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11. THE SEQUENCER

Trigs are automatically copied when extending the length of a pattern. If a pattern consists of for exam-

ple two pages and the pattern length is increased to four pages, the two added pattern pages will be

copies of the first two pattern pages.
Press the

[PAGE]

key for quickly changing the total length of the pattern. Press the

[TRIG]

keys to

quickly change the number of steps of the pattern.
A 2X time signature setting is useful for increasing the base resolution of the step sequencer to 32nd

notes. A 3/4X setting is useful when Analog Rytm is playing alongside other instruments set to the same

BPM, and you want Analog Rytm to play triplets.

11.9.2 ADVANCED MODE

In this mode, the tracks of the pattern can be assigned individual lengths. Select ADVANCED mode by

navigating to the SCALE column using the

[LEFT]

arrow key. Select

ADVANCED

by using the

[DOWN]

arrow key. In ADVANCED mode, two columns exist, TRACK and MASTER.
The TRACK column sets the step length of the track. It works just like setting the pattern length in

NORMAL mode. The settings will only affect the active track. Press the

[TRACK]

keys to select the track

whose scale settings will be edited.
The MASTER column is only available in ADVANCED mode. Here the master length, the master change

length and the general time signature of the pattern are set.

LEN

controls the amount of steps the pattern will play before all tracks are restarted. An INF setting

will make the tracks of the pattern loop infinitely, without ever being restarted. Note that this setting

also affects for how long the active pattern will play before a chained pattern will start playing. This

can be overridden by the CHNG parameter.

CHNG

controls for how long the active pattern will play before a cued or chained pattern will begin

to play. This setting is important when for example LEN is set to INF. If no CHNG setting is made, the

pattern will play infinitely and the next pattern will thus not be cued. But if CHNG, for instance, is set to

64, the pattern will behave like a pattern consisting of 64 steps in terms of cueing and chaining.

MASTER SCALE

is the rightmost setting. It sets the general time signature of the pattern.

If INF is selected the active pattern will play infinitely, making it impossible to change to

another pattern (when SEQUENTIAL pattern play mode is used).

Press [FUNCTION] + [UP]/[DOWN] to set the MASTER LENGTH in increments of 16.

11.10 SEQUENCER FEATURES

11.10.1 PARAMETER LOCKS

Parameter locks enable all trigs to have their own unique parameter values. The note trigs of a drum

track can have, for example, different pitch, amp or filter settings. All parameters found on the PARAM-

ETER pages are possible to parameter lock and parameter locks can be applied to all types of tracks.

Additionally, all settings on the TRIG page may be locked (see “TRIG MENU” on page 38). For a complete

overview of all parameters on the PARAMETER pages, check out “APPENDIX A: DRUM TRACK PARAM-

ETERS” on page 70.
To apply parameter locks in GRID RECORDING mode, press and hold the

[TRIG]

key of a trig. Adjust the

parameters you want to lock using the

DATA ENTRY

knobs. The graphics in LCD will become inverted for

the locked parameter and the locked parameter value will be displayed. The <TRIG> LED of the locked

trig will begin to flash rapidly, indicating the trig now contains a parameter lock. Remove a single param-

eter lock by holding

[TRIG]

+ pressing the

DATA ENTRY

knob of the locked parameter. By removing a

note trig and entering it again, all parameter locks will be erased from the trig.
In CHROMATIC mode, a note pitch parameter lock will be shown with a red color pad when you press

and hold the

[TRIG]

key containing such a lock.

In LIVE RECORDING mode, turning a

DATA ENTRY

knob, or playing the

[PADS]

in CHROMATIC mode,

will input parameter locks to the active track. Note trigs will be locked accordingly, and trigless locks

containing the locks will be placed on the sequencer steps not containing note trigs.
To remove the parameter locks of all tracks while LIVE RECORDING mode is active, press and hold

[FUNCTION]

[NO/RELOAD]

. Sound locks will, however, not be erased.

Press

[NO/RELOAD]

+ one (or several) of the

[PADS]

to erase a sequence of recorded trigs on a specif-