12. CHAINS AND SONGS
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Songs are played row by row, starting from the top and moving towards the bottom. If a song row con-
tains a chain, all patterns in the chain will play before the song play position moves to the next row. The
song play position is shown with inverted pattern number graphics. In the top right corner of the LCD
screen, the BPM and the amount of played bars and beats is shown.
To navigate between song rows as well as patterns assigned to the song rows, use the
[ARROW]
keys.
When the song cursor highlights a pattern position, the pattern number becomes enclosed by a square.
When the song cursor is placed before or after a pattern, it will form a thin line.
To start playing a Song from the beginning, double-press
[STOP]
. The song play position will automat-
ically be moved to the first pattern of the first song row. Songs can, however, start playing from any
pattern position. Highlight a pattern position by moving the song cursor using the
[ARROW]
keys. Press
[YES/SAVE]
to select this position. The graphics will become inverted, indicating this is the song play
position. Press
[PLAY]
to start playing the Song from this position.
Copy, paste and clear commands can be executed on the song rows.
12.2.2 ADDING SONG ROWS AND ASSIGNING PATTERNS AND CHAINS
Press
[FUNCTION]
+
[YES/SAVE]
to add a song row. The new song row will be inserted below the row
on which the cursor is, and the pattern A01 will automatically be assigned to the new row. To assign an-
other pattern to the song row, use the
[ARROW]
keys to move the song cursor so the pattern assigned
to the row becomes highlighted and then press a
[BANK X/X]
key + a
[TRIG]
key. In general, the pattern
assigning procedure is the same as when selecting a pattern, covered in the section “11.1.1 SELECTING A
PATTERN” on page 37.
To add a chain to a song row, select a song row and press the
[RIGHT]
arrow key. The song cursor will
move from the pattern position and form a thin, standing line. Press a
[BANK X/X]
key + a
[TRIG]
key to
select the pattern that will be added to the chain.
Remove a pattern in a chain by highlighting it with the song cursor and pressing
[FUNCTION]
+
[NO/
RELOAD]
.
If a song row contains a chain, individual patterns can be rearranged in the chain. Select the pattern by
highlighting it with the song cursor and press
[FUNCTION]
+
[LEFT]
/
[RIGHT]
.
Move a song row up or down in the song by moving the song cursor to the song row and pressing
[FUNCTION]
+
[UP]
/
[DOWN]
.
Erase a song row, one pattern at a time, by pressing
[FUNCTION]
+
[NO/RELOAD]
repeatedly.
12.2.3 ADDING REPEATS AND MUTES
Various extra information can be entered for song rows and the pattern or patterns assigned to the song
rows.
Repeat a song row a chosen number of times by moving to the leftmost position of the song row with the
cursor. Turn
DATA ENTRY
knob
A
to select how many times the song row will be repeated.
You can selectively mute tracks of any pattern while in song edit mode. First, make sure MUTE mode is
on. If not, press
[MUTE]
and make sure the adjacent LED is fully lit. Then, in the song editor, place the
cursor on the pattern you wish to mute tracks on using the
[ARROW]
keys and press
[YES/SAVE]
. Press
and hold the
[SONG MODE]
key + press the
[PADS]
of the drum tracks you wish to mute.
