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Chapter 12
explains how to use the MIDI Control Center to configure BeatStep Pro so its
controls are perfectly matched to your system. It also shows you how to access
parameters that are not available from the front panel.
See
Chapter 13
for a complete list of the default settings for each control.
3.3 Making a Project
BeatStep Pro is such a spontaneous compositional tool that as soon as you change
almost anything, you have started a new Project. At the heart of each Project are the
patterns it contains, so let's take a quick look at how to record a pattern.
3.3.1 Select a Sequencer
First decide which of the three sequencers you want to use as the basis for your Project.
If you have a melody in your head or want to improvise a bass line, select either SEQ1
or SEQ2 by pressing its button.
If you prefer to start building a drum pattern first, press the DRUM button instead.
3.3.2 Select a pattern
You can record to any one of the 16 patterns. There are two ways to select a pattern:
Use the < > buttons until you reach the desired pattern number
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Hold the sequencer select button and press one of the 16 Step buttons
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Note: It isn't necessary to have the pattern numbers be the same for all three
sequencers: you can have SEQ1 set to pattern 01, SEQ2 set to pattern 02, and DRUM
set to pattern 03.
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Selecting pattern #02
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