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harshalnaidu
Total Posts: 38
Joined 03-07-2014 status: Regular |
Hello, I have a very basic objective and I can’t figure out how to do this. Use Motif drum arpeggios in live performance. The performance mode has only 4 parts. What I need is an intro drum groove and 3 main groves 3 fills and and ending. Can this be done in the mix mode with each of the 1 to 16 parts used for recording the intros, main and fill grooves? I need to be able to switch on press of a button. If there a thread that has detailed this, please point me to it ‘cause I have searched high and low but I can’t find a solution. |
5pinDIN
Total Posts: 11891
Joined 09-16-2010 status: Legend |
You may find Pattern mode suits your needs - up to 16 Sections can be recorded. They can then be played by manually selecting them in any order, or chained if desired.
These support articles might be helpful:
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harshalnaidu
Total Posts: 38
Joined 03-07-2014 status: Regular |
Thank you. I tried some things based on the suggestion in the link but I can’t make it work. Let me try and explain.
- In the Mix mode , selected Part 1 and pressed the edit button.
- In the mix mode, selected Part 2 and followed the exact same steps except that I selected Drum Arp #3845 on Arp 1. I exited back to mix mode screen and selected part 1(first of the two parts I configured). I pressed Arpeggio button and pressed a key on the keyboard to start Drum Arp #3844. Then I pressed track 2 button in the part select section(next to common edit button) When selecting 2 , I expected the arp to change from 3844 to 3845 but that did not happen and 3844 continued playing. I think I have a fundamental understanding issue and maybe just using Arp 1 on separate parts is not the right way. Could you help me understand what I’m doing wrong? Is it possible to switch from part 1 to 2 and trigger the change in the drum arp so that I can program more than 5 transitions that are provided by the arps [1-5]? Appreciate the help. |
5pinDIN
Total Posts: 11891
Joined 09-16-2010 status: Legend |
My suggestion was to record Arps to Sections in Pattern mode. As an example, I’ve attached 70s Rock Arps Ptrn01.n3.X3A.zip. It’s a compressed “All” file which has every User location initialized except for Pattern 01. Only Track 1 is recorded, using Power Standard Kit 1 for Part 1. Sections A~H hold four-measure recordings of the eight “70s Rock” Arps, XF numbers 4515~4522. Pattern 01 can be loaded as Type “pattern” to whichever Pattern location on your XF you want. Once loaded, press [ â–º ](Play), then buttons [A] through [H].
Here’s how to create what I did…
To record additional Sections (B, etc.)…
To play the recorded Arps…
While the attached file has Arps recorded to only Sections A~H, the remaining Sections I~P could be similarly used. I hope you find this helpful. File Attachments
70s Rock Arps Ptrn01.n3.X3A.zip (File Size: 172KB - Downloads: 233) |
harshalnaidu
Total Posts: 38
Joined 03-07-2014 status: Regular |
Much appreciated! I will give this a try. I could not load the file that you attached. I copied the unzipped file to a usb drive and tried to load it. I got an error “No Flash Memory Module installed or module is unformatted”. |
5pinDIN
Total Posts: 11891
Joined 09-16-2010 status: Legend |
Did you try to load the entire file as Type “all”? If so, don’t do that.
As I posted above…
See page 246 of the XF Reference Manual for details of loading a single Pattern from an “All” file. |
harshalnaidu
Total Posts: 38
Joined 03-07-2014 status: Regular |
Oh ok. I could load the file. Thank you so much! I will try to create my own. |
5pinDIN
Total Posts: 11891
Joined 09-16-2010 status: Legend |
You’re welcome! |