Pattern Write - Roland Aoutique TR-09 User Manual

PATTERN WRITE

Pattern Write Mode is how we prepare the TR-09 to program our own rytthms.
To enter Pattern Write Mode
Hold the [SHIFT] button and press [PATTERN PLAY - BANK]
For example, if we wanted to write a pattern into Bank !, pattern 1 we would need to hold [SHIFT] and then press
[PATTERN PLAY BANK 1] and then [MAIN KEY] 1
Check before you start tapping away that the pattern you're about to write into isn't somehting important. Play the
pattern and see what's there. If you want to keep it, choose another location, or COPY the pattern to a safe place.
Once you're sure you want to overwrite this pattern, then while in PATTERN WRITE MODE hodl the [CLEAR] button,
and then press the MAIN KEY button number [1] and that will completely clear out the pattern and we're ready to
begin.
There are two basic methods of writing a pattern into the TR-09
STEP WRITE
This is the XOX style sequencing we've already gone over. Here a grid is running past, we select our instruments and
tap the MAIN KEYS where we want the instruments to sound. With each pass through the loop we can hear our work,
and see if adjustments need to be made.
In this mode you can add BACKBEAT triplets, adjust the SHUFFLE, and add a FLAM. Select between the
instruments and build up a rhythm that delights you.
TAP WRITE
Tap write is basicaly real time recording mode. What you play is recorded as you play it and translated into the grid of
the TR-09 without our having to think about it - We just play it out. Sometimes this is a great way to go if we hear
something in our heads and can't work it out. Sometimes the best way to visualize polyrhythms is to just bang them
out.
To enter TAP WRITE MODE
First enter PATTERN WRITE MODE as described above
Next hold the [SHIFT] button and press the [TAP/BACK] button
Turn on the METRONOME by pressing the [CYCLE/GUIDE] button if you need the metronome
Now begin by playing the instruments you wish to program into the beat by touching the MAIN KEY pads which
correspond to the instruments.
EDIT TAP WRITE PREFORMANCES
Hold the [SHIFT] key and then press the [TEMPO/STEP] button and you'll be back in STEP WRITE MODE without
having to stop recording.
Hold [INSTRUMENT SELECT] and then the correspoding MAIN KEY button for the instrument you wish to edit.
You will see your tapped out rhythm displayed as an XOX syyle grid and you can make the required adjustments.
CYCLE GUIDE
There is a metronome included with the TR-09 and it's called the CYCLE GUIDE.
Turn this on in TAP WRITE mode so you can tell what the tempo is and you don't get lost.
HOLD the [SHIFT] button and press the [CYCLE GUIDE] button to turn this on.
NOTE - The sound of the metronome is the RIM SHOT sound and it can be adjusted with all the same settings as the
regular RIM SHOT sound, so it you need to turn it up or down you can.
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