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Making global changes to the sequence, Time division – Arturia KeyStep Pro Keyboard with Advanced Sequencer and Arpeggiator User Manual

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3.2.1. Making global changes to the sequence

At this point, you can also make quick global edits to the sequence you've recorded.

Holding 'Shift' and turning one of the five encoders will apply a relative offset to all steps

contained in the sequence for a parameter. The offset can be positive or negative. If for

example you Hold 'Shift' and turn the Velocity encoder to the right, the value you dial in will

be added to the velocity value of all the steps in the sequence. Turning the encoder to the left

will subtract values. The KeyStep Pro will display the amount of added/subtracted velocity.

Global offset has no effect on the pitches in the drum track, but it will affect Gate, Velocity,

Time Shift and Randomness.

3.2.2. Time Division

There's another row of blue shift modifiers printed above the keys of the keyboard. In the

center, right above the 'middle C' key, you'll find a series of time-division options, ranging

from 1/4 to 1/32. To change the current time division, hold 'Shift' and press the appropriate

key on the keyboard. This changes the rhythm of the sequence relative to the tempo: quarter

notes (one step per beat), eighth notes (two steps per beat), and so on. Triplet values are

also an option (1/4T, 1/8T, etc.); if you're already in 1/8 and press 'Shift' + Triplet, you'll get into

1/8 triplet mode.

There's a lot of potential for creative fun here. In

Chapter 5 [p.121]

we'll show you how to copy

the pattern of one sequence to another sequence. Imagine starting with a simple pattern,

copying it to the three other sequencers, modifying those copies with Invert, Nudge and

Transpose, then running them simultaneously with the first sequence. You get the idea ...

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