Operation Manual

2.3 Tutorial 3 Using a Sequencer 41
remain silent). The 16 steps are displayed in one row, each step representing a sixteenth-note. A
pattern can be of any length between 1 and 16 steps. To set the loop, click on the loop button below
the step you want the loop point to be. You have four banks of sequences (A, B, C, and D), each
containing eight more sequences (1 to 8) for a total of 32.You will now learn to enter your own
sequences. Let’s start with a simple sequence!
Programming
• Open the patch you saved in step 2 in the Player.
• Click on the gate button of the first step. The gate buttons are the green rounded below each
step. When clicked, the gate button will highlight in green.
• Click-Hold on the small green display at the top of the first step (you should see C3 in the
display). Drag the cursor up, the notes should start to change in the display. Select F3, this
will be the note played by the first step.
• You should now hear the Sequencer play an F at the first step of the sequence. Note that the
Sequencer plays as soon as the synth is open, so you do not have to turn it on. If you want
to stop it, press on the stop button on the front panel.
• Repeat the same operation (clicking on the gate button and selecting an F3) with steps 5, 9,
13. You will now hear four Fs playing on quarter notes.
• In the pitch display of step 5, select G3.
• In the pitch display of step 9, select G#3.
• In the pitch display of step 13, select C4.
• You are now hearing a very simple melody played by the Multi Sequencer. Add notes to
the other steps and experiment with different settings.
• Play with all the modules parameters while the sequence is playing. You can hear the changes
as you make them.
• Each step can be shifted forward in time with the shift knob. This can create unusual rhythmic
patterns.
• You can also change the playing mode of the sequence with the mode display. Five modes
are available: forward, backwards, pendulum, random 1 (this will play the steps randomly
but will repeat the random pattern, to change the random pattern click on the reset knob at
the left of the mode display) and random 2 (this mode will play the steps randomly without
ever repeating a pattern).
• The swing knob will introduce shuffle in the pattern.
• Use the frequency display to set the tempo to 72.
• To create another sequence, click 2 on the pad numbers and start again!