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     The Sequencer
      Picking Patterns Made Simple.◊
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Playing With Style
Now that we have the ability to place chords into a progression, what will
they sound like?  Just playing them dryly one after another doesn't offer a full
experience of the music.  In order to give meaning to the progression it needs
something called dynamics.

This simple sequencer may not supply the full breadth of Stevie Ray Vaughan,
but it will give you a feel for the color and movement of the modes and scales.

The Lines and the Dots
• 6 horizontal lines represent the strings with the lowest pitch at the bottom
   and the highest pitch on top.  Tablature numbers to the left indicate which
   fret is played on each string.
• Up to 16 vertical lines represent 1/4 note beats.
• Each dot represents one pluck of the string.
• Dots will appear red on damped strings which have no notes to play.  They
   will also appear red for chords which do not have a bracket setting.

Repeating a chord
The number below the vertical yellow bar represents the number of times to
repeat the chord.  This makes life much simpler since you don't have to paste
a dozen copies of your chord to hear it played a dozen times.  The Repeat Bar
acts as a visual indicator and a quick interface to change the repeat value.

• Click and drag in the repeat bar to change the repeat value.

"The Complexities of Double-Clicking…"
In order to begin sequencing you need to select the chord you want to work
with.  You can only sequence inside the Current Chord.  Try out some simple
patterns, add a couple of odd notes and try again.  Move some of those dots
around.  Go nuts.

• Click and drag in the sequencer to toggle dots.
• <OPTION>-click to toggle a whole column of dots.
• <SHIFT>-click and drag to move the dots around.
• <SHIFT><OPTION>-click and drag to clone the dots.
• Click and drag the right end of the sequencer to change the number of beats.
• You may also < ◊ >-click in the sequencer to change the number of beats.

Looping Is Your Friend
Turn on Looping and click the Hear Button while making changes to a sequence.
This gives you dynamic feedback as you make your adjustments.  You can
get some surprising results working this way, and it's a really fun way to
compose.

Try pressing the Play Button instead of Hear to go through your entire
progression while you edit.  The turnaround-cycle will be a little slower, but
this also helps to produce some very interesting melodies.

You can always press the Hear Button while a progression is playing to linger
on the Current Chord.  Click the Hear Button again to resume normal play.

All Eyes Are On You
The Eye Button is useful for following the progress of playback.
Unfortunately it can get in the way of composition, what with all that sudden
movement and everything.  While the Eye Button is activated the interface to
the sequencer becomes unavailable.  You can still Transpose, harmonize, and
otherwise make changes to your chords as they pass by.  I recommend using a
slow tempo while doing this, however.

The Hear Button lets you get around this limitation because it causes playing
to linger on one chord.  As long as the Hear Button is turned on you can edit
your sequence even as the Active View persists.