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CHAPTER FOUR
Patterns and Graphs:
GURU’s step-sequencing system
Patterns and Graphs form the step-sequencing aspect of
GURU. While GURU is perfectly capable of accepting MIDI
input from a host sequencer (in other words, acting as a
sampler instrument with Pads triggered by MIDI input from the
sequencer), the Pattern/Graph step-sequencing system offers
new and exciting ways of manipulating sounds, as well as
providing an easy way to creatively experiment with rhythms.
Understanding GURU’s step-sequencing system requires a
good knowledge of working with
Patterns, Graphs and the
Sequencer Master section. This chapter provides a brief over-
view of each of these.
Patterns
Each of the 8 Engines in GURU is endowed with 24 Patterns.
Each Pattern contains a lane, divided into steps, for each Pad,
on which to enter notes. A Pattern has 1 page of 32 steps by
default, which can be reduced down to 1 step if you wish. It is
possible to have 4 pages each with up to 32 steps – in other
words, the GURU sequencer system has up to 128 steps.
It is important to remember that in Engine 1, and by default
in Engines 2–8, 16 steps represents 1 bar – in other words, a
step is a 16
th note in duration.
However, Engines 2-8 have a tempo multiplier setting, located
in the Sequencer Master display, which allows flexible tempo
manipulation of the Patterns in each Engine.
You can enter notes by clicking steps in each Pad lane on the
Pattern view using the mouse, or use GURU’s realtime record-
ing features.
The 24 Patterns are represented by the Pattern keys, which
are assigned to MIDI notes C3 to B4. When you click a Pattern