Operation Manual

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Pattern
This is a short musical part of several bars.
Patterns are made of sequences (performance
information) and kits (sound sets). You can also
save parameters controlled by the Ring Con-
troller, quantization and other settings for each
pattern separately.
The A has preset patterns that cover a
variety of musical genres.
Song
This is a combination of multiple patterns that
form a single musical piece.
Step
A step is the length of the shortest notes that
can be input to a sequence.
Steps are usually one 16th of a measure, so you
can set sounds to occur in 16th note intervals.
This length can be changed in the settings.
Sequence
A sequence is performance data that records
the timing when various sounds are played.
The A has a STEP mode that allows you
to record sequences one step at a time and an
INST mode that allows you to record playing the
pads in real time.
Instrument
These are the smallest elements of sounds. A
variety of sound sources, including drum sets,
percussion instruments, basses and synthesiz-
ers, are already prepared for use.
You can also use WAV les saved on an SD card
by a computer as instruments.
In addition to selecting sounds, various settings
are available in each instrument. These include
envelopes with attack and sustain times, lters
and eects.
Kit
One pattern can use up to 33 instruments. This
collection of instruments is called a "kit".
A kit created in one pattern can be copied to
another pattern.
Explanation of terms