9. THE SEQUENCER
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9.11 SONG MODE
A song is an arrangement of patterns set up to play in sequence. Each row in the SONG mode arrangement
can have separate settings for pattern, row repeat, row length, tempo, and mute. A song can be up to 99
rows in length, and each project can contain up to 16 songs.
9.11.1 THE SONG EDIT SCREEN
Press
[SONG MODE]
and then press
[YES]
to enter SONG mode. The song selected will be the one
that was last played or edited. Press
[SONG MODE]
and then press
[RIGHT]
to open the SONG EDIT
screen. Use the
[ARROW]
keys to navigate the song rows and columns, highlighting the parameter you
wish to edit, and then use
LEVEL/DATA
or any
DATA ENTRY
knob to edit the selected function.
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1.
SONG ROW
(Range 01–99)
2.
LABEL
lets you select a keyword for the row. The keyword is related to song structure, e.g., Verse,
Chorus, and Fill. It can also be the pattern name.
3.
PTN
lets you select the pattern to be played on the row. Press
[FUNC]
while turning the knob to
change banks quickly.
4.
ROW REPEAT
The number of times the row will repeat, considering the ROW LENGTH setting.
(Range: 1 (OFF)–32).
5.
ROW LENGTH
(measured in sequencer steps). This setting defines how many steps the sequenc-
er plays from the selected pattern. The default value is the same as the pattern length. (Range:
2–1024, the last 25 values are written as K00–K24)
6.
ROW TEMPO
Here, you set the row’s BPM per row. You can also choose to have one BPM for the
whole song. By default, the row inherits the BPM and swing set in the pattern selected for the row.
Press
[TEMPO]
to open the TEMPO menu for the currently selected row’s pattern. Here you can
also set the swing. You can also press
[YES]
while highlighting the BPM parameter to open the
TEMPO menu. Selecting song tempo on any row overrides all the previously set row and pattern
tempos. The swing settings are always set per row.
7.
SONG POINTER
Shows the current time and position of the playhead in the song arrangement.
8.
ROW MUTE
lets you mute the tracks of the pattern on the selected row. Highlight and press
[YES]
to edit. A mute icon is displayed in the rows that have tracks that are muted. Use the
[TRIG]
keys
to mute and unmute the tracks. When selecting a pattern for the row, the row’s mute state initially
reflects the pattern’s mute state
9.
END
row. This row is always added at the end of a song and determines what will happen when the
song has played the last song row. By default, it is set to LOOP the song from the beginning and
play it again, but it can also be set to STOP the song.
10. The currently selected row is highlighted between dotted lines. Use
[UP]
and
[DOWN]
to select row.
11.
PLAYHEAD
position shows the row currently playing (or set to play if the sequencer is stopped).
12.
SONG SLOT
and
SONG NAME
.
9.11.2 CREATING AND EDITING A SONG
1. Press
[SONG MODE]
and then press
[YES]
to enter SONG mode. The
[SONG MODE]
key
lights
up yellow when SONG mode is active. The song selected will be the one that was last played or
edited. If you wish to edit another song, press
[SONG MODE]
+
[DOWN]
to open the LOAD SONG
screen, highlight the song you want to edit, and then press
[YES]
.
2. Press
[SONG MODE]
+
[RIGHT]
to open the SONG EDIT screen.
3. If you selected an empty song slot, you are presented with a screen where you can choose:
