Programming patterns
The MFB-501 Pro is programmed while the sequencer is running. As a first step,
use the
A/B
button to select, which part of the pattern is going to be programmed
respectively edited. Next, start the sequencer by pressing
Play
. Next, shortly press
Rec
in combination with an instrument-button, e.g.
Rec
+
1/BD
. The eight step-
LEDs now display the track of the instrument. For steps 1, 3, 5 ... to 15, the
corresponding LEDs will light up red. For steps 2, 4, 6 ... to 16, the corresponding
LEDs will light up green.
Even-numbered steps 1, 3, 5 ... can be entered directly. Odd-numbered steps 2, 4,
6 ... can be reached using the
Shift
button combined with the eight step-buttons
Example
: A bass drum shall be placed on steps 1, 7 and 12. For step 1, press
1/BD
(LED
1 2
lit red). For step 7, press
4/TT
(LED
7 8
lit red). For step 12, press
Shift
and
6/CL
(LED
11 12
lit green). With both steps being programmed by the same
button, being active, the corresponding LED will be lit red/green.
Pressing the step-button once more deletes the step (LED turns off).
To change over to the next instrument, shortly press
Rec
plus a different
instrument-button, while the sequencer is running. The step-input is carried out
similarly.
To change over to a sample, press
Shift
first (LED lit red). Next, use the button-
combination
Rec
plus one of the step-buttons to select a sample-slot, e.g.
Rec
+
Sample1
.
Programming parameters per step
While a pattern is being programmed, individual parameter settings for pitch,
decay and extra can be adjusted for the step being set last. This way, you may
create a tuned set of toms or bongos. The same procedure can be used to set
different values for
Decay
to create open and closed hi-hats.
With a step being set,
Tune
,
Decay
and
Extra
can be selected via the function-
buttons and adjusted by the
Value
control. This can be repeated for each following
step. However, a change for
Level
always applies to all steps. Editing at a later
time is not possible. In order to edit an earlier step, it has to be deleted and set
anew.
Within a sample-track, it is not only possible to edit
Tune
and
Decay
parameters
per step, but also to select a different sample (per step) from the active bank of the
slot using
SampleSel
.
Shortly pressing
Rec
once more stops the programming (LED off). The pattern is
now ready to be saved.
5
