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Playing a Pattern
Set the [MODE] switch to PATTERN PLAY
During STOP or RUN:
- select a Pattern number [1..16] to activate it
- press 2 Pattern numbers in the range [1..4], [5..8], [9..12] or [13..16] to chain them
| STOP | - select [PATTERN GROUP] number I or II |
| RUN | - play the active Pattern - to restart the Pattern or the Pattern chain, press [STEP RESET] - the [PATTERN GROUP] button is disabled during RUN |
Writing a Pattern
Set the [MODE] switch to PATTERN WRITE
You can change from Pattern Play to Pattern Write and back during RUNning
| STOP | - switch to Pattern Group I or II - to clear the Pattern: hold Pattern [1..16] + [PATTERN CLEAR], "scale" and "last step" are not cleared To write 2 to 4 Patterns in one go, you can temporarily chain Patterns: - hold 2 buttons in the range [1..4], [5..8], [9..12] or [13..16] and press [PATTERN CLEAR] - the Patterns are not physically chained, it's only chained programming - the Pattern chain is always lost when you select another Pattern |
| RUN | To change the Pattern scale and time: - change the scale: move the SCALE switch to [1..4] and press [FUNCTION] - hold [FUNCTION] to show each sync step (see 'Sync steps' below) - set the Last Step of the Pattern: hold [LAST STEP] and press [1..16] When using chained Pattern programming: execute the above 3 steps for every Pattern in the chain To program a instrument into the Pattern: - select an sound with the [INSTRUMENT] switch - (a) put the instrument in the Pattern by pressing the desired step [1..16], or - (b) [TAP] the instrument to the beat (sorry, no metronome, just watch the LEDS) To delete the instrument: - (a) press the programmed step [1..16] again, or - (b) keep holding [PATTERN CLEAR] until the sounds are deleted Side notes - there is no "copy Pattern" button |
Sync steps
The different Roland x0x drum-based gear, like the TB-303 (yes, the programming of the 303 is drum-based), TR-606, TR-707/727, TR-808, TR-909 etc can be synchronized to each other with a DIN-cable. In that case, you also have to make sure you are going to program Patterns that are able to synchronize. You can choose to program 3/4 Patterns and 4/4 Patterns, and even mix these two different Patterns in one Track. The important thing is, that both Patterns synchronize with each other on fixed steps:
- a 4/4 time Pattern has a beat on the 1st, 5th, 9th and 13th step (1-2-3-4, 5-6-7-8, 9-10-11-12, 13-14-15-16).
- a 3/4 time Pattern has a beat on the 1st, 4th, 7th, 10th and 13th step (1-2-3, 4-5-6, 7-8-9, 10-11-12, 13-14-15).
- the last 13-14-15-beat on the 3/4 time scale is theoretical, because most 3/4 Patterns have 12 or even 9 steps.
Both Patterns synchronize on the beat steps, so set the LAST STEP to the step just before the beat step.
- example: an 8-step 4/4 beat will sync to a 9-step 3/4 beat.
- a 3/4 Pattern that has 11 steps (last step = 11), you will have a sync problem with any 4/4 Pattern.
See the table below for the steps where both Patterns sync.
| 4/4 beat steps | 1 | 2-3-4 | 5 | 6-7-8 | 9 | 10-11-12 | 13 | 14-15-16 | ||
| 3/4 beat steps | 1 | 2 - 3 | 4 | 5 - 6 | 7 | 8 - 9 | 10 | 11 - 12 | 13 | 14 - 15 |
| --sync step-- | x | x | x | x | x |