Future Retro Revolution Owner Manual - Manual (Page 24)

SEQUENCER OPERATIONS
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 which
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. That is, 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 affect as
soon as the next step plays.
To turn the remix function on, press the Remix key. Its indicator will light showing that remix has
been activated.
When the remix function is on, the two rotary switches labeled Remix 1 and Remix 2 will be used to
select different remix patterns. If you enter the Pattern Edit mode you can see the new order in which
the remix is selecting steps of the pattern to play. When remix controls 1 and 2 are both set to the
position of the circle, remix will have no affect on the original pattern even if the Remix key indicator
is on. This is the default remix pattern which will play a pattern sequentially from step 1 through 16
as normal.
The best way to understand what happens when patterns are remixed is to play around and
experiment. The results a remix provides will be different for every pattern you have created. You
might try looping a pattern and turning the remix feature on for only the last couple steps of a pattern
to create a transitional fill. Or you might just want to create variations of a melody line you’ve
already programmed, which can be further transposed and used for other parts of the same song.
For playing different remixes live, you might take the DJ approach to selecting new remixes
where you let one remix play for a while so the listener becomes familiar with it. Select a
new remix every now and then to create a fill, or start introducing the next remix which
will soon play all the way through.
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