ISLA Instruments S2400 - Event Types

ISLA Instruments S2400 User Manual
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Event Types
Pattern
Plays a pattern.
Tempo
The song starts at its base tempo, which is set at the top of the screen. Tempo changes can be
inserted into a song. Any change in tempo stays in effect until another change or the song
restarts. Tempo changes can be either absolute (e.g. tempo=120) or relative (e.g. tempo+5).
Absolute tempo changes override the song's tempo. Relative tempo changes are relative to the
song's base tempo, which is set at the top of the screen. If a song contains only relative tempo
changes, then changing the song's tempo, changes the speed of the whole song.
Swing
All songs assume 50% swing (i.e. off). Inserting a swing event changes the swing for all events
that follow. While editing the swing, press 8 to set the swing notes to eighths. Press 1 or 6 for
sixteenths.
Mute
All songs start with no tracks muted. Mute events affect everything that happens after them in
the song. If a track is muted, then it remains so until changed by another mute event, or the
song restarts. Each mute event affects tracks in a single bank. Muting tracks in multiple banks
requires multiple events. When editing a mute event, the bank is changed with the arrow keys
or encoder, or by pressing press the bank key. The mute state of each track is changed either by
pressing the numbers 1 through 8, or by pressing the actual mute buttons.
Solo
Works exactly like mute.
Repeat
A single event or group of events can be repeated. For example, a song plays these pattern
numbers: 1, 2, 3, 2, 3, 2, 3, 4. That could be represented as 1, repeat 3x [2, 3], 4. Repeat groups
save memory, they make the organization of the song easier to visualize, and repeat groups can
be moved as a group when rearranging a song. Any event can be inside of a repeat group, not
just patterns. Repeat groups cannot be nested, that is, a repeat group cannot be inside of
another repeat group.
Sub-Song
Plays another song once, then continues with the current song. The end action of the sub-song
is ignored, so the sub-song will not replay forever, or go to a different song. Sub-songs inside a
sub-song are ignored.
End of Song
When the song ends, it can stop, replay forever, or go to another song and play it. A replaying
song is stopped by pressing Run/Stop, by playing another song, or by exiting Song mode and
playing a pattern. The end of song event is always last, and it cannot be erased.