User Manual

STEP RECORD
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In this mode, other tracks do not play along with
the track that you are step recording into. To get
them to play along, click the Lock to Transport box
again to highlight it. Doing so locks the transports
to Step Record.
Connecting the main counter to step record
If, as you Step Record, you would like other tracks
to step along with you, enable Lock to Transport
before you begin. Doing so causes Digital
Performer’s main Counter to follow the current
step indicator in the Step Record window. All play-
enabled tracks will play as you step through the
sequence.
Figure 29-7: Turning on Lock to Transport engages the Step Record
step buttons to Digital Performer’s main transport controls so that
the entire sequence plays as you step record.
Changing the current step location
To change the current step location:
1 Click the Current Step location to edit it.
2 Type in the desired location.
3 Press the return key.
4 If you wish to connect the main Counter to the
new Step Record location, check the Lock to
Transpor t box .
Doing so causes the main Counter to follow you as
you step, and all play-enabled tracks will play with
you as you step.
Displaying notes as you step enter
Notes that you step enter appear in the edit
windows of the track as you enter them. To view
them either during or after entry, open any edit
window, such as the Event List, MIDI Editor, and/
or QuickScribe Editor for the track on which you
are recording. See Figure 29-2 on page 267.
Erasing the last step with the backstep button
Pressing the Backstep button will erase the step you
just entered (the one displayed just above the
current step bar). After pressing the Backstep
button, the time in the current step bar will be the
exact starting time of the step erased with the
Backstep button.
Stepping to the next beat or measure
The Beat and Measure buttons are special step
advance buttons. They compute the duration
necessary to get to the next beat or measure: the
step is recorded using that duration and you are
advanced to the next beat or measure for the next
step. For example, if the current step is on 2|1|212
the meter is 4/4, and Digital Performer’s PPQ
resolution is set to 480, when the Beat button is
pressed, a step of 268 ticks will be recorded and the
next step will be entered at 2|2|000. If the Measure
button is pressed, a step of 2|268 (2 quarter notes
and 268 ticks) will be entered and the next step will
be entered at 3|1|000.
Changing the current record track
To change the current record track, click the
“Recording on” menu and select a different track.
Figure 29-8: Choosing a track to step-record into.
Adding to existing material in a track
You can add to existing material in a track as long
as you first turn on Overdub record mode with the
Overdub record button in below the main
transport controls. Otherwise, the newly step
recorded notes will replace existing notes in the
track.