8.3.2.4. Change step length (tie notes)
There are two ways to change the length of a step (i.e., tie a note): the Bracket way and the
Knob way.
The Bracket way
To make a step longer, hold its Matrix button for less than 1 second and press a button to the
right. You have just put "brackets" around the length of the note. The button LEDs indicate the
note duration: the brightest step is the original note, and the buttons to the right are lit more
dimly to show that the note is tied. It's okay for notes to overlap, if polyphony allows.
To shorten a step, hold its Matrix button for less than 1 second and press a button that is
closer to the source note (i.e., make the bracket smaller). This method can't be used to return
the note duration to a single step, though. To do that requires the Knob method.
The Knob way
To make a step longer or shorter, hold its Matrix button and turn the Amount knob within 1
second. (If you hold the Matrix button for 1+ seconds before turning the Amount knob, the
Record light turns red and the Matrix buttons change colors. This means you've entered step
edit mode. The full details about step editing are
• Turn the Amount knob clockwise to lengthen the step and more red LEDs appear
to the right, with the first one brighter than the tied steps. Notes can be extended
to the end of the sequence.
• Turn the Amount knob counter-clockwise; fewer red LEDs means the note or
chord has been shortened. If the notes are extra long, keep turning the knob until
you see some red LEDs go dark; then adjust the step as needed.
8.3.2.5. Step length, 6 voices and MIDI
The sequencer and the voices are independent. So a legato type of playback might not
sound the same depending on the
. As with
this is not handled within the sequencer.
There can be up to 6 notes per step, and their individual lengths are stored within each step.
For example, if you have a sequence like this:
• Step 1: [C0; D0; E0; F0; G0; A0], each with a note length of 10 steps
• Step 2: [C1; D1; E1; F1; G1; A1], each with a note length of 10 steps
• During playback, on step 3 you’ll have all 12 notes On over MIDI, and the 6
playing voices will depend on the voice allocation mode. In other words, legato
voice-playing isn’t recorded with the sequence.
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