Playing A Pattern (Pattern Mode); Creating A Song (Pattern Chaining Mode) - Behringer RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-8 User Manual

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RHYTHM DESIGNER RD-8 User Manual

6. Playing a Pattern (Pattern Mode)

Press the PATTERN button and select the pattern that you wish to play.
Step Repeat
This function can be used for changing patterns during a live performance.
When STEP REPEAT is triggered the current step or steps (depending on the step
settings) will be repeated until the TRIGGER button is released. The number
of steps repeated are 1,2, 4 or 8. This is a very powerful feature that can, for
example be used to loop the end of a pattern creating a fill.
To use:
1. Press STEP REPEAT.
2. Select how many repeats you require (1,2,4 or 8)
3. While a pattern is playing press and hold the TRIGGER button to repeat steps.
4. The step number can be changed while the TRIGGER button is held to create
different loops effects.
5. Press STEP REPEAT to exit.
Note Repeat
This feature can be used for transforming patterns during a live performance.
When Note Repeat is triggered the currently selected voice will be repeated until
the TRIGGER button is released. The number of notes repeated are 1,2, 4 or 8. This
creative feature can be used to create drum roll and ratchet style effects on the
fly by repeating the current note while the rhythm continues to run.
To use:
1. Press NOTE REPEAT.
2. Select how many repeats you require (1,2,4 or 8).
3. While a pattern is playing press and hold the TRIGGER button to
repeat notes.
4. The note number can be changed while the TRIGGER button is held to create
different fill effects.
5. Press NOTE REPEAT to exit.
NOTE: Note repeats can be recored in STEP RECORD mode. To remove a NOTE
REPEAT from a step, remove the programmed step from the pattern.
Track Mute
This function lets you mute any voice(s) within a pattern, song or globally.
To mute a voice(s):
1. While a pattern is playing select track MUTE.
2. Select the voice(s) you wish to mute.
3. The muted voice(s) will be illuminated solid, other voices will flash.
4. Press track MUTE to exit.
NOTE: Hold the HOLD/TAP button and press MUTE to clear all mutes.
Solo functions.
This function gives you the ability to solo a voice or voices within a pattern,
song or globally.
To Solo a voice(s):
1. While a pattern is playing select track SOLO.
2. Select the voice(s) you wish to solo.
3. The soloed voice(s) will be illuminated solid, other voices will flash.
4. Press track SOLO to exit.
NOTE: SOLO will always take priority over MUTE. Soloing a voice that is muted
will cause that voice to sound. Hold TAP/HOLD and press SOLO to clear all solos.
7. Creating a Song (Pattern
Chaining Mode)
Pattern mode can be used to trigger any of the 16 patterns available when
playing back. Patterns can be chained together to form a song by the
following steps:
1. Select song via 16 step keys.
2. Press PATTERN to enter Pattern mode.
3. In Pattern Mode press the RECORD button.
4. Press the STEP BUTTON to select the first pattern in your song.
5. Press the AUTO SCROLL button on and the LENGTH button will be flashing.
6. Press the LENGTH button (lights solid),
7. Use the DATA knob to select number of repeats.
8. Press any of the STEP BUTTONS to add next step pattern to the song.
9. Repeat steps 7–8 until all desired patterns have been entered.
10. At any time use the << />> keys with the AUTO SCROLL button lit to move
forward and backward through the song to check programming. If the
LENGTH button is lit, the display will show number of repeats; if the LENGTH
button is flashing, the display will show the pattern number of that step.
11. Save the song (with Auto Scroll on).
To save the song that you have just created:
1. Press SAVE.
2. Press SONG.
3. Select destination via step key (current song highlighted with a white LED)
4. Press SAVE to execute operation.
To Erase a selected pattern in the chain, move to the pattern you wish to remove
(by using the << and >> buttons) and press Erase.
Note: Make sure you store the song with the Auto Scroll on otherwise your song
will not playback as programmed.
Note: When you erase a pattern from the chain it doesn't remove/update the
number of repeats in that place, so if Pattern 3 repeated 6 times and that pattern
is deleted from the chain, Pattern 4 would move to that position and will be
repeated 6 times.
Live Data Vs Stored Data.
In Song mode there are two forms of data stored:
Live Data: Any changes to songs or patterns that have been made and not stored
are held in live memory
Stored Data: When a song has been stored.
Use the TAP/HOLD button while editing in COPY/ERASE/DUMP to select either the
Live or Stored data.
To erase the live or stored song data:
1. Enter SONG mode.
2. Press ERASE.
3. Select SONG.
4. Use TAP/HOLD to select Live or Stored data.
5. Press ERASE to complete the operation.