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MIDIbox SEQ V4 Beginner's Guide
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automatically returned to the Jam page.
Recording works regardless of whether the sequencer is running or stopped. Most of the time
recording makes practical sense only in Phrase mode, where patterns are not switching, because
switching to another pattern erases all unsaved changes. (For Phrase and Song mode, see section
5.2.)
Fwd (GPB3) sets note forwarding 'on' or 'off'. If Fwd is 'on', it means that the notes you play (whether
you're recording or not) are forwarded immediately to the Port and MIDI channel (set in the tracks'
EVENT page) of the active track. If Fwd is 'off', you won't hear the notes when you play/record them,
even though playback does work regardless of the Fwd setting. Note that the Jam bus settings on the
MIDI configuration page (see section 4.1.1.) must allow the MIDI messages through for note
forwarding and recording to work.
Whether or not to keep Fwd 'on' depends on your equipment and setup. For example, some MIDI
Router settings (MENU + MIDI MIDI Router, see Appendix 3) can cause notes to become triggered
twice per key press, if Fwd is 'on'. For a simple setup, however, setting Fwd 'on' is probably a good
idea.
4.1.3. Step recording
On the Jam page, press GPB4 to choose Step recording settings for editing. They appear in the right
LCD.
Mode can be set to either 'Poly' or 'Mono'. 'Mono' allows you to record only one note at a time, and
always in the first note layer, overwriting any notes that already were there, while 'Poly' allows you to
record as many notes simultaneously as you have note layers on the track you're recording on. (The
number of available note layers depends on how you have set up the track; see section 2.1.1.) Both
modes overwrite whatever was in the note, velocity and length layers for each recorded step. If a step
had several note layers with notes in them (i.e. a chord) and you record a single note in that step
(which always goes in the first note layer), all the other note layers are erased as well.
In mono mode you will have access to Inc (increment) setting, which allows you to effect an automatic
step increment after recording a note in a step. For example, Inc setting '+2' means that after
recording the first note (e.g. in step 1), the cursor will jump forward two steps (e.g. into step 3). This
way you can spare yourself the trouble of adjusting the cursor position by hand, if you know that you
want to record notes in a steady rhythm. Inc setting is not available for poly mode, which means you
have to adjust the cursor by hand.
AStart controls whether or not to start the sequencer automatically when you press a key on your
MIDI controller to record the first note. If the sequencer is already running, AStart setting makes no
difference. Note that if the sequencer is not running and AStart is 'off', recording will always be step
recording (and will use step recording settings from the Jam page), even if Live recording is selected
on the Jam page, and even if 'LIVE RECORDING' is flashing on the display. Step recording with AStart
'on' or the sequencer already running is not affected by the tempo, but only by the increment setting.
The Step setting indicates the cursor position on the EDIT page. The position can be changed on the