Timing & Delay
The Timing and Delay parameters let you shift notes away from the grid in different ways. Timing changes the placement of certain steps to create swing-like or shuffled rhythmic feel, while Delay moves the entire Track earlier or later. Use them to add groove, loosen rigid timing, or deliberately push and pull a pattern against the beat.
Knob Behavior
| Action | Description |
|---|---|
| Turn | Adjust the Track’s Timing amount. This shifts every 2nd step earlier or later to create a non-uniform grid and a more swung or shuffled feel. |
| [CTRL] + Turn | Adjust the Track’s Delay amount, moving the entire Track earlier or later against the grid. |
Value Button Behavior
| Hold | Description |
|---|---|
| Push | Set the Timing or Delay amount directly using the [VALUE] buttons. |
| [CLEAR] + Push | Reset the selected parameter to its default setting and clear randomization. |
How Random modulation applies to Timing:
- Clockwise: +/- delay differently for each note in the chord
- Counterclockwise: +/- delay equally for each note in the chord
- Unit: Random Rate
See the Random Behavior Reference.
Applying Micro-Timing to a Track
Timing shifts every 2nd step earlier or later to reshape the rhythmic feel of the Track. Instead of moving all notes equally, it creates a push-and-pull against the grid that can sound more swung, shuffled, or mechanically offset depending on the amount and subdivision setting.
- Select a Track.
- Hold (TIMING) to display the current micro-timing setting on the [VALUE] buttons.
- Choose how strongly the Timing pattern is divided:
- When both are unlit, x1 is used.
- Press [VB8] to switch to x2 subdivision.
- Press [VB16] to switch to x4 subdivision.
- Press [VB8] or [VB16] again to move back through the available subdivision settings.
- Turn (TIMING) clockwise to push the affected steps later.
- Turn (TIMING) counter-clockwise to pull the affected steps earlier.
- Optionally press a [VALUE] button to set the amount directly.
- Press [CLEAR] + [VALUE] to reset Timing to its default setting and clear randomization.
Applying Delay to a Track
Delay moves the entire Track earlier or later relative to the grid. Unlike Timing, which offsets only certain steps, Delay shifts everything together. This is useful for nudging a Track ahead of the beat, letting it lag slightly behind, or lining it up more precisely with other gear.
- Select a Track.
- Hold [CTRL] and turn (TIMING) to access Delay.
- Turn [CTRL] + (TIMING) clockwise to push the entire Track later.
- Turn [CTRL] + (TIMING) counter-clockwise to pull the entire Track earlier.
- Optionally press a [VALUE] button to set the amount directly.
- Press [CLEAR] + [VALUE] to reset Delay to its centered default setting and clear randomization.