Owner's Manual

4 - Managing Songs
This recorder treats each recording data group as one song and
manages data by song.
For one song, WAV les are saved for 10 tracks and a stereo
master le.
To record or produce music, a song that has already been
created needs to be loaded or a new song needs to be created.
This chapter describes functions that range from basic
operations such as procedures for loading songs and creating
new songs to various song management functions.
NOTE
The maximum recording time for a single song is 23:59:59.
Viewing the song list
To open a list of songs saved on an SD card, select SONG on the
MENU Screen, and press the MULTI JOG dial to open the SONG
Screen. (see “Menu operation procedures” on page 21)
On the SONG Screen, the following functions are assigned to the
function buttons.
o Press the F1 button to return to the MENU Screen.
o Press the F2 button to show the date on the SONG
Screen.
o Press the F3 button to show the size on the SONG
Screen.
o Press the F4 button to open the NEW Screen where
you can create a new song. (see “Creating a New Song” on
page 27)
Song Operation
Select the desired song le on the SONG Screen and press the
MULTI JOG dial to open a pop-up menu list with possible song
operations.
To use a song operation, turn the MULTI JOG dial to select the
desired item, and press the MULTI JOG dial.
LOAD/SAVE
Loads the selected song.
When the selected song is the current song, SAVE will appear
and information about it will be saved.
INFORMATION
View information about the selected song.
CLR ALL MARKS
Clear all marks in the song.
DELETE
Deletes the selected song.
PROTECT
Protect the selected song.
UNPROTECT
Stop protection of the selected song.
RENAME
Edits the name of the selected song.
Creating a New Song
To record or play with this unit, you must create and load a song.
The following procedure can be used to create a new song.
1. Open the SONG Screen when the recorder is stopped. (see
“Menu operation procedures” on page 21)
2. Press the F4 button to open the NEW Screen.
3. Turn the MULTI JOG dial to select the recording le format.
Options: 44.1kHz - 16bit (default), 44.1kHz - 24bit, 48kHz -
16bit, 48kHz - 24bit
4. Edit the name of the song as necessary.
To edit the name of the song, press the F2 button to
open the NAME EDIT Screen.
For details about how to edit song names, see “Editing text”
on page 29.
TIP
The song name can also be edited later using the RENAME
Screen.
5. Press the F4 button to save the currently loaded
song and create a new song.
When song creation completes, the SONG Screen reopens.
NOTE
i To cancel song creation, press the F1 button.
i A maximum of 100 songs can be created on a single SD card.
i Songs are created in the “MTR” folder on the SD card.
i When new songs are created, the tempo is set to 120 and
the time signature is set to 4/4. (see “Making metronome
settings” on page 42)
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