Erica Synths BASSLINE DB-01, User Manual

STEP/PATTERN COPY

STEP CLEARING

When designing a sequence, you may want to copy and then paste steps or certain parts of 

the pattern. In order to copy up to 16 steps, push and hold the SHIFT button and push 

the COPY button. The sequencer will advance to copy mode, and you can select a step or 

a series of steps (push and hold the first step in the series and push the last one) that you want 

to copy. All information (note, gate, accent, slide, etc) in the steps is copied. To return to the 

step enter menu, push the BACK/NOTE encoder.  In order to copy the entire pattern  (all steps 

in the pattern, even it's longer than 16 steps), simply push the SELECT/GATE encoder.

For a single step copy, if, for example, you have designed a nice sounding kick drum sound with 

a pitch envelope on step 1, and wish to copy-paste exactly the same settings to more steps, 

there is a shortcut: push and hold the step button you want to copy, and push the <BAR button 

(just above the COPY button). All information in the relevant step is copied. The same shortcut 

with BAR> works for single step PASTE - please, refer to the STEP/PATTERN PASTE chapter.

You can instantly copy 

the entire pattern and paste it into another slot. To do so, initiate the 

PATTERN menu - push and hold the SHIFT button and push the PATTERN button. Now push and 

hold the step button relevant to the pattern you want to copy and push the <BAR button. Then 

push the step button of the pattern paste destination and push the BAR> button. The pattern is 

now copied to the new destination.

Even though the easiest way to clear steps is to just turn off the step, the DB-01 has more 

advanced clear options (e.g. clearing specific parameters of the steps) implemented. While in 

the main step enter mode, push and hold the SHIFT button and push the CLEAR button to 

access the clear menu! The active steps will be visible, and now you can clear individual steps 

or series of steps by pushing several step buttons in a row. For example, to instantly clear 

steps 5 to 8, push and hold the step 5 button and push the step 8 button. All steps from 5 to 8 

will be cleared. In order to clear 

entire pattern, simply push the SELECT/GATE encoder.

You can also clear a per step parameters ONLY (this applies to accent, slide, modulation track 

and pitch envelope; gate and note clear is performed only by turning steps off). To clear the 

Accent track, push SHIFT+ACCENT (initiate the accent enter mode) and then push and hold the 

SHIFT button and push the CLEAR button. You will see 30% dimmed step buttons with accents 

activated. Now push one or a series of step buttons to clear accents only. The same goes for 

other parameters – you first need to enter the relevant mode (SHIFT+MOD for modulation 

track, for example) and then enter the CLEAR mode (SHIFT+CLEAR) to clear the parameter 

settings. To return to the step enter menu, push the BACK/NOTE encoder.