XBase 09 Operating Manual
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4.2.7 WRITE
This button switches between Pattern-Write, Perform-Write or Song-Write modes. Pressing the
button once activates the respective write mode which is indicated by the write button lighting up
. Pressing this button again switches the unit back into play mode, at which point the write
button's light turns off.
All mode functions can also be switched while the sequencer is running without timing glitches.
An interesting feature is switching from Perform to Pattern mode, since both modes use the same
patterns but with differing treatment of instrument sound parameters. This can be useful in live
performance.
4.2.8 STEP / PATTERN / FUNCTION buttons
START
button
Start the Xbase09's sequencer by pressing the START button.
STOP/CONT
button
To stop the sequencer, press the STOP/CONT button. To continue playing the sequencer, press
the STOP/CONT button again.
1 . . . 16
buttons
The 16 step buttons select patterns and steps directly. Press the shift button to access additional
functions (copy, clear, bank number, scale, last step, shuffle...).
ENTER
button
Use the ENTER button to confirm the various SHIFT functions.
SHIFT
button
After pressing the SHIFT button (which then lights up) you can select the functions as shown by
the step button’s labels. The selected SHIFT mode is displayed by the respective step button and
the shift button blinking until a data entry has been made. You can abort the function by pressing
the SHIFT button again.
4.2.9 INSTRUMENT Buttons
.
BASS DRUM, SNARE DRUM, CLOSED HI HAT, OPEN HI HAT
The instrument buttons serve to select or to monitor the respective instrument. In Song mode,
special SONG - WRITE functions are assigned to these buttons! The LED next to each button
indicates the selected instrument depending on which mode is currently active.
