Playing back Standard MIDI Files
The
In fact, when you save a song to disk, it is saved as Standard MIDI Format 1 file and can also be played back using any other SMF compatible sequencer (or software).
(1)Insert a floppy disk with Song/Standard MIDI File data into the drive.
(2)Press the [SONG] button to switch to the Song mode.
SONG
This is necessary because, otherwise, press- ing the [START/STOP] button will start Arranger playback.
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| TEMPO | MEASURE |
ARRANGER CHORD SONG |
| KEYBOARD |
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| VELOCITY |
(3)Press [SONG] again to display the name of the first Standard MIDI File on disk. What is actually displayed depends on whether you have inserted a disk and whether it contains Standard MIDI Files. See below for what the various messages mean.
Message | Meaning |
Empty | The Song memory does not contain |
| data (you have neither recorded a |
| song nor played back a song on |
| disk). |
|
|
No Disk | You forgot to insert a disk into the |
| drive. |
Press this button once again to stop play- back. See also “Fast Forward, Rewind, and Reset” (p. 40) and “Loop playback (Repeat)” (p. 40) for other functions you can use dur- ing playback.
If one of the following error messages appears, either select another Standard MIDI File or insert another disk:
Message | Meaning |
NoFormat | The inserted floppy disk has |
| not been formatted for the |
| |
|
|
File Err | The selected file cannot be |
| read. |
|
|
Over 18T | The Standard MIDI File con- |
| tains more tracks than the |
| |
|
|
Changing the song tempo
You can change the song tempo with the [TEMPO/DATA] dial. Doing so, however, means that the tempo will still change if the song you are playing back contains tempo change messages. Furthermore, every time you jump back to the beginning of the song using [√], the programmed song tempo will be set.
ENGLISH
No Files | The disk you inserted into the drive |
| does not contain Standard MIDI |
| Files. |
|
|
IntSong | You selected the Song you recorded |
| yourself (nternal memory). |
|
|
(4) Use the [TEMPO/DATA] dial to select the Standard MIDI file you want to listen to.
Note: Please bear in mind that starting playback of the selected song on disk will erase your own song. Be sure to save it to disk before proceeding (see
p. 52).
(5)Press [START/STOP] to load the first data chunk and start playback.
You can also wait for the flashing “EXE” message and press [EXECUTE]. You then need to start playback by pressing [START/ STOP].
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