Roland JUNO-G , About the Song Recorder

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Overview of the JUNO-G
The song recorder records performance data from the keyboard and
controllers and performance data for the samples created by audio
track recording, and manages this data as a “song.” When you play
back the song recorder, this performance data is sent to the sound
generator, causing it to generate sound and reproduce the recorded
performance.
For the JUNO-G, musical performance data for one song or
composition is referred to as a song . This consists of the
performance data recorded on the MIDI tracks (MIDI channels 1–16),
the tempo track, the beat track, and audio tracks 1–4.
fig.Song.e_71
Each section of a song which stores musical performance data is
called a track .
MIDI Tracks 1–16
MIDI tracks record your keyboard playing and controller operations
as MIDI messages. When you play back a song, the MIDI tracks send
these recorded MIDI messages to the sound generator, causing it to
produce sound. MIDI tracks actually plays instruments instead of
the musician, and since it can record a musical performance, it is a
tape recorder as well.
But in reality MIDI tracks doesn’t record sound, but actually the
steps that cause the sound generator to produce sound, so it offers
several advantages. Sound quality is always excellent, the equivalent
of first-generation tape, no matter how many times the data plays
back; tempo changes have no effect on pitch; detailed editing is
possible, etc.
The MIDI tracks can record performance data for sixteen MIDI
channels. In Performance mode, the sound generator’s sixteen parts
correspond to the sixteen MIDI channels. In Patch mode, the
keyboard performance is recorded on MIDI channel 1 and the
rhythm pattern performance is recorded on MIDI channel 10 (with
the default settings).
Audio Tracks 1–4
Audio tracks handle the samples you’ve captured by audio track
recording, as well as imported samples.
Even if you change the tempo during the song, audio tracks will be
time-stretched so that they will continue playing in synchronization
with the song. You can also play back from the middle of a sample.
Audio tracks do not record the sample itself; they only contain
information that tells the sound generator to “play USER (or CARD)
sample number ‘x’ at this point.” (This information is called a
“sample event.”) This means that even if you delete a sample event
from the audio track, the sample data itself will remain.
Up to 256 sample events can be placed on each audio track.
* Each audio track can play back only one sample at a time. If there are
overlapping sample events on an audio track, the sample event located
later will be given priority.
Tempo Track
The Tempo track records tempo changes of a song over time. It can
be used for tempo changes during a song. If a song has the same
tempo from beginning to end, the Tempo track can be ignored.
When a song is first recorded on the JUNO-G, a tempo setting at the
time of recording will be stored at the beginning of the Tempo track.
Therefore when song playback starts from the beginning, the song
will always play back at this initial tempo.
Thus playback tempo is determined by the Tempo track setting. If
you modify the tempo during playback, the overall tempo of the
song will be controlled by the setting you make.
Beat Track
The Beat track records the time signature of each measure of a song.
Set the Beat track when recording a new song, or when you want to
change time signature during a song.
About the Song Recorder
What Is a Song?
USER
Sample
CARD
MIDI Tracks (.SVQ)
C7000
C0002
U2000
U0002
U0001
C0001
1
16
AUDIO Tracks (.SVA)
1
2
sample event
Setup Mixer
Track settings are stored at the beginning of the song.
Up to 256 events can be placed in a track.
Referenced
Song
3
4
Tempo Track
Beat Track
What Is a Track?
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