4.4 Recording Pattern Sequences

The recording of note events can be performed manually using the step sequencer or live recording using the audition pads.

Step recording a basic synth / MIDI / CV pattern

1. Press Clip to select clip view. Clip button illuminated blue.
2. Select SYNTH by pressing Synth if not already selected. The synth button illuminates red. Also applies to MIDI & CV.
3. Select a preset for a synth or channel for MIDI & CV by turning the Select rotary. Auditioning the synth selections is available with the Audition pads which plays the scale.
4. Program a pattern on the grid by pressing one or more Pad buttons. The arrangement is made across columns for the time line from left to right. The note pitch is dependant on the row selected.
5. To extend the note length hold the first Pad + press end Pad which will extend the note between the two pads. The first pad is lit with the additional pads of the note dimly lit. Repeat to deselect.
6. The grid by default is in 1/16th Note intervals across 1 bar of the physical horizontal grid. The Pad buttons lit will trigger the synth when the sequence is playing. The actual grid environment can be bigger than just the physical 16 x 8 pads and therefore may be out of view.
7. Press Play to play out the synth sequence and observe the white cursor bar scrolling left to right and cycling across the grid.
8. Patterns can be edited during playback.
   • Press an unlit Pad to select it and press a lit Pad to deselect it.
   • Press Back/Undo to undo a note step placement action and Shift + Back/Undo to restore, redo the note step action
   • Use the mute / launch column to mute (yellow) or unmute (green) a selected row’s notes from the pattern.
   • Saving synth presets in clip view will only save the synth settings. Patterns are stored with songs not in synth presets.
   • The lit audition / section pad indicates the root note by the lit button or buttons if a full octave is in view.
   • The colours will change dependant upon the pitch by row

Step recording a basic kit pattern

1. Press Clip to select clip view. This is indicated by the clip button illuminated blue.
2. Selected kit by pressing Kit if not already selected. The kit button illuminates red.
3. Select a preset by turning the Select rotary and auditioning the individual sound selections available with the Audition Pads.
4. Program a pattern on the grid by pressing one or more Pad buttons. The arrangement is made across columns for the time line from left to right. The individual sounds i.e. drum hits are dependant on the rows selected.
5. The grid by default is in 1/16th intervals across 1 bar of the physical horizontal grid. The Pad buttons lit will trigger the kit sounds when the sequence is playing. The actual grid can be bigger than just the 16 x 8 pads and therefore may be out of view.
6. Press Play to play out the kit sequence and observe the white cursor bar scrolling left to right and cycling across the grid.
7. Patterns can be edited during playback.
   • Press an unlit Pad to select it and press a lit Pad to deselect it from the pattern.
   • Press Back/Undo to undo a kit step placement action and Shift + Back/Undo to restore, redo the kit step action.
   • Use the mute / launch column to mute (yellow) or unmute (green) a selected row’s notes from the pattern.
   • Saving kit presets in clip view will only save the kit settings. Patterns are not stored in kit presets, they are stored with songs.
   • The lit audition / section pad indicates the selected row and hence the selected kit sound.
   • Colours are assigned to the unique kit sound on each row.

Live recording a basic pattern using audition pads

1. Press Clip to select clip view. This is indicated by the clip button illuminated blue.
2. Selected SYNTH or KIT by pressing Synth or Kit if not already selected. The synth or kit button illuminates red.
3. Press Record to put the sequencer into armed record mode ready for play. Record button is lit red.
4. Press Play to start the sequencer playing. Play is lit green.
   • Fixed length mode. If notes exist in the clip a white cursor will play. The notes are recorded for the length set, eg: 1 bar.
   • Auto extend mode: If the clip is fully empty, no notes or sounds on the grid, the cursor will play red. Notes will be recorded as the sequencer records with an ‘unlimited’ length.
5. Play the notes, chords, melody in real time using the eight Audition pads. The pattern will be recorded as played including a predefined velocity, timing, length and note. Notes are displayed for each of the audition pads when played.
6. Press Play to stop playing the sequencer. Press Record to deselect record mode.
7. Overdubs can be created by repeating step 3 - 6.
8. Patterns can be edited during playback.
   • Default quantization for recording live is 32nd notes. Quantization sets how accurately the notes are placed onto the grid
   • Press an unlit Pad to select it and press a lit Pad to deselect it.
   • Press Back/Undo to undo phases of the recording and Shift + Back/Undo to restore, redo the recording.
   • Use the mute / launch column to mute (yellow) or unmute (green) a selected row’s notes from the pattern.
   • The lit audition / section pad indicates the root note by the lit button or buttons if a full octave is in view for synths. Lit pad for kits indicates a selected row.
   • The colours will change dependant upon the pitch by row.

Live recording a basic synth pattern using keyboard

1. Press Clip to select clip view. This is indicated by the clip button illuminated blue.
2. Select SYNTH by pressing Synth if not already selected. The synth button illuminates red. Keyboard view is not available for kits.
3. Press Keyboard to select keyboard view. Pads illuminate to represent keyboard scale to be played. Semitones horizontally and rows represent 4th intervals per row. This is similar to a guitar fret-board.
4. Press Record to ‘arm’ the sequencer in record mode ready for a play request. Record button is lit red.
5. Press Play to start the sequencer playing. Play is lit green and the red grid cursor steps through the sequence on the top row.
   • Fixed length mode. If notes exist in the clip a white cursor will play. The notes are recorded for the length set, example 1 bar.
   • Auto extend mode: If the clip is fully empty, no notes or sounds on the grid, the cursor will play red. Notes will be recorded as the sequencer records with an ‘unlimited’ length.
6. Play the grid keyboard Pad lit notes, chords, melody in real time. The pattern will be recorded as played including predefined velocity, timing, length and note. Notes are displayed for each of the keyboard pads when played.
7. Press Play to stop playing the sequencer. Press Record to deselect record mode.
8. Overdubs can be created by repeating step 4 - 7
9. Patterns can be edited during playback.
   • Default quantization for recording live is 32nd notes. Quantization sets how accurately the notes are placed onto the grid
   • Scale for the keyboard can be changed.
   • Press Back/Undo to undo phases of the recording and Shift + Back/Undo to restore, redo the recording.
   • The lit Pad indicates the root note by the brightest button.

Setting a recording count-in

1. Press Shift + Select to access the settings menu.
2. turn Select to highlight RECORDING
3. Press Select
4. turn Select to highlight COUNT-IN
5. Press Select to set the count-in option.
6. turn Select to choose OFF or ON. This will set the count-in for recording on or off.
7. Count in will operate when set ON;-
   • With Deluge as leader, Record enabled, press Play to perform a count-in prior to recording.
   • Metronome and display counts down 4-3-2-1 prior to recording.
   • Count-in is disabled if recording is going to begin for just one audio clip from which it’s going to auto-detect the tempo.

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Count-in bars C1.1

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See Global Interface.

Drone notes in linear recording C1.3

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