Use the C2 knob to adjust the velocity (volume) of the notes you enter, and the C3 knob to adjust the gate time (note duration).
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Press the [TIE] button to input a tie, or the [REST] button to input a rest. When you press one of these buttons, the step will advance automatically, so you will not need to perform steps 14 and 15 of this procedure.
Velocity Gate time
Velocity: 1�8 Gate time:1�9, - (Slide-on) Slide-on:The note of the current step will be smoothly connected to the note of the next step. Choose this when you want to simulate the playing technique used by guitar or bass players in which they slide their finger to another fret after plucking the string. This setting is available only if you�ve selected a pattern from the LEAD or BASS group.) * It is not possible to specify the Gate Time if Vintage mode is turned on for a BASS group pattern.
You can also specify a slide-on by holding down the [SHIFT] button and pressing the [SLIDE] button.
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To add an accent to a note, hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [ACCENT] button.
The velocity value will blink.
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While a BASS group pattern is playing, you can use the C3 knob to adjust the accent level.
blink
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Press a keyboard pad to specify the note (pitch).
Once the pitch has been specified, you will advance to the next step.
To change the range (octave shift) of the keyboard pads, press the [DISPLAY] button enough times to get the OCT indicator to light, and use the [INC] or [DEC] buttons.
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Repeat steps 13�15 to create your phrase.
If you want to redo the settings of the previous step, press the [DEC] button to move backward to that step, and make the desired settings.
If you specified the length of the phrase as two measures, you can hold down the [SCALE] button to view the current measure position in the display. The previous display will reappear when you release the button.
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When you are finished creating the phrase, press the [ ](STOP) button.
Step recording will end, and you will return to Step Edit mode.
