push offers a fun and creative way to
record ideas by using the step sequencer
mode notes and chords can be added to
specific sections of a loop idea which
are called steps harmonies and melodies
can be created through small trial and
error programming steps and you can even
switch between step sequencer mode and
note mode at any point in the process so
let's have a look at the step sequencer
in detail to understand how it works the
default mode for playing notes using
push is the note mode where notes and
chords can be recorded in key using the
pads if you're not familiar with
recording notes in the note mode please
refer to the earlier videos of the land
push series the note mode button allows
you to toggle the step sequencer mode on
and off push reconfigures the layout of
the 64 pads to add notes or chords in
steps the bottom row of pads in opaque
blue represents the root note of the
particular scale in this case it's C
major so the root note is C the next six
pads above the root note row of pads
represent the next six notes in the
scale to create a melodic sequence
simply press the pads to start the
sequence loop idea the play position
indicator in green goes from left to
right indicating the playing position of
the current sequence so each pad in a
row represents a single step in the
sequence idea the very top row of pads
represents the loop length section of my
sequenced idea the grid buttons on the
side can be used to set the resolution
of the steps the default resolution is
1/16
the loop length section the moving green
position indicator cycles through the
paths showing me where I am in my loop
idea I can press a pad in the loop
length section once to stay on that page
for note editing and this pad will
indicate this by having a light yellow
color the sequence will continue to play
through but I will not be able to see
the notes and the rest of the loop if I
want to loop just a section of my
sequenced idea and can double tap the
pad in the loop length section this pad
will be highlighted in green and only
this section of sequence steps will be
looped as can be seen by the play
position indicator to regain the whole
loop length I can select the original
loop again by pressing the starting and
ending pad simultaneously the octave up
and down buttons can be used to reach
higher or lower octaves or the touch
strip can also be used to find notes in
a different octave range by pressing the
double button I can double the length of
my step sequence as can be seen in the
loop length section finally I can also
enter the scales mode and access other
scales to use with the step sequencer or
I can toggle the Enki mode button to use
a chromatic scale with a step sequencer
please note that if the scale is changed
this will not affect the current step
notes of the playing sequence it is also
possible to step sequence chords using
push
I can simply press several pads in the
same column to create a chord the length
of individual notes or chords can be
extended to any length by simply holding
down a pad or several pads to access the
note editing features visible in the
display use the encoders above the
display to dial in the right note length
you require using the coarse and fine
adjustment in addition to adjusting the
note length you can also nudge notes
from their grid position and adjust the
velocity of notes by pressing the
duplicate button I can copy the current
idea I have for further editing or
create a variation of mine idea since
all the notes are recorded as steps I
know the exact position of each note and
they can be easily changed or I can try
out different step positions of the same
note
so now you understand how the step
sequencer mode works let's have a look
at step automation of live instrument
and effect parameters in the next learn
push video tutorial