9.12 SONG MODE
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# 9.12 SONG MODE 9. THE SEQUENCER You can create one chain and it can contain any pattern in bank A–H. The chain can be to 64 patterns long. 1. Press [PTN], and then press [FUNC] + [YES] to open the chain creator screen. 2. Use the [LEFT]/[RIGHT] keys to select a bank (if you want to select a pattern from another bank than the current). Then press [TRIG 1–16] to select a pattern. Repeat until you have created the desired chain. 3. (Optional) Press [FUNC] + [LEFT] to delete the last pattern from the chain. 4. Press [YES] to confirm the pattern chain and close the chain creator screen. Press [NO] if you wish to cancel the pattern chain and close the chain creator screen. 5. Press [PLAY] to start the sequencer and play the chain. The chain will be looped once the final pattern of the chain has played. To exit chain mode, select a pattern or song using the normal selection process. There is also a legacy procedure for how you create chains that also can be used. 1. Press and hold [PTN] and then press a [TRIG 1–16] key to select the first pattern in the chain. 2. Release the [PTN] key and then press [TRIG 1–16] keys in the same order as you want the chained patterns to play. Keep a previous [TRIG] key pressed while you press the next one, the one after that and so on. You can press the same [TRIG] key again if you wish to add the pattern multiple times in a row. If you want to add a pattern from another bank, use the [LEFT]/[RIGHT] keys to select a bank and then press [TRIG 1–16] to select pattern. 3. Press [PLAY] to start the sequencer and play the chain. The chain will be looped once the final pattern of the chain has played. Please note that the chain will be lost when you create a new chain or when you select a new bank/pattern. Chains cannot be saved and will be lost when you switch the Syntakt off. • Chains can be created while the sequencer is running. • You can also use MIDI program change messages from an external device to change patterns on the Syntakt. For more information, please see “14.4.1 SYNC” on page 75. 9.12 SONG MODE A song is an arrangement of patterns set up to play in sequence. Each row in the SONG mode arrangement can have separate settings for pattern, row repeat, row length, tempo, and mute. A song can be up to 99 rows in length, and each project can contain up to 16 songs. 9.12.1 THE SONG EDIT SCREEN Press [SONG MODE] and then press [YES] to enter SONG mode. The song selected will be the one that was last played or edited. Press [SONG MODE] and then press [RIGHT] to open the SONG EDIT screen. Use the [ARROW] keys to navigate the song rows and columns, highlighting the parameter you wish to edit, and then use LEVEL/DATA or any DATA ENTRY knob to edit the selected function. 1. SONG ROW (Range 01–99) 2. LABEL lets you select a keyword for the row. The keyword is related to song structure, e.g., Verse, Chorus, and Fill. It can also be the pattern name. 3. PTN lets you select the pattern to be played on the row. Press [FUNC] while turning the knob to change banks quickly. 4. ROW PLAY COUNT The number of times the row plays before the song advances to the next row.. 9. THE SEQUENCER 5. ROW LENGTH (measured in sequencer steps). This setting defines how many steps the sequenc er plays from the selected pattern. The default value is the same as the pattern length. (Range: 2–1024, the last 25 values are written as K00–K24) 6. ROW TEMPO Here, you set the row’s BPM per row. You can also choose to have one BPM for the whole song. By default, the row inherits the BPM and swing set in the pattern selected for the row. Press [TEMPO] to open the TEMPO menu for the currently selected row’s pattern. Here you can also set the swing. You can also press [YES] while highlighting the BPM parameter to open the TEMPO menu. Selecting song tempo on any row overrides all the previously set row and pattern tempos. The swing settings are always set per row. 7. SONG POINTER Shows the current time and position of the playhead in the song arrangement. 8. ROW MUTE lets you mute the tracks of the pattern on the selected row. Highlight and press [YES] to edit. A mute icon is displayed in the rows that have tracks that are muted. Use the [TRIG] keys to mute and unmute the tracks. When selecting a pattern for the row, the row’s mute state initially reflects the pattern’s mute state 9. END row. This row is always added at the end of a song and determines what will happen when the song has played the last song row. By default, it is set to LOOP the song from the beginning and play it again, but it can also be set to STOP the song. 10. The currently selected row is highlighted between dotted lines. Use [UP] and [DOWN] to select row. 11. PLAYHEAD position shows the row currently playing (or set to play if the sequencer is stopped). 12. SONG SLOT and SONG NAME. 9.12.2 CREATING AND EDITING A SONG 1. Press [SONG MODE] and then press [YES] to enter SONG mode. The [SONG MODE] key lights up yellow when SONG mode is active. The song selected will be the one that was last played or edited. If you wish to edit another song, press [SONG MODE] + [DOWN] to open the LOAD SONG screen, highlight the song you want to edit, and then press [YES]. 2. Press [SONG MODE] + [RIGHT] to open the SONG EDIT screen. 3. If you selected an empty song slot, you are presented with a screen where you can choose: INSERT ROW Inserts the first row in the song. Press [FUNC] + [DOWN] to insert a row. CREATE ROWS FROM CHAIN Creates a song based on a chain. Press [YES] and then select to create rows from a previously created chain or to create a new chain by selecting patterns using the [BANK] and [PTN] + [TRIG 1–16] keys. Then press [YES] to create a song based on the chain and open the SONG EDIT screen. 4. Press [FUNC] + [DOWN] if you want to add a new row to the song arrangement. The new row is added below the currently selected row and is a copy of the selected row. Press [FUNC] + [UP] to remove the selected row from the song arrangement. 5. Use the [ARROW] keys to navigate the song rows and columns, highlighting the item you wish to edit. For more information about editing the functions in SONG mode, please see “9.12.1 THE SONG EDIT SCREEN” on page 47. 6. To rename the song, navigate to SETTINGS > SONG > RENAME, and then edit the song name. 7. Press [NO] to exit the SONG EDIT screen. • [FUNC] + [RECORD] copies the selected row. [FUNC] + [STOP] pastes a previously copied row to the selected row. [FUNC] + [PLAY] resets the selected row to the pattern’s default BPM, length, and mute state settings. [FUNC] + [UP] deletes the selected row. • Please note that there is always a row called END at the song’s end. This row can be set to either STOP the song or LOOP it from the beginning and play it again. • On the SONG EDIT screen, you can select a song row number and then press YES to move the playhead to this row. You can also use the [TRIG 1–12] keys to preview and play the track sounds from the pattern on the playhead row. 9. THE SEQUENCER 9.12.3 PLAYING A SONG 1. Press [SONG MODE] and then press [YES] to confirm to enter SONG mode. The [SONG MODE] key lights up yellow when SONG mode is active. The song selected will be the one that was last played or edited. If you wish to play another song, press [SONG MODE] + [DOWN] to open the LOAD SONG screen, highlight the song you want to edit, and then press [YES]. 2. Press [PLAY] to play the selected song. At the top of the screen, you see the song number, the row currently playing, the total number of rows in the song, the row’s LABEL, and finally the patterns bank/ number. This part of the screen is also used as a progress bar to show how far in the row the song pointer has progressed. 3. Press [STOP] to stop the playback. You can then press [PLAY] to continue to play the song from the current playhead position. Press [STOP] twice to move the playhead to the song’s beginning. 4. Press [SONG MODE] and then press [YES] to exit SONG mode. • Press [SONG MODE] + [UP] to open the SONG menu. • Press [SONG MODE] + [DOWN] to open the LOAD SONG screen. • Press [SONG MODE] + [LEFT] (when in SONG mode) to loop the currently playing row. Press [SONG MODE] + [LEFT] again to stop looping the row and return to normal song playback. • Press [SONG MODE] + [RIGHT] (when in SONG mode) to open the SONG EDIT screen. You can also press [SONG MODE] twice to open the SONG EDIT screen. • Press [SONG MODE] + [YES] to enter/exit SONG mode. • You can also use the [BANK] and [PTN] + [TRIG 1–16] keys to select a pattern to exit SONG mode and return to regular pattern play. The songs are automatically saved as they are created and edited. However, it is recommend ed that you use the SAVE TO PROJ option in the SONG menu, and you must save the project if you wish to keep the songs before switching to another project. 10. AUDIO TRACK PARAMETERS 10. AUDIO TRACK PARAMETERS Here follows a description of all of the parameters that are available on the audio tracks PARAMETER pages. The parameters on the TRIG page are not saved together with the sound, but are instead saved with the pattern. The audio track parameters may be locked to other settings on any step of the pattern by first pressing and holding a [TRIG] key, then changing the parameters’ settings with the DATA ENTRY knobs. For more information, please see “9.10.1 PARAMETER LOCKS” on page 43. 10.1 EDITING THE AUDIO TRACK PARAMETERS There are five PARAMETER pages for the audio tracks. Press the [PARAMETER] keys to access the audio tracks PARAMETER pages. The FLTR, AMP and LFO parameter groups has two pages To access page one, press the [PARAMETER] key once. To access page two, press the [PARAMETER] key twice. Use the DATA ENTRY knobs A-H to change the parameters. Press and hold a [PARAMETER] key to see the values for all parameters on that page. • You can always reload a sound from its last saved state. Press [TRK] + [TRIG1–12] + [NO] to reload the sound. • You can also randomize the parameter settings on a specific PARAMETER page on an audio track. Press [PARAMETER] key + [YES] to randomize all parameters on that page. Every time you press this key combination, the parameters randomize in a new way. The TRIG [PARAMETER] page can not be randomized. • Press [PARAMETER] key + [NO] to reset the PARAMETER page to its last saved state. 10.2 TRIG PARAMETERS PAGE 1 Set the actions for when a note is trigged. Change settings using the DATA ENTRY knobs. These general settings affect note trigs placed in the sequencer. Press [TRIG PARAMETERS] to access this parameter page. 10.2.1 NOTE Trig Note sets the pitch of the note when trigged. When in LIVE RECORDING mode and playing in KEY BOARD mode, the pitch of the [TRIG] keys played will override this setting. 10.2.2 VEL Trig Velocity sets the velocity of the sequencer’s note trigs. 10.2.3 LEN Trig Length sets the length of the note trig. In LIVE RECORDING mode, the duration of pressing the [TRIG] keys overrides this general setting. LEN can be set to infinite length 10.2.4 PROB Trig Probability sets the probability that the trigs on the track plays or not. The probability outcome is re-evaluated every time a trig is set to play. The default setting is 100%, meaning that all the trigs on the track plays every time. (0%–100%) This parameter changes temporarily to display and control COND (Trig Condition) when you add a condi tional lock. COND sets the Trig Condition with which a set of conditional rules can be applied to any trig, using a parameter lock. For more information, please see “9.10.3 TRIG CONDITIONS AND CONDITION AL LOCKS” on page 44. If you have placed a conditional lock on a trig in the sequencer, the trig condition overrides the Trig Probability setting. For example, if you set PROB to 70% and a FILL trig condition on a trig, that trig will only (and always) play when the Syntakt is in FILL mode. For more informa tion, please see “9.10.3 TRIG CONDITIONS AND CONDITIONAL LOCKS” on page 44.
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