Pattern Play Mode; Playing Pattern Sequences With The Pads; Recording Pattern Sequences Into A Song; Assigning Patterns To The Pads - Alesis Performance Pad Pro 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 PTN PLAY button.

PLAYING PATTERN SEQUENCES WITH THE PADS

1. Press the PTN 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 PTN 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 PTN PLAY button to get into Pattern Play
Mode.
2. Press the PAGE UP 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. The pad 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.
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 PTN PLAY button to exit the assignment mode.
The assigned Pattern will be
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