Specifications

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Tutorial: Song Mode
Barsandbeatsshouldbefamiliartermsformusicians,butticksareatermspecific toMIDI
sequencers.Ticksprovidefineresolutionwhenrecordingandeditingsequences.Forexample,if
youweretoplayalongwiththesequencer’smetronometorecordonenoteoneachbeatofabar,
uponreviewing
thesequenceyouwouldmostlikelyfindthateachnotewasnotrecorded
exactlyoneachbeat,butthateachwasrecordedadifferentsmallnumberofticksawayfromthe
beats.(SeePart7,TheEventList,belowforawaytoviewnotetimeposition.)Ticksallowfor
the
sequencertorecordthesetinydifferencesintiming,thusretainingtheoriginaltimingnuances
oftheperformance.Whenlocatingnotevaluessmallerthan1beat,dividethenumberofticksin
abeatbytheappropriatenumber(aquarter‐noteisalwaysworth960ticks,nomatterthetime
signature.)
Forexample,ina4/4timesignaturethereare960ticksinabeat(sinceabeatisworth
aquarter‐notein4/4.)Tofindthevalueofan8thnote,divide960by2,sincetherearetwo8th
notesinaquarter‐note.Divide960by4
for16thnotes,by6for16thnotetriplets,by8for32nd
notes,andsoon.Youcanalsouserecordquantizationwhichautomaticallymovesrecorded
notestothenearestsettimedivision,suchas8thor16thnotes.(SeePart7,Quantizing,belowfor
details.)
Part 1: Assign Instruments To Tracks
1. Press the Exit button until you reach the ProgramMode page. Next, press the Song mode button,
located with the mode buttons to the left of the display. This will bring you to the Song mode
MAIN page (see below.)
2. On the Song mode MAIN page choose 0*New Song* in the CurSng field (if not already selected).
This loads an empty song file (see above.)
3. Use the Chan/Zone buttons (to the left of the display) to Set the RecTrk parameter to 1. This sets
the track that you will be recording to (see below.)
4. Use the cursor buttons to navigate to the Prog field and choose a program with the plus/minus
buttons, alpha wheel, or by entering the desired program number with the alphanumeric pad. This
sets the instrument sound for the current track. For example, choose program 1 Standard Grand to
Step1(above)
Step2(below)