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Chapter 7. Playing songs and patterns

Selecting and playing songs from the song list
1. Press [SONG].
2. Press [F1] (SONG).
The song list will be displayed.
fig.07-03a
3. Use the VALUE dial to select a song, and [ENTER] to
confirm your selection.
Song nos. 1–16 can be selected directly by pressing a pad
[1]–[16].
To cancel, press [EXIT].
4. Press [PLAY] to begin playback.
The top line of the screen will indicate the current
measure number and beat, and the bottom line will
indicate the pattern name.
fig.07-03b
5. Press [STOP] to stop playback.
* It is not possible to switch songs while a song is playing.
Playing patterns
* In addition to its 40 preset patterns, the SP-505 can store 100
user patterns.
1. Press [PTN].
fig.07-04
2. Use the VALUE dial to select a pattern.
3. Press [PLAY] to begin playback.
If you select a different pattern while a pattern is
playing, the name of the newly selected pattern will
appear in the lower line of the screen, and it will be
reserved as the pattern to be played next. When the
currently playing pattern finishes, the reserved pattern
will automatically begin playing.
fig.07-05
4. Press [STOP] to stop playback.
■You can press [RESET] to return to the beginning of the
pattern.
■You can press [BWD] to move one measure back, or
[FWD] to move one measure ahead.
* If you change measures while a pattern is playing, you will
loose synchronization with any external MIDI devices.