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4.5 PATTERN PLAYBACK

Press RUN and set the TEMPO control so that you can see the step indicators running across the sixteen
steps. You will see the RUN LED is lit when the sequencer is running.
No STEP BUTTON indicators will be lit if the pattern has just been cleared & doesn't contain any note events.

4.6 PATTERN WRITE MODES

Within PATTERN WRITE MODE there are several (sub) modes for editing pattern data. Below is a diagram of
the basic workflow of PATTERN WRITE MODE:
NORMAL MODE is the main mode for entering pattern data. It is also the "HOME" state of the sequencer.
RECORD MODE is for recording a pattern in realtime by playing the control surface or external MIDI or
USB-MIDI device.
PITCH & TIME (STEP ENTRY) MODE is based on the TB-303 style of entering pattern data.
REALTIME MODE is used to add or mute accent, slide and/or modulation envelope triggers in realtime
without overwriting pattern data.
ARPEGGIATOR is used for playing arpeggios. Arpeggios can also be recorded realtime directly into a
pattern.
The various editing modes are not exclusive of each other, you can go back and forth between them to
modify pattern data.
This Quick Start manual only covers a portion of NORMAL MODE. Please see the reference manual for
details on all modes.

4.7 NORMAL MODE

In this quick start guide NORMAL WRITE MODE is used as this is the most direct and comprehensive mode
for entering sequence data. It is the default programming mode of the Avalon and is the default "HOME"
state of PATTERN WRITE MODE. NORMAL WRITE mode is indicated by a solid lit indicator above the
[HOME] button.
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