User Manual

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Tutorial: Song Mode
Song Editing And Structure With Track Functions
Insongmodeyoucaneasilycopypartofasequencetoanothertimeinthesong,orfromone
tracktoanother.Youcanalsocopyasectionofalltracksatonceinordertoduplicateor
structureentiresectionsofyoursong,suchasverseandchorus
sections.Youcanalsochoose
groupsofnotestoerase,orentirebarsoftimetodelete.Therearemanybasicandadvanced
editingfunctionsavailable.FordetailsseeSongEditor:TrackFunctions on page 12‐24in
Chapter 1 2,SongModeandtheSongEditor.
Program Changes
Ifyoursongrequiresmorethan16instrument
parts,onemethodofachievingthisiswith
programchanges.Forexample,let’ssayyou’veusedall16tracksbutdesireanewinstrument
forthenextsectionofthesong.Ifthereisatrackwhoseinstrumentisnotneededinthenew
section,thistrack’sprogramcouldchange
toanewinstrumentsoundforthesection,and then
changebacktotheoriginalinstrumentsoundafterthesection.Todothis,simplypressRecord
andPlay/PauseandthenchangetheProgparameterontheSong mode MAIN page to the new
program at the desired time. This can be done most precisely if you know the ID# of the program you wish
to change to. Enter the number with the alphanumeric pad and then press Enter when you want to make
the change. You won’t be able to see the numbers you’ve entered until you press Enter,butyoucan
pressCanceltostartoverifyou’ve
madeamistakeorifyouareunsurewhatyou’veentered.
Use the same method if you would like to change the program back to the original after the new section.
The Event List
SongmodeisapowerfulcompositiontoolbecausejustaboutanythingthatyoudoonthePC3K
isrecordedintoatrackaseventmessages.Oncerecorded,theseeventscanbealtered,copiedor
removed.Eachtrackhas
aneventlist,containingalloftheeventsrecordedintoatrack,from
whichtheycanbeviewedandedited.FordetailsseeSongEditor:TheEVENTPage on page 12‐31
inChapter 12,SongModeandtheSongEditor.