ISLA Instruments S2400 - Build a Song in Pattern Mode; Copy Song

ISLA Instruments S2400 User Manual
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Build a Song in Pattern Mode
Press F2 in pattern mode to append the current pattern to the end of the current song. The
pattern event and any pattern specific tempo, swing, and mute/solo changes are automatically
appended to the end of the current song.
Copy Song
Press the Copy key while in Song Mode to copy the current song to another song, or to a
pattern.
Copy To: Select song or pattern.
Song: If Copy To is set to song, then enter the destination song number.
A song can be copied to an empty song. That creates an identical copy.
A song can be copied to an existing song. In this case, a message will appear saying “song not
empty”, and two actions will be available: overwrite and append. If overwrite is selected, the
destination song will be overwritten and become an identical copy of the current song. If
append is selected, the current song will be appended to the end of the destination song.
If the destination song is the same as the current song, then the only option is to append. The
current song will then have all of the song events repeated. The result is like having a repeat X2
group around the whole song, but the more useful purpose of this feature comes from editing
the song after it has been appended to itself.
Pattern: If Copy To is set to pattern, then enter the destination pattern number.
When copying a song to a pattern, the individual events in each of the patterns that make up
the song will be copied to the destination pattern. For example, a song that contains four one-
measure patterns will result in a four-measure pattern.
Any mute or solo song events will be reflected in the resultant pattern. For example: a song
plays pattern 1, then mutes track B1, then plays pattern 1 again. The resultant pattern will not
contain any events for B1 in the second half. Tempo and swing changes within a song cannot be
copied to a single pattern, so they will be ignored.
As song can be copied to an empty pattern or an existing pattern. If the destination pattern is
not empty, a message will appear saying “pattern not empty”, and both overwrite and append
actions will be available.
If the destination pattern is itself contained in the current song, then a message will appear
saying “pattern is in song”, and no copy actions will be allowed.