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Chapter 7 Creating and Editing Songs

Chapter 7

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. 116).

*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 KR 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 KR goes into Tempo Recording, the tempo indication is highlighted.

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 KR 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. 130).

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