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Hello everyone..
I would really appreciate if someone can tell me how to create my own step sequencer beats... I tried and when I play it back it is never the same, not even if I twist the speed knob too... Thanx In Advance.. Akiss


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the step seq has a full range across the keyboard this can be set timbra section where the range can be set. plus if your using drum on a timbra then it will only triger for transpose -2 -1 so you staert on c in that range this can be used as effect if if you start on the snare then the rest of the esq will start on that note. which can ad a bit more depth to the rhymth., sundays ah, any way hope this helps

d.novac

novac wrote:the step seq has a full range across the keyboard this can be set timbra section where the range can be set. plus if your using drum on a timbra then it will only triger for transpose -2 -1 so you staert on c in that range this can be used as effect if if you start on the snare then the rest of the esq will start on that note. which can ad a bit more depth to the rhymth., sundays ah, any way hope this helps

d.novac

thanx for the reply. Although I don't understand it now the way you say it, I will try to set it up and get back to you... thanx again

Are you trying to play drum sounds or regular pitched sounds?

Have you tried copying a sequence from a preset and editing it to get what you want?

meatballfulton wrote:Are you trying to play drum sounds or regular pitched sounds?

Have you tried copying a sequence from a preset and editing it to get what you want?

most of the times when I tried was with sounds, not with drums. what I do is to rec the step sequencer and after when I play it back it is not the way I played it, not even when I try to move the tempo knob... thank you so much for your reply... Akiss

Akiss,

After recording you can look at what you recorded in the LCD display. The manual section on editing step sequences starts on p.99. On page 101 it shows how you can see the data for each step. You could check here and see if it is at all what you expected.

You can use the edit feature to look at some of the step sequences in the presets, this may help you figure out what you're doing wrong.

it is also important to remember that the step sequencer does not record velocity or gate time, you have to tweak those per step manually (main reason for this is that this is per step and not per note). also remember it is a step sequencer and not real time sequencer so make sure you leave gaps between your notes - it does not move on to the next step until all keys have been released or you hit the tie button.

X-Trade wrote:it is also important to remember that the step sequencer does not record velocity or gate time, you have to tweak those per step manually (main reason for this is that this is per step and not per note). also remember it is a step sequencer and not real time sequencer so make sure you leave gaps between your notes - it does not move on to the next step until all keys have been released or you hit the tie button.

That I had no idea... thanx

Also it considers each note to be the same length so if you want a note to be twice as long you need to hit it twice, and then go back and tie the two notes together later in the menu. Same for a rest, you have to hit a note, and then turn it into a rest later. It's a tedious process, but back in the 303 days it's all there was and some great music can be created this way once you get the hang of it.

KevHammer wrote:Also it considers each note to be the same length so if you want a note to be twice as long you need to hit it twice, and then go back and tie the two notes together later in the menu. Same for a rest, you have to hit a note, and then turn it into a rest later. It's a tedious process, but back in the 303 days it's all there was and some great music can be created this way once you get the hang of it.

how can you tie them together? I guess from the menu somewhere...

Each step has a gate time. The shorter the gate time, the more staccato the note is. So, if it's 50 then it plays the note for half the time and is silent for half the time. A gate time of 5 or 10 will sound like quick stabs. A gate time of 99 makes it more smooth and legato. When the gate time is all the way up it says tie, so if the next step is the same pitch it makes it one long note, and if it is a different pitch and you're using a sound with portamento it will connect them and slide to the next pitch instead of jumping. This way if you make a bass line to play over it can be more expressive and musical. Then if you put in some motion sequencers on top to control volume and filter cutoff and vibrato, you can make it sound like it's really being played by a musician instead of a step sequencer.

KevHammer wrote:Also it considers each note to be the same length so if you want a note to be twice as long you need to hit it twice, and then go back and tie the two notes together later in the menu. Same for a rest, you have to hit a note, and then turn it into a rest later. It's a tedious process, but back in the 303 days it's all there was and some great music can be created this way once you get the hang of it.

or you can just hold that note/chord, then hit the "rest/tie (tap tempo)" button and it will move on to the next step setting it to a tie and thus making the note twice as long. also hitting this button after you have let go of a key will move to the next step in the same way but obviously will turn the step into a rest.

I didn't even realize there was a rest/tie button, that'll make things easier