User Manual

9. THE SEQUENCER
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9. THE SEQUENCER
9.1 ABOUT PATTERNS
The sequencer of the Model:Cycles stores information in patterns. The patterns are the primary data con-
tainer for the Model:Cycles. A pattern controls the playback of the six tracks and various pattern-specific
aspects of the tracks and contains up to six presets (one for each track). Each of the six banks, A to F,
contains 16 patterns, which means 96 patterns are available for each project.
A pattern contains:
• Six presets
• General trig settings such as default note pitch, retrig and velocity
• The parameter settings
• The FX settings for the delay and the reverb
• Swing settings
• Quantization settings
• Note trigs for all tracks
• Lock trigs for all tracks
• Conditional locks
• Preset locks
• Machine locks
• Length and time signature for the tracks
• BPM
• Track MIDI ON/OFF
• Keyboard transpose
9.2 BASIC PATTERN OPERATIONS
Model:Cycles can seamlessly switch between patterns. This functionality, and the ability to chain patterns,
is a handy feature when improvising live. For more information, please see “9.13 CHAINS” on page 33.
9.2.1 SELECTING BANK AND PATTERN
Press [PATTERN] and then press [T1–T6] to select a bank. Then press [TRIG 1–16] to select a pattern.
Press [PATTERN] and then press [TRIG 1–16] to select a new pattern in the current bank. When you press
[PATTERN] you must choose a bank or pattern within four seconds for the change to take eect.
A message on the screen indicates the four-second timeout. Press [PATTERN]again to exit pattern or
bank select.
When a pattern is playing, and a new pattern is selected, the new pattern position is shown flashing on
the screen. Once the pattern is finished, the new pattern starts, and the pattern position ceases to flash.
When you press [PATTERN], lit [TRIG] keys indicate pattern positions that contain data. [TRIG] keys of
empty patterns are unlit. The [TRIG] key of the current pattern blinks.
• Patterns can be changed while the sequencer is running.
• Patterns can be changed and queued by sending program change messages.
• It is possible to copy a pattern, and then paste it to one or several locations without
leaving the active pattern. You can also clear one or several non-active patterns.
- To copy, press and hold [PATTERN] + [TRIG] key to select the pattern you wish to
copy. Then press [RECORD]. Let go of the [TRIG] key and then press and hold the
[TRIG] key(s) to where you want to paste the pattern. Finally, press and hold [STOP] to
paste the pattern(s).
- To clear, press and hold [PATTERN] + [TRIG] key(s) to select the pattern(s) you wish
to clear. Then press and hold [PLAY] to clear the pattern(s).
9.2.2 PATTERN CONTROL
Press [PLAY] to start the playback of a pattern. Press [STOP] to stop the playback of all tracks. The
sound will stop, but eects like Delay continues to be audible until the delay repeats have faded out.
Quickly press [STOP] twice to stop playback of all tracks and get just a short fade out the send eects.
When a pattern is playing and [PLAY] is pressed, playback pauses. Press [PLAY] again to resume the
playback.
If a pattern contains more than 16 sequencer steps, the <PATTERN PAGE> LEDs indicates this. When a
pattern is playing, the currently active pattern page is shown with a flashing, <PATTERN PAGE> LED.