User Manual

Editing a Pattern
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Performance
Functions
Editing
Sequencer
(Creating Songs)
Sampler Pads DAW
Appendix
Overview Performing SettingsEditing
Specifying the Note Type, Duration,
and Loudness (Note Setup)
Here you can specify the type of notes to enter, as well as their
duration and loudness.
1. In the PATTERN EDIT screen (p. 50), press the [3] (Note
Setup) button.
2. Use the cursor buttons to select a parameter, and use the
dial to edit the value.
Parameter Value Explanation
Note Type
Refer to “Note
values”
Selects the rhythmic value of the notes
that you input.
Gate Time 5–200 %
Species the gate time (the length for
which the note will sound) of the notes
that you input, as a percentage of the
rhythm value specied by Note Type.
Velocity 1–127
Species the velocity (volume) of the
note messages that you input.
Input by
Keyboard
OFF, ON
If this is on, you can use the keyboard
to enter notes.
* Use the 16 right-most white keys
to enter notes (the black keys are
ignored).
* The velocity with which you actually
play the key is entered as the note-on
velocity.
3. To close the editing window, press the [6] (Close) button
or the [EXIT] button.
Note values
1/32 ( )
Thirty-second note
1/24( )
Sixteenth-note triplet
1/16 ( )
Sixteenth note
1/12 ( )
Eighth-note triplet
1/8 ( )
Eighth note
1/6 ( )
Quarter-note triplet
1/4 ( )
Quarter note
1/2 ( )
Half note
1/1 ( )
Whole note
Entering Notes
1. In the PATTERN EDIT screen (p. 50), move the cursor to the
location at which you want to enter a note.
2. Press the [INC] or [ENTER] button; a note is entered.
MEMO
• You can also press a key to specify the pitch (the same operation
as the cursor [
] [ ] buttons).
• If you once again press the [ENTER] button at a location where a
note exist, the note is deleted.
• Notes are input according to the Note Set settings.
Deleting Notes (Clear Step, Clear
Note)
1. In the PATTERN EDIT screen (p. 50), move the cursor to the
location at which you want to delete notes.
2. Press one of the following buttons to delete notes.
Button Explanation
[DEC] or [ENTER]
Delete the note at the cursor location.
[3] (Clear Step)
Deletes all notes from the vertical axis of the cursor
location.
[4] (Clear Note)
Deletes all notes from the horizontal axis of the cursor
location.
Saving the Pattern
A pattern you create is temporary, and is lost if you turn o the
power or select another pattern.
If you want to keep the pattern that you created, save it on the FA as
a user pattern.
NOTE
The Save operation overwrites any data that was previously in
the save-destination.
1. In the PATTERN EDIT screen (p. 50), press the [7] (Write)
button.
2. Move the cursor to the save-destination, and use the dial
or the [DEC] [INC] buttons to select the save-destination.
3. Press the [2] (Rename) button and assign a name to the
pattern (p. 45).
4. Press the [7] (Write) button.
A conrmation message appears.
If you decide to cancel, press the [7] (Cancel) button.
5. Press the [6] (OK) button.
The pattern is saved.
NOTE
Never turn o the power while data is being saved.