Future Retro Revolution Owner Manual - Manual (Page 16)

SELECTING PATTERNS
Patterns are arranged as 16 banks of 16 patterns for a
total of 256 patterns in all.
Before selecting a pattern, you must first make sure you
are in the Pattern mode. This is shown by
the Song key indicator being off. To enter the Pattern
Select mode, press the Pattern key so that its indicator
turns on. The main display (in the center of the unit) will
now show the bank number 1-16 which is currently
selected. One of the 16 selector key indicators (located
around the outside of the display) will be on to show
which pattern is selected for the bank you are currently
in. If none of the selector key indicators are on, the
current pattern selected is in another bank. If this is the
case, use the Up/Down keys to go through the other
banks and see what pattern is currently selected. To
select a different pattern, use the Up/Down keys to
select the bank and then press one of the 16 selector
keys that represents the pattern within that bank.
Selecting a pattern can be done while the sequencer is playing. If one pattern is currently playing and
you select another, the new pattern’s key indicator will be on at half the brightness than that of the
pattern currently playing. This shows that the pattern is cued and waiting until the pattern currently
playing has reached its loop point. Once the loop point has been reached, the cued pattern will begin
its playback. You can change the pattern that is cued and ready to play next at any time until the
current pattern reaches its loop point. Each pattern will play continuously until either a new pattern is
selected or the sequencer is stopped.
Patterns may also be selected remotely from another MIDI device by setting up the Revolution to
respond to MIDI program change messages. Please refer to the MIDI section about program change
messages on page 33 for more details on how to do this.
MULTIPLE PATTERN CUEING
It is possible to chain up to 16 patterns in a bank to create longer looping arrangements. To do so,
enter the Pattern Select mode as you normally do when selecting patterns. Press and hold the first
pattern you wish to play and then press the last pattern that is to be included in the loop.
Notice that patterns will be played sequentially from the lowest pattern number to the highest pattern
number. The first pattern selected to play in the arrangement must have a lower pattern number than
that of the last pattern selected to be included in the loop.
Once multiple patterns have been cued and are playing, you can select another group of patterns to
play when the first group reaches its last step. When cueing up a second group of patterns, you
can select patterns in any bank and even partially overlapping those patterns currently
playing.
SEQUENCER OPERATIONS
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