User Guide

CHAPTER 7
Performance
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„Bypass“ button
Only affects the selected Alternate.
„Reset“ button
Resets the „Start Step“ of the selected Alternate to its default value.
SHORTCUTS: To reset the „Start Step“ of ALL Alternates in ALL currently loaded Layers to
their default values simultaneously, press the Mac Key (MAC OS X) or the Strg
Key (Windows XP) and click the „reset“ button.
„Content“ button
Opens and closes the Content Browser.
„Polyphony“ input field
This feature enables you to „save“ a step if not just a single note but a chord gets played, for
example. Only if the time lag between two played notes is larger than the entered value, a new
Section of the Alternate gets played. In our experience the default value of 30 milliseconds is quite
enough in most cases. Naturally you can always adjust this value to your own needs.
Valid range of values: 0 - 9000 milliseconds.
„Key Range“ input field
Defines the range for the selected Alternate.
„Start“ input field
Defines the default Section of the Basic Steps which gets played if you start a session
Valid range of values: 1. to 16. step.
„Random“ input field
This is the step random generator of Independence. If activated, Independence sets the sequence of
the available Sections at random automatically. „Random“ is extremely useful for live performances.
Valid range of values: 0% - 100%.
„Step Limit“ input field
If the Alternates of a Layer do not get played back for a longer time - e.g. a guitar Layer is not
played during a saxophone solo - it is not required to use the next Basic Step if the Layer is played
again.
Thus Step Limit contains the time value since when the switch to a new Basic Step is not required.