Playing a song

1.Press the SONG key. The SONG key will light.

2. Press the [ ] cursor key until the display reads “(song name).”

3.Turn the dial to select a song (S01–S64).

4.Press the PLAY/PAUSE key to play back the song (the key will light). When the song ends, playback will stop automatically (the key will go dark).

To pause playback

Press the PLAY/PAUSE key (the key will blink).

To resume playback

Press the PLAY/PAUSE key once again (the key will light).

To stop playback

Press the STOP/CANCEL key.

Fast-forwarding or rewinding the playback

While a song is playing, you can use the select keys to fast-forward or rewind.

Press the [ ] select key to fast-forward, or the [ ] select key to rewind.

If the KEYBOARD key is on, hold down the SHIFT key and pr ess a select key.

Selecting a song

SONG ...................................................................

S.01...S.64

Press the [

] cursor until the display reads “(song name).” Turn the

dial to select one of the sixty-four songs S01 through S64.

You cannot change the song during playback.

Switching songs

You cannot switch the song during playback; however, you can preselect the song number. When you select a song number during play- back, that number will blink in the display.

When the currently-playing song ends, playback will stop automati- cally, and the number will remain lit. The newly-selected song will begin playing when you press the PLAY/PAUSE key.

To play back from the beginning of the current position or song

If you press the reset key while the song is playing back, the song will play back from the beginning of the pattern that is assigned to the current position of the song.

To continue playing another a song

(☞p.71 “Playing back songs in succession”)

Setting the playback tempo

TEMPO ..............................................................

20.0...300.00

Using the dial to set the tempo

Use the [

]/[ ] cursor keys to select “Tempo” in the display.

Turn the dial to adjust the tempo. If you want to make tempo adjustments in units below the decimal point, hold down the shift key while you turn the dial.

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