Gate

Gate is how long each note of a step lasts. It is a length in MIDI clock ticks, with 24 ticks to a quarter note. A short gate gives staccato notes and a long gate gives sustained notes. A gate of 127 is a tied note, which has no pad on this page.

Where

Keys > Gate (page 3). Hold EDIT, tap 23 (Keys), tap 43.

Hold step 5 (1), then tap a gate pad (2). Pad 41 is the shortest gate, 16 ticks, which is also what generated steps start with.

How to use it

  1. Hold a step to select it. On this page a tap also selects the step.
  2. Tap a value pad. The bars light up to the chosen gate.

Value pads

Pad Ticks Pad Ticks
41 16 31 75
42 23 32 83
43 31 33 90
44 38 34 98
45 46 35 105
46 53 36 113
47 61 37 120
48 68 38 126

Options and defaults

Item Setting
Generated step (Euclidean, randomize) 16 ticks, the lowest pad
Step you turn on by tapping it 64 ticks, between pads 47 (61) and 48 (68)
Tied note 127, not on a pad

A tied note is not switched off by its gate. It ends when the next note of the same track and channel starts.

Gate and speed

The gate is counted in ticks, so how long it sounds depends on the track speed. At the default speed (1x) a step is 6 ticks long, so the lowest gate, 16 ticks, is about two and a half steps. The pads have no shorter gate.

Notes to know

  • The top pad is 126, so a tied note (127) cannot be picked on this page. Knob control also stops at 126.
  • With no step held or selected, pad taps change the step under the playhead.
  • Velocity: how hard each note is played.
  • Track > Params: the track speed, which sets how many ticks each step lasts.