LDB-1 User Manual
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Edit Pattern Mode
This is one of two modes in which you create and edit rhythm patterns. In the Edit Pattern mode you
select a drum and set the steps on which that drum will play. In the Write Pattern mode, you go
through each step sequentially, and select the drums that will play on that step.
If a pattern is currently playing when you select the Edit Pattern mode, then the LDB-1 will assume that
you want to edit the current pattern, and it will not ask you which pattern you want to edit. You are
now editing the currently playing pattern.
If no pattern is currently playing when you select the Edit Pattern mode, then the LDB-1 will ask you
which pattern you want to edit. The Selector LEDs will flash in a chaser pattern from right to left indicat-
ing that you should select the pattern bank. When you press a Selector button to select the bank, the
LDB-1 will ask you which pattern you want to edit within that bank. The Selector LEDs will flash in a
chaser pattern from left to right indicating that you should select the pattern. When you press a Selec-
tor button to select the pattern, you are now editing that pattern.
If you are in Edit Pattern mode and want to edit a different pattern, re-select the Edit Pattern mode by
holding the Mode button and pressing Selector button 4. The LDB-1 will then ask you which pattern you
want to edit as described in the above paragraph.
Run Start / Stop:
The Run button starts or stops playing the selected pattern. While running, the
selected pattern will repeat continuously. You can edit a pattern while it is playing. You can switch
between Edit Pattern and Play Patterns mode with no interruption of the playing pattern.
Ctrl Select Drum:
When you press and hold the Ctrl button, one of the eight Selector LEDs will be
illuminated, indicating the current drum. To leave the drum unchanged, release the Ctrl button. To
change the drum, hold down the Ctrl button while pressing one of the eight Selector buttons. The bass
drum is selected by default when you first enter the Edit Pattern mode.
Alt 1-8 / 9-16:
Pressing the Alt button toggles between editing the first and second half of the meas-
ure (steps 1-8 versus steps 9-16). This is necessary because there are only eight Selector buttons, but
there are up to 16 steps in a pattern. The Alt LED will be illuminated when you are editing the second
half of the measure. The Measure Indicator LED always shows which half of the measure is
playing
, not
which half is being
edited
.
Sel Steps:
In Edit Pattern mode, the Selector buttons and LEDs represent the steps in the pattern.
Pressing a Selector button toggles the current drum on or off for that step. The Selector LEDs are illumi-
nated for the steps on which the selected drum will play. Since there are only 8 LEDs, the LDB-1 uses a
novel method to show the status of all 16 steps at once. That is, the LED will blink briefly to indicate that
it is “on” in the other half of the measure.
