SONGS
OVERVIEW
In the Song Mode, you can
* Select any Song and play it at the desired tempo, starting at any specified Part.
* Assemble (edit) up to 20 Songs consisting of 999 Parts each and store them in the internal memory.
* Insert repeats, tempo changes (accelerando, ritardando), and volume changes (crescendo, decrescendo) in a Song.
* Set a search mark in a Song for instant location and playback/editing.
* Copy a Song or part of a Song.
* Erase (clear) a Song or part of a Song.
On the RX7, a "Song" means a combination of Patterns ("Parts") making up a complete accompaniment for a piece of music.
In GETTING ACQUAINTED, you got to know two examples, and more can be heard by using UTILITY Job #07, "load de-
monstration Songs". After having created the necessary rhythm Patterns, you can connect them in a natural manner with the Song
functions, complete with tempo and volume changes.
A Part can contain not only a Pattern, but other data such as a Repeat Command or Tempo Change.
, the four functions Mark Search and Set, Song
* While most Song functions are accessed directly with the Pattem/Song keys
Name and Initial Tempo are called up by a Job number according to the menu above ACCENT 1.
* To use Song functions, first make sure that the SONG LED is lit, showing that the RX7 is in Song Mode.
* The PATTERN/SONG key switches the RX7 between Pattern and Song Mode. To enter Song Mode press this key until the
SONG LED lights.
* Remaining Song memory space can be checked with UTILITY Job #02.
SONG SELECTION SONG PLAYBACK
FUNCTION
Selects a Song for playback, editing, etc.
This function is always selected when Song mode is entered.
The RX7 can store up to 20 Songs in memory locations
numbered 00 through 19. Besides the Song number and name,
the Song Selection display shows its number of measures
(bars) and initial tempo. If no data has been entered yet, the
display looks like this:
FUNCTION
Playback of selected Song.
OPERATION
1. After selecting the desired Song, press START
STOP/CONTINUE
will light, and the display will change to
#04 is only effective if START is used.) The RUN LED
or
(The initial tempo set with Job
OPERATION
A Song is always selected directly by entering
its two-digit number with the numeric keys.
The display continues to change, showing the current position
in the Song and its Part content, until playback stops at the
end of the Song.
* If you wish to begin playback from a Part other than the
first one, select that Part with the - 1/NO and + 1/YES
keys. (Holding these keys down allows rapid selection.)
Press STOP/CONTINUE to start.
2. To stop playback any time, press STOP/CONTINUE.
The RUN LED will go out, and the first measure appears
again on the LCD.
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