Reference Guide

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Matrix view

To specify how soon a pattern should start playing after being triggered

When you trigger a cell or column, playback starts after the amount of time that is selected in the

Cell Trigger Time menu in the Matrix view toolbar.

• Click the Trigger Resolution menu and select one of the available options:

• Immediate. Playback starts immediately.

• Next Measure. Playback starts on the next measure boundary.

• Next Beat. Playback starts on the next beat.

• Next 1/8. Playback starts on the next 8th note.

• Next 1/16. Playback starts on the next 16th note.

• Next 1/32 Note. Playback starts on the next 32th note.

• Next 1/64 Note. Playback starts on the next 64th note.

After a cell has been triggered, the cell blinks until the Trigger Resolution is reached, at which

time playback starts.

To start a pattern from its beginning

• Make sure the Cell Start toggle is in Always from Beginning mode before you trigger the

pattern.

To configure a cell as “one-shot”

• Right-click the cell and select One-Shot Trigger on the context menu.

The Loop Mode and Latch Mode buttons in the cell are hidden. When One-Shot Trigger mode

is enabled, loop and latch settings are ignored, and the cell only plays one repetition from

beginning to end.

To disable One-Shot Trigger mode, right-click the cell and select One-Shot Trigger on the

context menu.

To synchronize a pattern with the project’s Now time

• Make sure the Cell Start toggle is in Offset to Now Time mode before you trigger the pattern.

When you trigger a cell in Offset to Now Time mode, the pattern will start playing in sync with the

Now time after the amount of time listed in the Trigger Resolution menu. It’s as if the cell’s

pattern is repeated throughout the song and you unmute the pattern at a certain point.

Tip:

To trigger a cell using the opposite mode of the current

Cell Start

setting, hold down the ALT

key when you trigger the cell.

Tip:

To trigger a cell using the opposite mode of the current

Cell Start

setting, hold down the ALT

key when you trigger the cell.