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4.2.3.
Muting a Drum .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 40
4.2.4.
Selecting the Encoder Editing Options ........................................................................................................................................................ 41
4.2.5.
Step-editing a pattern............................................................................................................................................................................................ 42
4.2.6.
Pattern Length............................................................................................................................................................................................................ 43
4.2.7.
Pad Functions ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 45
4.2.8.
The Swing feature ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 46
4.2.9.
Randomness and Probability ........................................................................................................................................................................... 47
4.3.
Saving a Drum pattern .................................................................................................................................................. 48
4.4.
Copying a Drum pattern............................................................................................................................................... 48
4.5.
Clearing a Drum pattern............................................................................................................................................... 48
5.
Projects ............................................................................................................................................................................ 49
5.1.
Loading a Project ............................................................................................................................................................... 49
5.2.
Project management ..................................................................................................................................................... 50
5.2.1.
Saving a Project ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 50
5.2.2.
Copying a Project ................................................................................................................................................................................................... 50
5.3.
Tempo ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 50
5.3.1.
Fine-tuning of the Tempo .................................................................................................................................................................................... 50
5.3.2.
Tap tempo .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 50
5.4.
Swing.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 51
5.4.1.
Current Track button (Swing) ............................................................................................................................................................................. 51
5.5.
Randomness/Probability ............................................................................................................................................. 52
5.5.1.
Randomness ................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 52
5.5.2.
Probability..................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 53
5.5.3.
Current Track button (Randomness/Probability) ............................................................................................................................... 53
5.6.
Roller/Looper modes....................................................................................................................................................... 54
5.6.1.
Roller mode ................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 54
5.6.2.
Looper mode............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 55
5.7.
Transpose Link..................................................................................................................................................................... 55
5.8.
Preset Link.............................................................................................................................................................................. 56
5.9.
Selecting MIDI Channels.............................................................................................................................................. 57
5.9.1.
Output Channels ......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 57
5.9.2.
Input Channels .......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 58
6.
Advanced Features .................................................................................................................................................. 59
6.1.
SEQ1, SEQ2, and DRUM .................................................................................................................................................. 59
6.1.1.
Extend a sequence, pattern, or drum track............................................................................................................................................... 59
6.1.2.
Polyrhythm mode..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 63
6.1.3.
Pattern Chains............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 66
6.1.4.
Enter/edit notes with Step button + Pad..................................................................................................................................................... 68
6.1.5.
Fast Ties ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 69
6.1.6.
Editing all steps in a pattern at once ............................................................................................................................................................ 70
6.2.
SHIFT button chart ............................................................................................................................................................ 72
6.3.
MIDI to CV conversion.................................................................................................................................................... 73
6.3.1.
Sequencer mode - MIDI to CV.......................................................................................................................................................................... 73
7.
Synchronization.......................................................................................................................................................... 74
7.1.
As Master................................................................................................................................................................................... 74
7.2.
As Slave.................................................................................................................................................................................... 75
7.2.1.
Clock In/Out rates...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 75
7.2.2.
Clock connectors........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 75
8.
CV/Gate functions..................................................................................................................................................... 76
8.1.
SEQ1/SEQ2: Pitch, Velo and Gate .............................................................................................................................. 76
8.1.1.
CV/Gate signals: DAW configuration.............................................................................................................................................................. 76
8.1.2.
Routing signals............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 76
8.1.3.
CV/Gate specifications ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 77
8.2.
Drum Gates ............................................................................................................................................................................ 78
8.2.1.
Which pads do I use?............................................................................................................................................................................................. 78
8.2.2.
Can my DAW send Drum Gate signals? ................................................................................................................................................... 78
8.2.3.
How should I route the signals? ..................................................................................................................................................................... 78
8.2.4.
Drum Gate specifications .................................................................................................................................................................................... 78
9.
Control Mode ................................................................................................................................................................ 79
9.1.
What is Control Mode? .................................................................................................................................................... 79
9.2.
Top panel functions......................................................................................................................................................... 80
9.2.1.
RATE/FINE encoder ................................................................................................................................................................................................. 80

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