User Manual

RECORDING IN THE SEQUENCER
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Note recording details
Note events can be recorded for instrument devices and are contained in note clips. Performance controller events,
such as Mod Wheel, Pitch Bend and Aftertouch events, can also be recorded for instrument devices, and be con-
tained in note clips, but they are described separately in “Parameter automation recording details”.
Setting up the instrument track
To record notes for an instrument device - or for an external MIDI instrument - on a track in the sequencer, you need
only create an instrument track as described in “Creating an instrument track”. The instrument track will automatically
have Master Keyboard Input and the note lane will automatically be record enabled. Since you will only be recording
MIDI events on the instrument track - and no audio - there is no need to adjust audio levels etc. These can always be
adjusted afterwards.
If you want to control an external MIDI instrument, simply create an External MIDI Instrument device and select the
appropriate MIDI port and channel on the device panel. See “External MIDI Instrument” for more details.
About “Quantize During Recording”
The Q Record (Quantize During Recording) button on the Transport Panel.
It’s possible to quantize MIDI notes as they are being recorded. This will automatically align the start positions of the
recorded notes to a pre-defined grid. Refer to “Quantize” for more details.
Recording notes
1. Set up the instrument track according to the description in “Setting up the instrument track”.
2. Record the track according to the description in “General recording procedure”.
3. When the recording is finished, the note clip on the lane shows the recorded note events in a piano-roll fashion
inside the clip:
A note clip with note events.
The note clip’s start and end boundaries will automatically snap to the closest bar to make it easier to arrange
(move etc.) later on.
! If no MIDI events (notes and/or performance controllers) were recorded, the empty note clip will be automati-
cally removed from the lane after you have clicked Stop.
q It’s also possible to manually insert notes by drawing them with the Pencil tool. Refer to “Drawing notes”.
q You can also use Player devices to automatically generate various types of MIDI Note sequences, patterns and
chords when you record your instrument, see “Working with Players”.
Recording notes in Loop mode
Recording on a note lane in Loop mode allows you to continuously add new notes in a defined section of your song:
1. Set up the instrument track according to the description in “Setting up the instrument track”.
2. Set the Left and Right Locators to span the desired part of your song.
Note clip with note events