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Variation Switch Points

Each part in a pattern has a variation switch point strip into which you can place markers, as shown in the following figure.

 Variation switch point strip

Green markers are enter switch points, and red markers are exit switch points. If a marker has the Trigger only with Chord Change property, the bar has a dark outline on three sides. Markers that belong to multiple variations are displayed with hash marks. Selected markers, such as the rightmost ones in the figure, are darker in color.

Markers can be entered in three ways:

Variation switch points are used as follows:


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