Akai Professional TOM CAT Manuel D'utilisation page 9

Editing Sequences
You can edit the sequences (and fills) of each pattern in two different modes, described below:
Record Step Mode and Record Performance Mode.
Record Step Mode
Record Step Mode lets you use the 16 Step Switches to enter or remove notes from the sequence
simply by pressing the corresponding Step Switches.
To enter Record Step Mode, press and hold Shift and then press Step Switch 9 (Rec Step).
To enter or remove steps, press the pad whose steps you want to enter or remove, and then press
one or more Step Switches to enter or remove notes at those positions. The notes are entered with
the default Step Switch velocity (described below).
For the disco toms, each step has a note value, which you can set in two different ways:
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To set the note value of a single step for the disco toms, press and hold the desired Step
Switches and turn the Tempo knob. If you are adjusting only one note, the note value will be
shown in the display. If you are adjusting multiple notes, the display will show how many
semitones up or down you are shifting them. The disco toms' voice has a three-octave range.
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To set the default note value for the disco toms, press and hold the Disco Toms pad and
turn the Tempo knob. This will be the note value that is recorded when you select a step or
press the pad. This is useful for setting the note value before entering your steps.
For all voices, each step has a velocity, which determines how loud the note is played. You can set
this in two different ways:
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To edit a single step's velocity, press and hold the Velocity button and then press the
desired Step Switch to cycle between the available velocities: low (green), medium (amber),
high (red), and off (unlit).
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To select the default Step Switch velocity, press the Velocity button to cycle through the
available default velocities: low (green), medium (amber), and high (red). This will be the
velocity that is recorded when you select a step or press the pad. This is useful for setting the
velocity before entering your steps.
Record Performance Mode
Record Performance Mode lets you play the pads and/or 16 Step Switches to record a sequence in
real time. The notes you play will be quantized (aligned) automatically with the steps. Your recording
will be "overdubbed" onto the sequence(s).
Note: Any incoming MIDI performance will also be recorded.
To enter Record Performance Mode, press and hold Shift, and then press Step Switch 10 (Rec Perf).
To record steps:
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For the drum voices, play the desired sequence(s), and then play the pads. The pads are
velocity-sensitive; the notes will be entered at the corresponding low, medium, or high velocities.
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For the disco toms' voice, play the desired sequence(s), and then play the 16 Step Switches
as you would a piano keyboard. The black switches are the same as the black keys on a piano,
and the same is true for the white switches. To set the default note value for the disco toms,
press and hold the Disco Toms pad and turn the Tempo knob. The Step Switches are not
velocity-sensitive, so you may want to edit the velocities in Record Step Mode (see
Step Mode above to learn more).
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