MFB -501 Pro Operating Manual page 5

Programming patterns
The MFB-501 Pro is programmed while the sequencer is running. As a first step,
use the A/B button to select, which part of the pattern is going to be programmed
respectively edited. Next, start the sequencer by pressing Play. Next, shortly press
Rec in combination with an instrument-button, e.g. Rec + 1/BD. The eight step-
LEDs now display the track of the instrument. For steps 1, 3, 5 ... to 15, the
corresponding LEDs will light up red. For steps 2, 4, 6 ... to 16, the corresponding
LEDs will light up green.
Even-numbered steps 1, 3, 5 ... can be entered directly. Odd-numbered steps 2, 4,
6 ... can be reached using the Shift button combined with the eight step-buttons
Example: A bass drum shall be placed on steps 1, 7 and 12. For step 1, press 1/BD
(LED 1 2 lit red). For step 7, press 4/TT (LED 7 8 lit red). For step 12, press Shift
and 6/CL (LED 11 12 lit green). With both steps being programmed by the same
button, being active, the corresponding LED will be lit red/green.
Pressing the step-button once more deletes the step (LED turns off).
To change over to the next instrument, shortly press Rec plus a different
instrument-button, while the sequencer is running. The step-input is carried out
similarly.
To change over to a sample, press Shift first (LED lit red). Next, use the button-
combination Rec plus one of the step-buttons to select a sample-slot, e.g. Rec +
Sample1.
Programming parameters per step
While a pattern is being programmed, individual parameter settings for pitch,
decay and extra can be adjusted for the step being set last. This way, you may
create a tuned set of toms or bongos. The same procedure can be used to set
different values for Decay to create open and closed hi-hats.
With a step being set, Tune, Decay and Extra can be selected via the function-
buttons and adjusted by the Value control. This can be repeated for each following
step. However, a change for Level always applies to all steps. Editing at a later
time is not possible. In order to edit an earlier step, it has to be deleted and set
anew.
Within a sample-track, it is not only possible to edit Tune and Decay parameters
per step, but also to select a different sample (per step) from the active bank of the
slot using SampleSel.
Shortly pressing Rec once more stops the programming (LED off). The pattern is
now ready to be saved.
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