Chapter 5
Patterns & memory
Store, load, chain and switch the 192 pattern slots, and make saves permanent.
Storing patterns — and making them stick
There are 192 pattern slots: 12 pages of 16. Hold 61STORE, choose a page (1–12) with 63< / 64> and a slot with keys 5–20. Source: Official
Key combinations
- Hold 61STORE, 63< / 64> for the page, then a key 5–20
- Stores the pattern in that slot, in temporary memory.ZAQ mode
- 60EXIT, then hold SELECT + 61STORE
- Makes stored patterns permanent.ZAQ mode
Mutes are saved with each pattern. Source: BCR2000 Zaq To get everything off the unit, see Back up before you experiment.
Loading patterns
Press 62LOAD, pick a page with 63< / 64> and a slot with keys 5–20, then press 60EXIT. Keys lit green hold patterns. The new pattern starts when the current one ends. Source: Official
Key combinations
- 62LOAD, 63< / 64> for the page, a key 5–20, then 60EXIT
- Queues that pattern; it starts when the current one ends.ZAQ mode
Chaining patterns
Hold one pattern key and press another. The chain cycles through the patterns in order. Source: Official
On the BCR2000 firmware
- A chain can span all 192 patterns. Source: BCR2000 Zaq
- Each pattern plays for the length of its slowest track. Source: BCR2000 Zaq
- Unsaved edits are lost when the chain moves on. Source: BCR2000 Zaq
Copying a track
Hold the destination track key and press the source. Source: Official
Key combinations
- Hold the destination 21–24T1–T4 + press the source
- Copies the source track onto the destination.
Switching patterns by MIDI
Turn on Trigger (Global encoder 33) by setting the MIDI channel it listens on, and set the CC number on encoder 34. Source: Official
Parameters
- TRIG ENBLTrigger Enable
- Off, or the MIDI channel (1–16) on which the trigger CC switches patterns.Encoder 33
- TRIG CC NRTrigger CC number
- The CC number that switches patterns.Encoder 34