Arturia BeatStep Pro MIDI/Analog Controller and Sequencer Kit with CV/Gate Cables (Black) - Manual (Page 67)

6.1.1.3. Extending a Drum track (Polyrhythm On)
When Polyrhythm [p.63] is On the copy/append function is performed only on the currently
selected Drum track , not on the Drum pattern as a whole. You can choose to extend one or
more Drum tracks and leave the others untouched.
In Polyrhythm mode each Drum track can have its own length, and so the examples below
apply only to the selected Drum track. The rest of the Drum tracks will remain their original
lengths.
• Start in DRUM mode.
• Hold SHIFT and verify that Polyrhythm is set to On. If Step button 16 is blue,
Polyrhythm is On. If it is not, press Step button 16 to enable Polyrhythm mode.
• Select the Drum track to extend (hold DRUM, tap the pad). Only the selected Drum
track will be affected; the other Drum tracks will not be affected, nor will the
patterns in SEQ1/SEQ2.
• Hold SHIFT and then press the >> button. This will copy the first 16 steps of the
selected Drum track into the next Step Group, making that Drum track 32 steps
long.
Some rules to keep in mind:
• If the Drum track has 16 or more steps, only the first 16 steps are copied and
appended to the end.
• If the Drum track is shorter than 16 steps, then that number of steps is copied
and the Drum track is doubled in length.
Example 1
Original size Action New size Reason
16 steps SHIFT+>> 32 steps Steps 1-16 were copied / appended to step 17
SHIFT+>> 48 steps Steps 1-16 were copied / appended to step 33
Example 2
Original size Action New size Reason
32 steps SHIFT+>> 48 steps Steps 1-16 were copied / appended to step 33
Example 3
Original size Action New size Reason
7 steps SHIFT+>> 14 steps Steps 1-7 were copied / appended to step 8
SHIFT+>> 28 steps Steps 1-14 were copied / appended to step 15
SHIFT+>> 44 steps Steps 1-16 were copied / appended to step 29
To make the Drum track a particular length, use the LST STEP button and the Step buttons
as described in the Pattern Length [p.43] section.
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