Editing Blocks in the Block View

Selecting a Block for editing

Selecting a Block for editing is done in the Block View. Select the Block you want to work with as follows:

1.	Make sure “Enable Blocks” is activated on the Options menu.

2.	Click the Block button on the Blocks Track to switch to Block View.

Block 1 appears by default on the arrangement pane:

3.	Select a Block (1-32) from the Blocks drop-down list in the Track List if desired.

In this example, we will stick to Block 1. The Block name is shown on the Blocks Track.

Renaming Blocks

If you don’t want to use the default Block names you can easily rename them:

Double-click the Block name on the Blocks Track in the Block View, type in a new name and press [Return].

Defining the Block length

The length of a Block is defined using the End Marker in the Blocks view:

1.	Select desired Block in the Block View as described in “Selecting a Block for editing”.

2.	Adjust the End Marker to the desired position by clicking and dragging it in the Ruler.

•	The Block length is always defined from the beginning of the Ruler to the End Marker.

The Left and Right Loop Locators have no influence on the Block length.

•	When the sequencer is running in Block View, it will automatically loop at the End Marker.

The Loop Locators can also be used in Block View to loop at other positions, if Loop On/Off is activated on the Transport Panel. However, in Song View the Loop Locator settings used in the Block View will be ignored.

•	The Block length can be set individually for each of the 32 Blocks.

•	The Block length can be changed at anytime by adjusting the End Marker in the Blocks view.

Changing Block color

Selecting separate colors for your blocks can be useful when you arrange your blocks in the Song View later on. All 32 Blocks already have default colors but these can easily be changed:

Select a color from the Block Color palette on the Blocks Track context menu or from the Edit menu.

This applies the selected color to the Block. The sequencer tracks and any clips in the Block will maintain their original colors.

Recording in the Block View

Recording on tracks in the Block View is done in the same ways as when recording in the regular Song View.

Any events or recordings to the right of the End Marker in the Block View will be ignored when the Block is played back in the Song View.

Refer to “Recording in the Sequencer” for details about recording.

Editing clips in the Block View

Editing events in clips in the Block View is done in the same way as when editing clips in the Song View.

Double-click desired clip to open it for editing in Edit Mode, or click the Edit Mode button in the Toolbar.

Refer to “Note and Automation Editing” and “Audio Editing in the Sequencer” for details about editing clips.

Arranging clips in the Block View

Arranging clips in the Block View is done in the same ways as when arranging clips in the Song View.

Any clips, or parts of clips, to the right of the End Marker in the Block View will be ignored when the Block is played back in the Song View.

Refer to “Arranging in the Sequencer”.