1. Press the [ó] (REC) button to make it go dark, and press the [STEP] button to make it light up.

    The button toggles between lit and unlit each time you press it.
    The white keyboard pads now function as step pads [1]–[16].

  2. Press the step pad corresponding to the timing (step) at which you wish to input.

    A note (C5) is input to the step you selected, and the step pad lights up.
    Pressing the same step pad again deletes the note, and makes the step pad go dark.

    You can use the [PORTA ON] (ç) and [PORTA TIME] (æ) pads to switch between pages.
    Steps 1–16 Õ steps 17–32 Õ steps 33–48 Õ steps 49–64

    When an external keyboard is connected, you can also input notes by pressing the step pads on this unit and then playing the desired note on your external keyboard.
Editing the notes and performance data

  1. Hold down the step pad of the step that contains the performance data you want to change and press the [D-MOTION] button to select the performance data to edit.

    When you long-press a step pad, the performance data inputted to that step is shown in the display.
    When you press the [D-MOTION] button while holding down a step pad, the display switches in the following order.
    Keep holding down the step pad to edit its value.

    Item

    Display

    Explanation

    Note number

    		 n.$C5 Sets the note number.
    Setting range: C-–Gq (C-1 –G9)
    For instance, C´5 is shown as Cģ5.
    • If a chord has been input, the lowest note number in the chord is shown. When you edit this value, the other notes change accordingly.

    Velocity

    		 v.100 Sets the velocity.
    Setting range: 1–127
    • If a chord has been input, the highest velocity value used in the chord is shown. After you edit this value, the other notes are set to the same value.

    Gate

    		 G.$80 Sets the gate time (note length).
    When this is set to 100 and the same note number has been input for the next step, a tie is played.
    Setting range: 1–100
    • If a chord has been input, the longest gate time used in the chord is shown. After you edit this value, the other notes are set to the same value.

    Probability

    		 P.100 Sets the probability for notes to play back.
    Use the master probability setting when you want to change the probability en masse, for all steps that are set at 99 or lower.
    Setting range: 1–100
    • The effect is applied to all notes in the step.

    Sub step

    		 o$$$ Divides up the step to play.
    o: Sound is played.
    È: Sound is not played.
    For example, when ooÈ is indicated, the step is divided into three parts, with the first and second parts being played and the third part not played.

    • This affects all notes within the step.

    • This has no effect on steps for which notes have not been specified, or on steps that are in the middle of a tie.
  2. While holding down the step pad, use the [TEMPO/VALUE] knob to edit the setting.


Inputting a tie

  1. To input a tie that extends to the next step, press the [HOLD] button while holding down the step pad of the step whose length you wish to change.

    When you long-press a step pad that contains a tie, the note number inputted to that step is shown in the display.

    • You can’t input a tie if a note already exists in the next step.

Deleting all notes at once within a pattern

  1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press pad [11] (CLEAR NOTE).

    “CLr.n” blinks in the display, and the unit waits for you to execute or cancel.

  2. To execute, press pad [2] (ENTER).

    If you decide to cancel, press pad [1] (EXIT).

Inputting a motion into a specified step
  1. Press the step pad corresponding to the step for which you want to input a motion.

  2. Hold down the step pad and turn a knob to register the motion.

    “FULL” is indicated if the number of parameters exceeds the maximum number that can be registered in a motion.
    If this happens, follow the steps in “Deleting all motions in a pattern at once” to delete any unnecessary motions.

Deleting all motions in a pattern at once

  1. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press pad [12] (CLEAR MOTION).

    “CLr.N” blinks in the display, and the unit waits for you to execute or cancel.
    When the unit is waiting for you to execute or cancel, you can delete only the parameter for a specific knob from a motion by turning that knob. (This is executed when you turn the knob.)

  2. To execute, press pad [2] (ENTER).

    If you decide to cancel, press pad [1] (EXIT).