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Creating an original pattern
4.
Press [PART] (SELECT/MUTE) so it is not lighted, and
select the part that you want to record.
5.
Press [PLAY] to begin recording.
Perform using the keyboard pads, D Beam controller, and your
external MIDI keyboard.
* If Rec Count In is set to WAIT NOTE, recording will start when you
press [PLAY] or press a keyboard pad.
fig.03-081.e
When you come to the last measure, recording will continue,
repeating from the first measure. At the same time, you’ll be
able to hear the performance that you just recorded.
6.
Press [STOP] to stop recording.
You can temporarily suspend actual recording while staying in
realtime recording mode. This lets you alternate between practicing
(rehearsing) and recording without leaving record mode.
1.
During realtime recording, press [REC].
[REC] will blink, and you’ll be in rehearsal mode. None of your
performance will be recorded.
In this state, you can play phrases to try them out, and rehearse
the content before you actually record it.
2.
Press [REC] once again to resume recording.
During realtime recording, you can erase data by operating the
keyboard pads or buttons.
1.
As described in “Selecting a recording method” (p. 65),
select the part from which you want to erase data.
2.
During recording, press [UNDO/ERASE].
You’ll be in realtime erase standby mode.
3.
Press one of the following buttons or pads according to the
type of data that you want to erase.
The corresponding data will be erased for the duration that you
hold down the button.
* If you hold down two keyboard pads, the note messages included in
that range of keys will be erased while you hold down the pads.
4.
Press [UNDO/ERASE] once again to return to recording
mode.
* Recording will stop if you press [STOP].
Here’s how you can cancel the entire recorded content and return to
recording standby mode.
1.
Immediately after recording, press [UNDO/ERASE].
You’ll be asked to confirm your choice.
2.
If you want to cancel the recording, press [ENTER].
The entire content that was recorded after you pressed [PLAY]
to start recording until you pressed [UNDO] will be erased.
* To cancel, press [EXIT].
Rec Mode MIX,
REPLACE Whether the recorded data
will be added to, or replace
the existing data
MIX: Newly recorded data
will be added to the previ-
ously-recorded data.
REPLACE: Previously-re-
corded data will be re-
placed by the newly-
recorded data.
Rec Count In OFF,
1MEAS,
2MEAS,
WAIT NOTE Length of the count before
recording begins
If this is set to Wait Note,
recording will start when
you press a keyboard
pad.
Rec Loop
Rest OFF,
ON Insert a blank measure be-
fore you return to the begin-
ning of the pattern
If this is ON, one blank
measure will be inserted
before you turn to the
first measure of the pat-
tern.
* This provides a convenient
way to keep the end of the
last measure from being
recorded into the first
measure.
Qtz Reso
(Quantize
Resolution) OFF,
32nd note–
quarter note Note value to which timing
is to be corrected
If this is set to OFF, tim-
ing will not be corrected.
Qtz Timing
(Quantize
Timing)
0–100%
Degree to which timing will
be adjusted.
Settings near 0% will pro-
duce essentially no effect,
while a setting of 100%
will adjust the note tim-
ings all the way to the
note locations specified
in the Input Qtz Reso.
Rec Velocity 1–127 Volume (velocity) of the
notes that you input from
the keyboard pads.
Parameter Range Description
Indicates the beat. Indicates the measure.
Practicing while you record (Rehearsal)
Erasing unwanted data during
recording (Realtime Erase)
[REC] All data
Keyboard pad Note messages
[TAP] Control changes
Canceling the entire recording
(Recording Cancel)
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