Operation Manual

THE SEQUENCER
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About Snap to Grid
The Snap to Grid function (from now on called “Snap”) restricts movement to specific
positions. This is especially useful when you are editing in the sequencer (moving
clips, drawing events, etc.), but it will also affect the result of moving the song position
in the ruler.
To set up and activate Snap, proceed as follows:
1. Pull down the Snap pop-up menu and select a value.
If you select “Bar”, you will only be able to move the song position to the beginning
of bars. The other options restrict movement to the corresponding note values.
2. Activate Snap by clicking the button next to the pop-up menu.
In this example, Snap is activated and set to quarter notes. This means you can move the song
position to exact quarter note positions only.
Using the loop
In loop mode, the sequencer will repeat a section over and over again, during play-
back or recording. You specify the section to be looped by setting the left and right lo-
cator:
D Set the left locator (the start of the loop) by dragging the “L” marker in
the ruler.
Or, you can hold down [Option] (Mac) or [Ctrl] (Windows) and click in the ruler.
D Set the right locator (the end of the loop) by dragging the “R” marker in
the ruler.
Or, you can hold down [Command] (Mac) or [Alt] (Windows) and click in the ruler.
! Note that Snap applies when moving the locators in the ruler, just as with
the song position.
D Both locator positions can also be adjusted numerically on the transport
panel.
Click on one of the value fields (Bars/Beats/16th notes or Ticks) and drag the
mouse up or down or select a value and use the spin controls.
D To activate the loop, click the Loop On/Off button so that it lights up, or
use the corresponding key command.
On a Mac this is [/], under Windows it’s [÷], both on the numeric keypad.
When you play back in loop mode, and the song position reaches the right locator, it
will immediately jump back to the left locator. This way, the area between the locators
will be repeated continuously.
The Snap on/off button.
The Snap value pop-up.