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Working with rows

To insert a row

To delete a row

To reorder a row

To select rows

To edit controller events on a single row

To edit controller events on multiple rows simultaneously

To insert a row

Do one of the following:

Click the Insert Row button .

Press the INSERT key.

Right-click a row and select Insert Row from the pop-up menu.

To delete a row

Right-click a row and select Delete Row from the pop-up menu.

Or

1.	Click the row you want to delete (so it has focus).

2.	Do one of the following:

Click the Delete Row button .

Press the DELETE key.

 

Note: By default, the Step Sequencer opens with 12 rows. If you delete any rows in a pattern that contains no note events—or the track is not assigned to a drum map—the Step Sequencer will revert to 12 rows the next time it is opened.

To reorder a row

1.	Click the drag handle for the row that you want to reorder and keep the mouse button pressed.

2.	Drag the mouse up or down to reorder the row.

The row is outlined in order to show its current position. The yellow outline indicates the row that will be dragged and the red outline indicates where it will go when you release the mouse button.

3.	Release the mouse button when the row has been moved to the desired position.

A. Click the row’s handle and drag up/down to reorder a row

To select rows

Do one of the following:

To select a single row, click the row’s Select button .

To select all rows, press CTRL+A (make sure the Step Sequencer view has focus).

To select a range of rows, do one of the following:

Click the first row’s Select button , then hold down the SHIFT key and click the last row’s Select button.

Click the first row’s Select button and drag up/down to select adjacent rows.

To select discontiguous rows or to toggle a row’s select state, hold down the CTRL key while you click the desired row’s Select button.

The Controllers pane is displayed below the selected row. If multiple rows are selected, the Controllers pane is displayed below the top-most selected row. If no rows are selected, the Controllers pane is hidden.

Editing in the Controllers pane affects all selected rows.

Note: The Shared MIDI Channel indicator lights up if a selected row shares the same MIDI channel as any other row. This is a convenient reminder that any controller events you edit in the row will also affect all other rows that share the same MIDI channel.

To rename a row

1.	Do one of the following:

Right-click a row and select Rename Row from the pop-up menu.

Click the row’s name to give it focus, then press ENTER or F2.

2.	Type a new name and press ENTER.

 

See:

Working with steps

Working with Controller events

Working with patterns