Doepfer MAQ16/3 Sequencer - Manual (Page 15)

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(8): Step-duration (time)
The step-duration is not directly linked with a MIDI-event. It merely provides the duration for
the step in question. If step-duration is assigned to a row it can refer to one row, two rows or
all three rows. The indication is provided by the three decimal points of the display.
If, for example, "t.4. ." is entered for the bottom row (Row 3) it means that the settings
entered on the dials of row 3 are valid for all three rows. "t 4. ." would indicate validity only for
the two bottom rows. In order for the user to be able to control the step-duration on the
bottom row, it must also refer to that row (i.e. the third decimal point on the display must be
illuminated in our example). Otherwise the time-row will run in constant steps and will pass
the step-duration values only to the other row(s) activated.
There are four possible scaling factors for the dials: Base time x 4, x 8, x 16, x 32. The base
time results from the (internal or external) MIDI-clock. The step-duration can only be
increased in whole multiples of the base time. The digits 4, 8, 16 and 32 refer to the
maximum scaling factor (with respect to the clock) which can be reached if a control dial is
turned all the way up.
If only small time differences between steps are desired "t4" should be selected, for larger
differences one should select "t 8", "t16" or "t32". If a dial in the step-duration-row is turned
all the way to the left, then the step in question will be omitted, i.e. this serves as SKIP-
function.
The timing of each row is also influenced by an adjustable prescale factor (Menu 4:
PRESCALE/TIME). If the step-duration function is assigned to a row the prescale factors
entered in Menu 4 are in effect as well. Very complex timing arrangements can thus be
programmed, although these will always within the framework of the MIDI-clock.
In principle the step-duration can be controlled with any one of the three rows of dials.
However, for technical reasons we recommend that only the bottom row is used for this
purpose, since the software has been optimized for this.
(9): Controller
32 different MIDI controllers are available. The currently selected controller no. is shown in
the display (e.g. C0, C9, C64, C70). A selection of 32 out of the 128 possible MIDI
controllers is available (0-19, 64-74, 84).
(9-1): free definable Controller
(New since version 3.5)
At the time the MAQ firmware was basically programmed the possibility to choose one of a
selection of 32 fixed controller numbers seems to be sufficient. (9)
By now ( after almost 10 years) however most of the 128 possible controller numbers are
assigned with useful functions, so that now often the request came up, that you could create
all of the 128 controllers with the MAQ.
To keep the compatibility to the previous software versions the fixed controller values (9) are
left as they are, though they are now strictly speaking unnecessary.
The new free definable Controller you will find now at the beginning of the EVENT's direct
after '---' and before 'nA1' at the up to now not occupied position 2.