Understanding Phrase Mode

[Duggle]

I'm using Wilbas control surface on my SEQV4.

I'm having trouble understanding what to do in phrase mode.

From the manual: "select the "Position" item by pushing Layer button B"

which button is this?

[TK.]

It's actually "Parameter Layer button B" (below the track selection buttons)

Background: the original frontpanel has no group or trigger layer selection buttons - therefore it was just button B

 

I added this detail to the manual.

 

Best Regards, Thorsten.

[Duggle]

Thanks TK, it seems to be working.

I'm still a bit unclear: the Phrase Mode GP buttons only access song positions A1,B1,C1,etc, and yet song positions include A2,A3,A4,etc 

If a song position say A3 undefined and have a pattern action defined B1, then in song mode the song stays on A2 never progressing further.

So you can't use phrase mode to manually step through the parts of a song?

[TK.]

No, Phrase mode only executes A1/B1/C1/D1/E1/F1/G1/H1..8 until all positions have been executed which are not "time consuming".

 

E.g., the first step could contain a tempo change, the second step could fire a mixer map, and the third step could finally change the pattern set.

That's the intended usecase.

 

Best Regards, Thorsten.

[Duggle]

OK, so the intended usage is to set up a different song # for usage in song mode OR phrase mode, but not both, right? 

[TK.]

Yes...

 

BUT: in song mode, you can switch between A1/B1/C1/D1/E1/F1/G1/H1 as well with the same approach - in this case, the song should directly jump to the selected position, and it should continue to play.

 

Best Regards, Thorsten.