Turning loops into a set list: how the 8 pattern pages relate, what PMOD does, and how the SONG arranger chains pages together.
One pattern holds 256 steps: 8 pages × 32 steps in the selected layout. The page strip on row 16 (see Matrix) shows which pages have content. How playback walks pages is set by MODE → PMOD (PMOD):
| Mode | What playback does | Best for |
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| OFF | Advances through the pattern pages | A→B→C sequences |
| ON | Loops the selected edit page | Locked loops and live tweaking |
| SONG | Follows the SONG arranger | Non-linear set lists, repeats, bridges. |
| NEXT | Waits for a cued target then jumps once | Live transitions on a queue. |
The MODE → LOOP setting caps how many steps in a page actually sound (or OFF for the natural 16). Short loops feel groovebox-like; longer loops feel more linear.
Open MODE → SONG: enter MODE, turn encoder 4 to SONG and press it. The screen shows a chain of up to 64 slots, each pointing at one of the pattern's 8 pages. With PMOD = SONG, playback steps through the chain and wraps back to the start.
Example: page 07 written into song slot 23.
| Short | Clear assignment | Clears the selected slot; later slots stay in place. |
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| Turn | Pattern page (1–16) | Picks which page goes into the currently selected song slot. The page number is shown in that page's voice colour. |
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| Short | Assign page | Writes the selected page to this slot. |
| Short | Transport (play/pause) | Starts the chain in SONG mode. Stopping also sets PMOD to OFF. |
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| Turn | Song slot (1–64) | Moves the edit cursor along the chain. The currently sounding slot is shown as a bright dot moving along row 1 while playback runs. |
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| Short | Assign page | Same as encoder 2: writes the selected page to this slot. |
Workflow: set PMOD to SONG, open the SONG screen, choose a slot with encoder 4, dial the pattern page with encoder 2, press encoder 2 or 4 to assign it, then repeat. Empty slots are skipped. During playback you see two strips at once: the page strip on row 16 (which pattern page is currently sounding) and a moving green dot on row 1 (which song slot you are on).