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select pattern 3 (⠛+3)\n\u003e - enter write mode (·)\n\u003e - use sound 6 (6)\n\u003e - use sound 6 for steps 1,5,9,13 (1,5,9,13)\n\u003e - stop using it for steps 5,13 (5,13)\n\u003e - exit write mode (·)\n\n### play pattern\n- [select pattern]\n- press play (\u003e)\n\n\n# songs\n\n### change patterns\n- hold pattern (⠛) + number(s)\n\u003e choosing a single pattern multiple times is allowed\n\n\n# tweaking\n\n### select tweak parameter\n- press fx (FX) to toggle between different parameters\n\n### tweak parameter\n- [select tweak parameter]\n- turn knob A/B\n\n### add effect (see effects)\n- [play pattern]\n- hold fx (FX) + number (1-15)\n\n### add \u0026 save effect in pattern (see effects)\n- [enter write mode]\n- [play pattern]\n- hold fx (FX) + number (1-15)\n\n### clear effect in pattern (see effects)\n- [enter write mode]\n- [play pattern]\n- hold fx (FX) + 16\n\n### change swing\n- hold bpm (handle) + turn knob A\n\n### change tempo (fine tuned)\n- hold bpm (handle) + turn knob B\n\n### change tempo (pre-defined modes)\n- press bpm (handle) to toggle between different levels\n\n### change volume\n- hold bpm (handle) + number\n\u003e max 5 with headphones\n\n\n# copy \u0026 delete\n\n### copy sound\n- [select sound]\n- hold write (·) + sound (S) + number\n\n### copy slice\n- hold write (·) + sound (S) + number (only number 9-16) + number (1-16)\n\n### copy pattern\n- [select pattern]\n- hold write (·) + pattern (⠛) + number\n\n### delete sound\n- [select sound]\n- hold record (star) + sound (S)\n\n### delete pattern\n- [select pattern]\n- hold record (star) + pattern (⠛)\n\n### factory reset\n- hold pattern (⠛) + insert batteries\n\n\n# reference\n\n### battery status\n- press sound (S) + bpm (handle)\n\n### volume level\n- press bpm (handle)\n\u003e numbers are lit until the current level\n\n### active sounds/patterns\n- press sound (S) or pattern (⠛)\n\u003e lit numbers have a sound/pattern, unlit are silent, flashing is the currently selected sound/pattern\n\n### tweak parameter\n- tone (ton):\n  - A: pitch\n  - B: volume\n- filter (Flt):\n  - A: high-/low-pass filter\n  - B: resonance\n- trim (tri):\n  - A: start point\n  - B: lenght\n\n### bpm levels\n- hip hop (80 bpm)\n- disco   (120 bpm)\n- techno  (140 bpm)\n\n### effects\n1. loop 16\n2. loop 12\n3. loop short\n4. loop shorter\n5. unison\n6. unison low\n7. octave up\n8. octave down\n9. stutter 4\n10. stutter 3\n11. scratch\n12. scratch fast \n13. 6 / 8 quantize\n14. retrigger pattern\n15. reverse\n16. no effect\n\n\n# open questions\n- what is a scale? 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