Specifications

Tutorial: Song Mode
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4. On the Song:MIXER page, press the Keep soft button to store initial values for all tracks (see
below.)
5. On the Song:MIXER page, press the Done soft button or the front panel Exit button. You will be
asked to save changes to your song, just as in Part 3, step 4 of this guide (see above.) Saving your
song completes the process of storing initial volume settings with your song.
PressingtheKeepsoftbuttonontheSong:MIXER page stores initialvaluesofvolume,pan,and 
programnumberforeachtrack.Initialvaluesarethesettingsthatwillbeusedwhenyoursong
isplayedbackfromthebeginning.Volume,pan,andprogramsettingscanchangeautomatica lly
over
thecourseofthesongifyouchangethemwhilerecording,butpressingtheKeepbutton
storesthecurrentvalueforeachsettingtoberecalledatthesong’sbeginning.
6. Follow the above procedure in steps 4 and 5 to store current values as initial values after changing
any volume, pan, or program parameters.
Note:Mostuserswillwanttostoreinitialvaluesasdescribedabove.Advancedusersmaynotwantto
store
initialvaluesforeverytrack.Fordetailsonsavinganinitialvalueforasingletrackonly,seethe
Program,Volume,andPansectionsintheSongMode:TheMAINPagesectiononpage10‐1.
Part 6 b: Recording Volume Automation
Youcanalsorecordvolumeautomation.Volumeautomationisthemethodofrecordingaseries
ofvolumeeventmessages
thatchangeatrack’sVol parameteroverthecourseofthesong.This
isusefulforfadinginstrumentsinoroutofasong,oradjustinginstrumentvolumesforonly
specificsectionsofasong.
1. On the Song mode MAIN page, make sure the Mode parameter is set to Merge (see below.) (Also
make sure the RecMode parameter has been set to Linear, as in Part 5, step 9, above.)