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24 ARTURIA – DrumBrute – USER’S MANUAL
If the DrumBrute Sync parameter is set to something other than Internal clock then you
must set the tempo on the master device. For information about all of the Sync settings,
see chapter 8.
3.1.4 Enable the metronome
To enable the metronome, press the On button. You will hear a click only when
DrumBrute is running. Its output level is controlled with the Metro Volume knob.
The timing value of the metronome may be changed from the front panel. To do so, hold
the On button and select a value between 1/8 and 1/32. You will see the selected button
turn blue.
Note that it is also possible to “deselect” whichever timing value button is lit. This will
result in a 1/4 note click while the unit is running.
There are additional metronome timing values available using the MIDI Control Center.
For a description of the audio output options for the Metronome see section 2.7.
3.1.5 Record a pattern
If you’ve gone through all the steps in this section then let’s make a quick drum pattern.
For a more detailed explanation of Record mode, see section 5.1.
• Select an empty pattern, hold the Record button and press the Play button. The
Tap Tempo button will begin flashing, and the Step buttons will turn white one at
a time to indicate the current position in the pattern.
• Play the pads. The next time DrumBrute crosses that point in the pattern you will
hear what you added. Press Stop to exit Record mode.
• If you want to figure out a beat before you begin recording, you can press Play
and practice on the pads while the other instruments play their parts.
• When you’re ready, you can enter Record mode ‘on the fly’ while the pattern is
looping by pressing the Record button. Or if you prefer, you can stop the pattern
and then press Record + Play to start from the beginning.
3.1.6 Save what you’ve done!
Your new patterns can be lost unless you save them to the flash memory before you
change to a different bank, switch to Song mode, or turn off the DrumBrute.
There are two different Save operations:
1. Save the current pattern: hold the Save button and press Ptrn.
2. Save a bank of patterns: hold the Save button and press Bank.
It’s a good idea to back up the DrumBrute memory using the MIDI Control Center, too.
Section 10.4 will tell you what you need to know about that.
If you want to keep what you’ve created, be sure to save the pattern right away or
you could lose your work. See the next section to learn how.