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9.2.3 PATTERN TEMPO
The tempo is set in the TEMPO menu. Press
[TEMPO]
to open this menu. For more information, please
see “4.4 SETTING THE TEMPO” on page 13.
9.3 EDITING A PATTERN
Model:Cycles offers two main modes of input when editing or creating a pattern, GRID RECORDING mode
and LIVE RECORDING mode. In these modes, you can add two types of trigs: note trigs and lock trigs.
9.3.1 TRIG TYPES
A trig is a sequencer event that you can place when you want the sequencer to perform an action on the
Model:Cycles. There are two types of trigs that you can use, note trigs and lock trigs.
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NOTE TRIGS
trigger notes on the tracks.
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LOCK TRIGS
trigger parameter locks (but does not trigger notes). For more information, please see
“9.12.1 PARAMETER LOCKS” on page 29.
A red
[TRIG]
key indicates that a note trig is placed on the sequencer step. A slowly blinking red
[TRIG]
key indicates a lock trig. Unlit
[TRIG]
keys indicate steps that do not contain any trigs. Trigs are added
differently in the sequencer, depending on whether GRID RECORDING or LIVE RECORDING mode is
active.
9.3.2 GRID RECORDING MODE
GRID RECORDING is a method of composing where you use the
[TRIG]
keys to add trigs.
1. Enter GRID RECORDING mode by pressing the
[RECORD]
key. The
[RECORD]
key lights up red to
indicate that GRID RECORDING mode is active.
2. Press
[TRACK]
+
[T1–6]
to select the track to which you want to add trigs. A red
[T1–6]
pad indi-
cates the active track.
3. Place note trigs on the sequencer using the 16
[TRIG]
keys. To add a lock trig, press
[FUNC]
and
[TRIG]
. Press the
[TRIG]
key of any of the previously entered trigs if you wish to remove the trig.
Press the
[TRIG]
key of a lock trig to convert it to a note trig. Press a
[TRIG]
key of a trig and hold
it slightly longer to prepare the trig for editing, rather than removing it.
4. Select another track, and add note trigs. Repeat the procedure for all the tracks you want to use.
5. Press
[PLAY]
to listen to the sequence.
Press one or more
[TRIG]
keys
+
[RETRIG]
to open the RETRIG SETUP menu to change the retrig set-
tings for the note trig. Use
LEVEL/DATA
to navigate and change the settings.
For more information, please see “9.6 RETRIG SETUP MENU” on page 27.
If the pattern contains more than 16 steps, select the pattern page you want to edit by pressing the
[PAGE]
key. A lit <PATTERN PAGE> LED shows the active pattern page.
Press
[RECORD]
to exit the GRID RECORDING mode.
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You can use an external MIDI controller such as a keyboard to input NOTE and TRIG
VELOCITY data when you are in GRID RECORDING mode. Just press and hold a [TRIG]
key, and then play a note on the external keyboard.
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If you use an external MIDI controller to record to the Model:Cycles MIDI tracks, the
sequencer receives data on the Auto MIDI channel and records on the active track. For
more information, please see
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All trigs of a track can be shifted forwards or backward on the sequencer. While in GRID
RECORDING mode, hold down [TRACK] while turning
LEVEL/DATA
9.3.3 LIVE RECORDING MODE
LIVE RECORDING mode is the second method of adding trigs to the tracks. In this recording mode, the
[T1–6]
pads,
[TRIG]
keys, or external MIDI devices are played in real time to input trigs to the tracks.
It is also possible to enter parameter locks in real time. Trigs input in LIVE RECORDING mode can be
automatically quantized or not. Non-quantized trigs can be quantized after they are recorded, by using
the QUANTIZE menu that is accessed by pressing
[FUNC]
+
[PUNCH]
. For more information, please see
“9.9 QUANTIZE MENU” on page 28.
1. Press and hold
[RECORD]
, then press
[PLAY]
to enter LIVE RECORDING mode. Quickly pressing
[PLAY]
twice while keeping the
[RECORD]
key pressed will activate/deactivate automatic quanti-