Oberheim DMX Owner's Manual - page 17
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APPENDING SEQUENCES
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APPENDING SEQUENCES
There are two ways to join sequences together. One is by playing
one sequence after another in a SONG (see COMBINING SEQUENCES INTO
SONGS, below); the other is to APPEND several existing sequences
into one larger sequence. Appending sequences is useful when the
same set of rhythms is to be played over and over, for example in a
composition having 3 bars of 4/4 followed by 1 bar of 7/8 as a basic
phrase element. By making a sequence of 3 bars of 4/4, another of 1
bar of 7/8, and then appending the 7/8 onto the end of the 4/4, you
have quickly created your basic phase element, which can then be
repeated over and over, and combined with other sequences as part of
a song.
Appending sequences is similar to copying them except that while
COPY REPLACES the old sequence with the new one, APPEND ADDS the new
sequence to the end of the old one. The process is the same except
that you must press RECORD while pressing COPY to execute.
Example 11: Append Sequence 25 to Sequence 01
OPERATION PRESS DISPLAY READS
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Access Copy Mode COPY COPY FROM SEQ 00
Select Sequence 25 25 COPY FROM SEQ 25
COPY COPY TO SEQ 00
Select Sequence 01 01 COPY TO SEQ 01
Access Append Mode RECORD (hold) APPEND TO SEQ 01
Execute Appended Copy COPY APPEND TO SEQ 01
(DMX "Beeps" and then exits Copy Mode) SELECT SEQ 01
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It is possible to append a sequence to itself. This effectively
doubles the length of the sequence. It is also possible to append
several sequences, one after another, to one sequence. Appended
sequences may be of any time signature or length, however the tempo
of the first part of the sequence will be applied to the rest of the
sequence as well. If sequences of different time signatures are
appended together, the length may not equal an exact number of
measures and this will be reflected by a "+" in the length of the
sequence. For example, appending a 7/8 sequence to a 4/4 sequence
(each of 1 bar length) will cause the display to read:
"1+ BARS-85% LEFT"
because the length of the new sequence is not quite 2 bars of 4/4.