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7. THE SEQUENCER
The Digitakt's sequencer stores its information in patterns. A pattern controls the playback
of the audio tracks and the MIDI tracks by the trigs entered on the sequencer.
7.1 SELECTING A PATTERN
1. Press
[BANK]
+
[TRIG 9–16]
key to select bank A–H.
2. Press
[PTN]
+
[TRIG 1–16]
key to select pattern 1–16.
Patterns containing data are indicated with white
[TRIG]
keys. The currently active pattern
is indicated by a red
[TRIG]
key. Empty pattern slots are indicated with unlit
[TRIG]
keys.
7.2 PATTERN CONTROL
Press
[PLAY]
to start the playback of a pattern. Press
[PLAY]
again to pause. Press
[STOP]
to stop the playback. The audio will be cut off, but effects like the delay will contin-
ue to be heard until the delay repeats have faded out. Quickly press [STOP] twice to stop
playback of all tracks and the fade out of the send effects.
If you change patterns during playback, the patterns will change after the current playing
pattern reaches its end.
7.3 PATTERN RECORDING MODES
The Digitakt offers two main modes of inputting trigs when creating a pattern: GRID
RECORDING mode and LIVE RECORDING mode. To create a new pattern first select an
empty pattern slot in one of the banks.
7.4 TRIG TYPES
You can use two types of trigs, note trigs and trigless locks, in the RECORDING modes.
Note trigs trig Sounds or MIDI notes on the chosen track while trigless locks can be used
to apply parameter locks without trigging notes. Note trigs are indicated by red
[TRIG]
keys and trigless locks are indicated by blinking
[TRIG]
red keys. Unlit
[TRIG]
keys indi-
cates steps that does not contain any trigs.
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