Arturia BeatStep Pro MIDI/Analog Controller and Sequencer Kit with CV/Gate Cables (Black) - Manual (Page 70)

6.1.2.3. Make a polyrhythm
Here’s how to start building the example from the previous section.
1. Press the DRUM button.
2. Select an empty pattern.
3. Hold Shift and press Step button 16. It will turn blue to show that the pattern is in
Polyrhythm mode.
4. Hold the DRUM button and tap Pad 1 to select it.
5. Hold the Last Step button and press Step button 3. Pad 1 now has a 3-step loop.
6. Press Step button 1 to add an event to the first step of the Pad 1 loop.
7. Press Play to confirm. If the pattern was blank before, it should now be only 3
steps long. If so, stop the pattern.
8. Hold the DRUM button and tap Pad 2 to select it.
9. Hold the Last Step button and press Step button 4. Pad 2 now has a 4-step loop.
10. Press Step button 1 to add an event to the first step of the Pad 2 loop.
11. Hold the DRUM button and tap Pad 3 to select it.
12. Hold the Last Step button and press Step button 5. Pad 3 now has a 5-step loop.
13. Press Step button 1 to add an event to the first step of the Pad 3 loop.
14. Press Play to confirm. You should hear the intersecting rhythms of all three
instruments, and the pattern you hear during the first 3 beats will not repeat until
the 61st beat (3 x 4 x 5 = 60).
Try your own experiments! Just be sure to save the pattern if you like what you’re hearing.
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