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Writing a Track
- Each Track from 1 to 7 can memorize a Pattern sequence of 64 Bars.
- Track 8 can memorize a sequence of 256 Bars.
- A maximun of 4 Tracks can be chained, you can never exceed a total of 256 Bars.
- when chainging Tracks: just keep adding Bars to a Track, but keep count of the Bars!
- a Track can only use the 16 Patterns from the selected Pattern Group.
- changing the Pattern Group for a Track will play the other 16 Patterns.
Set the [MODE] switch to TRACK WRITE
the [BAR] button is your friend at any time (see 'Keeping track of the Bar number')
| STOP | - set the TRACK switch to a Track number [1..8] - select the desired Pattern Group I or II - the active Bar is most likely not the first Bar of the Track To go to a specific Bar number: - press [BAR RESET] to make 1st Bar the active Bar - press [WRITE/NEXT] to go to the next Bar - jump to a specific Bar using the number buttons (see 'Keeping track of the Bar number') Side notes - only the 16 Patterns from the selected Pattern Group will play. - switching to the other Pattern Group later, will play the entered Pattern number sequence from the newly selected Pattern Group - this means that with some nifty programming, you can have double the number of Tracks (16)! |
| RUN | Enter the Patterns into each Bar: - repeat: press the Pattern Number [1..16] and press [WRITE/NEXT] to save the Bar and proceed to the next Bar - entering a chain of 4 Patterns will cost you 4 Bars (see 'pattern write') - for a jump Bar: press the Pattern Number [1..16], press [  ] and [WRITE/NEXT]- for the last Bar: press the Pattern Number [1..16], press [D.C.] and [WRITE/NEXT] - press [BAR] to check if you're writing in the correct Bar number (see 'Keeping track of the Bar number') - press STOP Some notes on the D.C. and D.S. markers: - if a Bar contains a "jump Bar" marker , you can jump to that Bar during Track Play.- you can only have one "jump Bar" marker in a Track. - the last Bar must always be set with the "last Bar" marker D.C. - when adding Patterns to a Track - don't forget to set the new D.C. marker - "D.C." => Da Capo is a musical term in Italian, meaning start "from the beginning". - "D.S." => Dal Segno is used as a navigation marker, Italian for continue "from the sign": The TR-606 will always loop during Track Play, that is why you have to set a D.C. marker at the last Bar. Tip: want to end in silence? - make an empty Pattern and set it as the last Bar with the D.C. marker. - during Track Play: press STOP when the last Bar is playing. |
Bars inside the Track: to delete and insert a Bar
| STOP | To delete a Bar: | To insert a Bar: |
| - go to the Bar number you want to delete - hold [BAR] and press [DEL], the Pattern Group LED blinks 1x - does not change (re-allocate if necessary)- D.C. moves one Bar down |
- go to the Bar number that has to make room - hold [BAR] and press [INS], the Pattern Group LED blinks 1x - does not change (re-allocate if necessary)- D.C. moves one Bar up |
Play a Track
Set the MODE switch to TRACK PLAY
| STOP | - set the [TRACK] switch to a Track number [1..8] - the Pattern Group is automatically selected To go to a specific Bar number: - press [BAR RESET] to set the Bar pointer to Bar 1 - press [WRITE/NEXT] to advance one Bar up - jump to a specific Bar using the number buttons (see 'Keeping track of the Bar number') |
| RUN | - press D.S. to go to the "jump Bar" if set, or to some other Bar if not set. - hold [BAR] to show the current Bar number. |
Keeping track of the Bar number during Track Write or Track Play
The active Bar number is encoded by a series of lighting and flashing LEDs.
- the number from 0 to 9 is always flashing.
- the number in the range 10, 20, 30 .. 90, the 100 and the 200 always lights steady.
- when the same LED is needed twice to show a number (like 55), the LED alternates between light & flash.
The active Bar number is shown during STOP and RUN. It can only be changed during STOP.
| STOP or RUN |
hold [BAR] | Shows the current Bar number | the order of pressing the buttons & the LED readout: 131 => press 100, press 3, press 1 (LED 100 & 3 lights, 1 flashes). 101 => press 100, press 1 (LED 100 lights, 1 flashes). 110 => press 100, press 1, press 0 (LED 100 & 1 lights, 0 flashes). 111 => press 100, press 1, press 1 (LED 100 lights, 1 lights & flashes). 55 => press 5, press 5 (LED 5 lights & flashes). 10 => press 1, press 0 (LED 1 lights, 0 flashes). |
| hold [BAR] + [D.C.] | Shows the Bar number for the D.C. marker | ||
| hold [BAR] + [] |
Shows the Bar number for the D.S. marker | ||
| STOP | hold [BAR] + [1..0, 100, 200] | Jump to a specific Bar number |