Specifications

CHAPTER 5: SONG MODE

5.1 SONG MODE BASICS

After creating the Patterns that make up a Song, it's time to string those Patterns

together in a musically useful way. You can incorporate Preset Patterns, or a

combination of Preset and User Patterns. There are three ways to create Songs:

• In real time. As the Performance Pad plays in Song Mode (with Compose mode

selected), it will remember the Patterns and Fills you select.

• Manually. Select Song mode and program a list of Patterns and Fills in the order in

which the Patterns are to be played. You can specify the beat and sub-beat on which

the Fill takes over from the associated main Pattern.

• A combination of real time and manual recording. Create a Song in real time, then

edit it manually to insert extra Song steps, delete Song steps, etc.

The Performance Pad holds up to 100 Songs, and each Song can contain up to 254

steps. Each step holds either a Pattern number or Fill. Each Song remembers the

tempo at which it was last played.

5.1A Select Songs and Enter/Exit Song Mode

1. The Performance Pad should be in Song mode.

2. Select PERFORM mode.

3. Enter a two-digit Song number with the number or INC/DEC buttons. Song numbers

must always include two digits; enter a leading zero if necessary.

4. Press PLAY to begin playback. Press STOP to stop playback.

5. To exit Song mode and return to Pattern mode, first stop the Song with the STOP

button, then press the PATTERN/SONG button.

5.1B Set Song Tempo

The tempo range extends from 20 to 255 beats per minute. Song tempo can be

changed while the Performance Pad is stopped or running, and the Song remembers

the last tempo that was chosen. There are two ways to set tempo.

1. Before pressing PLAY to start a Song, tap the STOP button several times at the

desired tempo. The Performance Pad will average the time between taps and derive a

tempo; the display will update the tempo with each tap. If a footswitch is plugged into

the Count/A/B/Fill jack, tapping the footswitch at the desired rate is equivalent to

tapping the STOP button. These techniques work only if the Performance Pad is

stopped.

2. Use the TEMPO/PAGE up and down buttons. Press once to increment/decrement

respectively 1 BPM at a time, or press and hold to scroll through the tempo values.

Background While in Pattern mode, the tempo remains as is until changed. If you

switch over to Song mode and the programmed Song tempo is different, the

Performance Pad will assume the Song's tempo—even if you switch back into Pattern

mode—until the tempo is changed again (either manually, or by selecting a different

Song).