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Contents
New functions in Prelude Version 2.0 .3
Playing back songs with Lyrics data........................3
Creating a User Style............................................. 3
Recording or editing a song ...................................3
Other added functions............................................3
Playing back songs with Lyrics data ...4
Importing songs with Lyrics data ............................4
Formatting a USB memory....................................... 4
Copying songs to the USB memory...........................4
Playing back songs while following the lyrics..........4
Before you compose a Style ...............5
How a Style is constructed......................................5
Divisions................................................................5
Checking the settings for each part of a Division........ 5
Creating a User Style............................................. 6
Editing an existing Style..................... 7
Changing the Style’s sounds (STYLE MAKEUP)......... 7
Changing the Style’s MFX settings (STYLE MFX) .......7
Saving a Style........................................................8
Creating a new Style..........................9
Initializing the style (STYLE INITIALIZE).....................9
Recording a Style...................................................9
Realtime recording..................................................9
Step recording..................................................... 10
Saving the Style you recorded..............................12
Editing a Style......................................................13
Correcting the note timing (Quantize) .....................14
Erasing unwanted data (Erase)...............................14
Deleting an unwanted region (Delete)..................... 15
Copying performance data (Copy)......................... 15
Inserting blank space (Insert)..................................17
Shifting the pitch (Transpose) .................................17
Modifying the note dynamics (Change Velocity).......18
Modifying the note durations (Change Gate Time)....18
Replacing performance data (Global Change)......... 19
Making fine adjustments to the timing (Shift Clock)....20
Changing the length of each part (Style Part Length). 20
Specifying the time signature (Time Signature)..........21
Editing a Style in more detail (STYLE MICROSCOPE) 21
Automatically generating Style data (EZ CONVERT)23
Creating a song............................... 24
Recording your performance as you play..............24
Ways to create a song......................................... 25
Editing an existing song................... 26
Changing the song’s sounds (SONG MAKEUP)......26
Changing the song’s MFX settings (SONG MFX).... 26
Saving a song .....................................................27
Creating a new song .......................28
Initializing the song (SONG INITIALIZE).................28
Recording a song.................................................28
Realtime recording............................................... 28
Step recording..................................................... 29
Saving the song you recorded..............................31
Editing a song (SONG EDIT) .................................32
Correcting the note timing (Quantize)..................... 33
Erasing unwanted data (Erase) ..............................33
Deleting an unwanted region (Delete)..................... 34
Copying performance data (Copy)......................... 34
Inserting blank space (Insert)..................................35
Shifting the pitch (Transpose)................................. 36
Modifying the note dynamics (Change Velocity).......36
Modifying the note durations (Change Gate Time)... 37
Replacing performance data (Global Change)......... 37
Making fine adjustments to the timing (Shift Clock)... 38
Combining performance data (Merge).................... 38
Exchanging data with another part (Exchange)........ 39
Editing a song in more detail
(SONG MICROSCOPE)........................................ 39
Editing data that applies to the entire song
(SONG MASTER TRACK)...................................... 41
Other added functions .....................43
STYLE FINDER...................................................... 43
SYSTEM PEDAL.................................................... 43
SYSTEM STYLE MIDI (NTA).................................... 44
Chord Zone......................................................... 45
Error messages related to creating
Styles and Songs .............................46
Index ..............................................47
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