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Add silence to any other areas in the Guitar event that you 
think might need it.
Audio quantization and warp
Audio Quantization
Audio quantization and warp allow you to lock events to 
the project tempo. This is great for correcting audio that 
has bad timing.
The quantize function in Sequel is automatic and is great 
for quickly locking drum tracks to tempo.
Here we have a “Drums” event that has a few timing issues.
1.Start playback using the space bar to hear how the 
drum beat...

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Free Warp
Sometimes, an event might need a bit of manual adjust-
ment as well. That’s where “Free Warp” comes in handy. 
Free Warp tabs are a kind of anchor that can be attached 
to musically relevant time positions in the audio, e.g. the 
first beat of every bar. They allow you to effortlessly stretch 
and warp audio as you please.
ÖMake sure to read the entire section “Audio Quantiza-
tion” on page 81 above before moving on.
1.Double-click on the “Drums” event to view it in the...

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6.Repeat this procedure for any drum beats that appear 
off time. Keep listening back to make sure that you are 
getting the desired result.
If you are not satisfied, you have two options:
You can delete a warp tab by clicking on the triangle at 
the top of the ruler. 
By deleting the Warp tab the stretched audio will also be reset.
You can click the “Reset Warping” button.
This way, all manually adjusted Warp tabs will be reset.
You can also perform a new auto-quantization by se-...

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6.Drag the “02 112 D horns” loop to bar 1 underneath 
the guitar.
7.Click on the “03 105 Bb Guitar” event and go to the 
Editor Page. Notice that the Root Key is “A#” and Trans-
pose is set to “0”.
8.Now click on the “02 112 D horns” event. Notice that 
the Root Key is “D” and Transpose is set to “-4”. Smart 
Transpose has automatically transposed the “02 112 D 
horns” loop to the closest interval.9.Play what we have so far and hear that the guitar and 
horns are in the same key...

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Locking transpose
You can also lock the key of the loop using the “Transpose 
Lock” feature.
Drum, percussion and FX loops are transpose locked by 
default.
One button record
Normally, when you want to record something you need to 
record enable a track and click the Record button in the 
Pilot Zone. Recording will start after a two-bar precount, 
and will end when you deactivate the Record button or 
stop playback.
Sequel provides a second recording mode that allows you 
to record...

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Assigning Controllers using the mouse
Proceed as follows:
1.Connect your remote device with the USB or MIDI port 
on your computer and start Sequel.
2.Click the Edit Remote Control Assignment button in 
the Sequel Pilot Zone.
The main user interface becomes dimmed, so that you can clearly see 
which elements can be assigned to remote controls (indicated by black 
frames).
3.Select the function you would like to control with your 
remote device by clicking on it in the user...

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ÖEach time you assign a new remote controller to a Se-
quel function, a new entry appears in the list of available 
Remote Items. By default, these entries are named Re-
mote Item x, where x represents an incrementing number.
6.To assign another remote controller, click on the next 
program function with the mouse.
You can also step through the assignable functions with the arrow keys, 
see below.
ÖIf you assign the Multi Zone pages first, you can use 
the controls on your remote...

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Setting up your system 

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Setting up your system
About this chapter
In this chapter, you will find information on the basic com-
puter setup (audio card and drivers, etc.) and on more ad-
vanced audio and MIDI system setups.
General notes on how to set up your 
system
RAM – There is a direct relation between the amount of 
available RAM and the number of audio channels that you 
can have running.
The amount of RAM specified above is the minimum requirement, but as 
a general rule “the more the better” applies.
Hard disk size –...

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Using the built-in audio hardware of the 
Macintosh
As of this writing, all current Macintosh models provide at 
least built-in 16 bit stereo audio hardware. For detailed in-
formation, refer to the documentation describing your com-
puter.
Depending on your preferences and requirements, using 
the built-in audio hardware may be sufficient for use with 
Sequel. It is always available for selection in Sequel – you 
don’t need to install any additional drivers.
About drivers
A...