User Manual

Song Mode and the Song Editor
Song Mode: The MAIN Page
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Recording Track (RecTrk)
TheRecTrkparameterdetermineswhichtrackisrecordenabled.Settherecordenabledtrackto
Multtorecordmorethanonechannelsimultaneously.
WhenRecTrkissettoasingletrack(1–16),Record(R)isdisplayedforthattrackintheTrack 
StatusIndicatorregion(abovetheTrackand
Channelsregion).Conversely,withoneexception,
whenanytrack’sStatusIndicatorischangedtoRecord(R),tha ttrackisshownasthevaluefor
theRecTrkparameter.
TheexceptioniswhenRecTrkisalreadysettoMult,youcanselecttherecordenabledtracksby
togglingtheTrackStatusIndicator to
Record(R),andtheRecTrkwillremainsettoMult.
WhenMultisinitiallyselected,alloftheemptytrackswillberecordenabled.Trackscontaining
datawillremainsettoplay(P),butyoucanmanuallysetthemtorecord(R).
Theparameter(s)belowRecTrkchangeaccordingtothevalue
ofRecTrk.IfRecTrkissettoa
singletrack(1–16),Progisdisplayedandyoucanselecttheprogramtobeassignedtothattrack.
Ifyouswitchthroughthechannels,theprogramalsochanges,showingtheprogram currently
assignedtothatchannel.
IfyouchangeRecTrktoNone
orMulti,thedisplaychangestoshowTrk:#.Thisfieldindicates
whichtrackiscurrentlybeingtriggeredbythekeyboard,andyoucanusethisTrk:#fieldto
selectatrack.
Program (Prog)
Usethisfieldtoscrollthroughtheprogramsinmemoryandselectaprogrambeforeinitially
recordingeachtrackofyoursong.Aprogramselect edonthecurrentRecTrkbecomesthe
track’sinitialprogramthefirsttimethatthetrackisrecorded.Aninitialprogramistheprogram
thatwillbe
usedforatrackwhenitisplayedfromthestartofbar1(oranyotherpointifthere
arenoprogramchangesandControlChaseisturnedon,seeControlChase on page 12‐17.)
ProgramsselectedinProgramorQuickAccessModeareselectedastheprogramonthecurrent

RecTrkwhenyoureturntoSongmode.
FollowthesestepstochangethecurrentRecTrk’sinitialprogramafterrecordinghastakenplace
onthattrack.Whilethesequencerisstopped,pressRecord,selecttheprogram,pressStop,and
savethesong.Thispreservesallchangesyouhavemadeto
anyothertrackparameters:volume,
pan,tempo,etc.Youcanalsochangetheinitialprogramatthetopofatrack’sEVENTlist(see
SongEditor:TheEVENTPage on page 12‐31.)
AnyMIDIprogramchangesonthecurrentRecTrkorChancausetheIDandnameofthetrack’s
programtochange
duringplayback.Programchangescanbewrittentotheeventlistofthe
currentRecTrkbychanging theProgparameterwhilerecording.Ifaprogramchangetakes
place,theprogramwillonlyreturntotheinitialprogramiftriggeredbyanotherprogram
change,orifthesequencerisstoppedand
restartedfromthebeginningofthesequence.One
exceptiontothisiswhenusingtheControlChasefeature,youwouldonlyneedtorestartthe
sequencebeforethefirstprogramchangeinordertoreturntotheinitialprogram(seeControl
Chase on page 12‐17.)
ProgchangestoTrk:#ifRecTrkisset
toNoneorMult.Thisfieldindica teswhichtrackis
currentlybeingtriggeredbythekeyboard,andyoucanusethisTrk:#fieldtoselectatrack.
Track Number (Trk:#)
ThisparameterisavailableonlywhenRecTrkissettoNoneorMult(replacingtheProg
parameter.)Itindicateswhichtrackiscurrentlybeingtriggeredbythekeyboard,andyoucan
usethisfieldtoselectatrack.