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The swing feature – Arturia BeatStep Pro MIDI/Analog Controller and Sequencer Kit with CV/Gate Cables (Black) User Manual

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4.2.8. The Swing feature

The Swing feature is described in greater detail in the

Swing [p.51]

section of the

Projects

[p.49]

chapter, but it is important to know that the drum sequencer can have a different

Swing % setting than the other sequencers.

To experiment with this, press the CURRENT TRACK button: any changes to the swing

percentage after this will affect only the drum pattern. Then you can select the other

sequencers and edit their Swing settings also.

!: Be sure to save the pattern after making an edit to its Current Track setting.

To make a pattern use the project-level Swing % again, switch off the CURRENT TRACK

button.

: The Current Track setting affects the entire Drum pattern (i.e., the individual drum tracks will be

affected as a group.)

: The project-level swing percentage is not saved with the Scenes, sequences, or

patterns, but it is saved with each Project.

4.2.8.1. Interaction between Project and Current Track Swing values

The actual Swing value for a pattern is calculated in this way:

Project value + Current Track value = Swing value

In other words, it's a combination of the project-level value and the Current Track value,

assuming that the Current Track parameter is on.

For example, if Current Track swing value is set to 60 (default + 10) and the project-level

swing value is moved from 50 to 60 (default +10), then the swing value you hear will be 70

(default + 20).

In this scenario it is not possible to have a swing value lower than 60 for that pattern, so

the lowest value you will be able to select with the Current Track parameter is 60. In fact,

the Current Track parameter will be only able to select values between 60 and 75 until the

project-level value is changed.

: The overall swing value can never exceed 75.

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