Music Presets

8.

9.

Enter a name for the preset.

Use the ct (u) and dk (i) buttons to move the cursor to the character you want to change and then use the bt (w, q) buttons to change the character. The following shows a table of available characters.

•To input a space, press both of the bt (w and q) buttons at the same time.

Press the dl (ENTER) button.

This saves the data.

•If the preset number where you are saving the data already has data saved to it, a message (Replace?) will appear on the display to confirm whether you want to replace the existing data with the new data.

■To edit the chord progression

1. On the editing operation selection screen (page E-28), select “CHORD” and then press the dl (ENTER) button to display the chord progression editing screen shown below.

(2) Cursor

(1) Step (timing and chord)

(3) Resolution

(1)Step (timing and chord)

The timing of a chord progression is expressed as a series of three values separated by colons (such as 001:1:00) indicating measure*1 (001), beat (1), and tick (00).*2 This series of three values is referred to collectively as a “step”.

The screen shot above shows the first two steps (001, 002) of the Music Preset. Use the 3 (REW) and

4 (FF) buttons to scroll and view other steps. *1 Up to 999 measures

*2 There are 12 ticks per beat, as shown below.

Chord progression

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measure 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

Measure 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beat 1

 

Beat 2

 

Beat 3

 

 

Beat 4

 

Beat 1

 

Beat 2

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tick

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

002:1:00

 

 

 

 

00

 

01

02

 

 

 

 

 

09

10

11

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the sample display

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

above, the chord change

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

from C to Bm occurs here.

001:1:00

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(2)Cursor

Specifies the step that is currently selected for editing.

(3)Resolution

Resolution is a unit used when editing step timing. The initial resolution is R1 (one measure), but you also can select R4 (1 beat = 4 quarter notes) when you want to specify chords for each beat. Use the instrument part buttons (ck through cr) to select one of the eight resolutions shown below.

ck cl cm cn co cp cq cr

English

R1

R2

R4

R8

R8T

R16

R16T

R32T

 

 

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

3

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(1 measure)

(2 beats)

(1 beat)

(1/2 beat)

(1/3 beat)

(1/4 beat)

(1/6 beat)

(1/8 beat)

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