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Yes you can only grid record one note at a time BUT once you've got your first note laid out, you can change the note value on the screen and dial in whatever velocity you want manually, and just keep adding on the same track. So yes you can grid record chords just one note at a time. This is awesome for experimenting and you can come up with some insane robotic grooves that you simply can't play in real time. 

Hope this makes sense.

--- In xl7@yahoogroups.com, James Ulibarri <jamesulibarri@...> wrote:
>
> Steve,
> 
> Great information!
> 
> Grid Mode won't allow a person to do a chord right?  It's basically for
> drums.
> Am I correct or is it something I am doing wrong?  It only picks up one note
> for me at a time.
> 
> 
> 
> On Sat, Dec 25, 2010 at 9:56 AM, steve_the_composer <smw-mail@...>wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> > James (and others),
> > This discussion has gotten my curiosity up. I have never systematically
> > explored step mode or done much (if anything) with it, though perhaps years
> > ago, I may have played with it a litte bit.
> >
> > For the fun of it I did some systematic playing around. You probably know
> > this, but I thought as long as I took the time, I may as well share what I
> > learned. Perhaps this will interest others and perhaps others will add to
> > the understanding of how step mode works and can be used. Also, please
> > correct me if I have it wrong. (For this, I used a usb/midi keyboard
> > connected to a P2500, using >>only<< midi in. I would be interested to know
> > if using the Command Station keys and knobs perform differently.)
> >
> > Auto = Y
> > 1. After entering step mode, you can press/hold down as many notes as you
> > want.
> > 2. After >>>all<<< notes [keypresses] have been released:
> > ---(a) only the first instance of the first note played [keypress]
> > (including its velocity) will have been recorded into the sequencer;
> > ---(b) the duration of the first note played/recorded will be based on the
> > Gate setting (a percentage of the resolution time);
> > ---(c) the sequencer time ["now" time] will advance based on the resolution
> > you have chosen [Res];
> > ---(d) CC values can be set for the current time for as many different CCs*
> > as you like; and
> > ---(e) only the last CC value (for each CC*) will be recorded at the
> > current time.
> > (*includes channel pressure and pitchbend)
> >
> > Notes: I haven't fully explored Auto = N. However, in both conditions, you
> > can simultaneously move a CC knob or slider and advance the sequencer time
> > (manually with the encoder) and record a sequence of CCs.
> >
> > atom smasher's suggestion are cool. If I were to use step mode, I think I
> > might prefer to record CCs in real time after the stepped notes have been
> > generated.
> >
> > Anyhow, I hope this helps someone. I know I learned alot; so thanks for
> > starting this topic.
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> > --- In xl7@yahoogroups.com <xl7%40yahoogroups.com>, Atom Smasher <atom@>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > On Fri, 24 Dec 2010, James Ulibarri wrote:
> > >
> > > > Ok, tried it. A CC can change value but only on a Note On message from
> > > > the CS. Mixed results.
> > > ================
> > >
> > > pattern edit -> event list editor -> continuous controller edit
> > >
> > > that might not be what you're looking for, but it might do what you want.
> > >
> > > you can also record CCs into an arbitrary track, thin the data if needed,
> >
> > > copy/merge to another track if needed...
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > ...atom
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