Audio Damage Sequencer 1 - Manual (Page 25)

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Copying and pasting measures affects only the information in the steps of the measure.
Information which affects the whole pattern (such as the scale, LFO settings, etc.) is
unchanged.
8.2. Saving Patterns
Patterns exist in RAM as you create and play them. RAM is a quaintly imprecise acronym, but
what it means in practical terms is that anything stored there is lost when the power goes off.
Sequencer 1 uses a Micro SD card to store patterns and other information so that you don’t
have to leave your modular synth turned on 24/7. (Maybe you do that already. That’s fine, but
you should save your patterns anyway, just for safe keeping.)
To save the current pattern, press and hold ALT, then press SAVE. This saves only the currently
active pattern; you have to explicitly save each pattern individually. Saving is quick and easy
and can be done at any time without interrupting anything. Saving frequently is a good habit to
cultivate.
8.3. Clearing Patterns
If you want to erase everything in the current pattern, press and hold ALT, then press
(the button). This resets every parameter and step in the current pattern to
their default values. Yes, you should exercise caution when using this command; there is no
undo, although if you accidentally erase a pattern which you have previously saved, you can
restore that pattern by power-cycling your system, causing Sequencer 1 to reload all patterns.
9. External Clocking
Sequencer 1 can use signals from other modules to control its tempo, start and stop patterns
playing, and reset the pattern to its first step. These external clocking features can be used to
make Sequencer 1 behave in a predictable manner in conjunction with other devices, such as
another Sequencer 1 (hint, hint). They can also be used to make Sequencer 1 behave in an
unpredictable manner. Read through the following descriptions of the input jacks and then
imagine patching three different unsynchronized LFOs into these three jacks.
To use these features, you must first change one of Sequencer 1’s Global settings, as described
under
Clock Source, Patterns Switch . The Clock and Reset input jacks are mostly interested in
when their signals that go from 0V or less to some positive value--a rising edge as it’s known in
engineering circles.
This jack sets Sequencer 1’s tempo based on the frequency of the incoming signal. For
instance, you could plug the output of an LFO into the Clock jack, and change Sequencer 1’s
tempo by changing the LFO’s frequency. Sequencer 1 uses each complete cycle to determine
the duration of one step; for instance, if the hypothetical LFO’s signal has a frequency of 10Hz,
then each step will last 1/10th of a second.