User Manual

Song Mode and the Song Editor
The Song Editor
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The Song Editor
Ingeneral,you’llgettotheSongeditorpagesbypressingtheEditbuttonanytimeyou’ rein
Songmode.There’soneexception:iftheProgramparameteriscurrentlyhighlightedonthe
display,you’llentertheProgrameditorwhenyoupressEdit.
Thereareafewconventionssharedbyallof
theSongeditorpages.Displayedatthetopofeach
Songeditorpageisthenameofthepageandthecurrentlyselectedtrack(1–16,oralltracks).All
ofthevaluesfortheparametersfoundinanyofthe Song‐editorpagesaresavedinthesong
object.
Song Editor: The COMMON Page
PresstheEditbuttononthefrontpanelofthePC3KtodisplaytheCOMMONpageandbegin
editingasong.Thisiswhereyouwillfindparameterscommontoalltracks,suchastempoand
timesignature,controlparametersforeffects,andsoftbuttonsforswitchingtootherSong
editor
pages.
Thecurrentlyselectedtrackisdisplayedonthetopline,thoughontheCOMMONpagethis
onlyappliestotheDrumTrkandMidiDstparameters(seebelow.)Therestoftheparameterson
theCOMMONpageareglobalsettingsforthesonganddonotdirectlyaffectindividualtracks.
Tempo
Thisisanotherplacewherethesong’sinitialtempocanbesetormodified.
TimeSig
Affectstheclick,playbacklooping,andlocatefunctionaswellassomeeditingoperations.Does
notchangetherecordeddata,thoughitdoeschangethewaydataisdisplayedonthescreen.
Parameter Range of Values Default
Tempo 0 (external), 20.00 to 400.00 BPM 120
Time Signature (Numerator) 1 to 99 4
(Denominator) 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32, and 64 4
FX Track 1 to 16 1
Drum Track –, D –
MIDI Destination –, L, M, U L