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The Multi Zone
EQ Presets and Bypass Equalizers
Sequel has built-in EQ presets which you can access by 
clicking in the presets field and selecting a preset from the 
pop-up menu. Select Reset to clear all EQ settings.
To bypass the EQ, click the “Bypass Equalizers” button.
The Global Effects tab
Each project can have two send effects. These are re-
ferred to as “Global Effects”. You can change these ef-
fects to whatever you would like. 
Using global effects can help reduce CPU load on your...

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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-...

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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...

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The Multi Zone
Reset Filters
To reset all of the filters, click the “Reset Filters” button in 
the top left hand corner of the page.
Adding Media to the project
Once you have found the media you are looking for you 
can click on one of the results and either drag and drop it 
directly into the Arrange Zone or preview it to hear it first 
(see below).
Previewing media
In the top right hand corner of the Media Bay page is the 
“Preview Mode” button and the “Preview Volume” slider. If 
Preview Mode is...

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The Multi Zone
Here you can apply meta data to the loop based on the at-
tributes listed along the left hand side of the pop- up win-
dow. Click beside the attribute and select a value from the 
pop-up menu that appears. Setting these attributes will 
make it easier for you to organize and find the files later.
You can name the loop at the bottom of the window. 
Click “OK” to add it to your user content.
The Editor page
The Editor page allows you to do advanced editing of your 
audio events and...

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The Multi Zone
Volume
You can adjust the event volume. This is not connected to 
the track volume in anyway.
To adjust the volume, click and drag up or down.
You can also double-click and enter a value from -64 to 
24. Zero is the default.
Mute
You can mute the event by activating the “Mute” button. 
Deactivate it to unmute the event.
Transpose
You can change the key of the event by adjusting the 
transpose value. 
To change the key click and drag up or down.
You can also double-click and enter a...

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The Multi Zone
Warp Beats (“Song Tempo” mode)
Warp Beats will auto quantize the audio event to the 
project tempo based on the “Quantize” value. See the 
chapter “Advanced features” on page 73 for more infor-
mation.
Swing (“Song Tempo” mode)
Swing appears when “Warp Beats” has been activated. 
Swing allows you to add a more human feel to an audio 
event. Click and drag the slider left or right to add or re-
move swing. The effect of using swing is dependent on 
the “Quantize” value. If the “Quantize”...

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The Multi Zone
The Key Editor
The Key Editor allows you make various changes to the In-
strument part. The Instrument part selected in the Arrange 
Zone is displayed in the center of the Key editor. Here you 
can move, edit, and even draw in data.
You can zoom in and out using the plus and minus buttons 
in the bottom right corner. You can also click in the ruler 
along the top of the Editor page and drag up to zoom out 
and down to zoom in. Once you are zoomed in, you can 
use the scroll bar along...

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Swing
Swing allows you to add a more human feel to Instrument 
data. Click and drag the slider left or right to move the 
notes. The notes that are effected is dependant on the 
“Quantize” value. If the “Quantize” value is set to eighth 
notes, then only eighth notes will be effected by changing 
the swing amount.
Legato Slider
This slider increases or decreases the amount of legato in 
the selected Instrument part. Legato is defined as a 
smooth, even style without any noticeable break...

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The Multi Zone
The Arranger page
The Arranger page allows you to change up the project by 
creating different arrangements. This allows you to play 
back the project in a non-linear way and is great for live 
performance.
In order to do this you first need to create arrangement 
parts. Make sure that the “Show Arranger Track” button in 
the Arrange Zone is activated, see “Show Arranger Track” 
on page 43.
Press and hold [Alt]/[Option] while the mouse is hovered in 
the Arranger track. The mouse will...
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