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Operation Manual

Sequel Operation Manual by Steve Kostrey, Michael Baggley

Revision and Quality Control:

Cristina Bachmann, Heiko Bischoff, Sabine Pfeifer

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Table of Contents

6Introduction

7Welcome

7About this manual

7Key command conventions

8System requirements and installation

9About this chapter

9Minimum requirements

9Installing Sequel

9Activating Sequel

9Register your software

10 Read on…

11 Tutorial 1: Recording

12 The tutorials

12 Recording audio

17 Recording Instrument parts

19 Tutorial 2: Editing

20 Introduction

20 Editing audio events

23 Editing Instrument parts

26 Tutorial 3: Mixing

27 Introduction

27 Setting levels

27 Setting Pan

28 Mute and Solo

28 Adding EQ

29 Audio Effects

31 Adding Automation

32 Exporting

34 Tutorial 4: Live Pads and Chain Play

mode

35 Introduction

35 Arranger parts

35 Live Mode

36 Chain Play Mode

37 The Pilot Zone

38 Introduction

38 The Sequel menu (Mac only)

38 The File and Edit menus

38 Minimizing, maximizing and closing

39 The File button/menu

40 The Edit button/menu

42 About the Project, Automation and Edit buttons

43 The Ruler Zone

44 The Tuner

44 The Transport controls

46 The Metronome

46 Computer Usage

46 The Pilot Zone display

48 The Arrange Zone

49 Introduction

49 Resizing the Arrange Zone

49 About tracks and track controls

52 Timeline and grid

52 Zooming in the Arrange Zone

53 Working with the Smart Tool

55 The Multi Zone

56 Introduction

56 The Mixer page

58 The Track Inspector page

62 The Media Bay page

65 The Editor page

70 The Arranger page

71 The Program Settings page

73 Advanced features

74 Introduction

74 Adding silence

75 Audio quantization and warp

77 Smart Transpose

79 One button record

80 Setting up your system

81 About this chapter

81 General notes on how to set up your system

81 Defragmenting the hard disk (Windows only)

81 MIDI requirements

81 Audio hardware

83 Setting up audio

86 Setting up MIDI

86 Optimizing audio performance

Table of Contents

88 Key commands

89 Introduction

89 The available key commands

91 Effects reference

92 Introduction

92 Track/Global Effects

93 Instrument parameters

94 Index

Introduction

Welcome

Congratulations and thank you for your purchase of Stein-

berg Sequel. You have now become a member of the

world's largest community of music production software

users. Looking back at more than 20 years of innovation in

computer-based music production, Steinberg has always

been the driving force behind software technology.

Sequel is a new entry-level sequencer designed to be an

easy-to-use, all-inclusive music production platform. Se-

quel provides all of the tools needed to record, edit and

mix music.

Sequel can be used in the ‘traditional’ way to record, edit

and mix audio or virtual instruments. For example, a home

musician could record himself playing an instrument (either

an acoustic or a virtual instrument) or singing. An electric

guitar can be plugged directly into an audio interface and

then be recorded with Sequel’s on-board effects.

Music enthusiasts may want to take a wholly different ap-

proach to creating music. Their starting point is Sequel’s

extensive library of loops and phrases. Pieces of music can

be assembled based entirely on loops and without actually

playing a single note on a keyboard or instrument. Typi-

cally, this is a more DJ-oriented workflow and very popular

especially for current dance and electronic music styles.

Another key-application for Sequel is live performance.

The concept of mixing and remixing is familiar to practically

everyone today. Mixing and remixing has become a cre-

ative act in its own right and sometimes totally unrelated to

creating new music itself. Sequel provides all the tools

necessary to mixing and remixing (rearranging) music.

The act of performing music on stage using a computer

has become standard in today’s music and club scene.

The goal of performing music on stage might be some-

one’s primary motivation to use his/her computer for mak-

ing music. Sequel puts a special focus on the live aspect

of making music, which separates it from traditional se-

quencers. Instead of linear playback, it has special tools to

perform and interact, by mixing and re-combining sections

of a song or project.

After you have registered Sequel online, take some time to

explore the community section at www.steinberg.net.

You will find lots of useful information and get to know

other users in our discussion forums. Registering at

www.mysteinberg.com also gives you access to special

offers from Steinberg in the future.

Have fun creating your own music!

The Steinberg Sequel Team

About this manual

This manual is divided into two sections. The first section

guides you through several tutorials showing you how to

use Sequel.

The second section gives you a brief description of every

feature in Sequel. At the end of this manual you will find

useful tips for your work with Sequel and information on

how to set up your computer.

We are sure that after you have completed both sections

you will be on your way to having a lot of fun and making

exciting music.

Key command conventions

Many of the default key commands in Sequel use modifier

keys, some of which are different depending on the oper-

ating system. For example, the default key command for

Undo is [Ctrl]+[Z] under Windows and [Command]+[Z]

under Mac OS X.

When key commands with modifier keys are described in

this manual, they are shown with the Windows modifier

key first, in the following way:

[Win modifier key]/[Mac modifier key]+[key]

For example, [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Z] means “press [Ctrl] un-

der Windows or [Command] under Mac OS X, then press

[Z]”. Similarly, [Alt]/[Option]+[X] means “press [Alt] under

Windows or [Option] under Mac OS X, then press [X]”.

System requirements and installation

About this chapter

This chapter describes the requirements and installation

procedures for the Windows version and the Mac version

of Sequel.

Minimum requirements

The following requirements are based on performance

measurements for a typical project with an average 12

tracks (incl. 3 to 5 instrument tracks), global effects, com-

pressor and EQ per track, measured at 512 samples

buffer size. Slower computers can still be used, but with

fewer tracks and/or higher buffer size.

To use Sequel, your computer must meet the following

minimum requirements:

Windows

• Windows XP (Home or Professional), compatible with Win-

dows Vista Home Basic

• Intel Pentium or AMD Athlon 2 GHz processor

• 1 GB RAM

• 6 GB of free hard disk space

• Windows DirectX compatible audio hardware; ASIO compati-

ble audio hardware recommended for low latency performance.

• Display resolution of 1280x1024 pixels

• DVD ROM drive required for installation

• Internet connection required for license activation

Macintosh

• Mac OS X 10.4

• Power Mac G5 1.8 GHz or Core Solo 1.5 GHz

• 1 GB RAM

• 6 GB of free hard disk space

• Display resolution of 1280x1024 pixels

• CoreAudio compatible audio hardware

• DVD ROM drive required for installation

• Internet connection required for license activation

Installing Sequel

The installation procedure puts all files in the right places,

automatically.

Windows

1. Insert the Sequel DVD into the DVD drive of your com-

puter.

2. Locate and double-click the file called “Setup.exe” on

the Sequel installation DVD.

3. Follow the instructions on screen.

Macintosh

1. Double-click the file called “Sequel.mpkg”.

2. Follow the instructions on screen.

Whether you install Sequel on a Mac or Windows com-

puter you will need to activate Sequel.

Activating Sequel

After installing Sequel you will have to activate the pro-

gram on your computer.

•As the last step in the installation, the Syncrosoft License

Control Center is opened. The “License Download Wizard”

is displayed.

•Follow the instructions and enter your Sequel activation

code.

We encourage you to register your software! By doing so

you are entitled to technical support and kept aware of up-

dates and other news regarding Sequel. There are two

ways to register:

•In Sequel, open the File menu and select the “User

Registration...” option.

This is an Internet link that will open the Registration page of the Steinberg

web site. To register, follow the instructions on screen. When you launch

Sequel, you will also be prompted to launch the registration process.

•Included on the Sequel installation DVD you can find a

registration form in pdf format. To register, print out the

form, enter all required information and send it to Steinberg.

System requirements and installation

Read on…

…to learn how to use Sequel:

•First, you will find tutorials that will get you up and run-

ning quickly.

These tutorials refer to projects located in the default project folder, and

video files that you will find on the program DVD.

•Detailed descriptions of all program functions can be

found in the chapters covering the various Sequel “zones”.

•At the end of this manual you will find information on

more advanced techniques, tips on how to set up your

computer system for audio work, the effects reference,

and a list of the Sequel keyboard shortcuts.

Tutorial 1: Recording

Setting the default save folder

In order to save projects in Sequel, it is important to make

sure you know where the projects are going to be saved.

1. Go to the Program Settings page.

2. Click on the “Project Location” button.

3. A dialog pops up allowing you to browse you com-

puter and find a suitable location. When you installed Se-

quel it automatically made a location for saving projects.

4. You can click “Create” to make a new folder if you

would like to save your projects elsewhere.

5. Let’s leave it set to the default folder Sequel has cre-

ated. Click “OK”.

To save a project

1. Click the “Save Project” button in the Pilot Zone.

2. Type in a name for your project – you can use “First

Sequel Project” for example.

3. Click “OK”.

The project will automatically be saved to the folder you

have specified in the Program Settings Page.

Adding an audio track

ÖThe following sections make references to tutorial

projects, located in the default Sequel project folder.

Now let’s add an audio track to record onto. For our exam-

ple we are going to record a guitar. You can also record

guitar or whatever instrument you want. The method is the

same for any instrument you wish to record.

1. Click the “Add New Track” button in the Pilot Zone.

2. In the dialog that appears, select the “Audio” button.

3. Select “empty” and click “OK”. This adds an audio

track to the project.

4. Double-click the track name and change it to “Guitar”.

Load the project called “Recording” found in the

“Sequel Tutorial 1” folder.

Tutorial 1: Recording

5. Select the desired input for the track from the “Input

Selection” pop-up menu.

To be able to see the Input selection, make sure the track height is set to

Medium track height at the bottom of the track list.

Turning on the Metronome click

We’ll want to have a click or metronome play in the back-

ground as we record the guitar so that what we record

aligns with the bars and beats displayed in the Ruler.

•Activate the Metronome button in the Pilot Zone.

The metronome is automatically set to add two bars of

count-in before recording starts.

We now need to set the speed or tempo of our project. This

directly affects the speed of the metronome click. You can

change the tempo in the Tempo display field. For more on

changing tempo, see “The Tempo (TEMPO)” on page 46.

We have a default setting of 120 which means 120 BPM

or beats per minute. We can leave it at that.

Adding in a drum loop

Let’s add some drums to the project.

ÖAdding a drum loop to your project is not only great for

supporting the metronome when you are recording bass

or guitar, it's also great if you aren't a drummer or if you

don't have the ability to record drums at home.

1. Select the Media Bay page in the Multi Zone.

2. In the Category column, select “Drum & Perc”.

3. In the Sub Category column, select “Beats”.

4. In the “Style” column, select a style that suits the style

of guitar line that you would like to record.

5. Activate the Preview button and browse through the

results until you find something suitable.

Click here to select an input.

Tutorial 1: Recording

6. Drag the selected drum loop into the Arrange Zone

and line it up at bar 1, just below the guitar track.

7. Use the Repeat function to make the loop 4 bars long.

Just click in the middle of the right edge of the event and drag right until

the loop is repeated to the beginning of bar 5. See “Repeating events”

on page 53 for more detailed information on repeating.

8. Rename the track “Drums”.

ÖNotice that the tempo of the project has now changed

to match the drum loop. When you drag a file into a project

and it is the first file to be added, its tempo will define the

project tempo.

Read more about defining or changing the project tempo in “The Tempo

(TEMPO)” on page 46.

Setting levels

In our example, we have a guitar playing through an ampli-

fier with a microphone in front of the amplifier’s speaker.

This microphone is plugged directly into the Steinberg

MI|4 microphone input. We have set the level on the MI|4

so that we have enough volume without clipping.

Activating the “Record Ready” button will allow us to hear

the guitar. You should see and hear the audio coming in to

the right of the track.

Do the best you can to send the maximum amount of vol-

ume to the audio inputs of your audio card before you hear

any distortion. Most audio cards show some kind of level

or volume indication. If yours doesn’t, don’t worry we can

change the amount using the track volume slider.

Tuning your instrument

Sequel features a built in tuner for tuning instruments like

guitar or bass.

1. Make sure that the guitar track is selected and that the

Record Ready button is activated so that we can hear the

input.

2. Activate the Tuner in the “Pilot Zone”.

3. Pluck a string on your guitar.

The Tuner automatically detects which string you are hit-

ting as long as it is in fairly close proximity to the right tun-

ing. The tuning indicator will move left or right. If it moves

to the left, the string is flat. If it moves to the right, the

string is sharp.

Choose a drum loop… …and drag it to the Arrange Zone.

Indicator moves left and right Note and octave

Tutorial 1: Recording

The Tuner also displays the current note and octave that

your string is tuned to. In our case, the D string is a little

flat, so the tuner is displaying “d 2”.

4. Tune up each string until all your strings are in tune.

5. Deactivate the tuner.

You are now ready to record!

Recording the guitar

1. Click the “Jump to Previous Marker” button a few times

in the Pilot Zone to make sure that we start recording at

bar 1.

2. Make sure that cycle is deactivated (not highlighted).

3. Click the “Record” button to record the guitar – you

will automatically get two bars of precount.

4. Press the space bar when you are finished, to stop re-

cording.

Congratulations! You have just recorded your first piece of

audio into Sequel. Move ahead to the next section to learn

how to play it back.

Playback

To listen to what you have just recorded, you have to play

it back. Playback in Sequel is easy, but there are a few

tricks to learn so that you’ll be playing back with precision!

To start playback

There are a few ways to start playback in Sequel.

• Click on the play button.

• Press the space bar on your computer keyboard – this toggles

between start and stop.

• Press the [Enter] key on the numerical computer keypad.

• Double-click in the lower half of the ruler zone.

To stop playback

• Click on the play button during playback.

• Press the space bar on your computer keyboard – this toggles

between start and stop.

• Press the [0] key on the numerical computer keypad.

Cycle playback

Sequel has the ability to loop (or “cycle”) a section of your

project. To set the cycle location, you need to use the left

and right locators.

1. Let’s draw in a cycle region from bar 2 to 3. This tells

Sequel that we want to loop or cycle between bars 2 and 3.

Turn snap on to help you create a precise region.

2. Move the mouse pointer up to the top of the ruler zone.

It will turn into a pencil. Click and drag from bar 2 to bar 3.

Load the project “Playback” found in the “Sequel

Tutorial 1” folder.

Tutorial 1: Recording

3. Make sure the Cycle button is activated.

4. Click the “Jump to previous marker” and “Jump to next

marker” buttons until the song position cursor is sitting di-

rectly on bar 2.

5. Press the space bar to start playback and Sequel will

play looping over and over again until you press the space

bar again.

Recording Instrument parts

In this section we are going to take a look at recording In-

strument parts into a project using instrument tracks.

Creating an instrument track

Let’s start by adding an instrument track to our project.

1. Click the “Add New Track” button in the Pilot Zone.

2. In the dialog that appears, select the “Instruments”

button.

3. Use the “Category” filter and choose a sound that fits in

with your song. We are going to select a Synth Pad sound.

4. Rename the track “Synth”. Feel free to give this track a

different name if you chose a different type of sound.

Recording

Now that we have a track and we have our sound, let's

record something. Recording Instrument parts is very sim-

ilar to recording audio events. Make sure you read the be-

ginning of this chapter where we discuss recording audio.

ÖSequel automatically finds and uses any MIDI devices

that we have on our computer.

ÖThe MIDI input to an instrument track is always set to

“All Inputs”.

1. Activate the “Record Ready” button for the track and

press a few keys on your MIDI keyboard. You should see

and hear the MIDI signals coming in to the right of the track.

2. Make sure the Cycle button is turned off.

3. Press the [.] key on your numerical keypad to set the

song position to bar 1. This will ensure that we start re-

cording at the start of the song.

4. Press the [*] key on your numerical keypad to start re-

cording. Record 4 bars.

5. Press the space bar when you are finished.

Load the project called “Recording MIDI” found in

the “Sequel Tutorial 1” folder.

Tutorial 1: Recording

6. Turn off “Record Ready” so that we don’t hear the in-

put any more.

Congratulations! You just recorded your first Instrument

part in Sequel.

Press the [.] key on your numerical keypad to set the song

position to bar 1 and press the space bar to listen back.

Move ahead to the next chapter to learn how to edit the

audio events and Instrument parts we’ve recorded.

Load the project “MIDI Playback” found in the “Se-

quel Tutorial 1” folder.

Tutorial 2: Editing

Introduction

In this chapter, we are going to show you how the Pilot

Zone, Arrange Zone, and Multi Zone work together when

editing audio events and Instrument parts. Refer to the

chapters “The Pilot Zone” on page 37, “The Arrange Zone”

on page 48 and “The Multi Zone” on page 55 if you aren’t

sure about a specific function.

ÖThe following sections make references to tutorial

projects, located in the default Sequel project folder.

Editing audio events

In this section we are going to look at some of the audio

editing functions that are available in Sequel.

Let’s take a look at how to edit events. This includes re-

name, resize, move, copy, repeat, and erase.

Renaming

Renaming events is easy in Sequel. It’s important to rename

your audio files to keep your project clean and organized.

Let’s rename the audio event on the drum track to “Drums”:

1. Double-click the name field on the event.

2. Type in “Drums” and when you are done, press [Enter]/

[Return].

The name has now changed to “Drums”.

Resizing

You can resize an event by adjusting start and/or end of

the event. Used in combination with splitting and repeat-

ing, this is usually all the editing you’ll need.

1. Click on the event you would like to resize. In our case

let's resize the “Guitar” and “Synth” events.

2. Position the cursor over one of the triangles at the bot-

tom left or right of the event. Click and adjust the “Guitar”

and “Synth” events so that there isn’t as much empty

space on the left and right of the event.

Load the project “Event Operations” found in the

“Sequel Tutorial 2” folder.

Tutorial 2: Editing

Splitting

Splitting is used to cut events.

You can split or cut an event wherever you want to or you

can split them evenly at positions defined by the bars and

beats position grid displayed in the Arrange Zone.

Splitting with Snap off

Splitting with Snap off allows you to cut the event any-

where you like, without locking to the grid.

1. Make sure that Snap is deactivated. You can now split

the event anywhere you like.

2. Select the “Synth” event.

3. Hover the cursor along the bottom of the event. The

cursor turns into the Split tool.

4. Click anywhere along the bottom of the event to split

it. Create as many splits as you like.

5. Undo your actions by using the “Undo Last Action”

button in the Pilot Zone. Make sure there are no splits in

the “Synth” event any more.

Splitting with Snap on

Having the Snap button activated allows you to split or cut

with precision, directly on bars or beats.

1. Make sure that the Snap button is activated.

2. Let’s split the “Drums” event on the third beat of every

bar.

3. If you can’t see beats in the grid, zoom in using the [H]

key on your keyboard until you can see them.

4. Cut on bar 1 beat 3, bar 2 beat 3, bar 3 beat 3, and

bar 4 beat 3.

5. Undo you actions by using the “Undo Last Action”

button in the Pilot Zone. Make sure there are no splits in

the “Drums” event any more.

Moving

Let’s move all of the events in the project so that all the

events on all tracks lines up with bar 2.

1. Make sure that Snap is activated.

2. Click and hold the mouse in an empty area of the

project window. Drag to create a selection of all the

events. When you release the mouse button, all of the

events will be selected.

Tutorial 2: Editing

3. With all of the events selected, click and drag them so

that the events line up with bar 2.

4. Click on an empty area of the project window so that

no events are selected.

All of the events have moved together, and have stayed in

the same relative position.

5. Select all of the events again, and drag them back to

bar 1.

Muting

Muting an event stops you from hearing just that event.

You may want to mute events on a track so that the track

continues to play except for the events you mute.

ÖNote that this is different from muting a track.

1. Hover the cursor over the event you wish to mute. The

mute button will appear in the top right hand corner of the

event.

2. Click on the Mute button. The event will turn gray. This

means that the event in muted.

3. To unmute the event click on the “Mute” button again.

Repeating

The Repeat function is great for repeating something over

and over directly after the event you want to repeat. This

function is built right onto events in Sequel.

Let’s repeat the “Drums” event:

1. Click on the “Repeat handle” on the middle right side

of the event and drag until the “Repeat Count” is three.

2. We now have five “Drums” events. Two original and

three repeats.

Copying

Copying can be used to copy an event to another area in

the project window.

Using copy and paste

1. To copy an event, click on the desired event and

choose “Copy” from the Edit menu. In our case, let’s

choose the “Guitar” event.

2. Position the cursor at the point in the project where

you would like the copy to be made. We’ll place the cursor

at bar 5 beat 2.

3. Make sure you click on the track that you want the

copied event to be copied to.

4. Choose “Paste” from the Edit menu.

ÖIt is possible that you may have another track selected.

If so the “Paste” command would paste it to a different

track. Always note the track you have selected before

choosing “Paste”.

5. Now we have two “Guitar” events.

Using the [Ctrl]/[Command] key

1. Place the cursor in the center of the Synth event and

hold down [Ctrl]/[Command].

2. We are going to copy the “Synth” event. Click and

hold the selected event and drag to the position you wish

the copy to be made. In this case, drag until the copy is

lined up with bar 5.

3. Then release the mouse button.

4. Now we have two “Synth” events.

Tutorial 2: Editing

Copying notes

Let’s copy the all of the notes in the second bar into the

first bar.

1. Lasso all the notes in bar 2.

2. Hold down [Ctrl]/[Command] and drag the notes from

bar 2 to bar 1. This copies them.

Resizing notes

We can shorten or lengthen notes using the Key Editor.

Let’s make all the eighth notes in the first two bars into

quarter notes.

1. Lasso all the notes in the first two bars.

2. Put your cursor at the end of any of the lassoed notes.

The cursor changes to look like two arrows pointing away

from each other.

3. Click and drag right to resize the notes.

Creating or drawing in notes

We can use the Key Editor to draw in notes. This is great

for creating Instrument arrangements that you are having

trouble playing in yourself.

Let’s add some notes to the first two bars of the song:

1. Make the Key Editor larger by clicking on the bar along

the top of the Multi Zone and dragging upwards.

2. Make the notes in the Key Editor larger by adjusting

the zoom slider along the right hand side of the Key Editor.

3. Let’s draw in a G overtop of the first C in bar 1 so that

two notes will be played instead of one.

4. Hold down [Alt]/[Option] and the cursor becomes a

pencil.

5. Click and drag to draw in an eighth note G.

6. Next, draw in notes over top of the rest of the notes in

bar 1 and 2.

Have fun and experiment with different note placements.

Pressing [Alt]/[Option] is the magic way to get the

Pencil tool, for drawing instrument parts in the Ar-

range Zone or events in the Key Editor!

Tutorial 2: Editing

The Controller lane

The Controller Lane allows us to add in or modify Instru-

ment data such as velocity and controller information. The

most common use for this is to edit velocity or pitch bend.

If you find that the velocity is too loud or quiet on certain

notes, you can view and edit them at the bottom of the Key

Editor.

1. On the pop-up menu, select the information you wish

view or change, in this example, choose “Velocity”.

Along the bottom, you can see the velocity setting for each note con-

tained in the Instrument part.

2. Hold down [Alt]/[Option] and the cursor becomes a

pencil.

3. Click and drag to move the velocity information for a

note up or down.

4. You can also click and move the cursor across the

controller lane in a wave-type motion to draw in curves or

ramps in the information.

Move ahead to the next chapter where we will discuss

mixing, EQs, automation, effects, and exporting.

The controller lane

Pop-up menu

Tutorial 3: Mixing

Introduction

In this chapter, we’ll show you how to get to a mix ready

with proper levels, EQs and effects. Automation will be

added and then we'll export the audio.

ÖThe following sections make references to tutorial

projects, located in the default Sequel project folder.

Setting levels

The first thing that we need to do is set the levels for our

project. This helps us get a great starting point for the mix

so we can add EQ and effects later.

1. Select the Mixer page in the Multi Zone.

2. Press the space bar on your computer keyboard to

start playing back the project and listen to your mix.

3. Move the faders on each track so that you can hear

everything the way you like it.

ÖIf for any reason you need to reset a fader back to its

default position of 100, [Ctrl]/[Command]-click directly in

the fader area.

ÖBe careful how high you raise the faders. Make sure

that everything is at a good volume without clipping or dis-

tortion or any other unpleasant sounds. You will know if

your tracks are too loud if the Master fader area turns red.

If this happens, lower the levels and click the red Audio

Overload indicator to reset it.

That’s it for setting levels. Let’s check out pan next.

Setting Pan

Setting the pan for each track moves its position in the ste-

reo mix. You can either keep the signal balanced in the mid-

dle of the left and right speaker, slightly to the left or slightly

to the right or be completely in the left or right speaker.

Keep the “Drums” track in the middle. Move the “Bass”

track slightly to the left and move the “Guitar” track almost

all the way left and the “Synth” track almost all the way to

the right. This will give the mix a little bit more of a feeling

of space.

ÖIn case you need to get the panner back to the middle,

you can [Ctrl]/[Command]-click directly in the panner area.

That’s it for pan, let’s move on to Mute and Solo.

Load the project “Mixing 1” found in the “Sequel

Tutorial 3” folder.

Load the project “Mixing 2” found in the “Sequel

Tutorial 3” folder.

Tutorial 3: Mixing

Mute and Solo

For each track, there is a button for Mute and Solo. Mute

will prevent you from hearing the track, and Solo will only

play that track or tracks that have Solo enabled.

ÖYou can have several tracks muted or soloed at a time.

ÖWhen you Solo a track, the other tracks become

muted.

To disable a Solo or Mute simply click the button again.

To simultaneously mute a track that is soloed and solo an-

other track, [Ctrl]/[Command]-click on the solo button of

the track that you wish to solo.

That’s it for Solo and Mute. Let’s move on to adding EQ.

Adding EQ

EQ or equalization adds or subtracts frequencies, so that

you can place each instrument correctly in the mix. EQ is

subjective and can be influenced by the kind of music you

are mixing or the kind of music that you like to listen to.

We are going to run through the EQ features that Sequel

has to offer, but feel free to experiment and try our differ-

ent presets on your mix.

1. Select the “Drums” track in the Arrange Zone.

2. Solo the Drums track and select the Track Inspector

page in the Multi Zone.

3. Click on the “Equalizers” tab.

ÖMake sure that you have a section of your project play-

ing that features the “Drums” track so that you can hear

the EQ changes that you are making.

Each track in Sequel has a 3-band EQ. The low shelf or

bass frequency sets the frequency at which the low tones

will be affected. The parametric mid or middle frequency

sets the frequency at which the middle tones will be

affected. The high shelf or treble frequency sets the fre-

quency at which the high tones will be affected.

You can adjust the frequency of each EQ by clicking on

the frequency slider and dragging left or right.

The exact frequency that is being affected is displayed in

the EQ settings display.

Load the project “Mixing 3” found in the “Sequel

Tutorial 3” folder.

Load the project “Mixing 4” found in the “Sequel

Tutorial 3” folder.

Lo, Mid and Hi EQ

Tutorial 3: Mixing

ÖYou can also see a visual representation of the EQ

settings you are changing.

ÖYou can adjust the EQs level by raising or lowering the

bass, middle, or treble gain slider. To do this, click and

drag up or down on the desired slider.

The middle EQ is a parametric EQ. That means that the

frequency range of this EQ can be widened or shortened.

To do this, click on the middle width or “Q” slider and drag

right to widen the range and left to shorten it.

To bypass the EQ, click the Bypass button.

You can reset any slider by [Ctrl]/[Command]-clicking on

it. You can also reset the EQ from the EQ Presets pop-up.

Simply click in the EQ Presets field and select “Reset”.

Experiment with the EQs on all your tracks.

ÖA good tip when using EQ is that it’s usually better to

take away EQ (lower the gain) than to add it.

Now let’s move on to effects.

Audio Effects

Let’s add some effects to our project. In Sequel, there are

three types of effects that we can manipulate:

• Track Effects

• Global Effects

• Output Effects.

For details on each effect and its parameters, see the

chapter “Effects reference” on page 91.

•You can also add effects to instrument parts. This is

described in detail in the section “The Event Effects tab

(instrument tracks only)” on page 58.

Track Effects

Track Effects are commonly referred to as Insert Effects.

This is because they are inserted into the signal flow.

1. Select the “Bass” track.

2. Make sure you have the Track Inspector page selected

and click on the “Track Effects” tab.

3. Begin playback and loop (or “cycle”) a section of music

so that you can hear everything.

The tutorial project has its locators and cycle already set for this. Feel free

to change this if you like.

4. Let’s use the Compression fixed insert on the “Bass”

track to smooth it out a little bit.

Listen to, and see the changes we made to the EQ

by loading the project “Mixing 5” found in the “Se-

quel Tutorial 3” folder.

Load the project “Mixing 6” found in the “Sequel

Tutorial 3” folder.

Track Effects Tab

Tutorial 3: Mixing

5. Adjust the Threshold slider until the bass sounds

smoother and there isn’t such a big difference between

the notes that were played quieter versus the notes that

were played a little louder.

6. Raise the “Channel Level” to compensate for the re-

duction in Gain that the compression has caused on the

“Bass” track.

7. Next let’s add some flange to the “Synth” track to

make it stand out a little bit more. Select the “Synth” track

in the Arrange Zone.

8. Click on the first insert slot and choose “Flanger” from

the Modulation submenu.

9. Make changes to the effect manually, or select a pre-

set from the “Effect Preset” menu.

For details on each effect and its parameters, see the

chapter “Effects reference” on page 91.

At the end of this section, you can load the next tutorial

that will contain all of the changes we have made.

Global Effects

Each project can have two send effects. These are referred

to as Global Effects.

1. Make sure you have the Track Inspector page selected

and click on the “Global Effects” tab.

Reverb and StereoDelay are set as the default send ef-

fects. You can change them if you like, but remember you

only have two slots that will be used for all tracks.

Let’s add some reverb to the drums:

2. Select the “Drums” track and make sure “Amount 1” is

enabled. This will send the “Drums” to the “Reverb” effect

which is in the Send 1 spot.

3. Move the “Amount 1” slider until you hear the desired

amount of the “Reverb” effect.

For details on each effect and its parameters, see the

chapter “Effects reference” on page 91.

Load the project “Mixing 7” found in the “Sequel

Tutorial 3” folder.

Effect Preset

Send Effect 1 Send Effect 2Amount 1 enabled

Tutorial 3: Mixing

Output Effects

Output Effects, like Track Effects, are inserts, but in this

case, they are applied to the Master channel. The “Output

Effects” tab features two changeable effects and two fixed

effects.

The two fixed effects are a maximizer and stereo enhancer.

Both are controllable via sliders and a bypass button.

Let’s use the “Maximizer” to raise the overall volume of the

project and the “Stereo Enhancer” to create a more

spread effect of the mix.

1. Move the “Maximizer” slider until the effect is at a suit-

able level.

2. You can bypass the effect by clicking on the button

above the effect slider.

3. Crank up the “Stereo Enhancer” a little bit to add

some spread to your project.

For details on each effect and its parameters, see the

chapter “Effects reference” on page 91.

That’s it for effects. Let’s move on to automation.

Adding Automation

Automation allows us to make things like faders, pan,

knobs, and effects be adjusted automatically. This is very

handy, especially when you have a lot of tracks in your

project. Any changes you make will be remembered and

will occur again automatically without you having to worry

about them.

Let’s make the whole song fade out by changing the vol-

ume automation on the Master track.

1. Activate the “Edit/Write Automation” button in Pilot

Zone.

The Master track will appear in the Arrange Zone.

2. Make sure that “Volume” is selected on the automation

pop-up menu.

Let’s create a fade-out in the last bar of the project.

3. Create two anchor points by clicking on the volume

automation line. One at the beginning of the last bar and

one at the end of the last bar.

To delete an anchor point that you may have created by mistake, select it

and press [Delete] or [Backspace] on your computer keyboard.

4. Drag the anchor point at the end of the song down un-

til you can’t drag it any further.

Load the project “Mixing 8” found in the “Sequel

Tutorial 3” folder.

Edit/Write Automation

Make sure Volume is selected here

Tutorial 3: Mixing

Listen to the fade out automation you have created.

ÖYou can also create automation during playback or re-

cording, simply by wiggling a fader or knob.

Let’s select a parameter to automate. In this case, let’s use

the “Panner” on the “Synth” track.

1. Make sure that the “Edit/Write Automation” button is

activated.

2. Select “Panner - Left - Right” from the automation

pop-up menu on the Synth track so that you can see the

automation writing itself to the track.

3. Start playback using the space bar and move the pan-

ner back and forth.

4. Stop playback when you are done.

ÖSequel automatically smoothes out the automation for

you.

If you don’t like the automation you created, press [Ctrl]/

[Command]+[Z] on your computer keyboard to undo it.

Experiment more with this exciting tool! It is so helpful in

making your project sound great. Remember that pretty

much any knob, slider or fader can be automated in Sequel.

Exporting

Now that we have our project mixed, we'll want to export it

so that we can send it to others, burn it to a CD, or listen

to it on our iPod.

Exporting to iTunes

To export your project directly to iTunes, open the File

menu and select “Export Project to iTunes”.

Your project will be exported from start to finish as an

AAC file which is the iTunes default. This will launch

iTunes and you will find your exported project is already

part of your library for easy transfer to your iPod.

ÖNote that iTunes must be installed on your computer

for this function to be available.

Exporting audio files

1. To export your project in a different format, open the

File menu and select “Export Project as Audio file”.

2. A dialog opens where you can choose a file name.

Let's name ours “First Mixdown”.

ÖThe Export Location is where you wish to save the ex-

ported file on your computer. Click in the field to the right

to select a destination. Make sure you choose a destina-

tion that is easy to remember. Choosing the Project folder

is recommended so that your file won’t become erased or

lost.

Load the project “Mixing 9” found in the “Sequel

Tutorial 3” folder.

Tutorial 4: Live Pads and Chain Play mode

Introduction

In this chapter, we’ll show you how to use Sequel to make

performing live fun and easy. We’ll take you through creat-

ing Arranger parts and using the Arranger page.

Arranger parts

ÖThe following sections make references to tutorial

projects, located in the default Sequel project folder.

Let’s use Arranger parts to separate the intro, verse, cho-

rus, and extro into different sections.

1. Activate the Arranger track button in the Pilot Zone.

2. Place the cursor within the Arranger track and press

and hold [Alt]/[Option] on your computer keyboard. The

cursor will turn into a pencil.

3. Click and drag to create an Arranger part from bar 1 to

bar 5.

4. Create three more parts from bar 5 to 13, 13 to 17, and

17 to 25. They will be labeled alphabetically from A to Z.

You can create up to 26 parts. One for each letter of the alphabet. If you

want to use a different project, feel free to create as many Arranger parts

as you like.

Live Mode

Now that we have Arranger parts set up, let’s use them to

play back our project.

1. Select the Arranger page in the Multi Zone.

2. Make sure that the Pad Mode is set to “Live Pads”

mode. This is represented by four small pads in the shape

of a box.

3. Below the Pad Mode button you can select the Jump

mode. Make sure it is set to “End”.

4. Click on “Pad A” and it will begin looping the intro.

You can also press the [A] key on your computer keyboard.

Notice that the pad is highlighted. This signifies that the pad is currently

playing back or active.

5. Click on “Pad B”.

Notice that pad “B” starts flashing. This signifies that this pad is next in

line to be played.

The order in which the pads will be played and the exact

time at which a pad is played depend on the settings to

the left of the pads.

Load the project “Live Mode 1” found in the “Sequel

Tutorial 4” folder.

Load the project “Live Mode 2” found in the “Sequel

Tutorial 4” folder.

Option Description

Now Jumps to the next section immediately.

4 bars,

2 bars

When one of these modes is selected, a grid of 4 or 2 bars (de-

pending on the setting) will be placed on the active Arranger part.

Whenever the respective grid line is reached, playback will jump

to the next Arranger part. An example:

Let’s say you have an Arranger part which is 8 bars long and

Jump mode is set to 4 bars. When the cursor is anywhere within

the first 4 bars of the Arranger part when you hit the next pad,

playback will jump to the next part when the end of the fourth bar

of the Arranger part is reached. When the cursor is anywhere

within the last 4 bars of the Arranger part, playback will jump to

the next part at the end of the part.

When a part is shorter than 4 (or 2) bars when this mode is se-

lected, playback will jump to the next section at the part end.

1 bar Jumps to the next section at the next bar line.

1 beat Jumps to the next section at the next beat.

End Plays the current section to the end, then jumps to the next section.

Tutorial 4: Live Pads and Chain Play mode

6. [Alt]-click along the bottom of pad A and name it “Intro”.

7. Let’s also name pad B “Verse”, pad C “Chorus”, and

pad D “Extro”.

8. Click on the “Stop” pad to stop playback.

9. Now you can use the Pads to play live. Just click on a

pad to play it and click on the pad you want to play next to

queue it up.

Experiment with the Jump modes and have fun creating

different arrangements with your project.

Chain Play Mode

When using the “Live Pads” mode, you have to physically

click each pad as you would like it to be played. This is

great for a more spontaneous performance, but what if

you want things planned out a little more? That’s where

“Chain Play” mode really comes in handy.

1. Change the pad mode to “Chain Play” mode. This is

represented by three small pads with an arrow underneath.

2. Click on “Pad A”. Notice that an “A” appears in the

“Current Chain”.

3. Add B, C, and D to the Current Chain.

You can also drag parts from the Arranger track into the current track.

4. Press the space bar on your computer keyboard to

start playback. Each Arranger part will play in the se-

quence found in the “Current Chain”.

Right now the “Current Chain” is playing back our project

in its original arrangement, so let’s change things up a bit.

5. Click on the “Play” button to stop playback.

6. Click the “Reset” button to clear the “Current Chain”.

You can also move the insert cursor in the “Current Chain” and then

press [Delete] or [Backspace] until the chain is empty.

7. Use the pads to enter in a pattern. We’ll use A, B, C,

C, B, C, C, D.

Feel free to enter any pattern you like!

8. Click “Play” in the Pilot Zone to start playback.

9. Activate the Cycle button.

If the Cycle is activated, the Current Chain will loop when it gets to the

end. If the Cycles is off, playback will stop when it reaches the end.

•Click and drag to change the order of the parts in the

current chain.

•To delete a part, you can use [Backspace] or [Delete]

on your computer keyboard. Note that the cursor must be

placed at the position where you want the part deleted.

Load the project “Live Mode 3” found in the “Sequel

Tutorial 4” folder.

Current

Chain

The Pilot Zone

•Selecting the maximize button will stretch out the pro-

gram window to fill your screen.

Selecting the maximize again will shrink the window down and allow you

to manually resize the window by clicking and holding the bottom right

corner of the program window and dragging until you find a window size

that is comfortable.

Macintosh

In the top left hand corner the program window, there are

buttons for minimizing, maximizing and closing Sequel.

•Selecting the minimize button will hide the window in

the dock.

•Selecting the maximize button will stretch out the pro-

gram window to fill your screen.

Selecting the maximize again will shrink the window down and allow you

to manually resize the window by clicking and holding the bottom right

corner of the program window and dragging until you find a window size

that is comfortable.

The File button/menu

The File menu (opened by clicking the File button in the

top left corner of the Sequel window under Windows)

contains the following options:

New Project

Selecting this option creates a new blank project.

•You can also use the key command [Ctrl]/[Com-

mand]+[N].

Open Project…

Selecting this option allows you to open an existing

project.

•You can also use the key command [Ctrl]/[Com-

mand]+[O].

Save Project

Selecting this option allows you to save your project.

•You can also use the key command [Ctrl]/[Com-

mand]+[S].

Save As…

Selecting this option allows you to save your project under

a different name.

•You can also use the key command [Ctrl]/[Com-

mand]+[Shift]+[S].

Manage Projects…

Selecting this option opens a dialog which allows you

manage all of your Sequel projects.

Minimize MaximizeClose

The Pilot Zone

Along the bottom of the dialog is a pop-up menu where

you can select the location of your projects. Any projects

located within that location will appear in the list on the left

side of the dialog. You can then click on a project to select

it and perform the following functions.

•You can also use the key command [Ctrl]/[Com-

mand]+[Shift]+[M] to access the Manage Projects dialog.

Export Project as Audio File…

Selecting this option opens up a dialog which allows you

to export your project to be used for burning to CD or var-

ious other uses. To burn a CD you will need the appropri-

ate software on your computer. You can specify the file

name, the path to save the file to, the file format and the bit

depth. See also “Exporting” on page 32.

Export Project to iTunes

Selecting this option allows you to export your project to

an iTunes compatible format for easy uploading to your

iPod, see “Exporting” on page 32.

Recent Projects

This allows you to quickly access recently worked on

projects.

Help

Selecting this option will open the manual which you are

viewing now.

•You can also use [F1] on the keyboard to access it any

time you need assistance.

About Sequel (Windows only)

This option allows you to view the exact version of Sequel

you have installed and also take a look at some of the peo-

ple involved in putting it together.

User Registration…

Selecting this option opens your computer’s web browser

and takes you to Steinberg’s on-line registration service.

We encourage you to register your software! By doing so,

you are entitled to technical support and being kept aware

of updates and other news regarding Sequel.

Quit

Selecting this option will exit the program. A dialog will

open asking you to save your project if you haven’t done

so already.

• Click “Save” to save your project before you quit.

• Click “Don’t Save” to quit without saving.

• Click “Cancel” if you aren’t sure.

•The key command to quit is [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Q].

The Edit button/menu

The Edit menu (opened by clicking the Edit (tool) button in

the top left corner of the Sequel window under Windows)

contains the following editing functions:

Option Description

Rename… This allows you to change the name of a project.

Delete… Click this button to permanently remove a project from

the specified location.

Pack… This packs (or compresses) all of the components of your

project into one file for transfer or backup.

Unpack… This will open packed files and restore file and directory

structure for editing.

Open Opens the selected project.

The Pilot Zone

Undo

Selecting this option will undo the last action that you per-

formed. You can undo any action you performed from the

point that you opened the project.

•You can also use the key command [Ctrl]/[Com-

mand]+[Z].

Redo

Selecting this option will redo the any action that you de-

leted using undo. When there is nothing left to redo the

option will become grayed out.

•You can also use the key command [Ctrl]/[Com-

mand]+[Shift]+[Z].

Cut

Cut can be used to move an event or group of events to

another area in the “Arrange Zone”.

•The key command for this is [Ctrl]/[Command]+[X].

Copy

Copy can be used to copy an event or group of events to

another area in the “Arrange Zone”.

•The key command for this is [Ctrl]/[Command]+[C].

Paste

Paste is used to move cut or copied material to its new lo-

cation.

•The key command for this is [Ctrl]/[Command]+[V].

Delete

Delete is used to remove an event or group of events from

your project.

•The key command for this is [Delete] or [Backspace].

Duplicate

Duplicate is used to create quick copies of an event. The

copy will be pasted in the project directly after the se-

lected event.

•The key command for this is [Ctrl]/[Command]+[D].

Split at Cursor

Split at cursor allows you to split the selected event at the

cursor location.

If no event is selected, all events (on all tracks) that are

intersected by the project cursor will be split.

•The key command for this is [Ctrl]/[Command]+[T].

Select All

Selecting this option will select all events in the “Arrange

Zone”. This is useful for performing large scale editing.

•The key command for this is [Ctrl]/[Command]+[A].

Select None

Select none will take clear any selection you have made is

the Arrange Zone.

•The key command for this is [Ctrl]/[Command]+

[Shift]+[A].

Add Track…

Selecting this option will bring up a dialog which allows

you to add tracks to your project. You can create audio

tracks or instrument tracks.

•The key command for this is [Ctrl]/[Command]+[+].

Remove selected tracks

Selecting this option will remove any tracks that you have

selected in the Arrange Zone.

•To select multiple tracks, hold down [Ctrl]/[Command]

and click on them.

•The key command for this is [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Delete]

or [Ctrl]/[Command]+[Backspace].

The Pilot Zone

About the Project, Automation and

Edit buttons

The Project, Automation and Edit buttons allow you quick

and easy access to some of the most frequently used

functions in Sequel.

The Project buttons

New Project

Clicking this button will close the current project and cre-

ate a new one.

Open Project

Clicking this button will allow you to open an existing

project.

Save Project

Clicking this button will allow you to save your project.

Make it a habit to save in regular intervals.

The Automation buttons

Show Automation

Activating this button will reveal your projects track auto-

mation. Deactivate it to hide all automation.

•The key command for showing/hiding the automation is

[A].

Edit/Write Automation

Activating this button will allow you to edit and write track

automation. Deactivating it will lock the automation and

you won’t be able to perform any editing.

The Edit buttons

Add New Track

Activating this button will open up the Add Track dialog,

see “Add Track…” on page 41.

Project buttons

(File management)

Automation

buttons

Edit

buttons

New Project

Open Project Save Project

Note that any automation you have created will always

be reproduced during playback, even if both automa-

tion buttons are tuned off. If you do not want the auto-

mation to be reproduced, you have to delete all auto-

mation data you recorded/wrote into your track(s).

Show Automation Edit/Write Automation

Add New Track Undo Last Action Redo Last Action

Show Transpose Track Show Arranger Track

The Pilot Zone

Show Transpose Track

The Transpose track allows you to set global key changes.

Activating the “Show Transpose Track” button reveals the

Transpose Track just below the Ruler Zone.

•[Alt]/[Option]-click to add a global transpose change.

You can add as many as you like.

•To change a transpose value, click in the Transpose

value field and drag up or down.

•To hide the transpose track, deactivate the “Show

Transpose Track” button.

ÖEven when hidden, the transpose track will still affect

your project.

If you do not want the transpose settings to affect your project, you have

to delete all transpose parts on the transpose track.

Show Arranger Track

Activating the “Show Arranger Track” button will reveal

the Arranger track just below the Ruler Zone.

•To add an Arrange part, hold down [Alt]/[Option] and

click.

ÖEven when hidden, the Arranger track will still affect

your project.

If you do not want the Arranger track ect, you have to to affect your proj

manually delete all parts from the Arranger track.

For more information, see the chapter “Tutorial 4: Live

Pads and Chain Play mode” on page 34.

Undo Last Action

Clicking this button will undo the last action that you per-

formed.

Redo Last Action

Clicking this button will redo the any action that you de-

leted using undo.

The Ruler Zone

The Ruler Zone is located just above the Arrange Zone. It

displays the project’s timeline as numbers corresponding

to the bars and beats of your song.

The Ruler Zone isn’t only useful as a display though. It is

also a great tool for editing.

•You can use the Ruler Zone to move the cursor around

by clicking in the lower portion of the ruler bar at the place

you would like to move the cursor to.

•You can zoom in and out to see your project in more de-

tail by clicking and holding in the lower portion of the ruler

bar and dragging up or down.

Dragging up zooms out and dragging down zooms in.

•You can also create a loop region for cycle mode by

moving your mouse to the top edge of the ruler zone.

You’ll notice that the pointer turns into a pencil. You can then click and

drag to create a loop region.

Click here to show the Transpose track.

The Transpose track with transpose values.

Ruler Zone

The Pilot Zone

The project name

To the left of the Ruler Zone, the project name is shown.

Grid Snap Status

The Grid Snap Status is displayed on the right hand side

of the Ruler Zone.

When the Grid Snap Status icon is green, grid snap is ac-

tivated. This is will cause all editing you do to snap to the

grid. The grid resolution is determined by how far in or out

you are zoomed. See “Zooming in the Arrange Zone” on

page 52 for more information.

Click on the “Grid Snap Status” icon to deactivate grid

snap. The icon will turn red meaning that the grid status is

in free mode. In free mode, events and event edits will no

longer snap to the grid.

The Tuner

Sequel features a built-in tuner used for tuning instruments

like a guitar or bass before recording.

When the Tuner is activated for the selected track, that

track will become soloed. All track effects are bypassed

and sends are disabled and the Pilot Zone display is re-

placed by the Tuner display.

When deactivated, solo is cancelled and all instruments,

EQ, and effects are returned to normal.

ÖSee “Tuning your instrument” on page 15 to see how

the Tuner works.

The Transport controls

The Transport Controls in Sequel.

The transport controls are similar to those that you would

find on a VCR or DVD player.

Project name

The Pilot Zone

The Play button

The Play button allows you to listen back to your project.

To start playback

•Click on the Play button.

•Press the space bar on your computer keyboard – this

toggles between start and stop.

•Press the [Enter] key on the numerical computer keypad.

•Double-click in the lower half of the Ruler Zone.

To stop playback

•Click on the Play button during playback.

•Press the space bar on your computer keyboard – this

toggles between start and stop.

•Press the [0] key on the numerical computer keypad.

The Record button

The Record button allows you to record audio events or

Instrument parts into your project.

To start recording

•Click on the Record button at any time during playback.

•Press the [*] key on the numerical computer keypad dur-

ing playback or while stopped.

To stop recording

•Click on the Record button during recording.

•Press the [*] key on the numerical computer keypad.

The Locate buttons

The locate buttons are used to jump between marker po-

sitions or to go to the beginning or end of your project.

To locate the previous marker or go to the beginning of

the project

•Click on the “Locate Previous Marker” button.

•Press [Shift]+[B] on your computer keyboard.

To locate the next marker or go to the end of the project

•Click on the “Locate Next Marker” button.

•Press [Shift]+[N] on your computer keyboard.

About Cycle mode

The Cycle button activates/deactivates cycle mode. Cycle

mode allows you to loop a section of your song so that

you can hear it again and again.

•To create a cycle region, move your mouse to the top

edge of the ruler zone (the pointer turns into a pencil) and

click and drag.

To activate/deactivate cycle mode

•Click on the Cycle button.

•Press the [/] key on the numerical computer keypad.

•Press the [-] key on you computer keyboard.

The Play button

The Record button

The Locate buttons

The Cycle button

The Pilot Zone

The Metronome

To add a click sound to playback and/or recording (as

specified on the Program Settings page, see “The Pro-

gram Settings page” on page 71), activate the Metronome

button. The metronome will follow the project tempo and

time signature.

Deactivating this button will turn off the metronome click.

Computer Usage

On the right side of the Pilot Zone, there is a Computer

Usage indicator. If your computer is trying to do too many

things at once, it may overload. If this happens, the Com-

puter Usage indicator will light up. Click on it to reset it.

The Pilot Zone display

The Pilot Zone Display contains important information

about your project. Displayed in the Pilot Zone Display

from left to right is the Song Position, the Tempo, the Time

Signature and the Project Root Key.

The Pilot Zone Display.

The Song Position (POS)

The Song position tells you the current position of the cur-

sor in your project.

The Song position can be displayed in the time formats

“bars and beats” or “seconds”. To set the time format,

click in the top right corner of the Song Position field.

To change the song position, you have the following pos-

sibilities:

•Double-click the song position field and type in the de-

sired position.

•Click and hold the song position field and drag up or

down with your mouse.

•Click in the lower half of the Ruler Zone at the desired

position.

The Tempo (TEMPO)

The tempo display shows the current project tempo at the

cursor position.

To change the tempo, you have the following possibilities:

•Double-click the tempo field and type in the desired

tempo.

•Click in the tempo field, keep the mouse button pressed

and drag up or down.

•Select a loop within your project that has the desired

tempo and drag it onto the Tempo field.

This will change the tempo to the tempo set in the loop file.

The Pilot Zone

Using the Rehearsal tempo

If you are recording an instrument into Sequel and you find

that at some moments, it is impossible for you to keep up

with the project tempo, try activating Rehearsal mode.

This reduces the project tempo, making it easier for you to

record even tricky parts into Sequel.

•To activate Rehearsal tempo, click in the top right cor-

ner of the tempo field.

Rehearsal tempo is activated.

•To use the normal project tempo again, click again in

the top right corner of the tempo field.

The Time Signature (T.SIGN)

Your project time signature is displayed here.

To change the time signature, you have the following pos-

sibilities:

•Double-click the time signature field and type in the de-

sired time signature.

•Click in the time signature field, keep the mouse button

pressed and drag up or down.

The Project Root Key (KEY)

The root key of your project is displayed here. You can

change this in the following ways:

•To change the project root key, click on the value and

select a key from the pop-up menu.

•Select a loop in your project that has the desired key

and drag it onto the key field.

This will only work if the key information was saved with the original audio

loop file.

ÖWhen you create a new project, the first audio event

that you drag into your project will define the key, provided

that the audio event’s data contains key information.

The Arrange Zone

Introduction

The Arrange Zone is where all of the main elements of

your project will reside. This is also where all of your re-

cording, editing, and arranging will take place.

To the left of the program window you will find the track list.

The Arrange Zone in the center displays the instrument

parts and audio events of the project along the timeline.

Resizing the Arrange Zone

The Arrange Zone can be resized by clicking on the bar at

the bottom of the Arrange Zone and dragging up or down.

The cursor will change letting you know when you can re-

size.

About tracks and track controls

There are two types of tracks in Sequel: audio tracks and

instrument tracks. All of the tracks reside along the left hand

side of the Arrange Zone. In the retail version of Sequel,

there is no limit to the amount of tracks you can create.

Selecting tracks

You can select tracks by clicking on the track name. You

can select multiple tracks at once by [Shift]-clicking on

each track you wish to select.

Renaming tracks

You can rename tracks by double-clicking in the track

name field and typing in the desired name.

Track numbering

Tracks are automatically numbered based on the order they

are arranged in. You can rearrange tracks by clicking and

holding on the track name field and dragging up or down.

When you move the track, the track number will change

according to its order.

Tracks

Audio events and Instrument parts

Click here to resize the Arrange Zone.

Track name

Track number

The Arrange Zone

Track height

In the bottom left corner of the Arrange Zone track list are

four buttons for controlling track height.

• The first button “Medium Size for Selected Tracks” sets all

tracks to small except for the selected track which is set to a

size between large and medium. To disable this, select one of

the other buttons.

• The second button “Small Tracks” sets all tracks to a small size.

• The third button “Medium Tracks” sets all tracks to a medium

size.

• The forth button “Large Tracks” sets all tracks to a large size.

Track controls

Each track includes a set of track controls. These are de-

scribed next.

Record Ready

Record Ready will enable recording on the respective

track. You can record on up to 8 tracks at once.

To enable recording, you have the following possibilities:

•Activate the Record Ready button.

•Select the track you wish to record on and press [R] on

your computer keyboard – this toggles Record Ready on

and off.

Mute

Mute will stop all output from any track that it is activated

on.

To mute a track, you have the following possibilities:

•Activate the “Mute” button.

•Select the track you wish to mute and press [M] on your

computer keyboard.

Solo

Solo will stop all output from any track other than the one

with Solo activated on it.

To solo a track, you have the following possibilities:

•Activate the “Solo” button.

•Select the track you wish to solo and press [S] on your

computer keyboard.

Automatic Fades (audio tracks only)

Found just below the track number, the “Automatic Fades”

button applies a short fade to the edges of all the events in

the track.

This is useful for eliminating pops or clicks that can occur

when transitioning between events or parts.

ÖFades created with the automatic fades function will

not be displayed in the events. Instead, when this function

is applied, the button symbol changes.

Click on the button “Large Tracks” to display all

available track controls.

Track height buttons

Record Ready

Mute

Solo

Automatic FadesTrack Input

The Arrange Zone

While clicking and holding drag to repeat the event.

When you let go of the left mouse button the event will be repeated.

Resizing events

In the bottom left and right corners are handles for length-

ening or shortening the event. Click and hold either one of

them and drag left or right to lengthen or shorten the event.

When you are resizing an event the tool tip beside the cursor displays

the bar position and length of the event.

You can’t make an event any longer than it was when it

was first created.

Splitting events

Also notice the line going across the bottom of the event.

When you hover the mouse over it, it changes to the Split

tool. Just click to split the event.

Resize event handles

Hover mouse over line turns cursor to the Split tool

Two events after using the Split tool

The Multi Zone

Introduction

The Multi Zone is where all of your project’s mixing, effects

processing and advanced editing will take place. The Multi

Zone also includes a media browser for finding all of the

audio and MIDI loops and an Arranger page for taking

your project out to the world to play live. This is also where

you will find all of the project preferences.

There are six buttons along the left hand side of the Multi

Zone. Only one button can be activated at a time. The

Multi Zone changes depending on which button is acti-

vated. To activate a button, simply click on it.

Resizing the Multi Zone

The Multi Zone can be resized by clicking on the bar at the

top of the Multi Zone and dragging up or down.

•Note that you can also completely hide the Multi Zone

by clicking the button in the middle of the lower edge of

the Sequel program window. Click the button a second

time to show the Multi Zone again.

The Mixer page

The Mixer page is where most of the mixing in Sequel will

take place. The Multi Zone becomes a horizontal track

mixer when the Mixer Page is activated. Any track that you

have created in the project will be represented here.

Mixer Page

Track Inspector Page

Media Bay Page

Editor Page

Arranger Page

Program Settings Page

Click here to resize the Multi Zone.

The Multi Zone

The Master channel

The Master channel is the output of all of the tracks com-

bined. It is found on the right hand side of the Mixer page.

This channel features a volume fader and a panner.

If you are clipping the Master channel, the channel will be-

come red. Lower the fader to return the channel to normal,

or alternatively lower all track faders by the same amount

to reduce the level going into the Master channel. Click

the Audio Overload button to reset the clipping indicator.

The Track Inspector page

The Track Inspector page is where all of the effects pro-

cessing in Sequel takes place. The Track Inspector page

has a few similarities to the Mixer page in that the Master

channel is still present on the right hand side. This time

however, there is only one channel strip present, which

represents the selected track in the Arrange Zone.

You can only edit one tracks effect and a couple of global

effects at a time. To edit the effect settings for a certain

track, select it in the Arrange Zone to make its settings ap-

pear in the Track Inspector page.

The Track Inspector page features six tabs. You can click

on a tab to access its controls or just hover the mouse

over it to see what settings you have already applied to it.

The Event Effects tab (instrument tracks only)

The Event Effects tab only works with instrument tracks. It

includes two effects: a chorder and an arpeggiator.

You can activate the chorder or arpeggiator by activating

the button to the right of the effect. You can then adjust

the effect to get the desired result.

Chorder

The Chorder automatically plays chords when you press a

single note on your MIDI keyboard. This is great if you

have trouble playing in keyboard parts.

Use the “Bypass Chorder” button to activate or bypass

the effect. You can select the type of chords you would

like to be generated from the pop-up menu.

Arpeggiator

The Arpeggiator automatically creates patterns based on

the notes you play, creating great rhythm and a really cool

effect. It creates this pattern as long as a note is held.

Once the note is released, the pattern stops.

Master channel

with normal levels

Master channel

with clipping

(overload)

The Multi Zone

Use the “Bypass Arpeggiator” button to activate or deacti-

vate the effect.

The Quantize value allows you to set the resolution of the

patterns the Arpeggiator creates.

The Octave Range value allows you to determine how

many octaves the pattern will go above or below the note

you are playing.

“Transpose Step” determines how many steps the pattern

will change each time it starts again.

“Transpose Play Direction” determines whether the pat-

tern’s key will go up, down, or a combination of the two.

“Arpeggiator Play Mode” determines what type of pat-

terns will be played back. When it is in Phrase Mode,

pressing a single note will play a scale and the Arpeggia-

tor will not recognize chords.

The Instrument tab (instrument tracks only)

The Instrument tab only works with instrument tracks. It

contains eight controls that are fixed for each preset.

•You can change the value of a control by clicking and

dragging left or right.

For details on what each a parameter does, see the chapter “Effects ref-

erence” on page 91.

•You can apply an instrument preset by clicking on the

preset button to open the preset pop-up menu.

•You can then use the Category and Sub Category fil-

ters to find a suitable preset. You can select a preset

along the right hand side and click “Close” to close the

menu.

For more details on category filters see the section “The Media Bay

page” on page 62.

The Reset button will switch the instrument back to the

original preset and settings made prior to opening the

pop-up menu.

The Track Effects tab

Each track can have two insert effects, which are pre-

fader. That means that raising or lowering the track fader

doesn’t affect how much audio signal is sent to the effect.

Use the “Select Effect Type” pop-up menu to select an ef-

fect and apply it to the track. Every effect also features

presets which can be accessed by clicking in the effect

preset field. Here you can select a preset from the menu

and select close to close the preset window.

The Track Effects can be bypassed by activating the

“Bypass Effect” button.

Click here to access the presets

Effect Presets Select Effect TypeEffects list

Effects parameters

Bypass Effect

The Multi Zone

Each track also features a built-in one-knob compressor

which is also pre-fader, but is post EQ, meaning that the

audio is routed through the two insert effects, then the

EQ, and then the compressor.

The Compression slider determines how much compres-

sion will be added to the signal. This sets a threshold level.

When the signal goes above the threshold level, the Com-

pressor reduces the signal. Or in other words: the further

to the right you drag, the more compression you get. Gain

Reduction reflects how much gain or volume is being at-

tenuated.

ÖYou can also select a preset from the Compressor

presets pop-up menu.

The Compressor can be bypassed by activating the

“Bypass Compressor” button.

The Equalizers tab

The Equalizers tab features a three band EQ. It features a

low shelf or bass frequency, a parametric mid or middle

frequency, and a high shelf or treble frequency.

The low shelf or bass frequency sets the frequency at

which the low tones will be affected. The parametric mid or

middle frequency sets the frequency at which the middle

tones will be affected. The high shelf or treble frequency

sets the frequency at which the high tones will be affected.

Adjusting frequency

You can adjust the frequency of each EQ by clicking on

the frequency slider and dragging left or right.

Adjusting level (gain)

You can adjust the EQs level by raising or lowering the

bass, middle, or treble gain slider.

To do this, click and drag up or down on the desired slider.

Adjusting width

The middle EQ is a parametric EQ. That means that the

frequency range of this EQ can be widened or shortened.

To do this click on the Middle Width slider and drag right

to widen the range and left to shorten it.

Bypass Compressor

Treble (Hi EQ)

Middle (Parametric Mid EQ)

Bass (Low EQ)

The Multi Zone

The Media Bay page

The Media Bay page is a browser for audio and instrument

loops, instrument presets, and track presets. This page is

extremely useful because not only can you manually enter

a name to search along the top of the page, you can also

define so called tags, i.e. attributes for each of your media

files to narrow the search.

Searching for media files

The tags predefined for the included media files include

items like category/sub category, style/sub style, charac-

ter, rating, tempo, time signature and many others.

The Media Bay page is made up of five columns (or “fil-

ters”) for narrowing the search. To narrow the search even

further, click on one of the items in the column list. the re-

sults will appear on the far right hand side of the Media

Bay page.

At the top left of the Media Bay page is the content selec-

tion pop-up menu. Here you can decide what content you

would like to use the Media Bay page to search through.

Selecting “User Content” will only show files that you have

added to the content folder on your hard drive. In order to

access your own loops via the “Media Bay Page”, they

need to be placed in the content folder on your hard drive.

You can specify the Content Location on the Program Set-

tings page, see “The Program Settings page” on page 71.

To make use of the tagging feature, click in the tag columns

for a file displayed to the right in the Media Bay page and

select a tag value from the pop-ups displayed.

To the right of the content selection pop-up menu is the

search field. Here you can type in a name to search for.

Pressing [Return] will show the results to the right.

Search field Search results

The Multi Zone

Beside that is the rating filter setting. You can use this to

automatically get rid of loops and patches that you have

given a low rating to. Any files with a lower rating than the

one you specify here will be filtered out.

Showing Loops, Sounds and Tracks

Using the Show Loops, Sounds, and Tracks buttons you

can decide what kind of files you want to search for.

The “Show Loops” button will only search for audio and in-

strument loops. The “Show Sounds” button will only search

for instrument presets and instrument track presets, and the

“Show Tracks” button will only search for audio track pre-

sets.

Show Family

When you select a loop, the “Show Family” button appears.

Activating this button filters the results to only show loops

that are part of the same family.

The Family Name menu also appears, allowing you to

browse all of Sequel’s loop families.

Use the Go Back button in the top left hand corner to re-

turn to the previous menu.

Delete Selected Media

Next to the “Show Family” button is the “Delete Selected

Media” button. To delete a media file, simply select a loop,

track preset, or effect preset and press this button. A dia-

log will appear where you can confirm that you want to de-

lete this media. Select “Delete” to continue or “Cancel” to

close the dialog without deleting.

Show

Loops

Show Sounds

Show Tracks

Go Back Family Name

Show Family

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