Reference Guide

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Step Sequencer view
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To step record notes from a MIDI device
In addition to entering note events with the mouse, you can also use a MIDI input device to enter
notes.
1. To enable MIDI step recording, do one of the following:
• Click the Record button in the Step Sequencer.
• Right-click the Play button in the Step Sequencer.
• Make sure the Step Sequencer window has focus and press CTRL+R.
The Step Record button displays a red circle to indicate that MIDI Step Recording mode is
enabled and the Position Indicator indicates the current position with a red light .
2. On your MIDI input device, play the note(s) that you would like to assign to the current step (as
indicated by the red light in the Position Indicator).
The Step Sequencer will listen for any and all notes that are pressed until a note is released, at
which time the notes that were pressed will be turned on and the Step Sequencer will
automatically advance to the next step. The following rules apply when step recording:
• If the pitch that is pressed is already mapped to a row in the Step Sequencer, then the note is
turned on.
• If the pitch that is pressed is not mapped to a row in the Step Sequencer, then the step is
skipped.
• Undo (CTRL+Z) will undo the most recent step entry and move the current position back by
one step.
3. To disable step recording, right-click the Play button again or press CTRL+R.
The Play button changes back to its normal state .
Specifying Velocity for Step Recording
You can specify whether step recording should use the recorded velocity or a fixed velocity value for
new notes. To toggle between the two behaviors, right-click on the Step Sequencer toolbar and
select Use Fixed/Default Velocity for Step Recording from the pop-up menu.
For more information about configuring the default velocity value, see “To specify the default velocity
value for new notes” on page 1821.