Operation Manual

THE SEQUENCER
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D First select the device and then select ”Create Track for (name of de-
vice)” item on the Edit menu. This is also available on the device’s con-
text menu.
The new track will be connected to the device and will have the same name as the
device.
! Note that if a track already exists for a device this menu item will be un-
available - a device can only have one track.
Folding tracks
D To fold/unfold a track, click on the track handle arrow.
By pressing [Alt] (Win) or [Option] (Mac) and clicking on the arrow all tracks will
be folded/unfolded.
A folded track will not show the individual lanes in the track list, and in the Arrange
window clips are shown as horizontal strips. If the folded track has several lanes all
the clips on the lanes will be shown as vertically stacked strips in Arrange mode but
events and curves are not shown.
A folded track.
D Basic clip operations (selecting, moving, copying etc.) are available for
folded tracks, although it is generally better to unfold a track if you want
to edit its contents, as this gives you a better overview.
D You can also fold only the automation lanes on a track, by clicking the ar-
row next to the automation lanes in the track list.
Track Color
A track can be assigned a color in the sequencer. This works in the following way:
D To assign a color for a selected track select “Color” from the Edit menu.
On the Color submenu a list of available colors are shown.
The selected track color is reflected in all new clips you record or draw on this track
(any previously recorded clips on this track will not change color). Track color is also
shown in the strip to the right of the track handle in the track list.
D You can select to automatically set a color for new tracks by ticking
“Auto-color New Sequencer Tracks” on the Options menu.
The track color will be a random selection of one of the available colors.
✪ It is also possible to select a color for one or several selected clips - see
“Clip color”.
Naming tracks
You can name tracks by double-clicking on its name in the track list. Note that naming
a track also changes the name of the associated device (and vice versa).
Basic sequencer window handling
The sequencer area below the rack.
D You can adjust the size of the sequencer area by dragging the divider be-
tween the sequencer and the rack.
D Clicking the maximize button in the upper right corner will make the se-
quencer area fill the whole document window.
The key command for this is [Ctrl]/[Command]-[2] (to maximize the rack instead,
use [Ctrl]/[Command]-[1]). Clicking the button or using the key command again
will return the area to normal, un-maximized state.
The sequencer maximize button.
D When viewing the contents of a track note lane in Edit mode, the right
part of the sequencer area is divided into different edit lanes.
You view the note information in one edit lane, performance controller automation
in another edit lane, and any track parameter automation lanes in a third edit lane.
You can adjust the size of the edit lanes by dragging the dividers between them
and by using the zoom controls.