6. Song mode

Event recording

Recording song event data

In addition to letting you arrange patterns to create a song, the ESX-1’s Song mode also lets you record your realtime performances using the drum pad keys, the keyboard function, the arpeggiator, and knob operations.

Recording your Song mode performance and operations in this way is referred to as Event Recording.

Event Recording can record the following six types of data (event data).•Your performance on the drum, stretch, slice, and audio in part keys•Your performance using the Keyboard function•Your performance using the arpeggiator•Your knob movements and key operations (only for the selected part)•Solo and mute operations for the parts•TempoTo record using Event Recording

When using Event Recording, you can record repeatedly over the same region, and layer more of the above-listed data on each “pass” of recording. Event Recording will replace (overwrite) only the previously-existing data that is the same type of event as the newly recorded data. Existing events of other types will re- main.

1.Select the song on which you want to use Event Recording.2. Use the [ ]/[ ] cursor keys to select “Position” in the display.

3.Use the dial or the select keys to move to the position where you want to start recording.

4.Press the REC key, and then press the PLAY/PAUSE key to start Event Recording.

5.Operate the step keys or knobs etc. to record your performance.6.Press the STOP/CANCEL key to stop Event Recording.Iftheperformancedataofthesongconflictswitheventdata,the

eventdatawillbegivenpriorityforplayback. KnobmovementsrecordedinSongmodeusingEventRecording areplayedbackinawayequivalenttotheSMOOTHmodeofamo- tionsequence(notTRIGHOLDmode). IfyouwanttosavethedatathatwasrecordedbyEventRecording, youmustperformtheWriteoperation. Eventdatamaynotplaybackcorrectlyifyourewindthesong.

If you operate an event-recorded knob during playback, event data of that knob will be cancelled until playback arrives at the next position.

To erase event data from a song

You can erase event data from a song by holding down the SHIFT key and pressing and holding the RESET/ERASE key for the region that you want to erase. All event data in that region will be erased from the song.

To check the event data in a song

When you hold down the SHIFT key and press the MOTION SEQ key of the part common section, step keys 15 and 16 will light if event data is recorded in the song, and the display will indicate “SongEvnt” to show the number of events recorded in the currently selected song.

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