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5.2.3.
Editing an Arpeggio ................................................................................................................................................................................................ 52
5.2.4.
Arpeggiator Features ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 53
5.2.5.
Making the Most of the Arpeggiators........................................................................................................................................................... 57
5.3.
The Four Sequencers ...................................................................................................................................................... 58
5.3.1.
Exploring the Sequencers .................................................................................................................................................................................... 58
5.3.2.
Recording ....................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 61
5.3.3.
Editing Steps................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 64
Advanced editing ..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 66
5.3.4.
5.3.5.
Working with Patterns ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 67
5.3.6.
Copy, Paste & Erase (Steps).............................................................................................................................................................................. 69
5.3.7.
5.4.
The Drum Sequencer........................................................................................................................................................ 71
5.4.1.
Drum vs. Seq Comparison .................................................................................................................................................................................... 71
5.4.2.
Gates and Triggers................................................................................................................................................................................................... 73
5.4.3.
Creating Drum Patterns........................................................................................................................................................................................ 74
5.4.4.
Rhythmic Examples................................................................................................................................................................................................ 82
5.5.
Special Features................................................................................................................................................................. 85
5.5.1.
Scales................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 85
5.5.2.
Chord Mode ................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 88
5.5.3.
Using Sync................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 90
6.
What is a Project?..................................................................................................................................................... 91
6.1.
Managing Projects .............................................................................................................................................................. 91
6.1.1.
Loading a Project ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 91
6.1.2.
Saving a Project ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 92
6.1.3.
Copying a Project...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 92
6.1.4.
Erasing a Project........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 93
6.2.
All about Tracks .................................................................................................................................................................. 93
6.2.1.
Selecting a Track ....................................................................................................................................................................................................... 94
6.2.2.
Muting a Track............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 94
6.2.3.
Soloing a Track .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 94
6.2.4.
Creating Splits ............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 94
6.3.
Patterns.................................................................................................................................................................................... 95
6.3.1.
Selecting a Pattern ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 95
6.3.2.
Managing Patterns.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 95
6.3.3.
Copy, Paste & Erase Sequencer Patterns ................................................................................................................................................ 96
6.3.4.
Copy, Paste & Erase of Drum Patterns....................................................................................................................................................... 97
6.3.5.
Erasing Patterns......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 97
6.3.6.
Undo.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 98
6.4.
Arranging ................................................................................................................................................................................ 98
6.4.1.
Chains ............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 98
6.4.2.
Scenes .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 100
6.4.3.
Wait to Load .............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 102
6.4.4.
Step Skip ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 102
6.4.5.
Top-Down..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 103
6.4.6.
Bottom-Up ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 104
6.4.7.
Top-Down or Bottom-up?.................................................................................................................................................................................. 104
6.4.8.
Other things to try.................................................................................................................................................................................................. 104
7.
Timing............................................................................................................................................................................. 105
7.1.
Tempo ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 105
7.1.1.
Making it Swing.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 105
7.1.2.
Metronome................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 106
7.1.3.
Tap tempo..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 106
7.2.
Sync .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 107
7.2.1.
Sequencer Sync........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 108
7.3.
Sync/Clock and Reset Outputs ............................................................................................................................... 108
7.3.1.
Stop, Start & Continue ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 108
8.
Control Mode ............................................................................................................................................................. 109
8.1.
What is Control Mode? ................................................................................................................................................ 109
8.1.1.
What are CC# values?.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 109
8.1.2.
CC# Patterns ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 110
8.2.
Control Mode as DAW Automation ......................................................................................................................... 111
8.2.1.
Using CC# Patterns to Store and Playback CC Values ..................................................................................................................... 111
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