Panasonic SX-KN2600, SX-KN2400 manual Step Record

Part IV Sequencer

Step Record

STEP RECORD is simply a method of making a tune by storing the sounds note-by-note on the display. Instead of playing the keyboard directly as in the REALTIME RECORD mode, you can take your time to input each single note. This is an especially effective method for storing complicated passages that are difficult to play or when the exact timing of a part is critical.

Sequencer

Recording procedure

Record the keyboard performance and panel changes.

1.On the SEQ MENU display, use the SONG SELECT ∧ and ∨ buttons to select the song number. Then select RECORD & EDIT.

2.On the RECORD & EDIT display, select STEP

RECORD.

•The display changes to the PART SELECT display.

3.Use the balance buttons below the display to

specify the track for the part you are going to record (only one track can be selected at a time).

•The display changes to the STEP RECORD input display similar to the following.

•If you selected the track to which the CHORD part has been assigned, the display changes to the STEP RECORD: CHORD display. (Refer to page 88.)

•If you selected the track to which the RHYTHM part has been assigned, the display changes to the STEP RECORD: RHYTHM display. (Refer to page 90.)

•If you selected the track to which the CON- TROL part has been assigned, the display changes to the STEP RECORD: CONTROL display.

4.Use the MEAS ∧ and ∨ buttons to select the

measure.

•This step is not necessary if you are recording from measure 1 of a blank track.

5.Use the CURSOR  and  buttons to move

the cursor to the note position (dot) you are going to store.

•Each dot represents one-eighth of a quarter- note (a thirty-second note).

•When storing triplets, it may not be possible to match the timing exactly with the 1/32-note steps. However, if you select triplet-type notes for the note length (LENGTH) in step 6 below, the timing is automatically corrected.

6.Use the left REC NOTE LENGTH ∧ and ∨ buttons to specify the note value. Select from

r3, r, x3, x, e3, e, q3, q, h, w, w ⋅ 2 to 4. (A 3 denotes a triplet-type note.)

•For note values other than these, use the cen- ter REC NOTE LENGTH buttons to specify the note value to be added to that which you specified with the left buttons.

Example: To record a dotted quarter-note

( q. )

q+ e

7.Use the right REC NOTE LENGTH ∧ and ∨ buttons to specify the actual length of the produced sound for the desired legato or staccato effect.

TENU (tenuto): Sound is produced for 95% of the note length.

NORM (normal): 80%

STAC (staccato): 50%

CUTT (cutting): 25%

8.Specify the pitch and velocity of the note by

playing the keyboard.

•The dot on the display where the note is stored changes to a ∗ mark.

•When recording chords, you can store multiple notes at one position.

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