LDB-1se User Manual
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Set: Swing / Rand
Row
Switch between setting Swing level (top row) or Randomization level (bottom row).
Num
Press a number button to set the desired level.
Swing
Swing adds a shuffle or groove to a rhythm. This is accomplished by slightly delaying every other step in
the pattern. A swing level of 50% is no swing. It means that the swung note is halfway between the previ-
ous note and the next note. The swing percentages are slightly different depending on the time scale of
the pattern. Refer to the chart below.
The swing setting has no effect when clocking the LDB-1 with a per-step analog clock signal, but it works
correctly with a 24 or 48ppqn analog clock.
The MIDI clock is half the resolution of the internal clock, so the even numbered settings are the same as
the next lower setting.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
8
th
Notes
50.0%
54.2%
58.3%
62.5%
66.7%
70.8%
75.0%
79.2%
16
th
Notes
50.0%
54.2%
58.3%
62.5%
66.7%
70.8%
75.0%
79.2%
32
nd
Notes
50.0%
58.3%
58.3%
58.3%
66.7%
66.7%
75.0%
75.0%
64
th
Notes
50.0%
50.0%
50.0%
50.0%
66.7%
66.7%
66.7%
66.7%
8
th
Triplets
50.0%
53.1%
56.3%
59.4%
62.5%
68.8%
75.0%
81.3%
16
th
Triplets
50.0%
53.1%
56.3%
59.4%
62.5%
68.8%
75.0%
81.3%
32
nd
Triplets
50.0%
56.3%
56.3%
50.0%
62.5%
62.5%
68.8%
75.0%
64
th
Triplets
50.0%
50.0%
50.0%
62.5%
62.5%
68.8%
62.5%
62.5%
Rand
Randomization alters the running patterns by randomly turning steps on or off. The randomization level
determines the probability that a change will happen. It goes from off, to subtle, to crazy.
Select
Randomize all instruments. Normally, only those instruments used in the playing pattern will be
randomized. To randomize all instruments, hold Select while setting the level. This is not a toggle. You
must hold the Select button each time you wish to randomize all instruments.
When all instruments are randomized, there is lower probability of unused instruments being added to
the pattern when compared to the probability of a used instrument being modified.
For example: if a pattern does not contain any claps, then normally no claps will be added regardless of
the randomization level. But if all instruments are randomized, then claps might be added.
