Playing back songs (Standard MIDI Files)
E-80 Music Workstation
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It also displays the name of the selected song, the
tempo and the current measure. You can press the
[SONG] button icon in the upper right-hand corner to
see the song’s tempo. (This value is automatically dis-
played when you start song playback.)
Note: If the message “Too many events” is displayed, the
selected song contains more data than can be handled and is
therefore not played back.
(8) Press the [PLAY÷STOP¥®÷ª] button.
Playback of the selected song starts.
Note: See “Song/Arranger Start Priority” on p. 246 if playback
does not start.
(9) If necessary, use [√¥SLOW] and [FAST¥®] to change
the tempo.
You can also press the [TAP] button several times in
the rhythm of the desired tempo.
To quickly return to the default tempo, simulta-
neously press [√¥SLOW] and [FAST¥®].
(10)Use the MASTER [VOLUME] knob to set the E-80’s
output volume.
You can also play to the music using the Keyboard
parts. If necessary, use the [BALANCE] knob to set the
desired balance.
Other practical playback functions
■MARK JUMP
The factory-loaded songs in the E-80’s internal mem-
ory contain four locations (“markers”) you can jump
to right away. For songs that do not yet contain
them, you can program these markers yourself. You
can also edit the locations of existing markers
(page 158).
• Use the MARK & JUMP [1]~[4] buttons to select the
position you want to jump to without stopping or
delaying playback (the indicator of the button you
pressed flashes). Such changes occur at the end of
the current measure (the indicator stops flashing and
lights), which makes more musical sense than jump-
ing when you’re halfway into a measure.
There are four MARK memories. For the factory-
loaded songs, they correspond to:
1= verse, 2= chorus, 3= bridge, 4= ending
The advantage of these markers is that you can
return to the chorus, for example, if you notice that
the audience wants the song to last a little longer
than originally planned. Markers also allow you to
change the song structure in realtime (by starting
with the bridge, for example).
Note: If you press a MARK & JUMP button almost immediately
after starting song playback, the Recorder may suddenly stop
and the message “Song Scanning” may appear. This can be
solved by reducing the playback tempo so that the E-80 has
enough time to process all MIDI data contained in the song.
■Reset, rewind, fast-forward
You can also use the following buttons to jump to
different song locations.
[|√] TOP: allows you to return to the beginning of the
current song.
[º] BWD: allows you to rewind one measure at a
time. You can also press and hold this button to
rewind more rapidly.
[‰] FWD: allows you to fast-forward one measure at
a time. You can also press and hold this button to
advance more rapidly.
These buttons are available both during playback and
while playback is stopped.
■Next Song
While the current song is still running, you can
already select the next one to be played back. If you
want it to start automatically, proceed as follows:
• Press the [NEXT¥SONG] button.
• Select the desired song using the Song Finder
(page 41).
• As soon as the current song finishes, the next one
starts automatically. There is thus no need to press
[PLAY÷STOP¥®÷ª] again. You could now already select
another song.
• Press the [NEXT≈SONG] button again to switch off
this function.
Note: Your E-80 also provides a PLAY LIST function for pro-
gramming sequences of several songs (page 164).
PLAY/STOP
VOLUME
TOP BWD FWD
NEXT
SONG