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Real Time Song Creation
To create a Song in real time (this assumes an empty song):
1.
(Optional) In Pattern mode, select the Pattern you want for the first Song step.
2.
Select Song mode and the desired Song number.
3.
Select Compose mode. The display will show
STEP 01
and the contents of the
step, which is currently
END
(if the first step says
END
, that indicates that the Song
is empty since it contains no data. If the first step shows a
PATT
ern number, then
the Song is not empty).
4.
If you did not perform step (1) above, enter the desired Pattern for step 1 (Preset or
User, A or B, A Fill or B Fill).
5.
Press PLAY. If you performed step (1) above, the Pattern you selected will begin
playing. Otherwise, the Pattern specified in step (4) above will start playing.
6.
If you enter a new Pattern number (Preset or User, A or B) while the first Pattern is
playing, the new Pattern will begin playing after the first Pattern has finished and be
stored as another Song step in the Song. If you let the original Pattern keep
playing, it will add a new Song step with its Pattern number every time it repeats.
7.
In addition to selecting different Patterns, you can press FILL at any time. The
iDM02 will remember where you pressed FILL.
As in Pattern mode, pressing FILL will automatically transition to the B Pattern if the A
Pattern is currently playing (and vice versa), or will continue playing the same Pattern if
the FILL button is held past the end of the Fill.
Real Time Song Editing
If you have already recorded material in a Song, pressing PLAY while in Compose mode
will not allow recording until after the last Song step (as indicated by the display
switching from
PLAYING
to
RECORDING
). However, you can overdub Fills at any time,
and these will be recorded in the Song where played. Under these conditions, holding
FILL past the downbeat doesn't make any difference; the Patterns used in Song steps
are not altered.
Manual Song Creation
Enter a Pattern
1.
Select Song mode and the desired Song number.
2.
Select Compose mode. The display will show
STEP 01
and the contents of the
step, which is currently
END
(if the first step says
END
, that indicates that the Song
is empty since it contains no data. If the first step shows a
PATT
ern number, then
the Song is not empty).
3.
Enter a two-digit Pattern number with the number buttons. If desired, choose
between the A/B variations and Preset/User options.
4.
If you want to enter another Pattern, press the INC button to move to the next step;
or press the DEC button to return to a previous step and change its Pattern.
