User Manual

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♪: In Step record mode, holding a red button for about 1 second enters step edit mode. Press that
button again to exit, or learn about it here [p.69].
9.3.1. Enter / edit one step
With Record On and the pattern not playing, your options include:
• Use [Assign 7] to select Overdub On or Overwrite On.
• Touch a red step to select it. You can also touch a Slide or Accent button.
• To enter or replace notes on the current step, play one or more keys.
• To enter or replace the notes of any step in the pattern, touch its step button to
select it. Now play one or more keys.
• To edit the length of a step or replace individual notes within a chord, see the
Step Edit: Notes section [p.69].
• To add or remove a slide or an accent at any step, press one of those buttons. A
slide affects the transition into the current step. Glide time must be sufficient to
hear the slide.
• Press [Assign 8] to erase the current step. It will take with it any tied steps.
• [Tap] can erase any step in the pattern. Select the step and press [Tap]; the step is
erased and the cursor advances to the next step.
9.3.2. Enter / edit many steps
With Record On and the pattern not playing, your options include:
• Use [Assign 7] to select Overdub On or Overwrite On.
• Touch a red step. You can also touch a Slide or Accent button.
• To add or replace a series of notes, play the keys. As each note is played the
cursor advances and selects the next step.
• Press [Tap] to enter a rest or erase the current step.
• To erase several steps in a row, touch the first step and press [Tap] repeatedly.
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!: When recording while a pattern is playing, holding [Tap] erases the notes and disables all events
until [Tap] is released.
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