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The step grid

Draw the arpeggio's rhythm and dynamics: rests, strength, length, rolls, ties and chords.

The grid has up to 16 steps and sits below the settings, in both modes. Each column is a step: the numbered button on top, the lane you edit below.

Turning steps on and off

  • Tap the numbered button to turn the step on or off. Drag across several to do the same to all of them.
  • A step that is off is a rest. In Arp mode, the note waits and moves to the next step that is on.
  • The step that is playing lights up. In Arp mode, its button shows the notes it just played, rest on a rest and chord on a chord.

The lanes

Pick the lane in the selector above the grid and draw by dragging your finger or the mouse across the columns. Next to the selector, a hint explains the chosen lane.

LaneValuesWhat it does
Velocity1 to 127The step's strength (applies with Velocity set to Grid)
Length25, 50, 75 or 100 %How much of the step the note lasts. With Shift, any value. Gate works on top
Ratchet1 to 4How many times the step plays, evenly
TieOn or offThe note carries into the next step, with no new attack
ChordOn or offThe step plays the whole chord
  • A tie that lands on a rest ends the note at the rest.
  • With Ratchet and Tie on the same step, the last hit is the one that carries on.
  • In Arp mode, a Chord step does not move the order on: the next step picks up where it was.

The grid's length

On the right, under Length, the − and + buttons change the number of steps, from 1 to 16. Steps past that length are dimmed and don't play.

Rhythm: 10 ready-made rhythms

Rhythm fills the grid with a ready-made rhythm. It turns steps on and off and sets Velocity, Length, Ratchet and Tie, over 16 steps. In Step Seq, each step's note stays as it was.

RhythmWhat it is
StraightEvery step on, all at the same strength
AccentsEvery step on, with an accent on each downbeat
OffbeatEvery step on, with the accent on the offbeat
GallopA gallop: a rest after the first note of each beat
TresilloThe 3 + 3 + 2 rhythm
SyncopatedNotes off the downbeat
Gated PulseA pulse with rests, accents and ties
Half TimeEvery other step
Ratchet RollEvery step on, with rolls at the end of each half of the grid
StabsThe 3 + 3 + 2 rhythm with short notes