4.2.9. Pattern Length
The default length is 16 steps, but a pattern can be up to 64 steps long.
If you’d like your pattern to be less than 16 steps long, simply hold the Last Step button and
then press the Step button that corresponds to the desired setting.
4.2.9.1. Pattern Follow mode
When working with patterns longer than 16 steps there is an important feature to know.
When the double arrow buttons (« ») are pressed at the same time, their LEDs will toggle off
and on. This takes DrumBrute into and out of Pattern Follow mode.
When this mode is active during a 32 step pattern, the Step Group LEDs and the Step buttons
will show steps 1-16, then steps 17-32, then return to steps 1-16, and so on.
When « » LEDs are
Pattern Follow mode is
Dark
OFF
Lit
ON
Remember: the playback of the pattern itself is not affected when Pattern Follow mode is
enabled. This only affects what you are seeing, which can make it easier to edit particular
sections of the pattern.
4.2.9.2. Lengths > 16 steps
To make your pattern longer than 16 steps will involve the Last Step button, the « » buttons,
the Step Group LEDs, and the Step buttons.
For example, let’s lengthen a 16-step pattern to 32 steps.
Here’s what to do:
• Select a 16-step pattern.
• Hold the Last Step button.
• Press the >> button once. A white blinking LED will appear above the number 32.
• Press Step button 16 (technically it’s button 32 now). It will turn blue.
• Release the Last Step button. Step 32 has now been defined as the last step in
the pattern.
Now press << and >> at the same time to enter Pattern Follow mode (the buttons should be
lit).
Next, press Play. You should see the Step buttons cycling through two sets of 16 steps, one
with data and one without.
You should also see the Step Group LEDs changing every 16 steps:
• Steps 1-16: Red LED over #16, White LED over #32
• Steps 17-32: dark LED over #16, Pink LED over #32 (White + Red)
The Red LED indicates the current Step Group within the pattern. The White LED means that
the last step in the pattern is in that Step Group.
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