9. THE SEQUENCER
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Patterns can be changed while the sequencer is running.
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Patterns can be changed and queued by sending program change messages.
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It is possible to copy a pattern, and then paste it to one or several locations without
leaving the active pattern. You can also clear one or several non-active patterns.
- To copy, press and hold [PATTERN] + [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] to
paste the pattern(s).
- To clear, press and hold [PATTERN] + [TRIG] key(s) to select the pattern(s) you wish
to clear. Then press and hold [PLAY] to clear the pattern(s).
9.2.2 PATTERN CONTROL
Press
[PLAY]
to start the playback of a pattern. Press
[STOP]
to stop the playback of all tracks. The
sound will play until the end of the settings determined by the envelopes, but effects like Delay will con-
tinue to be audible until the delay repeats have faded out. Press
[STOP]
+
[STOP]
quickly to immediately
stop playback of all tracks and get just a short fade out of the send effects.
When a pattern is playing press
[PLAY]
to pause the playback. Press
[PLAY]
to resume the playback.
If a pattern contains more than 16 sequencer steps, the <PATTERN PAGE> LEDs will indicate this. When
a pattern is playing, the currently active pattern page is shown with a flashing, <PATTERN PAGE> LED.
9.3 EDITING A PATTERN
Syntakt offers three main modes of input when creating or editing a pattern, GRID RECORDING mode, LIVE
RECORDING mode, and STEP RECORDING mode. In these modes, two types of trigs can be entered: Note
trigs and Lock trigs.
9.3.1 TRIG TYPES
A trig is a sequencer event that you can place when you want the sequencer to perform an action on the
Syntakt. There are two types of trigs that you can use, note trigs and lock trigs.
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NOTE TRIGS
trigger sounds or MIDI notes. On the FX track, they trigger the LFOs, as well as the filter
and amplifier envelopes.
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LOCK TRIGS
trigger parameter locks (but does not trigger sounds or MIDI notes). For more informa-
tion, please see “9.9.1 PARAMETER LOCKS” on page 41.
Note trigs are indicated by red
[TRIG]
keys and lock trigs are indicated by yellow
[TRIG]
keys. Unlit
[TRIG]
keys indicate steps that does not contain any trigs. Read more about parameter locks in section
“9.9.1 PARAMETER LOCKS” on page 41. Trigs are added differently in the sequencer, depending on
whether GRID RECORDING, LIVE RECORDING, or STEP RECORDING mode is active.
9.3.2 GRID RECORDING MODE
GRID RECORDING is a method of composing where you use the
[TRIG]
keys to add trigs.
1. Press
[RECORD]
to enter GRID RECORDING mode. The
[RECORD]
key lights up red to indicate
that GRID RECORDING mode is active.
2. Select the track to which you want to add trigs by pressing and holding
[TRACK]
and then one of
the
[TRIG]
keys. A red
[TRIG]
key indicates the active track.
3. Place note trigs on the sequencer using the sixteen
[TRIG]
keys. To add a lock trig, press
[FUNC]
+
[TRIG]
. Quickly pressing the
[TRIG]
key of any of the lock trigs entered will change it to a note trig.
4. Select another track, and add note trigs. Repeat the procedure for all the tracks you want to use.
5. Press
[PLAY]
to listen to the sequence.
Add micro timing to a note trig by pressing and holding the
[TRIG]
key, and then pressing
[LEFT]
or
[RIGHT]
. For more information, please see “9.4 MICRO TIMING MENU” on page 38.
Set the retrig speed by pressing and holding the
[TRIG]
key, and then pressing keys
[UP]
or
[DOWN]
.
Similarly, a pop-up menu will appear on the screen, where various retrig settings are made.
For more information, please see “9.5 RETRIG MENU” on page 38.
If the pattern contains more than 16 steps, select the pattern page you want to edit by pressing the
[PAGE]
key. A fully lit <PATTERN PAGE> LED shows the active pattern page.
Press
[RECORD]
to exit the GRID RECORDING mode.
