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Style/Pad Record
Style/Pad Record procedure
Reference
Step Record procedure
1. While in the main page of the Style/Pad Record mode,
select the “Overdub Step Recording” command from the
page menu, to enter the Overdub Step Record mode.
2. The “Pos” parameter shows the current position.
• If you do not want to insert a note or chord at the current
position, insert a rest instead, as shown in step 4.
• To jump to the next measure, filling the remaining beats
with rests, touch the Next M. button in the display.
3. To change the step value, use the “Step Time values” area in
the display.
4. Insert a note, rest or chord at the current position.
• To insert a single note, just play it on the keyboard. The
inserted note length will match the step length. You may
change the velocity and relative duration of the note, by
editing the “Duration” and “Velocity” parameters (see
page 228).
• To insert a rest, just touch the Rest button in the display.
Its length will match the step value.
• To tie the note to be inserted to the previous one, touch
the Tie button in the display. A note will be inserted, tied to
the previous one, with exactly the same name. You don’t
need to play it on the keyboard again.
• To insert a chord or a second voice, see “Chords and sec-
ond voices in Step Record mode” on page 129.
5. After inserting a new event, you may go back by touching
the Back button in the display. This will delete the previ-
ously inserted event, and set the step in edit again.
6. When the end of the pattern is reached, the “End of Loop”
event is shown, and the recording restarts from the
“001.01.000” position. Any note exceeding the pattern
length, inserted at its end, will be reduced to fit the total
length of the pattern.
At this point, you may go on, inserting new events in over-
dub mode (the previously inserted events will not be
deleted). This is very useful when recording a drum or per-
cussion track, where you may want to record the bass drum
on a first cycle, the snare drum on the second cycle, and the
hi-hat and cymbals during the following cycles.
7. When finished recording, touch the Done button in the
display to exit the Step Record mode.
A dialog box appears, asking you to either cancel, discard
or save the changes.
If you touch Cancel, exit is canceled, and you can continue
editing. If you choose No, changes are not saved, and the
Step Record window is closed. If you choose Yes, changes
are saved, and the Step Record window is closed.
8. When back to the main page of the Style Record mode, you
may turn all tracks to the play status, then press START/
STOP to listen to the Style. Press START/STOP again to
stop the playback.
9. From the main page of the Style Record mode, select the
“Write Style/Pad” command to save, or the “Exit from
Record” command to exit from the Style/Pad Record mode
(see “Write Style/Pad dialog box” on page 226), or by can-
celing any change.
Chords and second voices
With Pa300, you are not limited to inserting single notes in a
track. There are several ways to also insert chords and double
voices. For more information, see “Chords and second voices in
Step Record mode” on page 129.
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