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Patterns view
Press the ‘Patterns’ button to open Patterns view. Here you can select MIDI patterns within the current Session. The eight
Patterns for each track are laid out horizontally in rows across the 8x2 pad area. The pads represent each Pattern, and each
row takes the colour of its Part. Use the up and down buttons (left of the 8x2 pad area) to scroll through the patterns for
each of the eight parts. The bottom of the fifth screen shows the Parts each row of pads applies to.
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Press a pad to select a new pattern. If the Transport is stopped, your newly selected Pattern will begin when the Transport
starts. When you select a new Pattern with the Transport running, the new Pattern will start when the current pattern ends.
To instantly switch to a new pattern, press and hold shift and select a new pattern (This is also a way of audibly ‘combining’
Patterns in interesting ways).
Pattern Chains
Pattern Chains allow you to combine multiple Patterns to form longer sequences. Press two or more Patterns together to
create a ‘Chain’ beginning and ending with the left- and right-most pressed Patterns. This doesn’t destructively ‘merge’
Patterns together but launches discreet Patterns consecutively to form longer musical ideas.
To see more Tracks at once, or only work with two-Pattern Chains, press Shift + Patterns to access the Expand view. This
arranges the Patterns for each Track vertically. Use the up and down buttons to access more Patterns. Press Patterns again
to return to the default (horizontal) layout of Patterns. Blocks on the far-right screen show the pattern chain and the current
pattern.
To reset the pattern to its default settings, hold Clear and press a Pattern (pad). This removes all note and automation data
from that Pattern.
To copy a Pattern, hold Duplicate and select the Pattern. Continue to hold Duplicate and press a new pad(s) to paste it. You
can paste multiple times while holding Duplicate. You can also copy Patterns between Tracks. As with Steps, automation
data for a Pattern does not copy across Tracks.
The Up/Down buttons to the left of the 8x2 grid allow you to scroll through patterns whilst in Step view. Pressing the Up
button will take you to the previous pattern and Down will take you to the next pattern. As you scroll through the patterns the
5th screen will show you which part is visible on each row of pads.
If you need inspiration or want to try something new, try copying Patterns between Tracks. For example, you could copy your
drum Pattern to your bass track, and vice-versa. You never know what ‘happy accidents’ might occur.
Pattern Shift
This allows you to nudge the start and end points of your pattern simultaneously. To use pattern shift, in Patterns view press
the Options button and change the Pattern Shift value on the 3rd screen to a value between 0 and 15. This value shows
how many steps the pattern has been shifted since it was first created.
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