Polyend Play - Creating; Deleting Variations

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7.5 Creating / Deleting Variations
Variations of tracks can be created and stored in up to 16 variation slots,
represented by the grid pads in variation mode. Typically the main track can
be duplicated before adjusting the steps and parameters to create a
variation.
▌ CREATING A SERIES OF TRACK VARIATIONS
1. Create a main pattern. This will typically be stored in column 1 of the
variation slots.
2. Press the [Variation] pad located on column 19 for the respective track
to select variation mode for the track. The function variation pad, will be
lit bright green and the variation slots 1-16 for the track will be lit yellow.
3. The typical workow is to copy the main pattern to another slot before
editing. This can continue with other variations. Alternatively a new slot
can be selected and a pattern created as new.
4. To quick copy a variation; Hold [Pad] for the source variation to copy
from. Only one variation can be copied at once. An existing, lled
variation will be lit bright yellow.
5. While still holding the source pad, Press [Pad] for the destination slot to
copy into. A blank variation slot will be lit dimmed yellow.
6. Press [Pad] to select a variation to edit. Steps and parameters can be
adjusted. The pad is lit Orange for the currently selected variation.
▌ DELETING VARIATIONS
1. Press the [Variation] pad located on column 19 for the respective track
to select variation mode.
2. Hold [Pad] for the target variation slot to delete. Multiple pads / patterns
can be selected. An existing, lled variation will be lit bright yellow.
3. While still holding the target pads, Press [Shift] + [Delete]. The delete
command is the secondary function on the Fill button. The variation is
deleted and now empty variation pads revert to being lit dimmed yellow.
Arrangements & Variations
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Quick Copy: Note that quick copy can operate for steps, step pages, Patterns and
Variations. Quick copy is performed by keep holding the source [Pad] for about half a
second + Press [Pad] for any destination pads. Pads will ash blue twice when
copied to the clipboard and when pasted.