Operation Manual

THE SEQUENCER
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Recording pattern changes
If your song contains pattern devices, you probably want to use more than a single
pattern throughout the song. To facilitate this you can record pattern changes in the
sequencer (or draw them in manually, as described on page 88).
1. Locate the sequencer track for the device, and make sure the Record Enable
Parameter Automation button is active.
You can disable the Record Enable button for the note lane for now as it won’t be
needed.
2. Set the desired start pattern on the pattern device.
3. Start recording from the desired position.
When recording starts, the pattern device will automatically start. Although no clip
will be created until you change pattern, the start pattern is being recorded.
4. During recording, change patterns with the Bank and Pattern buttons on the
device panel.
Make sure to change the patterns slightly in advance - the actual pattern change
will be recorded (and happen) on the next downbeat according to the main se-
quencer time signature.
5. When you are done, stop recording.
There will be a green frame around the pattern selection buttons to indicate that
pattern changes are automated for the device. A Pattern Select automation lane
with pattern clips has also been created.
Pattern automation clips on the Pattern Select lane.
D Pattern automation has no “static value”. If the pattern selection is auto-
mated, patterns will only be played back where there are pattern clips.
Where the pattern lane is empty, no pattern will be played back.
D Each pattern change will be recorded on a downbeat (at the start of a
new bar in the sequencer).
You can move pattern changes to other positions by moving or resizing pattern
clips, see “Editing Pattern Change clips”.
D You can punch in on recorded pattern changes, to replace a section of
the track.
D After recording the pattern changes, you can use the function Convert
Pattern Track to Notes, to transfer the notes in the patterns to the main
sequencer.
This allows you to create unlimited variations by later editing the notes in Edit
mode.
D You can also manually draw automation clips on the Pattern Select lane
- see “Editing Pattern Change clips”.
About the toolbar
The toolbar is located above the track list in the sequencer. It contains various tools
for clip and event editing in the sequencer.
From left to right, the toolbar contains the following items:
• The Edit/Arrange mode switch button - see “About the two view modes”.
• The Arrow tool (or Selection tool) - this is the main tool used for selecting, resizing
and moving clips or events. This is selected by default.
• The Pencil tool is used for drawing clips and events.
• The Erase tool is used for deleting clips and events.
• The Razor tool is used for splitting clips - see “Splitting clips”.
• The Magnifying Glass tool is used to zoom the sequencer view in or out.
• The Hand tool is used for scrolling the view.
• The Snap pop-up and On/Off switch - see below.
D A quick way to switch between the different tools is to use the
“Q,W,E,R,T,Y” keys on your computer keyboard.
“Q” selects the Arrow tool, “W” selects the Pencil tool and so on, in the same or-
der as the tools are placed on the toolbar.