Owner Manual Manual

SEQUENCER INTRODUCTION
The Revolution contains a programmable digital sequencer for recording and playing back
musical patterns and songs. All the information for a pattern can be edited while the
sequencer is either playing or stopped. The sequencer automatically saves all changes made to
patterns and songs. This allows users to create and manipulate patterns live and hear the changes as
they are made.
With the Revolution’s sequencer, you can play the internal analog sound section, external MIDI
sound modules, as well as the older CV/Gate type synthesizers.
STRUCTURE
There are 256 user writable patterns arranged as 16 banks of 16 patterns. Each pattern can be up to 1
measure in length, which is then divided into 12 or 16 equal steps depending on the time signature.
Each pattern records the time signature, notes, pitches, accents, glides, loop point, and swing amount.
Patterns can also be copied and pasted, shifted in time, transposed, and remixed, as well as be played
forward or in reverse.
These patterns can be selected and played live in any order while in the Pattern mode. Patterns can
also be prearranged into one of the 16 song locations. Each song will record the order patterns will
play, along with the transpose setting for each pattern, and the loop point for the song. Each song can
arrange up to 3580 measures worth of music. Songs can also have their patterns remixed or be played
forward or reverse for all sorts of interesting variations.
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