Midi Step Recording - Korg NAUTILUS Series Operation Manual

MIDI step recording

Step recording is the recording method in which you specify
the duration and strength of each note, and use the keyboard
to specify the pitch of each MIDI note. You can use the Rest
button and Tie button of the dialog box to input rests and
ties.
Step recording is useful when you want to create
mechanically precise beats, or when you need to record a
phrase that would be difficult to play by hand "in realtime,"
or when you find it difficult to play extremely complicated
or rapid passages.
An example of step recording
In this example, we'll assign a bass program to MIDI Track
02 and step-record the following two-measure bass phrase.
1. Specify a bass program for MIDI Track 02. Use
"Track Select" to select MIDI Track 02, and verify
that you hear a bass program.
2. Go to the Track Edit– Track Edit page.
3. Set "From Measure" to 001.
With this setting, step recording will begin from measure
1.
4. Press the page menu button, and press page menu
command "MIDI Step Recording."
A dialog box will appear.
5. In "Step Time," use "Select" to specify the basic
timing value at which you will input notes and rests.
Input the first C3 note as
Use the radio button at the left to select .
You can choose from the range of (a whole note)–
32nd note).
(a dotted eighth note).
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MIDI recording MIDI step recording
Input a dotted note by selecting "." with the radio buttons
at right.
You can specify "3" to enter a triplet. If you want to use
the unmodified length of the note that's selected at the
left, choose "-".
"Note Duration" indicates the length that the note itself
will sound. Smaller values will produce a staccato note,
and larger values will produce a legato note. For this
example, leave this setting unchanged.
"Note Velocity" is the velocity (playing strength), and
larger values will produce a louder volume. Set this to
Key.
If you select Key for this parameter, the velocity with
which you actually play the keyboard will be input.
6. On the keyboard, press and then release the first C3
note that you want to input.
The data you input will appear in the LCD screen as
numerical values. In the upper right, Measure 001 Beat
Tick 01.000 will change to Measure 001 Beat Tick
01.360. The next note you input will be placed at this
location.
7. Input the remaining notes as described in steps 5 and
6. (You've already input the first C3 note.)
In addition to the methods described in steps 5 and 6, you
can also use the following input methods.
• To input a rest, press the Rest button. This will input a
rest of the "Step Time" value.
• To modify the length of a note, you can modify the "Step
time" value before you input the note. However if you
want to extend the length (tie) of the note, press the Tie
button. At this time, the previously-input note will be
extended by the "Step time" length.
• To delete a note or rest that you input, press the Step
Back button. The previously-input note will be deleted.
• To input a chord, simultaneously press the notes of the
desired chord. Even if you do not press them
simultaneously, notes that are pressed before you fully
remove your hand from all keys on the keyboard will be
input at the same location.
Step Step
Note Time: Time:
Select . 3 -
C3 .
G3 -
-
C4 -
-
C4 -
D3 -
Eb3 -
E3 -
F3 -
-
C3 -
Key, Measure/
Button Beat Tick
C3 key 001 / 01.000
G3 key 001 / 01.360
Rest button 001 / 02.000
C4 key 001 / 02.240
Rest button 001 / 03.000
C4 key 001 / 03.120
D3 key 001 / 03.240
Eb3 key 001 / 04.000
E3 key 001 / 04.240
F3 key 002 / 01.000
Rest button 002 / 01.120
C3 key 002 / 01.360
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