Pattern Play Mode; Playing Pattern Sequences With The Pads; Recording Pattern Sequences Into Asong; Assigning Patterns To The Pads - Akai XR 20 Reference Manual

PATTERN PLAY MODE

Pattern Play mode allows you to play sequences of Patterns by triggering
Patterns with the pads. To enter Pattern Play Mode, press the PATTERN PLAY
button.

PLAYING PATTERN SEQUENCES WITH THE PADS

1. Press the PATTERN PLAY button.
2. Press a pad and the Pattern associated with the
pad will begin playing. As the Pattern reaches its
end, it will continue to loop from the beginning.
3. Now press a different pad. The Pattern associated
with the pad will begin playing as soon as the
previously selected Pattern reaches its end.
RECORDING PATTERN SEQUENCES INTO A SONG
1. Press the PATTERN / SONG button to get into Song Mode (the display should indicate
SONG in the upper right corner).
2. Press the PATTERN PLAY button.
3. Press REC and PLAY simultaneously to begin recording.
4. Press the pads to trigger the sequence of Patterns you wish to record. You can also trigger
the A, B or FILL parts of the selected pattern.
5. Press STOP when you are finished.
Note that you can only record a Pattern Play sequence into an empty Song. Make
sure that you select an empty Song or erase an existing song prior to recording.
To listen to the sequence you just recorded in Pattern Play Mode:
1. Press the PATTERN / SONG button to get into Song Mode (the display should
indicate SONG in the upper right corner).
2. Press PLAY to play the recorded sequence.

ASSIGNING PATTERNS TO THE PADS

1. Press the PATTERN PLAY button to get into
Pattern Play Mode.
2. Press the PAGE RIGHT button. The display will
show the last pad which was pressed and the
pattern number to which it is assigned.
3. Press the pad you wish to modify.
number will be displayed on the top line.
4. Use the INC / DEC buttons, the VALUE dial or the
number buttons to choose the Pattern assignment
for the selected pad. The assigned Pattern will be
displayed on the bottom line.
5. You can also press A or B to choose whether the selected pattern's A or B part will be
played when the pattern is triggered.
6. Press another pad to select it and then adjust the Pattern assignment in a similar fashion.
7. After you have assigned the pads press the PATTERN PLAY button to exit the assignment
mode.
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