Now that your machine is connected to the master machine, you may add
notes
to it. Notes in Aldrin are added by your standard
PC keyboard
,
into
Patterns
within the
Pattern Editor
.
To switch to the pattern editor,
press F2.
Once you are in the pattern editor, you should verify that you are looking
at patterns for the correct machine, in this case the PrimiFun. The current
machine is marked "Machine" in the upper left of the screen.
If the drop-down box to the left of the Machine label does not currently
say
PrimiFun
, change it so that it does now. This may be done with
either the mouse, or by scrolling with
Ctrl-Up
and
Ctrl-Down
.
The first pattern is
added when you add a generator by default, to help you start editing
quickly. Further patterns may be added by pressing
Ctrl-Enter
or
selecting "New Pattern" from the right-click pop-up menu.
You will immediately notice many
columns of dots within the PrimiFun's Pattern. These represent the
various
parameters within the PrimiFun. Which parameter each column represents can be found
in the underleft corner of your window. You will
work with
other columns
later, but for now your primary concern is the 3 dots to the
far left.
3 dots in a pattern within Aldrin indicate that it is a note column. Notes
columns are usually located on the far left or right of a machine. Notes
are entered from your keyboard. You will learn more about which keys relate
to which notes, and how to switch octaves later.
For now, try inserting various
C Notes
by
typing
Q and Z.
The following should appear in the pattern editor:
If you followed these instructions, you have just inserted various C notes
in the 4th and 5th octave. You may use the arrow keys to go back and edit
them, using the . (period) to clear a column.
It is worth noting that the name of this default pattern is
00
(as
in two zeros). This is the default name for all default generator patterns,
but may be
changed
at any time.
At this point, do not worry about the details regarding notes, sequence
speed, or other various musical aspects. You will learn this as you go.