One requirement to ensure your first success with the step sequencer is an empty synth motif.
Should the sequencer not be switched on yet, press the START-key. Now press the F2 or F3 key to en-
ter the step sequencer.
Now enter the first note using the keyboard. Just press one of the keys.
The first step is now set. If you want to cancel / undo the note entry just repress the same key or se-
lect another key on the keyboard. Now press the PAGE/BANK-key. If you look at the display you will
notice that you have jumped on to the next step (i.e. the second 16th part of the bar). You can now
enter a second note with the keyboard. The current step is always indicated in the display.
The numbers in the first line of the display means: you are in the first bar - its first 1/4 - its second
16th.
The step sequencer also allows you to set a dif-
ferent resolution while entering the notes. To do
this hold down the SHIFT-key and select the de-
sired resolution with the PAGE/BANK-key.
As in the drumgrid recording you can set the volume for each note with the Number-keys 9-12. The
velocity value is displayed in the centre of the lower line of the display as V: and then a number from
1-127. For sounds that have the filter dynamics controlled by the touch sensitivity, a change of the ve-
locity setting will also open or close the filter. This can make the sound lighter or darker for each step.
At the bottom right of the display you can see another value: G. This stands for Gate-time which basi-
cally means the length of a note. This allows you to lengthen or shorten notes according to the reso-
lution of the grid in which they are set. In this example the resolution is set at 16. There are four
lengths available.
You allocate the note lengths with the Number-keys 13 to 16 (you will notice that 'Gate Time' is
printed in white above these 4 number-keys). The length of the note depends on the selected resolu-
tion. Key 16 assigns a note length which will join the note to the next step. The display therefore
shows the word "glide".
You can also control the length-values of the given Gate-times of keys 13 to 15. To
do this hold down the key of the note on the keyboard which you wish to lengthen and hold down
PAGE/BANK-key at the same time . This will stretch the length of your note. Should the next step be
empty you will be able to extend the note«s length into the next step. If the next step is not empty,
and you extend the note into it, the message 'Glide' will appear in the bottom right of the display.
With a chosen resolution of 16, for example, you can change the length of your note to 1/8 of a bar
instantly.
Step: 1:1:1/16
--- V: 64 G: 6
Step: 1:1:1/16
C4 V: 64 G: 6
Step: 1:1:2/16
--- V: 64 G: 6
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