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Jam, Arrangement and navigation
Understand transport, tempo, workspace tabs and the difference between source patterns and blocks.
Choose a task within one project
Jam is for live playing and the three instruments' source patterns. Arrangement places independent copies of parts on a timeline. Both workspaces belong to one project file.
The AirBeat, AirBass and AirChord tabs open that instrument in Jam. Arrangement opens the composition; Editor opens its selected block. Changing workspace mode stops audio. Changing instruments within Jam keeps playback and settings.
Folding a panel or choosing Collapse all panels only hides controls. It does not mute an instrument or delete its music. Small screens place some settings under View & sound.
A shared transport for playing together
AirBeat leads Jam tempo. The instruments' Play/Pause/Stop buttons control the shared Jam transport. Enable the bass or chord sequencer to hear its pattern; AirChord pads can also be played manually.
In Arrangement the composition owns transport and BPM. It plays blocks, not Jam source steps. Start bar chooses the launch position; Loop repeats the selected bars.
AirLooper has its own Play and sync controls. A phrase stored in a scene does not start when the scene is selected. See AirLooper for joining it to a shared bar.
Shared settings and independent copies
| Action | Result |
|---|---|
| Edit Jam steps | Changes the source pattern; previously captured blocks are retained. |
| Capture into a block | Replaces the selected block's content with a source copy. |
| Edit a block | Changes that block; Jam and other blocks remain intact. |
| Master and mix processing | Affect the shared Jam and Arrangement output. |
| Select a scene | Prepares the three Jam instruments. Shared BPM/Master, sound libraries and blocks stay independent. |
Use the relevant edit history
AirBeat, AirBass, AirChord, AirLooper, Arrangement, scenes and mix expression have separate Undo/Redo histories. The Undo label describes its last edit. AirBeat Undo cannot undo a block movement.
Histories support the current session. Opening a project clears them; a file saves the result, not the whole Undo sequence. Keep a separate project copy before a major experiment.
Continue with your task
The guide does not start audio or change projects. If your studio is already open in another tab, return to that tab to continue your session.