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Step Sequencer
Example Sequence Configuration
The following example should help clarify the use of the
Step
Length, Length, and Signature Mode parameters.
We’ll assume that the sequence has the following rhythmic form
and that a loop is the equivalent of a bar.
The smallest note value that occurs is an eighth note triplet.
Therefore, set the
Global value for Step Length to 1/8trpl. Because
the phrase is only seven notes long, you’ll need only seven of
the 16 steps. Therefore, set the
Length to 7 steps and enable
Step Loop. Next, set all notes to the desired pitches (in this
example, C3 for all steps).
Give the first two steps a
Length of 3 (because a quarter-note =
3 eighth-note triplets). Give the next note a length of 2, and the
last four notes a length of 1.
The Step Sequencer will now play the seven notes as a
continuous loop and will ignore the subsequent, unused steps,
since the first seven correspond to the length of a bar.
Alternatively you could set the
Signature to 4/4, and Signature
Mode to Auto Restart. With these settings, too, the 7-note
sequence will play back as a loop.
