Step Recording a Style Track
1On the Style Rec Standby screen, set REC TYPE to STEP REC—the step recording parameters appear onscreen.
2Begin by selecting the part—and corresponding style track—you want to record. We’ve selected the first accompaniment part, but you can select any of the eight style parts/tracks:
• Drums (shown as “ADRUM”) | • | Bass (ABASS) |
• | Accompaniment 1 (ACC1) | • | Accompaniment 2 (ACC2) |
• | Accompaniment 3 (ACC3) | • | Accompaniment 4 (ACC4) |
• | Accompaniment 5 (ACC5) | • | Accompaniment 6 (ACC6) |
3Use the TONE parameter to select the sound the part—and therefore the style track—uses. You can select a sound using the tone buttons and VALUE dial, or using the GW-8’s Numeric-entry feature.
While your primary rhythm is recorded on the Drums style track, Version 2 lets you to use a rhythm set for any Accompaniment part.
4Set Rec Mode to REPLACE for now. This parameter sets what happens to anything already on the style track. You can set it to
•REPLACE—so new notes replace anything already on the track.
•MIX—so new notes are added to what’s already on the track.
5The Start parameter sets the location at which the recording is to begin. There are three settings:
•MEAS (for “measure”)—selects the measure at which recording starts.
•BEAT—picks the beat within the selected measure at which recording starts.
•TICK—chooses the location within the selected beat for recording to start.
There are 120 ticks in a beat, beginning with Tick 000. Sixteenth notes occur every 60 ticks.
When you’re recording the first track of a style, Start is set to Measure 001, Beat 01, and Tick 000.
You’re now ready to step record.
6 Press the START/STOP button—the STYLE STEP REC screen appears.
The main section of the screen shows your current location in the style. (When you’ve entered some steps, they’ll appear here in a list, with the last one being your current location.)
You can move forward or back through the event list at any time using the 6 and 5 buttons, respectively.
Before you strike a key to enter a note, set up the current step’s behavior using the three parameters at the bottom of the screen:
•NOTE—sets the space between this step and the next one. By default, NOTE is set to 1/8. Since your first step is at the style’s beginning, or its first 1/8th note, the second step will be at the style’s second 1/8th note.
•GATE—sets the amount of time a note plays before it stops. If you set it to a shorter value, notes are staccato; longer values extend in length all the way up to the next step, with a 100% value. The typical setting is 80%.
•VELOCITY—sets the “velocity” of the step’s note(s). Velocity’s the force with which you strike a key. This typically determines the volume of the key’s note. With the parameter set to REAL, notes play back the way you performed them. Otherwise, you can select a specific velocity value, from 1 to 127.
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