User Manual

STEP RECORD
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3 Click OK.
4 Repeat this procedure for each desired duration.
Choosing a note offset
Normally, step entered notes are inserted exactly at
the tick location of the current step. The offset
option allows you shift their entry a few ticks
before or after the current step location. Offset is
ideal for passages in which you’d like to push or lay
back the feel.
To place notes a certain number of ticks before the
current step location, type in a negative number of
ticks in the offset text box.
To place the notes a certain number of ticks after
the current step location, type in a positive number
of ticks.
The offset can be controlled on the fly using a pitch
bend or modulation wheel. For more information,
see “Step Record shortcuts” on page 273.
Generating random note offsets within a range
Note offsets can be generated randomly within a
range. To do so:
1 Choose Note Offsets from the Step Record
mini-menu.
2 In the offset range, enter the earliest and latest
offset that you would like to use.
Use a negative number to indicate the earliest
offset, such as -15.
3 Check the “Randomize Durations within a
range” option.
4 Click OK.
Soloing the record track
Normally, all play-enabled tracks play along with
you as you step record. However, if you want to
mute all other tracks in order to solo the one being
recorded into, click the Solo Playback check box.
PERFORMING STEP ENTRY
After setting the step duration, you are ready to
enter notes. When entering them, you can proceed
to each next step automatically (with the Auto Step
option checked) or manually (with the option
unchecked).
Stepping automatically
Enter one or more enter notes with Auto Step in the
following manner:
1 Hold down one or more notes on your MIDI
controller.
2 Release the notes to enter the step.
When Auto Step is enabled, a step is automatically
recorded when you release a key on your MIDI
input keyboard, just as if you had pressed the Step
button. This makes entry quick and easy.
For example, using Auto Step, you could enter an
eighth note scale without using the step button: just
set the duration to an eighth note and play the scale
on your MIDI keyboard.
When using Auto Step, be aware of the following
things:
Play staccato: make sure that the notes for each step
are attacked and released crisply, with clean gaps
between the notes. If the release of a note overlaps
with the attack of the next one, you may get two
notes in a step in which only one was intended.
Don’t worry about the duration. Remember, it is
determined by the duration option.