Selecting a pattern

This shows how to switch patterns and recall the performance data on the P-6.

  1. Press the [PATTERN] button.
  2. The [PATTERN] button lights up, and the unit enters pattern selection mode.
  3. Press a step button while holding down the [PATTERN] button to select a bank.
  4. The leftmost four step buttons correspond to banks 1–4.
  5. The pad of the selected bank lights up while you are pressing the [PATTERN] button, and the step buttons for the other banks blink.
  6. If you’re holding down the [PATTERN] button but then remove your finger from the [PATTERN] button without selecting a bank, you can then proceed to step 3 (selecting the pattern number) without changing the bank.
  7. Take your finger off the [PATTERN] button to select a pattern number using the step buttons.
  8. The step buttons correspond to pattern numbers 1–16.
  9. This action recalls the pattern you selected.
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    Step button

    (pattern number)

    Explanation

    Lit

    Indicates a pattern (the selected pattern) that’s playing back.

    Blinking

    Indicates the next pattern to play (the “up next” pattern).

  11. MEMO

    1. You can also use the [TEMPO/VALUE] knob to select a pattern.
    2. When you change the pattern while another pattern is playing, this specifies the pattern to play next.
      The step button for the selected pattern and the display blinks.
      Once the current pattern finishes playing, the next pattern you reserved automatically begins playing.
  12. Press the [PATTERN] button to exit pattern selection mode.
  13. The [PATTERN] button goes dark.