Chapter 7. Songs

Recording a Song

Basic Procedure for Recording a Song

You create a song by connecting patterns in the desired order.

1.Go to the Song Play screen (p. 15).

2.While the song is stopped, turn the VALUE dial or use [DEC][INC] to select the song you want to record.

You can also choose a song from the song list (p. 66).

3. Press [ ] (Record) to get the SONG RECORDING screen.

In the upper line of the screen, the song number and name (“Empty Song” if the song is empty) are shown at the left, and the current step/ total number of steps (“EMPTY” if the song is empty) are shown at the right.

The lower line of the screen shows the pattern number and name of each step. (If the song is empty, this will indicate “EMPTY.”)

4.Move to the step at which you want to insert a pattern.

Pressing [

] (Rewind) will move to the previous step, and pressing [

] (Fast-forward) will move to

the next step.

5.Turn the VALUE dial or use [DEC][INC] to select a pattern, and press [F3] (SELECT) or [ENTER] to confirm the pattern for the current step.

You can also press [F1] (LIST) and choose a pattern from the pattern list (p. 24). To stop, press [ ] (Stop).

6.Repeat steps 4–5 to continue recording.7.When you are finished, press [ ] (Stop).

You can execute Undo/Redo by holding down [FUNC] and pressing [ ] (Top) (p. 15).

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