The Sequencer; Basic Pattern Operations; Selecting Bank And Pattern; Pattern Control - Elektron Digitone User Manual

10. THE SEQUENCER

The sequencer store its information in patterns. A pattern controls the playback of the synth tracks, the
MIDI tracks and various pattern-specific aspects of the tracks. Each of the eight banks, A to H, contains 16
patterns, which means 128 patterns are available for each project. For more information, please see "10.7
PATTERN MENU" on page 32.
A pattern contains:
• The parameter settings on the TRIG page (root note, velocity, length et cetera).
• The parameter settings on the SYN1, SYN2, FLTR, AMP, and LFO pages.
• The parameter settings on the CHORUS, DELAY, REVERB, and MASTER pages.
• Quantization settings.
• Note trigs for all tracks.
• Lock trigs for all tracks.
• Sound locks
• Parameter locks.
• Length and time signature for the tracks.

10.1 BASIC PATTERN OPERATIONS

Digitone can seamlessly switch between patterns. Together with the ability to chain patterns, this is a handy
feature when improvising live. For more information, please see "10.11 CHAINS" on page 37.

10.1.1 SELECTING BANK AND PATTERN

Press [BANK] and then press [TRIG 9–16] to select a bank. Then press [TRIG 1–16] to select a pattern.
Press [PTN] and then press [TRIG 1–16] to select a new pattern in the current bank. When you press
[BANK] or [PTN] you must choose a bank or pattern within four seconds for the change to take effect.
A message on the screen indicates the four-second timeout. Press [PTN], [BANK], or [NO] to exit pat-
tern or bank select.
White [TRIG] keys indicate pattern positions that contain data. A red [TRIG] key indicates the current
active pattern. Empty patterns [TRIG] keys are unlit.
When a pattern is playing, and a new pattern is selected, the new pattern position is shown flashing in
the upper left corner of the screen. Once the last step of the pattern has played, the new pattern starts,
and the pattern position ceases to flash.
• Patterns can be changed while the sequencer is running.
• Patterns can be changed and queued by sending program change messages.

10.1.2 PATTERN CONTROL

Press [PLAY] to start the pattern playback. Press [STOP] to stop the playback. When a pattern plays,
press [PLAY] to pause. When a pattern is paused, press [PLAY] to resume the playback. The audio is cut
off, but effects like the delay continues until the delay repeats fades out. Quickly press [STOP] twice to
stop playback of all tracks and the fade out of the send effects.
The <PATTERN PAGE> LEDs indicates If a pattern contains more than 16 sequencer steps. A flashing
<PATTERN PAGE> LED indicates the currently active pattern when a pattern is playing.

10.1.3 PATTERN TEMPO

You set the tempo in the TEMPO menu. Press [TEMPO]
please see "7.5 TEMPO" on page 19.

10.2 CREATING AND EDITING A PATTERN

Digitone has two main modes of input when you want to create or edit a pattern, GRID RECORDING mode
and LIVE RECORDING mode.

10.2.1 TRIG TYPES

A trig is a sequencer event that you can place where you want the sequencer to perform an action on
the Digitone. There are two types of trigs available in both recording modes: Note trigs and Lock trigs.
• Note trigs trigger notes on synth tracks and MIDI tracks.
• Lock trigs trigger parameter locks, but without triggering notes.
Red [TRIG] keys indicates note trigs and yellow [TRIG] keys indicates lock trigs. Unlit [TRIG] keys indi-
to open this menu. For more information,
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