Audio Damage Sequencer 1 - Manual (Page 14)

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6.1.1. Tempo Mode
This mode, as you can almost certainly guess, access
parameters related to how fast Sequencer 1 plays. There is only
one page of parameters in this mode, which are:
Tempo
Determines how fast the sequencer moves from one step to the next. This value is expressed in
beats per minute, and ranges from 10 to 240. (Since a beat is assumed to be a quarter note,
and Sequencer 1 organizes patterns into measures of 16 steps, four steps usually correspond
to one beat.) Note that the tempo setting applies to all patterns. This parameter has no effect if
Sequencer 1 is using an external clock source.
Swing
Alters the rhythmic feel of the pattern by delaying every other step relative to the clock. This
value is expressed as a percentage, and ranges from 0 to 99%. 0% means straight timing, i.e.
no swing. 50% means that every other step is delayed by half of a step’s nominal duration. This
parameter has no effect if Sequencer 1 is using an external clock source. Note, however, that
Sequencer 1’s Clock output is affected by this parameter, so you can pass the ability to swing
on to other modules.
Slide
For steps with the Slide setting turned on, this parameter sets how quickly the slides happen.
This value is expressed in arbitrary units ranging from 1 to 20. It has no effect if none of the
steps in the pattern have Slide turned on. Adjust it to taste after you’ve changed the tempo.
6.1.2. SEQ Mode
This edit mode accesses parameters which apply to the current
pattern. There are four pages of parameters.
Len
(Short for Length) Sets the number of steps in the pattern. Patterns can have 1 to 64 steps.
Mode
(Short for Stepping Mode) Determines how the sequencer moves from one step to the next, and
what it does when it reaches the last step in a pattern. The usual behavior is to progress from
one step to the next, from left to right, and start over with the leftmost step. Use the other modes
to generate melodic and/or rhythmic variations from one pattern. In the following descriptions,
we’ll use N to designate the number of steps in the pattern. (Thus the “Nth step” is the highest-
numbered step in the pattern.) The modes are indicated in the LCD in a somewhat pictorial
manner:
Tempo Swing Slid
133.7 12% 5
Oct:2 +Ξ-_
Len Mode Trans
37 <---> +12
Oct:2 +Ξ-_