Roland Tr 707 - pattern play

 Pattern play is useful for live performance.

It's the simpliest way to play the 707.

The other way is in Track Play , but that is another blog post.

The TR 707 has the ability to store 64 patterns.

These are stored in 4 banks called "pattern groups" A to D.

To enter pattern play mode just press the Pattern Play button.

If you press the Track button you will enter Track Play Mode (which you don't want in this case).

On pressing the Pattern Play  button the display should show this:

To access each bank just press one of the 4 buttons A to D.

To access each of the 16 patterns within a bank press one of the 16 step buttons. 

While the drum is running you can cycle through the 64 different patterns by pressing the 16 step and 4 pattern group buttons .

While the patterns are running, you can of course play with the mixer.

If you hold down one pattern button (eg 2) and press another button (eg5), it will play those two

patterns in consecutive order.

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