User guide

Tracktion 4 Reference Manual
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Step Entry
When the step entry mode is activated, any MIDI note received from a MIDI input attached to
the track will be inserted into the clip at the current play-head cursor position. After the note
has been added, the play-head cursor will jump forward to the next snap position, ready for a
new note to be input. In this way, you can play a part without needing to worry about being able to play
the section live. Step entry can also be handy for entering drum patterns.
If you play a chord, the step editor will treat it as a chord and enter it appropriately.
The options button located in the control panel has a menu option labelled use incoming velocities
for MIDI step entry, and when this option is selected, the velocity at which you play each note on your
controller keyboard is applied to the step entered note. If this option is disabled, however, the velocity
dened by the vel setting is used instead.
The length of the notes and thus the step is dened by the len value.
To insert a rest, or space, in the clip press the ` key. This will cause the play-head to jump to the next
snap position without any note being entered.
To work in step entry mode, rst ready the track for MIDI recording as if you were about to record
live. Next, set the play-head to the point where you want step editing to begin in the clip, activate the
step button, and begin playing your sequence.