Roland VIMA JM-8, Owner'S Manual

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Recording an SMF song from scratch
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Recording an SMF song from
scratch
Here is how to record a song from scratch using the
16-track sequencer. If you already selected back an SMF
song since switching on the JM-8, the Song RAM mem-
ory contains data we need to erase. (Even if the JM-8’s
Song RAM memory is still empty, using the “INITIALIZE
SONG” function would be a good idea.)
(1) Do one of the following:
(a) Connect an external MIDI controller (keyboard,
accordion, etc.) to the JM-8’s MIDI IN socket.
(b) Connect your computer to the JM-8’s USB MIDI
port and activate the JM-8’s MIDI synchronization
(see p. 102).
(2) Go to the “MIDI” page and activate the PRESET
[SONG¥PARTS]
display button (see p. 100).
(3) Select the 16-track sequencer’s main page.
See page 109.
(4) Press the
[INITIALIZE¥SONG]
display button.
The display changes to:
(5) Press one of the TEMPLATE display buttons to
assign suitable sounds to the various tracks.
Here is what the options mean:
Note: We recommend selecting a template to be able to
work with acceptable sounds for the parts you want to
record. The only other way to assign a sound to the track
you are about to record is by entering its MIDI address in
Micro Edit mode (see p. 123).
Note: You can also select the sound by transmitting the
appropriate program change and bank select messages
from the external keyboard. See page 139 for the Tone list.
(6) Press the following three display fields and enter
the desired values using the dial.
Tempo: Allows you to specify the initial tempo of the
new song (
q
= 20~250). Choose a tempo that is com-
fortable for recording. You can set the final tempo by
editing the MASTER track (see p. 120) or by recording
it after activating the “TEMPO REC SW” parameter
(see p. 128).
BEAT: If your new song uses the 4/4 time signature,
there is no need to change this value. Otherwise,
enter the desired time signature (1/2~32/16).
The warning alerts you to the fact that pressing
[ENTER]
will erase the song in the JM-8’s RAM mem-
ory. See “Saving your song” on p. 130 if you still need
to save your previous song.
(7) Press the
[ENTER]
display button to initialize the
RAM memory (which you haven’t done so far).
The JM-8 initializes the Song RAM memory and
returns to the 16-track sequencer’s main page.
Preparations for recording
(8) If you need the metronome during recording,
switch on the
[METRONOME]
display button in the
upper right-hand corner on the main 16-track
sequencer page.
See page 63 for how to set it.
(9) Press the [REC] button.
TEMPLATE Meaning
BAROQUE Selects instrument sounds suitable for
chamber music.
ORCHESTRA Selects orchestral sounds suitable for clas-
sical music and film scores.
ROCK Selects sounds suitable for rock music.
FOLK Selects sounds suitable for folk music.
COUNTRY Selects sounds suitable for country music.
ELECTRO Selects sounds suitable for dance music.
POP Selects sounds often used in pop arrange-
ments.
JAZZ Selects sounds suitable for jazz combos.
ETHNIC Selects sounds suitable for world music.
TEMPLATE Meaning
REC
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