Editing the notes, performance data and motions

What is a sequencer?

A system for using a sound generator to play notes (pitches and note lengths) at a certain timing based on a specified set of performance data (a “sequence”) is called a “sequencer”.
With the S-1 sequencer, you can handle the following performance data in units of playing time called “steps”.

Note pitch (note number)
How hard a note is played (velocity)
Note length (gate time)
The probability for notes to play back (probability)
Playing notes in repeated succession (sub steps)
Changes to tone parameters (motions)

The S-1 offers different ways of inputting this data into the sequencer to match your needs.

Methods of input using the sequencer

Type	[ø] (PLAY) button (lit: ○ unlit: -)	[ó] (REC) button (lit: ○ unlit: -)	[STEP] button (lit: ○ unlit: -)	Display indication	[1]–[16] pads	Delete all notes Pad [11] (CLEAR NOTE)	Input motion	Delete all motions Pad [12] (CLEAR MOTION)
A. Inputting with the step pads	○／–	–	○	Tempo	Step pads Inputs/deletes a note (C5) into or from the step corresponding to the pad you pressed Hold down the pad to display the note number of the inputted note Press [D-MOTION] button while holding down a pad to switch between notes and sub steps, in order	All notes in a pattern	Steps specified with the step pads	All motions in a pattern
B. Editing with the keyboard pads (chord)	–	○	–	St. (number)	Keyboard pads (white) Input/delete multiple notes into the step indicated Hold down a pad Ó show the inputted velocity (Ver. 1.02) Press the [D-MOTION] button while holding down a pad Ó switch between velocity and gate (Ver. 1.02)	All notes in the selected step	Selected step	All motions in the selected step
C. Editing a step	–	○	○	St. (number)	Step pads Go to the step corresponding to the pad you pressed Hold down the pad to display the note number of the inputted note Press [D-MOTION] button while holding down a pad to switch between notes and sub steps, in order	All notes in the selected step	Selected step	All motions in the selected step
D. Inputting your performance in real time	○	○	–	rEc	Keyboard pads (white) Input multiple notes into the step that’s playing	All notes in a pattern	Step currently playing	All motions in a pattern
E. Editing a step while checking what you played	○	○	○	St. (number)	Step pads Go to the step corresponding to the pad you pressed Hold down the pad to display the note number of the inputted note Press [D-MOTION] button while holding down a pad to switch between notes and sub steps, in order	All notes in the selected step	Selected step	All motions in the selected step

Setting the playback range (last step)

Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press pad [4] (LAST).
Use the [TEMPO/VALUE] knob to set the number of steps in the pattern.

Setting range: 1–64

Switching between pages (steps) shown on the panel

While the [STEP] button is lit, use the [PORTA ON] (<) [PORTA TIME] (>) pads to switch between pages.

The step currently shown is indicated when switching.

1.16: steps 1–16,17.32: steps 17–32,33.48: steps 33–48,49.64: steps 49–64

Example: when the last step is 24

[PORTA ON] (<) 1.16: steps 1–16
[PORTA TIME] (>) 17.24: steps 17–24

What’s a motion?

The function that records and plays back knob operations and MIDI message-related changes such as control change and pitch bend messages received, step by step along with a pattern as it plays is called a “motion”.
You can use motions to make the [FREQ] knob gradually increase the brightness of the tone, make the [DECAY] knob change the sound from staccato to legato and so on. These motions can be used when you create a pattern.
On the S-1, you can record and play back the changes you make to a maximum of eight parameters and to the pitch bend for each pattern.