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to highlight the effect. Then
press the right analog stick
( ) in. The highlighted
effect will change color
from black to blue.
The Effects vary depending
on the music or sound you
want to alter. Experiment
with Chorus, Stutter and
Echo to create interesting new mixes.
Volume - Adjusts the mix level of your track.
Chorus - Makes your sounds fuller and wider.
Chorus works best in stereo.
Stutter - Rapidly changes the volume of your track to create
a “gate” or “stutter” effect. Try it on vocals and
certain melodic instruments.
Echo - Sounds repeat themselves to create an “echo”
or “reverberation” of the original sound.
Guides - Turn Guide Notes ON/OFF. Follow the Guide Notes
to create a quick mix that sounds similar to the
original version of the song.
Overdubbing
Once you lay down some notes on a track, you may add notes
to that track when that section of the song loops around again.
Erasing Notes
If you change your mind, you can erase a bar of notes or a whole
section on a track. To erase one bar, press the ≈ button once.
To erase all the notes on one track in one section, press the ≈
button twice quickly.
Switch Tracks
After you lay down the notes on one track, switch tracks by pressing
the Directional button LEFT/RIGHT and begin creating more music.
In Remix Mode, you
compose your own sounds
by synthesizing and sampling
music. Your new creation can
be saved to a Memory Card
(8MB) (for PlayStation
®
2)
and loaded through the Load
Remix option on the Remix
Screen or loaded as a
Custom Game through the Custom option in the Game Mode. Take the
Tutorial for Remix Mode to familiarize yourself with track switching,
instruments and looping.
Creating a Remix
1.Select SOLO on the Main Menu. Then select REMIX and
NEW REMIX.
2.Select a song from an unlocked stage.
Note: You must have unlocked a stage in Game Mode to select it
in Remix Mode.
3.Press the Directional button or left analog stick LEFT/RIGHT
to choose a song you want to use for your remix and press
the ≈ button to open the Arena screen.
4. Select an arena to begin your remix session.
Note: You must have unlocked an arena during Game Mode to
select it in Remix Mode.
Playing Notes
Instead of pressing buttons to catch pieces of a song as in Game
Mode, you are pressing buttons to lay down pieces of the song,
which are remixed by you to create a new song.
Effects
Use Effects to create whole new sounds or slightly alter existing
ones. To turn on the effect, press the right analog stick UP/DOWN
PLAYING REMIX MODE
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