Roland TR-707 Owner's Manual page 9

2.
WRITING
AND
PLAYING
RHYTHM
PATTERNS
Now
that
we know how
to
produce
a!!
the sounds,
we
will learn
to write
a
pattern.
A
pattern
is
a
one-
bar phrase.
We
can write
into
memory
a
iarge
num-
ber of patterns (up to 64) to
recall later in
any
order
we
like,
either
manually
or as a
completely
as-
sembled track stored
in
memory.
In
practice,
we
will
find
it
easier
to write patterns
in
the
same
order
we
later
assemble
them
into tracks, or
complete
tunes.
There
are
two ways
of writing patterns
a—
Step-
writing,
in
which
we
enter or load
one
step
at a
time
without worrying about tempo. The Composer
will
take
care of that
when
we've
finished.
b-Tap
Writ-
ing, in
which
we
use a
key to tap
in
the
rhythm
in
time
to
a
Rim
shot produced every quarter-beat
by
the Composer,
a.
Step Writing
We
can enter
a
rhythm
pattern
by writing
drum
voices step
by
step.
*
First
of
all,
check
that
the
composer
is
switched
on and not running.
Operation
X
While
holding the
Shift
Key down,
press
the
Pattern
Mode
Button
©
until
the
Mode
Display
shows
STEP WRITE.
Now,
the
composer
is
in
the Step writing
mode.
PATTERN
While hoidine
this
button
down
2^3
TRACK
MODE
(D
To
prepare
for
loading
in
our pattern, press
any
of the Pattern
Group Keys
©
(A, B.
C
or
D).
The
pressed
key
will light
up showing
the cor-
responding pattern group
(consisting of 16 pat-
terns each
selected
by one Main
Key)
is
ready
to
receive data.
It is
in
Pattern Writing mode.
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