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Chapter 7 Creating and Editing Songs

→You can only insert an intro at the beginning of a song. When you add an intro, the number of bars corresponding to the length of the intro is inserted automatically.

Functions That Can Be Assigned to the Pedals and the Performance Pads

→For instructions on assigning functions, refer to “Assigning Functions to Pedals and Performance Pads (Pedal Setting/ User Functions)” (p. 157).

•Inputting a short Intro and Ending

Assign “Intro 2/Ending 2" to a pedal or pad.

•Inputting a “Variation” or “Original” without a Fill-In Assign “Original/Variation” to a pedal or pad.

•Using the keyboard to input slash chords (such as Fm/C) Assign “Leading Bass” to a pedal or pad.

•Inputting a break somewhere within the song Assign “Break” to a pedal or pad.

Editing Songs

There are many ways you can edit performances recorded

using the KR Track button or 16-track sequencer.

■Basic Operation of the Editing Functions

*While songs are being loaded, the measure number in the upper right of the screen is highlighted (text and background are inverted). Start editing the song only after the measure number is no longer highlighted.

Selecting the editing function

1.Press the [Menu] button and watch the indicator light up. The Menu screen appears.

2.Touch <Song Edit>.

A “Song Edit screen” like the following appears.

Check the accompaniment you inserted

Here’s how to play back as much of the accompaniment as you have input.

1.Press the [ (Reset)] button to return to the beginning of the song.

2.When you press the [ (Play/Stop)] button, the performance is played back.

3.Playback stops when you press the [ (Play/Stop)] button once more.

■Inputting Chords without

Playing the Keyboard

You can use <Chords> at the bottom right of the Chord

Sequencer screen to specify chords on the screen.

1.At the Chord Sequencer screen, touch <Chords>. A screen like the one shown below appears.

2.Touch in each to specify the chords.

3.Touch <Execute> to enter the chord.

You are returned to the Chord Sequencer screen.

3.Touch an editing function to select that function.

For more detailed information, refer to the corresponding page for each function.

Function	Explanation	Page
Undo	Undoes editing operations that	p. 136
	have been performed.
Copy	Copies measures and internal	p. 136,
	rhythm patterns.	p. 137
Quantize	Evens out sounds in recorded	p. 137
	performances.
Delete	Deletes measures.	p. 138
Insert	Inserts a blank measure.	p. 138
Transpose	Transposes parts individually.	p. 139
Erase	Erases data in measures, creating	p. 139
	blank measures.
Part	Exchanges the sounds in parts.	p. 140
Exchange
Note Edit	Allows corrections to be made	p. 140
	note by note.
PC Edit	Allows editing of the Tones	p. 141
	changes that occur during a song.

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