
THE SEQUENCER - BASICS
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About Snap to Grid
The Snap to Grid function (from now on called “Snap”) restricts movement to
specific positions. This is especially useful when you are editing in the se-
quencer (moving material, creating events, etc), but it will also affect the re-
sult of moving the song position in the ruler.
To set up and activate Snap, proceed as follows:
1. Pull down the Snap pop-up menu and select a value.
If you select “Bar”, you will only be able to move the song position to the
beginning of bars. The other options restrict movement to the corre-
sponding note values.
2. Activate Snap by clicking the button next to the pop-up menu.
In this example, Snap is activated and set to quarter notes. This means you can
move the song position to exact quarter note positions only.
Using the Loop
In loop mode, the sequencer will repeat a section over and over again, dur-
ing playback or recording. You specify the section to be looped by setting the
left and right locator:
➜ Set the left locator (the start of the loop) by dragging the “L” marker
in the ruler.
Or, you can hold down [Option] (Mac) or [Ctrl] (Windows) and click in the
ruler.
➜ Set the right locator (the end of the loop) by dragging the “R”
marker in the ruler.
Or, you can hold down [Command] (Mac) or [Alt] (Windows) and click in
the ruler.
! Note that Snap applies when moving the locators in the ruler, just
as with the song position.
Both locator positions can also be adjusted numerically on the transport
panel.
➜ To activate the loop, click the Loop On/Off button so that it lights
up, or use the corresponding key command.
On a Mac this is [/], under Windows it’s [÷], both on the numeric keypad.
When you play back in loop mode, and the song position reaches the right lo-
cator, it will immediately jump back to the left locator. This way, the area be-
tween the locators will be repeated continuously.
✪ Playing back in loop mode is useful to try out mixes and arrange-
ments, rehearse takes, etc. Recording in loop mode can be useful
for adding elements to a groove, one layer at a time. Just remember
to select Overdub mode if you are recording several layers on the
same track!
The Snap on/off button.
The Snap value pop-up.
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