User guide

Editing in the Phrase Scope

Editing notes

By editing notes you can modify the melody of a phrase or create chords.

By default (when a frame is first pasted), a note is placed at the original pitch of the sample (the key

that will sound the sample at its original pitch). One note will be displayed for each event.

In the phrase scope you can move or add notes to freely play the sample just as if you were controlling

the VariOS from your keyboard. For example, you can create a chorus melody from just a single vocal

melody.

■ Grid Snap setting

Turn this on if you want to place notes or select regions at intervals of the grid spacing.

When you drag a note to move it, the note will move in units of the grid. For example, if the grid

spacing is set to one measure, a note that was intentionally placed a 1/16th note ahead of the bar line

will move in steps of one measure, maintaining its position 1/16th note ahead of the bar line.

To switch the display grid, drag the numerical value shown at the right of the grid button, and choose

from the pulldown menu that appears.

Values:

Default setting:

1/16

■ Selecting multiple notes

1. Choose the arrow ( ) from the tool buttons.

2. You can use the following methods to select multiple notes. The selected notes will turn red.

• Use the arrow cursor to drag left or right in the note area to select a region. The notes in that

region will be selected.

• Hold down the [Shift] key of your computer keyboard and click the mouse on each desired note to

select two or more notes.

BAR 1 measure

1/2 Half note

1/4 Quarter note

1/8 Eighth note

1/8T Eighth note triplet

1/16 16th note

1/16T 16th note triplet

1/32 32nd note

1/32T 32nd note triplet

1/64 64th note

1/64T 64th note triplet

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If you want to play legato in the phrase scope, go to the Sample

Edit screen (p. 62) and set the sample Playback mode (p. 63) to

“TIME SYNC.”

If you edit a note with the Playback mode set to “RETRIGGER,” the

beginning of the sample will be played each time the pitch

changes, and you will be unable to play legato.