Need help with simple sequencer setup (model:cycles)

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2-  quantization. Your description of quantization being a delay is pretty accurate. It converts continuous time events to discrete time events. So, actions are delayed in sounding until the next discrete time interval occurs. For example, you can press and note on your KeyStep mid-beat and it won't change the selected chord degree until it makes sense to on the quantization interval. Allows for people without impeccable timing chops to make decent music.

When I use an external sequencer to sequence chord changes, I place the chord change note on the 16th note before the measure I want it to sound on. Makes everything change simultaneously, like Pads, Drone, and Motifs, all together. Also, keep in mind that the Chord Type must be latched in before Chord Degree, if you want to change the Type. I program my sequencer with a Chord Type note a 16th note before the Chord Degree note (which comes a 16th note before the next measure).

Hope this makes sense. If not, just ask.

HdK

Once again, thank you very much. That was going to be my next experiment, placing the chord changes on the step right before the one I want it to play, but it seemed strange. Now I see that that is just how it works. But I hadn't thought of putting the chord type one step before that one too. Awesome!

I understand how the quantization works ON the NDLR but hadn't thought of that extra step to make it work via sequencer. And now that I know that the slight variation on the display with midi clock coming from the M:C is perfectly normal, I feel more comfortable making that the master clock.

One quick question though. How does the PPQ and beat division play into all this? Does that only come into play if I'm using the clock out/in? I got my PO synced to the clock out by adjusting the PPQ, but couldn't tell if there were midi applications where that would come into play. 

Thanks for helping a newbie understand all this stuff.