Acoustica Mixcraft 7 - Manual (Page 108)

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STEP EDITOR
Mixcraft’s Step Editor is a grid-based editor that should be familiar to users of classic
Japanese “X0X” drum machines, but it’s far more flexible with no limitations on the
number of instruments or available steps. It excels at creating and editing drum
patterns, but its built-in scale maps also allow fast creation of musical patterns. Once
the Step editor is configured, notes are added and deleted by simply clicking in grid
squares. This is fast, easy, and fun way to create drum parts or other pattern-based
music.
STEP EDITOR TOOL BAR
Here's how the Tool Bar appears when the Step Editor is selected:
The tools and functionality are largely the same as the Piano Roll editor, with two
primary differences:
1. Because the Step editor grid inherently defines the note values, the toolbar musical
note values seen in the Piano and Score editors are hidden. Set the grid resolution by
clicking the Steps drop-down menu and choosing a note value (Sixteenth-note is a
good starting point).
2. The piano keyboard on the left of the window is replaced by a list of specific notes
called the Voice List.