Arranging & performing · MPC One G2 guide

8.1BasicsMPC 3.10+Manual Arrange Mode p.151, Enhanced Arrange Mode Editing Workflows p.9, Arrange Mode Editing Tools (3.9 manual) p.9

Arrange Mode

Arrange Mode lays your tracks out left to right on a timeline, DAW style. You can capture MIDI or audio straight onto it as you perform, edit the result, then mix down to a stereo audio file or export separate stems.

Its edit tools work from the loop brace, the marked region along the top of the timeline. Set the brace, then cut, copy or duplicate what is inside it. The region is always on display, whether Loop is on or off. Since MPC 3.10 the MRQ, TRK and ARR icons also let you choose how you select (Editing arrangements).

Key combinations

ARRANGE | SOUNDS: Opens Arrange Mode.
Hold MAIN | TRACK VIEW: Opens a four-by-four window of all your tracks, laid out like the pads. Tap a track or press its pad to select it.Arrange Mode
Hold SHIFT: Shows the six Locator buttons at the bottom of the screen.Arrange Mode
DATA DIAL or – and +: Moves the loop region.Arrange Mode, loop brace selected
Hold SHIFT + DATA DIAL or – and +: Changes the length of the loop region.Arrange Mode, loop brace selected

You can also press MENU | PREFS and tap Arrange. In the window that holding MAIN | TRACK VIEW opens, tap Tracks, Submixes, Returns or Outputs to show that type of track.

The toolbar

Arrange, Grid, List: Tabs in the top left that jump between the three event editors: this mode, Grid View and List Edit Mode.
Bars: The length of the arrangement.
MRQ, TRK, ARR: Choose how you select: a free-form marquee, a single track lane or the whole arrangement (Editing arrangements).
Loop: Turns the loop brace on or off.
Pencil Edit: Opens a list of quick edit actions. Tap More Options… in it for the Sequence Edit window (Editing arrangements).
Time counter: Shows the playhead position. Double-tap it to open the Locate window (The time counter and Locate).
Gear icon: Opens the Grid Settings (Grid View).

Function buttons at the bottom of the screen

Button	What it does
`Cut`	Removes the contents of the loop brace and copies them.
`Copy`	Copies the contents of the loop brace.
`Paste`	Puts the copied or cut contents at the playhead.
`Duplicate`	Copies the contents of the loop brace and pastes them straight after it. The brace moves onto the new copy, so you can keep tapping to repeat the section.
`Buses`	Shows the bus tracks: Submix, Return and Output. Their automation can be recorded, edited and viewed just as on any other track.

Working on the timeline

Tap a track to select it.
Each track header shows its Record Arm, Mute, Solo and Track Automation states, as long as the track is zoomed tall enough to fit them.
Pinch and expand to change the zoom, or tap the square expand icon above the first track to fit the sequence on the screen.
Tap the timing correct value above the track headers to open the Timing Correct window.
Tap the loop brace to select it, so DATA DIAL and – and + act on it. If the brace is out of view, a Loop icon appears in the track timeline: tap it to bring the brace back on screen.
After you duplicate or paste, the view scrolls to bring the new events on screen.
Arrange Mode remembers its zoom and scroll position when you leave and come back, and saves them with the project. The scroll position is only recalled with Auto Scroll off, according to Akai’s 3.10 release notes.

Set a Locate marker

Move the playhead to where you want the marker. There are six markers to use.
Hold SHIFT to show the six Locator buttons.
Tap one to place a locator at the playhead. You can also edit the markers in the Locate window.

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8.2BasicsManual Recording Arrangements p.153, Working with the Linear Arranger p.19

Recording arrangements

Recording into the timeline uses the same buttons as recording a sequence. The track needs arming first, and as you play, Arrange Mode draws regions of audio or MIDI into the track lanes.

Record into the timeline

Arm the track. In Main Mode, tap the Rec Arm function button, or in Arrange Mode, double-tap the track header and set the Rec Arm field to On.
Press REC | RECALL to arm recording.
Press ARRANGE | SOUNDS to enter Arrange Mode, or open the Arrangement header in Main Mode to see the arrangement from there.
Press PLAY to start recording.

Replace a section with a new take

Tap the Loop button at the top of the screen to turn the loop on.
Drag the start and end of the loop region to set Loop Start and Loop End. Drag the middle to move both together.
Arm the track and press REC | RECALL as above.
Press PLAY. Recording starts at Loop Start, then switches to overdubbing when it reaches Loop End.

To swap out part of a take, you can also use Auto Record and Punch In/Punch Out in the Arrangement section of Main Mode. For a guided example, see Your first arrangement.

Playing the arrangement back

PLAY START | METRONOME: Plays from 1:1:00, or from Loop Start if the loop is on.Arrange Mode

PLAY starts from wherever the playhead is now. To move it, tap the Playhead Position field in the toolbar and use DATA DIAL or – and +, or tap in the lower half of the timeline.

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Editing arrangements

There are three layers of editing tools. A quick menu of loop-brace commands handles everyday moves. More Options… opens the full Sequence Edit window. And each track’s header has its own menu of track-level functions.

To open the quick menu, tap the pencil icon in the Arrange Mode toolbar, or double-tap the loop brace. Cut, Copy, Paste and Duplicate are also on the function buttons at the bottom of the screen (Arrange Mode).

Choose a selection mode

Icon	Mode	What you can select
`MRQ`	Marquee	Any time range across one or more tracks. Draw it freehand in the track area.
`TRK`	Track	One track lane. The selection follows whichever track is selected and takes its range from the loop brace.
`ARR`	Arrangement	A time range across the whole arrangement.

The quick menu

Function	What it does
`Cut`	Removes the contents of the loop brace and copies them.
`Copy`	Copies the contents of the loop brace.
`Paste`	Puts the clipboard at the playhead, replacing what is there.
`Paste (Merge Time)`	Puts the clipboard at the playhead and merges it with existing events.
`Paste (Insert)`	Puts the clipboard at the playhead and moves all later note events to after the pasted ones.
`Duplicate`	Copies the contents of the loop brace and pastes them straight after it. The brace moves onto the new copy, ready to repeat.
`Duplicate (Insert)`	Copies the contents of the loop brace, puts the copy at the playhead and moves all later note events to after it.
`Clear`	Clears all note events inside the loop brace.
`Loop to Marquee Selection`	In `MRQ` mode: snaps the loop brace to your marquee selection, lined up with the nearest whole bar.
`Delete Bars`	Deletes the bars inside the loop brace, contents included.
`Insert Blank Bars`	Adds as many empty bars as the loop brace is long, moving later note events to after them.
`Copy Bars Popup`	Opens the `Copy Bars` function (see below).

Tap More Options… to open the Sequence Edit window, then choose a tool. On tools that have them, Do It confirms; the X, Cancel or anywhere outside the window backs out.

One-tap Sequence Edit tools

Tool	What it does
`Clear All`	Wipes every event and resets the sequence’s settings. Tap `Clear All` to confirm or `Cancel` to back out.
`Clear Events`	Erases all events only. Tap `Clear Events` to confirm or `Cancel` to back out.
`Trim`	Cuts the arrangement down to the `Bars` value shown in the main Arrange Mode window, straight away.
`Half Length`	Halves the length of the arrangement, straight away.
`Double Length`	Doubles the length of the arrangement, straight away.
`Bounce to Sample`	Renders the arrangement as an audio sample in the project’s sample pool. By default it is named `Bounce` plus the sequence name.
`Bounce to Audio Track`	Renders the arrangement to a new audio track, named `Audio 001` or the next available number by default.

Erase: remove all or part of the sequence

Track: The track to erase within the sequence.
Bar, Beat, Tick: The time range. The left fields set the start and the right fields set the end.
All: Erases all pad events in the range and resets its settings.
Automation: Erases only automation in the range. Use the Parameter field to choose which type.
Note: Erases notes from the pads you select in the range. Use the hardware pads to select or deselect them.
Except Note: Erases all notes in the range except those on the pads you select.

Transpose: shift a range of events (MIDI tracks only)

Track: The track to transpose within the arrangement.
Bar, Beat, Tick: The time range. The left fields set the start and the right fields set the end.
Pad (source and destination): On drum tracks, the pad whose events move and the pad they move to. Tap each field and press the pad.
Note (range): On keygroup, plugin and MIDI tracks, the range of notes to transpose. Notes outside the range stay put.
Transpose: On keygroup, plugin and MIDI tracks, how many semitones up or down to move the notes.

Delete Bars and Insert Bars

First Bar, Last Bar: In Delete Bars, the range of bars to remove.
# of bars: In Insert Bars, how many bars to add.
Before Bar: In Insert Bars, the bar the new ones go in front of.

Copy Sequence: copy one sequence over another

Copy Contents of Sequence: The source sequence, whose events you want to copy.
Over Contents of Sequence: The destination sequence.

Copy Bars: repeat a range of bars elsewhere

First Bar, Last Bar: The range of bars to copy.
After Bar: The copied bars go in after this one.
Copies: How many instances to add.

Copy Events: copy from one track to another

From Track: The source track.
Copy All Events, Copy Only Selected Events: The field below From Track sets whether everything on the track or only the selected events get copied.
Bar, Beat, Tick (source): The time range to copy. The left fields set the start and the right fields set the end.
To Track: The destination track.
Bar, Beat, Tick (destination): Where to add the events or audio. They go in after this point.
Copies: How many instances to add.

Both copy tools finish the same way: tap Replace to overwrite the destination, Merge to add without erasing anything, or Cancel to back out.

For track-level edits, tap and hold a track’s header on the left of the screen to open its menu. There is one menu for MIDI tracks and another for audio tracks. Copy Events works as above; on audio tracks it copies selected regions.

Track header menu

Function	What it does	MIDI menu	Audio menu
`Clear`	Erases all events from the track, and on audio tracks also resets its settings. Tap `Clear` to confirm or `Cancel` to back out.	Yes	Yes
`Delete Track`	Gets rid of the track and everything on it, straight away.	Yes	Yes
`Duplicate Track`	Copies the track to a new track, straight away.	Yes	Yes
`Copy Events`	Copies a range of events or regions to another track.	Yes	Yes
`Double-Speed Events`	Halves note lengths and the gaps between them on the track. Pitches and tempo don’t change.	Yes	—
`Half-Speed Events`	Doubles note lengths and the gaps between them on the track. Pitches and tempo don’t change.	Yes	—
`Pitch Quantize`	Forces notes into a scale, with the same fields as in Grid View. Turning `Only apply to selected events` off applies it to the whole track.	Yes	—
`Bounce to Sample`	Renders the track as a sample in the project’s sample pool, named `Bounce -` plus the track name by default. Doesn’t work for MIDI or CV tracks.	Yes	Yes
`Bounce to Audio Track`	Renders the track as an audio track, named `Audio` plus a number by default (such as `Audio 002`). Doesn’t work for MIDI or CV tracks.	Yes	—
`Reset Channel Strip`	Clears all insert slots; turns Mute, Solo, automation and Monitor off; centres the pan; sets the level to 0.00 dB; and turns Record Arm off.	—	Yes
`Flatten Track`	Renders all edits and regions in the track’s arrangement to a new audio file.	—	Yes
`Flatten Track Elastique`	As `Flatten Track`, but renders time-stretching and pitch-shifting with the Elastique Pro algorithm, for higher quality with fewer artefacts than the standard algorithm.	—	Yes

Insert Clip Row (MPC Pro Pack with Clip Launch Behavior on)

Clip Row: Which row of clips from the Clip Matrix goes in (Clip launching and Clip Matrix Mode).
Playhead Position: Where in the arrangement the row goes.
Bars: How many bars the row is inserted for.
Bars follow longest Clip in Row: Checked: the length is set by the longest clip in the row. Unchecked: the Bars field sets it, and clips longer than that get truncated.
Close popup on action: Closes the Insert Clip Row window automatically.
Replace: Overwrites what is in the arrangement with the clip row.
Insert: Adds the clip row at the playhead and shifts the existing content forward.

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8.4IntermediateManual Arrangement Track Editor p.163, Working with the Linear Arranger p.19

Arrangement track editor

The track editor is a panel at the bottom of Arrange Mode that holds a full grid editor for the selected track. You can fix notes while you can still see the song around them. It edits in the same way as Grid View.

Open, resize and close

Tap the up arrow icon at the bottom of the screen to open it.
Drag the arrow icon, or anywhere in the editor toolbar, to change its height.
Tap the down arrow icon to close it.

Tabs

Tab	Use it to edit
`Grid`	MIDI events or audio regions.
`Auto`	The track’s automation.

Key combinations

SHIFT + tap Select All: Selects all events.Arrangement track editor
SHIFT + tap Cut: Cuts the selected events.Arrangement track editor
SHIFT + tap Copy: Copies the selected events.Arrangement track editor
SHIFT + tap Paste: Pastes the events at the playhead.Arrangement track editor
SHIFT + tap Delete: Deletes the selected events.Arrangement track editor
SHIFT + tap Duplicate: Duplicates the selected events, placing them after the last selected event.Arrangement track editor

On drum tracks, tap and hold a pad header in the editor to open a menu where you can quickly Mute or Solo the pad, or change its Color.

Duplicate some notes into the next section

Tap the track to select it, then open the editor.
Tap the box icon to use selection mode.
Drag over the notes you want.
Hold SHIFT and tap Duplicate. The copy lands on the next available beat marker.
If it needs moving, tap Nudge at the bottom of the screen and turn DATA DIAL.

8.5IntermediateManual Saving and Exporting the Arrangement p.164, Save Window p.66

Saving and exporting arrangements

When the arrangement is finished, the Save window gives you two ways out of the MPC: an audio mixdown, as one file or as stems, or an Ableton Live Set (ALS) you can carry on with in Ableton Live.

Open the Save window with SHIFT + LOAD | SAVE (The Save window), or press MENU | PREFS and tap Save.

Mix down to audio

In the Save window, select Audio Mixdown.
Under Audio Length, set Start Bar and End Bar.
Set Audio Tail to add some seconds at the end, which catches ringing notes and effects such as a reverb tail.
Set up the render with the fields under Render Source and Render Options. Check Separate Tracks to get each track as a stem.
Set File Format, Bit Depth and Sample Rate at the bottom of the screen.

Every option is explained in Audio Mixdown.

Export an Ableton Live Set: select Ableton Live Set in the Save window

Export MIDI As: How MIDI tracks are exported. With Plugin, Drum or Keygroup tracks, Audio preserves the sound of the instruments, and MIDI exports the note data.Range Audio, MIDI
Include Track Volume/Pan Settings: Checked: these settings go into the export. Unchecked: volume and pan are set to 0 dB and centre (C).
Bypass Track Effects Plugins: Checked: any third-party effect plugins on the track are deactivated for the export. Unchecked: they stay active.
Audio Tail: Extra seconds added at the end of the audio files this creates.
Bit Depth: The bit depth of the export.Range 8, 16, 24
Sample Rate: The sample rate of the export. Akai recommends 44.1 kHz in most cases.Range 44.1, 48, 88.2, 96 kHz

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8.6BasicsManual Track Mute Mode p.256, Pad Muting & Track Muting p.30

Track Mute Mode

Track Mute Mode maps your tracks onto the pads so you can drop parts in and out by hand. It is handy for hearing a sequence without one part, for isolating combinations of sounds, and for testing out a song structure. It has two tabs, Track Mute and Track Group, in the lower-left corner.

Key combinations

TRACK MUTE | PAD MUTE: Opens Track Mute Mode.

You can also press MENU | PREFS and tap Track Mute. Use the Sequence field at the top of the screen to choose a sequence. The screen also shows the time counter in the upper right and the global automation button (Automation).

Mute tracks

Tap the Track Mute tab if it isn’t already selected.
Choose a pad bank with the pad bank buttons, or tap one on the left of the screen.
Choose Event or Audio mute with the toggle in the toolbar (see below).
Press a track’s pad, or tap it on the screen, to mute or unmute it.

Reading the pads

Pad	Meaning
Lit orange	The track is muted.
Lit in the track colour	The track is unmuted. Pads are yellow instead if `Use Track Colors` is off.
No information shown	The track is unused.

Event or Audio

Mute type	Icon	Applies to	Effect
`Event`	MIDI plug	Drum, Plugin, Keygroup, MIDI and CV tracks	Silences new MIDI events and lets anything already playing ring out.
`Audio`	Waveform	Drum, Plugin, Keygroup and Audio tracks	Mutes the track’s audio.

The toggle matters on tracks with both MIDI and audio paths: Drum, Plugin and Keygroup. MIDI and CV tracks always use Event mute, and Audio tracks always use Audio mute, whatever the toggle says.

Buttons at the bottom of the screen

Button	What it does
`Time Division`	Sets the value mutes line up with, from `1/16` to `2 Bars` (`T` marks a triplet value). At `1 Bar`, a mute lands at the start of the bar after you press the pad.
`TC`	Turns this quantising of mutes on or off.
`Pads: Mute/Solo`	Switches the pads between muting and soloing.
`Clear Solos`	Unsolos any soloed tracks.

Track Mute Settings (gear icon)

Track Mute State Per Sequence: Keeps separate mute states when you change sequences, so each sequence can have its own mute setup.
Track Mute Events Write Automation: Captures muting and soloing when you record automation. Set the global automation button to W (write) before recording (Automation).
Track Mute and Solo Events are Undoable: Lets you undo mute and solo changes, and shows them in the Undo History.
Use Track Colors: Applies each track’s colour to its pad, on the Track Mute page and on the hardware.
Solo Behavior: Whether only one track can be soloed at a time, or several together.Range Single, Multi

Group tracks to mute together

Tap the Track Group tab. A group lets one pad press mute or unmute several tracks in a sequence, and you can have up to 16 groups.
Choose a pad bank with the pad bank buttons.
Press a track’s pad, or tap it on the screen, to select it. Its pad lights green, and pads for other tracks in the same group flash yellow.
Tap the number of the group to add the track to it, or tap Off to remove it.

There is a faster route on either tab. With the Q-Links in Screen mode (hold Q-LINK | EDIT and tap Screen), turn Q-LINKS to assign each pad to a track group. Each pad’s group number shows in its upper-right corner.

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8.7BasicsManual Pad Mute Mode p.260, Pad Muting & Track Muting p.29

Pad Mute Mode

Pad Mute Mode does for the sounds in a kit what Track Mute Mode does for tracks: press a pad to silence that sound, so you can hear the beat without it or isolate certain combinations. It works with drum tracks only. It has two tabs, Pad Mute and Pad Group, in the lower-left corner.

Key combinations

SHIFT + TRACK MUTE | PAD MUTE: Opens Pad Mute Mode.

You can also press MENU | PREFS and tap Pad Mute. Use the Track field at the top of the screen to choose the track. The screen also shows the time counter in the upper right and the global automation button (Automation).

Mute pads

Tap the Pad Mute tab if it isn’t already selected.
Choose a pad bank with the pad bank buttons, or tap one on the left of the screen.
Press a pad, or tap it on the screen, to mute or unmute its sound.

Reading the pads

Pad	Meaning
Lit orange	The pad is muted.
Lit in the pad colour	The pad is playing. Pads are yellow instead if `Use Pad Colors` is off.
No sample name shown	The pad is unused.

Buttons at the bottom of the screen

Button	What it does
`Time Division`	Sets the value mutes line up with, from `1/16` to `2 Bars` (`T` marks a triplet value). At `1 Bar`, a mute lands at the start of the bar after you press the pad.
`TC`	Turns this quantising of mutes on or off.
`Pads: Mute/Solo`	Switches the pads between muting and soloing.
`Clear Solos`	Unsolos any soloed pads.

Pad Mute Settings (gear icon)

Pad Mute and Solo Events Write Automation: Captures pad muting and soloing when you record automation. Set the global automation button to W (write) before recording (Automation).
Pad Mute and Solo Events are Undoable: Lets you undo pad mute and solo changes, and shows them in the Undo History.
Use Pad Colors: Applies each pad’s colour to its pad, on the Pad Mute page and on the hardware.

Group pads to mute together

Tap the Pad Group tab. A group lets one pad press mute or unmute several pads on a track, and you can have up to 16 groups.
Choose a pad bank with the pad bank buttons.
Press a pad, or tap it on the screen, to select it. It lights green, and other pads in the same group flash yellow.
Tap the number of the group on the left of the screen to add the pad to it, or tap Off to remove it.

There is a faster route on either tab. With the Q-Links in Screen mode (hold Q-LINK | EDIT and tap Screen), turn Q-LINKS to assign each pad to a pad group. Each pad’s group number shows in its upper-right corner.

8.8BasicsManual Next Sequence Mode p.316

Next Sequence Mode

Next Sequence Mode gives every sequence its own pad, so you can change a song’s structure as you perform it. Press a pad during playback and that sequence comes up next. If you don’t choose another, the current one simply keeps repeating.

Key combinations

NEXT SEQ | XYFX: Opens Next Sequence Mode.

You can also press MENU | PREFS and tap Next Sequence. The time counter sits in the upper right. On the left, the sequence playlist lists all the sequences you have used. The current one is highlighted, and you can tap another to select it.

Sequence playlist columns

Column	What it shows
`Sequence`	The sequence’s name.
`Length`	Its length in bars.
`BPM`	Its tempo in beats per minute.

Pads run in order from Pad A01, which holds Sequence 1. Press a pad or tap it on the screen to choose the next sequence.

Reading the pads

Pad	Meaning
Bright yellow, showing a name	A sequence with something in it.
Dim yellow	An unused sequence.
Flashing green	The selected pad, waiting to play.
Solid green	The selected pad, playing.

Buttons at the bottom of the screen

Button	What it does
`Next Bar`	Switches to the selected sequence at the start of the next bar, so you can leave early and stay in time.
`Sudden`	Switches to the selected sequence straight away, whether or not the current one has finished. Good for hitting a cue.
`Clear`	Deletes the selected sequence from the playlist. Only available when that sequence isn’t playing.
`Hold`	Repeats the current sequence indefinitely and ignores pad presses for now, so you can select other pads without queuing them. Tap again to return to normal.

Turn the playlist into a song

Stop playback.
Tap Song to open the Copy to Song screen.
Select a song, then tap Do It to continue or Close to cancel.

The result is ready to refine in Song Mode.

8.9IntermediateManual Song Mode p.326, Creating a Song p.36

Song Mode

Song Mode puts your sequences in a running order. Each step in the playlist holds a sequence and how many times it repeats, and you can change the structure while it plays, which makes it easy to compose on the fly. A project can hold up to 32 songs, each with up to 999 steps.

To open it, stop playback, press MENU | PREFS and tap Song.

Top of the screen

Song: The song to show. Tap the keyboard icon to rename it.
BPM: The tempo of the sequence.
Seq/Gbl: Whether the sequence follows its own tempo (Seq) or the global tempo (Gbl). SHIFT + TAP TEMPO | GLOBAL does the same (Tempo).
Time counter: The playhead position, in bars:beats:ticks.

Sequence playlist columns, left to right

Column	What it holds
Step number	Up to 999 per song.
Sequence	The sequence’s number and name.
Repeat	How many times it plays, up to 999. Set it to `Hold`, the lowest value, to repeat the sequence until you stop playback.
BPM	The tempo of the sequence.
Bars	How many bars the step takes up, given how many times it plays.

Each used sequence sits on a pad, and empty pads are unused sequences. Use the pad bank buttons to reach sequences on other banks.

Key combinations

REC | RECALL: Record-arms the song, so pads enter steps.Song Mode
OVERDUB: Record-arms the song, so pads enter steps.Song Mode
PAD: Adds that pad’s sequence as a step. Press it again to add to the number of times it plays.Song Mode, record-armed
STOP | RETURN: Stops recording steps.Song Mode, record-armed

“Record” a song from the pads

Press REC | RECALL or OVERDUB to record-arm the song.
Press or tap the pad for the first sequence. It appears as the first step.
Do the same for each following step. Press a pad several times to raise the number of times it plays.
Press STOP | RETURN to finish.

Edit the playlist

To	Do this
Insert a step	Tap the step you want it to follow, then tap `Insert` in the lower-right corner.
Change a step’s sequence	Tap the sequence name in that step, then use DATA DIAL or `–` and `+`.
Change how often a step repeats	Tap the step’s repeat field, then turn DATA DIAL.
Delete a step	Tap it, then tap `Delete` in the lower-right corner.
Delete all steps	Tap `Clear`.

During playback

Button	What it does
`Next`	Switches to the next sequence at the start of the next bar, so you can leave early and stay in time.
`Sudden`	Switches to the next sequence straight away, whether or not the current one has finished.

Convert the song to one sequence (tap Convert > Seq)

To Sequence: The sequence the song is written into.
Track Status: Whether muted tracks go into the new sequence.Range Exclude Muted Tracks, Include Muted Tracks

Tap Do It to confirm your selections, or Close to cancel.

Export the song as audio

Tap Export at the bottom of the screen to open the Audio Mixdown screen (Audio Mixdown).
Make sure Start is set to 1, and set End to the last bar of your song.
Set Audio Tail if you want to catch the ringing end of the last notes, and choose a file format in the lower-left corner.
Tap Export and choose where to save. Tap the File Name field to name the song, then tap Save to start exporting.

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