9.5

MIDI Effects
Beat Designer
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If you drag a subbank into the Project window, several MIDI parts (one for each
used pattern in the subbank) are created and inserted one after the other in the
project.
IMPORTANT
Only the used patterns in a subbank are inserted. If you did not enter drum steps in a
pattern, this is not converted into a MIDI part.
You can also use the Pattern Functions menu to insert patterns or subbanks into the
project.
IMPORTANT
When you have created MIDI parts for your drum patterns this way, make sure to
deactivate the Beat Designer, to avoid doubling of the drums. The Beat Designer continues
to play as long as it is activated.
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If you import patterns that sound before the first step (due to flams or lane offsets),
the MIDI part is lengthened accordingly.
The inserted MIDI parts can now be edited as usual in the project. For example, you can
fine-tune your settings in the Drum Editor.
NOTE
Once a pattern is converted into a MIDI part, it cannot be opened in the Beat Designer
again.
RELATED LINKS
Pattern Functions Menu on page 152
Triggering Patterns
If you want to modify your drum patterns in Beat Designer while working on the project, you can
trigger the patterns from within the project.
You can trigger the patterns in Beat Designer using note-on events. These can either be events
on a MIDI track or be played live via a MIDI keyboard. Which pattern is triggered depends on the
pitch of the MIDI notes. The trigger range is four octaves starting with C1 (that is, C1 to B4).
PROCEDURE
1. Open Beat Designer for a track.
2. Click the Jump field to activate Jump mode.
In this mode, a MIDI note-on event triggers a new pattern.
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To trigger the patterns using a MIDI part containing trigger events, you can specify
whether the pattern is switched instantly (at the moment the event is received) or
at the next bar: Activate the Now button to switch patterns immediately. If Now is
deactivated, patterns switch at the beginning of the next bar in the project.
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If you want to trigger the patterns live via a MIDI keyboard, the new patterns are
always played when the next bar in the project is reached. Switching immediately
would always produce an undesirable interruption in playback.
3. Play back the project and press a key on your MIDI keyboard to trigger the next pattern.
The pattern starts at the next bar line.
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