Song Mode

Getting Started with the Sequencer

(Program, Setup, etc.) double as track-mute buttons while you’re on the MIX page; press one or more of them and the corresponding tracks are muted Press them again to bring the track back into the mix.

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Quick Mute Track Bank Indicator

 

Toggles track muting

 

 

 

between tracks 1-8

 

 

and tracks 9-16.

Use the Tr 1-8 / Tr 9-16soft button to toggle between banks of eight tracks, either 1–8 or 9–16. When you press this soft button, the horizontal bar repositions itself below the affected tracks. Table 12-1shows the K2661’s mode buttons, and which tracks they mute when you’re on the MIX page:

Available Buttons

1-8

 

9-16

 

 

 

 

Program

 

1

9

 

 

 

 

Setup

 

2

10

 

 

 

 

Quick Access

 

3

11

 

 

 

 

Effects

 

4

12

 

 

 

 

MIDI

 

5

13

 

 

 

 

Master

 

6

14

 

 

 

 

Song

 

7

15

 

 

 

 

Disk

 

8

16

 

 

 

 

Table 12-1 Track Muting in Song Mode

Let’s listen to our song with and without drums:

1.On the MIX page, press the Play soft button. The song, with all of its instruments, begins to play.

2.Press the Program mode button on the front panel. The Program-mode LED lights, and Track 1 (the drum track) is muted.

3.Press the Program mode button again to unmute the drum track.

Using your K2661’s front panel buttons, you can mute one or more tracks at once, or even mute eight tracks at a time.

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