Specifications

Song Mode and the Song Editor
Song Editor: Track Functions
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Grab
GrabissimilartotheCopyfunction,exceptthattheGrabfunctionallowsyoutocopyselected
datafromtracksthatexistinothersongsinmemory.
SrcSong:SongList
TheSourceSongparameterissettotheIDandnameofthesonginmemorythatcontainsthe
desiredtrack
datayouwishtograbinordertouseitinthecurrentsong.Thesourcetrackis
determinedbytheTrackparameterdisplayedonupperrighthandsideofthepage,selectable
withtheChan/Zonebuttons.
DstTrack:1to16/All
Selectadestination trackforthegrabbedeventswiththe
DstTrackparameter.Allselected
eventsfromthesourcesongandtrackdescribedintheRegion/Criteriaboxwillbeplacedinthe
destinationtrack(s)atanybar,beat,andtickyouspecify.
Ifthecurrentlyselected trackisAlltracksthenthedestinationtrackwillbeAlltracksaswell.
Nomatterwhat
channelthecurrenttrack(sourcetrackinthesourcesong)issettowhenyou
usethegrabfunction,theeventswillbeplayedonthedestinationtrack’schannel.
Location:Bars:Beats:Ticks
Specifyabar,beat,andticklocationinthedestinationtrackwherethegrabbeddatawill
be
placedwiththeLocationparameter.Ifthelengthofthegrabbedregionextendsfromthe
Locationpointbeyondthesong’sexistingEndpoint,anewEndpointisdefined.
Mode:Merge/Erase/Slide
TheModesettingdetermineswhetherthegrabbedeventsmergewith,oreraseexistingevents
onthedestinationtrackfrom
thelocationpointtotheendofthegrabbedregion.WithModeset
toSlide,thesequencercreatesspaceforthenewevents,andslidestheexistingeventsto
uniformlylatertimesinthesong.
Times:1to127
ThevalueselectedfortheTimesparameterdetermineshowmanycopies
oftheselectedregion
areplaced,oneafteranother,inthedestinationtrack.