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Creating a new song
Here’s how to erase the performance data from a song, and
initialize it to the specified values.
1. Press [SONG].
2. Press [PART VIEW] a number of times until the SONG
TRACK screen appears.
3. Use [ ] [ ] [ ] [ ] to move the cursor to “INIT”
and press [ENTER].
The Song Initialize window will appear.
4. Use [ ] [ ] to select the parameter you want to edit,
and use the VALUE dial to edit the value.
5. Use [ ] [ ] to move the cursor to “INIT” and press
[ENTER].
A confirmation screen will appear.
6. Press [ENTER] to execute initialization.
If you press [EXIT], you’ll return to the previous screen
without initializing.
When the initialization is completed, the song name will
change to “New Song.”
There are two methods of recording: realtime recording and
step recording. Use the method that’s appropriate for your
situation.
When you edit the song data, the SONG MAKEUP settings
will be lost.
1. If you want to create a new song, initialize the song (p.27)
and then proceed to step 3.
If you want to record using an existing song, select the
desired song (p. 29 in the owner’s manual).
2. Press [PART VIEW] so the button is lit.
The SONG TRACK screen will appear.
3. Press [SONG REC].
The Song Rec Standby screen will appear, and [SONG
REC] will blink.
By pressing [SONG REC] you can switch between REALTIME
and STEP REC.
You can also switch between REALTIME and STEP REC by
moving the cursor to REC TYPE and turning the VALUE dial.
[SONG REC] will blink while you’re in recording-standby
mode.

Initializing the song

(SONG INITIALIZE)

Parameter Value Explanation
Initialize
Tempo 20–250 Specifies the initialized
tempo.
Time Sig-
nature 1–32/2, 4,
8, 16 Specifies the initialized time
signature.

Recording a song

Realtime recording

The SONG TRACK screen has the following limitations.
•Transpose will not apply
•Key Scale will not apply
•DUAL/SPLIT will not apply
•Piano Mode is not available
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