User Manual

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Song Mode and the Song Editor
Song Mode: The MAIN Page
Pansettingswithoutplayinganothersongfirst,thePanoftheMIDIchannelforeachtrackisset
dependingonwhichmodeyouenterSongmodefrom.IfyouenterSongmodefromMIDI
mode,Programmode,orQuickAccessmode,thePanofeachMIDIchannelissetinMIDI
mode
ontheChannelspage.IfyouenterSongmodefromSetupmode,thePanofeachMIDIchannel
issetifazoneusesthesameMIDIchannelontheSetupModeCH/PROGpage(setwiththe
Channelparameter.)IfazonedoesuseaMIDIchannelthatoneof
thetracksinyoursonguses,
thePanofthattrackwillbesetbytheExitPanparameterofthatzone(ontheSetupMode:PAN‐
VOLpage.)IfmultiplezonesusethesameMIDIchannel,theExitPan ofthehighestnumbered
zonethatusesthatchannelwillsetthePanfortracks
thatusethatchannel.IfExitPanissetto
NONE,thevalueforEntryPanisused.IfEntryPanandExitPanaresettoNONE,thenthetrack
forthatchannelusesthePansettingofthatchannelinMIDImodeontheChannelspage.Ifthere
isnozone
thatusescertainchannelsusedbyyoursong,thenthosechannelsinyoursongwill
usethePansettingofthosechannelsinMIDImodeontheChannelspage.
Mode
IfModeissettoMergeyouwillbeabletooverdubwhenrecordingonatrackcontaining
previouslyrecordeddata.You’llusuallywanttosetModetoMergewhenRecMode(ontheBIG
page)issettoLoop.Otherwise,eachtimethroughthe loop,thepreviouslyrecorded
informationwill
beerased.
IfyousetModetoErase,thepreviouslyrecordeddataontherecordenabledtrackwillbe
replacedwiththenewdataonlyduringtheBarsandBeatsyouareactuallyrecording,andthe
previouslyrecordeddatabeforeandafterthenewlyrecordedBarsandBeatswillbepreserved.
Location (Locat)
TheBarandBeatdisplayedastheLocatevaluechangesrelativetocurrentlocationofthesong
duringplaybackandrecording.YoucansetthistoanegativeBarandBeatlocationtostart
playbackasetlengthoftimebeforethebeginningofthesong.
WheneveryousettheLocate
point,thatlocationwillbeusedasthereturnpointwhenStopis
pressed.SimplypressStopagaintoresetthe songtothetop(1:1).
Mode Indicators (+ and x):
ModeIndicatorsappearonlyfortracksthatalreadycontaindata.
Aplussign(+)appearsabovetheTrackSta tusIndicatorofatracksettorecord(R)whenthe
ModeparameterissettoMerge.
An(x)appearsabovetheTrackStatusIndicatorofatracksettoRecord(R)
whentheMode
parameterissettoErase.
Activity Indicators
AsmallsquareabovetheTrackStatusIndicatorofatracksettoPlay(P)orMute(M)meansthe
trackcontainsdata.
Duringplaybackandrecording,theindicatorsabovetrackscontaininganyMIDIdatawillflash
asmall,filled‐insquarewhenanyMIDIactivityisdetected.
Track Status Indicators
UsingtheUp,Down,Left,andRightcursorbuttonstopositionthecursorontoaTr ack Status
Indicator,youcantoggleanemptytrack(–)intoRecord(R)withthe AlphaWheelorPlus/
Minusbuttons.
Onceatrackcontainsdata,itwillhavea(P)asaTrackStatus
Indicator,anditwillbeplayed
duringplayback.YounowwillbeabletotogglebetweenPlay(P),Mute(M),andRecord(R).