Future Retro Revolution Owner Manual - Manual (Page 15)

SEQUENCER OPERATIONS
USING THE SEQUENCER
The Revolution’s sequencer has two main modes in which you will work with. This is what we
call the Pattern mode and Song mode. When the Song key indicator is on, the machine is in Song
mode. When the Song key indicator is off, the machine is in the Pattern mode. To change from one
mode to the other, the sequencer must first be stopped, then by pressing the Song key you can change
modes.
In the song mode you can do the following:
*Select a song
*Edit and arrange patterns to form a song
*Play a song
*Change a song’s tempo
*Set up the global MIDI parameters
*Perform a sysex MIDI dump
In the pattern mode you can do the following:
*Select patterns
*Edit a pattern
*Play patterns
*Adjust the global tempo setting for patterns
*Set the global transpose setting for all patterns
PLAYING PATTERNS
The Play key is used to start and stop the playback of patterns and songs. To play a pattern or song
forwards, simply press the Play key. The Play key indicator will blink at the tempo the sequencer is
playing at. To stop playback of the sequencer, press the Play key again. The Play key indicator will
be off showing that the sequencer is stopped.
Patterns can also be played in reverse or backwards. If the unit is stopped and you wish to play a
pattern backwards, hold the Shift/Clear key and then press the Play key. The pattern will now be
playing backwards. To stop the sequencer, press the Play key.
While a pattern is playing you can change its direction to play forward or backwards by using the
same technique as above. Hold the Shift/Clear key and then press the Play key. When the loop point
for the pattern currently playing is reached, the sequencer will change the playback direction.
Note: If the Revolution’s MIDI has been set to EXTernal, when the play key is pressed its indicator
will light up and stay on, showing that the unit is cued up and waiting for an external MIDI
sequencer to send a start command.
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