Operation Manual

THE SEQUENCER
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Drawing Pattern clips
You can draw pattern clips on the Pattern Select lane with the Pencil tool:
1. Activate Snap and set the Snap value to the note position where you want to
insert the pattern change clip.
It is probably a good idea to set Snap to “Bar”, at least if you are working with pat-
terns of a length corresponding to the time signature (e.g. 16 or 32 step patterns
and 4/4 time signature). However, if you are working with patterns of another
length, it can make sense to use other Snap values.when drawing Pattern clips.
2. Select the Pencil tool.
A Pattern pop-up appears in the Inspector. Use this to select the pattern you wish
the clip to play.
3. Draw a clip for length you want the selected pattern to play.
4. Continue using the same method to draw clips for all the patterns you wish
to use.
! Don’t draw pattern change clips with Snap turned off, unless you want
chaotic rhythm changes!
Manually editing pattern change clips
To manually edit a Pattern change clip, proceed as follows:
1. Select the pattern change clip you wish to edit.
2. Pull down the Pattern pop-up menu to the left in the pattern clip (the down
arrow), and select the Bank/Pattern you want to insert.
The selected pattern is shown next to the pop-up menu.
D You can also change Bank/Pattern with the Inspector Pattern pop-up if
the Pencil tool is selected.
Moving and duplicating pattern change clips
You can move, resize and duplicate pattern change clips in the same way as with note
or automation clips. However it is recommended that snap is activated (and in most
cases set to “Bar”) when you do this.
You can also move or duplicate sections using the Cut, Copy and Paste commands
on the Edit menu. Again, the same rules apply as for other clips.
Deleting pattern change clips
D Deleting pattern change clips is done in the same way as deleting note
clips. I.e. you can draw selection rectangles and then press [Backspace]
or use the Erase tool etc.
To clear all automation in a clip simply delete the clip (or remove the whole lane to
clear all pattern change automation).