Lesson 5 Copying, Pasting, And Merging Patterns; Lesson 6 Duas (Down, Up, Accent, Slide) Modifiers - Cyclone Analogic Bass Bot Operation Manual

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Lesson 5
Copying, Pasting, and Merging Patterns
Copy a Preset Pattern to User Pattern Memory
Find a preset pattern that you'd like to copy to User Pattern Memory for editing in Pattern Write Mode.
Copy the pattern to the clipboard by pressing [FUNCTION] + [CPY]. Then turn the Mode switch to 'Pattern
Write.' Select scratch section (AA).
Tip!
The scratch section is a good place to experiment with patterns. Move final pattern edits to the
master sections (A) or (B) for building tracks more efficiently as you will learn in Lesson 9.
Find and select a pattern location (empty patterns will have a dark LED – if none are empty, choose a
pattern that may be overwritten). Paste the preset pattern to this location by pressing [FUNCTION] + [PST].
An identical copy now exists for editing without changing the original in Preset Mode.
Copy and Paste a Range of Patterns to Merge Into One Pattern
You can merge patterns in order into one single pattern with a maximum of 64 steps. Select four
successive memory areas to be copied, such as {5-8} by pressing [5] + [8] for this example. Press
[FUNCTION] + [CPY] to copy the contents of the four patterns in sequence to a new single pattern number.
Choose the pattern originally pasted in the beginning of this lesson. Press [FUNCTION] + [PST]. Now all
four patterns {5-8} should be located in one pattern {#} you just selected.
In listening back to this pattern it should now be the maximum of 64 steps (if 16 step sequences) or
quadruple the original length. You will find this incredibly useful when building pattern sections for
composing a track by maximizing the contents of each pattern section. This also allows for easily making
variations of patterns such as in the last 4/4 steps especially in tandem with the Mutate function you will
learn in Lesson 13.
Tip!
After performing a copy, the pattern will reside in the clipboard memory until a new copy command
is issued (clipboard page replaced). So repeated pattern copies can be pasted without copying each time.
Lesson 6
DUAS (Down, Up, Accent, Slide) Modifiers
"DUAS" refers to the set of buttons that are frequently used to alter the characteristics of the steps in a
pattern. They are labeled Down, Up, Accent, and Slide.
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The [DOWN] or [UP] key transposes the pitch up or down by one octave.
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The [ACCENT] key sets a note to be an accented note. Accented notes will be louder and will
have unique audio characteristics compared to regular non-accented steps. The impact of the
accent effect depends on the settings of the audio control knobs, particularly the Accent itself.
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The [SLIDE] key to causes the note from the current step to 'slide' to the next note.
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An understanding of how the DUAS modifiers work will open up new creative ways to make your patterns
more expressive and to use your Bass Bot as a live performance tool.
Panel view of the DUAS labels.