9. STEP RECORD / EDIT
9.1. What's the difference?
The terms are sometimes used interchangeably. Here's what they mean in PolyBrute:
• Step recording means
entering data.
It is more track-focused.
• Step editing means
editing an event
(i.e., a Step). The focus is one event at a time.
9.2. Overwrite vs. overdub
On the Sequencer mode home page you can use [Assign 7] to toggle between Overdub On
and Overwrite On. This setting does not affect the Modulation tracks. It is active in both Notes
view and Modulations view (even when you can't see it).
•
Overwrite On:
Step overwrite replaces all notes in the step, even if only one note
is played.
•
Overdub On:
Steps can overdub additional notes up to the maximum polyphony
of 6 voices, and then no more notes can be added. You can delete individual
notes in
9.3. Step Record
Step recording lets you edit a real-time recording, and also offers a different way to work
with patterns. With it you are able to:
• Enter a phrase one step at a time, including tied notes.
• Capture the movements of up to three controls on the Modulation tracks.
To enter Step record mode, stop the pattern (if it's playing) and press the Record button. The
pattern locates to step 1. Here's some of what you can do:
• Play one or more keys to enter a note or chord on step 1.
• Use the Amount knob to scroll to a different step. The purple step is the record
cursor.
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A red step has an active note or chord. That step plays when the
cursor reaches it.
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Dim red buttons are tied notes and do not trigger.
• Touch a Matrix button to select a step. A red step plays when selected.
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To replace the note data of the selected red step, make sure that
Overwrite ON is set, and play one or more keys.
• A dark step is silent (i.e., a rest) but may not be disabled. To be sure, exit Step
record mode (press the Record button) and touch that Matrix button. If it turns
red, it contains note data.
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Back in Step record mode, select that dark step with the Amount knob
or touch its Matrix button.
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To enter note data to the selected dark step, play one or more keys. It
becomes a red step.
• As needed, use [Assign 1+2] to switch between steps 1-32 and 33-64, and use
[Assign 3-4] to switch between Notes view and
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