FXpansion GURU - Manual (Page 42)

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When using Gate or Shot
modes, only MIDI Pattern keys
can be used to trigger Patterns:
you cannot use the on-screen
Pattern keys in these modes to
play new Patterns, only to se-
lect them for editing.
the Pattern key on the second beat of a bar, the new Pattern
will play from the second beat, looping until the Pattern key is
released.
• Trig
Trig mode functions in a similar way to Sync, except that when
a Pattern key is held down, the new Pattern will play from the
start, regardless of the current play position.
• Gate
In this mode, the Pattern will not play automatically on
playback. Instead, it will play while a MIDI Pattern key is held
down, according to the current play position: if you trigger the
Pattern key on the second beat of a bar, the Pattern will play
from the second beat, looping until the Pattern key is released.
Effectively, Gate mode is similar to Sync mode, except that it
requires a MIDI note in order to trigger it.
• Shot
This mode works in a similar way to the Gate mode, except
that when a MIDI Pattern key is held down, the new Pattern
will play from the start, regardless of the current play position.
Effectively Shot mode is similar to Trig mode, except that it
requires a MIDI note in order to trigger it.
Pages
The Pages parameter can be set between 1 and 4. Simply
click the value in order to cycle through the possible values.
When this parameter is set to a value higher than 1, a graphi-
cal Page selector appears which allows easy access to each
page: simply click and drag the selector in order to change the
currently viewed page of the Pattern.
Steps
This is an alternative to dragging the steps marker in order to
change the number of steps in the current Pattern. Left-click
the value to decrease it, and [CTRL]-click in order to increase
it.
Pad select indicator
The arrow between the Pattern view and draw/select mode
buttons indicates the currently selected Pad. Click to the left
of any Pad lane in order to select the Pad as the current Pad.
When the arrow is pointing at a Pad lane, clicking it again will
jump to the Graphs view for the Pad lane.