1. Hold SHIFT and press ENTER/YES (SAVE).
2. CURSOR down to EFFECTS Patch and press ENTER/YES.
3. Use the VALUE/TIME dial to select the desired User location.
4. CURSOR down to New Name and use the pads or the VALUE/TIME dial to rename the Patch.
5. Press ENTER/YES twice.
6. Press PLAY to return to the main play screen.
V. Using the Step Modulator
The Step Modulator is a virtual recreation of the analog sequencers found in
the 1980s. When combined with the virtual analog synthesizer, you can create
great techno-like patterns (up to 16 notes) without a MIDI keyboard. The
tempo of the Step Modulator can be controlled manually or by the Tempo Map
of the current song. There are many preset sequences already programmed
into the SP-808 or you can create your own. Use the following procedure to
set up and record your own patterns into the Step Modulator using the Analog
Synth preset:
1. Press FX INFO, use the VALUE/TIME dial to select "P66 SY:StepTk3," and press ENTER/YES.
This is a preset effects Patch for the Step Modulator that is 16 beats in duration.
2. Hold SHIFT and press STEP MOD (SET UP) to display the Step Mod setup screen (see Fig. 6).
3. Use the VALUE/TIME dial to select "REPEAT" for the trigger type. In this setting, the step
modulator will play continually while STEPMOD is turned on.
Other trigger type settings include:
Plays only one note every time you press the STEP MOD button.
Plays through the sequence once when you press the STEP MOD button.
Plays one measure of the sequence when you press the STEP MOD button.
Plays the sequence every time you play the song.
4. CURSOR down to VALUE and use the VALUE/TIME dial to select the first note to be played
by the Step Modulator.
5. CURSOR right once and use the VALUE/TIME dial to select the second note to be played. If
you want the first note to play longer, rotate the VALUE/TIME dial counterclockwise to select
"TIE." If you want a pause before the next note, select "RST" (REST).
6. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to program additional notes as desired. If you want the pattern to be
shorter than 6 beats, CURSOR up to EndStep and use the VALUE/TIME dial to select the
desired length.
Tip: You can have two step progressions play at the same time by selecting an EndStep
value of 8 or less. Steps 1-8 become the first progression and 9-16 become the second. This
is referred to as "parallel motion."
7. CURSOR down to BPM and use the VALUE/TIME dial to select the desired tempo for your
pattern. You can also select SONG to have it follow the Tempo Map of the current song.
Use the procedure for writing a user effects Patch (page 13) to save the sequence you created. The
sequence will be saved with the effects Patch. The STEP MOD button will flash when the Patch is
recalled indicating there is a sequence stored with the Patch.
Fig. 6
The Step Mod
Setup Screen
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