Cyclone Analogic Beat Bot TT-78, Operation Manual

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Lesson 3
Pattern Storage and Selection
The Drum Drone is a pattern-based instrument, so it’s important to
understand how patterns are stored in memory. The Drum Drone can
store up to 64 patterns. Each pattern consists of a normal pattern and an
optional Fill variation of the pattern. Fills are described in Lesson 8.
Patterns are displayed in four "pages" with each page containing up to
16 patterns. Use
[PAGE]
to cycle through these pages of patterns. The
color of the
[PAGE]
button indicates which page is being shown. The
colors are:
Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4
Red Yellow Green Blue
When viewing a page of patterns, buttons
[1]
through
[16]
will illuminate
to show which pattern slots are filled and which are currently selected.
 The currently selected pattern (or patterns) is shown with a
brightly blinking indicator.
 Pattern slots that are filled but not selected are shown with a dim
indicator.
 Pattern slots that are empty are not illuminated.
Pattern Selection
You will often select one or more patterns in order to perform some kind
of action on them.
To select a pattern, press the
[#]
button that corresponds to the desired
pattern. You'll see that the selected pattern is brightly lit while the other
pattern slots are dimly lit or off.
To select a range of patterns, press and hold the
[#]
button of the lowest
pattern in the range then also press the
[#]
button of the highest pattern
in the range. For example, to select patterns 5 through 8, you would
press
[5]
+
[8]
.
Lesson 13 further explains how to select and manipulate pages and
patterns.