Owner Manual Manual

SEQUENCER OPERATIONS

USING THE SEQUENCER

The Revolution’s sequencer has two main modes in which you will work with. This is what we

call the Pattern mode and Song mode. When the Song key indicator is on, the machine is in Song

mode. When the Song key indicator is off, the machine is in the Pattern mode. To change from one

mode to the other, the sequencer must first be stopped, then by pressing the Song key you can change

modes.

In the song mode you can do the following:

*Select a song

*Edit and arrange patterns to form a song

*Play a song

*Change a song’s tempo

*Set up the global MIDI parameters

*Perform a sysex MIDI dump

In the patter

n mode you can do the following:

*Select patterns

*Edit a pattern

*Play patterns

*Adjust the global tempo setting for patterns

*Set the global transpose setting for all patterns

PLAYING PATTERNS

The Play key is used to start and stop the playback of patterns and songs. To play a pattern or song

forwards, simply press the Play key. The Play key indicator will blink at the tempo the sequencer is

playing at. To stop playback of the sequencer, press the Play key again. The Play key indicator will

be off showing that the sequencer is stopped.

Patterns can also be played in reverse or backwards. If the unit is stopped and you wish to play a

pattern backwards, hold the Shift/Clear key and then press the Play key. The pattern will now be

playing backwards. To stop the sequencer, press the Play key.

While a pattern is playing you can change its direction to play forward or backwards by using the

same technique as above. Hold the Shift/Clear key and then press the Play key. When the loop point

for the pattern currently playing is reached, the sequencer will change the playback direction.

Note: If the Revolution’s MIDI has been set to EXTernal, when the play key is pressed its indicator

will light up and stay on, showing that the unit is cued up and waiting for an external MIDI

sequencer to send a start command.