Working With Sequences - M-Audio Trigger Finger Pro User Manual

Working with Sequences

Trigger Finger Pro has a powerful, flexible step sequencer, letting you create, edit, and play
Sequences quickly and easily. This chapter covers the many aspects of Sequences and how
to use them.
A Sequence is, essentially, a pattern that you can use as part of a song. Some songs may use
only one Sequence while others may use several Sequences in a complex song structure.
Trigger Finger Pro's Sequences may be one to four bars long, and each bar can have up to 16
steps. Each step is a "note event" (a MIDI Note On message).
When you save a Sequence, you are saving settings that are specific to its steps (and their
velocities), bars, and timing (tempo, swing, and gate).
The most intuitive way to record a Sequence is in real time, using Trigger Finger Pro's pads,
but it is just as helpful to use the Step Switches and other Sequence Mode functions to work
more precisely and fine-tune your Sequence. Please see the following Recording section to
learn how to record a Sequence in real time, but also look at the rest of this chapter to learn
more about how you can perfect your Sequences using Trigger Finger Pro.
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