Transport Controls; About Patterns - Akai Professional TIMBRE WOLF Guia Del Usuario

Transport Controls

Timbre Wolf's Play/Stop button operates differently depending on its Sync setting (Step
Switch 13).
When set to Internal:
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Press the Play/Stop button to start or stop playback.
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During playback, press and hold Rec and then press Play/Stop to restart playback from
the very beginning of the pattern.
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Timbre Wolf will send MIDI Start, Stop, Continue, Clock, and SongPosPtr=0 depending
on its transport state.
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Timbre Wolf's Gate Trig Out will pulse each time it advances one step.
When set to External or USB:
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Timbre Wolf's playback will respond to incoming MIDI Start, Stop, Continue, Clock, and
SongPosPtr=0 messages.
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Timbre Wolf's transport controls will not function.
When set to Gate:
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Timbre Wolf will not receive any sequence position information, but you can return it
immediately to Step 1 by doing either of the following:
While stopped, press Play/Stop.
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During playback, press and hold Rec and then press Play/Stop at the same time.
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Timbre Wolf can receive Gate messages with time divisions of 1/8 or 1/16 only:
1/8: Two pulses will advance playback by one step.
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1/16: One pulse will advance playback by one step.
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Note: Unlike normal MIDI messages, Gate messages contain Note On messages only (no
CC messages, Note Off messages, etc.). Because of this, the Gate messages Timbre
Wolf receives are simplified.
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Timbre Wolf's Gate Trig Out will mimic its Gate Trig In.

About Patterns

Timbre Wolf can store up to 16 patterns. Each pattern consists of four sequences: Sequence
A, Sequence B, Fill A, and Fill B.
To simply play your patterns, press the Play/Stop button. To edit a Sequence or Fill, see the
end of this chapter and the
To select a pattern, press Pattern Select and then (A) press one of the 16 Step Switches to
select the pattern of the same number or (B) turn the Tempo knob (when selecting a pattern,
the Tempo knob will not adjust the tempo). The current pattern's Step Indicator will be lit red.
The Step Indicator of the pattern that will play next will flash. Press Pattern Select again to
return to normal operation.
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Sequencer chapter.