Yamaha AN200 - Manual (Page 80)

Chapter 14 Pattern Recording
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■ Store the Pattern • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Storing your original Pattern is as easy as 1-2-3.
1 First, make sure your new Pattern is selected and that
Memory Protect is off. Then, press [STORE]. (“P.Str”
briefly appears to indicate the Store operation.)
2 Select the desired User Pattern number (1 - 128) with
the DATA knob.
3 Press [STORE] again to actually store the Pattern, or press [EXIT] to can-
cel.
■ Selecting User Patterns • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Now that your Pattern is properly saved to memory, you can call it up any time you want. Select it the same
way you select the preset Patterns — pressing [PATTERN] and using the DATA knob. The User Patterns
come after preset Pattern 256.
For a quick way to select User Patterns, hold down [SHIFT] and press the [PAT-
TERN] button. This toggles between the Preset Patterns and the User Patterns.
• Save your Patterns in bulk
If you have a sequencer or MIDI data filer, you can use the AN200’s Bulk Send function (page
108) to save your valuable Pattern and Voice data in multiple “banks” of 128 Patterns. Load
each bank of 128 back to the AN200 when you need it — or share your banks with your
AN200-equipped friends and bandmates. Keep in mind too that you can use Bulk Send with
the computer-based AN200 Editor (page 106) to further edit your Voices.
• Make it a habit
Did we mention that you should save? Save, save, and keep saving! Even if you’re still work-
ing on a Pattern or Voice and don’t consider it finished, save it anyway.
Why? Doing this gives you an archive of the changes you’ve made along the way — in case
you want to call one of them up again. You can always delete those archive Patterns later
(page 68) if you need extra memory space. Or, if you’re a “pack rat,” you can use Bulk Send
(see hint above) to save every single thing you’ve ever created.
Memory Protect
Determines whether you can store Patterns
to memory or not. Set this to ON when you
want to avoid inadvertently erasing or replac-
ing any previously stored User Patterns.
Hold down [SHIFT] and press [16] until
“Prot” (Protect) appears briefly in the dis-
play. Use the DATA knob to change the set-
ting.
Settings
Off (“oFF”), On (“on”)
Store Pattern
Allows you to save Pattern and Voice data to
one of 128 User memory locations.
With the new Pattern still active and Memory
Protect off, press [STORE]. Select the
desired User number with the DATA knob,
and press [STORE] again to execute, or press
[EXIT] to cancel.