Akai Professional TIMBRE WOLF Guide D'utilisation page 12

Sequencer
You can edit the sequences (and fills) of each pattern using Timbre Wolf's Step Switches and/or
keyboard.
Note: While Timbre Wolf's sequencer plays, it will send out its MIDI note messages for all four tracks
(each on its corresponding channel) through its USB port and MIDI Out, regardless of the voice
mode or any performance on Timbre Wolf's keyboard. You can use this feature to sequence external
devices (drum machines, other synths, etc.) along with Timbre Wolf.
Step Switches
You can use the 16 Step Switches to enter or remove notes from the sequence simply by pressing
the corresponding Step Switches.
To enter or remove steps, press the Mute/Select button for the voice whose steps you want to
enter or remove, and then press one or more Step Switches to enter or remove notes at those
positions. The notes are entered with the default Step Switch velocity (described below).
For each voice, each step has a note value, which you can set in two different ways:
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To set the note value of one or more specific steps, press and hold the desired Step
Switches and turn the Tempo knob. If you are adjusting only one note, the note value will be
shown in the display. If you are adjusting multiple notes, the display will show how many
semitones up or down you are shifting them. Each voice has a three-octave range.
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To set the default note value, press a key on Timbre Wolf's keyboard. This will be the note
value that is recorded when you select a step. This is useful for setting the note value before
entering your steps.
For each voice, each step has a velocity, which determines how loud the note is played. You can set
this in two different ways:
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To edit a single step's velocity, press and hold the Velocity button and then press the
desired Step Switch to cycle between the available velocities: low (green), medium (amber),
high (red), and off (unlit).
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To select the default Step Switch velocity, press the Velocity button to cycle through the
available default velocities: low (green), medium (amber), and high (red). This will be the
velocity that is recorded when you select a step or press the pad. This is useful for setting the
velocity before entering your steps.
Keyboard
You can use Timbre Wolf's keyboard to record a sequence in real time. The notes you play will be
quantized (aligned) automatically with the steps. Your recording will be "overdubbed" onto the
sequence(s), but recording a note over an already existing note will replace it.
To record while stopped, press Rec to record-arm the sequencer, and then press Play/Stop to
start recording, or press Rec to cancel recording.
To record during playback, press Rec. Recording will begin immediately. Press Rec again to stop
recording while playback continues, or press Play/Stop to stop both recording and playback.
Before or while you are recording, press the Mute/Select button for the voice you want to use to
record.
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