# MIDI record multiple notes on the same step via external controller **URL:** \ **Category:** Archive\ **Tags:** midi-sequencer, declined, play\ **Created:** [October 30, 2023, 12:41am UTC](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/midi-record-multiple-notes-on-the-same-step-via-external-controller/6164 "2023-10-30T00:41:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 6
**Author:** ![ambivalence](https://backstage.polyend.com/user_avatar/backstage.polyend.com/ambivalence/32/296_2.png) [@ambivalence](https://backstage.polyend.com/u/ambivalence)\ **Post date:** [November 1, 2023, 5:57pm UTC](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/midi-record-multiple-notes-on-the-same-step-via-external-controller/6164/6 "2023-11-01T17:57:04Z")
Not connected directly, but it could also drastically improve midi rec mode by allowing longer sequences using variations: > [@Chained variations](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/chained-variations/738): > > What is the problem? When live recording an external instrument in MIDI mode, a single loop can be limiting. 64 steps doesn’t easily allow for creating a progression. What do you want to achieve? Take advantage of the available variations to keep recording MIDI notes beyond the first loop of a track. Record MIDI sequences into multiple variations slots, automatically switching to the next one, when the previous one is full/recorded. This way, chained variations could allow up to 1024 (64 x 16) … --- _[View the full topic](https://backstage.polyend.com/t/midi-record-multiple-notes-on-the-same-step-via-external-controller/6164)._