Linestep

Linestep places pitch vertically and time horizontally on a fixed one-measure step grid. Notes are MIDI events only, so the connected instrument remains responsible for sound.

The fast generator writes directly into the same editable pattern using a selected style, key, scale, density, motion, octave range, variation and repeatable seed. It is deliberately model-independent, so a later MIDI-GPT source can target the same pattern shape without replacing the grid or scheduler.

Arm MIDI record while either the host transport or local preview is running and incoming keyboard or hardware notes are quantized into the crossed step. The piano gutter and row flash show the note being received without writing that transient state into the pattern.

Monophonic mode does not rewrite the pattern. If a column contains several notes, the most recently drawn note sounds while the others remain visible in gray. Switching to Polyphonic makes the retained notes sound again.

Division changes how much timing detail the editor reveals. The pattern keeps a 32-step master timeline, so choosing a coarser view hides fine notes without deleting them.

Transpose edits the drawn material by semitone or octave. Output reassignment is separate: mapping the C4 reference to another note offsets MIDI output without changing anything drawn in the grid.