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Song Mode and the Song Editor
Song Mode: The MAIN Page
Pan
You can set an initial pan position (the balance between the Left and Right audio channels) for
the playback and recording of each track as a value between
0
and
127
. A value of
64
is center. If
the channel of the RecTrk or the control channel contains any panning data (controller code 10),
the Pan parameter’s initial value for the current track is modified in real time.
To change a track’s initial pan position quickly, press
Record
, change the value of Pan, then
press
Stop
.
Mode
If Mode is set to
Merge
you will be able to overdub when recording on a track containing
previously recorded data. You’ll usually want to set Mode to
Merge
when RecMode (on the BIG
page) is set to
Loop
. Otherwise, each time through the loop, the previously recorded
information will be erased.
If you set Mode to
Erase
, the previously recorded data on the record enabled track will be
replaced with the new data only during the Bars and Beats you are actually recording, and the
previously recorded data before and after the newly recorded Bars and Beats will be preserved.
Location (Locat)
The Bar and Beat displayed as the Locate value changes relative to current location of the song
during playback and recording. You can set this to a negative Bar and Beat location to start
playback a set length of time before the beginning of the song.
Whenever you set the Locate point, that location will be used as the return point when
Stop
is
pressed. Simply press
Stop
again to reset the song to the top (
1 : 1
).
Mode Indicators (+ and
x
):
Mode Indicators appear only for tracks that already contain data.
A plus sign (+) appears above the Track Status Indicator of a track set to record (R) when the
Mode parameter is set to
Merge
.
An (
x
) appears above the Track Status Indicator of a track set to Record (R) when the Mode
parameter is set to
Erase
.
Activity Indicators
A small square above the Track Status Indicator of a track set to
Play
(P) or
Mute
(M) means the
track contains data.
During playback and recording, the indicators above tracks containing any MIDI data will flash
a small, filled-in square when any MIDI activity is detected.
Track Status Indicators
Using the
Up
,
Down
,
Left
, and
Right
cursor buttons to position the cursor onto a Track Status
Indicator, you can toggle an empty track (–) into Record (R) with the Alpha Wheel or
Plus/
Minus
buttons.
Once a track contains data, it will have a (P) as a Track Status Indicator, and it will be played
during playback. You now will be able to toggle between Play (P), Mute (M), and Record (R).
Summary of Contents for PC3
Page 24: ...1 6 Introduction Options ...
Page 50: ...4 4 The Operating Modes Using the Modes ...
Page 174: ...7 54 Setup Mode The Utility Soft Buttons ...
Page 178: ...8 4 Quick Access Mode Making Your Own QA Banks ...
Page 204: ...9 26 Effects Mono Algorithms ...
Page 266: ...A 2 MIDI Implementation Chart ...
Page 308: ...Index x ...