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Step Timing Mode

Controls: Gen Dlg >> Stream >> Smooth TC >> Step
Macro: Tmode=Step

Timing mode is set via the three-button control at the top of the Random / Step Timing Dialog.

In contrast to Slow mode, Step mode does not interpolate but merely repeats each input value for the number of samples (or time) indicated by the Step Size.

For an example of how this can be used, consider the Composer.GEN setup. This setup plays "Oriental"-sounding music, where each note frequency is determined by a randomly selected value from a region of the Expnote.DAT Arb file in Round mode. The Step factor controls the duration of the notes by setting how long each random value should be held. The random values are then used to control the Expnote.DAT selection by means of Phase modulation.

The Step approach can be used to define how long each stage of a test sequence should last. An Arb file in Step mode could provide the sequence of values if a predefined sequence must be repeated exactly. Or one of the Noise sources could provide random values, either to be used directly as the test frequency (or amplitude, etc), or to be used as above with Phase modulation to select a value at random from an Arb sequence.


Macro Notes:

L.1.Tmode=Step sets the Left Stream 1 Timing Mode to Step.


See also Spec Timing Mode, Slow Timing Mode, Random / Step Timing Dialog.

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