Using the Song Sequencer

To play back a particular part alone

1.Press the C-3 (SONG SEQUENCER) button to enter the song sequencer mode.

2.Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to select a song area number.

3.Press the C-5 (MIXER) button to display the mixer screen.

4.Use the R-17 (u, i) buttons to select the part you want to play (A04 through A16, B01 through B16).

•For example, to play only the melody that was recorded using the UPPER 1 part and recorded into the system track, select Part A05. For details about the content of each part, see “How Parts are Organized” (page E-39).

5.Use the R-17 (t, y) buttons to move the thick brackets (%) to “Part”.

6.Press the R-14 (–, +) buttons at the same time.

•This causes the setting to change to “Sol” (Solo).

7.Press the L-17 (START/STOP) button.

•This starts playback only of the part you selected in step 4.

•Playback stops automatically when it reaches the end of a song. To stop playback part way through, press the L-17 (START/STOP) button.

To repeat play a specific phrase

1.Hold down the R-13 (REPEAT) button until the locator screen shown below appears on the display.

Start point input area

End point input area

2.Specify a measure as the start point of the phrase to be repeat played.

(1)Press the R-14 (+) button.

This will input “001:01:00” into the start point input area (A), and cause the cursor to start to flash.

(2)Use the dial or R-14(–, +) buttons to specify the start measure number.

3.Specify a measure as the end point of the phrase to be repeat played.

(1)Press the R-17 (i) three times to move the cursor to the end point input area.

Press the R-14 (+) button.

The end point input area (B) initially shows the measure that is one measure after the start point.

(2)Use the dial or R-14(–, +) buttons to specify the end measure number.

4.Press the R-16 (ENTER) button.

•This causes the cursor to stop flashing.

5.Press the R-15 (EXIT) button to exit the locator screen.

6.Perform the following steps to start phrase repeat play.

(1) Press the L-13 (REPEAT) button.

This causes the ? indicator to appear on the display.

(2) Press the L-17 (START/STOP) button. The specified phrase plays back in a loop.

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