Using the Song Sequencer

 

Event Types and Screen Content

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following explains the meaning of each screen position.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Description

The event editor screen displays the individual events that

 

 

 

make up a song as values and characters as shown in the

 

 

For all event types, indicates the even location

sample screen below.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(timing) in the following format:

Event being edited (selected event) (Center of screen)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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measure:beat:tick. A “tick” is a time unit that is

 

 

 

 

 

 

shorter than one beat. Song sequencer data uses

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

96 ticks per beat (for 2/4 to 8/4) or 48 ticks per

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

beat (for 2/8 to 16/8).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For almost all events, this position shows an

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

abbreviation indicating the event type. “Bend” in

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

display example (2) stands for “pitch bender

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

event”. Note events (display example (1)) and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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chord events are different in that this position

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shows the event parameter (note name for a note

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

event, root for a chord event) setting value.

 

 

 

Cursor (solid line)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For information about what is displayed at this

 

 

 

Events before (previous event) and after

 

 

position and the corresponding event type, see

 

 

 

(following event) the current event

 

 

the “Event Data List” (page E-83).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The event editor screen shows three events at one time. The

 

 

 

 

 

This position shows parameter setting values that

event in the middle line is the selected event. You can change

 

 

corresponds to the event type. When an event

the value where the solid-line cursor is located. A broken line

 

 

has multiple parameters, use the R-17 (u, i)

under a setting value indicates that the cursor can be moved

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buttons to move the cursor, which will scroll the

to that value.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

display between the parameters. The name of the

■ Reading Event Data

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

parameter at the current cursor position will be

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

displayed in position 4.

Here we will use two types of event displays to explain how to

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This position indicates where the cursor is

read event data.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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currently located as “MEAS.” (measure), “BEAT”

• Example 1: Note event

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(beat), or “TICK” (tick).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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4

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cursor

 

 

 

• Example 2: Pitch bender event

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cursor

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