Songs - Social Entropy Engine User Manual

BASICS

SONGS

A SONG is a sequence of snapshots. SONGS allow for an entire performance to be
constructed with different snapshots and played back in sequence automatically.
Each SONG is made up of a series of SONG STEPS (not to be confused with pattern
STEPS). A SONG can contain up to 64 individual SONG STEPS.
Each SONG STEP has settings for:
• SNAPSHOT – Snapshot location recalled on the song step
• REPEATS – How many times a SNAPSHOT will play before advancing to the next
step. Playback of the longest pattern or pattern chain in the snapshot counts as one
repeat.
A SONG also contains settings for SONG LENGTH. After reaching the last song step, a
SONG will loop back to the beginning or move to the next song in the chain.
There are 32 total songs in memory.
MODES
There are many modes accessible using different buttons on the front panel.
Some examples of available modes are:
• MUTE MODE - Mute individual tracks
• TRANSPOSE MODE - Transpose a synth type pattern
• PATTERN SELECT MODE - Select the pattern or pattern chain assigned to a track
• TIME MODE - Edit time parameters for a pattern, such as scale, shuffle or last step
Each available mode will be covered in detail later in this manual.
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