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Chapter 14 Ultrabeat 373
Copy a pattern using the key command
You can also use a key command to copy patterns.
1 Choose the pattern that you want to copy in the Pattern pop-up menu.
2 Press Option, open the Pattern pop-up menu, and choose another Ultrabeat pattern.
The pattern in the target position is replaced with this one.
Note: All existing sequencer data in the target pattern is replaced. If you change your mind
during the process, choose the source pattern number.
Clear a pattern
1 Choose the pattern that you want to clear in the Pattern menu.
2 Control-click (or right-click) the Pattern pop-up menu, and choose Clear from the shortcut menu.
Use Ultrabeat’s swing function
Swing changes the distance between notes. Only even-numbered steps are aected by the
Swing parameter, with notes on odd-numbered steps remaining where they are.
Which beats are aected depends on the selected Resolution parameter setting, as illustrated in
the following example: At a Resolution of 1/8 and a Length of 8, the notes on steps 1, 3, 5, and 7
represent quarter notes in the measure. These remain unchanged. Only the eighth notes found
between them (steps 2, 4, and so on) are shifted by the Swing function. The amount of shift is
equal to the swing intensity (set with the Swing knob).
Note: Swing is active only for grid resolutions of 1/8 and 1/16. See Ultrabeat pattern controls on
page 372.
Use the swing function
1 Click the Swing Enable button.
This forces the grid of the currently selected sound to be played in accordance with the Swing
knob setting.
2 Adjust the Swing knob.
At a zero setting (full left position), the Swing function is disabled. Rotate the knob to the right to
move aected notes toward the following note.