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When you press Play, each track will loop round its own chain of Patterns. The longest chain is Track 8 –
this defines the overall length of the sequence, in this case, 128 (8 x 16) steps. Track 8 will play Patterns 1
to 8 in order, then loop back to Pattern 1 and start again. Against this, Track 1 will play Patterns 1 to 4 in
order, and then loop back and repeat; Track 2 only has one Pattern, so this will repeat eight times in the
8-pattern sequence. Tracks 5 and 7 have two Patterns in their chains, so they will each be played through
four times and Track 6 has four Patterns in its chain, so it will played through twice. What you hear is
illustrated in the timeline below:
8
96
88
80
72
64
56
48
40
32
24
16
104
112
120
1280
Track 8
Track 7
Track 2
Track 1
Pattern 1 Pattern 2
Pattern 3
Pattern 5
Pattern 1Pattern 1Pattern 1
Pattern 1
Pattern 5
Pattern 1
Pattern 2
Pattern 4
Pattern 3
Pattern 6Pattern 6
Pattern 4
LOOPS BACK AFTER 128 BEATS
LOOPS BACK AFTER 128 BEATS
LOOPS BACK AFTER 128 BEATS
LOOPS BACK AFTER 128 BEATS
Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4
Pattern 1Pattern 1 Pattern 1Pattern 1
Track 4
Track 3
LOOPS BACK AFTER 128 BEATS
LOOPS BACK AFTER 128 BEATS
Track 6
Track 5
Pattern 5
Pattern 2
Pattern 3
Pattern 2
Pattern 4
Pattern 6
Pattern 3Pattern 3
LOOPS BACK AFTER 128 BEATS
LOOPS BACK AFTER 128 BEATS
Pattern 2Pattern 2 Pattern 3Pattern 3
Pattern 5
Pattern 3
Pattern 4
Pattern 6
Pattern 5
Pattern 5 Pattern 6Pattern 6
Pattern 7
Pattern 5
Pattern 6
Pattern 8
Pattern 1
Pattern 2
Pattern 1
Pattern 2
Pattern 1
Pattern 2
Pattern 1
Pattern 2
Pattern 6
Pattern 7
Pattern 6
Pattern 7
Pattern 6
Pattern 7
Pattern 6
Pattern 7
BEATS
The above example illustrates the basic points involved in chaining Patterns together to make a longer
sequence. Creating longer, more complex and more interesting sequences is an extension of these
principles. Circuit Rhythm allows Pattern chains of up to 256 (8 x 32) steps, where any of the eight tracks
can change their pattern every 16 steps (or fewer if start/end points are also altered from the default).
Every time you press Play, the Pattern Chain restarts from the start point of the first Pattern in the
chain. You can restart the Chain from the point at which the sequencer was stopped by pressing Play while
holding down Shift.