FXpansion GURU - Manual (Page 55)

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The Sequencer Master display shows the current Engine, Pat-
tern and Pad names. This display also shows a readout of the
Engine Pan parameter when adjusted in the Mix view.
Naming Patterns
If you click on the Pattern name in the display, you can name
the current Pattern, via the dialog box that appears.
7:2 Tempo control & Tempo multiplier ratio
When using Engine 1, the Tempo control displays the host
tempo in Beats Per Minute. If you are using GURU as a plugin,
this will follow the host tempo. However, if you’re using the
standalone version of GURU (or if you’re using a host which
does not support tempo-sync), it is possible to set this value
manually by clicking and dragging it up and down.
If you look at the Sequencer Master display for engines 2-8,
you will notice that the tempo control becomes a ratio, rather
than an absolute tempo. This ratio is like a fraction: it multiplies
the base tempo (i.e., the tempo of Engine 1). Each number in
the ratio can be clicked to decrease it and [CTRL]-clicked to
increase it.
With the tempo multiplier ratio set to 1/1 (or, indeed, 2/2 or 3/3
for example), the Engine’s Patterns will play back at the same
tempo as Engine 1. If the ratio is set to 1/2, that Engine’s Pat-
terns will play back at half the tempo of Engine 1. If the ratio
is set to 2/1, it will play back at double the speed of the first
Engine.
When a Pattern is played back, it is looped according to the
tempo multiplier ratio. Therefore, if Engine 1 and 2 are set to
the same number of Pattern steps, and Engine 2’s tempo ratio
is 1/2, Engine 1’s Patterns will have played through twice in
the time Engine 2’s Pattern take to play once.
It is possible to set the ratio to anything from 1/8 (an 8 th of the
tempo of Engine 1) to 8/1 (eight times the speed of Engine 1).
Of course, any ratio between these values can be set.
In this way, it is possible to experiment with loops to create
interesting polyrhythmic grooves. It can be very useful in con-
junction with sparser or shorter loops, and is a limitless source
of new sonic ideas.
You can control the tempo
multiplier for Engine 1 via the
‘Eng.1 Tempo Numerator’ (left
number) and the ‘Eng.1 Tempo
Denominator’ (right number)
host automation parameter. In
fact, all Engines’ tempo ratio
can be automated in this way.
Tempo multiplier ratio in Engines
2-8, or tempo control in Engine 1.