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Step Sequencer view
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Step Sequencer view menu
Row menu
The Row menu contains the following commands:
• Insert Row. Click to insert a new row. For details, see “To insert a row” on page 1950.
• Delete Row. Click to delete a row. For details, see “To delete a row” on page 1950.
• Rename Row. This command lets you rename a row.
• Cut Row Steps. Click to cut a row’s steps. The cut steps are placed on the Clipboard and can
be pasted into another row. For details, see “To cut/copy/paste all notes in a row” on page 1954.
• Copy Row Steps. Click to copy a row’s steps. The copied steps are placed on the Clipboard
and can be pasted into another row. For details, see “To cut/copy/paste all notes in a row” on page
1954.
• Paste Row Steps. Click to paste the Clipboard contents to a row. For details, see “To cut/copy/
paste all notes in a row” on page 1954.
• Shift Steps Backward. Click to move all notes in a row to the left by one step. For details, see
“To shift all notes in a row to the left or right” on page 1954.
• Shift Steps Forward. Click to move all notes in a row to the right by one step. For details, see
“To shift all notes in a row to the left or right” on page 1954.
• Adjust Velocity Multiplier. This command lets you specify a level of compression or expansion
for a pitch. The value range is 0.10 - 2.00 and the default value is 1.00 (no compression or
expansion). A value below 1.00 is compression and a value above 1.00 is expansion. For details,
see “To compress or expand all note velocities in a row” on page 1956.
• Fill Every > 2-6. This command lets you automatically insert notes every, 2, 3, 4, 5, or 6 steps.
For details, see “To automatically enable notes every “n” steps” on page 1953.
Pattern menu
The Pattern menu contains the following commands:
• Load Pattern. Click to load a Pattern file (.spp) into the Step Sequencer.
• Save Pattern As. Click to save the current pattern as a Pattern file (.spp).
• Clear Pattern. Click to clear all steps in the current pattern.
Options menu
The Options menu contains the following commands:
• Use fixed/default pattern velocity for step record. This option lets you specify whether step
recording should use the recorded velocity or a fixed velocity value for new notes. For information
about setting a fixed velocity, see “To specify the default velocity value for new notes” on page
1956.
• Preserve pattern for step sizes. This option lets you specify how existing notes are affected
when changing Steps per Beat value in the toolbar. When Preserve Pattern for Step Size is
enabled, the original pattern is preserved whenever possible as you add or remove beats. Doing