Beats/Song Mode - E-Mu Planet Phatt Operation Manual

BEATS MODE
Planet Phatt contains a "Beat Sequencer" which can play any of 100
pre-programmed drum sequences called Beats. Any of Planet Phatt's
640 presets can be used with any beat. The X-Factor control further
multiplies the number of possible beat combinations by changing
which instrument is assigned to each individual drum hit.
Beats can be also linked together to form Songs. Each song can have up
to 10 steps and each step can be programmed to loop up to 64 times
or loop indefinitely. Each step of a song can select a certain beat
pattern, jump to another step in the song, or jump to the beginning of
another song. Because of this jumping capability, songs can be made
as complex as you want. Planet Phatt holds a maximum of 28 songs
which can be quickly and easily transferred to a MIDI sequencer for
backup.
To Enter Beats or Song Mode
1. Press and hold both the Master button and the Edit button. The
Beats menu shown below will appear and the Enter LED will be
flashing.
2. Press the Enter button to Start the beat or song. The Enter LED
will be solidly on and the Master and Edit LEDs will flash once
each time the Beat pattern loops.
3. Press either cursor button and use the data entry control to select
a new beat or song, change the tempo, transpose the sequence
(X-Factor) or change the preset. Song numbers are located imme-
diately after beat 99.
4. Press the Enter button again to Stop the beat or song.
5. Press and hold both the Master button and the Edit button again
to return to the main screen. The song or beat will continue
playing unless you stopped it using the Enter button. The Master
and Edit LEDs will continue to flash, indicating Beats mode is On.
• To Turn Beats Off - Return to the Beats menu and press Enter.
Beats mode plays the preset assigned to MIDI channel 16. If you are in
Multi-mode, you can play along with beats mode on any of the MIDI
channels.
Beat/Song Select
Program No.
Tempo
B:03 T:120 X:+00
492 bts:Danzin
Chapter 2: Basic Operation
X-Factor
BASIC OPERATION
• • • The Beat number can
be selected remotely by using
a MIDI Song Select
command. Beats mode can
also be started and stopped
via a MIDI Song Start and
Stop command when the
Beats screen is displayed.
• • • There are four different
Beats modes:
Factory,
1:Constant Tempo,
2:Constant T,X,P
3:User Settings.
See page 33 for details.
Warning: Beware of using
Omni mode on multiple
channels while Beats are
playing. Unpredictable results
may occur.
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