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Extending a Drum Pattern
To set a new length for the Drum Pattern hold down Lst Step and press either the 32 button
(page 2), the 48 button (page 3) or the 64 button (page 4). To select a page just press its
button.
To extend a Drum Pattern hold SHIFT and press a Page button. If, for example, your Pattern
is 16 steps long and you Hold SHIFT and press 32, the first 16 steps will be copied to the
second 16 steps (16 to 32).
To summarize: to set a new pattern length use Lst Step + Page button, to Extend a pattern
use SHIFT + Page button.
When working with Drum patterns longer than 16 steps there is an important feature you
need to know. To follow the sequence through the other page(s), hold down SHIFT and press
Lst Step/Follow. This toggles the KeyStep Pro in/out of Pattern Follow mode.
When Pattern Follow mode is active during playback, the buttons of the current page and
the current step light up to indicate the current position in sequence: first the 16 button (page
1: steps 1-16), then the 32 button (page 2: steps 17-32), then the 48 button (page 3: steps
33-48), then the 64 button (page 4: steps 49-64), then back to the beginning and so on.
When Pattern Follow mode is active, the Lst Step button is lit.
♪: It is possible to extend a Pattern that is shorter than the maximum length of 64 steps by copying
and pasting existing data beyond its last step (see above). ♪: The playback of the Pattern itself is not
affected when Pattern Follow mode is disabled. This only affects what you are seeing, which should
make it easier to edit particular sections of the Pattern. ♪: There's a helpful button colour scheme behind
the Sequence Extend system. If, for example, your Drum Pattern is playing in page 2, the 32 button will
light up in green. (If you were on Track 2, it would light up in orange).
Set Pattern Length
The default length of a Pattern is 16 steps, but you can extend this length up to a maximum
of 64 steps, as described above.
If you'd like your Pattern to be shorter than 16 steps, simply hold down the Lst Step button
then press the step button of the desired last step. If you'd like your Pattern to be longer than
16 steps but not cover the whole page length, first select the desired page by pressing the
32, 48 or 64 button, then press the step button of the step within that page that you want to
be the last step of the Pattern.
For example, if you want to create a Pattern with a length of 34 steps: - Hold down Lst Step
and then press the 48 button. - Keep holding down Lst Step and press the step 2 button.
Editing Extended Step Ranges
If you want to focus on steps 17-32 (page 2) while editing, here's what to do:
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