Length

Length sets how many steps are in one cycle of the selected track, from 1 to 32. The track loops through them and then starts again.

Hold EDIT and tap pad 42 in the picker, or press RIGHT from Steps.

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PERF

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32

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Keep1

Lock

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Clr

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Pad 21 (1) switches Keep ratio on or off.

Set the length

Tap a step in the step area. The pad you tap becomes the last step of the cycle: pad 81 is 1 step and pad 58 is 32 steps. Steps are counted left to right, top row first.

Changing the length regenerates the generated beats for the new length. The beat count stays, or changes in proportion if Keep ratio is on.

Warning

Changing the length regenerates the generated beats. Locked steps are always kept. Hand edits lock their step automatically only while Global > Settings, option 7 (‘Edits survive regen’, step pad 75) is on, which is the default. Use SHIFT + CLEAR to undo a length change.

Keep ratio

Keep ratio decides what happens to the beat count when the length changes.

Keep ratio	Example: 16 steps with 4 beats, changed to 32 steps
On	32 steps with 8 beats. The rhythm keeps its feel.
Off	32 steps with 4 beats. The same beats are spread over twice the time.

Keep ratio is pad 21 on this page, and the same switch is on Params (step pad 74).

See also

• Beat count for the number of beats.
• Speed on Params for how fast the cycle runs.
• Held pads and undo for undo.