Interface Overview

The Clip Page interface displays essential information, including the selected track name, the active clip name for that track, and a preview of the clip contents, shown through a piano roll in the center of the display.

On the Grid Pads, clips for each track are arranged horizontally. Each row corresponds to a track, while the columns within that row represent the clips stored for that track.

Selecting a track is done by pressing the respective Track Button  , and selecting a clip is achieved by pressing the appropriate Clip Button . The selected clip’s details will then be displayed in the piano roll preview.

Empty clips will appear unlit, while clips with content are illuminated in orange. The active clip for each track will be highlighted in white.

By default, the Grid Pads display the first 16 clips for each track. To navigate through additional clip pages, use the SHIFT Button  in conjunction with the Arrow Buttons  . Pressing SHIFT + Arrow will move to the next set of clips (clips 16-32). The current clip page and clip number are displayed in the bottom-right corner of the screen.

Creating Clips

Clips are created in the Sequencer Page (refer to the Sequencer chapter for more details).

Clips are automatically saved as soon as they are created and updated in real-time as changes are made. Use the Arrow Buttons  to navigate between clips within the selected track.

Deleting Clips

To delete a clip, press and hold the UNDO  button and press and hold the Grid Pad of the Clip you want to delete. This will delete the content of that Clip.

Real-Time Control and Sequencing

Clips can be triggered in real-time via the Clip Page, sequenced using follow-up actions, or arranged in a linear format using the Song Page (refer to the Song chapter for more information). By default, clips loop, though this behavior can be altered through Follow Up actions to break or modify the loop.

To trigger a Clip in real-time, simply press the Grid Pad corresponding to the desired Clip.

When triggered, clips synchronize to the End Of Sheet (EOS), ensuring that timing remains consistent regardless of when the clip is activated.

To trigger all clips in a specific column across tracks, hold the SHIFT Button  and press the Page Button  above the target column.

Clip Settings

Each Clip contains its own dedicated settings.

To open the Clip Settings panel, press the first encoder  located above the Clip Settings icon while the desired clip is selected or held (Parameter Lock).

The following settings are available:

Clip Color

Assigns a color to the currently addressed clip. The selected color is reflected on the corresponding Grid Pad.

The clip affected depends on the current interaction state:

• In normal playback mode, the color applies to the currently playing clip.

• In edit mode, the color applies to the selected clip.

• When holding a clip in Parameter Lock, the color applies to the held clip.

This allows visual grouping and quick identification of clips during performance or arrangement.

Program Change

When enabled, the clip sends a MIDI Program Change message when triggered.

This allows external instruments or devices to switch presets automatically upon clip activation.

Parameters:

• MIDI Channel: Defines the MIDI channel used to send the Program Change message.

• Program: Selects the Program Change value (OFF - 1–128).

• BANK: Selects the Bank value (MSB) (OFF - 0–127). NEW

• SUB-BANK: Selects the Sub-Bank value (LSB) (0–127). NEW

The Program Change message is transmitted when:

• The clip is selected and the sequencer is stopped.

• The clip is triggered during playback (program change is sent only once at the start of the first repetition of the clip).

Sequencing Clips via Follow-Up Actions

Each Clip can be assigned a Follow Up action, which dictates its behavior after completion. The available follow-up actions include:

• None: The clip loops without any follow-up action.

• Prev: The previous clip in sequence is triggered.

• Next: The next clip in sequence is triggered.

• Any: A random clip is triggered.

• Other: A random clip is triggered, except the current one.

• First: The first clip in sequence is triggered.

• Last: The last clip in sequence is triggered.

• Jump: The clip jumps to a specified clip.

Additional parameters are available for follow-up actions:

• Loops: Defines how many times the clip will loop before the follow-up action is executed.

• Probability: Specifies the likelihood of the follow-up action occurring at the end of the clip.

For the Jump Follow Up action, the parameter Jump To specifies the target clip for the jump.

To set a Follow Up action for a Clip, hold the desired clip, enabling Parameter Lock. The follow-up parameters will then appear in the upper-right corner of the display.

Use the encoder  above the parameter label to adjust settings. For a quick follow-up action setup, press and hold the current Clip ( Parameter Lock ) , then press the Clip to which it should jump. The follow-up parameters will be automatically set to Jump-to the selected clip.

To create a chain of clips with automatic progression, hold the Track Button  of the desired track, then press the clip at the beginning of the chain, followed by the clip at the end of the chain. Reliq will automatically set all clips in between to Follow Up - Next, with the final clip set to the first one of the chain, creating a seamless playback chain.

Clip Import NEW

The Clip Import browser allows you to import clips from external sources directly into the current clip slot. Two types of sources are supported: MIDI files and Reliq project clips. This provides a fast way to reuse musical material across projects or bring in externally created MIDI sequences.

The browser presents both sources in a unified three-level hierarchy, navigated using the encoders:

• Level 1 — Parent-folder (Project or MIDI folder)

• Level 2 — Sub-folder (Track)

• Level 3 — File to load (Clip or MIDI file)

Opening the Clip Import Browser

To access the Clip Import browser, open the Clip Settings panel pressing the first encoder  located above the Clip Settings icon.

Select the target Clip slot where you want to import. Use the encoders to navigate through the three levels of the hierarchy. Press the Level 3 encoder to load the desired clip/file for import. To exit or cancel the import process, press one of the Level 1 or Level 2 encoder.

Importing from MIDI Files

MIDI files stored in the MIDI_clips folder on the internal memory can be imported directly into a clip slot. The browser displays MIDI files organized by parent-folder (Level 1), sub-folder (Level 2), and MIDI file (Level 3). The folder structure need to follow the format MIDI_clips/Parent Folder/Sub-Folder/my_MIDI_file.mid, MIDI files stored in a different structure will not be recognized. For example, a MIDI file located at MIDI_clips/Beats/DnB/Amen1.mid would appear in the browser as following:

When a MIDI file is selected and confirmed, its note and CC data are converted into the native Reliq sequencer format and loaded into the target clip slot. The clip name is derived from the MIDI filename.

The following limitations apply to MIDI file import:

• Only the first track of the MIDI file is imported. Multitrack MIDI files (format 1) will import the first content track only.

• If the imported sequence exceeds the maximum available clip length, it will be truncated to fit.

• Up to 8 CC lanes are imported per clip. If the MIDI file contains more than 8 unique CC numbers, only the first 8 encountered are imported.

• Tempo and BPM meta-events are ignored.

• Pitch bend, aftertouch, program change, and SysEx messages are not imported.

Importing from Reliq Projects

Sequencer clips saved within other Reliq projects can also be imported. The browser scans all projects stored in the internal memory and presents their sequencer track clips in the same three-level hierarchy: Project (Level 1), Track (Level 2), Clip (Level 3).

Project clip import loads the native clip data directly, preserving all step settings, note data, and clip parameters. Clips from any previously saved project version are supported — Reliq automatically handles version differences during import.

Note

Clips from the currently loaded project are also available in the browser, allowing you to copy clips between tracks within the same project via the import mechanism.

Clip Export NEW

Reliq can export sequencer clips as Standard MIDI Files (.mid), allowing you to use your sequences in any DAW or external application. Both single clip and full project export are supported.

Exporting a Single Clip

To export the currently selected clip as a MIDI file, access the export function from the Clip Page. The exported file is saved to the internal memory following the structure:

MIDI_clips/<Project Name>/<Track Name>/<Clip Name>.mid

If a file with the same name already exists at the destination, Reliq will prompt for confirmation before overwriting.

Exporting All Clips

Reliq can also export all non-empty clips across all tracks in the current project at once. Each clip is saved as an individual MIDI file, organized in the same folder structure: MIDI_clips/<Project Name>/<Track Name>/<Clip Name>.mid.

If the export directory already exists, Reliq will prompt for overwrite confirmation before proceeding.

Clip Functions

The following functions are available on the Clip Page:

•   : Trigger all clips in a specific column.

• : Navigate to the next or previous clips on the selected track.

•   : Navigate to the next or previous clip page for the selected track.

•  : Undo/Redo the last action across both the Sequencer and Clip Pages.

•   Clip: Copy a specific clip to the clipboard.

•   Clip: Paste a clip from the clipboard to the selected clip position. Overwriting a pre-existing clip (orange) will replace its content.

• Hold UNDO   Hold Clip : Delete the selected Clip.

•    : Holding UNDO and pressing a track button will DELETE the contents of the current clip on this track

Technical Specifications