

For example, even though you record some notes that have a step size of a quarter note, if you set the Duration field to 50%, the notes will be recorded and displayed as a series of eighth notes, each followed by an eighth rest. You can also choose how long the notes you play will sound, as a percentage of the step size. You can then record more notes of the same duration by playing notes on your keyboard, or you can change the step size while you’re recording and record different size notes. When you play the note, Cakewalk records the note, and moves the insertion point forward by the distance of the step size (moving the insertion point every time you press a note is the default behavior). You use step recording in its typical form by choosing a step size, such as a quarter note, and then playing a note on your MIDI keyboard. It’s a very easy and precise way to record, but can sound mechanical if used in the wrong situation. Step recording is a method of recording MIDI notes one note or chord at a time.
