Future Retro Mobius Owner's Manual - Manual (Page 9)

OPERATIONS
Shifting patterns
It is possible to shift all the contents of a pattern forwards or backwards in time from where they currently are.
To shift a pattern, select the desired pattern to be edited and enter the pattern edit mode. Press and hold the CLEAR
key and then use the UP/DOWN keys to shift the pattern UP/right or DOWN/left. If pattern shifting is done while
the sequencer is stopped you will shift the pattern one step for every key press of either the UP or DOWN key. If
pattern shifting is done while the sequencer is playing, the pattern will shift one step every time a new step position
is reached.
When you shift a pattern you are shifting the note duration and pitch along with glides and accents for those notes.
The loop point however will not be shifted. When shifting patterns you should also be aware that all 16 notes
possible are shifted even if the loop point is set to any value less than 16 steps. When a pattern has a shorter loop
point set, and you shift that pattern, you will hear new notes start playing in the loop replacing those shifted beyond
the loop point.
Note: By setting a patterns loop point at different steps and then continuously shifting the pattern left or right, the
pattern can play it’s notes in a completely different way. It may seem somewhat random at first but there is logic
behind it, so we will leave it to you to figure it out. Notice how many ways you can play a pattern just by changing
it’s loop and continuously shifting the pattern. The way notes play for a sequence in this manner also depends on
what step you start shifting on. Try setting the loop point on step 1 and continuously shifting the pattern right. The
pattern will now be playing backwards. Experiment!
Copying patterns
Before editing any patterns you like, it would be wise to copy them 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 the pattern select mode. Select the
pattern you wish to copy. While holding the pattern’s step key, press the COPY key. This places a copy of that
pattern in a temporary memory location, where it will remain until either a new pattern is selected to copy, or the
power is turned off. Since a copy of the pattern is placed in temporary memory, you can now go and play other
patterns to find a location to paste the pattern in. When you have found a location, stop the sequencer, hold the
pattern’s step key and press the 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 PASTE key.
Below is a blank pattern sheet that you can photocopy and use to write down the contents for a pattern.
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