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Darbuka • User Guide 4

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The Pattern Selector

The list you see at the left of Darbuka on the Edit Page is the Pattern Selector.

The Pattern Selector displays the MIDI note used to play a Pattern (in the left

column) and it’s name. When clicked, a Pattern and all of it’s Parts become

highlighted for editing.

< Naming A Pattern

To name or rename a Pattern simply double click the name, type in the new

name and hit [Enter] or [Return] on your computer keyboard.

< Moving Patterns

Patterns in the Pattern Selector can be moved, copied or removed using the

cut, copy and paste buttons displayed directly below the Pattern Selector.

Simply select a Pattern, click Cut or Copy, select a destination Pattern, and

choose Paste.

Setting Play Modes

Every pattern (or MIDI key) in a Style has a deﬁnition that tells it how to play, whether it

be a normal pattern, a ﬁll, the ending or stop. To choose the Play Mode right-click (Mac:

[Ctrl]-Click) a Pattern in the Pattern Selector and a drop down menu appears with the

following options:

The play modes are color coded in the Pattern Selector, Part Arranger and on the Color

Keyboard and are explained below.

• Normal (Blue): Normal Patterns play repetitively until another Pattern or the Stop and End keys are

played.

All of the Patterns in the factory Styles assigned between C1 and B2 on your MIDI keyboard have a Normal

setting.

• Fill/Short Fill (Green): Fills only play for one bar in length and then return to the last Normal Pattern that

was playing. Short Fill is exactly the same as Fill but only two beats in length.

• End (Bright Red): Assigns the global Ending command to the Pattern. When the Ending key is played

Darbuka plays until the end of it’s current bar and then stops. Some Endings have an extra hit on the

ﬁrst beat of the next bar, these Styles end this way when played traditionally.

When Darbuka is stopped Endings can be played via MIDI or clicking the Color Keyboard.

• Stop (Full Red): Assigns the global Stop command to the Pattern. Darbuka will stop playing instantly

after receiving a Stop.

Color Shading

In the Play Mode menu you will also ﬁnd an option to highlight patterns for easier identiﬁcation.

• Highlight: Allows you to highlight a color key (brighter shading). This can be useful for tagging important

Patterns for a live performance or for labeling favorite Patterns in a studio project.

In the factory presets, lighter variations are usually highlighted.

Arranging in the Pattern Arranger

The Pattern Arranger is the matrix on the Edit Page showing Patterns in the horizontal axis and Tracks in the

vertical axis. In the following section you will ﬁnd all of the functions to need to work quickly and easily in the

Pattern Arranger.