Clear and Duplicate
The Clear and Duplicate buttons perform the same functions with drum tracks as they do with
synth notes (see “Clear and Duplicate” on page 33), although as altering a drum pattern is
such a simple process to perform in Note View, you probably won’t ever use them to simply add
or remove drum hits.
However, there is one important point to note – using Clear and Duplicate will also remove or
copy any automation data (Macro knob movements) associated with the step. If you use the
Duplicate function to copy a drum hit from one step to another any modication to the drum
sound effected by the automation will be copied to the new step. Similarly, if you just delete a
drum hit from a step, any automation data for that step remains in place and will affect a new
drum hit recorded at that step. Using the Clear function deletes the automation data as well, so
that a drum hit added subsequently will have the “native” sound.