LDB-1 User Manual
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Play Songs Mode
A song is a sequence of patterns. There are 16 songs, organized into two banks of eight songs. Each
song can be up to 24 patterns long.
Unlike pattern chains, a song can contain patterns from multiple pattern banks, and can repeat patterns.
For example, a song could play pattern 1 twice, then pattern 2, then pattern 1 twice, then pattern 48,
etc. This is explained in more detail in the description of the Edit Song mode.
Sel
Songs:
Pressing one of the eight Selector buttons selects the song to play within the current song
bank. The LED corresponding to the currently playing song is illuminated. If a song is playing when a
different song is selected, the new song will not start playing until the current measure finishes. The
LED corresponding to the new song will blink letting you know that it will play next.
Run Start / Stop:
The run button starts or stops playing the selected song. While running, the select-
ed song will repeat continuously. A song can be selected while not running and that song will play when
the Run button is pressed.
Ctrl Select Song Bank:
When you press and hold the Ctrl button, Selector LED 1 or LED 2 will be illumi-
nated, indicating the current song bank. To leave the bank unchanged, release the Ctrl button. To
change the bank, hold down the Ctrl button while pressing Selector button 1 or 2.
Alt Songs / Fills:
Pressing the Alt button toggles between Songs and Fills behaviors.
Songs
behavior is
as described above.
Fills
behavior allows you to play a pattern in the middle of a song, which is called a fill. When the Fills
behavior is activated, pressing a Selector button will select a fill pattern. After the currently playing song
measure finishes, the fill pattern will be played, then the song will continue with the next pattern.
A fill pattern can also be selected when the song is stopped. When the Run button is pressed, the fill
pattern will be played one time, and then the song will begin. This is called an intro pattern.
The Alt LED will be illuminated when the Fills behavior is selected.
When the Fills behavior is active, The Ctrl button is used to select the pattern bank, as opposed to the
song bank.
