Korg microSTATION - Grid Sequence Function

Creating songs (Sequencer mode)
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Grid Sequence function
What is the Grid Sequence function?
Thegridsequencefunctionletsyoucreatephrases
suchasdrumpatternsbyenteringnotesonagrid.
Evenifyou’renotcomfortablerecordingthedrums
fromakeyboard,thismethodallowsyoutoeasily
createdrumpatterns.
What is the grid?
Let’sthinkofan8‐beatmeasureasanemptygrid.First
we’lluseverticallinestoindicateeachofthe8thnotes.
Sinceourexamplehasonemeasure,we’lldraweight
verticallines.
Nextwe’llusehorizontallinestoindicatethenote
numbers(differentinstrumentalsounds).Sincewe’ re
goingtousefourdruminst
ruments,we’
lldrawfour
horizontallines.
We’llusea“+”symboltoindicateeachintersection
betweenaverticalandhorizontalline.Each“+”
symbolindicatesagridlocation.Thefollowing
illustrationshowsanemptygridforone8‐beat
measure.
Inourexample,we’llusethisgridtoenterthe8‐beat
one‐measuredrumpattern
shownbelow.
Theillustrationbelowshowshowwecanusethegrid
todepictthis8‐beatdrumpattern.The“”symbol
indicatesagridlocationatwhichthecorresponding
druminstrumentisheard.
YoucanusethemicroSTATION’sgridsequence
functiontocreatethispatternbyturningthe“+”
location
soffandthe“”locationson.
You’llusethefunction01–16buttonsandfunction01–
16LEDstomakegridsettings.Youcanusethe
function01–16buttonstospecifyasequenceofupto
64gridsteps.Forexamplewitha4/4timesignature
andan8‐beatrhythm,thisle
tsyoucreateapatternup
toeightmeasureslong.Witha4/4timesignatureanda
16‐beatrhythm,thepatterncanbeuptofourmeasures
long.
Recording with the Grid Sequence
function
Let’susetheGridSequencefunctiontocreateasimple
drumpattern.
Note: WhenyourecordusingtheGridSequence
function,eachnote’svelocityvalueandduration(note
length)arerecordedatafixedvaluespecifiedby“Init
Vel”and“InitDur”respectively.Ifyouwanttocreate
changesinthesevalues,you’llneedtoeditthemafter
recording.
Youcan’tusetheGridSeque n cefu nct iontoturna
gridnoteon/offwhileasongisplayingor being
recorded.Youmustfirststopplaybackor
recording.
1. Createanewsong.
(p. 35“RecordingwiththeLoopfunction”steps
1–3)
2. Assignadrumprogramtotrack1.
(  p. 35“RecordingwiththeLoopfunction”steps3–5)
3. PresstheGRIDSEQfunction.
TheGridSequencefunctionwillturnon.TheLED
locatedattheupperleftoftheGRIDSEQbutton
andtheGRIDSEQLEDlocatedattheleftofthe
functionLEDswilllight‐up.
WhentheGridSequencefunctionisturnedon,the
Loopfunctionwillturnon.
Note: TheLOOPbuttonwillnotlight‐upwhenthe
GridSequencefunctionturnson.Whenyouexitthe
GridSequencefunction,Loopwillremainon,and
theLOOPbuttonwilllight‐up.
WhentheGridSequencefunctionturnson,the
displaywillshowascreenthatletsyouspecifythe
measuresoverwhichtheloo
pwillrepeat,andthe
quantizationsetting(“LpEnd”and“Q”).
Forthisexample,set“LpEnd”to002.
Bydefault,theloopsettingwillbetheloopsetting
(“LoopM***‐***”)thatwasspecifiedwhenyou
turnedtheLoopfunctionon.Ifyouwanttochange
theloopsta
rtmeasure,turnofftheGridSeque
nce
functionanduse“LoopM***‐***”tochangethe
setting.
Themeasuresthatwillbeloopedcanbe
changedintheGridSequencefunctionsettingscreen.
Bydefault,thetimesignaturesetting(“TS”)willbe
thesettingofthesong.Ifyouwanttochangethis,
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