Using the Song Sequencer

7. After everything is the way you want, press the

 

To start an event editor operation

 

R-16 (ENTER) button.

 

 

 

 

1.

Press the C-3 (SONG SEQUENCER) button to

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If the destination track does not contain recorded data,

 

combination of the tracks starts immediately.

 

 

enter the song sequencer mode.

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If the destination track already contains recorded data,

2.

 

 

the confirmation message shown below appears asking

While holding down the R-13 (FUNCTION)

 

if you want to overwrite the existing data.

 

 

button, press the C-3 (EDIT) button to display

 

 

 

 

the editor menu.

 

 

3.

Press the R-16 (ENTER) button.

 

 

 

 

• This displays the event editor screen shown below.

 

Press the R-14 (YES) button to perform the process and

 

 

 

overwrite the existing track or the R-14 (NO) button to

 

 

 

cancel.

 

 

 

 

 

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For information about how to use the event editor

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• Performing the above procedure does not clear the

 

screen, see “Event Types and Screen Content” (page

 

contents of the two source tracks. If you no longer need the

 

 

 

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content of a track, you can clear it using the procedure

 

 

4. While holding down the R-13 (FUNCTION)

 

under “To clear a single track” (page E-79).

 

 

 

button, press the C-13 (MENU) button.

 

Editing Events

 

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This displays the event editor menu shown below.

 

 

 

 

 

The song sequencer records all Digital Keyboard operations you perform while playing as “events”, which are the smallest unit of data that makes up a song. Playing a single note on the keyboard, for example, stores the following events: note start measure, beat, and track, note pitch, note length, and note intensity.

The following operations are supported during event editing.

•Deleting events

•Inserting events

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Copying events within a specific range to a desired location

• Next, select the menu item that corresponds to the type

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Quantizing* note events

of operation you want to perform. Details about each

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Deleting pitch bender events

operation are provided in the procedures of this section.

•Adjusting note event velocity values

•Adjusting note event gate time values

•Selecting the type of events that appear on the Event Editor screen (View Select)

•Inserting or deleting beat events

•Directly inputting note events (step input)

*Quantize is an operation that automatically adjusts the note-on timing of a note event to match a reference note.

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