Roland VIMA JM-8, Owner'S Manual

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Working with the SMF 16-track sequencer
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RESOLUTION
(1/4, 1/8, 1/8T, 1/16, 1/16T, 1/32, 1/32T, 1/64)
This parameter sets the resolution of the Quantize func-
tion. Be sure to always select the value of the shortest note
you recorded. Otherwise, your part no longer sounds the
way you played it, because shorter notes are shifted to the
wrong positions.
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STRENGTH (0%~100%)
Use this parameter to specify how precise the timing cor-
rection should be. “0%” means that the selected “RESOLU-
TION” value is not applied (“0% correction”), while “100%”
means that all notes are shifted to the mathematically cor-
rect positions.
Maybe first try values between “50%” and “85%” to pre-
serve at least part of the original feel. If the result is not
acceptable, repeat the operation with the same or a higher
value.
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ENTER
Press this display button to confirm your settings and edit
the data.
“ERASE” allows you to selectively delete data either
within a specified range of measures, beats or clocks
or from the entire track(s). When “DATA TYPE” is set
to “ALL”, “ERASE” substitutes the required number of
rests for the data you delete, so that you end up with
the equivalent number of blank measures. If you also
want to eliminate the measures themselves, use
DELETE (see below).
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TRACK (ALL, 1~16, MASTER)
Allows you to select the track you wish to edit. You can
also select “ALL” here, in which case the operation applies
to all tracks except the MASTER track. The MASTER track
can only be selected and edited in isolation (see p. 120).
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FROM
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BAR (1~[last measure of the track or song])— Refers to
the first measure to be edited. By default, the “FROM”
value is set to the beginning of the selected track(s).
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BEAT (1~[number of beats per bar])— Specifies the
beat position. The number of available beats depends on
the time signature in the selected area.
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CPT (1~119)— Refers to the starting CPT position. “CPT”
is short for “Clock Pulse Time”, the smallest unit used by
the JM-8. (There are 120 CPT units to every beat of a 4/4
bar.) Change this setting only if your edit operation
should start after the selected beat.
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TO
By default, the “TO” position is set to the last event of the
selected track (or the last event of the longest track when
you select “ALL”).
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BAR (1~[last measure of the track or song])— This is
where you specify the bar position of the last measure to
be edited.
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BEAT (1~[number of beats per bar])— Specifies the
beat position. The number of available beats depends on
the time signature in the selected area.
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CPT (1~119)— Refers to the last clock that should be
affected by the edit operation. Change this setting only
if your edit operation should not end exactly on the
selected beat.
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DATA TYPE
Allows you to select the data to be erased:
ERASE
q
”
TO NOTE: 69 (A4)
[EQUAL]
TO NOTE: 69 (A4)
[UNEQUAL]
THAN NOTE: 72 (C5)
[HIGHER]
THAN NOTE: 72 (C5)
[LOWER]
TO NOTE: 76 (E5)
FROM NOTE: 72 (C5)
[INSIDE]
&cq q
q _
”
TO NOTE: 76 (E5)
FROM NOTE: 72 (C5)
[OUTSIDE]
Original phrase
Option Meaning
ALL All parameters listed below.
Note Only note messages.
P.Bender Pitch Bend data.
Control
Change Control change messages.
Prog. C Program change messages.
NRPN Non-registered-parameter-number mes-
sages. These are parameter control functions
of the GS/GM2 format that are easier to use
than SysEx messages (but basically have the
same function).
RPN Registered-parameter-number messages.
They work like NRPN messages, and are
understood by many GM- and GM2-compati-
ble tone generators.
CAF Channel aftertouch messages. If you don’t
really need them, these messages should def-
initely be erased, because they use a lot of
memory.
Erase NOTE From 2.1.0 To 4.1.0
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