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ARTURIA – DrumBrute – USER’S MANUAL 23
3 BASIC OPERATIONS
3.1 Working with Patterns
DrumBrute holds 64 patterns, arranged in four banks of 16 patterns each.
3.1.1 Select a bank
In addition to the numbers 1-4, the first four Step buttons are silkscreened with the
letters A, B, C, and D. Each one represents a bank of 16 patterns.
To switch between banks, press the Bank button and then select one of the first four
Step buttons. After this, press the Ptrn button and select one of the 16 patterns within
that bank using the Step buttons.
There is a setting in the MIDI Control Center software that allows you to switch between
banks without the additional step of selecting a pattern. See section 10.9.2.13 to learn
more about this feature.
3.1.2 Select a pattern
To select a pattern within the current bank simply press one of the Step buttons 1-16. If
you are still in Bank mode you will need to press the Ptrn button first and then select the
pattern.
DrumBrute will respond in one of two ways if it is running when the selection is made: it
will either change immediately to the new pattern or wait until the end of the current
pattern. Use the “Wait to Load Pattern” setting in the MIDI Control Center software to
specify which behavior you prefer. This is described in section 10.9.2.5.
3.1.3 Set the tempo
When Sync is set to Internal, the tempo range of DrumBrute is 30-300 beats per minute
(bpm).
There are three ways to set the tempo for your pattern:
• Turn the Rate/Fine encoder.
• Use the Tap Tempo button.
• For fine tempo adjustment, hold Shift and then turn the Rate/Fine encoder.
Each pattern can have its own tempo, but you can make DrumBrute use the same tempo
for all patterns and songs. To do this, hold the Shift button and press Step button 15
(Global BPM). When Step button 15 is lit blue, Global BPM is active.
The MIDI Control Center allows you to specify all features related to tempo and the
metronome. See section 10.9.2 for details.