Chapter 7
Editing sequences
Fix notes in the grid, the step sequencer or the event list.
Grid View
Grid View is the close-up editor for one track at a time. It lays out the track’s note events or audio regions against time, along with their velocities, so you can fix what you played by hand rather than record it again.
Key combinations
- GRID EDIT | STEP SEQ
- Opens Grid View.
Other ways in
- Press MENU | PREFS and tap
Grid View. - Tap
Gridat the top of the screen in Arrange Mode or List Edit Mode.
What you see depends on the track
| Track type | What the grid shows | Tools |
|---|---|---|
| Audio | The waveform of the audio sample. | Grid View with audio tracks |
| Drum | A column of every available pad on the left, with each pad’s events to its right. | Grid View with MIDI tracks |
| Keygroup, plugin, MIDI and CV | A vertical piano-roll keyboard on the left, with events to its right. | Grid View with MIDI tracks |
In every version, the time counter at the top shows the playhead position. Tap the gear icon to open the Grid Settings window. Its settings apply to Arrange Mode as well.
Grid Settings
- Snap Mode
- How events snap to the grid. The grid comes from the
TCfield or the Timing Correct window.Range Absolute, Relative - Hitting Pad Selects All Events
On: pressing a pad selects all of that pad’s note events on the track.Off: pressing a pad just plays its sound. Not available on audio tracks.Range On, Off- Auto-Scroll
- How the screen follows the audio playhead.Range Follow, Page, Off
- Q-Link Playhead Increment
- How far the playhead moves when you use the Q-Link controls.
1/16 Notelocks movement to sixteenths;TC Divisionties it to the current Timing Correct division, which you can set by tapping the clock icon at the bottom left of the grid.Range 1/16 Note, TC Division - MIDI Rec Erase
- On: a new recording replaces the MIDI already in the arrangement. Off: recording MIDI overdubs what is there.
Snap Mode and Auto-Scroll values
| Value | What it does |
|---|---|
Absolute | Events snap to the nearest division. This is the traditional behaviour. |
Relative | Events snap to the nearest division plus their original offset. An event three ticks past a division can only land three ticks past any other division. |
Follow | The view scrolls continuously and keeps the playhead centred. |
Page | The view jumps to the next page as the playhead gets there. |
Off | The view stays where it is. |
From the community
- Moving notes by touch alone is fiddly. Select them on the screen first, tap
Nudge, then use the DATA DIAL. via Elektronauts: MPC thread (Part 3)
MPC Sequencer: Grid View, Bars, Beats, Tick, Timing Correct Explained
Bit Bender Studio
From 2021, but bars, beats, ticks and Timing Correct are unaffected by MPC 3: a clear account of how they relate in Grid View.
Grid View with audio tracks
On an audio track, Grid View shows the waveform and lets you work on the regions inside it. Seven tool icons at the top of the screen change what a touch does. Most tools care about which part of a region you touch: upper, middle or lower third.
The seven tools
| Tool | Mode | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Marquee | Marquee Mode | Tap the upper third to select. Drag the upper third to move. Drag the lower third to shorten or lengthen. To split at two points, drag across the middle third to make a translucent white box, then tap the upper third of the box; you get a region on either side and one between. |
| Arrow | Selection Mode | Tap to select. Drag the upper third to move. Drag the lower third to shorten or lengthen. |
| Pencil | Draw Mode | Open the velocity/automation lane and tap and drag to draw automation (Velocity and automation lane). |
| Eraser | Erase Mode | Tap to erase a region. |
| Scissors | Split Mode | Tap a point to split there, leaving a region on either side. Tap a region’s left-most edge to select it. |
| Mute | Mute Mode | Tap to mute or unmute a region. |
| Magnifying Glass | Navigation Mode | Drag to move to another part of the sample. Spread or pinch to zoom in or out, vertically, horizontally or both at once. |
Moving, resizing, erasing and muting all work on several selected regions at once as well as on one.
Key combinations
- SHIFT + tap
Copy - Copies the selected region. Turn DATA DIAL to move the highlighted region, then press the dial to paste it there.Grid View, audio track
- SHIFT + tap
Cut - Cuts the selected region. Turn DATA DIAL to move the highlighted region, then press the dial to paste it there.Grid View, audio track
- SHIFT + tap
Paste - Pastes the copied or cut region.Grid View, audio track
- SHIFT + tap
TC - Opens the Timing Correct window. The clock icon next to the automation lane does the same.Grid View, audio track
- SHIFT + tap
Clear Auto - Clears all automation from the track.Grid View, audio track
- SHIFT + tap
Solo - Solos the track.Grid View, audio track
Whichever tool is active, you can edit the selected region with the controls below. Tap the arrow icon and tap a region to select it, and all of its parameters become available. UNDO | REDO and SHIFT + UNDO | REDO step back and forward through your edits (Data entry and undo).
Editing the selected region
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
Nudge | Tap, then use DATA DIAL or – and + to shift the region left or right. It moves in steps of the Timing Correct value by default. With the arrow or marquee tool, you can also drag the upper third. |
Don’t Snap | Tap this in the lower-left corner to nudge free of the grid. Each nudge is then four ticks. |
Edit Start | Tap, then use DATA DIAL or – and + to adjust the start or end point without changing the region’s position. |
Split | Splits the region at the playhead, leaving a region on either side. |
Duplicate | Places a copy immediately after the original. |
Fade In, Fade Out | Create a fade, drawn as a slope at the start or end of the region. |
Level | Sets the region’s level. The waveform’s height changes to match. |
Reverse | Reverses the region. |
Mute | Mutes the region. |
Warp: change a region’s length without changing its pitch
- Warp
- Turns warping on and enables the
Semi,FineandBPMfields beside it. - BPM
- Enter a tempo by hand, and the region’s length changes to suit.
- Detect BPM
- Opens the Edit BPM window: type a value in
BPM, tapDetectto have the MPC work it out, or tapTap Tempoat the bottom of the screen at the rate you want. TapClose, the X or outside the window to close it. - Semi, Fine
- Change the pitch, which is handy when two samples at different pitches need to last the same time.
- Algorithm
- The warp algorithm for this sample.
Repitchadjusts the pitch to bring the sample into line with the MPC tempo. The field starts on whateverDefault Audio Warp Algorithmis set to inMenu > Preferences > Audio/Export, and changing it here overrides that.Range Pro Ten, Repitch
Recorded audio files carry the project tempo of the moment, saved inside the sample. Warping compares that tempo with the BPM field to work out how far to stretch. You can also set up audio track recording so the resulting region is warped automatically (Preferences: General), and the MPC Pro Pack adds a Super algorithm (Super Warp algorithm).
The Grid Edit menu (tap the pencil Edit icon)
- Clear
- Clears the audio from the track.
- Double Length with Events
- Doubles the length of the track, audio samples included.
- Flatten
- With transport stopped, bakes all edits and regions in the arrangement into one new audio file.
- Flatten Elastique
- The same as
Flatten, using the Elastique Pro algorithm for time-stretching and pitch-shifting, which gives higher quality with fewer artefacts than the standard algorithm. - Bounce to Sample
- Exports the audio regions to a new sample in the project’s sample pool.
- Bounce to Audio Track
- Exports the audio regions to a new audio track in the project.
- Audio Tail
- Extra seconds added at the end of the files this creates.
Grid View with MIDI tracks
For every track that holds notes, Grid View gives you four tools at the top of the screen, a row of edit buttons at the bottom, and a pencil menu full of processes that rewrite the notes for you.
The four tools
| Tool | Mode | What it does |
|---|---|---|
| Pencil | Draw Mode | Tap an empty square to enter a note. Tap a note to select it, drag it to move it, or double-tap it to erase it. Drag in the velocity/automation lane to edit velocity or draw automation (Velocity and automation lane). |
| Eraser | Erase Mode | Tap a note to erase it. Drag to erase several notes in the same row. |
| Select Box | Select Mode | Tap a note to select it, or drag across the grid to box several. Drag a selection to move it. To erase a selection, switch to the eraser and tap any selected note. |
| Magnifying Glass | Navigation Mode | Drag to move around the grid. Spread or pinch to zoom in or out, vertically, horizontally or both at once. |
Whichever tool is active, you can work on the selected notes with the controls below. Press a pad to select all of that pad’s notes. Tap the grid-and-magnifying-glass icon in the lower-left corner to fit the view to the active area, up to three pad banks and 32 bars. UNDO | REDO and SHIFT + UNDO | REDO step back and forward through your edits (Data entry and undo).
Buttons at the bottom of the screen
| Tap | Then use DATA DIAL or – and + to |
|---|---|
Nudge | Shift the notes left or right, in steps of the Timing Correct value by default. |
Don’t Snap (lower-left corner) | Nudge free of the grid. Each nudge is then four ticks. |
Edit Start or Edit End | Adjust the start or end point without moving the notes. |
Transpose | Move the notes up or down. |
Automation | Adjust the selected automation parameters on the selected notes. |
Key combinations
- SHIFT + tap
Select All - Selects every note in the grid.Grid View, MIDI track
- SHIFT + tap
Copy - Copies the selected notes.Grid View, MIDI track
- SHIFT + tap
Cut - Cuts the selected notes.Grid View, MIDI track
- SHIFT + tap
Paste - Pastes copied or cut notes at the playhead.Grid View, MIDI track
- SHIFT + tap
Delete - Deletes the selected notes.Grid View, MIDI track
- SHIFT + tap
Duplicate - Places a copy of the selected notes immediately after the originals.Grid View, MIDI track
- SHIFT + tap
TC - Opens the Timing Correct window. The clock icon next to the automation lane does the same.Grid View, MIDI track
The pencil Edit icon next to the time counter opens the event editing window. To leave it, tap Cancel or tap at the top of the screen.
Immediate processes
| Function | What it does |
|---|---|
Clear Events | Wipes every event from the track. Tap Clear to confirm or Cancel to back out. |
Double Length with Events | Makes the arrangement twice as long, with the events duplicated to fill it. |
Half-Speed Events | Doubles note lengths and the gaps between notes, so the sequence sounds as if it plays at half speed. Pitches and tempo do not change. |
Double-Speed Events | Halves note lengths and the gaps between notes, so the sequence sounds as if it plays at double speed. Pitches and tempo do not change. |
Pitch Quantize: force notes into a scale
- Root Note
- The root note of the scale.
- Scale
- The type of scale.
- Only apply to selected events
- On: only the selected notes are quantised. Off: all pitches in the current sequence are.
- Start Note, End Note
- The lowest and highest pitches notes can land on. A note outside the range moves to the nearest in-scale pitch inside it.
Tap Do It to quantise, or Close, the X or anywhere outside the window to cancel.
Humanize: add randomness to timing, length and velocity
- Humanize Time
- Whether to randomise the timing of notes.
- Amount (Pulses)
- The most any event’s timing can be moved, in pulses.
- Eagerness
- How strongly the timing changes are applied. Negative values play ahead of the beat and positive values play behind it.
- Humanize Note Length
- Whether to randomise note durations.
- Length (%)
- How strongly note lengths change.
- Humanize Velocity
- Whether to randomise velocities.
- Strength (%)
- How strongly velocities change.
- Only Apply to Selected Events
- On: just the selected notes are humanised. Off: all notes in the sequence are.
Tap Apply to process the notes and keep the window open, Do It to process them and close it, or Close, the X or anywhere outside the window to leave without changes.
Generate Random Events: create a pattern in the current sequence
- Event Type
- Whether to create drum or melodic events.Range Drum Events, Melodic Events
- Replace
- How the new events relate to existing ones.
Replace All Eventsswaps out everything in the sequence.Replace Events in Note Rangeswaps out only the note range you set.Add to Existing Eventsadds without overwriting.Range Replace All Events, Replace Events in Note Range, Add to Existing Events - Pattern Size (Bars)
- How many bars the events use, up to the number of bars in the current sequence.
- Note Length
- The duration of the events. It has no effect if
Legatois on when you generate melodic events.
When Event Type is Drum Events
- Bank
- The pad bank to generate on. Select
Rangeto useStart PadandEnd Padinstead. - Start Pad, End Pad
- A specific range of pads. These work only when
Bankis set toRange. - Density (%)
- How closely together the events are placed.
- Rhythm Variation
- How widely or narrowly the rhythmic patterns vary.
When Event Type is Melodic Events
- Start Note, End Note
- The note range to generate over.
- Legato
- On: notes stretch or shrink into one unbroken phrase, each sustaining until the next starts, and notes that start together (other than the last ones) end up the same length. Off: notes use the
Note Lengthsetting. - Polyphony
- The most notes that can sound at once on the track.Range 1–8
- Constrain Notes to Scale
- On: notes stay within the scale in the
Scalemenu. Off: notes are chromatic. - Density (%)
- How closely together the events are placed.
- Root Note
- The root of the scale the notes use.
- Scale
- The scale or mode the notes use.
As with Humanize, tap Apply to generate and keep the window open, Do It to generate and close it, or Close, the X or anywhere outside the window to leave without generating anything.
Split Note Events: divide notes into equal parts
- Into
- How many parts each note is split into.
- Only selected events
- Checked: only the selected notes are split. Unchecked: all notes in the sequence are.
Convert to Progression: make a custom progression from a melodic MIDI track
- Name (Progression)
- The name of the progression.
- Root Note
- The root note of the progression.
- Scale Type
- The scale type of the progression.
- Chord
- Which chord in the progression to edit.
- Name (Chord)
- Renames the selected chord.
- Type
- The type of chord.Range Root, Normal, Below Root
- Play
- Plays the selected chord.
Tap Do It to convert and close the window, or the X, Close or anywhere outside it to go back. You can then perform the result with Progressions in Pad Perform.
Velocity and automation lane
The lane below the grid shows one thing at a time: note velocities, or the values of an automation parameter. It is the visual way to shape dynamics and to draw in the automation you would otherwise record live (Automation).
Show or hide the lane
- Tap the up arrow (∧) in the lower-right corner to show it.
- Tap the down arrow (∨) to hide it.
Reading the bars
| What you see | What it means |
|---|---|
| A vertical bar per note | That note’s velocity. Higher and redder means a higher velocity; yellow means a lower one. |
| A grey line on top of a bar | The note is currently selected. |
Blue bars, with Probability showing | The chance that the note will play. |
Blue bars, with Ratchet showing | The ratchet subdivisions for the selected notes, drawn as dotted lines on the original note. |
To change the velocity of selected notes, tap Velocity at the bottom of the screen, then use DATA DIAL or – and +.
Add an automation parameter
- Select a MIDI or audio track and open Grid View (Grid View).
- Tap the up arrow on the parameter bar to expand the lane.
- Double-tap the parameter field to open the
Parametermenu. It showsVelocityby default on MIDI tracks andTRK: Volumeon audio tracks. - Tap
Add Newand choose a parameter. The choices depend on the track type, the insert effects you have added and other options.
Edit automation
- Draw it with the pencil tool.
- Erase points with the eraser tool. Erasing every point removes the parameter.
- Tap the trash can icon to delete all automation for the selected parameter in one go.
Step Sequencer
The Step Sequencer turns the pads into step buttons, like a traditional drum machine: choose a sound and a bar, and each pad becomes a step in that bar. It works on MIDI tracks only, not audio tracks, and it can also sequence automation (Step automation).
Key combinations
- SHIFT + GRID EDIT | STEP SEQ
- Opens the Step Sequencer.
- PAD
- Enters a note on an unlit step, or deletes the note from a lit step.Step Sequencer
- SHIFT + PAD
- Selects that pad as the sound to sequence.Step Sequencer
- SHIFT + tap
Track –/+ - Selects the track to sequence on.Step Sequencer
- SHIFT + tap
Clear - Clears all steps in the current sequence.Step Sequencer
- SHIFT + tap
Clear Page - Clears all steps in the current page view.Step Sequencer
You can also press MENU | PREFS and tap Step Sequencer.
Enter a pattern
- Choose the sound with
Pad –/+at the bottom of the screen, or with SHIFT + PAD. The current pad number shows in the upper-left corner. - Choose the bar with
Bar –/+. The current bar number also shows in the upper-left corner. - Press PLAY if you want to hear it as you go. The current step is marked in green.
- Press an unlit pad, or tap an unlit step marker on the screen, to enter a note. The pad lights in a colour that reflects its velocity, and a velocity bar appears on the screen.
- Press a lit pad to delete that note.
Pad Sel: another way to pick the sound
- Tap and hold
Pad Sel, press the pad you want, then let go ofPad Sel. - Or latch it: tap
Pad Selto turn it on, press the pad, then tapPad Selagain to turn it off.
Top of the screen
- Track
- Shows the name of the current track.
- Track Length
- How long the track is. With the
SEQbutton on, it follows the sequence length. WithSEQoff, set an exact length with theBars:Beats:Ticksvalues. This lets tracks have different lengths, such as a 1-bar drum part looping under a 4-bar bass line. - BPM
- The tempo (Tempo).
- Seq/Gbl
- Whether the sequence follows its own tempo (
Seq) or the global tempo (Gbl). SHIFT + TAP TEMPO | GLOBAL does the same.
Configuration window (gear icon)
- Velocity
- The default velocity of steps entered from the pads or the step buttons on the screen.
- Step Size
- How many steps each bar has.
Tmarks a triplet value. Changing it also changes the current Timing Correct value. - Auto-Scroll
Offkeeps the grid still;Pagejumps a page at a time as the audio playhead advances.Range Off, Page- Automation
- Whether step automation is free of the grid or locked. When
Locked to Step Length, automation changes affect only the current step (Step automation).Range Unlocked, Locked to Step Length
Tap TC at the bottom of the screen to open the Timing Correct window (Timing Correct).
Change the velocity of steps
- Tap anywhere on a step’s velocity bar, and the top of the bar jumps there.
- Use the slider on the right edge of the screen to raise or lower all steps.
- Turn the Q-Link knob for that step, with Q-LINKS in Screen mode. Setting a value of
0(Off) deletes the step.
Reshape the pattern
| Control | What it does |
|---|---|
Nudge <, Nudge > | Shift the whole pattern left or right by one step, which is handy for trying out rhythmic permutations. |
Flip Steps | Swaps full and empty steps. Empty steps get notes at full velocity (127), and steps with notes become empty. |
Presets | Shows or hides five buttons that transform the velocities of the current bar (see below). |
The five preset buttons
| Button | Each tap moves on to the next of these |
|---|---|
| First | Velocities rise to one peak at the end of the bar, then two peaks (one after each half), then four peaks (one after each quarter). They then fall from one peak at the start of the bar, then from two peaks, then from four peaks. |
| Second | Velocities are set to either 1 or 127 by position. First half 1 and second half 127; odd quarters 1 and even quarters 127; odd eighths 1 and even eighths 127. Then the same three again, the other way round. |
| Third | Velocities rise to a peak and fall back, across the whole bar, then in each half, then in each quarter. They then fall to a valley and rise back, across the whole bar, then in each half, then in each quarter. |
| Fourth | Swaps the first and second halves of the bar. |
| Fifth | Inverts the velocity of every step with a note, so old and new add up to 127: 40 becomes 87, and 75 becomes 52. The exceptions are 127 and 1, which swap with each other, because a step with a note can’t have a velocity of 0. |
From the community
MPC 3 Step Sequencer Secrets That Will Blow Your Mind!
Ave Mcree
MPC 3’s on-screen Step Sequencer in depth, including chops, automating steps, probability and ratchets; it predates the G2, but this is the version you’ll use on one.
Step automation
The Step Sequencer can hold automation values as well as notes, so each step can carry its own setting for a parameter. The Q-Links make this feel like a knob-based step sequencer.
Add a parameter
- Double-tap the
Parameterfield. It showsVelocityby default on MIDI tracks andTRK: Volumeon audio tracks. - Tap
Add Newand choose a parameter. The choices depend on the track type, the insert effects you have added and other options.
Key combinations
- Hold Q-LINK | EDIT + tap
Screen - Sets the Q-Link knobs to Screen Mode, so they control each step’s automation value.Step Sequencer
- SHIFT + tap
Clear - Wipes the selected parameter’s automation from the whole of the selected sequence.Step automation
- SHIFT + tap
Clear Page - Wipes the selected parameter’s automation from the page on screen, in the selected sequence.Step automation
Other ways to edit
- Tap and drag in the step area to draw values freely.
- Turn Q-LINKS in Screen Mode. The current value shows next to the
Parameterfield as you adjust it. - Use
Nudge <andNudge >to slide the current parameter sideways, in steps of the Timing Correct value. - Use the slider on the right to push every automation step you can see up or down.
- Tap
Presetsand use the buttons to apply the presets to the automation (Step Sequencer).
The Automation setting in the Step Sequencer’s configuration window decides whether changes spread freely or stay on the current step (Step Sequencer).
From the community
MPC 3 Step Sequencer Secrets That Will Blow Your Mind!
Ave Mcree
MPC 3’s on-screen Step Sequencer in depth, including chops, automating steps, probability and ratchets; it predates the G2, but this is the version you’ll use on one.
List Edit Mode
List Edit Mode shows the same kind of data as Grid View, but as a table of events rather than a picture. It has some features Grid View doesn’t, and it is the place to enter tempo changes.
Open it
- Press MENU | PREFS and tap
List Edit. - Tap
Listat the top of the screen in Arrange Mode or Grid View.
The main screen is Events. The Tempo tab at the bottom of the screen swaps to a second list that holds tempo change events for you to add and adjust. The toolbar shows the time counter, the TC icon that opens the Timing Correct window, and the global automation button (Automation).
Key combinations
- SHIFT + tap the TC icon
- Turns global timing correct on or off.List Edit Mode
- SHIFT + tap an event
- Adds it to the selection, so you can select several events.List Edit Mode
- REC | RECALL, then PAD
- Lights REC | RECALL and inserts a note event at the current location each time you press a pad, like a step sequencer. Press STOP | RETURN to exit.List Edit Mode
- SHIFT + DATA DIAL
- Changes the event’s length according to your Timing Correct settings. SHIFT with – or + does the same.List Edit Mode, Length selected
- SHIFT + DATA DIAL
- Shifts the event’s pad or note by pad bank. SHIFT with – or + does the same.List Edit Mode, Pad/Note selected
- SHIFT + DATA DIAL
- Moves the event according to your Timing Correct settings. SHIFT with – or + does the same.List Edit Mode, Time selected
The View menu: what the list shows
| Option | Shows only |
|---|---|
All | Everything: all event types. |
Notes | Notes. |
Aftertouch | Aftertouch messages. |
MIDI Automation | MIDI automation events. |
Track Automation | Track automation events. |
Pitch Bend | Pitch bend events. |
Control Change | MIDI CC messages. |
Program Change | MIDI program change messages. |
Ch Pressure | Channel pressure messages. |
Mute | Mute events for tracks and pads. |
MPCe | MPCe events, such as Pad X/Y position. |
The columns
| Column | What it holds |
|---|---|
# | The number of the event. |
Time | Its position in bars, beats and ticks. When several events share a position, the others are listed straight below with their Time values greyed out. |
| Event Type icon | The kind of event (see below). |
Pad/Note | The pad number on drum tracks, or the note on keygroup, plugin and MIDI tracks. |
Length | How long the note lasts, in ticks. |
CH | The event’s MIDI channel. |
Velocity | The note’s velocity, with its matching colour. |
Mod Type | The type of modifier the note uses via automation. |
Value | The value of that modifier automation. |
Prob | The event’s probability, as a percentage. |
Rat | The event’s ratchet value. |
A red arrow on the left of the list marks the audio playhead, and it moves as the sequence plays.
Event Type icons
- Note.
- MIDI Automation (Volume, Pan, Mute, Solo).
- MIDI CC Automation (0–127).
- MIDI Parameter Automation (Aftertouch, Pitchbend, Channel Pressure or Program Change).
- Mixer Automation (Volume, Pan, Mute, Solo or Send 1–4).
- Mixer Parameter Automation (options depend on the track type).
- Track Insert Effect Automation (options depend on the effect).
- Pad/Keygroup Mixer Automation (Level, Pan, Pad Mute, Pad Solo or Send 1–4).
- Pad/Keygroup Parameter Automation (options depend on the track type).
- Pad/Keygroup Insert Effect Automation (options depend on the effect).
- Sequence Tempo Automation.
Add an event with Insert
- Bar:Beat:Tick
- Where to add the event.
- Type
- The kind of event. Locked to
Sequence Automationwhen theTempotab is selected.Range Note, Pad Automation, Mixer Automation, MIDI Automation - Pad, Parameter
- Further values that depend on the event type. Locked to
Parameter > Sequence Tempowhen theTempotab is selected.
Tap Insert at the bottom of the screen to open the window. Tap Do It to add the event, or Cancel, the X or anywhere outside the window to go back to the list.
Change existing events
| To | Do this |
|---|---|
Edit Pad/Note, Length, Velocity, Tempo or a numeric Value | Tap the value, then use DATA DIAL or – and +. For Length, Velocity and numeric Value, you can also double-tap and type on the numeric keypad. |
| Turn a Solo or Mute event on or off | Tap the setting on the On/Off switch, or tap the switch to select it and use DATA DIAL or – and +. |
| Move an event | Tap it, tap Nudge at the bottom of the screen, then use DATA DIAL or – and + to shift it up or down. Repeat for other events, or tap Nudge again to turn it off. |
| Hear an event | Tap it, then tap Play at the bottom of the screen (note events only). |
| Delete an event | Tap it, then tap Delete at the bottom of the screen. |
Tap the gear icon for the List View settings. They also apply to Grid View and Sample Edit Mode.
List View settings
- Hitting Pad Selects All Events
On: pressing a pad selects all of its note events in the selected sequence on that track.Off: pressing a pad just plays its sound.Range On, Off- Auto-Advance on Step Record
On: pressing a pad on a record-armed track moves the playhead forward by the current Time Division in the Timing Correct window.Off: the playhead stays where it is.Range On, Off- Mod Type Selection
- Whether a change of
Mod Typereaches just the selected event or every event of that type.Range Selected, All - Auto-Scroll
Followscrolls the list and keeps the playhead centred,Pagejumps to the next page, andOffleaves the list still.Range Follow, Page, Off
The modifier icon opens the Note Modifier Settings window. This sets how notes with a modifier behave during playback, separately for five modifier types.
Modifier types
| Type | Covers |
|---|---|
Filter | Cutoff, Resonance, Filter Envelope Amount |
Envelope | Attack, Decay, Release |
Sample | Sample Layer, Sample Slice |
Tuning | Coarse Tuning, Fine Tuning |
Mix | Pan, Level |
Modifier playback modes
- Absolute
- The note uses the value stored in the note event, ignoring anything set in Track Edit, Sample Edit or Pad Mixer, and ignoring pad automation that would affect it.
- Relative
- The note uses the value as an offset from the current state (or as a scale, for Level), so settings in Track Edit, Sample Edit and Pad Mixer and pad automation all still count. The modifier can go beyond the limit of the underlying value: a pad with an Envelope Attack of 10 and a modifier of -100 plays with an Attack of 0.
These settings save with the project. Tap Make Default to use the current setup for all new projects; the Reset Preferences function in the Preferences menu puts it back (Preferences: Info and Activations).
From the community
How to Use List Edit to Modify Events Parameters
Bit Bender Studio
From 2022, but this core event editing is unaffected by MPC 3: adjusting, creating and deleting events in List Edit.
