User Manual

WORKING WITH BLOCKS IN THE SEQUENCER
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4. Draw a clip on the Blocks Track.
This creates a Block Automation Clip which instructs the sequencer to play back the events you have previously
recorded in Block 1:
A Block Automation Clip drawn on the Blocks Track in the Song View.
The contents (clips and events) of Block 1 are displayed on the respective sequencer tracks in a ghosted fashion
on a colored background. This way you will see what events and/or recordings the Block will play back. This also
allows for muting of individual lanes in the Block (see “Muting lanes in Block Automation Clips”).
The following rules apply to Block Automation Clips:
• If the Block Automation Clip is longer than the actual Block length (defined by the End Marker in the Block
View), the Block is repeated over and over for as many times as necessary.
In the picture above, the Block length is 8 bars and the Block Automation Clip is 20 bars. This means that Block 1
is repeated at bars 9 and 17. The repetitions are indicated with thin vertical lines in the Block Automation Clip and
on the sequencer tracks (similar to a Pattern Automation clip).
• If the Block Automation Clip is shorter than an even multiple of the Block length, the remaining content of the
Block is masked out (muted) in the Song View arrangement.
In the picture above, the last 4 bars of the third repetition are masked out.
D If you want to add single Block Automation Clips, you can also double click with the Selection (Arrow) tool on
the Blocks Track.
The clip gets the length of the currently selected Snap value. To create longer clips, double click, hold and drag to
the right.
Block Automation Clip
Block contents