26 WAVE User Manual
BPM – when the internal clock is selected then the bpm can be set in the range
40 ppm to 240 bpm, with a default setting of 100 bpm. When any of the external
clock sources are selected then their bpm will be calculated and indicated.
MTN – indicates whether the metronome is active (1) or inactive (0).
OVP – the rst digit indicates whether overdub is disabled (0); where new notes
will replace what is currently programmed onto the current step, or enabled
(1) where new notes will be added to the step until the maximum number
(eight per step) is reached. The second digit indicates whether the keyboard will
transpose the sequencer (0), which is the default, or play voices independently
of it (1).
SAVE – typing 1 against SAVE saves the programmed sequence and the values of
GATE and DIV as part of the current program.
STEP – shows the current step of the sequence to the left of the colon, and the
total number of steps programmed to the right.
STATUS – indicates the current sequencer status: STOP, PLAY, RECORD or APPEND
To copy a sequence from one program memory to another load the program that
you want to copy to, then move the cursor to the PR number, press Shift and type
the number of the program that you want to copy from. The sequence will copy
into your current program when you release the shift button.
Using The Sequencer
The Wave stores a polyphonic sequence of up to 64 steps, with up to eight
notes on each step, in each program. There are four controls associated with the
sequencer, which also have additional functions when using the Shift button.
To start recording a sequence press the Record button
(36)
.
Any notes or chords that you play will be recorded into the sequence, and the
step counters will advance by one. The </> buttons with shift can be used to
navigate through steps that have been recorded. While in Record mode new
notes can be added to a recorded step by navigating to the step and playing
them, up to the maximum of eight notes per step if overdub mode is switched
on. After a sequence has been recorded then append can be used to either add
or replace notes on a selected step, depending on the overdub setting; or to add
new steps to the sequence up to the maximum of 64.
When you have nished recording press the Record button again, or press Stop
(37)
.
To play back the sequence press Play
(38)
. Pressing Play again will pause the
sequence. A further press resumes playback from the pause point.
To store your sequence move the cursor to Save, then type 1 to complete the
write procedure.
If an error is made while programming a sequence then the Clr Last (Shift and
Stop) button can be used to erase the last note. Holding the buttons for more
than two seconds will erase all steps.
Pressing any key on the keyboard while a sequence is playing will instantly
transpose the sequence if the second digit of OVP is set to 0. If it is set to 1 then
the keyboard will have no eect on the sequence, but will be used to play voices
that the sequencer is not using. If VL (Velocity Loudness) is selected in the digital
menu then the velocity of the key used to transpose the sequence will be applied
to all steps while the sequence is transposed.
Sequencer use examples
Append: after you have programmed some notes and chords you may wish to
add in additional steps. Start the Append process by pressing Shift and Record
(the display will show APPEND) at bottom right). Press and hold the Shift button
then use the <> keys on the numeric keypad to move through the recorded
steps, which will sound as you navigate. Move to step 00 and whatever you play
will be added before the original rst step; move to the last step and new steps
will be added at the end of the sequence, until step 64 is reached. Move to a step
at any point between the beginning and the end and new steps will be added
after the step you navigate to.
Overdub: the overdub facility can be used to add additional notes to steps that
have already been recorded. First ensure that the leading digit of the OVP option
is set to 1 (the second digit is not necessary for this function). Put the Wave into
record mode, then record some notes. When you have recorded enough steps
press Stop. Re-activating record mode allows you to add additional notes to each
step; and to continue recording additional steps after the nal step of the rst
pass if required. Note that the maximum number of notes allowed on each step is
eight, so trying to add a ninth note is not possible.
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