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It is possible to copy, clear and paste one or several patterns without leaving the active
pattern. To copy, press and hold [PTN] + [TRIG] key to select the pattern you wish to copy.
Then press [RECORD]. Let go of the [TRIG] key and then press and hold the [TRIG] key(s)
to where you want to paste the pattern. Finally, press and hold [STOP] until the count down
finishes to paste the pattern(s). To clear, press and hold [PTN] + [TRIG] key(s) to select
the pattern(s) you wish to clear. Then press and hold [PLAY] to clear the pattern(s).
9.9.7 TEMPORARY SAVE AND RELOAD PATTERN COMMANDS
Patterns can instantly be saved to a temporary memory space and then reloaded again from this space.
• To perform a temporary save of the active pattern, press
[FUNC]
+
[YES]
. This is useful in order to
create a restore point when you are live tweaking, but without permanently save your changes.
• To perform a temporary reload of the active pattern, press
[FUNC]
+
[NO]
. It will the reload the pat-
tern from when you last used the temporary save command. If you have not done any temporary save,
then the pattern will reload from the permanently saved state.
The TEMPORARY SAVE PATTERN and TEMPORARY RELOAD PATTERN commands are
great when improvising live. Any changes made to the active pattern, like adding bass line
notes or using CONTROL ALL , can immediately be undone. And at the same time, the
saves and reloads will not affect the pattern in a permanent way.
The TEMPORARY SAVE PATTERN command will not save the pattern permanently and
any changes will be lost if you load another project. If you wish to save your changes per-
manently, you should use SAVE TO PROJ in the PATTERN MENU. For more information,
please see “14.3 PATTERN” on page 71.
9.10 CHAINS
Chains are sequences that consist of more than one pattern. You can use chains to preselect and automate
in what order you want your patterns to play.
You can create one chain and it can contain any pattern in bank A–H. The chain can consist of up to 64
patterns.
1. Press
[BANK]
+
[TRIG 9–16]
key to select bank.
2. Press and hold
[PTN]
and then press a
[TRIG 1–16]
key to select the first pattern in the chain.
3. Release the
[PTN]
key and then press
[TRIG 1–16]
keys in the same order as you want the chained
patterns to play. Keep a previous
[TRIG]
key pressed while you press the next one, the one after that
and so on. You can press the same
[TRIG]
key again if you wish to add the pattern multiple times in a
row. If you want to add a pattern from another bank, press
[BANK]
+
[TRIG 9–16]
to select bank, and
then press
[TRIG 1–16]
to select pattern.
4. Press
[PLAY]
to start the sequencer and play the chain. The chain will be looped once the final pat-
tern of the chain has played.
Please note that the chain will be lost when you create a new chain or when you select a new
bank/pattern. Chains cannot be saved and will be lost when you switch the Syntakt off.
•
Chains can be created while the sequencer is running.
•
You can also use MIDI program change messages from an external device to change
patterns on the Syntakt. For more information, please see “14.4.1 SYNC” on page 72.
