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Advanced Operations
muting parts of a Song on a SD card
1. When browsing the SD card, press and hold
[menu]
button, then press
[ParT muTe]
to select the settings of the mute option. You can select any of the 16 channels to be muted
when the part mute function is enabled.
2. You can press
[PaGe+]
or
[ -
]
buttons to select any of the 16 channels and press
[
+
]
or
[ - ]
buttons to set it muted when the part mute function is enabled. (the default setting:
Ch10: Mute; other channels are Play)
recording a new song
To record your own song you should start with a blank user song.
Each song has 7 record tracks (Drum + Perc Part1~Part5), in which Parts 1- 5 can
only be recorded by external MIDI devices such as a keyboard or via USB from a computer.
There are two methods of recording. Quick Record, which works immediately or Regular
Song Recording, requires some settings before you proceed. The steps for Quick Record are
listed earlier in the manual in the Quick Start Operations.
regular song recording
This method is the more typical way to create a Song when recording
a part with the drum pads. This method will allow you to quantize
and edit parts.
1. Choose a Blank
[user]
Song.
2. Press the
[reCorD]
button. You will see the REC button blinking.
The screen will show the Drum part. Push the
[+]
button to select
the Percussion part if you want to record that part. Otherwise you
can record the drum part.
At this point you can either start recording or change parameters
for the song. There are several parameters you can adjust before
recording your song. To get to the recording parameter press the
[ParT -/+]
buttons. See the list below for the parameters that are
available.
3. After making your settings and you are ready to start recording
press the
[PlaY/sToP]
button. You will hear a 4-beat count off
and then the sequencer will start recording your playing. The REC
and PLAY/STOP buttons will blink.
4. When you have finished playing the part press the
[PlaY/
sToP]
button.
5. Press the
[PlaY/sToP
] button to hear the playback of the part
you just recorded.
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