Accent

Accent picks which of the track’s beats are accented and what the accent does to them. The accent can make a note louder, change its gate, add repeats, move it in time, or change the note itself.

Hold EDIT and tap pad 44 in the picker, or press RIGHT from Beat count.

Tap Vel (1) to make accents change velocity.

How it works

  • The step area sets how many beats are accented. Tap the pad for the number you want (pad 81 is 1). It cannot be more than the beat count. To set it back to 0, hold CLEAR and tap an arrow pad while you are on this page.
  • The value area sets the strength of the accent, from pad 41 (weakest) to pad 38 (strongest). The default is about the middle of the row.
  • Options 21 to 25 pick what the accent does.

Accent types

Pad Type Accented steps change
21 Velocity Their velocity
22 Gate Their gate, the length of the note
23 Repeat They gain repeats; see Repeat
24 Timing They move forwards or backwards in time
25 Note change Their note, using the track’s scale and root

The selected type is lit. The default type is Note change, which uses the scale and root set on Params.

Accent complement

Accent complement is on Params, step pad 65. It reverses which steps the accent type favours.

See also

  • Beat count for the beats that can be accented.
  • Evolution for actions that change the track every N cycles.