Future Retro Orb Owner Manual User Manual

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SHIFTING PATTERNS
It is possible to shift all the contents of a pattern forward or
backward in time from where they currently are. This is a useful
feature if you have already created a pattern, but need to offset the
notes’ timing so that they are aligned with the beat correctly.

To shift a pattern, first select the desired pattern to be edited

and then enter Pattern Edit mode. Press and hold the Shift/Clear
key and then use the Up/Down keys to shift the pattern Up
(clockwise) or Down (counter-clockwise). If pattern shifting is
done while the sequencer is stopped, you will shift the pattern one
step for every key press of Up/Down keys. If pattern shifting is
done while the sequencer is playing, the pattern will shift one step
every time a new step is played, as long as the Up/Down key is
held.


CHANGING THE TEMPO
When in Pattern mode, the tempo setting will determine the rate at
which all patterns will be played. To adjust the tempo, first make
sure you are in Pattern Select mode (Pattern key indicator will be
on). Press and hold the Swing/Tempo key and the display will
show the current tempo selected. While holding the Swing/Tempo
key, you can use the Up/Down keys to adjust the tempo from 20 to
250 beats per minute (bpm). When the tempo is changed and a
sequence is playing, the tempo change will have an immediate
effect on the rate at which a pattern plays. This tempo setting is
saved even when the unit’s power is turned off.


COPYING AND PASTING PATTERNS
Before editing a pattern you like, it would be wise to copy it to
another location to be edited. Copying patterns can also be useful
when creating several patterns with slight variations.

To copy a pattern from one location to another, stop the

sequencer and enter Pattern Select mode.

Select and hold the Step key for the pattern you wish to copy,

and then press the Time/Copy key. This places a copy of that
pattern in a temporary memory location where it will remain until
either a new pattern is copied, or the power is turned off.

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Since a copy of the pattern is placed in temporary memory, you

can now select and play other patterns to find a location to paste
the pattern to. When you have found a location, stop the sequencer,
hold the Step key for the pattern you wish to paste to, and then
press the Xpose/Paste key. The pattern you had copied will now be
written in this location.

You can continue to place the copied pattern in as many

locations as you want by selecting each location individually and
pressing the Xpose/Paste key.


REMIXING PATTERNS
The Remix feature provides 256 variations for playing patterns.

This is not just some randomization of the original patterns

either. It is a mathematical process that creates new ways of
stepping through a pattern’s information to create variations of that
pattern.

When the Remix feature is used, you may want to consider the

information programmed into the steps of a pattern as possibilities.
Remix can use any of the 16 steps of a pattern to create new
patterns. In some cases, a remix will play the same step multiple
times within one measure of music.

There is one basic rule a remix will always follow: whatever

information is programmed into Step 1 will always play as the first
step of a remix.

The Remix function can be activated at any time, whether in

Pattern Edit mode, Pattern Select mode, or Song mode. In addition,
the remix can be turned on or off while the unit is stopped or
playing. If the unit is playing and Remix is activated or a new
remix is selected, the change will take effect as soon as the next
step plays.

To turn the Remix function on, press the Remix key in the

Remix 2 section. Its indicator will light, showing that Remix has
been activated.





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