Song Mode
5-7
About ID#s
When saving, you must choose an ID#. An ID# gives you a way to locate a song aside from its
name (you can store up to 2,048 unique ID#s for each object type: songs, setups, programs, etc.,
though many ID#s are already used for factory ROM objects.) ID#s also allow you to save songs
with the same name under different ID#s, and rename them at a later time if desired. Choose an
unused ID# to save a new song. The next available unused ID# is automatically selected when
editing a factory ROM song. When editing a song that has been stored in user memory (any
originally unused ID#,) the edited song’s ID# is automatically selected. This assumes that you
wish to replace the existing song, but you can choose another ID# if desired to save a new copy.
Choose a used ID# to replace an existing saved song. If you replace a factory ROM song, you
can revert to the original song by deleting the song using the
Object
soft button in Master Mode
(see the
PC3 Musician’s Guide:
Master Mode chapter.)
Part 4: Record Additional Tracks
When you are happy with your first track and you have saved your song so far, move on to
adding other instrument parts on other tracks. You can record up to 16 tracks.
1.
On the Song mode MAIN page,
use the
Chan/Layer
buttons (to the left of the display) to Set
the
RecTrk
parameter to an unused track number
(for example, track
2
.)
2.
Set the instrument sound for the current track. Use the cursor buttons to navigate to the
Prog
field
and choose a program with the plus/minus buttons, alpha wheel, or by entering the desired program
number with the alphanumeric pad. You can also use a combination of
Bank
,
Category
, and
Program
buttons to select a program.
This sets the instrument sound for the current track.
For
example, choose program
105 P-Bass
to make the next track contain the bass part for this song (see
below.) This would be useful to play a bass part that matches the root notes of your left hand piano
part from track 1.
3.
Follow the same steps in
Part 3
above (starting on step 2) to start and stop recording, and review,
save or discard your performance. When saving the song with your new tracks recorded, press the
