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Steppy 3U Manual
Tap Recording
Tap Recording is a special, alternate way to program trigger patterns into Steppy. Instead of
manually turning steps on/off in a grid, Tap Recording lets you tap out your rhythms in real-time.
Tapped recordings always play back in sync with the clock input
(using whatever Clock Division, Gate, Probability, Ratchets and
any other settings you’ve currently assigned to a Track.
To enter TAP Recording Mode:
1. Hold the SELECT button while pressing the EDIT button.
The
yellow
SELECT LED and
red
EDIT LED will pulse
slowly in unison.
To exit TAP Recording Mode:
1. If currently in TAP Recording Mode (both LEDs pulsing),
press the EDIT button to exit the mode.
To use TAP Recording Mode:
Each of the four buttons on the top-left correspond to the four
track patterns (A, B, C and D). With a CLK signal at the CLK
input, tap these buttons to record trigger patterns in real time
into the corresponding track.
NOTE: You can choose whether or not you want to hear the
triggers as you enter them by pressing the PROB button. Muted
taps are indicated by
yellow
ABCD buttons.
Each of the four buttons on the top-right also correspond to the
four track patterns (A, B, C and D). Only in this case, pressing a
button clears any trigger assigned to the next step. To clear
multiple steps, hold the button down. The longer you hold the
button, the more steps you clear (you can even clear an entire
pattern this way).
Each of the four buttons on the bottom-left illuminate when the
corresponding Track plays Step 1 of its pattern.
The four buttons on the bottom-right light sequentially (from top
to bottom) to provide visual indication of the incoming clock
(tempo).
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