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Lesson 7
Editing Patterns
Any pattern in User Pattern Memory can be edited in a step-by-step fashion. Patterns are edited by
navigating through all the steps in a pattern and setting the pitch and special characteristics of each one.
To enter pattern edit mode, set the Mode Selector Switch to Pattern Write. Select an existing pattern in
memory to edit with the sequencer stopped. Press [PITCH MODE] to begin editing the pattern. You will
immediately hear and see the first note in the pattern.
The characteristics of each step are displayed in Pitch Mode. This step is a C# Note ON step with all four DUAS modifiers active.
To edit this step or any step in the pattern, program the step as one of the following:
Note ON:
Set the step as a Note ON step by selecting the step’s pitch using one of the keys of the
keyboard section. The selected pitch will be played during this step of the sequence. Then choose the
step’s DUAS modifier settings (see Lesson 6 above). The LEDs above the [DOWN], [UP], [ACCENT], and
[SLIDE] keys will be illuminated to show which modifiers are active for the current note.
Note HELD:
A step can be set as a Note HELD step, or a ‘tie.’ Setting this step to be a tie step means
that it will have the same pitch as the previous step, but the note will be held for a second step. Do this by
pressing [TIME] + [TIE] (the [TIE] key is the same as the [UP] key). Therefore you may not change the
pitch of a tie step. None of the keyboard note keys will be illuminated when a tie step is displayed. Only the
Tie key will be illuminated.
Note OFF:
A step can be set as a Note OFF step, or a ‘rest.’ No note will be played during rest steps in
the pattern sequence. Set a step to be a rest step by pressing [TIME] + [REST] (the [REST] key is the
same as the [ACCENT] key). None of the keyboard note keys will be illuminated when a tie step is
displayed. Only the Rest key will be illuminated.
Tip!
A Note HELD or Note OFF step can quickly be converted to a Note ON step by pressing a note key
on the keyboard section.
Console view of symbols for note on, note held (tie) and rest (note off).
Move through the pattern sequence by pressing [WRITE/NEXT] to advance one step. Press [BACK] to go
to the previous step. Should a mistake be made at any point, simply use [WRITE/NEXT] or [BACK] to
navigate and correct steps. The end of the pattern is identifiable by blinking DUAS LEDs (the “end of
pattern marker”). To return to the beginning of the pattern press [PITCH MODE]. Press [FUNCTION] to
complete your edits and exit step editing mode.
DUAS end of pattern marker (blinking LEDs)
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