User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Title Page
- Disclaimer
- Contact
- Table of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Basic Concepts
- 3 Browser
- 4 Sound Slots
- 5 Creating Groups
- 6 Working with Patterns (Hardware)
- 6.1 Creating Patterns
- 6.1.1 Pattern Mode
- 6.1.2 Pad Mode
- 6.1.3 Pad Link
- 6.1.4 Releasing a Pad from a Pad Link Group
- 6.1.5 Recording the Pads
- 6.1.6 The Metronome
- 6.1.7 Using the Step Sequencer
- 6.1.8 Using Note Repeat
- 6.1.9 Using the Piano Roll/Keyboard
- 6.1.10 Recording Automation
- 6.1.11 Recording Automation in the Step Sequencer
- 6.1.12 Step Grid, Pattern Length Grid and Quantization
- 6.2 Editing Patterns
- 6.1 Creating Patterns
- 7 Working with Patterns (Software)
- 7.1 The Pattern Editor
- 7.2 Editing Patterns
- 7.2.1 Mouse Actions in the Pattern Editor
- 7.2.2 The Zoom Tool
- 7.2.3 Compare/Split
- 7.2.4 The Piano Roll / Keyboard
- 7.2.5 Recording and Editing Automation
- 7.2.6 Adding a Modulator
- 7.2.7 Step Grid, Pattern Length Grid and Quantization
- 7.2.8 Pad Link
- 7.2.9 Releasing a Pad from a Pad Link Group
- 7.2.10 Setting up a Pad as Master or Slave in a Pad Link Group
- 7.2.11 Rendering Audio from Patterns using Drag and Drop
- 7.2.12 Rendering MIDI from Patterns using Drag and Drop
- 8 The Effects Overview
- 9 Using FX
- 9.1 Applying Effects to a Sound
- 9.2 Applying Effects to a Group
- 9.3 Applying Effects to the Master
- 9.4 Bypassing Effects
- 9.5 Automating Effects and Sampler Parameters
- 9.6 Applying FX to an External Instrument
- 9.7 Recording FX Automation
- 9.8 Saving FX Presets
- 9.9 Creating a Send Effect
- 9.10 Creating a Multi Effect
- 10 Creating a Song using Scenes
- 11 Sampling and Sample Mapping
- 12 The Master Section
- 13 Exporting Audio
- 14 Appendix: Tips for playing Live
- Index
(4) Piano Roll / Keyboard View switch: Use this button to select the Piano Roll / Keyboard view.
(5) Sampling View switch: Use this button to select the Sampling view.
(6) Sound slots: Sound slots 1-16 of a selected Group are listed here. Click a Sound slot to
bring it into focus.
(7) Automation Lane: The Automation Lane provides a visual overview of the each parameters
automation
(8) Automation View switch: The Automation View switch allows you to toggle the Automation
Lane view on or off.
(9) Edit controls: The Edit controls allow you to change the Grid of the Steps, select a new val-
ue from the drop-down Grid menu.
(10) Pattern Timeline: The timeline at the top of the Arrange area displays musical time units,
including bars and beats.
(11) Pattern slots: Each Group has 4 Pattern Banks which can contain up to 64 Patterns known
as Pattern slots. Each slot can contain many Events to make up a single Pattern. This can be a
drum pattern or musical phrase. When a Pattern slot is selected it is referenced by the select-
ed Scene, this is known as a Clip. The Clip will take the name of the Pattern number although
it is possible to give the Clip a unique name. Select different Clips from Pattern slots to form
an arrangement.
(12) Pattern Length controls: The Pattern Length controls allow you to change the length of the
pattern, select a new value from the drop-down Pattern Length menu.
7.1.1
Selecting Patterns and Pattern Banks
To select a Pattern, click on its slot above the Step Editor:
Working with Patterns (Software)
The Pattern Editor
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