6. Song mode

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.

Using the tap tempo key to set the tempo

While a song is playing, press the tap key twice or more at the desired tempo. The interval at which you press the key will be de- tected, and converted into the tempo. You can use this method to set the tempo even when the ESX-1 is paused or stopped.

Locking the tempo of a song

Turn the TEMPO LOCK key on if you want to play back the song at the tempo specified by the song.

If the TEMPO LOCK key is off, the tempo will switch to the value specified by the pattern each time the position changes during song playback. However even if the position changes, the tempo will be maintained if the pattern is the same.

Ifyouusethedialortaptempotochangethetempo,thetempo

settingsavedinthesongwillbechanged.Ifyouhavechangedthe

tempoandthenswitchtoadifferentsongwithoutwriting(saving)

thesongwhosetempoyouchanged,itwilrevertoitsoriginaltempo.

Ifyouwanttokeepthenewtemposetting,youmustWritethesong.

If you use Event Recording to record tempo events, the tempo data will also be updated by those events.(p.81 “Event recording”)

Youcanusethedialortapkeytosetthetemporegardlessofthe

TempoLockkeyon/offsetting.

Youcansavetheon/offstateoftheTempoLockkeyindependently

foreachsong.Ifyouwanttosavethetempoyoumodified,perform

theWriteoperation(.p.82“Savingasong”)

IftheGLOBALmode"Clock"parameterissetto"EXT"or"AUTO,"

andtheESX-1issynchronizedtoMIDIClock,thetemposettingand

tempoeventssavedforthesongwillbeignored.

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