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Song Protect

Even after you’ve  nished the work of creating a song, you could lose
your song by accidentally recording over it or erasing it. To prevent
such accidents, the Song Protect setting lets you protect a song so that
it cannot be erased or modi ed.
If you’ve protected a song, the RECORDER screen will indicate
“PROTECT,” and the following operations will not be possible.
Recording
Track editing
Changing the song name
Removing the song
Song optimize
Writing a song
Writing or editing a rhythm arrangement
Writing an e ect song patch
Writing a song rhythm pattern

1. Choose.Recorder.Menu.g.1..Song.Edit.g.Song.Protect.

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The display will ask “Protect Song?”
2. Press.the.[5].(EXEC).button.
If a song is protected, the song protect symbol “PROTECT” is shown in
the RECORDER screen.
To turn o the protect setting, perform the same procedure once
again.

Song Optimize (Saving space on the SD card)

When you perform track editing or punch-in/ out, the previous data
will remain on the SD card without being erased. In some cases,
this unneeded data may occupy signi cant space on the SD card,
unnecessarily using up the card’s capacity. This will reduce the
available recording time.
By executing the “Song Optimize” operation you can erase unneeded
data from the SD card and increase the amount of space that’s
available.

1. Choose.Recorder.Menu.g.1..Song.Edit.g.Song.Optimize.

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The display will ask “Optimize Song?”

2. If.you.are.sure.you.want.to.execute.the.song.optimize.

operation,.press.the.[5].(EXEC).button..If.you.decide.not.to.

execute.this.operation,.press.the.[6].(CANCEL).button.

The Song Optimize operation will be executed. When optimization is
completed, the display will indicate “Song Optimize Completed!”
MEMO
The Song Optimize operation erases the unneeded and unplayable
audio data from all V-tracks.
NOTE
In some cases, it may take an appreciable amount of time for
optimization to be completed. This is not a malfunction. Don’t turn
o the power before optimization has ended.
If you’ve executed the optimize operation, you won’t be able to
return to the state prior to optimization by executing Undo.
Saving the Current Settings to the Song ( Song Write)
The following content is saved as song data.
Mixer status (pan, etc.)
Insert e ects patch number
Mastering Tool Kit patch number
Rhythm pattern number
Rhythm arrangement
Reverb
These settings are automatically saved following a recording
operation. However, simply editing one of these settings will not save
it, so proceed as follows if you want to save the change.

1. In.the.RECORDER.screen.(p..86),.press.the.[WRITE].button.

A con rmation message will appear.

2. Press.the.[5].(EXEC).button.to.execute.

To cancel, press the [6] (CANCEL) button.
MEMO
When you edit the settings of a song, an “*” will be shown in the
RECORDER screen.
If you turn o the power or switch to a di erent song while this “*”
is displayed, the changes you made will be discarded. If you want to
keep your changes, you must save the song.