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PATTERN Playback

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1. PATTERN Playback 1. PATTERN Playback t Playback Style name Section Transpose Measure PATTERN MODE Track number Length Phrase name Time signature Track status Parameter Style number / name Jump Keypad velocity BPM Track number Transpose Measure Length Time Signature Section Track status Phrase name Values P01 ... P60, U01 ... U50 OFF, 001 ... 256 001 ... 127, RND1 ... RND4 25 ... 300 01 ... 16 -36 ... +36 1/16 ... 16/16; 1/8 ... 16/8; 1/4 ... 8/4 A ... P M, S Function Selects the style. Specifies the measure the RM1x will "jump" to when the STOP s button is pressed. When "OFF" the playback locations remains where it is when playback is stopped. To specify the current measure, press the STOP sbutton while holding the [SHIFT] button. Specifies the note velocity value for the RM1x keyboard. Higher values produce louder sound. There are also four "random velocity" settings which produce different degrees of random velocity variation. "RND1" produces the smallest variation and "RND4" produces the greatest variation. Sets tempo for pattern playback. Shows the current selected track number. Track number selection can be accomplished via this parameter, or by the keyboard method described on page 27. Shows the current transpose value. Transposition can be accomplished via this parameter, or by the keyboard method described on page 27. Sets playback start location; or shows current playback location. Shows total length of pattern. Sets the pattern's time signature. Shows the current selected section. Section selection can be accomplished by the keyboard method described on page 28. Indicates track SOLO or track MUTE. The highlighted track number indicates the currently selected track. Indicates the currently selected phrase. * For information about how to change values, refer to the Basic Operation (page26). To select a style and play a pattern 1 Make sure the PATTERN mode is selected (if necessary, press the MODE [PATTERN] button). "PATT 1" should appear in the upper left-hand corner of the LCD display. 2 Use display knob 1 to select a style (P01 ... P60 are preset styles. U01 ...U50 are user styles). 3 Select a section via the keyboard as described on page 28. 4 Press PLAY p to start playback. The PLAY p button indicator will flash at the current BPM rate, the velocity bars above active tracks will indicate playback level in the correpsonding tracks, and the MEAS parameter will indicate the current measure during playback. 5 Change sections or other parameters as required during playback. In the PATTERN mode the current section will continue to "loop" until another section is selected or playbcak is stopped. 46 RM1x SEQUENCE REMIXER 6 Press STOP s to stop playback when done.

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46
RM1x SEQUENCE REMIXER
PATTERN MODE
1. PATTERN Playback
1. PATTERN Playback
Playback
Time signature
Track number
Track status
Transpose
Measure
Length
Section
Style name
Phrase name
T
o select a style and play a patter
n
1
Make sure the PATTERN mode is selected (if neces-
sary, press the MODE [PATTERN] button). “PATT 1”
should appear in the upper left-hand corner of the
LCD display.
2
Use display knob 1 to select a style (P01 … P60 are
preset styles. U01 …U50 are user styles).
3
Select a section via the keyboard as described on
page 28.
Parameter
Values
Function
Style number / name
P01 ... P60, U01 ... U50
Selects the style.
Jump
OFF, 001 ... 256
Specifies the measure the RM1x will “jump” to when
the STOP
s
button is pressed. When “OFF” the playback locations remains where
it is when playback is stopped. To specify the current measure, press
the STOP
s
button while holding the [SHIFT] button.
Keypad velocity
001 ... 127, RND1 ... RND4
Specifies the note velocity value for the RM1x keyboard. Higher
values produce louder sound. There are also four “random velocity”
settings which produce different degrees of random velocity varia-
tion. “RND1” produces the smallest variation and “RND4” produces
the greatest variation.
BPM
25 ... 300
Sets tempo for pattern playback.
Track number
01 ... 16
Shows the current selected track number. Track number selection
can be accomplished via this parameter, or by the keyboard method
described on page 27.
Transpose
-36 ... +36
Shows the current transpose value. Transposition can be accom-
plished via this parameter, or by the keyboard method described on
page 27.
Measure
Sets playback start location; or shows current
playback location.
Length
Shows total length of pattern.
Time Signature
1/16 ... 16/16; 1/8 ... 16/8; 1/4 ... 8/4
Sets the pattern’s time signature.
Section
A ... P
Shows the current selected section. Section selection can be ac-
complished by the keyboard method described on page 28.
Track status
M, S
Indicates track SOLO or track MUTE.
The highlighted track number indicates the currently selected track.
Phrase name
Indicates the currently selected phrase.
4
Press PLAY
p
to start playback.
The PLAY
p
button indicator will flash at the cur-
rent BPM rate, the velocity bars above active tracks
will indicate playback level in the correpsonding tracks,
and the MEAS parameter will indicate the current
measure during playback.
5
Change sections or other parameters as required
during playback.
In the PATTERN mode the current section will con-
tinue to “loop” until another section is selected or
playbcak is stopped.
6
Press STOP
s
to stop playback when done.
*
For information about how to change values, refer to the Basic Operation (page26).