Transpose and keyboard octave select

Many producers can struggle with melodies and motifs. This can particularly be the case, if playing a keyboard or music theory is not your forte.

Many instruments and grooveboxes offer scale-dependent keyboard layouts. This makes sure that whichever note you strike always sounds "good" in the context of the song that is playing. So does your Woovebox;

• Switch to the lead (3/Ld) track.
• Scroll to the 'GLob' page.
• Press key 4 to verify set the state of the "FLW.C" ("FLLW Chrd") is set to "LGL" or modify the setting so that it is.
• Switch back to the "Seq" page.
• Press play.

Now jam along with your song. You will notice whichever key you strike tends to sound "good" in the context of the song. That is because "FLLW Chrd" is set to allow all notes that the key/scale permits. This helps you play "in key" no matter what.

However, your Woovebox can take this one step further and assist with finding melodies and motifs even quicker;

Because it knows which chords are playing at which moment in time, the device can dynamically modify the keyboard to play different notes at different times in your song's playback when you press them. It can do so in a way that fits the chord that is currently playing. To engage this mode, set "FLW.C" one of the "trs" modes.

This opens up a new way of playing and improvising melodies; improvisation and playing becomes rhythm and timing-based rather than having to know and anticipate the chords that are playing. Indeed, it is possible to create a complex melody from an "island" of just a few 1-16 keys. A very welcome bonus is that this way of playing is uniquely suited to live playing a small device like the Woovebox with just a few buttons.

To get a feel for how this works, set FLW.C to one of the "trS" modes, and then keep playing the same one or two (or more) keys while playing back your song. Find keys that sound good to you. As soon as the chord changes, you should notice the keys playing entirely different notes that similarly also tend to sound "good".

Transpose and keyboard octave select

All tracks can be transposed any number of semitones. So if you feel any track or instrument sounds better in your song at a lower or higher octave after recording/programing it, simply transpose the track by 12 semitones up or down. You can do so by scrolling to the the 'GLob' page, and changing the 'trSP' parameter under the 2/bS key; e.g. hold down key 2/bs key and turn the value knob left or right (note that you can instead also change any programmed notes individually to play at a lower octave, or use the coarse detune setting for the oscillators - 3/Ld/'det.C' on the 'Osc1'/'Osc2' pages - to play an octave lower).

To change the octave of the 1-16 keyboard as you play it, hold write, then also hold play and turn the value knob to change octaves up or down.

Recording live

If you have found a melody and wish to record it live while playing, rather than programming the notes, you can do so by holding write and pressing play (make sure you are on the sequencer page first).

Your Woovebox will start playing the current pattern chain, and any keys you press will be recorded to the nearest available step.

There are two live recording modes available; overdub ("dub") and punch in/out ("pnch")

• Overdub keeps any steps intact as the playhead moves over them, only erasing previous step entries if they are being replaced. While recording, pressing play stops the recording behavior (but not the playback). Pressing play a second time will stop the playback as normal.
• Punch in/out starts erasing every step the playhead moves over, but only starts doing that once your play the first note ("punch in"). It is particularly useful for re-doing takes or portions thereof. Pressing play stops recording ("punch out") but not playback. Pressing play a second time will stop the playback as normal.

To start recording, holding write, then short-press play. As soon as you let go of write, a count-in starts, after which recording starts.

By default micro timing is recorded along with your performance. So if you were a little late or early, this is recorded for each recorded step. You can manually adjust the micro timing (shift/"shft" parameter when editing an event). In order to adjust timing while recording or after recording, you may also;

• Add "groove" non-destructive swing or progressive quantization to steps (9/A1/"Grve" on a track's GLob page)
• Engage auto-quantize while live recording (hold write, then long-press play to toggle it on or off)
• Apply "destructive" quantization ("qant pttn") via the Sequencer ("SEq") page's context menu