9. THE SEQUENCER
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9. THE SEQUENCER
The sequencer of the Syntakt stores information in patterns. A pattern controls the playback of the audio/
MIDI tracks, the FX track, and various pattern-specific aspects of the tracks. Each of the eight banks, A
to H, contains 16 patterns, which means 128 patterns are available for each project. For more information,
please see “14.3 PATTERN” on page 71.
A pattern contains:
• General trig settings on the TRIG page (default note pitch, velocity et cetera).
• The parameter settings on the SYN, FLTR, AMP, and LFO pages.
• The settings on the DELAY, REVERB, and MIXER pages.
• The parameter settings on the FX track.
• Quantization settings.
• Note trigs and Lock trigs for all tracks.
• Parameter/sound locks.
• Length and time signature for the tracks.
9.1 SEQUENCER TEMPO
To change the BPM setting, open the TEMPO menu by pressing the
[TEMPO]
key. Use the
LEVEL/DATA
knob to change tempo. Pressing the knob while turning it changes the tempo eight BPM at a time. The
[AR-
ROW]
keys
[UP]
or
[DOWN]
change the tempo in increments of 0.1 BPM. Note that you can chose between
a global tempo or using a separate tempo for every pattern. Press
[FUNC] + [YES]
to switch between
GLOBAL and PATTERN tempo mode. On the main interface screen, you can also press and hold
[ARROW]
keys
[LEFT]
or
[RIGHT]
to nudge the tempo 10% up or down temporarily. Release the key to revert to the
original tempo.
To tap a tempo setting, hold the
[FUNCTION]
key and tap the
[TEMPO]
key in a steady rhythm. After four
consecutive taps the average tempo of the taps will be calculated. By continuing tapping, the average tem-
po will keep on updating.
When in the TEMPO menu (and with GLOBAL tempo mode selected), holding
[FUNC]
while turning the
LEVEL/DATA
knob will not change the tempo to the selected value until the
[FUNC]
key is released. While
doing this, “PREP.” will flash in the bottom left corner of the screen.
Nudging the tempo is very handy when manually syncing Syntakt to a turntable or an
external sound source. Note that you do not need to be in the TEMPO menu to perform
tempo nudging.
9.2 BASIC PATTERN OPERATIONS
Syntakt can seamlessly switch between patterns. This, together with the ability to chain patterns, is a handy
feature when improvising live. For more information, please see “9.10 CHAINS” on page 44.
9.2.1 SELECTING BANK AND PATTERN
Press
[BANK]
and then press
[TRIG 9–16]
to select a bank. Then press
[TRIG 1–16]
to select a pattern.
Press
[PTN]
and then press
[TRIG 1–16]
to select a new pattern in the current bank. When you press
[BANK]
or
[PTN]
you must choose a bank or pattern within four seconds for the change to take effect.
A message on the screen
indicates the four second timeout. Press
[TRK]
to exit pattern or bank select.
White
[TRIG]
keys indicate pattern positions that contain data. A red
[TRIG]
key indicates the current
active pattern. Empty patterns are unlit.
When a pattern is playing, and a new pattern is selected, the new pattern position will be shown flashing
in the upper left corner of the screen. Once the last step of the pattern has played, the new pattern will
start, and the pattern position will cease to flash.