Roland Piano owner manual Changing the Tempo Midway Through the Song, Editing Songs

Editing Songs

Changing the Tempo Midway Through the Song

If you want to change the tempo midway through the song, insert a new Tempo Change into the tempo track. The song will play back at that tempo following the location at which the tempo change was inserted. However, if you want to create gradual tempo changes such as ritardando or accelerando, it is more convenient to use Tempo Recording (p. 130).

If you want to make the entire song faster or slower, modify the playback tempo in one of the PLAY screens.

1.Access the Microscope window for the tempo track (p. 153).

2.Press or to move the cursor to the location at which you want to insert a tempo change.

If the location at which you want to insert a tempo change is not shown in the display, move the cursor to the appropriate location (measure-beat-clock), and specify the location of the tempo change.

3.Press [1 (Create)] to insert a tempo change.

4.The inserted tempo change will have the default value, so modify it as necessary.

If you are not satisfied with the results of executing this operation, press [MENU], and from the Menu window that appears, select “Undo Micro Edit” to return to the state prior to execution (Undo).

Changing the Time Signature Midway Through the Song

If you want to change the time signature midway through the song, insert a new Beat Change. The song will play back using that time signature for measures following the inserted beat change.

•It is not possible to change the time signature in the middle of a measure. You must change the time signature at the beginning of a measure.

•If the time signature of the beat track differs from the pattern beat (p. 128) setting, the setting of the beat track will be used. For example, if a pattern with a 3/4 time signature is assigned in the middle of a 4/4 song, the pattern will not be aligned correctly with the other phrase tracks. To make this play back correctly, insert a 3/4 beat change into the beat track. To return the time signature to 4/4, insert a 4/4 beat change into the measure that follows the last measure of the pattern.

If you want to change the time signature from a measure that is later than the end of the song, or if it is ok to change the length of the song, you will find it more convenient to use the track edit Insert Measure function (p. 145).

1.Access the Microscope window for the beat track (p. 153).

2.Press or to move the cursor to the location at which you want to insert a beat change.

If the location at which you want to insert the beat change is not shown in the display, move the cursor to the appropriate location (measure-beat-clock), and specify the location at which the beat change is to be inserted.

3.Press [1 (Create)] to insert the beat change.

4.The inserted beat change will have the default values, so edit it as necessary.

If you are not satisfied with the results of executing this operation, press [MENU], and from the Menu window that appears, select “Undo Micro Edit” to return to the state prior to execution (Undo).

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