Using Wave Sequences Programming Basics
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What’s in a step?
Wave Sequences have 64 steps (although you don’t have to
use all of them–see “Setting the length of the sequence” on
page 185). Each step includes:
• A “type” setting, which makes the step either play a
Multisample, continue the previous step like a tied note,
or play only silence like a musical rest.
• A selected Multisample, which sets the basic sound of
the step.
• Multisample Reverse and Start Offset parameters, which
modify the basic sound of the Multisample.
• Volume, coarse tuning, and fine tuning for the
Multisample.
• A duration, which controls how long the step lasts. You
can set the duration in either milliseconds or musical
beats.
• A crossfade time, which sets how long it takes to fade
into the next step.
• Fade-in and fade-out shapes for the crossfade, for subtle
control of the transition between this step and the next
step.
• Two AMS output values, which can be used to control
other Program parameters.
Setting the length of the sequence
You can use anything from 1 to 64 steps in a Wave
Sequence. You also don’t have to start on step 1. To set the
length of the sequence:
1. Go to the GLOBAL > Wave Sequence– Sequence
Parameters page.
2. Set the Start Step as desired.
You can also modulate the Start Step in real-time; for
more information, see “Start Step modulation” on
page 191. Modulating the start step does not change the
End Step.
3. Set the End Step as desired.
The read-only Length parameter will show you the total
number of steps between the two points.
Setting up the loop
Wave Sequences can loop, so that some or all of the steps are
played repeatedly–like a drum loop, or a loop in a sequencer.
You can set the start and end of the loop separately from the
start and end of the Wave Sequence itself. The loop can
either play for as long as the note is played, or repeat a
specified number of times. Finally, you can choose whether
the loop plays forwards, plays backwards, or alternates
between backwards and forwards.
To set up the loop:
1. Go to the GLOBAL > Wave Sequence– Sequence
Parameters page.
2. Set the Loop Start Step and Loop End Step as desired.
3. Set the Loop Direction.
Forwards plays from the Start Step to the Loop End, and
then skips back to the Loop Start.
Backwards/Forwards plays from the Start Step to the
Loop End, then backwards from the Loop End to the
Loop Start, and then forwards again to the Loop End, and
so on.
Backwards plays from the Start Step to the Loop End,
then backwards from the Loop End to the Loop Start, and
then skips back to the Loop End, and so on.
4. Set the Loop Repeats.
You can set the loop to repeat a specific number of times,
between 1 and 127. You can also make the loop keep
playing for as long as the note is held (the INF setting), or
not repeat at all (the Off setting).
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