User Guide

Chapter 3—Creating and editing a sequence

Preparations for creating a sequence

Before you can record MIDI events in a track, you must specify certain parameters such as the number of

measures, the time signature, and the tempo.

1. Press the [MAIN] key.

The main page will appear. Most of the steps involved in creating a sequence are performed in this page. Set

the parameters of the sequence in the sequence block described below.

A Position bar: This shows the current position within the sequence. The full length of the bar graph cor-

responds to the length of that sequence.

B Now ﬁeld: This shows the current position within the sequence in measures/beats/ticks.

C Time ﬁeld: This shows the current position within the sequence in hours/minutes/seconds/frames.

D TC ﬁeld: Here you can specify the note value that will be the minimum unit for timing correction (quan-

tization).

E Swing ﬁeld: In this ﬁeld you can specify the amount of “swing” by which the backbeats will be moved

forward or backward. This will be displayed if you have selected 1/8, 1/16, 1/32, or 1/64 in the TC ﬁeld.

F Metronome ﬁeld: Here you can switch the metronome on/off.

G Seq ﬁeld: Here you can select the sequence that you want to record or edit. The ﬁeld will show the name

of the currently selected sequence.

H Tempo ﬁeld: Here you can set the tempo of the sequence.

I Loop ﬁeld: Here you can switch loop playback on/off for the sequence. The ﬁeld immediately below

the Loop ﬁeld lets you change the loop region. The loop region is shown as in the position bar.

J Bars ﬁeld: This opens the Change Bars popup window which lets you specify the number of measures

in the sequence.

K Time signature ﬁeld: This opens the Change Time Signature popup window which lets you specify the

time signature of the sequence.

L A.Punch ﬁeld: Here you can switch the auto punch-in/out function on/off.

M Sync ﬁeld: Here you can switch synchronization with external devices on/off.

N Sequence trans. ﬁeld: This lets you transpose an entire INST type track in a range of –12–+12 semi-

tones.

2. Move the cursor to the Seq field, and turn the [JOG] dial to select an empty sequence.

When an empty sequence is selected, the Seq ﬁeld will indicate “x- (Unused)” (x will be a sequence number

in the range of 1–128). An empty sequence will have default settings of time signature = 4/4, measures = 2,

and tempo = 120.

3. Move the cursor to the Bars field, and turn the [JOG] dial.

Hint: When you turn on the power, all sequences will be empty.

When you record MIDI events into a sequence, a sequence name of “Sequence_xxx” (where xxx is a sequence

number in the range of 1–128) will be assigned automatically.

If the cursor is in the Seq ﬁeld, you can press the [WINDOW] key to access the Sequence popup window in which

you can change the sequence name or edit the entire sequence (

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