36 37Quick Start Guide
GRIND
1. To add Ratchet to all steps of the pattern,
press SHIFT and adjust the GLIDE control.
2. To add SWING, press SHIFT and adjust the
TEMPO control.
3. To mute the pattern, press SHIFT + HOLD/REST.
4. To add an accent to all steps, press SHIFT +
RESET/ACCENT.
5. Use the <KYBD and STP> switches to change
the octave. The LEDs will show the current
Octave in red.
EDITING A PATTERN
1. To edit a pattern in Keyboard mode, press REC.
The STEP switch LEDs will light.
2. Press PAGE to select the pattern page from 1
to 4 to be edited. The green LOCATION LEDs 1
to 4 will show the current page and the PAGE
button LED lit to indicate the page is locked
(press SHIFT and PAGE to unlock).
3. Press SHIFT and the STEP switch you want to
edit. You can enter a new note, or a rest, and
adjust any of the other parameters such as
ratchet, glide on/o, and so on.
4. Press SHIFT and the next STEP switch to be
edited. (The steps will not automatically
advance to the next step in line; you can
choose which steps to edit next.)
5. Press REC to exit the editing mode.
6. Press PLAY/STOP to listen to the edited pattern.
7. Remember to save the pattern using the
“SAVING A PATTERN” procedure above.
CREATING A PATTERN IN STEP MODE
1. Press SHIFT and STEP> to select the
Sequencer’s STEP mode. The ashing
LOCATION LED will turn from green (Keyboard
mode) to yellow (Step mode).
2. Initialise the current pattern by pressing
SHIFT, RESET, and PATTERN at the same
time. This will delete any previous steps
of the current pattern. (If you want to use
the current pattern instead, then do not
initialise it.)
3. Press PAGE to move to a desired page of
your pattern. Then press SET END and a STEP
switch to choose the length of the pattern. For
example, if you are on page 1 and press SET
END + 8, then the pattern length is 8 steps.
If you press PAGE and reach page 4, and press
SET END + 8, then the pattern will be 32 steps
long (4 pages of 8 steps each).
4. When the desired SET END is selected, all the
STEP switch LEDs up to that step will be on
solid red.
5. Press SHIFT and any one of the STEP switches
at the same time. It will begin to ash,
indicating it is the current step about to be
edited. You can now add a note, or a rest, or
any of the other functions described above in
the Keyboard mode, such as Ratchet, Glide,
Accent, change gate length and so on.
6. Press SHIFT and the current STEP switch to
nish editing that step. It will stop ashing.
7. Repeat procedure steps 5 and 6 above, until all
your required steps are good.
8. Press PLAY/STOP to play the pattern.
9. While playing, you can add temporary
adjustments as shown in the “LIVE
PERFORMANCE” procedure above.
SAVING A PATTERN IN STEP MODE
Save the pattern using the “SAVING A PATTERN”
procedure shown above for the KEYBOARD mode.
Caution: Do not turn o the unit, or create a new
pattern, or the current unsaved pattern will be lost.