6. step components
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6.1 step components introduction
using step components in your programming opens up new possibilities for creative sequencing. step components can be applied to any of the audio tracks, tracks 1 – 8. each step can have multiple step components, adding unique playback behavior per step.
6.2 using step components
press and hold shift and select the steps you wish to apply step components to. the leds of these steps will change to green indicating marked steps.
keep holding shift and select the component you wish to add by pressing the corresponding white piano key. then select the desired component setting with the value keys 1–0.
release shift and your step component is added.
release shift and your step component is added.
alternatively, if you continue holding shift you can add a further component. you can also adjust the setting of a component by momentarily holding its corresponding white piano key.
quickly pressing an applied component will remove it.
quickly pressing an applied component will remove it.
pro-tip: try combining the last three step components (spark components) with the note-based step components. it’s possible to get some very interesting results.
6.3 clear step components
press and hold shift and stop to clear all the step components on current track.
6.4 step component reference chart
component
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
pulse
count: 1
count: 2
count: 3
count: 4
count: 5
count: 6
count: 7
count: 8
count: 9
random
pulse hold
count: 1
count: 2
count: 3
count: 4
count: 5
count: 6
count: 7
count: 8
count: 9
random
multiply
X1
x2
x3
x4
x5
x6
x7
x8
broken chord
quantize
velocity
-4
-3
-2
-1
default
+1
+2
+3
mute
random
ramp up
2 steps1 octave
3 steps1 octave
4 steps1 octave
5 steps1 octave
6 steps1 octave
2 steps3 octaves
3 steps3 octaves
4 steps3 octaves
5 steps3 octaves
6 steps
3 octaves
3 octaves
ramp down
2 steps1 octave
3 steps1 octave
4 steps1 octave
5 steps1 octave
6 steps1 octave
2 steps3 octaves
3 steps3 octaves
4 steps3 octaves
5 steps3 octaves
6 steps3 octaves
random
2 steps1 octave
3 steps1 octave
4 steps1 octave
5 steps1 octave
6 steps1 octave
2 steps3 octaves
3 steps3 octaves
4 steps3 octaves
5 steps3 octaves
6 steps3 octaves
portamento
glide 1
glide 2
glide 3
glide 4
glide 5
glide 6
glide 7
glide 8
direct
random
sweep
filter up
filter down
synth up
synth down
pan
filter uplong
filter downlong
synth uplong
synth downlong
pan
tonality
ignore chord progression
transposeonly
offset octave
offsetfifth
offsetthird
chromatic up
chromatic down
quantize 1
quantize 2
quantize 3
jump
jump tostart
jump to2/4
jump to3/4
jump to4/4
jump forward
jumpback
jump to random
stay
align to global track
gatestep
parameter spark
1
1 2
1 2 3
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
random
reset counter
component spark
1
1 2
1 2 3
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
random
reset counter
trigger spark
1
1 2
1 2 3
1 2 3 4
1 2 3 4 5
1 2 3 4 5 6
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
random
reset counter
6.4 step components + app
while using OP-Z paired with the app, and using the main OP-Z interface, you will get a visual guide briefly explaining the step components.