Electron Machinedrum SPS-1, User Manual

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SONG MODE
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PLAYING A SONG
1.
Make sure that you are in SONG mode, and that a song is presently loaded.
2.
To start the playback of a song, press [PLAY] . Pressing [PLAY] again pauses the play-
back.
3.
To stop the playback, press [STOP] .
NAVIGATING A SONG
The [UP] and [DOWN] keys can be used to manoeuvre the two indicators on the left and
right sides of the new song list. Pressing [ENTER/YES] will move the song pointer to the
position of the arrows.
When playing the song the arrows will blink and at every fourth blink they point in the direc-
tion of the song position pointer. When repeating a row in a song the number of turns left is
indicated to the right of the current pattern display.
In song mode [STOP] holds the position and another [STOP] moves the position pointer to
the beginning of the song.
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Songs are played until the end and will then stop. Of course, infinite loops can
make songs that never end.
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The current tempo will change, if the song has tempo changes in it.
SONG EDITING
The Machinedrum song editor is where the song is built. Here patterns are assigned to the
song. The behaviour of the patterns is also set in the song editor.
1.
Hold the [FUNCTION] key and press the [KIT] key to open the SONG window.