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Chapter 6 Creating and Editing Songs

Chapter 6

Changing the Tempo of Recorded Songs

You can change the basic tempo of a composition. The basic

tempo was initially set when the song was recorded.

1.Press the Tempo [-] and [+] buttons to choose a tempo.

2.Hold down the [ (Rec)] button and press the

[ (Reset)] button.

The song’s basic tempo changes.

The change in basic tempo is discarded when you turn off the power or choose a different song. Save important song data to floppy disks or to user memory (p. 101).

*If the song you’re working on has tempo changes, press the

[ (Reset)] button to go back to the beginning of the song before you carry out this operation.

Changing the Tempo Within the Song

You can add tempo changes to a recorded composition.

The KF-7 stores song tempo information and performance data separately. Therefore, when making changes to the tempo in a song, you must record the changes in the tempo information independently of the performance data.

This recording of the tempo is called “Tempo Recording.”

■Adjusting the Tempo While

Listening to a Song

You can add ritardando and other such gradual tempo

changes.

Setting the Rec Mode to “Tempo”

1.Press the [Menu] button. The Menu screen appears.

2.Touch <Rec Mode>.

A screen like the one shown below appears.

3.Touch the <Rec Mode> to select <Tempo>. This makes the setting for tempo recording.

Touch <Exit> a number of times to switch to the screen where the measure number is indicated in the upper right of the screen.

When the KF-7 goes into Tempo Recording, the tempo indication is highlighted in white.

Recording the Tempo

4.Use the [ (Bwd)] and [ (Fwd)] buttons to move slightly before the measure where you want to change the tempo.

5.Press the [ (Rec)] button and watch the indicator is flashing.

The KF-7 is put in recording standby.

6. When you press the [	(Play/Stop)] button,
recording begins.

7.When you get to the place where you want to change the tempo, use the Tempo [-] and [+] buttons or the dial to vary the tempo as desired.

8. When you press the [	(Play/Stop)] button,
recording stops.

The song’s tempo changes.

*You cannot record performances while in Tempo Recording mode. When you’re finished tempo recording, go back to the ordinary Replace Recording. Take a look at “Changing the Recording Method (Rec Mode)” (p. 116).

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