Song Mode and the Song Editor
Song Mode: The MAIN Page
13-4
Volume (Vol)
You can set a volume level for each track as a value between 0 and 127. If the channel of the
RecTrk (or the control channel, if RecTrk is set to Multi or None) contains any recorded volume
change (continuous controller 7), the change will be reflected as the Vol parameter’s value in real
time, as well as on the MIXER page. Also, changing the Vol value while recording will write
volume automation (CC 7 messages) to the current RecTrk’s event list.
Initial Volume Settings
Each song file does not automatically save your volume setting for each track. To make a song
save your volume settings for each track, you must write an initial volume for each track. Initial
volume is the volume setting that will be used when your song is played back from the start of
bar 1. An initial volume setting is essentially a volume automation message that is written before
the first tick of a track. Initial volume settings are not automatically written during recording
because they make it harder to try out different volume settings for a track. For example, an
initial volume will reset any volume adjustments that you make during playback each time the
song is stopped and played from the start of bar 1, or if the song is stopped and played from any
point if the Control Chase parameter set to On on the Song:MISC page (see
.) If you plan to try out different volume settings, it is easier if you write
an initial volume after you have found the desired setting.
Setting Initial Volume Per Track
Follow these steps to change the current RecTrk’s initial volume. While the sequencer is stopped,
press Record, change the value of Vol, press Stop, and save the song (follow the same method to
quickly set initial program or pan settings.) Initial program, volume, and pan can also be set at
the top of each track’s event list (see
“Song Editor: The EVENT Page” on page 13-29
.)
Setting Initial Values For All Tracks
An important last step before saving a finished song is to store initial values of Program, Volume
and Pan for all tracks. This can be done at any time, but is best done as a last step if you plan to
make a lot of adjustments to these settings. To write initial settings for all tracks, press the Keep
soft button on the Song:Mixer page (see
“Song Mode: The MIXER Page” on page 13-11
.) After
pressing the Keep soft button you must save your song to save these settings (you are
automatically prompted to save upon exiting the Song:Mixer page.) Pressing the Keep soft
button stores the current value of each track’s Program, Volume and Pan settings as initial
settings. Be sure that these values on each track are set to the value that you wish to store, as the
settings may have changed if you have written any automation.
Note: Don’t use the Keep soft button if you would like certain tracks to not be stored with initial values. In
this case, only set initial values for each desired parameter as described above in
Volume Sources When An Initial Volume Is Not Set
Volume settings are tied to MIDI channels, so the volume of each track will be dependent on
which MIDI channel is assigned to each track in each song. If an initial volume is not stored with
each track of a song, the each track will use the last volume setting set in each MIDI channel. For
example, if you are in Song mode and have played a song, and then you load a song without
initial volumes, the volume of each track of the newly loaded song will be set by the MIDI
channel volumes in the previously played song. If you are in Song mode and you load a song that
does not have initial volumes without playing another song first, each MIDI channel will have
the volume settings last used in Program mode (set by any MIDI volume messages (CC 7)
received while in Program Mode).