Specifications

THE SEQUENCER - BASICS
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Setting Up for Recording
Before you can start recording, you need to make some settings:
Tempo and Time Signature
The tempo and time signature settings are located on the transport panel.
D You can specify any tempo between 1 and 999.999 bpm (beats per
minute).
The tempo field to the right allows you to fine tune the tempo, in steps of 1/
1000 bpm.
You can also adjust the tempo (in bpm steps) by using the [+] and [–] keys on
the numeric keypad.
D You set the time signature by specifying a numerator (left value
field) and a denominator (right value field).
The numerator is the number of beats per bar, and the denominator governs
the length of a beat.
Click
When you record, it is often necessary to have some sort of rhythmic guide to
help you keep time. The easiest way is to use the built-in metronome click:
When this is activated, you will hear a click on each beat, with an accent on the
downbeat of each bar. The click is played back during recording and playback.
You can adjust the volume of the click by using the Level knob.
✪ Sometimes it might be easier to use a drum machine pattern as a
rhythmic guide.
Recording
To record MIDI from an external MIDI instrument, proceed as follows:
1. Make sure MIDI is routed to the desired track, see page 62.
The track with MIDI input is always automatically record enabled.
2. Move the song position to where you want the recording to start.
Recording always starts at the song position.
To move the song position, drag the P marker or click directly in the ruler.
✪ You may want to start a few bars early to get time to start playing.
3. Click the record button or press [*] on the numeric keypad.
The record button lights up to indicate “Record Standby” mode.
4. Click the play button or press [Enter] on the numeric keypad.
Recording starts.
5. When you are done, click the stop button or press [0] on the nu-
meric keypad.
Recorded notes are indicated as red “bars” in the Arrange window.
At this point, you may want to move the song position to the beginning of the re-
cording (by rewinding or by moving the song position marker in the ruler), and
click the play button to listen to what you recorded. You can undo the recording
if you like.
D It is also possible to activate recording during playback (“punch
in”), by starting playback and then clicking the record button.
Similarly, you can deactivate recording without stopping playback (“punch
out”).
The tempo set to
110.094 bpm.
3/4 time selected.