Specifications

THE SEQUENCER
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Copying REX loops and
Patterns to Sequencer
Tracks
As described on page 188, you need to use the “To Track” function when using
the Dr.Rex Loop Player device. This creates sequencer notes on the selected
track, so that each slice in the REX loop gets a corresponding sequencer note.
Playing back the sequencer track will then play all slices in the correct order,
with the original timing of the loop.
Similar functions are available for the pattern devices (Redrum and Matrix).
• By using the function Copy Pattern to Track on the Edit menu or device con-
text menu, you can copy the contents of the current pattern to notes on the
selected sequencer track.
• The function Convert Pattern Track to Notes works in a similar way, but con-
verts all patterns in a song to notes (taking pattern changes into account).
The procedures differ slightly for the different device types:
Using the “To Track” function for REX Loops
This assumes that you have loaded a REX loop into the Dr.Rex device. For de-
tails, see page 187.
1. Set the left and right locator to encompass the section you want to
“fill” with notes for the REX loop.
2. Select the track connected to the Dr.Rex device.
To avoid confusion, make sure there are no events between the locators on
the track.
3. Click the “To Track” button on the Dr.Rex device panel.
Notes are created for the slices in the loop, and added to the track.
D If the length of the area between the locators is greater than the
length of the REX loop, the loop will be repeated on the track.
This function always creates an exact number of loops, meaning that the last
loop may “stick out” after the right locator.
The “Copy Pattern to Track” function
This is available for the Redrum and the Matrix. It is useful when you have cre-
ated a single pattern and want to use it as starting point for editing in the se-
quencer. You could also use this if you e.g. have created a drum pattern and
want to have this pattern play back some other type of device.
Proceed as follows:
1. Set the left and right locator to encompass the section you want to
“fill” with the notes in the pattern.
You may want to make sure the length of the area between the locators is a
multiple of the pattern length, to avoid “cutting off” the pattern.
2. Select the track connected to the pattern device.
In fact, you can select any track. For example, if the device is a Matrix, it may
make sense to copy the notes not to the Matrix track, but to the track for the
device controlled by the Matrix (since the Matrix doesn’t produce any sound
in itself, and thus can’t be played by the sequencer notes).
3. Select the device and select “Copy Pattern to Track” from the Edit
menu or the device context menu.
D If you selected a track not connected to the pattern device, an alert
will appear, asking if that’s really what you want.
Click OK to proceed, or Cancel to abort.
The pattern is converted to sequencer notes on the track (see the notes below).
If the length of the area between the locators is greater than the pattern length,
the pattern will be repeated to fill out the area.
The created notes are automatically grouped (as indicated by the colored boxes). Read more
about groups on page 18.
Here, the loop was 2 bars long. Since there are three bars between the
locators, the second loop will stick out after the right locator.
The created notes are automatically grouped (as indicated by the
colored boxes). Read more about groups on page 18.