Autodrop
Purpose
A comprehensive, modifier-free manual autodrop surface complementing the LC bottom row: toggle which sequencers are eligible for automatic autodrop cycles, and directly cue mute / CC / note autodrops per sequencer or per TR-8 voice. Autodrops temporarily flip a sequencer/voice’s state and revert automatically at the next timing point.
Interaction
Both LPs of both players show the same layout. Sequencer-cue cells show slate grey when ready, flash the flavour colour when cued (mute = tan, CC = burnt orange, note = yellow), and go solid while the drop is in flight. Eligibility cells (row 8) show the sequencer’s own colour when on.
Note and CC cues on a synth sequencer do not silence anything yet. The cue arms, the LEDs move, and the sequencer keeps playing as though unmuted. TR-8 voices and the master bus do fire real note/CC drops. Automatic cycles only ever mute a synth. See Autodrops.
Shortcuts
LHS: sequencers 1–7
| Gesture | Where | Action | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press row 8, cols 1–7 | Where LHS LP | Action Toggle autodrop eligibility for seqs 1–7 | Modifiers none |
| Press row 7, cols 1–7 | Where LHS LP | Action Cue mute autodrop for seqs 1–7 (re-press cancels) | Modifiers none |
| Press row 6, cols 1–7 | Where LHS LP | Action Cue CC autodrop for seqs 1–7 | Modifiers none |
| Press row 5, cols 1–7 | Where LHS LP | Action Cue note autodrop for seqs 1–7 | Modifiers none |
RHS: sequencers 9–12 + TR-8
| Gesture | Where | Action | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Press row 8, cols 1–4 | Where RHS LP | Action Toggle eligibility for seqs 9–12 | Modifiers none |
| Press rows 5–7, cols 1–4 | Where RHS LP | Action Cue mute/CC/note autodrop for seqs 9–12 | Modifiers none |
| Press row 8, cols 5–6 | Where RHS LP | Action Toggle TR-8 bus eligibility | Modifiers none |
| Press col 5, rows 1–7 | Where RHS LP | Action Cue TR-8 main voices (BD/SD/LT/MT/HT); re-press toggles back | Modifiers none |
| Press col 6, rows 1–7 | Where RHS LP | Action Cue TR-8 alt voices (RS/HC/CH/OH/CY) | Modifiers none |
Shared behaviour
| Gesture | Where | Action | Modifiers |
|---|---|---|---|
| Re-press a cued cell (same flavour) | Where LP grid | Action Cancel the cue | Modifiers none |
| Press a different-flavour row while cued | Where LP grid | Action Replace the cue if the new drop length ≥ existing | Modifiers none |
A drop already in flight cannot be cancelled: the engine rejects the press. Rows 1–4 on the LHS, col 8/9 cells, and the boom-tsk/ghost-RS voices are no-ops by design.
See also
- Autodrops: autodrop types, timing points, durations, LED colours
- Toggle views, “Autodrop eligibility toggle”
- Global controls reference: LC bottom-row autodrop cues (the modifier-based path)