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MIDI Effects
Beat Designer
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Velocity Settings
When entering a drum step, the velocity setting of this step is determined by where
you click: Click in the upper part of a step for the highest velocity setting, in the
middle section for a medium velocity and in the lower part for the lowest velocity
setting. In the display, the different velocity settings are indicated by different colors.
• To fine-tune the velocity setting for an existing drum step, click on it and drag
up or down. The current velocity is indicated numerically while you drag.
• To fine-tune the velocity for a range of drum steps, click on the first step, drag
up or down to enter velocity edit mode, and then drag sideways and up or
down to modify the velocity for all the steps.
If you change the velocity for several steps at the same time, the relative
velocity differences are kept for as long as possible (until the minimum or
maximum setting is reached). The velocity for the steps is increased or
decreased by the same amount.
NOTE
If you hold down [Shift] while dragging up or down, you can change the
velocity for all steps on a lane.
• To create a crescendo or decrescendo for an existing range of drum steps,
hold down [Alt]/[Option], click on the first step, drag up or down, and then
drag to the left or right.
Editing Operations
• To move all drum steps on a lane, hold down [Shift], click on the lane, and drag
to the left or right.
• To invert a lane, that is, add drum sounds for all steps that were empty while
removing all existing drum steps, hold down [Alt]/[Option] and drag the mouse
over the lane. This lets you create unusual rhythmic patterns.
• To copy the content of a lane onto another lane, hold down [Alt]/[Option], click
in the section to the left of the lane that you want to copy, and drag.
Lane Handling
• To add a lane, click the Add Instrument Lane button at the bottom right of
the last lane.
• To remove a lane, click the Remove Instrument Lane button in the controls
section at the far right of the lane.
• To change the order of the drum lanes, click in an empty area in the section
to the left of a lane, and drag it to another position.