Operation Manual

Reference • 8. Backing Sequence mode
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How to carry out Manual Punch. Playback the song. Press REC/WRITE when you get to
the beginning of the area where you wish to record. Press REC/WRITE again when you get to
the area you wanted to record.
Instead of pressing the REC/WRITE button, you can use a pedal which has been especially set
for the PUNCH IN/OUT function. See “Page 8: Assignable pedal/switch” or “Page 9: EC5
external controller (only the iS40)” in the Disk/Global mode.
Q (Recording quantize) [HI, …]
Quantization is the correction of timing imprecisions. The notes are moved during recording, so that the tim-
ing of the song is more regular, without any notes off time.
Since the continuous controllers (like pitch bend) are quantized, If you use these controls heavily, it would be
better to record with the HI option set, and use the quantize function later on (see “6-3. Quantize ” on
page 80).
HI No quantize; the notes will be recorded exactly as they were performed (with a precision of 1/
96th of a quarter note).
Other options All the notes are brought to ideal intervals, determined by the value you have selected. For
example, with a setting of q, the beginning of all the notes you play will be moved to the near-
est quarter note.
M (Metronome) [OFF, ON, REC]
Metronome options.
OFF The metronome will only sound during the pre-count, before recording.
ON The metronome will sound during recording and playback.
REC The metronome will only sound during recording.