Editing Sequences; Record Step Mode; Record Performance Mode - Akai Rhytm Wolf User Manual

Editing Sequences

You can edit the sequences (and fills) of each pattern in two different modes, described below:
Record Step Mode and Record Performance Mode.

Record Step Mode

Record Step Mode lets you use the 16 Step Switches to enter or remove notes from the
sequence simply by pressing the corresponding Step Switches.
To enter Record Step Mode, press and hold Shift and then press Step Switch 9 (Rec Step).
To enter or remove steps:
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For the drum voices, press the pad 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).
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For the bass synth voice, press the Bass Synth pad, 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). Also:
To set the note value, press and hold the desired Step Switches and turn the
o
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. The bass synth voice has a three-
octave range.
Each step (for both drum and bass synth voices) has a velocity, which determines how loud
the note is played.
To edit a 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).
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).

Record Performance Mode

Record Performance Mode lets you play the pads and/or 16 Step Switches 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).
Note: Any incoming MIDI performance will also be recorded.
To enter Record Performance Mode, press and hold Shift, and then press Step Switch 10
(Rec Perf).
To record steps:
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For the drum voices, play the desired sequence(s), and then play the pads. The pads
are velocity-sensitive; the notes will be entered at the corresponding low, medium, or
high velocities.
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For the bass synth voice, play the desired sequence(s), and then play the 16 Step
Switches as you would a piano keyboard. The black switches are the same as the black
keys on a piano, and the same is true for the white switches. The Step Switches are not
velocity-sensitive, so you may want to edit the bass synth velocities in Record Step Mode
(see Record Step Mode above to learn more).
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