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Chapter 3: Recording Sequences
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• The <SyncScreen> soft key :
This screen is described in the chapter entitled “Syncing to Tape and
Other Devices.”
• The <TempoChanges> soft key:
The function of this soft key is described in the following section.
Mid-Sequence Tempo Changes
This feature allows the tempo to change automatically at preset
locations within a sequence. To insert tempo changes into the active
sequence or to view existing tempo changes, press the TEMPO/
SYNC key, then press the
<TempoChanges> soft key. The follow-
ing screen will appear:
====== Mid-sequence tempo changes ======
Tempo changes:ON
Location for inserted change:001.01.00
Change#: Bar#: %Change: =Tempo:
2 002.03.00 150.00 180.0 BPM
========================================
<Insert new> <Delete> <Previous> <Next>
In the center of the screen is a group of fields, labeled Change# ,
Bar# , %Change and =Tempo . In this case, the labels are located
directly above the actual data fields. These four fields work together
to allow you to view or edit any tempo changes that exist in the
sequence.
There can be many tempo changes in the sequence. These four fields
show one of these changes at a time. The
Change#
field shows the
number of the currently displayed tempo change within the list of
changes; the other fields show the contents of that tempo change.
For example, the above screen example shows that tempo change
number 2 will occur at bar 2, beat 3, and will change the tempo by
150% to 180 beats per minute.
The following is a description of each of these four fields:
• The Change# field:
This field displays the number of the tempo change cur-
rently displayed. There can be many tempo changes within
the sequence, but only one can be viewed at a time. By
changing this number, each of the existing tempo changes
can be viewed. The
<Previous>
and
<Next>
soft keys
can also be used to decrement or increment this field.