When using the pads for playback of both and the internal sample-based and MIDI
instruments – there are differences between the green and red (edit) modes. The green
mode is playing back the note and instrument only and is more of a controller type. The
red (edit) mode will playback the entire step with its fx and it’s relation to the projects
BPM.
External source MIDI clock and transport in the Pattern mode will playback the current
pattern on a loop, while in Song mode will play the entire song.
Particular tracks can be
renamed
in the Master section.
Step & Fill tools
Besides the basic step input options, the Polyend Tracker offers two compelling step
input/editing tools.
Step
and
Fill
tools are crucial to master to get a quick musical output
without spending too much time. Used skillfully, they can radically speed up both the
composition process and productivity.
Step function
allows setting the interval for that incremental step input range. When steps
are being manually entered on a track – the timeline row will move down to another step
position. Use Step with setting from 0 to 32 to set the interval. Now, each step will be
entered exactly in the needed spots without a need of scrolling or navigating to them.
Fill tool
is a sophisticated sequence editing utility that allows entering multiple-step values
to a selected edited area with a single click. Depending on the mode (Fill Notes/Fill
Instruments/Fill Fx), there is a wide variety of application of the Fill tool with the following
settings to choose from:
Where? – Indicates where to insert a Note/Instrument/Fx:
Note – applies (replaces) new notes to all of the steps with already existing notes
within the selection.
No Note – fills all steps that contain no notes within the selection.
Fx – finds and fills all steps with Fx within the selection.
No Fx – finds and fills all steps where there is now Fx assigned within the
selection.
Random – randomly fills steps within the selection.
Each 1-32 – evenly fills steps with the chosen interval within the selection.
Scale (only in Fill Note) – applies a chosen musical scale filter for the Note input.
Fx Type (only in Fill Fx) – pick one (or many random) Fx types to be filled into the
sequence steps. Please note that the Random Fx Type does not use the Tempo Fx for