a Pad as Master or Slave in a Pad Link Group
- 7.2.11 Rendering Audio from Patterns using Drag and Drop
- 7.2.12 Rendering MIDI from Patterns using Drag and Drop
- 8 The Effects Overview
- 9 Using FX
- 9.1 Applying Effects to a Sound
- 9.2 Applying Effects to a Group
- 9.3 Applying Effects to the Master
- 9.4 Bypassing Effects
- 9.5 Automating Effects and Sampler Parameters
- 9.6 Applying FX to an External Instrument
- 9.7 Recording FX Automation
- 9.8 Saving FX Presets
- 9.9 Creating a Send Effect
- 9.10 Creating a Multi Effect
- 10 Creating a Song using Scenes
- 11 Sampling and Sample Mapping
- 12 The Master Section
- 13 Exporting Audio
- 14 Appendix: Tips for playing Live
- Index
6.2.2 Erase/Clear
To erase notes, press both ERASE and the pad containing the desired Sound while the pattern
is playing. The notes will be erased only during the moment the pad is held down; you can use
this to selectively erase notes at a particular place in the pattern. This might take some time
getting used to, especially when the tempo is very fast, but you can always use Undo/Redo
(SHIFT + pad 1, SHIFT + pad 2) to get back to where you were before.
SHIFT + pad 9 (CLEAR) will erase all selected notes and events; if nothing is selected, it will
clear all notes and events of the pattern.
6.2.3 Copy/Paste
You can also copy and paste notes. To copy all selected notes, press SHIFT + pad 11 (COPY),
to paste them, press SHIFT + pad 12 (PASTE). The notes will be pasted according to the Step
Grid, shifted one Grid position to the right. You can also copy notes from one Pattern to anoth-
er: to do this, copy the selected notes, select the Pattern you want to copy them to and then
paste them.
6.2.4 Nudge
Nudge allows you to shift selected notes by the Step Grid value; press SHIFT + pad 7
(< NUDGE) to move the selected notes to the left, or SHIFT + pad 8 (NUDGE >) to move the
selected notes to the right.
Setting the Step Grid to “Off” and then using Nudge will shift notes in extremely small in-
crements. This can be used to creatively add groove to Patterns — for example, shifting the
snare drum so that it is ever so slightly late, or “in the pocket” (something a funk drummer
does naturally!).
6.2.5 Compare/Split
This function allows you to compare a selected pattern with its previous state, for example if
you have added or edited events. This is an easy way to create variations or to compare two
versions of a pattern. If you edit a pattern, the pattern is marked with an asterisk. This means
Working with Patterns (Hardware)
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