How do I build a full song?

Start by creating distinct scenes for different song sections (intro, verse, chorus, breakdown, outro), then use song mode to arrange them into a complete track.

Build Your Scenes

Begin in main mode and create your first pattern. Organize your groups logically: Group A for drums, Group B for bass, Group C for melodies, Group D for loops or samples. Once you have a complete section, press SHIFT + MAIN to commit. This saves your current work as a scene and creates a new duplicate scene for you to modify.

Build variations by tweaking the duplicated scene. Add or remove elements, change patterns, adjust effects. Commit each variation as a new scene. You might end up with scenes like: 1 = intro, 2 = verse, 3 = verse with variation, 4 = chorus, 5 = breakdown, 6 = outro.

Arrange in Song Mode

Once you have multiple scenes, enter song mode by holding MAIN and pressing the ENTER pad. Song mode plays through positions 1-99, with each position holding one scene.

Navigate with PLUS and MINUS to move through song positions. Press SHIFT + Group A to add a scene at the current position. Use SHIFT + MINUS/PLUS to change which scene plays at the current position. Press SHIFT + C to cut a scene, SHIFT + D to insert one.

Press PLAY to start from the current position, or SHIFT + PLAY to play from the beginning. Each position's duration matches the longest pattern in that scene.