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10. THE SEQUENCER
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• You can also use an external MIDI controller such as a keyboard, to input NOTE, TRIG
VELOCITY, and TRIG LENGTH data in LIVE RECORDING mode. Just play the notes on
the keyboard and the sequencer records them. You can add up to an eight-note chord
to every trig. The first note sets the TRIG VELOCITY value for all notes on the trig.
The last note that is released sets the TRIG LENGTH for all notes on the trig.
If you use an external MIDI controller to record to the Digitone Keys MIDI tracks, the
sequencer receives data on the auto MIDI channel and records on the active track. For
more information, please see “14.3.3 CHANNELS” on page 68.
10.3 TRIG PARAMETERS
Set the actions for what happens when the sequencer trigs a note in the TRIG PARAMETERS page. Press
the [TRIG] key to access the menu. Change settings using the DATA ENTRY knobs. These general settings
aect note trigs placed on the sequencer. On any step of the pattern, you can lock trigs to other settings by
first pressing and holding a [TRIG] key, then changing the settings. For more information, please see “11.2
TRIG PARAMETERS PAGE” on page 45.
10.4 TRACK NOTE MENU
Press [TRACK NOTE] to open the TRACK NOTE menu. Here you get a graphical view of the Digitone
Keys keyboard and see which notes the [TRIG] keys play. Press [UP]/[DOWN] to transpose the keyboard
up or down an octave. In this menu, you can also set dierent musical scales, enable chords, and transpose
the tracks. Press [T1–4] key to select which track to edit. Use the DATA ENTRY knobs to change the set-
tings. Press [NO] to exit the menu. The track note settings are stored in the active pattern.
KB SCALE sets the tracks scale. For all KB SCALE settings apart from (CHRO), the second keyboard
octave is used as the reference point. If you select scale key C#3, the C# key of the second octave plays
a C#3 note. The keyboard keys that are associated with notes that are filtered out by the scale, mirror
notes of adjacent valid scale notes. This behavior ensures that a sound is always generated when you
press a key. On the [TRIG] keys keyboard, the set scale limits which keys that are playable. It is also the
case if you use an external MIDI device that sends on the Digitone Keys’s AUTO channel. (Chromatic,
Ionian (Major), Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Aeolian (Minor), Locrian)
SCALE KEY sets the key for the chosen scale.
KB CHORD adds a three-note chord based on the KB SCALE and SCALE KEY settings when you press
a key on the Digitone Keys [KEYBOARD]. (OFF, ON) If you set KB SCALE to CHROMATIC you have a
selection of dierent chords to choose from. (MAJ, MIN, TH, MIN, MAJ, DIM, DIM)
TRANSP. TRACK transposes the track up or down in semitone steps. This parameter adds an oset
value and the actual note values in the sequencer do not change. Use DATA ENTRY knob D to change
the setting, and then press [YES] to confirm the setting. You can also use DIRECT TRACK transpose
to transpose a track. For more information, please see “10.10.8 DIRECT TRACK TRANSPOSE” on page
43. (36–+36)
• If you press [TRACK NOTE] when you are in GRID RECORDING mode you exit the GRID
RECORDING mode.
• You can copy the settings in the TRACK NOTE menu and paste it to another track. In the
TRACK NOTE menu, press [FUNC] + [RECORD] to copy the parameter settings. Change
track and open TRACK NOTE menu, and then press [FUNC] + [STOP] to paste the settings.
10.5 VOICE MENU
Press [VOICE] to open the VOICE menu, where you handle the allocation of the Digitone Keys’s eight
voices. In this menu, you can also make the settings for unison and voice stealing. Press [T1–4] key to
select which track to edit. At the top left of the screen, you can see what track is selected. A dot next to
the track number indicates that the sound is in mono. For more information, please see “9.5 SOUND SETUP