PIANO ROLL

Randomizer

The Randomizer dialog lets you create random notes in the Step Sequencer, or Piano Roll (depending on the selected window). The notes can be based on a chord map, the dialog also allows you to randomize the notes properties such as pan, velocity etc.

Several options (such as Length, Variation, Stack etc.) are available only for the Piano Roll window.

1. Pattern Section

This section lets you set up the options used when generating the random notes (disable the section if you don't want to add random notes).

Octave - Sets the base octave used when generating notes.
Range - Specifies the octave range will fit in while creating random notes.
Key - Sets the base tone for notes.
Scale - Here you can select the chord type that will be used as a base for creating notes.
Length - Sets the note length used for the generated notes (this option is available only for the Piano Roll).
Variation - Sets the note length variation for the generated notes (this option is available only for the Piano Roll). Turn the wheel to left to make the notes equal or shorter than the specified length. Turn to right to make notes equal or longer than the specified length (the middle position disables the length variance).
Population - Specifies the amount of notes that will be generated. The more you turn this wheel to the right, the more the notes generated.
Stack - Sets the note polyphony used for the generated sequence (this option is available only for the Piano Roll).
Random Portamento - If checked, the notes will have random values for the portamento switch (checked or not) in the Miscellaneous Channel Settings.
Merge Same Notes - If checked, two or more consecutive notes of the same pitch will be merged into a single longer note.
Seed - Click the back and forward arrows to generate random note combinations based on the settings above (in all selected channels for the Step Sequencer, or the selected timeline section in the Piano Roll). You can use this feature to generate various (seeded) combinations until you're satisfied with the result. To hear the combinations you generate, hit the play button in the Transport panel before you bring up the Randomizer dialog (or you can also call the Randomizer and then press Space to toggle play/stop mode).

2. Levels Section

This section lets you set up the options that will be used to randomize the levels (pan, velocity etc.) for all selected notes/channels (disable the section if you don't want to randomize the note levels).

Levels - These wheels lets you select the note properties you want randomized and the amount of randomization (this applies to the note levels only, not automation events!). Each wheel has a range from -100% to 100%. At 0% the levels are left at their original values.
Reset Before Processing - Reset the note levels to their default values before randomizing.
Bipolar - Check to randomize the note levels 'bipolar', i.e. the levels will be randomized to both higher and lower values than the original values (as opposed to shifting them only higher or only lower depending on the wheel values).
Seed - Click the back and forward arrows to randomize the note properties based on the settings above (in all selected channels for the Step Sequencer, or the selected notes in the Piano Roll). You can use this feature to generate various combinations until you're satisfied with the result. To hear the combinations you generate, hit the play button in the Transport panel before you bring up the Randomizer dialog (or you can also call the Randomizer and then press Space to toggle play/stop mode).