Roland manual Recording a Song Track in Realtime, 16T 32T

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There are lots of other settings on the SONG TRACK screen we’ll describe later on. You can adjust these settings now or later, but we think it’ll all make more sense for you as you learn the SONG TRACK screen if we don’t dig into the details right now.

5 Press the SONG REC button so it flashes and shows the Rec Standby screen. Here, we’ve circled the REC TYPE parameter, which selects your recording mode.

6To change recording modes, press SONG REC repeatedly to toggle between REALTIME and STEP REC. The next two sections describe how to record tracks using these methods.

When you’re done recording, Version 2 adds an extensive suite of style- and song-track editing tools. See Page 23 for details.

Recording a Song Track in Realtime

When you set the REC TYPE parameter to REALTIME, a collection of parameters appear that allow you to set up the way in which you want to record. Though you can leave them set as they are, they allow you to customize your session, so it’s a good idea to get to know them.

Here’s what they are and what they do:

•REC TYPE—sets the type of recording to be done, as we’ve already discussed. It can be set to REALTIME or STEP.

•TONE—sets the sound the part plays. If you’d like to change this setting, you can select a new sound using the tone buttons and the VALUE dial, or by using the GW-8’s Numeric-entry feature.

•Rec Mode—sets what happens during recording to anything already on the track. You can set it to

•REPLACE—so that new notes replace anything already on the track.

•MIX—so that new notes are added to what’s already on the track. This allows you build up a track bit-by-bit by recording onto it a few times.

•Count In—sets whether or not you hear a few beats before recording starts to help you get ready to play. You can set it to

•OFF—for no count-in.

•1MEAS—for a four-beat count-in.

•2MEAS—for an eight-beat count-in.

•WAIT NOTE—so recording begins as soon as you play a note.

If you’re adding tracks to an already-started song based on a style, the countoff is added to the song’s extra MIDI-message beats we described on Page 17. Therefore, if you set Count In to 1MEAS, you’ll actually hear a two-measure count-in since the two extra MIDI-message beats are rounded up to a full 4-beat measure. If you set it to 2MEAS, you’ll hear a three-measure count-in.

•Input Quantize—automatically corrects the timing of what you play by shifting your notes to the selected beat grid. You can use a grid of any of the following beat values:

•OFF—for no automatic quantizing.

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1/4

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1/8

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1/8T (for “Triplet”)

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1/16

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1/16T

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1/32

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1/32T

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1/64

 

 

The Punch Sw, Punch In, and Punch Out parameters are for the GW-8’s Auto Punch feature that lets you re-record just a portion of an track. With Auto Punch, recording automatically begins at a specified “punch- in” time, and automatically stops at a specified “punch-out” time. This frees up your hands for playing.

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Contents GW-8ReleaseNote About ReleaseNote Documents Updating to Version Getting Ready to Update Your GW-8Understanding the Symbols in This Booklet About This BookletDownloading the Version 2 Updater Backing Up Your GW-8 Music and SettingsUpdating Your GW-8 to Version What You Need Preparing the Updater FilePerforming the Update USB memory stickQuick Rhythm Toggle What’s New In Version 2?Style Enhancements New Ways to Play Styles Style FinderGetting to the NTA Parameters New Chord Detection Control Selecting Chords Using NTASelecting Styles Using NTA Recording Division Selections Into an External DeviceUnderstanding the Structure of a Style New World StylesRecording Styles DivisionsStyle Parts Setting Up for a New StyleRecording a New Style Recording Style TracksRecording a Style Track in Realtime Accompaniment 5 ACC5Page Step Recording a Style Track Editing Individual Style Track Events EZ ConvertMuting and Soloing Style Tracks Mixing Styles in VersionSong Recorder Enhancements Setting the Behavior of Style PartsSetting the Levels of Style Parts Recording a New SongInitializing the GW-8 Song About Song PartsStarting a New Song with a Style Recording a Song Track by Track Recording a Song Track in Realtime 16T 32TStep Recording a Song Track Page Editing Individual Song and Track Events Muting and Soloing Song Tracks Mixing Songs in VersionSaving Songs in Version Quantize Edit Tools and Their SettingsNew Style Track and Song Track Editing Tools Quantize Parameter What It Sets RangeErase Erase Parameter What It Sets RangeDelete Parameter What It Sets Range DeleteCopy CopyInsert Parameter What It Sets Range TransposeInsert Transpose Parameter What It Sets RangeParameter What It Sets Change VelocityChange Velocity Parameter What It Sets Range INT1-4 MAIN1-4 FILL1-4Change Gate Time Parameter What It Sets Range Change Gate TimeGlobal Change Global Change Parameter What It Sets RangePitch BEND-to Shift ClockGlobal Change Shift Clock Parameter What It Sets Range Parameter What It Sets RangeExclusive Style Track Editing Tools Exclusive Song Track Editing ToolsVersion 2 Style Track and Song-Track MFX Effects Setting Up Style- and Song-Track MFXRefining the MFX’s Settings Selecting the MFX You Want to UseSystem Pedal Setting End
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