Akai xr20 - Manual (Page 10)

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RECORDING YOUR OWN PATTERNS
STEP 1
If the display’s upper right window shows SONG,
press the PATTERN / SONG button once to select
Pattern Mode (PATTERN will be displayed).
STEP 2
If the display’s upper right window does not show
USER, press the PRESET / USER button once to
select User Patterns (USER will be displayed in the
upper right corner).
STEP 3
Press the INC / DEC buttons or use the DATA dial or number buttons to select an
empty Pattern. If the Pattern is empty, the display will read EMPTY PATT.
STEP 4
Press the RECORD SETUP button to enter the Record Setup Menu. This menu allows you
to customize recording settings, such as Quantization and Swing, which will affect the way
that your patterns are recorded. Alternatively, you may choose to use the default settings in
which case you should skip to Step 8.
STEP 5
On Page 1 of the Record Setup (page is
indicated in lower right corner of screen),
you can select the Quantization interval
with the INC / DEC buttons or the DATA
dial. Quantization shifts your playing to the
specified beat while you play, so choose
the desired value before playing out your
rhythms. Choose higher quantization
settings for more precise and rhythmically
complex playing.
STEP 6
To go to the Swing setting, press the
PAGE RIGHT button twice so Page 3
(SWING SELECT) is displayed on the
screen. The Swing setting imparts the kind
of feel found in shuffles and some jazz
tunes, by shifting the timing of pairs of
equal-valued notes. Select the Swing
setting with the INC / DEC buttons or the
DATA dial. Possible values are OFF, 54%,
58%, 62%.
STEP 7
Once you have selected your Swing and Quantization settings, exit the Record Setup menu
by pressing the RECORD SETUP button again.