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In Note View, each of the two lower rows (or each of all four rows in Expanded Note View) will now
sound the notes of the G major scale, running from G to G’ (where G’ denotes a note one octave
above G). The same principle can be applied to re-scale the synth note pads in the Note Views to any
desired root key.
If you have already created a Project including synth notes, you can change the keynote to transpose
the notes, even while the Project is playing. You can also change the scale itself for an existing
Project. In this case, some notes present when was created may not exist in the new scale. In such
a case, Circuit Tracks makes an intelligent decision as to which note to play instead, which will
normally be either one semitone above or below the original note. Changing scale in this way is not
destructive: you can revert to the original scale and the notes will sound as they did before.
Selecting Patches
Each of the two synth tracks can use any one of 128 pre-loaded Patches, which have been developed
specifically for Circuit Tracks. The Patches are arranged as four pages of 32 in Patch View.
To open Patch View for the currently selected synth (i.e., Synth 1 or Synth 2), press Preset
14
. This
opens Patch View Page 1 if Synth 1 is selected and Patch View Page 3 if Synth 2 is selected. In each
case, you can select the other pages by using the J and K buttons
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. Note that the brightness of
the J and K button symbols change to indicate which page you’re on.
The pad corresponding to the currently selected Patch will be illuminated white and the others will be
violet (Synth 1) or pale green (Synth 2). Patch 1 (Pad 1 on Page 1) is the default Patch for Synth 1 and
Patch 33 (Pad 1 on Page 2) is the default Patch for Synth 2.
To select a different Patch, press its pad. The synth (1 or 2) will now adopt the sound defined by
the new Patch. You can change Patch while a Pattern is running, though the transition may not be
absolutely smooth, depending on the point in the Pattern when the pad is pressed. Changing the
Patch does not alter the Patch originally saved with the Pattern, unless the Project is re-saved.
You can use Components to load Patches onto Circuit Tracks; in this way, you have control over the
starting Patch for new Projects.
Patch Preview
You can hear what the Patches sound like while in Patch View by using Circuit Tracks’ Patch Preview
feature. Patch Preview takes into account the current Scale and Root Note setting when auditioning a
Patch.
If you hold down Shift while pressing a pad in Patch View, Preview is disabled; this may be desirable
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