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Doepfer Musikelektronik GmbH - SCHALTWERK Users Manual - Aug. 1997 - Page 10
6.4 Pattern
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A complete setting for all 8 tracks, together with their 8
x 16 steps and all related parameters constitute a
Pattern.
6.4.1 Pattern number/memory
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The Schaltwerk contains 130 pattern storage locations,
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128 non-volatile pattern locations,
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1 Edit-Pattern, and
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1 pattern clipboard
6.4.2 Pattern edit
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The pattern to edit is the one that is currently
appropriate and can be edited.
✆ When you call back one of 128 patterns, it is not
possible to edit it immediately, it must be first
copied into the Edit-Pattern.
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The Edit-Pattern can be now modified at your will
(naturally, also in real-time), and saved into one of the
128 available locations before switching off the unit,
should it be recalled later.
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The Edit-Pattern is changed at each working step, i.e.,
completely overwritten (when selecting a pattern, 1~2,
1~2~3~4, or Song-Mode play), so that its content is
volatile.
6.4.3. Pattern Clipboard
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The Pattern clipboard is almost the 129
er
pattern
location, in which the Edit-Pattern can be temporarily
stored. This is, for example, necessary to keep a
freshly edited pattern while a free location to store it
has to be found. Recalling one of the 128 patterns will
inevitably destroy the Edit-Pattern. Another use for the
clipboard is to compare the original pattern with the
edited pattern, etc.
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A separate button is dedicated to the Pattern Clipboard
(see 14 -- Global real time keyboard). When it is
pressed, the currently edited pattern is copied into the
clipboard. To confirm that the clipboard is now full, its
LED blinks.
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To copy the content of the clipboard back into the Edit-
Pattern, press the clipboard button once more. The
pattern is now back into the Edit-Pattern, the LED
goes out and the clipboard is ready to receive a new
pattern.
6.5 Song
6.5.1 Capabilities of a song
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A song is a succession of patterns.
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This sequence can be made up of a maximum of 128
patterns, called automatically one after the other, and
where each pattern recalled can be played repeatedly
up to 127 times.
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Not only will the song data instruct which pattern
should be played and how many times, but will also
take care of the variations in the prearranged On-
settings.
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In addition, it is also possible to jump to any position
within the song to realize complex loops.
6.5.2 Song number/memory
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The Schaltwerk holds a maximum of 16 songs of 128
steps each (these 128 song-steps are not to be
mistaken with the 16 track-steps)