Gate time – Arturia BeatStep Pro MIDI/Analog Controller and Sequencer Kit with CV/Gate Cables (Black) User Manual
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3.3.2.3. Gate Time
The Gate Time parameter is used to adjust the length of a note. Potential values are from
1% (short) to 99% (long), with additional settings of TIE and SLIDE. These values can be set
independently for each step in a sequence.
A setting of TIE does different things for the CV/Gate output and over MIDI:
• CV/Gate output: the note that follows a TIE will change the control voltage but
will not send a new gate signal to the attached device.
• MIDI output: the Note Off command for the first note happens
after
the Note On
command for the second note. This allows for “legato” playing on a monophonic
synthesizer.
A setting of SLIDE (SLd) is similar to TIE over MIDI, but has a different behavior in CV:
• The note that follows a SLIDE will change the control voltage in a continuous
way, with a slide time of approximately 60ms regardless of the tempo. This
allows for the usual Slide effect that was found on vintage bass sequencers, for
instance.
By default the Gate Time is set to 50% for each event.
There is a technique called
that allows you to tie multiple notes together very
quickly. We'll cover that in the
chapter.
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