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The eight pads at the right of the two lower rows are trigger pads for each track. Pressing one of
these will trigger the currently active sample for that track: this applies whether or not the sequence
is running. If you want to add further live samples to the Pattern while it’s playing, enter Record Mode
by pressing Rec G: any additional samples added in real time will now be added to the Pattern on
a per-track basis. When a trigger pad is pressed, the macro knobs will update to display the track
parameters for the most recently triggered track – this provides a quick way to tweak the sound of
each track with reference to each other.
Note Repeat Rates
The eight pads at the left of the two upper rows let you select a note repeat rate. Pads 9 to 12 on
Row 2 select standard rates at multiples of the currently set BPM, with Pad 9 being the BPM itself.
Pads 1 to 4 on Row 1 select triplet multiples of these rates.
To play a sample with note repeat, hold down a Repeat Rate pad and press the sample trigger pad for
the required track. The sample will repeat for as long as both pads are pressed. You can remove the
need to use two fingers by pressing Pad 5, which makes the Repeat Rate pads latch on when they are
tapped. Pad 5 illuminates bright white when the latch function is active. Press it a second time to turn
the latch function off. Note repeat playback will over-ride any existing step data within a pattern. For
example, if you are performing with a ¼ note repeat rate, but the existing pattern is made of steps
that each contain six micro steps, you will only hear ¼ note rates for the duration of note repeat being
active. This can be very useful to create dramatic fills while performing live.
You can record repeat note performances directly into patterns while Record Mode is active.
Recording note repeat is destructive and will overwrite any micro steps that currently exist in the
pattern – what you hear during recording is what the pattern will become.
See the grid images at page 45 to see which pad in Drum Pads View selects each repeat rate.
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