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10.3 GRID RECORDING MODE

10. THE SEQUENCER > 10.3 GRID RECORDING MODE · PDF p. 43–44 · OS 1.10D

# 10.3 GRID RECORDING MODE

10. THE SEQUENCER
10.3 GRID RECORDING MODE
GRID RECORDING is a method of composing where you use the [TRIG] keys to add trigs.
1.	 Press [RECORD] to enter GRID RECORDING mode. The [RECORD] key lights up red to indicate that
GRID RECORDING mode is active.
2.	 Select the track to which you want to add trigs by pressing and holding [TRACK] and then one of the
[TRIG] keys. A red [TRIG] key indicates the active track.
3.	 Place note trigs on the sequencer using the sixteen [TRIG] keys. To add a lock trig, press [FUNC] +
[TRIG]. Quickly pressing the [TRIG] key of any of the trigs entered will remove the trig. Pressing a
[TRIG] key and holding it slightly longer will prepare the trig for editing, rather than removing it.
4.	 Select another track, and add note trigs. Repeat the procedure for all the tracks you want to use.
5.	 Press [PLAY] to listen to the sequence.
You can transpose a note trig by pressing and holding the [TRIG] key, and then press [+]/[-].
Add micro timing to a note trig by pressing and holding the [TRIG] key, and then press [LEFT]/[RIGHT].
For more information, please see “10.8 MICRO TIMING” on page 48.
Set the retrig speed by pressing and holding the [TRIG] key while navigating to TRIG PAGE 2 keys and
make the desired settings. For more information, please see “10.9 RETRIGS” on page 48, and “11.3 TRIG
PAGE 2” on page 58.
If the pattern contains more than 16 steps, select the pattern page you want to edit by pressing the [PAGE]
key. A fully lit <PATTERN PAGE> LED shows the active pattern page.
Press [RECORD] to exit the GRID RECORDING mode.
•	 If your pattern has more than one page you can easily select which page you want to
edit. Press and hold [PAGE], and then press one of the [TRIG 1–8] keys that light up to
select the active page for editing. You can also cycle through the pages with the [LEFT]
and [RIGHT] keys while holding [PAGE]. For more information, please see “10.11 PAGE
SETUP MENU” on page 48.
•	 You also have the possibility to select which pages of your pattern you want the se­
quencer to play and loop. The selected pages are then looped on playback.
In GRID RECORDING mode, press and hold [PAGE], and then press [TRIG 9–16] to
select which pattern pages you want to play and loop. Green [TRIG] keys shows the
selected pages. The [TRIG 9–16] keys corresponds to pattern page 1–8. For example,
you have an eight page pattern and you want to play and loop page 1, 2,5, and 7. To ac­
complish this, press and hold [PAGE] and then press [TRIG 9, 10, 13, 15]. On the top row,
[TRIG 1–8], the blinking [TRIG] key shows the master playback position. On the bottom
row, [TRIG 9–16], the blinking [TRIG] key shows the page currently playing. Press and
hold [PAGE] and then press [NO] to resume normal playback of all pages in the pattern.
•	 You can use an external MIDI controller such as a keyboard to input NOTE and TRIG
VELOCITY data when you are in GRID RECORDING mode. Just press and hold a [TRIG]
key, and then play a note on the external keyboard. The first note sets the TRIG VELOC­
ITY value for all notes on the trig.
•	 Press [TRIG] + [YES] to preview a specific trig. The preview includes any parameter
locks you have placed on that trig.
•	 Press [TRIG] + [PRESET/KIT] to save the sound of a trig as a preset, taking all parame­
ter locks into consideration.
•	 If you use an external MIDI controller to record to the Digitone II MIDI tracks, the se­
quencer receives data on the Auto MIDI channel and records on the active track. For
more information, please see “13.4.3 CHANNELS” on page 76.
•	 All trigs of a track can be shifted forwards or backward on the sequencer. While in GRID
RECORDING mode, hold down [FUNC] while pressing the [LEFT]/[RIGHT].
10.3.1 NOTE EDIT MENU
The NOTE EDIT menu is part of the GRID RECORDING mode and gives you the possibility to separately
edit each note of a step, even if they are part of a polyphonic chord. You can edit four different param­
eters. NOTE, LEN, and VEL are the same parameters that can be found on the TRIG PAGE 1. For more
information, please see “11.2 TRIG PAGE 1” on page 57. The fourth parameter, TIME lets you adjust
the timing of each note. You can also use the NOTE EDIT menu to add new notes. At the top of the menu
you can see which step your are currently editing, written in the format Page:Step. LEVEL/DATA sets the
keyboard MODE. For more information, please see “8.5.2 KEYBOARD SETUP MENU” on page 25.

10. THE SEQUENCER
EDITING NOTES ON ALREADY PLACED TRIGS
In GRID RECORDING mode, press the placed [TRIG] + [NOTE EDIT] to open the NOTE EDIT menu. Use
[UP]/[DOWN] to highlight the note you want to edit. Then use DATA ENTRY knobs E–H to change the
parameters. Hold [FUNC] and then turn DATA ENTRY knobs E–H to change the parameters to affect all
notes on that step.
NOTE Sets the note value for the selected note. The selectable notes are limited to the ones existing
in the scale selected in the KEYBOARD SETUP menu if NOTE PARAM is set to SCALE in the PER­
SONALIZE menu. For more information, please see “8.5.2 KEYBOARD SETUP MENU” on page 25.
Press and turn DATA ENTRY knob A to select any note in the Chromatic scale.
TIME Sets the micro timing for the selected note. A positive value moves the note later. A negative
value moves the note earlier. For example, a value of 12 moves the note halfway towards the next trig.
A value of -6 moves the note a quarter of the way towards the previous trig. The full range is -23–23.
LEN Sets the note length for the selected note.
VEL Sets the velocity for the selected note.
Use the following shortcuts and procedures for further editing.
•	 [FUNC] + [LEFT]/[RIGHT] to go to the previous/next sequencer step that contains a note trig.
•	 [LEFT]/[RIGHT] to go the previous/next sequencer step regardless if it contains a trig or not.
•	 [FUNC] + [UP] to delete the highlighted note.
•	 [FUNC] + [DOWN] to add a note below the highlighted note.
•	 [FUNC] + [YES] to preview the selected step. The preview only takes the NOTE and VEL settings
into account. The TIME and LEN settings can not be previewed.
•	 Press DATA ENTRY knob E to sort the notes to sort the note list per pitch. The highest on top, the
lowest on bottom. This sorting option is shown by a downward pointing arrow next to the NOTE
parameter. Press DATA ENTRY knob F to sort the notes to sort the note list per time. The earliest
on top, the latest on bottom. This sorting option is shown by a downward pointing arrow next to the
TIME parameter.
•	 You can also move rows that has the same microtiming. Highlight the row you want to move and
then press [YES] to select it. Use [UP]/[DOWN] to move the row to the desired position, and then
press [YES] to place it.
ADDING AND EDITING NOTES USING NOTE EDIT
Press [NOTE EDIT]. GRID RECODING mode is switched on and by default, The [TRIG] keys are set to
work like in KEYBOARD mode. You can also select which step to edit manually by pressing [FUNC] +
[TRIG] key. Press [FUNC] + [PAGE] to navigate to the next pattern page.
You can also use an external MIDI keyboard to add notes in the NOTE EDIT menu.
1.	 Connect an external MIDI controller to the Digitone II.
2.	 Set the controllers MIDI channel to the same channel as Digitone II's AUTO CHANNEL
3.	 Press [NOTE], and then select the active step that you wish to record on..
4.	 Press [REC], and then press the keys on the MIDI controller
The note values, the length, and the velocity are then recorded om the active step.
10.4 LIVE RECORDING MODE
LIVE RECORDING mode is the second method of adding trigs to the tracks. In this recording mode, the
[TRIG] keys are played in real time to input trigs to the tracks. You can also use KEYBOARD mode to add
note trigs chromatically. Additionally you can add velocity, retrigs, and change presets using the TRIG

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