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The gate time is divided into four equal sections, making it easy to set rhythmically
accurate note lengths. In order for the one-shot envelope to react to gate time, it is
necessary to either activate the Gate function in the sound itself (see Changing the
Ultrabeat Trigger Mode) or use envelopes in sustain mode (see Using Ultrabeats Envelope
Parameters), in conjunction with rhythmically useful (short) decay times.
To reset all velocity and gate values to default settings
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Click the Reset button at the left of the velocity/gate row.
The default velocity setting = 75 percent. The default gate time = all four sections are
active.
Using Ultrabeat’s Velocity/Gate Shortcut Menu Commands
Control-click (or right-click) any step in the velocity/gate row to open a shortcut menu
that has the following commands:
Alter Vel(ocities): Changes the velocity values of all steps by a random amount, while
retaining the selected beats (the Trigger row remains unchanged).
Alter Gate (Time): Changes the note lengths of all steps by a random amount, while
retaining the selected beats (the Trigger row remains unchanged).
Randomize Vel(ocities): Creates a new, random velocity value.
Randomize Gate (Time): Creates a new, random gate value.
Using Accents in Ultrabeat
The Accent setting can be switched on or off individually for each drum sound. This allows
you to turn accents on for cymbals but turn accents off for the kick drum, for example.
To enable accents and set the accent level
1 Click the blue LED to the right of the Accent slider to enable the accent function.
2 Move the Accent slider to globally determine the volume of programmed accents.
To program an accent for a particular step
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Click the blue LED above the desired step (steps 1 and 3 in the image). The sound at this
step position will be accentuated (played louder).
Switching the Ultrabeat Step Grid to Full View
Click the Full View button in Ultrabeat’s lower-right corner to see a large sequencer grid
filled with trigger buttons. The large grid simultaneously displays the 32 trigger buttons
for all 25 drum sounds.
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