User Manual

WORKING WITH BLOCKS IN THE SEQUENCER
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Renaming Blocks
If you don’t want to use the default Block names you can easily rename them:
D Double-click the Block name on the Blocks Track in the Block View, type in a new name and press [Return].
Defining the Block length
The length of a Block is defined using the End Marker in the Blocks view:
1. Select desired Block in the Block View as described in “Selecting a Block for editing”.
2. Adjust the End Marker to the desired position by clicking and dragging it in the Ruler.
• The Block length is always defined from the beginning of the Ruler to the End Marker.
The Left and Right Loop Locators have no influence on the Block length.
• When the sequencer is running in Block View, it will automatically loop at the End Marker.
The Loop Locators can also be used in Block View to loop at other positions, if Loop On/Off is activated on the
Transport Panel. However, in Song View the Loop Locator settings used in the Block View will be ignored.
• The Block length can be set individually for each of the 32 Blocks.
• The Block length can be changed at anytime by adjusting the End Marker in the Blocks view.
Changing Block color
Selecting separate colors for your blocks can be useful when you arrange your blocks in the Song View later on. All
32 Blocks already have default colors but these can easily be changed:
D Select a color from the Block Color palette on the Blocks Track context menu or from the Edit menu.
This applies the selected color to the Block. The sequencer tracks and any clips in the Block will maintain their
original colors.
Recording in the Block View
Recording on tracks in the Block View is done in the same ways as when recording in the regular Song View.
! Any events or recordings to the right of the End Marker in the Block View will be ignored when the Block is
played back in the Song View.
Refer to “Recording in the Sequencer” for details about recording.
Editing clips in the Block View
Editing events in clips in the Block View is done in the same way as when editing clips in the Song View.
D Double-click desired clip to open it for editing in Edit Mode, or click the Edit Mode button in the Toolbar.
Refer to “Note and Automation Editing” and “Audio Editing in the Sequencer” for details about editing clips.