Lesson 3 - Pattern Writing
OK then... I'll Cover the basics of writing a pattern and deleting mistakes. This machine is very limited with a maximum of 16 beats per pattern. you can use less, but not more.
To enter pattern writing mode, hold the shift button and press sound pad 6.
To select the pattern you want to edit, use the small numbered buttons. enter a number 11-18, 21-28 etc... thru 88
First thing is to delete anything that may be in the pattern, while holding the shift button, press the small button #3
AND while still holding the shift button press ACC.
the pattern is now clear.
Real Time editing
This machine has a built in metronome called click, you'll probably want to turn it up if you're going to try tapping in a beat. to do this,
While holding the shift button press the level button
AND while still holding the shift button use the buttons with the +1 and -1 printed on them to raise or lower the click.
Press start, you'll hear the click with an accent on the first tick.
select your sound bank a,b,c or d.
start tapping.
when the pattern cycles through, you'll hear the sounds you entered. Turn the click back down when you don't need it.
Manual Editing
To manually enter sounds (the practical way to use this machine) :
The 16 little boxes with the arrows on top shows your position in the pattern 1-16, the blinky dot is the curser. the arrows mark the beats.
With the machine stopped and in pattern writing mode, use the buttons with the +1 and -1 printed on them to move the curser to the position you want.
select your sound bank a,b,c or d.
enter the sound you want in that position.
The curser moves foward when you enter a sound, if you want to add another sound in the same position, use the button with the -1 printed on it to move the curser back. select your sound bank a,b,c or d. enter the sound you want in that position. I think you can enter 4 (maybe more) sounds in a position.
Deleting Mistakes
This machine only allows you to delete by the sound pad, or the whole pattern. You cant delete a single sound in a single position. If you have 5 hits from sound pad 2, and want to remove 1, you'll loose all 5.
I already covered clearing a pattern, to clear a sound pad:
while holding the shift button, press the small button #3
AND while still holding the shift button press the sound pad you want to remove
AND while still holding the shift button, press ACC
That's it, re-enter the good beats.
Accents
An accent is simply a strong beat. louder than the others. usually placed on the beats.
The sound editing parameter from lesson 2 ACC sets the level (strength) of the accent on a sound, Accents can also be used to lower the sound or be set at 0 for no effect, depending on how you set the machine up. using accents takes a lot of planning and trial and error.
You can put an accent in any position in your pattern by placing the curser in the position (1-16) you want in the pattern and pressing the the ACC button.
WARNING - once an accent has been placed, it can't be deleted without deleting the whole pattern.
Limit - The accent effects all sounds in that position (1-16) in the pattern, your best bet is to start with all sounds defaulted to 0 in the accent parameter (lesson 2), then mix in the accents on the sounds you want. remember that any changes made to sound parameters effects all patterns using that sound.
pro, you can use the accent on all positions in the pattern to raise the overall volume, if you don't want to use it for expression.
You can now edit sound parameters while listening to the pattern you wrote. Just enter pad edit mode (Shift+sound pad 7) and press start, you'll hear the pattern.
Well, I'm getting tired now, If you have any questions on something you cant understand, just ask. There's some more writing features I'll get to later.
Stay tuned for Lesson 4 - Song Assembly