Adjusting The Step Grid - Native Instruments MASCHINE STUDIO Getting Started

▪ You are free to use both Control mode and Step mode on the same Pattern! For example,
you could start building a tight, basic beat in Step mode, then switch to Control mode and
record live-played ornaments to add a human touch to your Pattern. Or you could record a
natural Pattern in Control mode and correct the essential hits in Step mode.
7.2

Adjusting the Step Grid

As you have probably noticed, until now our beats were split into four steps each. In other
words, the steps' default size is 1/4th beat (or quarter note), that is 1/16th note (i.e. sixteen
steps fill a whole note). The set of all available steps is called Step Grid. The Pattern Editor is
the place where you create/edit the events of your Pattern. The Step Grid is the grid that is
used for the Pattern Editor.
The Step Grid resolution — in other terms the step size — directly affects the precision of all
Pattern editing actions, including quantization. As mentioned above, its default value is
1/16th. However you may use another Step Grid resolution or disable the Step Grid complete-
ly.
Although we introduce here the Step Grid in the context of the Step mode, please note
that the Step Grid equally affects both the Step mode (size and number of steps) and
the Control mode (quantization resolution)!
As an example, you might want to reduce the step size from 1/16th note to 1/32nd note. This
will allow you to place notes more precisely in the Pattern.
7.2.1 Adjusting the Step Grid in the MASCHINE Software
In the Pattern Editor the Step Grid is represented by vertical lines on each step and each beat:
Creating Beats with the Step Sequencer
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Adjusting the Step Grid