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Chapter 13 Pattern Power Tips
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51 Shake, Retrigger, and Roll!
In Tip 50, you saw how to use the Top function to play your own stutter hits. Here’s a nifty variation on that
function — it’s called Retrigger & Roll.
Retrigger & Roll does just as its name suggests. It retriggers notes of the Synth track, and repeats them —
like a drum roll.
Select a Pattern and start it up. As the Pattern’s running, hold down [SHIFT] and simultaneously press and
hold the Start/Stop button.
Hear the “roll”? And did you notice how the Rhythm tracks keep chugging along, while the Synth track
spins its wheels?
Try this function at various points in the Pattern — the top, the end, the middle — and listen to what hap-
pens. Just keep holding down [SHIFT], and press/hold the Start/Stop button at different points in playback.
Keep in mind, Retrigger & Roll differs from Top in three important ways:
1) It only affects the Synth track.
2) It grabs and hits only a few notes — depending where in the Pattern you
press the button.
3) It automatically repeats the hits for you while you hold the button down.
You’ll find that Retrigger & Roll is a slick way to break the rhythm up a bit,
without losing the flow. It’s also great for throwing hip, “what-was-THAT?”
glitches and stutters into your tracks.
Retrigger & Roll has three different settings. To change the setting:
1) Keep the Roll going (simultaneously hold down [SHIFT] and Start/Stop
button).
2) Grab the DATA knob. Make sure you keep holding [SHIFT] and Start/
Stop — and turn the knob to change the setting.
While the Pattern is cycling, hear how the different settings affect the sound.
And try changing the settings in time with the Pattern as well. There are a lot of
cool rhythmic tricks you can create — just by hitting different settings on the
beat.
Retrigger & Roll
During Pattern playback, this stops the Synth
track at the point of execution and loops one,
two, or four notes (depending on the Roll
type below). The Rhythm tracks are not
affected. While a Pattern is playing, simulta-
neously hold [SHIFT] and press/hold the
Start/Stop button.
Roll Types
Determines how many notes are used for
Retrigger & Roll — one, two, or four. The
more notes used, the slower the roll effect.
While the Pattern is playing and while holding
down both [SHIFT] and the Start/Stop button,
use the DATA knob to change the setting.
Settings
Lo (Lo)
One note or step (corresponds to 16th
notes).
mid (Mid)
Two notes (corresponds to two 16th
notes, or half of a beat). However, when
Beat (page 18) is set to “12,” this
becomes three notes.
Hi (Hi)
Four notes (corresponds to a full beat in
a measure).
Roll Types (in Utility)
The default Roll setting can also be changed
from the Utility parameters. Hold down
[SHIFT] and press button [16], repeatedly if
necessary, until “roLL” appears in the dis-
play. Use the [DATA] knob to change the set-
ting. (Settings are same as above.)