Chaining - Roland TR-505 Owner's Manual

b.
Chaining Patterns
The
Chaining function
allows
two
or
more
patterns to
be chained together so
that
they
are
played
as
one.
This
is
useful for
any rhythm
pattern consisting of
more
than 16 steps
{e.g.
1
step—
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or
odd times
such as 5/4 or
7/8).
®
Make
sure
that
the
composer
is
not
playing.
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Enter the Pattern Writing mode, and
select
the
pattern
group by
using the Pattern
Group
Button.
Sample
Score
1
Hold
down
the
Main Keys
that
belong the
first
and
the
last
pattern
numbers
to
be chained,
and
while
still
holding these,
push the Enter Key
®.
The
Display
shows
CHAIN.
To
drop
a pattern
from the Chain, hold the
relevant
Main Key down, and push
the Enter
Key
®.
This
Chain
function naturally is
available
for
the
adjacent
patterns.
When
one
of
chained rhythm
patterns
is
erased,
the
Chain
itself will
disappear.
nm
1
m
m
Pattern
1
Scale
-
/
Last Step
-
8
Pattern 2
Scale
-
^
Last step
-
6
Pattern 3
Scale
-
J'
Last step
—
4
In
the
above
score,
the
third beat
is
1/16
triplet,
therefore
a
rhythm
cannot be made
in
one
pattern.
To
solve
this
problem, divide the
rhythm
pattern into 3
patterns;
1,
2 and
3,
then
set the scale
and
last
step of each
pattern.
Write these patterns then chain them
into onfe
pattern.
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