The display in Combination mode
6.2–3a: Freeze Randomize
In modes where you can use more than one KARMA module (Combination, Sequencer, and Song Play modes),
use the [ 
]/[ 
] keys to select the KARMA module for which you want to set the Freeze Randomize parameters.
Start Seed
[-2147483648…0: Random…+2147483647]
Specifies the seed that is used by the KARMA module to generate the random phrase.
“Seed” is the source data from which the randomiza- tions are created. “Start Seed” is the seed that will be used each time a trigger occurs.
The
0:Random: A different phrase will be generated each time the trigger occurs. Within the KARMA module, a different “Start Seed” value is specified randomly each time the trigger occurs. In system version 1.0, this is the setting that is always used.
Any value other than Random: The same phrase will be generated each time the trigger occurs. Different values for the Start Seed parameter will produce different phrases, but the same phrase will always be generated if the Start Seed value is the same.
How the “Start Seed” value affects the phrase
As an example, we will use the combination
1In Combination mode, select E067: Modern Jazz [JS].
E067: Modern Jazz [JS] is a combination in which a sax solos over backing provided by drums, bass, and piano.
2Press the [MENU] key, and select the 6.2:
3Press the [F3] key to select the Parm3 page.
4Use the [ 
]/[ 
] keys to select Module A, and make sure that “Start Seed” is set to 0: Random. If “Start Seed” is not set to 0: Random, change the setting to 0: Random. Module A will generate a phrase for the sax of timbre 2.
5Use the CHORD TRIGGER [1] key to trigger the GE several times at a regular interval (one or two seconds). Pay attention to the sax phrase that begins immediately after each trigger. The sax will begin playing a different phrase each time the trigger occurs.
6Change the “Start Seed” to any value other than 0: Random. For this example, set it to +1.
7In the same way as you did in step 5, use the CHORD TRIGGER [1] key to trigger the GE several times, and pay attention to the sax phrase that begins immediately after each trigger. The sax will begin playing the same phrase each time the trigger occurs.
8Change the “Start Seed” to a value other than +1, and perform the same actions as you did in step 5. The sax will begin playing the same phrase each time the trigger occurs, but it will be a different phrase than when “Start Seed” was set to +1.
If you set “Start Seed” to 0: Random, and execute “Random Capture” (☞p.9) after triggering, the “Start Seed” value that was internally set within the module at the time of triggering will be specified here. While listening to the phrases that change randomly at each trigger, you can execute this when you hear a phrase that you want to reproduce. In conjunction with the “Freeze Loop Length” setting, you can also loop a phrase that you like. (☞p.10 Checking the Freeze Randomize function, and performing “Random Capture”using the “Random FF/REW” function)
Freeze Loop Length | [Off, 1…32] |
Specifies the number of measures in the phrases that are repeatedly generated by the KARMA module. After being triggered, the module will generate a phrase of the number of measures you specify here, and will then repeat that phrase. If you set this Off, the phrase will not be repeated.
The table below and the explanations that follow describe how various combinations of “Start Seed” and “Freeze Loop Length” settings will affect the phrase or control data that is randomly generated by the KARMA module each time triggering occurs, according to the GE settings you are using.
| “Start Seed” | “Freeze Loop Length” |
|
|
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(1) | 0: Random | Off |
(2) | any value | Off |
(3) | 0: Random | 1...32 |
(4) | any value | 1...32 |
(1)“Start Seed”: 0: Random, “Freeze Loop Length”: Off The phrase will change randomly each time triggering occurs. Each time the phrase repeats, it will change randomly. This is what happens in system version 1.0. For example, suppose there is a GE that, if you input
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