9. THE SEQUENCER
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steps available for the track. If you use 17 steps or more in a track, the
[PAGE]
key is (while in GRID
RECORDING mode) used to toggle between the different pattern pages.
SCALE
controls the speed of track playback in multiples of the current tempo. It offers seven possible
settings, 1/8X, 1/4X, 1/2X, 3/4X, 1X, 3/2X and 2X. A setting of 1/8X plays back the track at one-eighth
of the set tempo. 3/4X plays the track back at three-quarters of the tempo; 3/2X plays back the track
twice as fast as the 3/4X setting. 2X makes the track play at twice the BPM.
CH.LEN
(Change Length) controls for how long the active pattern plays before a cued or chained
pattern begins to play. This setting is important when, for example, you set
M.LEN
to INF. If you do not
make any
CH.LEN
setting, the pattern plays infinitely, and the next pattern is thus not cued. By default
a cued pattern change happens at the end of the pattern (
CH.LEN
set to OFF).
M.LEN
(Master Length) controls the number of steps the pattern plays before all tracks restart. An
INF setting makes the tracks of the pattern loop infinitely, without ever being restarted. Note that this
setting also affects for how long the active pattern plays before a chained pattern starts playing. The
CH.LEN
parameter overrides this if its parameter value is less than the
M.LEN
value.
In the SCALE menu, you can press [FUNC] + [UP]/[DOWN] to set the TRACK LENGTH in
increments from 2/16 to 64/64.
9.9 SEQUENCER FEATURES
9.9.1 PARAMETER LOCKS
Parameter locks makes it possible to set every trig to have its own unique parameter values. The note
trigs of an audio track can, for example, have different pitch, amp or filter settings. It is possible to pa-
rameter lock the parameters found on the PARAMETER pages, and you can apply parameter locks to all
types of tracks. For a complete overview of all parameters on the PARAMETER pages, please see “10.
AUDIO TRACK PARAMETERS” on page 48, and “11. MIDI TRACK PARAMETERS” on page 56.
Adding parameter locks in GRID RECORDING mode.
1. Press
[RECORD]
to enter GRID RECORDING mode.
2. Press
[TRIG]
to add a Note trig or
[FUNC]
+
[TRIG]
key to add a Lock trig and to where you want
to perform a parameter lock.
3. Press and hold the
[TRIG]
key of a previously placed trig (note trig or a lock trig).
4. Turn the
DATA ENTRY
knobs that control the parameter you want to lock, and set it to the desired
value. The graphics become inverted for the locked parameter, and the locked parameter value is
displayed. The
[TRIG]
key of the locked trig blinks red (for note trigs) or yellow (for lock trigs) to
indicate the trig now contains a parameter lock.
Remove a single parameter lock by holding
[TRIG]
+ pressing the
DATA ENTRY
knob of the locked pa-
rameter. You can erase all parameter locks from a trig if you remove the note trig and then enter it again.
Adding parameter locks in LIVE RECORDING mode.
1. Press and hold
[RECORD]
, then press
[PLAY]
to enter LIVE RECORDING mode.
2. Turn a
DATA ENTRY
knob, or play the
[TRIG]
keys in KEYBOARD mode, to add parameter locks
to the active track. Trigs added with Trig modifiers are also recorded. Note trigs are placed, and
parameter locked accordingly, and it also places lock trigs that contains the parameter locks on the
sequencer steps that do not already have any trigs.
Press
[NO]
+ one (or several) of the
[TRIG]
keys to erase a sequence of recorded trigs on a specific
track (or on several tracks) in time with the sequencer, i.e. all steps reached on the pattern playing will be
erased until the keys are released.
You can also remove specific parameter locks on a track in real time. In LIVE RECORDING mode, press
and hold
[NO]
and then press and hold the
DATA ENTRY
knob corresponding to the parameter that you
want to remove.
Adding parameter locks in STEP RECORDING mode.
1. Press and hold
[RECORD]
, then press
[STOP]
to enter STEP RECORDING mode.
2. Press and hold a
[TRIG]
key, and then turn the
DATA ENTRY
knobs that control the parameter you
want to lock, and set it to the desired value. The graphics become inverted for the locked parame-
ter, and the locked parameter value is displayed. The
[TRIG]
key of a locked trig blinks red (for note
trigs) or yellow (for lock trigs) to indicate that the trig contains a parameter lock.
