1. Introduction



Sequitur allows you to record, compose, store, and play back music from your computer. It does this by providing you with tools to manipulate MIDI, a protocol that defines standard musical events, such as playing a note or selecting an instrument.

Sequitur is designed for people who like to tinker with their music. It facilitates rapid, dynamic, and radical processing of your performance. It allows you to quickly and precisely edit MIDI data.

In Sequitur, you work almost exclusively in two main windows: The song window provides an overview of your entire composition, and allows you to easily restructure passages, add instruments, and non-destructively process MIDI events. The track window provides the tools necessary for detailed editing of MIDI data.

For more information on MIDI, visit the MIDI Manufacturer's Association at www.midi.org.


1.1. Tracks, Phrases, Filters, and Pipelines

There are three main objects you will interact with: